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04:49, 30 September 2015
In Sochi, mother of disabled person complains about lack of essential medicines with
In Sochi, city resident Tatiana Kholidi, the mother of Pavel Resh, a seriously ill 33-year-old person with disabilities, has sent an appeal to Veronika Skvortsova, Russian Minister of Health. In her appeal, the woman complains about doctors and pharmacists, who failed to provide her son with life-saving drugs.
Village of Alkadar, Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan. Photo: Tamara Abdurakhmanova, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1500&com=photogallery
04:08, 30 September 2015
Residents of Southern Dagestan report no restrictions because of CTO regime
In Dagestan, the search for members of the armed underground in the territories of the Kurakh, Magaramkent, Suleiman-Stalsky, Tabasaran, and Khiv Districts is still underway. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in the evening of September 29.
03:40, 30 September 2015
In Yerevan, about 100 people pay tribute to memory of fallen soldiers
In Yerevan, the St. Anne's Church held a liturgy in memory of four soldiers, who died in the Karabakh conflict zone on September 25. Parishioners also lit candles to pay tribute to the memory of the fallen soldiers.
20:24, 29 September 2015
US authorities impose sanctions against IS unit in Northern Caucasus
Today, according to the US Treasury, the US authorities have imposed sanctions against 29 individuals and entities affiliated with the grouping "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia, the USA, Turkey, and a number of other countries.
Alexander Malofeev. Screenshot from the video posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=KCR6naWEQBk
19:28, 29 September 2015
In Chechnya, court sentences Alexander Malofeev to 24.5 years of imprisonment
Today, Alexander Malofeev, a member of the Ukrainian organization "UNA-UNSO", has been found guilty of killing Russian soldiers in Chechnya. He is sentenced to 24.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony, and the sentence has appeared to be tougher than the prosecutor requested.
SIZO in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.07.fsin.su/
17:54, 29 September 2015
FSIN officials deny AI's statement about denial of medical care to prisoner in Nalchik
Aimur Khakulov, who is being kept at SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik till the consideration of the appeal against his verdict in the case of the attack on Nalchik, receives all the necessary medical treatment. This was reported by the Acting Assistant on Human Rights to the Chief of the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service.
Nadezhda Savchenko in the room of the Donetsk City Court in the Rostov Region, September 29, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:12, 29 September 2015
Nadezhda Savchenko denies her involvement in adjustment of artillery fire
According to Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko, the instructions, which she gave during the shelling of the positions of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (known as LNR), cannot be treated as an adjustment of fire. Nadezhda Savchenko states that she only asked the artillerists not to shell the roads.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: Aziz Karimov (RFE/RL)
16:44, 29 September 2015
BCA dismisses appeal filed by journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the appeal filed by journalist Khadija Ismayilova against the verdict in the case of defamation. The journalist's advocates intend to file an appeal to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.
16:10, 29 September 2015
ECtHR orders to pay 60,000 euro to family members of man kidnapped in Dagestan
On September 22, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) made a decision in favour of relatives of Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, who was kidnapped in Dagestan in June 2010. The ECtHR ordered to pay the complainants 60,000 euros of compensation.
Solo picket in front of the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region, Septeber 29, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:10, 29 September 2015
In Donetsk, activist holds picket in support of Nadezhda Savchenko
Today, a picket in support of Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko has been held in front of the building of the Donetsk City Court in the Rostov Region, where the trial in the case against Nadezhda Savchenko, accused of the murder of Russian journalists, is conducted. Advocates have reported the beginning of the action in support of their client.
SIZO-1 in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.antipytki.ru/news/5807
10:24, 29 September 2015
In Nalchik, prisoner denied of medical care, AI reports
Amur Khakulov, who is being kept at the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik and who is expecting the consideration of the appeal against the verdict in the case of the attack on Nalchik, suffers from chronic kidney disease and does not receive the necessary medical treatment. This has been reported by the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI).
Map of special operation in Dagestan, September 29, 2015, prepared by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:31, 29 September 2015
In Southern Dagestan, special operation carried out outside residential settlements
In the territories of five southern districts of Dagestan, the activities of searching for militants are being conducted outside residential settlements, and they do not interfere with the lives of civilians. This was reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Local residents confirm the information and note the large concentration of law enforcers.
Banner held by protester Khazrail Khanakhok, September 27, Maikop. Photo: http://www.natpressru.info/index.php?newsid=9894
08:29, 29 September 2015
In Adygea, activists start series of solo pickets in support of Syrian Circassians
A resident of Maikop has held a solo protest action with the demand to evacuate Circassian families from the conflict zone in Syria. Other activists announced their willingness to support the protestor. The pickets were held in response to the murder of an 11-year-old Circassian girl near Damascus.
Maria Turovets, organizer of the readings of poems of Soviet poets, dedicated to the victims of the repression. Volgograd, September 28, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:04, 29 September 2015
Volgograd: activists hold public reading of poems in memory of victims of political repression
In Volgograd, 11 local activists spoke in support of the project "Last Address" designed to perpetuate the memory of the repressed USSR citizens. At the Regional Library named after Gorky, the activists read poems of Soviet poets, dedicated to the victims of the repression.
Village of Novy Kurush in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo: http://flnka.ru/interview/784-novyy-kurush-zhivet-v-slozhnom-nacionalnom-i-religioznom-okruzhenii.html
05:44, 29 September 2015
Residents of Novy Kurush report tense situation in village after closure of mosque
The situation in the village of Novy Kurush in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, where a Salafi mosque was closed on September 22, remains tense. As of September 28, the very mosque is closed.
22:39, 28 September 2015
Tver Court of Moscow dismisses complaint filed by HRC "Memorial" about fines
Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has recognized the legitimacy of two fines, each for the amount of 300,000 roubles, imposed by the magistrate judge on the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" for violating the law on foreign agents.
Sculpture of angel at the monument "Tree of Life" in memory of 11-year-old Circassian girl Judy Maf. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:00, 28 September 2015
Nalchik residents pay tribute to memory of 11-year-old Syrian Circassian
Today, at the monument "Tree of Life" in Nalchik, city residents have held an action to pay tribute to the memory of Judy Maf, an 11-year-old Circassian girl, killed in Syria. The participants of the action have stated that the Russian authorities should pay attention to the problems of Syrian Circassians.
Islam Shikhali. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/37092
15:45, 28 September 2015
Shikhali in connection with case of Radio Liberty
Today, freelance journalist Islam Shikhali, who cooperates with the Radio Liberty's Azerbaijani Office, has been questioned at the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan. The investigators asked the journalist about the activities of the Radio Liberty's Azerbaijani Office and the "Meydan TV" online TV Channel.
Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Photo: Anastasia Saidulaeva, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
14:54, 28 September 2015
In Dagestan, CTO regime covers territory with population of about 200,000 people
In the south of Dagestan, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced within the area with population of about 200,000 people. Law enforcers are searching for militants, who killed five hunters. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
Poster of the hunger strikers in the village of Gluboky of the Kamensk District of the Rostov Region, September 27, 2015. Photo: http://www.donnews.ru
13:27, 28 September 2015
Number of hunger-strikers in Kamensk District of Rostov Region grows
According to various sources, 3-13 persons have joined the hunger strike in the village of Gluboky of the Kamensk District of the Rostov Region.
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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.