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Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video at the Mahach Abdulaev YouTube channel https://youtu.be/_oiwaATCV0c
11:22, 21 September 2020
Activists demand to investigate threats against Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina
Law enforcers should investigate the threats against the journalist, Svetlana Anokhina, which have forced her to leave Dagestan, the "GorodNash" (Our City) public movement has stated.
Participants of the rally in Tbilisi holding banners "Amnesty for prisoners", September 19, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:35, 20 September 2020
Georgian prisoners' mothers decide to resume hunger strike demanding amnesty
On September 19, a march was held in Tbilisi demanding a mass amnesty before the parliamentary elections. It was attended by the women who had held a hunger strike in front of the parliament building. After the march, they announced that they would resume their protest action on September 20.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
11:11, 20 September 2020
Tepsurkaev's wife sees no investigators' interest in searching for her husband
An investigator has questioned Elizaveta, Salman Tepsurkaev's wife, on her application about his kidnapping, but in the final protocol, he omitted many details from her story, said the woman herself. The most likely result of the check of her application will be a refusal to initiate a case, Dmitry Piskunov, a lawyer from the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), is sure.
Murad Aslamkhanov (right) with his mother and brother. Photo courtesy of Murad Aslamkhanov's relatives.
10:57, 20 September 2020
Chechen Diaspora treats Aslamkhanov's arrest as blessing
Murad Aslamkhanov, a resident of Austria, faces a prison term for carrying weapons, but his detention is backed by the desire of Austrian law enforcers to ensure the blogger's safety after his video appeal to the head of Chechnya, Aslamkhanov's sister and the Chechen blogger from Finland, Musa Lomaev, believe.
Fuad Gakhramanly. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2020/8/free/Social/en/126400.htm
17:43, 19 September 2020
Advocate states non-admission to Azerbaijani activist Gakhramanly
A court in Baku has dismissed the defence's petition to transfer Fuad Gakhramanly, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to house arrest. Fakhraddin Mekhtiev, the advocate on agreement, has stated that he was not allowed to visit Gakhramanly and sent a complaint to the Public Prosecutor General.
17:10, 19 September 2020
Azerbaijan reports 36 shelling attacks from Armenian side
Armenian military servicemen have violated the ceasefire for 36 times by using large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
16:43, 19 September 2020
Stepanakert protesters threaten authorities with new protests
On September 18, in Stepanakert, about 15 members of the "Moyo Pravo" (My Law) movement held a protest action, demanding from the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to provide reliable information on the budget, distribution of national property and tax amount of major corporations.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Screeshot from the video posted by Fortanga.Org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
12:54, 19 September 2020
Malsag Uzhakhov's arrest extended
The Fifth General Jurisdiction Court of Cassation of the Stavropol Territory has extended Malsag Uzhakhov's custody by two months.
Hunger-strikers in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
12:41, 19 September 2020
Tbilisi hunger-strikers suspend their protest
The prisoners' female relatives, who demanded a large-scale amnesty, have suspended their hunger strike that had lasted for ten days.
Tenants of a tent camp at the Russian-Azerbaijani border. Photo: press service of the Administration of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan
12:25, 19 September 2020
Defence demands re-qualification of Kullar riot case
The defence of the Azerbaijani citizens accused of riots near Kullar has stated that it intends to seek re-qualification of the charges towards mitigation.
Svetlana Anokhina, May 25, 2017. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the Caucasian Knot
12:06, 19 September 2020
Svetlana Anokhina leaves Dagestan after received threats
Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist, has temporarily left the republic after the police refused to investigate telephone threats against her. No official refusal to initiate the case was issued, so an appeal against it is protracted.
Video appeal by Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&ab_channel=AkhmedZakayev&v=c1ctUXcUa3c
08:49, 19 September 2020
Caucasian experts treat campaign against Zakaev in Chechnya as politically senseless
The Chechen authorities' attacks on Zakaev would sooner increase his popularity than vice versa, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater
08:38, 19 September 2020
Oppositionist Salaev's son reports pressure on his father in colony
Alizamin Salaev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, was transferred from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to a colony, where he is harassed and beaten up, his son has claimed. Salaev's defence has applied to the Penitentiary Service with a demand to investigate the activist's complaints of physical violence, said his advocate.
Mikhail Leontiev. Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov https://ru.wikipedia.org/
08:27, 19 September 2020
Activists treat statements of Rosneft press secretary about Circassians as extremist
Circassian activists began collecting signatures to the petition addressed to the Public Prosecutor General demanding to punish Mikhail Leontiev, a journalist and press secretary of the "Rosneft", who spoke out against the demolition of the Monument to the Feat of Russian Soldiers in Adler.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
22:33, 18 September 2020
Tofig Yagublu stops his hunger strike after release from custody
A court has decided to transfer under house arrest Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, who is seeking a reconsideration of the verdict in a case on disorderly conduct. Tofig Yagublu agreed to stop his hunger strike, while being on protest for the 17th day.
Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist, announced an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan, September 18, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
22:18, 18 September 2020
Law enforcers consider picket of Kumyk activist Bektemir Salikhov as hooliganism
Today, activist Bektemir Salikhov has held a solo picket in Makhachkala. He demands from the Dagestani authorities to assist in the return of land to residents of the Kumyk villages of Alburikent, Kyakhulai, and Tarki, from which they were evicted during the Stalinist repressions. The police drew up against Bektemir Salikhov an administrative report for petty hooliganism, because the activist glued his posters to the pedestal of the Lenin monument.
19:24, 18 September 2020
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev as political prisoner
Magomed Khamkhoev is unreasonably accused of attacking law enforcers at a rally in Magas, declared the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The human rights defenders demanded to release the activist.
A room in a refugee camp near Kullar. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-JJNn-2XLI&feature=emb_logo
19:09, 18 September 2020
Defendants' relatives worry about long investigation into unrest near Kullar
Men accused in a case on unrest near the village of Kullar are transferred to house arrest. Their relatives welcomed the above transfer. However, they still express their concern over the delay in the judicial investigation into the case.
Policeman in a protective mask, Paris, France, September 2, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
18:52, 18 September 2020
Number of detainees in Dijon unrest case reaches 11
Two more members of the Chechen Diaspora were arrested in a case on unrest in French Dijon, and the total number of the detainees in the case reached 11, the police reported.
Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist, announced an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan, September 18, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
13:38, 18 September 2020
Kumyk activist detained at picket in Makhachkala
Policemen have detained Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist who announced, at his solo picket in central Makhachkala, an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan.
News
From left to right: Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manzhgaladze, Paata Burchuladze, Murtaz Zodelava, Lasha Beridze at the rally 04.10.25. Screenshot of photo "Interpressnews" https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/174819-po-delu-4-oktiabria-paata-burchuladze-murtaz-zodelava-iraklii-nadiradze-lasha-beridze-i-paata-ma ndzhgaladze-prigovoreny-k-7-tornike-mchedlishvili-nika-gventsadze-iraklii-chkhvirkiia-k-5-a-iraklii-shaishmelashvili-k-2-godam-lisheniia-svobody. The defense called the verdict in the case of the storming of the presidential palace in Georgia illegal.

A still from the 525th day of continuous protests in Tbilisi. Photo: MO SE / Facebook Protesters in Tbilisi supported the arrested activist Giorgadze.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

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.