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06:47, 2 September 2015
At the court session, a resident of Grozny, a defendant in the case of a road traffic accident in Moscow, which killed a biker, claimed he had fallen asleep while driving the car. He admitted his guilt and announced his willingness to pay compensation to family members of the deceased biker until the end of his life.
Mingachevir. August 22, 2015. Photo: RFE / RL, http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/27202859.html
03:27, 2 September 2015
In Azerbaijan, journalist Sevinc Vagifgyzy was questioned at the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) in the country in connection with her covering the protest action in the city of Mingachevir. According to the journalist, investigators were also interested in the activities of the "Meydan TV" online TV Channel.
Police cordon during protest action on September 1, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:11, 2 September 2015
In Yerevan, the march in support of detained activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" has finished without any incidents. According to organizers, the protest action was attended by more than 200 people.
22:23, 1 September 2015
Today, Yerevan has hosted two parallel actions against the increase of electricity tariff. In Bagramyan Avenue, members of the group "No to robbery!" were protesting. Some 7-8 demonstrators were detained, but soon they were released by the police. At the same time, the movement "Arise, Armenia!" tried to pull policemen off Bagramyan Avenue by organizing another rally in Republic Square.
19:23, 1 September 2015
The sentence imposed on Khadija Ismayilova is politically motivated and aimed at intimidating activists and independent journalists in Azerbaijan, declare the statements of the officials of the Council of Europe, the OSCE and international human rights organizations.
17:44, 1 September 2015
The punishment of those responsible for the deaths of hostages in the Beslan terror act should be a guarantee that such a tragedy will never happen again, believe the members of the committee "Mothers of Beslan". They expect the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to decide on the complaint of the victims of the terror act within the coming six months.
15:06, 1 September 2015
Until now, two suspected militants shot dead during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, have not been identified. Investigators have appointed a molecular-genetic examination.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: RFE/RL, http://svoboda.mobi/a/27218196.html
14:42, 1 September 2015
Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has sentenced Khadija Ismayilova, a reporter of the "Radio Liberty" in Azerbaijan, to 7.5 years of deprivation of freedom.
Woman at Beslan School No. 1. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:29, 1 September 2015
Over the past year, the number of Russians convinced that special services knew about the terror acts committed in 1999-2005 in Beslan, Moscow and Volgodonsk has decreased. This was indicated by the polling conducted by the "Levada Centre".
Commemorate event in memory of those who perished in the terror act committed in Beslan, September 1, 2015. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:29, 1 September 2015
On September 1, North Ossetia is holding mourning events of those who perished in the terror act committed in Beslan 11 years ago. According to the republic's MIA, over 3000 people came to the yard of School No. 1.
Militants in Syria. Photo: http://armenpress.am/rus/news/791294/
10:25, 1 September 2015
Young people from Shelkovskoy District, detained at the Russian border on suspicion of trying to go to Syria to participate in the warfare, became figurants of criminal cases about participation in illegal armed formations (IAFs).
Photos and flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Zhanna Yanovskaya, RFE/RL
07:03, 1 September 2015
On August 30, in Tskhinvali, the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a memorial party dedicated to missing residents. To this day, the ICRC published a book with stories, narrated by family members of missing persons.
Staff member of Sochivodokanal. Photo: http://www.sochivodokanal.ru/about/
05:13, 1 September 2015
The administration of the Krasnodar Territory plans to build a system to prevent flooding in the Adler District of Sochi. The need for reconstruction became evident after the June flooding.
00:00, 1 September 2015
The draft constitutional amendments are contrary to fundamentals of democracy, Arthur Sakunts, the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly (HCA), said at the today's press conference in Yerevan. In the opinion of the lawyer Yke Alumyan, citizens will lose the capability to govern their state.
22:21, 31 August 2015
Three solo pickets in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution and against liquidation of sanctioned foodstuffs were held today by three residents of Volgograd.
Serviceman at the municipal beach in Sochi, August 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:55, 31 August 2015
Holidaymakers are scare by armed employees of the Federal Guard Service (known as FSO), who are guarding the residence "Riviera-6", located on the border with the municipal beach, said guests and residents of Sochi.
Portrait of Khadija Ismayilova in front of the court building where trial of Ismayilova is taking place. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:49, 31 August 2015
Today, at the trial of Khadija Ismayilova in Baku, the floor was given to the defendant. In her last plea, the journalist denied all the allegations and said that the Azerbaijani authorities, including the president's family, are mired in corruption and will not be able to retain control over the country for long through repressions.
Road in Aidynbekova street, Derbent, August 16, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:06, 31 August 2015
The restoration works of the ramparts of the Citadel Naryn-Kala have broken the unity of the architectural style of the monument, both experts and local residents assert.
Door of the house belonged to massacred Avetisyan family, Gyumri, January 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:37, 31 August 2015
Advocates will be present during the repeated forensic-psychological and forensic-psychiatric examinations of Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, said the Armenian Investigating Committee.
12:46, 31 August 2015
Elshan Gurbanly, Kyamran Azizov, Tural Mamedov Nadir Alikhanov and Bakhruz Rasulov have been sentenced to terms ranging from 12 to 14.5 years in prison on charges of involvement in warfare in the territory of Syria for the militants of the "Islamic State" (IS).
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.