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Rally against kidnappings in Dagestan at the Prosecutor's Office; Makhachkala, June 27, 2008. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the "Caucasian Knot
23:40, 5 September 2012
ICRF in Dagestan: during six months, 72 out of 96 kidnapping reports were bride abductions
During the six months of this year, the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Dagestan registered 96 reports of kidnappings. Of these, 72 are complaints of parents of girls, abducted for marriage. The statistics of kidnappings in Dagestan, published by human rights defenders at the forum in Vladikavkaz, differs from the data available to law enforcement agents.
Dagestan, Babayurt District, village of Utsmiyurt; modular school built in 2010. Courtesy of http://ucmiyrt.dagschool.com
23:10, 5 September 2012
Dagestan: Utsmiyurt villagers fear to send children to school because of health threats
Yesterday, on September 4, residents of the village of Utsmiyurt of the Babayurt District of Dagestan blocked the highway Kizlyar-Babayurt, demanding to build a new school in the village. According to the pupils' parents, the modular school, in which their children are studying, is not suitable for lessons. The highway was unblocked; however, the today's lessons in school were cancelled.
Hungary, Budapest, September 4, 2012; participant of the action "We're sorry, Armenia!" Photo by Gabriella Csoszo, http://freedoc-gabriellacsoszo.blogspot.hu
23:00, 5 September 2012
Protest action against extradition of Ramil Safarov held in Budapest
On September 4, Budapest hosted an action "We're sorry, Armenia!" where people protested against Hungary's decision to give Ramil Safarov out to Azerbaijan.
22:40, 5 September 2012
On August 27-September 2, at least 50 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
Last week, on August 27-September 2, 2012, at least 50 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 29 persons were killed, and 21 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
22:30, 5 September 2012
Stavropol: hospital, where teenager got fatal burns, to be fined by up to 150,000 roubles
The Children's Hospital of the Stavropol Territory, where a teenager perished as a result of inflammation of the hyperbaric chamber, faces a fine of 100,000-150,000 roubles for the violations revealed. This was reported by the "Roszdravnadzor" (Russian Federal Service on Surveillance in Health Care).
22:20, 5 September 2012
In Rostov-on-Don, opposition rally involved over 100 persons
In Rostov-on-Don, the opposition rally at Theatre Square gathered more than 100 persons. Half of them were representatives of opposition movements and parties, the others young people with posters reading: "We are against revolution" and "We are for reforms and stability".
22:00, 5 September 2012
In Dagestan, relatives of kidnapped Sirajuddin Khasaev call on authorities to find his whereabouts
Today, in Makhachkala, the central square in front of the complex of buildings of Dagestani government, gathered relatives and friends of Sirajuddin Khasaev, who on September 3 was repeatedly kidnapped by unidentified armed men straight out of the hospital. The gathered relatives demand that the authorities should find the whereabouts of the kidnapped man. This was reported by his wife Zaira Khasaeva.
21:00, 5 September 2012
CEC: members of an election committee in Georgia beat up its chairperson
The Chairperson of district Election Committee of Akhalkalaki (Samtskhe-Djavaheti district of Georgia) was beaten up by members of the Committee. The reasons of the incident are currently being clarified, Central Election Committee of the country reported.
20:00, 5 September 2012
Students in Moscow honoured the memory of victims of terror in Beslan
On September, 3, a meeting was held in Moscow near the Russian State University (RSU) of Oil and Gas named after Gubkin under the slogan "We are different but we are all together against terrorism". It was organized by the management of RSU with the support of Moscow Government and Union of students' communities and timed to the Day of solidarity in the struggle against international terrorism and Day of memory of victims of the tragedy in Beslan.
Online sale of honey from the villages of Teghut and Shnogh within the action "Mine or life", organized by the initiative group "Protecting Teghut"; Yerevan, September 2, 2012. Photo by Arthur Sakhkalyan, http://www.facebook.com/save.teghut
20:00, 5 September 2012
An action "Mine or life" is going on in Armenia
A citizens' group "Protection of Teghut" started an action "Mine or life" during which the first online market of honey from peasants of the settlements of Tegut and Shnokh, Lori district, was organized. According to the organizers, the action is aimed at promotion of the idea of an alternative way of development of the settlements of Lori district.
19:00, 5 September 2012
A resident of Dagestan reported a person's disappearance in Krasnodar region
Magomed Magomedov reported disappearance of Ahmed Magomedov, resident of the settlement of Maidanskoye, to law enforcement bodies, representatives of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan informed.
18:00, 5 September 2012
Athlete from Azerbaijan Natali Pronina won two silver medals at the Paralympic Games in London
Swimmer Natali Pronina won two silver medals on the 100 meters distance free style swimming and 200 meters medley relay at the Paralympic Games in London.
23:20, 4 September 2012
Four out of five persons, detained near hospital in Nazran, released from custody
In Ingushetia, four out of five persons, convicted after the incident, which occurred on September 1 in the yard of the Republic's Clinical Hospital in Ingushetia, had served their administrative penalties, and they had been released. Another convict Ali Khazbiev, a brother of Magomed Khazbiev, an Ingush oppositionist, an activist of the "PARNAS" Party, remains in custody and receives medical treatment at the Republic's Clinical Hospital.
Celebrations of the 185th anniversary of Balkaria's accession to Russia. Photo by Tamara Gerieva
23:10, 4 September 2012
In Kabardino-Balkaria, Days of Kabarda's and Balkaria's entry into Russia celebrated separately
Kabardino-Balkaria held the solemn events to celebrate the 185th anniversary of Balkaria's voluntary entry and the 455th anniversary of Kabarda's voluntary entry into Russia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Outside the Narimanov District Court on the day of sentencing Ilgar Rzaev; on the left – Shirinbadji Rzaeva; Baku, August 31, 2012. Frame from video footage by the "Objective TV" Channel: http://www.obyektiv.tv
23:00, 4 September 2012
Azerbaijan: rights defenders condemn conviction of opposition activists Ilgar Rzaev
Ilgar Rzaev, an activist of the oppositional "Open Society" Party (OSP) and a volunteer of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), was sentenced in Azerbaijan to 2 years in prison. Azerbaijani human rights activists and NGOs find the verdict "politically motivated."
22:40, 4 September 2012
Relatives of Sirajuddin Khasaev from Buinaksk reports his repeated kidnapping
Residents Buinaksk-relatives of the kidnapped Sirajuddin Khasaev, who was found in a hospital in Makhachkala, claim that he was kidnapped again. In this regard, they plan to block the federal highway.
22:20, 4 September 2012
Journalist of "Esquire" questioned by FSB about her article about kidnappings in Chechnya
Svetlana Reiter, a correspondent for the "Esquire" magazine, claims that she was summoned for questioning to the FSB (Federal Security Bureau of Russia) in the context of her article concerning disappearances in Chechnya and the inaction of the authorities, where the statement of Igor Kalyapin, Chairman of the Committee Against Torture, was mentioned.
22:10, 4 September 2012
Iranian authorities release two Azerbaijani poets
Iran has freed from prison two young Azerbaijani poets - Farid Gusein and Shakhriyar Gadjizade, said Mail Gadjizade, Shakhriyar's father.
22:00, 4 September 2012
Court refuses to open criminal case on torturing former Stavropol city manager
In North Ossetia, the Lenin District Court of Vladikavkaz has dismissed today the motion lodged by the advocates of Igor Bestuzhy, the former head of the administration of the city of Stavropol, suspected of bribery, to initiate a criminal investigation on the application of their client about the use of torture against him at the temporary detention centre (known as IVS).
21:00, 4 September 2012
The court in Volgograd released a cameraman who was filming a young communists' action
On September, 3, a cameraman in Volgograd who was filming an action against extermination of head of pig livestock in the region because of an infective episode of pig African plague was released from administrative arrest.
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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.