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Match between "Akhmat" and "Rubin" FCs, Grozny, September 25, 2017. Photo: http://fc-akhmat.ru/page/9013
14:08, 26 September 2017
Grozny residents complain about being obliged to attend a football match
On September 25, in Grozny, students attended a match between football players from the "Akhmat" and "Rubin" FCs. Some of the students claimed being obliged to attend the football match.
13:00, 26 September 2017
In Stavropol Territory, two persons killed by submachine gun fire
In the Stavropol Territory, a resident of the Shpakovsky District shelled three persons from a submachine gun. Of them, two were killed, and one was hospitalized. This has been reported today by investigators.
12:57, 26 September 2017
Court cancels dismissal of two activists in Azerbaijan
On September 25, the Court recognized the orders to dismiss teachers Aflatun and Ulker Akhmedli as illegal and obliged employers to pay salaries to the opposition activists for the period after their dismissal.
Russian centre for reconciliation of opposing sides in Syria distributes humanitarian aid in Holmes, Syria. Photo: http://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=45027@cmsPhotoGallery
10:27, 26 September 2017
A soldier killed in Syria buried in Chechnya
On September 25, soldier Magomed Terbulatov, who served in a military police unit and who was killed in Syria, was buried in the Nadterechny District of Chechnya.
09:28, 26 September 2017
Reports on bomb threats in Grozny buildings proved to be false
On September 25, evacuation of people from buildings of the Chechen capital after bomb threat calls was carried out in a calm environment, the police report. Combat engineers checked all the buildings from which people were evacuated. However, they did not find any explosive devices.
North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
05:42, 26 September 2017
In case of IAF in Karachay-Cherkessia, defendant complains about torture
The North-Caucasian District Military Court continues hearings in the case on creation of a sabotage-terrorist grouping in Karachay-Cherkessia. At the trial, defendant Lilit Khozieva spoke about her relations with Amir, the circumstances of a search in her home, and the pressure put on her by law enforcers.
Zelimkhan Bakaev © Photo from VKontakte group 'Zelimkhan Bakaev, vk.com/zelimbakaefffff
03:42, 26 September 2017
Zelimkhan Bakaev fails getting in touch with his friends after video message (+video)
Friends of Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev have told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they did not succeed in contacting the singer within a day after the appearance of the video in which he reported his stay in Germany.
Ruslan Gvashev. Photo: http://apsnylife.ru/syuzhety/99-syuzhety/1885-rassmotrenie-dela-ruslana-gvasheva-v-krasnodarskom-kraevom-sude-sostoitsya-2-avgusta
02:39, 26 September 2017
Initiative group members claim threat to Ruslan Gvashev's life
Activists of Abkhaz NGOs are preparing a rally in support of Ruslan Gvashev. He is ready to die and runs consciously to that. This was reported by David Dasaniya, the leader of the project "The Caucasus is our common case".
Video message by Zelimkhan Bakaev. Screenshot of video posted by user Artum Lebedev, https://zona.media/news/2017/09/25/drive
20:51, 25 September 2017
Bakaev's friends and rights defenders treat his video appeal as staged
The video, in which the Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev confesses that he is in Germany, is badly directed and poorly staged, Bakaev's acquaintances and rights defenders Svetlana Gannushkina and Tatiana Lokshina told the "Caucasian Knot".
19:35, 25 September 2017
In Grozny, Mayoralty and business centres evacuated after bomb threat calls
In the centre of the Chechen capital, people have been evacuated from several buildings because of anonymous calls about bomb threat.
19:08, 25 September 2017
Circassian activists draw court’s attention to violations of Gvashev's rights
Today, on September 25, the public organization "Zhyegu" (Hearth) has addressed the Chair of the Krasnodar Territorial Court. The authors of the appeal note that they are "outraged by Ruslan Gvashev's prosecution and categorically disagree with the court's judgement."
Photo of Dokku Umarov posted by Ramzan Kadyrov on his Istragram on July 19, 2014. Photo: Kadyrov_95
17:43, 25 September 2017
Sources: Dokku Umarov's body found in Ingushetia
Remains of a human body supposedly belonging to Dokku Umarov, the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz"*, were found in mountains of Ingushetia and brought to Moscow for examination. This has been reported today by sources from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Protest rally by students of the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, September 25, 2017. Screenshot: http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/85754
15:10, 25 September 2017
Tbilisi University students demand to return dismissed lecturers
Today, students of the Ilia State University have gathered in front of the university building to protest against the decision to terminate contracts with some lecturers.
Press conference of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAL). Photo: Still picture of video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80iWZX4FUe0
13:02, 25 September 2017
ReAl movement announces its transformation into a party
In Azerbaijan, the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) has officially announced its transformation into a political party. The first constituent congress of the new political organization is scheduled for October 29.
District Interior Division for the Kirov District of Makhachkala, http://chernovik.net/sites/default/files/styles/photo-in-node/adaptive-
10:40, 25 September 2017
Akhmed Akhmedov detained by Dagestani law enforcers
Today, advocate Israfil Gadadov has found out that Akhmed Akhmedov, a specialist for Islamic medicine, is being kept at the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Kirov District of Makhachkala. According to him, he learned the above fact from policemen at a ROVD checkpoint. However, the advocate himself was not able to see his client, since the policemen did not allow him to visit Akhmed Akhmedov.
Chechen law enforcer in civilian clothes. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
09:54, 25 September 2017
Rights defenders call on to investigate kidnapping of a Chechen militant's son
Four out of five relatives of Abbas Kuzhulov, sentenced for involvement in the armed underground and killed in Chechnya on September 21, are released after kidnapping. However, the whereabouts of an Abbas Kuzhulov's son still remain unknown. This was reported in the rights defenders' collective statement released in a social network.
09:00, 25 September 2017
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 18-24
Mass evacuations in seven southern cities after reports about mined buildings; rally in Baku with a demand to investigate reports about bribery by ruling elite of European lobbyists; refusal to pardon the former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 18-24, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Search activities in residential area. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/v-voronezhskoy-oblasti-provedeno.html
08:08, 25 September 2017
On September 18-24, 2017, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of September 18-24, 2017, seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two were killed and five others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Akhmed Akhmedov. Photo: https://ndelo.ru/detail/propal-ahmed-ahmedov
03:47, 25 September 2017
Akhmed Akhmedov, specialist in Islamic medicine, disappears in Dagestan
43-year-old Akhmed Akhmedov, well-known in Dagestan as a specialist in Islamic medicine as "Doctor Akhmad", stopped contacting his relatives and friends in the afternoon on September 24.
Ayran. Photo: http://skfo.ru
00:49, 25 September 2017
Over 5000 people come to festival "Ayran Feast" in Karachay-Cherkessia
On September 23, the tourist complex "Medovye Vodopady" (Honey Falls) held the 6th International Festival of Karachay and Balkar Culture "Ayran Feast on Honey Falls".
News
Analysts explained the significance of the decision in the Gubarev case.

Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

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.