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OSCE represantative on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatović. Photo: osce.org
21:02, 18 September 2014
BBC treats attack on journalists in Astrakhan as pre-planned action
The attack on the filming crew of the BBC in Astrakhan was a pre-planned action and had to do with the fact that the journalists were investigating reports about deaths of Russian servicemen in the area of the Russian-Ukrainian border, the BBC reports. Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, has urged the Russian authorities to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident.
Polling station in Dagestan. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru
20:33, 18 September 2014
In Dagestan, PEC member demands to punish policemen who detained him
Gayirbi Gayirbiev, a member of a precinct election commission (PEC) has addressed the bosses of law enforcement bodies of Dagestan and Russia with a demand to prosecute the policemen of the Levashin District of Dagestan, who detained him when he tried to prevent a voting fraud at the polling station.
Intigam Aliev (on the right) being detained in Baku, August 8, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:47, 18 September 2014
European Parliament calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release five rights defenders
The European Parliament has disseminated an appeal addressed to Azerbaijani authorities urging to immediately release Arif and Leyla Yunus, Rasul Jafarov, Intigam Aliev and Gasan Guseinli. The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that all the above activists of Azerbaijani human rights organizations have been criminally prosecuted.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:05, 18 September 2014
Russia's SC rejects complaint of Amirov's defence against Military Court's verdict
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict of the North-Caucasian District Military Court passed to the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, who was convicted on charges of plotting a terror act.
The session hall of the European Court of Human Rights. France, Strasbourg. CherryX
15:37, 18 September 2014
ECtHR awards 60,000 euros of compensation to persons involved in one of Natalia Estemirova’s last cases
The European Court of Human Rights has pronounced its decision in the case of "Makaeva vs. Russia". In Russia, the case was investigated by Natalia Estemirova and Akhmed Gisaev, employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Aima Makaeva, a resident of Grozny, the applicant in the case, filed a complaint about kidnapping of her son Apti Zainalov by law enforcers. The ECtHR has found out that the kidnappers were state agents. Furthermore, the ECtHR has found violations of the applicant's rights and awarded the mother of the kidnapped man a compensation of 60,000 euros.
15:12, 18 September 2014
ECtHR awards over one million euros to families of 16 missing Chechens
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision in the case of the disappearance of 16 residents of Chechnya in 2001-2006. The ECtHR has found Russia guilty of human rights violations and obliged the country to pay more than one million euros of compensation to 43 applicants residing in Chechnya.
13:30, 18 September 2014
Krasnodar: "EcoWatch" activist Shevchenko attacked while filming tree pruning
On September 17, in Krasnodar, Dmitry Shevchenko, the deputy coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), was attacked while he was filming the process of tree pruning in the course of the reconstruction works conducted in the Friendship Park. An unidentified man, who led the works, knocked out a video camera from the activist's hands, the website of the "EcoWatch" reports.
Woman covered her face with Chechen flag during celebrations of the Republic’s Day. Grozny, September 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:20, 18 September 2014
Residents of Chechnya report on law enforcers' kidnapping of young woman in hijab
In central Grozny, law enforcers drove a young woman dressed in Muslim clothing away to some unknown place. Eyewitnesses of the incident are not aware of her further fate. They believe the young woman was kidnapped. Officials from the law enforcement bodies refused to comment on the information.
Policemen. Photo: http://30.mvd.ru
09:24, 18 September 2014
BBC reporters attacked in Astrakhan
In Astrakhan, while filming a story of the deaths of Russian soldiers near the border with Ukraine, members of the Moscow BBC office were attacked by unidentified men. At present, the reporters are in Moscow, and they are in safety, the Russian BBC service reports today.
Solo picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko. Moscow, September 17, 2014. Photo: Andrey Korolev (RFE/RL)
06:38, 18 September 2014
Moscow hosts solo picket in support of Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko
On September 17, in Moscow, in front of the building of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, a solo picket was held in support of Evgeny Vitishko, a Krasnodar ecologist, serving his sentence at the penal settlement-colony in the Tambov Region. The solo picket was held by Sophia Rusova, the Adviser to the Chairman of the "Yabloko" Party, the press service of the political organization reports.
01:51, 18 September 2014
GPO checks investigation into case of attack on journalist Tapdyg Farkhadoglu in Baku
The Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has started a check of the media reports about the biased investigation into the beating of journalist Tapdyg Farkhadoglu (Guliev). Prosecutors have assigned the re-investigation to be conducted under the personal supervision of the General Prosecutor, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Discussion on the sides of the UN Human Rights Council session. Geneva, September 17, 2014. Photo by Susan Coughtrie.
22:20, 17 September 2014
Human rights defenders and diplomats comdemn impunity in Akhmednabiev case
Participants of the discussion held on the sides of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have condemned the impunity for the murder of the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspendent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev and other journalists.
Law enforcement officers holding special operation, September 2014, http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/09/03/v-dagestane-neitralizovan-bandit-otkryvshii-ogon-po-sotrudnikam-pravookhranite.html
19:01, 17 September 2014
In August 2014, 31 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In August 2014, at least 31 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of whom 21 people died and 10 were wounded. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The Territorial Election Commission of the Tsentralny District of Volgograd recounted the votes at the Polling Station No. 1028 under the complaint of Gennady Murylyov, a candidate for the Regional Duma from the United Russia Party. Volgograd, September 16, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:19, 17 September 2014
In Volgograd, TEC rejects demand of "Rodina" candidate to recount votes
In Volgograd, the Territorial Election Commission (TEC) rejected the demand of Natalia Latyshevskaya, a candidate from the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party, to recount votes after the elections to the Regional Duma.
15:55, 17 September 2014
In Kobuleti, locals protest against opening medrese
In the Adzhar city of Kobuleti, Georgia, local residents hold a protest action in front of the building, where they plan to open a medrese. Some of the protesters stay there day and night.
15:49, 17 September 2014
76 Azerbaijani life convicts ask Ilham Aliev to revise their cases
In Azerbaijan, 76 convicts serving their life sentences in Gobustan Prison have appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking to reconsider their cases. Copies of the appeal were also sent to the country's Parliament, Ombudsman and the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners".
14:39, 17 September 2014
In Dagestan, defence of convict for keeping "suicide belt" prepares appeal
Today, the advocate of Sabina Abakarova, convicted in Dagestan for possessing a "suicide belt", received the verdict in written form and declared his intention to appeal against it. According to his story, the judicial investigation had shown that the belt was planted into the house of his client.
Ukranian refugees in the camp in Gukovo. July 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:02, 17 September 2014
Over 400 refugees return daily to Ukraine from Russia through Rostov Region
The Ukrainian refugees accommodated in the Rostov Region continue coming back home. According to regional authorities, every day over 400 of them leave the territory of the region.
06:29, 17 September 2014
SIS of Armenia starts investigating attack on "A1+" journalist
Under instruction of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, the Special Inquiry Service (SIS) has launched an investigation into the attack on a female journalist of the "A1+". SIS agents try to find out whether there are grounds for criminal prosecution, a source from the SIS told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on September 16.
Oleg Vronsky (in the centre) and advocates in the court room. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:42, 17 September 2014
Sochi: defence of ex-Vice Mayor Vronsky demands from current Mayor to appear at trial
At the trial in Sochi of Oleg Vronsky, the former city Vice Mayor, and Anzor Pruidze, Director General of the LLC "Yugspetsstroy", the prosecution witnesses have evidenced. The defence demands from the incumbent Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov to appear at the trial, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
News
March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

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.