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23:26, 1 September 2014
Zarema Khadjirokova accused of fraud goes on hunger strike in Maikop
Today, at the session of the Maikop City Court, Zarema Khadjirokova, the former chief accountant of the Maikop State Technological University, accused of fraud, has announced a hunger strike. She demands to transfer her trial to a different region.
17:14, 1 September 2014
Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan bans Namazov's leaving the country
In Azerbaijan, Abulfat Namazov, a video and photo journalist of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was not allowed to leave the country. On August 31, he was stopped from going to the United States on a journalism programme.
Memorial for the victims of terror act in Beslan, August 2014. Photo by by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:48, 1 September 2014
Dudieva: on October 14, ECtHR to start considering complaint of Beslan victims
On October 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will begin considering the complaint lodged by victims of the terror act in Beslan School No. 1, said Susanna Dudieva, the Chair of the Public Committee "Mothers of Beslan". According to her story, today, on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy, the limitation time for bringing those responsible to justice expires; however, no objective investigation has ever been carried out.
11:50, 1 September 2014
During week of August 25-31, 2014, 3 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 25-31, 2014, at least 3 persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded persons were reported. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources. According to the law enforcement bodies, all killed persons were suspected members of the armed underground in Dagestan.
Site in memory of Beslan massacre victims. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:42, 1 September 2014
Moscow opens art project about Beslan victims
The art project of Yekaterinburg painters named "Beslan", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 terror act in North Ossetia, was opened on September 1 inMoscow and will last in the Marat Gelman's Gallery at the Winery till the evening of September 5. Besides, within the public campaign "Remember Beslan!", by the anniversary of the tragedy, activist published brochures containing the data of the independent investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy.
Memorial for the victims of terror act. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:12, 1 September 2014
Beslan marks tenth anniversary of terror act
Today, the town of Beslan has started a three-day mourning event to mark the tenth anniversary of the terror act committed on September 1, 2004. More than 3000 people came to the yard of the School No. 1 to commemorate the victims of the terror act.
Salesmen at the market in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:50, 1 September 2014
Residents of Chechnya express their concern over growth of prices for meat and dairy products
In Chechnya, the markets raise prices for some food products. According to the Chechen Department of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), over the recent week, prices for meat, sausages and dairy products rose by 5-20 percent. Local residents have expressed their concern about the above price growth, and they are afraid of food shortages.
Summer camps of the armed underground and a hideout with ammunition found in Ingushetia. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/08/29/v-respublike-ingushetiya-obnaruzheny-letnie-stoyanki-boevikov-i-skhron-boeprip.html
09:16, 1 September 2014
NAC: militants' summer camps found in vicinity of two Ingush villages
Summer camps of the armed underground and a hideout with ammunition were found near two villages of the Nazran District of Ingushetia, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.
09:00, 1 September 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 25-31
Reports of involvement of Russian militaries, including soldiers from southern regions of the country, in combat operations in the territory of Ukraine; recognition of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh by the US State of California; abolition of the direct election of the Makhachkala Mayor and withdrawal of the banking license of the Dagestani "Mesed" Bank; several false reports on bombs in public places of Stavropol, Volgograd, and Rostov-on-Don; music festival "KaZantip" in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 25-31, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
00:21, 1 September 2014
Sixty three Ukrainian soldiers who crossed Russian-Ukrainian border sent home
On August 31, Russia returned to the Ukrainian side the soldiers, who on August 27 crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border and entered the territory of the Rostov Region, stated Major-General Alexei Ragozin, Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation.
22:31, 31 August 2014
Azerbaijan freezes bank accounts of Centre for Economic Research and its leader
In Azerbaijan, bank accounts of the Centre for Economic Research (CER) and its leader Gubad Ibadoglu have been frozen. On August 28, Gubad Ibadoglu was questioned by the General Prosecutor's Office as a witness in the case against a number of local and foreign NGOs, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by the CER leader.
House of the Lavrikov family in Esaulenko Street, Sochi, August 30, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:50, 31 August 2014
In Sochi, Lavrikov family challenge court decision to move them to "Olympic" housing
In Sochi, Lavrikov family members have challenged the decision of the Krasnodar Regional Court to grant the request of the Sochi city administration to transfer the Lavrikov family members to "Olympic" housing. The appeal has been filed against the court's decision to evict four adults from the dilapidated house to a one-room apartment in a building for "Olympic" settlers.
07:05, 31 August 2014
Governor of Rostov Region announces closure of refugee centres
On August 29, Vasily Golubev, the Governor of the Rostov Region, announced that all field temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for Ukrainian refugees would be closed during a week. The TACs are to be closed because of bad weather conditions in the Rostov Region. The authorities plan to transfer refugees to stationary accommodation centres.
06:05, 31 August 2014
Armenian MoD reports detention of soldier related to Vladimir Airapetyan's death
Simon Mkrtchyan, a colleague of Vladimir Airapetyan, has been detained during the investigation into the case of the death of his colleague, a regular soldier of one of the military units. This was reported on August 30 by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
18:59, 30 August 2014
Azerbaijani court rules to arrest journalist Seimur Khazi
Today, Seimur Khazi (Khaziev), 32, an oppositional journalist and an observer of the "Azadlyg" (Freedom) newspaper, has been arrested by a court in Azerbaijan for two months. The journalist was charged with disorderly conduct (hooliganism).
18:23, 30 August 2014
In Grozny, relatives of missing people demand to punish kidnappers
Today, on the International Day of Missing People, relatives of those missing and kidnapped held a rally in Grozny demanding to punish those responsible for kidnappings. The action was attended by about 60 people, the participants told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Village of Mekhelta, Gumbet District of Dagestan. Photo: official website of the Gumbet District of Dagestan, http://www.mo-gumbet.ru/?com=photogallery&page=photos_of_category&id=219
08:53, 30 August 2014
Dagestan: Mekhelta villagers state problems with receiving compensation for disaster damage
Residents of the village of Mekhelta, Gumbet District of Dagestan, have complained to the head of the republic about protraction with decision-making process and payment of compensations to the victims of the natural calamity – torrential rains that hit the region back in 2006, after which their houses became unfit for living, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
08:50, 30 August 2014
Family members of Kislovodsk Imam appeal to rights defenders for help in stopping criminal proceedings against him
Family members of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk, the Deputy Mufti of the Stavropol Territory, who is accused of drug possession, have appealed for help to rights defenders and staff members of the Ombudsman's Office in Chechnya.
07:39, 30 August 2014
Chechen Prosecutor's Office resumes investigation into murder of pregnant woman committed 14 years ago
The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has demanded from the investigating authorities to reopen the investigation into the criminal case on the fact of the murder of Aizan Amirova, a resident of Grozny, committed in 2000. Local residents claim that the crime was committed by soldiers of federal forces, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
07:22, 30 August 2014
In Azerbaijan, Ali Gyulalyev's father claims political motives of case against his son
The charge against Ali Gyulalyev, who is accused of disorderly conduct, has been fabricated for political reasons, stated opposition activist Oktai Gyulalyev, the father of the defendant. According to Djamil Gasanli, the leader of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), the criminal case against Ali Gyulalyev became the next one in a series of the cases instituted against relatives of opposition members and rights defenders.
News
The road to 14 villages in Dagestan is blocked due to a landslide.

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

The Nadezhda Foundation reported raising a billion rubles for flood victims in Dagestan.

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.