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19:35, 25 September 2014
"Pressa Today": one of the leaders of "Islamic State" announces reward for killing Ramzan Kadyrov
A native of Georgia Tarkhan Batirashvili, the commander of the northern sector of the "Islamic State", also known as Umar al-Shishani, has announced a reward of 5 million US dollars for the assassination of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, the website "Pressa Today" reports.
14:53, 25 September 2014
Dagestani Gimry Tunnel may be opened later this week
The Gimry Tunnel will be opened to motor traffic after the end of the special operation conducted in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, said a source from power agencies. According to his version, the situation may settle by the end of this week.
Raul Khajimba. Photo by Elena Vekua for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:39, 25 September 2014
Raul Khajimba inaugurated as President of Abkhazia
Abkhazia has held the inauguration of President-Elect Raul Khajimba. Out of the countries, which had recognized the independence of Abkhazia, delegations from Venezuela and Nauru failed to visit the ceremony; the rest of them – Russia, Transnistria, Nicaragua, Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia – were present.
The building of the UN General Assembly. New York. Photo http://contact.az/
13:18, 25 September 2014
Georgia becomes Vice-Chair at UN General Assembly
Georgia has become a Vice-Chair of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly (GA), which takes place at the organization's headquarters in New York. The Georgian delegation is headed by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
12:53, 25 September 2014
Azerbaijan: prosecutor suggests conditional term for Mamedov, head of NGO "Promoting Democracy"
The trial of the head of the NGO "Promoting Democracy" Emil Mamedov has heard the final speeches of the prosecutor and the defence. The former asked the court to punish Mamedov and Tofig Gasymov, another member of the NGO, without putting them behind bars.
09:23, 25 September 2014
Georgian NGOs initiate working group on electoral matters
Georgian NGOs offer the authorities to urgently set up a working group on electoral issues, citing the need to improve the Georgia's electoral legislation and bring it to full compliance with international standards.
Photo made by the residents of the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan on September 24, 2014
07:42, 25 September 2014
Fate of detained Vremenny residents still unknown, locals report
Nothing is still known about the fate of four residents of the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, detained on September 18. A local said on September 24 that at the moment the situation in the settlement is calm.
A participants of the opposition meeting holds a poster "We want freedom!". Baku, August 18, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:53, 25 September 2014
PACE leader urges Azerbaijani authorities to follow country's obligations to CE
Azerbaijan should reform its electoral law, so that the opposition is better represented in the Parliament, while the latter should have more control over the government – such structure being an inherent element of democracy, said Anne Brasseur, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
19:53, 24 September 2014
Maikop: Khadjirokova's advocate complains about non-admittance to her client
At the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) of the city of Maikop, the advocate Lyudmila Alexandrova is not allowed to meet her client – Zarema Khadjirokova, accused of committing a large-scale fraud. Lyudmila herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
19:07, 24 September 2014
Azerbaijan: SIZO officer beats up rights defender Yunus, her advocates assert
Leyla Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), who is kept at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1, was beaten up by an employee of the SIZO, her advocates report in their statement. They demanded an inquiry and punishment of those guilty.
Sergey Mitrokhin (in the centre) before the court session. Krasnodar, September 24, 2014. Photo http://www.ewnc.org/node/14974
19:02, 24 September 2014
Vitishko's advocates to appeal against the refusal to release him
The defence of Evgeny Vitishko decided to appeal, at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the refusal of the Krasnodar Territorial Court to release the ecologist.
Court session on the case of the attack on Nalchik. March 2009. Photo http://www.doshdu.ru/
17:31, 24 September 2014
SC extends custody of 52 defendants in Nalchik attack case
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has ruled to extend the custody of 52 defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik by three more months.
17:17, 24 September 2014
"Pravozaschita" states detention in Makhachkala of a friend of the woman who complained about policeman's violence
In the morning on Wednesday, September 24, power agents detained Asiyat Patakhova, a resident of Makhachkala, and took her to some unknown place, said Aisha Selimkhanova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).
Ilgar Mamedov in the courtroom. Photo: Mehman Huseynov, SANCAQ, http://haqqin.az/news/30708
16:30, 24 September 2014
In Azerbaijan, CoA upholds verdict to Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu
The Sheki Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu, oppositional politicians, convicted on charges of rioting in the city of Ismayilly. At the same time, the sentence to three other figurants in the case was commuted.
Alexei Pershin. Photo from his personal page at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alexei.pershin
15:10, 24 September 2014
Verdict to Tikhonov for creating BORN to be challenged, said his advocate
The decision of the Moscow City Court (MCC) to award Nikita Tikhonov, convicted to life imprisonment for killing the lawyer Markelov, with additional 18 years in prison on charges of creating the extremist community known as BORN will be appealed against, said his advocate.
Moscow City Court. Photo http://www.mos-gorsud.ru/
13:49, 24 September 2014
Life convict for killing Markelov awarded 18 years for creating extremist community
Nikita Tikhonov, convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, was found guilty of organizing an extremist community, six murders and two attempted murders and sentenced to 18 years in prison additionally.
Poster "Freedom to ecologist Evgeny Vitishko". A solo picket, Moscow, February 2014. Photo http://freevitishko.org/ru/?page_id=40
11:30, 24 September 2014
Krasnodar Territorial Court leaves Evgeny Vitishko in colony
The Krasnodar Regional Court has rejected the presentation of the Prosecutor's Office asking to change the punishment of Evgeny Vitishko, a member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), and upheld the verdict of the Tuapse District Court, said Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the EcoWatch.
Mosque Novaya Adygea. Photo http://islamcenter.ru/
05:22, 24 September 2014
Krasnodar Territory has secret ban on building mosques, said source from Muslim community
The repeated requests of the Muslim community to solve the problem of deficit of mosques in the Krasnodar Territory remain unanswered, believers assert. The attempt to contain the spread of Islam leads to aggravation of inter-religious relations, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
Control post of a tunnel. Photo: AbuUbajda, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimry_tunnel#mediaviewer/File:Gimry_tunnel_(%D0%A3%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5).jpg
01:11, 24 September 2014
Opening of Gimry Tunnel postponed
The opening of the Gimry Tunnel for motor traffic scheduled for September 23 did not take place. The reason was the deterioration of the situation in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, said a source from the district administration.
01:11, 24 September 2014
Casualty of shootout in Ingushetia identified as Arthur Murzabekov
The alleged member of an illegal armed formation (IAF) killed in Ingushetia, in a shootout in the city of Karabulak, was identified as Arthur Murzabekov. Also, two persons suspected of aiding militants were detained, said the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.