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    Serviceman of the Armenian Army. Photo: http://mil.am/hy/news/8291
    17:44, 2 September 2020
    Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attacks on four villages
    The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 30 times over 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
    Ramzan and Aishat Kadyrovs. Photo: press service of the head of Chechen Republic, http://www.checheninfo.ru/246555-chechnja-200-tysjach-detej-chr-poluchat-sladkie-nabory-v-dni-urazy-bajram.html
    14:12, 2 September 2020
    Appointment of Kadyrov's daughter to Ministry of Culture sparks irony among Instagram users
    Aishat Kadyrova has been appointed the first deputy of Chechen minister of culture only because of her kinship with the head of the republic, Instagram users have suggested.
    Banner in support of Emin Sagiev. Screenshot: https://web.facebook.com/azadliqqazeti/photos/a.666870143369146/3425509850838481/
    13:59, 2 September 2020
    Hunger-striker Emin Sagiev placed in colony's medical unit
    Emin Sagiev, recognized as a political prisoner, who has been on a hunger strike in the Azerbaijani colony since August 18, has been transferred to the colony's medical-sanitary unit. There, he was visited by employees of the Ombudsperson's office, who provided him with legal advice.
    Extraordinary meeting of the Parliament of South Ossetia in connection with the political situation over the death of Inal Djambiev, August 29, 2020. Photo: press service of the Parliament of South Ossetia
    11:23, 2 September 2020
    Half of South-Ossetian MPs announce boycott
    Seventeen out of 34 South-Ossetian parliamentarians have suspended their work pending resignation of Uruzmag Djagaev, the Public Prosecutor General, to whom the parliament announced a vote of distrust after the death of Inal Djambiev, detained by law enforcers. Djagaev refused to follow the MPs' demand.
    Aishat and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3wo4ZlaRH/
    11:08, 2 September 2020
    Chechnya: Kadyrov's daughter appointed Deputy Minister of Culture
    The head of Chechnya has signed a decree appointing his daughter Aishat Kadyrova to the post of the first deputy minister of culture; Ramzan Kadyrov himself has announced this.
    Fatima Dzgoeva. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-9h7RM97FU&feature=emb_logo
    10:56, 2 September 2020
    "Novaya Gazeta": Fatima Dzgoeva, Beslan victim, needs help
    Fatima Dzgoeva, who received grave traumas during the Beslan school seizure, needs expensive treatment and rehabilitation abroad. Her relatives are unable to raise the necessary funds; while the federal budget fails to pay for the rehabilitation of Beslan terror act victims, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes.
    Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1238421409621438&set=pb.100003607728494.-2207520000..&type=3
    08:36, 2 September 2020
    Circassian activists ask Adygea head to stand up for Kochesoko
    The criminal prosecution of Martin Kochesoko has to do with his social and political activities and is of an ordered nature, public figures of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) said in their appeal to Murat Kumpilov, the head of the Republic of Adygea.
    Alexei Sutuga. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org/
    08:18, 2 September 2020
    Renown anti-fascist dies after fighting with natives of Chechnya
    Alexei Sutuga, an anarchist activist, has died in Moscow after being hospitalized with grave traumas. According to the police, he was beaten up by four natives of Chechnya.
    People leaving the gym of the Beslan school. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the Caucasian Knot
    22:21, 1 September 2020
    In Beslan, people gather for memory watch despite quarantine
    In Beslan, more than 1000 people took part in the mourning events in the first hours after they began. The number of participants in the traditional memory watch was not limited, despite the threat of the coronavirus infection.
    22:06, 1 September 2020
    Chechen resident suspected of involvement in IS*
    A native of Urus-Martan left for Syria, where he joined the ranks of a banned terrorist organization and took part in combat actions, investigators claim.
    A policeman who stopped David Kankiya in the street. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/david.kankiya/posts/3279023522156256
    18:48, 1 September 2020
    Kuban coordinator of "Golos" complains about threats from law enforcers
    David Kankiya claimed that law enforcers stopped him in the street and demanded to give them his mobile phone, while threatening with an arrest. Today, the activist has associated the law enforcers' actions with the training of observers at the election of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory launched by the movement "Golos" (Vote).
    Wall in the gym of the Beslan school. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
    18:35, 1 September 2020
    In North and South Ossetia, Day of Knowledge postponed to honour victims of Beslan tragedy
    In North Ossetia, schools will organize solemn morning gatherings on September 4, after a three-day watch in memory of people who fell victim to the terror act in Beslan, the Ministry of Education and Science of North Ossetia reports. In South Ossetia, the new school year will begin on September 5, the republic's authorities announce.
    An unsanctioned rally in support of the Azerbaijani army, Baku, July 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    18:19, 1 September 2020
    Rights of arrested Azerbaijani oppositionists violated, their relatives claim
    The rights of detained activists from the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan to visits and phone calls are being violated. According to relatives, no advocates are allowed to visit some of the activists arrested after an action held in Baku on July 15.
    Timur Tskhurbati. Screenshot from video poste by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=XOeIbt0ojuc&feature=emb_logo
    14:26, 1 September 2020
    Activist Timur Tskhurbati beaten up in Tskhinvali
    Timur Tskhurbati, an activist, was hospitalized after being attacked during the funeral of Inal Djabiev in Tskhinvali; his cheekbone and nose were broken, Tskhurbati himself has stated.
    13:53, 1 September 2020
    Chechnya: punishment methods for drinking alcohol amaze social network users
    Instagram users were surprised by law enforcers' threats to send detainees for drinking alcohol to work. The salary of 1000 roubles a day, promised by the police officer to detainees, is a dream for many residents of the republic, commentators assert.
    11:23, 1 September 2020
    Emin Sagiev's doctor urges him to end hunger strike
    On the 13th day of his hunger strike, Emin Sagiev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, needed medical help. The doctor urged Sagiev to stop the action, saying that he would not be able to help him otherwise, Aigun Sagieva, Emin's wife, has informed.
    Women staying in a camp near Kullar. Screenshot from video posted by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11hN-YEmPIg&t=109s
    11:06, 1 September 2020
    Over 1000 people are waiting to be sent to Azerbaijan near Kullar
    More than 1000 Azerbaijani citizens have accumulated in the border village of Kullar, who are waiting for the departure to their homeland; the tent camp set up by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) contains "tents full of women and children," a representative of the National-Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis has informed.
    Protesters in Tskhinvali, August 31, 2020. Screenshot: https://vk.com/video-91715052_456244446
    10:55, 1 September 2020
    Tskhinvali protesters stay overnight in front of government building
    Residents of South Ossetia continued their spontaneous rally in the square in front of the government building in Tskhinvali. They demand resignation of the republic's head.
    Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
    08:38, 1 September 2020
    Gadjiev's colleagues resume pickets in his support
    Supporters and colleagues of the arrested Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, have resumed their weekly solo pickets demanding his release.
    Refugees. Photo: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
    08:26, 1 September 2020
    Kadyrov's critics treat agency for helping Chechens in Europe as threat
    Ramzan Kadyrov is trying to strengthen control over his critics in Europe, and to bribe some Diaspora members by setting up an agency for relations with fellow countrymen abroad, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.
    News
    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.

    A still of a man detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of espionage. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/kriminali/126948-jashushobis-braldebit-magalchinosani-daakaves A high-ranking government official has been detained in Georgia in connection with an espionage case.

    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.