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03:40, 19 September 2015
In the village of Sogratl of the Gunib District of Dagestan, power agents have stopped visiting houses for inspection, local residents report. The villagers have noted that they feel no restrictions because of the regime of counterterrorism operation (CTO).
00:38, 19 September 2015
On September 18, in Baku, a search was carried out at the apartment rented by journalist Djavid Abdullaev. Meanwhile, law enforcers have declared that their actions were related to the case of journalist Shirin Abbasov, who on the day before had been subjected to 30 days of administrative arrest. Like Shirin Abbasov, Djavid Abdullaev cooperated with the "Meydan TV" online TV Channel.
23:56, 18 September 2015
Gigi Ugulava, the former Mayor of Tbilisi, has spent at liberty less than one day, and he is against imprisoned by the decision of the Tbilisi City Court.
20:55, 18 September 2015
On the eve of the Congress of the International Circassian Association (ICA), the FSB Department for the Krasnodar Territory has summoned for questioning Adam Bogus, Vice-President of the ICA, Chairman of Adyge Khase of the Republic of Adygea.
Protesters against increase of electricity tariff, Yerevan, September 11, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:30, 18 September 2015
The increase in electricity prices was just a pretext to intensify the protest movement in Armenia. This opinion was expressed by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They see the true reasons for protests in mass dissatisfaction with social situation in the country and the power.
Law enforcers in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:37, 18 September 2015
In Chechnya, the investigating authorities have started a criminal investigation into the case against a resident of Grozny suspected of illegal transfer of a minor child to other people's family.
Shant Arutyunyan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:35, 18 September 2015
Two advocates will represent the interests of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and other convicts in the case of the "Million Mask March".
Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, the "Rodina" Party, the "Yabloko" Party, and self-nominees filed an appeal to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) with the demand to dissolve the Sochi Election Commission and check complaints about violations committed during the voting. Sochi, September 18, 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:45, 18 September 2015
On September 16, at the press conference, members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the "Rodina" (Homeland) Party, the "Yabloko" Party, and self-nominees filed an appeal to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) with the demand to dissolve the Sochi Election Commission and check complaints about violations committed during September 13 voting.
13:09, 18 September 2015
On September 17, in Gudermes, law enforcers made raids to inspect retail points and shops with Islamic products within the framework of verification of compliance with the federal law on counteracting extremism. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by an official from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.
The defendant in Boris Nemtsov murder case is led to the courtroom. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:24, 18 September 2015
On September 17, at the re-interrogation, Anzor Gubashev, one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case, retracted his earlier confession, the "Interfax" reports with reference to the advocate Musa Khadisov.
03:50, 18 September 2015
The defence of Colonel Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh war veteran, who was sentenced in Armenia on charges of fraud, has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
First interview of Gigi Ugulava after his release. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:30, 18 September 2015
In the evening of September 17, the Tbilisi City Court released Gigi Ugulava, the former Mayor of the capital of Georgia, from pre-trial detention. However, the trial in the case of misappropriation of the "Imedi" TV Company will continue.
Sergey Titarenko. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/d/229127.html
00:07, 18 September 2015
Activist Sergey Titarenko refuses to plead guilty to public calls to extremism and treats the verdict of the Krasnodar court as unfair.
Improvised explosive device. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/11/22/v-dagestane-i-ingushetii-obezvrezheny-obnaruzhennye-v-tainikakh-vzryvnye-ustro.html
23:05, 17 September 2015
In the area of the village of Maidanskoye, Dagestani law enforcers destroyed a dugout, in which they found an improvised explosive device (IED) and components for manufacturing of IEDs.
20:56, 17 September 2015
Azerbaijani freelance journalist Shirin Abbasov is sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) did not specify what kind of administrative offense had been committed by the journalist.
20:35, 17 September 2015
When commenting on his inclusion in the sanctions list, the leader of Chechnya has declared that Kiev officials are unable to prevent his visit to Ukraine.
Igor Stenin. Photo: http://astpravda.livejournal.com/66136.html
18:45, 17 September 2015
On September 16, the Soviet City Court of Astrakhan held the trial on the administrative case instituted against Igor Stenin, the leader of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Weapons, ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
16:39, 17 September 2015
The court's decision to recognize illegal the refusal of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to institute a criminal case on abuse of power by Stavropol policemen during the special operation in Grozny has come into force.
Sergey Minasyan. Photo: PanARMENIAN Photo / Varo Rafayelyan
15:09, 17 September 2015
Russia is busy looking for options to resolve the Karabakh conflict; however, Russians will not ignore the interests of Armenia. This opinion has been expressed by Armenian political analysts.
Stanislav Klykh. Photo: https://openrussia.org/post/view/7954/
14:15, 17 September 2015
The Supreme Court of Chechnya has granted the motion filed by advocates of Ukrainian citizens Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, accused of involvement in the combat actions in the territory of Chechnya.
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.