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Azer Kazymzade. Photo from his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/azer.kazimzade.5/photos?lst=100003790534850%3A100003092692378%3A1537445978&source_ref=pb_friends_tl
18:45, 20 September 2018
In Georgia, police set opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade free after long questioning
After threats from Azerbaijani law enforcers, opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade, living in Georgia, noticed the surveillance after him. His call to the police with a complaint of surveillance turned into the long questioning, the blogger reported.
Oyub Titiev in the court. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:42, 20 September 2018
Prosecutors demand to hold trial in Oyub Titiev's case behind closed doors
Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, always adhered to a healthy lifestyle, his cousin reported at trial. Public prosecutor requested the court to continue questioning witnesses behind closed doors.
The village of Kendelen in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by Muslimbek07 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кёнделен
14:45, 20 September 2018
Media: dozens of people detained after clashes near Kendelen in Kabardino-Balkaria
Clashes occurred on the motorway "Kavkaz" after law enforcers stopped at a checkpoint of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in Baksan a group of people who were going to support one of the parties to the conflict in the Kendelen village. At least 30 people were detained, the media report.
Il-20. Photo: sledcom.ru
14:42, 20 September 2018
IL-20 shot down in Syria had natives of Southern Russia on board
Sergey Gavryutin, a resident of Kuban, was the commander of the aircraft Il-20 shot down in Syria, and his assistant was Konstantin Nazarov, a native of the Volgograd Region. The dead list also includes Alexei Sedunov, a military man from the Astrakhan Region.
10:59, 20 September 2018
In Armenia, a soldier killed in shelling from Azerbaijani side
A soldier of the armed forces of Armenia died on the way to hospital from the wound he got in shelling in the conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Armenia reported.
10:53, 20 September 2018
Azerbaijani activist detained in Tbilisi
Azerbaijani activist and blogger Azer Kazymzade, who criticized the Azerbaijani authorities, was detained in Tbilisi. Azer Kazymzade can repeat the fate of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who was forcibly brought from Tbilisi to Baku. This opinion was voiced by Azerbaijani political migrants.
A court hall. The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: Djtm https://ru.wikipedia.org
08:45, 20 September 2018
ECtHR asks Russian authorities questions about bombing of Chechen village
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will consider the fourth complaint related to the bombing of the Chechen village of Katyr-Yurt in 2000. Until January 18, 2019, the Russian government should answer questions about the inquiry into events in Katyr-Yurt, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.
Residents of the village of Kendelen. September 18, 2018. Photo by Tamara Gerieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:43, 20 September 2018
Historians explain ethnic conflict around Kanjali Battle in KBR
The scale and significance of the Kanjali Battle can be a subject of discussion, but the ethnic conflict in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has arisen on this ground because of harsh political restrictions, historians believe.
Avraam Russo. Photo: © Sputnik / Yekaterina Chesnokova https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20171129/9622488a/avraam-russo-uchitsya-govorit-na-karabahskom-dialekte.html
21:59, 19 September 2018
Suspects of kidnapping singer Avraam Russo detained
Vladimir Gusakov, detained on suspicion of kidnapping the singer Avraam Russo, had worked as a driver for another suspect, Telman Ismailov, a former owner of the Cherkizovo marketplace in Moscow, a source said.
Akram Ailisli. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu (RFE/RL)
21:56, 19 September 2018
Writer Akram Ailisli complains about ban on leaving Azerbaijan
The ban on travelling abroad prevents from receiving the necessary medical treatment, Akram Ailisli, an Azerbaijani writer, has stated in his letter to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). He asked to stop the criminal case against him.
Kendelen villagers. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:56, 19 September 2018
Clashes of activists and law enforcers occur near the KBR's village of Kendelen
Participants of the march in honour of the 310th anniversary of the Kanjali Battle and their supporters tried to break through the barriers; policemen used tear gas.
Makhmud Velitov. Photo http://ren.tv/novosti/2016-07-12/video-iz-suda-gde-za-ekstremizm-arestovali-imama-moskovskoy-mecheti
19:06, 19 September 2018
Sentenced Imam Makhmud Velitov feels better
Makhmud Velitov, Imam of the Moscow "Yardyam" mosque, sentenced in the case on the justification of terrorism, is discharged from the hospital and transferred to a penal colony with conditions for inmates with low mobility. This has been reported by the Department for the Astrakhan Region of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).
Residents of the village of Kendelen. September 19, 2018. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:05, 19 September 2018
Equestrian procession route changed after conflict in Kendelen in Kabardino-Balkaria
In Kabardino-Balkaria, activists who climbed Mount Kanzhal in honour of the 310th anniversary of the battle in those places decided to change their route to avoid new clashes with villagers. The village of Kendelen remains blocked by law enforcers.
The Pyatigorsk City Court. Photo http://piatigorsky.stv.sudrf.ru
14:53, 19 September 2018
Court: Pyatigorsk Mayoralty to reconsider application for LGBT action in defence of gays in Chechnya
The Pyatigorsk City Court has obliged the Mayoralty to review the application for a rally with a demand to investigate reports of mass persecution of gays in Chechnya.
Traces of shelling in a house in Azad Garagoyunlu village of Terter region of Azerbaijan. Photo: © SPUTNIK/ MURAD ORUJOV, http://ru.sputnik.az/photo/20160405/404462472.html
14:47, 19 September 2018
Azerbaijan claims shelling of its two villages
Over the past day, the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 87 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovan-glavar-2.html
14:43, 19 September 2018
Law enforcers stop searching for militants on border between Chechnya and Ingushetia
In the forest on the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia, fighters of the National Guard of Russia found no accomplices of three suspects who were killed in a shootout with Chechen law enforcers. Residents of Chechnya questioned the official version about the shootout.
11:46, 19 September 2018
Three PFPA activists left under arrest until December
In Baku, the court has extended the detention in custody for Babek Gasanov, Agil Magerramov, and Ruslan Nasirli, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The defence intends to challenge the court's decision.
Zaza Saralidze. Photo: Mziya Saganilidze, RFE/RL
11:40, 19 September 2018
Zaza Saralidze, a father of a schoolboy killed in Georgia, stops his hunger strike
On September 18, after a meeting with Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Zaza Saralidze, an initiator of the action "Do not kill", decided to stop the hunger strike.
A rally in Makhachkala on June 12, 2017. Phot by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
09:03, 19 September 2018
Woman-witness confirms statement of "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about the attack at rally
Bariyat Idrisova, a journalist, told the court about provocations during the oppositional rally in Makhachkala and the conflict of defendant Kasumov with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
09:00, 19 September 2018
Ukraine states detention of Russian from Kadyrov retinue
The foreigner, detained in Kiev on suspicion of drug storage, has to do with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Security Service of Ukraine (known as the SBU) has stated.
News
Seder food. Photo: Haim Charbit / Unsplash.com Jewish communities in southern Russia have rejected media coverage of their Passover celebrations.

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A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.