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Oleg Shein. Photo: Oleg Shein’s personal account in social network Vkontakte, http://vk.com/id13075311?z=albums13075311
09:57, 15 September 2014
Shein demands vote recount at election of Astrakhan Governor
Oleg Shein, a candidate for the Governor of the Astrakhan Region, has recognized Alexander Zhilkin's victory, but stated violations at several polling stations and demanded a control vote recount. Shein said that his demand was supported by Alexander Zhilkin himself.
Banner at the press conference of the election committee in Stavropol Region. Photo: http://stavizbirkom.ru/news/2014/09/11/1209press_centr/
09:55, 15 September 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 8-14
Voting in Southern Russia to elect heads of the four regions and legislative assemblies of three regions; closing TACs opened earlier for Ukrainian refugees in Rostov Region; adoption of the first reading of abolition of direct election of municipality heads in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 8-14, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Ashot Melikyan. Photo: Panarmenian Photo
04:39, 15 September 2014
Attacks on journalists in Armenia result from impunity, NGOs state
The recurring incidents of attacks on media workers and obstacles to their activities result from the impunity of criminals who have committed such acts. Meanwhile, journalists fail to use all the means of judicial protection. This was stated by members of Armenian NGOs at the press conference in Yerevan.
Chechen voluteer with Ichkeria flag in his hands. Photo: http://timer.od.ua/statji/volch_e_znamya_nad_donbassom_832.html
21:52, 14 September 2014
Diaspora members deny participation of Chechens from Austria in events in Ukraine
Members of the Chechen Diaspora in Austria are sceptical about the information about the alleged participation of the Chechens living in Europe in Ukrainian hostilities. The Ukrainian authorities are supported by nationalists from Sweden, France and Italy, but not by Caucasians, said Orhan Cemal, a correspondent of the Forbes Magazine.
At the electoral precinct No.0438, Volgograd, September 14, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:48, 14 September 2014
In Volgograd Region, CPRF members file five complaints about election violations
Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) have filed five complaints about electoral violations in Volgograd, including illegal voting, obstructing observers to participate in the visiting voting, etc. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Katerina Pechenova, the head of the press service of the regional branch of the CPRF.
Eduard Marshankulov, a member of the "Communists of Russia" Party. Photo by press-service of the Karachaevsky City District Administration, karachaevsk.info
15:33, 14 September 2014
In KChR, "Communists of Russia" and "Rot Front" complain about unjustified withdrawal of their candidates from elections
The "Russian United Labour Front" (Rot Front) and the "Communists of Russia" Parties treat the withdrawal of their candidates from the elections to the Parliament and district soviets of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) held on September 14 as an ungrounded and politically motivated decision. This was stated by members of the Parties.
05:44, 14 September 2014
In Chechnya, entrepreneur fined for distributing book "Fortress of the Muslim"
In Grozny, the court has recognized entrepreneur Islam Bashlaev guilty of distributing the book "Fortress of the Muslim" included in the federal list of banned literature. On September 8, the Zavodskoi District Court of Grozny found Islam Bashlaev guilty of an administrative offense under Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (storage of extremist materials for mass distribution) and sentenced the defendant to a fine.
Bridge across the Ashe river, Sochi, Lazarevsky District. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_over_Ashe_river.jpg
02:43, 14 September 2014
Sochi experts: gravel extraction from Ashe River valley threatens disaster for Shapsugs
Black Sea Circassians and Shapsugs have appealed to the "Adyge Khase" with a request to help in stopping the mining and transporting of sand and gravel from the valley of the Ashe River. The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" state that the ongoing development of natural resources puts into question the existence of the Shapsug people as an ethnic group.
Anna Terkott-Astvatsaturyan at the presentation of her book "To Nowhere: The Story of Exile", Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, September 11, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:43, 14 September 2014
Nagorno-Karabakh presents book about refugees from Azerbaijan
On September 11, in Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert hosted a presentation of the book written by Anna Terkott-Astvatsaturyan and titled "To Nowhere: The Story of Exile", telling about refugees who left Azerbaijan in the course of the Karabakh conflict. Participants of the presentation have noted that after 20 years, the refugee problem has not been solved yet.
10:25, 13 September 2014
Law enforcers suspect prosecutor Magomed Shapiev of opening fire on policeman in Dagestan, source reports
Magomed Shapiev, the Acting Prosecutor of the Gunib District, is suspected of opening fire on a policeman and wounding the victim, sources in the law enforcement bodies report.
Idris Cherkhigov (to the left). Grozny, January 2013. Photo: the Ministry for Emergencies of the Chechen Republic, http://www.95.mchs.gov.ru/
08:05, 13 September 2014
Kadyrov's nephew appointed head of Kurchaloy District by Deputies' secret vote
Idris Cherkhigov, 25, a nephew of the Chechen leader, was approved as the head of the Kurchaloy District of Chechnya by secret ballot of Deputies of the District Soviet, the local administration has reported.
07:57, 13 September 2014
Prosecutor's demand to sentence Shagen Arutyunyan to 5 years in prison is possible with society's silence, teenager's mother claims
The prosecutor's request to sentence a minor Shagen Arutyunyan to five years of deprivation of liberty has become possible only because the society puts up with this situation, the mother of the accused teenager believes.
The building of the Pirogov Medical University in Moscow. Photo: Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University http://vuz.edunetwork.ru/
07:45, 13 September 2014
Experts see no sense in banning religious clothing in Pirogov University in Moscow
The ban on wearing of religious clothing introduced at the Pirogov Medical University in Moscow is not logical. Clothing has no influence on the educational process, and the ban will lead to the opposite effect. Moreover, the very fact of the ban does not look as thoughtful.
Kobuleti, Adjaria. Photo: Donovan Driver http://bg.wikipedia.org/
07:07, 13 September 2014
NGO calls on to apply tougher article to incident in Kobuleti medrese
When the police had classified the incident with a pig's head nailed to a door of a medrese in Kobuleti as a "destruction of property", it was not correct. The criminal case is to be instituted on the fact of harassment on grounds of religion. This was stated by the "Centre for Training and Monitoring of Human Rights".
Said Ibragimov. Volgograd, September 12, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:24, 13 September 2014
Advocate: prosecutors at the trial of terror acts in Volgograd fail to prove defendants guilt
According to Said Ibragimov, an advocate of Ibragim Magomedov, under the episode imputed to his client, accused of involvement in preparing the New Year terror acts in Volgograd, his cousin has been already convicted.
05:24, 13 September 2014
Protesters in Poti have no rights to get new housing, authorities assert
The protest action held by refugees from Abkhazia living in the Georgian port of Poti was stopped; their demand to provide them with new housing will be rejected, said the Ministry for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
04:26, 13 September 2014
Initiative group to support Shant Arutyunyan's minor son appears in Armenia
Classmates and friends of 15-year-old Shagen Arutyunyan, who is involved in the case against activists of the "Million Mask March," have created an initiative group to support him. The protest action in support of Shagen Arutyunyan is scheduled for September 14, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov by the "Caucasian Knot"
02:29, 13 September 2014
Leyla Yunus' advocate reports on her health problems
In Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus, an arrested human rights defender, faces deterioration of health state because of diabetes, and she got a foot abscess, advocate Alaif Gasanov reports. The arrested human rights defender herself reports on new cases of violence against her.
23:32, 12 September 2014
Azerbaijani court leaves Intigam Aliev behind bars
A district court in Baku has dismissed the petition lodged by Intigam Aliev, the head of the Legal Education Society (LES), asking to change his freedom restraint from custody to home arrest.
19:00, 12 September 2014
Kizilyurt resident reports on kidnapping of her son
Islam Shamsudinov, a resident of Kizilyurt, was kidnapped by men in uniform. This was reported by his mother Mavlet. A friend of the disappeared man believes that he was kidnapped by law enforcers. Officials from the Kizilyurt OVD (Interior Division) deny the detention of Islam Shamsudinov.
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.