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20:00, 3 September 2009
Supreme Court finds cancellation of the acquittal verdict on Politkovskaya's case lawful
Murad Musaev, an advocate of one of the defendants, said that the Supreme Court of Russia has recognized lawful the cancellation of the "not guilty" verdict in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta".
19:00, 3 September 2009
Moscow militia refuses to open case against head of "Memorial"
The Moscow GUVD (Chief City Interior Department) has refused to open a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, head of the Society "Memorial", under the article of "Slander" in the context of his statements that connection with its{his} statement that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov is responsible for the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova. This was reported by Andrei Krasnenkov, Kadyrov's advocate.
18:00, 3 September 2009
In Armenia, four policemen are accused of beating oppositionists
The Special Investigatory Service has finished investigation on the case of four policemen, accused of using violence to citizens in the course of the events on March 1, 2008, in Yerevan. Their cases have already been sent to the court of general jurisdiction of the communities Tsentr and Nork-Marash of Yerevan. Journalists were told about it by Sona Truzyan, press secretary of the General Public Prosecutor of Armenia.
Children-refugees from Ingushetia. 1 September 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 2 September 2009
Children-refugees return to Ingushetia after rest in Spain
On September 1, eight children-refugees from Ingushetia came back from Spain, where they stayed for about one month. Many of them were in children camps, and some of them lived in families. The trip became possible due to the Foundation of Deported Nations. According to Alikhan Akhilgov, President of the Foundation, the organization has been helping children for about 15 years.
Armenia, Yerevan. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/zambazi08
23:30, 2 September 2009
Armenia implements programme of providing housing to Azerbaijani refugees
1000 families of Azerbaijani refugees now live in Yerevan and have no permanent residence. By different estimates, about 45 million US dollars are needed to build housing for them. This year, it is planned to provide permanent apartments to 50 families. This was reported to journalists by Eganyan, head of the migration agency under the Ministry of Territorial Management of Armenia.
23:10, 2 September 2009
In Azerbaijan, Bundestag deputy was again prohibited to meet arrested bloggers
Jorg Tauss, a deputy of German Bundestag, has arrived for the second time in the last two months in Baku in connection with the fate of young arrested bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, accused of hooliganism. However, same as in late July, he was not allowed to meet them in the Baku SIZO, in spite of the fact that he had sent a prior letter to President Ilham Aliev.
Beslan, school №1, September 1, 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 2 September 2009
Dudieva: authorities hide the truth about Beslan terror act
Five years have passed after the tragedy in Beslan; the investigation is still on; but people until now do not know the whole truth why 334 persons perished and who was guilty of the tragedy. This was stated on September 1 by the members of the organization "Beslan Mothers" at a press conference.
22:50, 2 September 2009
In Armenia, officer is accused of murdering a private
The Military Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of a murder of Aram Mkrtchyan, 18, a regular soldier, who died as a result of beatings, rendered, according to the investigation, by an officer of the Vaiksk military unit.
22:10, 2 September 2009
Gulashvili: detention of Russian journalists in Georgia is a provocation and a huge scandal
Malkhaz Gulashvili, owner of the Media Holding "Georgian Times" and a member of the Russian-Georgian Public Commission, has treated the actions of Georgian frontier guards, who tonight at the International Tbilisi Airport stopped Russian journalists Maxim Shevchenko and Vladimir Mamontov from crossing the Georgian border, as a provocation and a great scandal.
Beslan, school №1. September 1, 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
21:10, 2 September 2009
Dudieva: Beslan children cannot receive free treatment
In Beslan, the state programmes aimed at helping the victims of the 2004 terror act do not work; people are left alone with their problems, as stated by Susanna Dudieva, leader of the organization "Beslan Mothers". According to her story, children-former hostages cannot get their free of charge and expensive medication; they have to do it for their own money.
21:00, 2 September 2009
Armenia: young oppositionist wants to start termless hunger strike in custody
In Armenia, the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan communities Tsentr-Nork-Marash has made a decision to extend by two months, that is, till November 5, the custody term of the young activist of the opposition Tigran Arakelyan, who has become half-blind while behind bars. The latter has promised to go on a termless protest hunger strike.
20:00, 2 September 2009
Human rights activists: in Northern Caucasus, power agents act more and more like "death squadrons"
Today, the Independent Press Centre in Moscow has hosted a press conference of human rights activists under the motto "Death Squadrons in Northern Caucasus. Summer of 2009". According to Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", a system of violence has formed in Northern Caucasus, where torture, kidnappings, illegal prisons and extrajudicial executions are integral elements.
20:00, 2 September 2009
In Armenia, oppositionist Khachatur Sukiasyan who quitted the underground is arrested
A couple of hours ago, Khachatur Sukiasyan, an activist of the opposition and deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, quitted the underground and surrendered to law enforcement bodies.
19:00, 2 September 2009
School No. 1 in Beslan to become a memorial complex
School No. 1 in Beslan, where hostages were taken, will become a memorial complex; and the school building will be preserved such as it is already for five years.
18:00, 2 September 2009
Defendant in Nalchik attack case asks to send him to treatment
The today's court session on the case of attack on Nalchik in October 2005 has started with the petition submitted by defendant Sarabi Seyunov on his hospitalization to the Republic's Clinical Hospital, as he suffers from blood spitting. He has also stated that he feels bad and cannot take part in the trial.
23:50, 1 September 2009
President of Dagestan orders power agents to find kidnappers
In Dagestan, in the evening on August 31, at the sitting dedicated to the problem of kidnappings, President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev gave an order to find the criminals who killed kidnapped young men in the end of August. The bosses of power agencies stated non-participation of their employees in this crime.
23:40, 1 September 2009
100 journalists arrive to North Ossetia to cover mourning events in Beslan
About one hundred Russian and foreign journalists came to North Ossetia to cover the actions held in memory of the victims of the terror act committed on September 1-3, 2004, in Beslan.
23:30, 1 September 2009
Georgian MFA: simplified visa regime with EU countries to be introduced next spring
The third round of negotiations about simplification of the visa regime with the European Union (EU) was a success. David Dzhalaganiya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, told about it in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Chechnya. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
23:10, 1 September 2009
Day of Knowledge cancelled in a Chechen village because of militaries
In the Vedeno District of Chechnya, power agents refuse to leave a part of the school building they occupy; and the today's Day of Knowledge was cancelled. Parents of some schoolchildren are afraid to send their kids to this school because of their safety.
23:00, 1 September 2009
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 24-30
First anniversary of Russia's recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; commissioning of the Dzuarikau-Tskhinvali gas pipeline; new explosions of suicide bombers in Chechnya; resignations and appointments in governments of Northern and Southern Caucasus - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 24-30 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Lawyers explained the principles of administrative supervision using the Sautieva case as an example.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

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.