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00:13, 4 September 2013
Sochi court leaves journalist Nikolai Yarst under home arrest for another month
At the motion of the Prosecutor's Office, the Court for the Tsentralny District of Sochi has extended the period of home arrest of journalist Nikholai Yarst till October 3.
20:22, 3 September 2013
Armenia announces its decision to join the Customs Union
Armenia has decided to join the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, says the joint statement of Presidents of Russia and Armenia, signed after the talks of the leaders of the two countries.
Police car. Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:23, 3 September 2013
Death toll of gunfire in Makhachkala reaches three
The policeman, who was wounded as a result of today's shooting in Makhachkala, has died in hospital, said the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan. Thus, the total number of the casualties of the gunfire has reached three persons.
17:11, 3 September 2013
In Armenia, detained student Arutyun Mkrtchyan released from police
Arutyun Mkrtchyan, a student of the Yerevan State University (YSU), detained on September 2 during the students' protest against increase of tuition fees for higher education, was released on that very day.
15:58, 3 September 2013
Dagestan: "Karata" Society postpones hunger strike scheduled for September 5
The "Karata" Society has decided to indefinitely postpone the hunger strike in protest against the failure of the authorities to solve the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev.
14:09, 3 September 2013
"Tekhnoprom" CEO arrested in Moscow, suspected of stealing more than 50 million roubles from "Olimpstroy" corporation
The Tver Court of Moscow has granted the motion filed by the investigating authorities to detain in custody Viktor Matveev, General Director of the engineering company "Tekhnoprom".
11:03, 3 September 2013
Three Azerbaijani citizens deported from Chechnya
On August 31, three residents of Azerbaijan, who lived and worked illegally in the territory of Chechnya, were deported from the republic by the court's decision. This was reported by the Department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) for Chechnya.
Mourning events on the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attack in Beslan School No. 1. North Ossetia, September 1, 2013. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:45, 3 September 2013
Beslan holds "Day of Silence" within Memory Watch
On September 2, Beslan continued to hold the Memory Watch to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the terror act committed in 2004 and held the so-called "Day of Silence".
Rustam Ibragimbekov. Photo: http://faktxeber.com
07:42, 3 September 2013
Rustam Ibragimbekov challenges at Azerbaijani SC refusal of CEC to allow him running for presidency
Rustam Ibragimbekov, Chairman of the opposition National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the refusal of the Central Election Commission to allow him running for the presidency of Azerbaijan.
06:19, 3 September 2013
In Sochi, public organizations unsatisfied with methods of reconstruction of Navaginskaya Street
Construction works in Navaginskaya Street, a central street of Sochi, are conducted in violation of the laws and regulations of fire safety. This was reported by representatives of public organizations of Sochi.
05:28, 3 September 2013
Advocate Chernikov: court can oblige Volgograd administration to repair roads
Blogger Alexei Ulyanov has a chance to win the claim filed in connection with the bad state of the roads. This was stated by Alexander Voronov, Chairman of the Volgograd Branch of the Federation of Russian Car Owners.
02:21, 3 September 2013
Alexei Malashenko expects no global results from visit of Armenian President to Moscow
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Moscow today to discuss, in particular, the prospects for cooperation between Armenia and the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
22:25, 2 September 2013
EL leader Namazov again questioned at Azerbaijani GPO
Eldar Namazov, the leader of the oppositional political movement EL (People) and the head of the office of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was again questioned by the Investigating Department for Serious Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan.
Dmitry Sukhomlinov, advocate of Ibragim Musaev. Yaroslavl, August 29, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:24, 2 September 2013
Decision to extradite Musaev to Azerbaijan challenged at Russia's SC
Dmitry Sukhomlinov, the advocate of the Azerbaijani citizen Ibragim Musaev, has lodged a complaint to the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) about the decision on the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Russia to extradite his client.
19:26, 2 September 2013
In Armenia, student detained at protest action
About 200 people took part in a protest against the increase of tuition fees at universities. One of the organizers – the student Arutyun Mkrtchyan – was taken to a police station.
16:50, 2 September 2013
Court puts defendants in Politkovskaya murder case behind bars
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has granted the prosecutors' motion and ruled to place Ibragim and Djabrail Makhmudov, figurants in the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskay, into custody.
16:09, 2 September 2013
On September 10, commission for revealing illegal migrants starts working in Sochi
As reported by the city administration of Sochi, on September 10, a special commission will start searching – by visiting flat by flat – for illegal migrants to be evicted before the Winter Olympic Games.
12:36, 2 September 2013
Flash polling by "Dosh": in case of direct elections of heads of Dagestan and Ingushetia people would vote against all candidates
Most of the residents of Dagestan and Ingushetia should vote against all the approved candidates for the leaders of the republics, if the elections were direct – these are the results of the opinion poll, conducted by the magazine "Dosh" and volunteers of the Centre of Caucasian Initiative.
11:41, 2 September 2013
Krasnodar Territory: man disappears after arrest
In the Gulkevichy District of the Krasnodar Territory, law enforcers search for a local resident, who disappeared after an administrative arrest for five days. The criminal case has been instituted into the fact of his disappearance.
Events on the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attack in Beslan School No. 1. North Ossetia, September 1, 2013. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:59, 2 September 2013
On September 1, over 2000 visited terror act venue in Beslan
On September 1, more than 2000 persons came to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of terror act in Beslan School No. 1, where nine years ago plenty of hostages were captured.
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.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

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.

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.