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Alexei Navalny's office in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
14:14, 12 September 2019
In Southern Russia, police start searching offices and homes of Navalny's supporters
Today, law enforcers have started conducting searches at offices and homes of employees of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) and Alexei Navalny's offices in 39 cities of Russia, including Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and the Stavropol Territory.
Maxim Timoshenko. Photo courtesy of HRC ‘Memorial’
14:04, 12 September 2019
ICRF's refusal to investigate torture of Gelendzhik resident provokes questions from human rights defenders
An investigator refused to institute a case on torture by law enforcers of Maxim Timoshenko, a resident of Gelendzhik, the Committee Against Torture (CaT) reported on September 11. The human rights defenders decided to seek additional verification of the Maxim Timoshenko's complaint.
South Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mzinarishvili
13:54, 12 September 2019
Political analysts approve Georgia's entry into NATO without resolving territorial disputes
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen invited Georgia to join NATO under such a mechanism that NATO's Article 5 on collective defence of member states would not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgian political analysts reacted positively to the initiative.
Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/mini_khabib/
11:05, 12 September 2019
Khabib's fans show selective approach to women in papakhas
Supporters of traditional values from Dagestan have criticized the Russian women who put on papakhas, but prefer to ignore the participants of the #PapakhaChallenge flash mob, which was organized by an American fan of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Banner of opponents of gold mining at the Amulsar mine. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:52, 12 September 2019
Opponents of Amulsar development set deadline to Pashinyan
The activists, who oppose the gold mining at the Amulsar deposit have demanded from the Armenian government to take a final decision on the development thereof by September 20.
Journalist Tezekhan Miralamli argues with policemen, September 11, 2019. Screenshot from video: https://www.facebook.com/MeydanTelevision/videos/671447066668670/?v=671447066668670
10:40, 12 September 2019
"Azadlyg" condemns policemen for using force against journalist
Law enforcers knocked the journalist, Tezekhan Miralamli, down to the ground, when activists were squeezed away from the courthouse during the trial of opposition activist Ruslan Amirli, the "Azadlyg" newspaper has informed.
Screenshot of post made by the Children's Ombudsperson in Russia about return of four children from Syria, https://www.facebook.com/ombudswoman/posts/2812143255544089
01:01, 12 September 2019
Four children taken from Syria to Chechnya and Dagestan
In total, on September 7, four children were taken out of Syria. One of them, a girl, is being handed over to her relatives in Dagestan, other three children have been taken to Chechnya.
Alkhas Kvitsiniya. Screenshot from video apsny.today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ceqlh5r2jQ
00:42, 12 September 2019
Alkhas Kvitsiniya challenges in court outcome of presidential election in Abkhazia
The Supreme Court of Abkhazia has received a statement of claim lodged by Alkhas Kvitsiniya, in which the opposition politician asks to illegitimate the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC), which had declared the victory of Raul Khadjimba at the presidential election.
Elvin Isaev. Screenshot from Elvin Isaev's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLHDgtp6IAg
21:15, 11 September 2019
Elvin Isaev's advocate points to threat of his kidnapping
The blogger, Elvin Isaev, has been released from the Centre for Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens in the Leningrad Region, but his relatives fear that Isaev may be kidnapped for further extradition to Azerbaijan, said Olga Tseitlina, a lawyer at the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo: billert - https://ru.wikipedia.org
21:04, 11 September 2019
Soldier of the Russian military base in Gyumri dies
Signs of violent death have been found on the body of the perished soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, the Armenian Investigating Committee (AIC) has reported.
Ruslan Amirli. Screenshot from video: https://www.facebook.com/karimliali/photos/a.10151902698078848/10156567816863848/?type=3&theater
20:53, 11 September 2019
Azerbaijani activist Ruslan Amirli arrested for 30 days
A Baku court has found Ruslan Amirli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) guilty of petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police. Mr Amirli himself has denied all the allegations and stated that he would appeal against the judgement, his advocate has stated. PFPA leader has called Amirli's arrest "a political order."
Malsag Uzhakhov speaks at rally in Magas. Screenshot from video posted by 'Fortanga Org' at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
19:11, 11 September 2019
Malsag Uzhakhov gets help of doctors in SIZO
The health state of Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans), has deteriorated sharply at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Vladikavkaz, his advocate reports today.
Young men apologize for their Internet posts on air of the Chechen TV. Screenshot from video posted by the Chechen TV Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8yS1QCjrpc
18:58, 11 September 2019
Chechen residents publicly apologize for talking about money for mosque in Shali
Adam and Magomed Ismailov, who wrote in social networks that the mosque in Shali was built with "illegal money," apologized for their posts on air of the Chechen TV Channel.
Fire in the Temryuk District (Kuban). Photo by Anna Pologrudova for the Caucasian Knot
18:49, 11 September 2019
In Kuban, fire victims claim inaction of authorities
In the Temryuk District, 39 residents of MTF-1 village lost their houses in a fire. Local residents said that they had not yet received any assistance from the authorities.
Ammunition, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:59, 11 September 2019
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling four villages
During the past 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 22 times, including those stationed in the villages bordering on Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
"Smart Voting" website. Screenshot of website: https://vote2019.appspot.com/
13:37, 11 September 2019
"Smart Voting" yields notable results only in one region of Southern Russia
Because of the imposed restrictions, the "Smart Voting" strategy failed to find its broad application at elections in regions of Southern Russia; however, the candidates for the Volgograd Regional Duma suggested by the "Smart Voting" won second places in many constituencies; one of them has won, supporters of Alexei Navalny have stated.
Anna Dvornichenko. Screenshot of Anna Dvornichenko's VKontakte page, https://vk.com/videos359345864?section=uploaded&z=video359345864_456239139%2Fpl_359345864_-1
10:08, 11 September 2019
Rostov LGBT activists complain about police inaction
Law enforcers have refused to initiate a criminal case on the applications of Anna Dvornichenko, a Rostov LGBT activist, submitted after two attacks and threats against her. Polina Raizman, another activist, has complained about police inaction in searching for the man, who threw a smoke bomb at a café.
Sanitek workers hold rally in Yerevan. Screenshot from video posted at Tert.am Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=344&v=unUOp2nVhK0
09:57, 11 September 2019
"Sanitek" workers demand wages from Yerevan Mayoralty
The participants in protest rally held in Yerevan by the workers of the "Sanitek" Company assert that the city authorities failed to transfer funds to pay wages to them. In their turn, Yerevan authorities claim they paid the "Sanitek" for the amount of the work that the garbage collection operator had performed.
Khamzat Chumakov. Screenshot from Khamzat Chumakov's Youtube Channel
09:41, 11 September 2019
Jury finds suspects of assassination attempt on Imam Chumakov innocent
The jury found three figurants not guilty of attempting to assassinate Khamzat Chumakov, the Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque in Ingushetia, but found two of them guilty of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Kornienko
01:36, 11 September 2019
Version about plans of Aziev killed in Grozny voiced out without proofs
The official version of the death of the 18-year-old Usman Aziev in Grozny, as well as statements about his plans to attack law enforcers, is causing distrust among local residents.
News
A photograph used by users to claim that Azerbaijani forces are using construction equipment to destroy the "We Are Our Mountains" monument. Photo: https://civilnet.am/hy/news/1012657 Armenian political scientists have identified those behind the publication of a fake story about the destruction of a Karabakh symbol.

Ali Kerimli's public defenders fear for his safety.

Azerbaijani opposition figure Arif Hajili faces a travel ban.

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.