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A poster of the participants of the pickets in Gukovo. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:43, 7 September 2016
203 workers of the group of companies "Kingcoal" have been paid debts for their wages for the period of April-May 2015. This was reported by the government of the Rostov Region.
Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:28, 7 September 2016
Russian authorities should ensure an immediate revision of the case of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who was convicted in Chechnya, with account of his statements about his kidnapping and ill-treatment, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated.
Izberbash. Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Shangereev http://odnoselchane.ru/
18:57, 7 September 2016
In the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the city of Izberbash, as law enforcers have reported, they killed Magomed Khalimbekov, Rinat Osmanov and Bagaudin Magomedov; in a shootout in Makhachkala – Rashid Umakhanov, Aziz Dzhamaludinov and Nazir Kasumov.
The newspaper "Azadlyg". Photo: RFE/RL www.radioazadlyg.org
15:49, 7 September 2016
Journalists of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Azadlyg" (Azadliq – Freedom) treat the suspension of their paper, arrest of its financial director and questioning of the staff at prosecutor's office as an attempt to "completely suppress the critical voice." They called on the public to react to what is happening.
A poster of the participants of the pickets in Gukovo. July 29, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:50, 7 September 2016
In Rostov-on-Don, near the building of the administration of the governor of the Rostov Region, miners are holding solo pickets, demanding the governor's arrival in Gukovo to decide the pay out of salary debts and ration coal.
The law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/troe-glavarey-bandpodpolya-deystvuyushchego-na.html
12:15, 7 September 2016
Six people involved in an attack on the police, including Magomed Khalimbekov, the leader of the local grouping of militants, were killed in Makhachkala and Izberbash. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
The defendants in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case - Ruslan Zeitullaev, Ferat Seifullaev, Rustem Vaitov and Nuri Primov - during the verdict announcement. September 7, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:05, 7 September 2016
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has four residents of Sevastopol guilty of involvement in the terrorist organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir", banned in Russia. The defendants were sentenced to 5-7 years of imprisonment.
Irina Snytko. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:43, 7 September 2016
In Sochi, investigators have combined the case against Irina Snytko of using violence against the police and the case of the use of violence by the police against the woman herself. After the cases were combined into the one, the investigation against a policeman was closed.
The special equipment. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kbr-unichtozheny-dvoe-boevikov-prichastnyh-k.html
07:17, 7 September 2016
Today, in the Dagestani town of Izberbash, law enforcers have cordoned off the house, which, according to their information, could hide members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), involved in the attack on the police in August. The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced.
06:41, 7 September 2016
In Moscow, law enforcers detained student Murad Ragimov on suspicion of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs) in Syria and of an attack on policemen in Dagestan. However, he was finally charged with drug possession, which, according to his relatives, had been planted to the detainee.
05:55, 7 September 2016
The men detained on suspicion of shelling the director of the House of Culture of the village of Karabudakhkent on June 14 have denied their involvement in the incident; however, then they came under pressure from law enforcers and signed protocols with confessions. This was reported by advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.
A poster with a photo of Adygea activist Adnan Khuade. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:37, 7 September 2016
The court has started the consideration on the merits in the case against Adygea activist Adnan Khuade, accused of attempting to bribe a police officer for a traffic violation. Witness for the prosecution has initially stated that she was asked to become a witness at the place where Adnan Khuade had been detained.
Ilham Aliev. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:16, 7 September 2016
The Azerbaijani Parliament has received a draft law on criminalizing attempts to change the constitutional order and to violate the territorial integrity of the country on the basis of religious fanaticism and hatred.
22:29, 6 September 2016
A man involved in an attack on journalists in Beslan is fined by the court for pouring with green paint Elena Kostyuchenko, a correspondent of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
Mamed Ibragim. The city of Yevlakh, September 6, 2016. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:51, 6 September 2016
Azerbaijani oppositionist Mamed Ibragim, who is serving a prison sentence and claims fraud in his case, has been granted a short leave to attend a memorial ceremony for his father. Meanwhile, earlier, he had not been granted a leave to attend his father's funeral.
A gym in the Beslan School No. 1. September 3, 2016. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:14, 6 September 2016
The detention of activists of the "Voice of Beslan" and their punishment for the protest action is not justified from the legal and moral points of view. This opinion was voiced by the Human Rights Council under the Russian President (HRC). In their appeal to General Prosecutor Yuri Chaika, members of the HRC request the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to intervene in the situation.
Sale of the newspaper "Azadliq". Photo http://russian.eurasianet.org/node/60272
13:29, 6 September 2016
Today, the state publishing house "Azerbaijan" has suspended for indefinite period the release of the opposition newspaper "Azadliq" in connection with its debt to the publishing house for printing and office rent. Journalists explain their debt by the debt to them from a state-owned distributor of the newspaper issues.
A students column marches to the square near the mosque. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:25, 6 September 2016
Today, Chechnya celebrates the Day of Republic. The main celebrations are traditionally held in Grozny. Students were obliged to attend a rally of September 5 and thus detained after classes.
The pilgrims are setting off for Hajj. Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/asia-plus/
11:54, 6 September 2016
The Russian quota of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for Hajj is filled up to 95%. Some pilgrims are residents of the south of Russia.
A woman near the memorial wall in Beslan. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:56, 6 September 2016
The female activists of the "Voice of Beslan" committee, sentenced to fines and public works, will challenge the court's decision at the Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia.
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.