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Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, the leader of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, had a talk with children in Maraga village and blessed them after the liturgy for the repose of the two soldiers lost on September 4 in the Karabakh conflict zone. Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. September 6, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:58, 7 September 2015
Over 400 people in NKR commemorate perished soldiers
The people who gathered in St Akop Church in Stepanakert took part in the liturgy for the repose of the two soldiers lost on September 4 in the Karabakh conflict zone and lit candles in memory of the soldiers.
Chevron on the uniform of the Russian Customs Service employee. Photo: http://vinteresah.com/категории/новости/башкирская_таможня_упроцается_процедура_перевозки/59711
23:59, 6 September 2015
Over 7000 residents of Dagestan cannot go abroad because of debts
The number of residents of Dagestan, who have restrictions on their travels abroad, including for the upcoming Hajj, because of their overdue debts, has reduced by more than a third since December 2014.
Sogomon Kocharyan. Photo: http://hetq.am/rus/news/62292/sogomona-kocharyana-vnov-pereveli-v-grazhdanskuyu-bolnicu.html
20:39, 6 September 2015
Armenia's MoJ requests another epicrisis of Kocharyan convicted for life
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia is deliberately protracting the procedure for consideration of the conditional-early relief (CER) of Sogomon Kocharyan, sentenced to life imprisonment, said his advocate Grisha Balasanyan.
The participants of the protest action. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:47, 6 September 2015
March against increase of electricity tariff launched in Yerevan
About 30 persons have begun a march from the Mashtots Park in Yerevan, organized by the initiative group "No to robbery!"
Militants in Syria. Photo: http://world.fedpress.ru
11:37, 6 September 2015
Head of Ingushetia offers to deprive those who join IS of Russian citizenship
The Russians, who have left to fight for the "Islamic State" (IS), should be deprived of Russian citizenship, said the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. According to his version, there is already a respective bill.
Ensemble "Kazachka", village of Ekaterinodarskaya, Kabardino-Balkaria, August 2015. Photo: http://vk.com/ored_recordings
20:02, 5 September 2015
KBR musicians record songs of Terek Cossack women
The Nalchik-based record label "Ored Recordings", headed by Bulat Khalilov, is preparing an album with songs of the Terek ensemble "Kazachka" (Cossack Woman). To make records for the album, the company made a folklore expedition to the village of Ekaterinodarskaya.
On the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo: Defence Ministry of Armenia, Mil.am
16:28, 5 September 2015
Group of NKR volunteers goes to Tavush Region of Armenia
100 volunteers from the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) will carry out their combat duty in the Tavush Region of Armenia, where armed incidents on the border have become more frequent. The group of volunteers went to Armenia for three days; but they are ready to stay there longer.
Piligrims at the airport before leaving for Hajj in Saudi Arabia, Makhachkala, September 3, 2015. Photo by Leila Tagirova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:51, 5 September 2015
Dagestani Muslims could not buy out 2700 Hajj vouchers
Within the year the cost of making Hajj has grown significantly; and out of the quota of 6200 visitors, Dagestani Muslims could buy out only 3500.
Policemen accompany protesters squeezing them from the square, Makhachkala, September 4, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
13:59, 5 September 2015
Police prevent Buynaksk residents from holding rally in central Makhachkala
Residents of Buynaksk tried to hold a rally in Lenin Square of Makhachkala, demanding to postpone election; however, policemen squeezed them off, the protesters report.
13:14, 5 September 2015
Picketers in Volgograd urge authorities not to save money on children
Today, eight activists of the public movement "Volgograd parents for children's rights" have held a picket in Volgograd against increase of fees for kindergartens, suspension of social benefits relating children, and reduction of kindergarten staff.
09:16, 5 September 2015
Shabanova and Dudina intend to continue hunger strike in Moscow
The hunger strike announced in Krasnodar by Svetlana Shabanova and Margarita Dudina gave no results. Officials in Krasnodar pay no attention to their demands; therefore, the action will continue in Moscow near the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), said the hunger-strikers.
Oleg Sentsov. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)
09:03, 5 September 2015
Georgian filmmakers expressed support for Oleg Sentsov
The National Centre of Cinematography of Georgia has expressed support for the film director Oleg Sentsov, sentenced to long imprisonment on terrorism charges.
07:08, 5 September 2015
EU starts drafting new version of cooperation with Armenia
The European Union (EU) has offered Armenia a new version of agreement, which will bind the parties to a lesser extent than an association agreement, said Jean Asselborn, the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, the country now chairing the EU.
Malik Akhmedilov. Photo: Zulfiya Gadzhieva, chernovik.net
04:45, 5 September 2015
Session on murder of Malik Akhmedilov scheduled for September 9
Dagestan will hold a new trial of the murder case of journalist Malik Akhmedilov, which will be more open than the first one. The court has allowed making photo and video recording of the sessions, while most of the first trial was held behind closed doors.
03:46, 5 September 2015
Deputy of Nogai District Soviet beaten up in KChR
Ualit Mizhev, a Deputy of the Nogai District Soviet, was beaten up in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). He was hospitalized in the status of moderate gravity.
21:48, 4 September 2015
Two soldiers lost in Karabakh conflict zone
Two soldiers – Marat Khachanyan and Arman Stepanyan – have died from the received gunshot wounds in the Karabakh conflict zone, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
19:32, 4 September 2015
Over 50 persons come out to protest in Yerevan
A new protest action of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" was held in Republic Square. Activists of the "Constituent Parliament" came to support the protesters.
18:08, 4 September 2015
"Musavat", ReAl and "Nida" agree to cooperate at elections in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani opposition "Musavat" Party and the civil movements "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) and "Nida" (Outcry) will cooperate at the parliamentary elections to be held on November 1. They have committed not to agitate against each other and, as far as possible, to support united candidates.
Stray dog. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:17, 4 September 2015
Residents of Astrakhan complain about mass extermination of stray dogs
Residents of Astrakhan have reported ill-treatment of stray animals in the territory of the city. In early September, in the district "South-East-2" several dogs got poisoned. The prosecutor's office recommends lodging respective applications to them.
14:01, 4 September 2015
Rauf Mirkadyrov's custody extended until November 16
The new judge (the previous one was challenged by the defence) has extended the custody of the Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov, despite the assurance of his advocates that he would not hide from investigators.
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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.

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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.

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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.