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09:00, 2 September 2013
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 26-September 1
Scandal in Chechnya with mobile operators in connection of participation of Grozny Mosque in the all-Russian sights contest; killing in Ingushetia of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Ingush Security Council; fifth anniversary of Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 26-September 1, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
07:17, 2 September 2013
Relatives of missing Chechen residents demand to punish kidnappers
On August 31, relatives of persons disappeared and kidnapped in Chechnya appealed to the Russian President and the leader of Chechnya with a request to develop a mechanism to search for disappeared residents and to punish guilty persons.
Special operation in Verkhnie Ubeki village, Levashinsky District, Dagestan. August 30, 2013. Photo: nac.gov.ru
04:52, 2 September 2013
During week of August 26 - September 1, 17 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 26 - September 1, 2013, at least 17 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 9 persons were killed, and 8 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
00:13, 2 September 2013
NAC: person killed in Buynaksk identified as Zaur Umarov
A person who was killed in a shootout with the police in Buynaksk was identified as Zaur Umarov. According to the NAC's information, the victim was a bomber of the "Buynaksk" grouping.
17:17, 1 September 2013
MIA: Ali Abdurazakov is the third teacher murdered in Dagestan in 2013
The Tsumada District of Dagestan carries out investigating and operational activities on the fact of the murder of teacher Ali Abdurazakov.
11:19, 1 September 2013
In Volgograd, blogger goes to court to oblige authorities to repair roads
Blogger Alexei Ulyanov goes to the court to oblige the Department of Municipal Facilities of the Volgograd administration to repair city roads. The next court session is scheduled for September 3.
05:42, 1 September 2013
Azerbaijani soldier captured in Armenia sent to third country
Firuz Faradjev, an Azerbaijani soldier, who was held captive in Armenia, was brought to a third country. This was reported on August 30 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
01:38, 1 September 2013
In KBR Communists rally to demand resignation of Russian Government
On August 31, in Nalchik, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic held a rally organized by the regional branch of the Communist Party. At the rally, speakers criticized the Russian Government and demanded its resignation.
22:46, 31 August 2013
Sochi: residents of Novosyolov Street stop builders who tried to cut down a cedar
Today, residents of Novosyolov Street in Sochi demanded to stop cutting down the cedar trees, which protect the residential area from the alternate highway. The work was suspended, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
20:08, 31 August 2013
Ruben Oshroev: totalitarian legacy hampers civil society's progress in KBR
Civil society organizations of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have discussed the problems of civil society at the roundtable held in Nalchik. Civil society structures are formed slowly due to the totalitarian legacy, said Ruben Oshroev, a candidate of historical sciences.
Hilal Mamedov, Baku, 2011. Photo from journalist's personal page at Facebook
19:11, 31 August 2013
Lawyer Bagirov: authorities behave disingenuously with Mamedov
In Azerbaijan, Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", who is kept under arrest, has released two statements. Firstly, he praised the incumbent president Ilham Aliev for his activities; and in his second statement disseminated today through his advocate Mamedov has explained the reasons for his first statement.
17:03, 31 August 2013
IVS inmates tried to commit suicide in Cherkessk because of torture, advocates assert
The reason for two suspects kept at the temporary detention centre (known as IVS) in Cherkessk to commit suicide was in unlawful methods of investigation, pressure and threats of torture by law enforcement officials. The inmates themselves told about it to their advocates.
16:04, 31 August 2013
Former CEC head of Georgia nominated as presidential candidate
Zurab Kharatishvili, the ex-Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, has nominated for the country's presidency by the "European Democrats" Party.
15:05, 31 August 2013
Azerbaijan: 21 registered presidential candidates
Today, Sardar Jalaloglu, the leader of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, and self-nominees Hidayat Rustambeyli and Rauf Guliev have been approved as candidates for presidency, thus bringing the total number of approved presidential candidates to 21.
A protest action against tuition fee rise in higher education. Yerevan, August 12, 2013. Photo http://hetq.am/
14:37, 31 August 2013
In Armenia, students plan endless strike against increase of tuition fees
On September 2, students-protesters announced a start of their endless strike in Yerevan. They demand to recall the decision to raise tuition fees in higher education.
07:25, 31 August 2013
Dagestan resident complains about investigators' inaction in the case of his daughter's raping
In Dagestan, Magomednabi Nazhmutdinov, a resident of the village of Karabudakhkent, has stated that investigators do nothing to inquire into the case of sexual abuse of his minor daughter. The Investigating Committee has replied that the case will soon go to the court.
05:48, 31 August 2013
In North Ossetia, police switchover to enhanced mode of service
In the period from August 30 to September 6, the republic's police units will work in the enhanced regime of service, due to the start of the school year and the mourning events relating to the ninth anniversary of the terror attack in Beslan. The corresponding order was signed on August 29 by Arthur Akhmetkhanov, the head of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
03:30, 31 August 2013
Dagestani Govt to set up commission to protect the rights of defrauded housing investors
The Dagestani Government has decided to establish a special commission to protect the rights of those citizens who had invested into shared housing construction and identify the persons in charge for each problematic object.
Nameplate above the entrance to the Khosta District Court, October 4, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:57, 30 August 2013
Sochi resident claims being forced by FSB to give false testimony against Judge Dmitry Novikov
Larisa Kozlovskaya, the former head of the Sochi Registration Service, has claimed being persecuted by an FSB agent, who wants to obtain false testimony against Dmitry Novikov, Judge of the Khosta District, and Alexander Chernov, Chairman of the Krasnodar Territory Court.
Participants of the protest action supporting convicted activists of "Armenian National Congress". Inscription on the poster: "Freedom to Tigran Arakelyan". Yerevan, August 2, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:03, 30 August 2013
Yerevan holds action demanding to exempt ANC activists from criminal responsibility
Today, in Yerevan, a protest action was held to support four activists of the opposition party "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), who were sentenced for disorderly conduct and disobeying the police. At the protest action, the ANC representatives have claimed growing tension between the public and the authorities.
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.