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Vardan Sedrakyan. Photo: PanARMENIAN Photo/Varo Rafayelyan
13:25, 23 September 2013
Armenia: Vardan Sedrakyan sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempt on ex-presidential candidate
The court has sentenced Vardan Sedrakyan – the main figurant in the case on the attempt on the former presidential candidate Paruir Airikyan – to 14 years in prison. Another defendant Khachatur Pogosyan received the same term, while the third defendant Samvel Arutyunyan was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
09:29, 23 September 2013
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 16-22
Suicide attacks in Chechnya and Ingushetia; start of presidential election campaign in Azerbaijan; statements about solving the murder of Russian diplomat in Sukhumi; recall of license of "Business Bank" in Dagestan; election of Speaker of Parliament and approval of Premier in Ingushetia; post-election rally of communists in Volgograd that caused legality doubts with the police, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 16-22, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Participants of an oppositional rally in Baku supported the presidential candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Jamil Gasanli. Baku, September 22, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:44, 22 September 2013
Rally in Baku urges authorities to ensure equal terms for presidential candidates
An oppositional rally in Baku has supported the presidential candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Jamil Gasanli and expressed confidence in his victory. The rally's resolution calls on the incumbent Ilham Aliev not to use his administrative resources in the election campaign, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba. Photo: official website of FLNCA, http://flnka.ru/
20:20, 22 September 2013
Lands allocated to resettlers from Khrakh-Uba in Dagestan may be flooded, locals say
In Makhachkala, residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba held an assembly, where they discussed the land plot allotted in the Magaramkent District for exclave residents. The land belonging to the Novoaul village council is unfit for building houses due to floods that happen in the area, the villagers have stated.
Cuffed hands. Photo: .v1ctor Casale., http://www.flickr.com/photos/v1ctor/
18:53, 22 September 2013
Supposed customer of murder of Magaramkent District head dies at questioning in Dagestan
On September 21, Nasir Djavadov, the alleged customer of the murder of the head of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, died of heart failure while questioned at the criminal search department of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), said the spokesman of the department for the region of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). In his turn Niyaz Djavadov, Nasir's brother, asserts that he died as a result of beatings.
17:32, 22 September 2013
Relatives of Kuraev who was killed in Makhachkala claim contradictions in power agents' data
Relatives of Saadula Kuraev, who was shot dead in a shootout in Makhachkala claim that the facts about the shooting released by power agents have contradictions. This was reported by Aisha Selimkhanova, an activist of the Dagestani regional public organization (DRPA) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).
11:28, 22 September 2013
Georgia registers 22 presidential candidates
The Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that 22 politicians have been registered as presidential candidates for the election scheduled for October 27.
Worker near double road under construction on the Resort avenue. Sochi, summer of 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:45, 22 September 2013
53 builders of Sochi Olympic facilities complain of salary non-payment
53 workers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Russia engaged in building houses for volunteers in Sochi, have addressed the Sochi branch of the network "Migration and Law" with a complaint about non-payment of their salaries for three months. The workers have a chance to get some of the money, says Semyon Simonov, the coordinator of the network.
The memorial in honour of the 46 girls who were lost in 1819 in the capture of the village of Dadi-Yurt. Chechnya, The Gudermes District, September 15, 2013. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:36, 21 September 2013
State Duma MP demands to check legality of installing a monument in Chechnya to girls who died in Caucasian War
Alexei Zhuravlyov, a Russian MP and the chairman of the party "Rodina" (Motherland) has sent an inquiry to the Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika asking him to check the legality of opening a monument to girls who perished in the 1817-1864 Caucasian War period in the Chechen village of Khangish-Yurt.
20:24, 21 September 2013
NAC: person killed in Makhachkala was involved in May terror act
On September 21, at 3:30 p.m., in Akushinsky Street, a man was killed after he opened fire on policemen, when they asked him to present documents. According to preliminary data, the policemen killed Zaur Sheikhakhmedov, the leader of the so-called "Caspian" bandit grouping.
19:40, 21 September 2013
Skakov: Surkov's main task will be to control Russian investments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Vladislav Surkov is the best person to address the topical issues that have arisen in Russia's relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, believes Alexander Skakov, the coordinator of the working group of the Centre for Studying Central Asia and Caucasus of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RussianAcademy of Sciences.
Emil Adelkhanov. Photo shot from youtube video.
15:21, 21 September 2013
Adelkhanov: Lakaev's extradition to Russia depends on ECtHR's position in Osmaev's case
In the opinion of Emil Adelkhanov, a member of the Board of the NGO named "Caucasian Institute", when considering the extradition of Yusup Lakaev from Georgia to Russia, the former will take into account the precedent with Adam Osmaev, whose extradition to Russia was postponed on the recommendation of the of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Ravil Gainutdin, Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia. Photo: RFE/RL
12:45, 21 September 2013
Russia's Council of Muftis complains to authorities about recognition of Koran translation as extremist
On September 20, Ravil Gainutdin, Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia complained to the Russian leaders about the decision of the Novorossiysk court to recognize the translation of the Koran made by Elmir Kuliev as extremist.
08:52, 21 September 2013
In Chechnya, two soldiers hit by landmine explosion, one of them died
On September 20, in Chechnya, in a forest area near the village of Dattykh, two soldiers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) were blown up. One of them died in the place, and another was hospitalized.
07:29, 21 September 2013
Azerbaijani court dismisses Mamedov's complaint against CEC's refusal to register him as presidential candidate
On September 20, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) dismissed the complaint filed by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) about the refusal of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) to register him as a presidential candidate.
06:27, 21 September 2013
Cossack villagers urge Krasnodar Governor Tkachov and President Putin to save former fishery farm
Residents of the Cossack village of Privolnaya of the Kanev District of the Krasnodar Territory have sent a collective appeal to Alexander Tkachov, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, and Russian President Vladimir Putin asking to prevent the destruction and devastation of the local former fishery collective farm and to restore jobs.
05:05, 21 September 2013
In Russia, Chechnya leads in payment of maternity capital
The Chechen Republic has paid about 32 billion roubles of the maternity capital since the beginning of the programme, which is higher than in other subjects of the Federation. This was reported by the Pension Fund of Russia.
00:11, 21 September 2013
Armenia: 300 persons attend rally organized by Raffi Ovannisyan
On September 20, inYerevan, in Freedom Square, a rally was held organized by Raffi Ovannisyan, the leader of the "Heritage" Party. The rally was attended by about 300 persons. The rally participants strongly criticized the decision about Armenia's accession to the Customs Union.
23:55, 20 September 2013
Dagestan: "Pravozaschita" activists complain about pressure from power agents
Power agents are putting pressure on members of the Dagestani regional public organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). This was stated by its activists – the co-chairs Gulnara Rustamova and Aisha Selimkhanova – in their appeal to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
20:26, 20 September 2013
Chechen militants get to Syria via Azerbaijan, said a MIA source
Sergey Smirnov, the first deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, has said that some 300-400 natives of Russia are fighting as mercenaries in Syria. According to his story, their return to Russia is a serious danger.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Relatives of prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center fear for their health.

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.