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08:36, 5 September 2018
Over 1000 Abkhaz and Russian militaries master coastal defence skills
At the Nagvalou Training Range, the personnel of the Southern Military District (SMD) in Abkhazia and servicemen of the Abkhaz Ministry of Defence (MoD) have repulsed the conditional attack of the Marine Corps assault on the Black Sea coast.
The Turkish lira and the dollars. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
08:35, 5 September 2018
Crisis in Turkey jeopardizes Azerbaijani economy
A sharp drop of the Turkish lira and the noticeable weakening of the Russian rouble at the background of expected new sanctions have affected the Azerbaijani manat and the Georgian lari. The economic crisis in Turkey has already caused serious losses for the oil sector of Azerbaijan and promises further negative consequences for the country's economy.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180904/14244201/kocharyan-ne-smozhet-pokinut-armeniyu---sledstvie-ustanovilo-meru-presecheniya.html
21:41, 4 September 2018
Robert Kocharyan, former Armenian President, forbidden to leave the country
The investigators took a written recognizance not to leave the country from the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, who was accused within the case of dispersal of the oppositional rally.
Law enforcers. Photo: Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru/
21:39, 4 September 2018
Families of attackers on policemen expelled from Chechnya
Family members of the participants in the attack on policemen on August 20 have left Shali under the pressure of law enforcers, local residents said. According to the estimates of the "Caucasian Knot", this is the sixth case during two years, when relatives of members of the underground and the people, whom the authorities labelled as militants, were forced to leave their home.
An entrance to the village of Koshkeldy. Photo by Oleg Djurgaev http://vesti95.ru/2016/04/v-koshkeldah-ambulatoriya/
17:35, 4 September 2018
Chechen villagers tell about mass detentions of young people
Young people were detained after the appearance in the outskirts of the village of Koshkeldy of a flag of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court. Kheda Saratova, a member of the Human Rights Council under the head of Chechnya, has reported that young people were released.
Armenian wine growers blocked road to Yerevan. September 4, 2018. Screenshot of the video by the user Ազատություն https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4z478_F5dU
17:28, 4 September 2018
Armenian wine growers block road to Yerevan
The cognac factories in the Armavir Region have drastically dropped the purchase prices for grapes, local farmers assert. In protest, they blocked the highway to Yerevan today.
Amirov on the wanted list of the Interpol. Photo: screenshot from the Interpol's website https://www.interpol.int/contentinterpol/search?SearchText=Amirov+&x=0&y=0
13:40, 4 September 2018
Native of Dagestan suspected of terrorism detained in Baku
Rustam Amirov, a 37-year-old native of Dagestan, was detained at the airport, when he tried to fly to Ukraine, his relatives have reported. Earlier, Amirov was put on the wanted list by the Interpol on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities.
Armenian soldiers near their posts for artillery attacks. Photo: REUTERS / Staff
13:29, 4 September 2018
Azerbaijan states 73 bombardments during 24 hours
During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line was violated for 73 times with the use of large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Law enforcers in Grozny. Photo REUTERS / Said Tsarnaev
09:59, 4 September 2018
Chechen law enforcers explain persecution of Azamat Baiduev
Azamat Baiduev, a resident of Chechnya, who was declared kidnapped after being deported to Russia from Poland, is suspected of links with Syrian militants, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
09:58, 4 September 2018
Azerbaijani border guard dies on Georgian border
An ensign of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan has died at the customs checkpoint under the wheels of a truck.
Beslan School No. 1. September 3, 2018. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:12, 4 September 2018
Russian president ignores the anniversary of Beslan terror act
The commemorations of the victims of the terror act in Beslan were held in Moscow and other Russian cities. President Vladimir Putin had no plans to take part in any of them on September 1-3.
A builder Andrei Manakhov at the Tsentralny District Court of Volgograd on August 28, 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:10, 4 September 2018
Builder of "Volgograd Arena" recovers his salary debt through the court
The Tsentralny District Court of Volgograd has granted the prosecutor's to collect in favour of a builder of the "Volgograd Arena" Stadium his salary debt for 4.5 months and compensation of moral harm in the amount of more than 229,000 roubles.
Argun. Chechnya. Photo: Said Misarbiev https://ru.wikipedia.org/
22:28, 3 September 2018
Sources report over 40 residents of Argun being tortured
In the city of Argun, law enforcers have tortured 40 detainees trying to knock confessions out of them, sources assert. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya calls this information a lie.
Djamal Akhmedov, a participant of the action. Photo from the Facebook account of Djamal Akhmedov, the initiator of the action https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013364469931
22:26, 3 September 2018
Law enforcers prevent refugee from breaking into NKR
Azerbaijani law enforcers stopped the action "Returning Home", held near the troops contact line. A forced migrant, who wanted to return to his native Karabakh village, as well as his supporters, were detained at the border, activists have reported. The authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have treated the incident as a provocation.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
17:49, 3 September 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh reports soldier's suicide
A soldier of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was found dead in a military unit, the republic's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
A special operation. Photo by the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru/
17:46, 3 September 2018
On August 27-September 2, three people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
One person was killed and two more were wounded in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from August 27 to September 2, 2018. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
OSCE cars. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
15:59, 3 September 2018
Rights defenders doubt OSCE's ability to impact situation with human rights in Chechnya
Russia can ignore the demands of 15 OSCE member states to report within a ten-day period on measures taken to protect human rights in Chechnya, note Russian rights defenders.
Participants of the rally holding posters with the photos of political prisoners. Baku, October 25, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:58, 3 September 2018
Azerbaijani rights defenders report about 128 political prisoners
On September 1, a group of Azerbaijani rights defenders, NGO activists, and lawyers released an updated list of political prisoners, which included 128 names. Activists monitor the cases against other two prisoners.
15:55, 3 September 2018
Rights defender: Chechen extradited from Poland kidnapped
Azamat Baiduev, who was extradited by the Polish authorities to Russia, was kidnapped from his house in the village of Shalazhi in the Urus-Martan District a day after his arrival in Chechnya. That was reported by Akhmed Gisaev, the leader of the Human Rights Analysis Centre.
14th anniversary of Beslan terror attack, September 1, 2018. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
12:44, 3 September 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 27-September 2, 2018
Day of Knowledge and anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; actions in Southern Russia against the pension reform after the President Putin's proposals; presentation of an updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan; emergency landing of a passenger aircraft in Sochi; claim of 15 OSCE member states on the violations of human rights in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 27-September 2, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
Ramzan Kadyrov's collection has been expanded with an award for the development of science.

More than 120 families lost their homes in Chechnya as a result of flooding.

Eight houses damaged by landslides in a Chechen village

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.