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Dayanat Babaev. Photo: IRFS.az
14:47, 28 September 2013
Azerbaijan: prosecutor asks four years in prison for PFPA activist Babaev
On September 27, in the course of debates, the state prosecutor asked to find Dayanat Babaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), guilty of hooliganism and sentence him to four years in prison, despite the fact that the victim in the case had recalled his application. The advocates and the defendant himself insist on his acquittal.
Deputy prime minister of Dagestan Abusupyan Kharkharov (to the left) and deputy chairman of "Russian Bank for Support of Small and Medium Enterprises" management Dmitry Golovanov sign an agreement on cooperation. International investment Forum "Sochi-2013", September 28, 2013. Photo by the press service of the president of Dagestan
14:34, 28 September 2013
Dagestan presents 120 projects and proposals at Investment Forum in Sochi
Two registries of investment projects and proposals have been presented by Dagestan at the ongoing Investment Forum "Sochi-2013". As reported by the spokesman of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Dagestan, out of the presented projects, 33 have a priority status.
Andreas Gukasyan, a former presidential candidate and the top manager of the "Radio-Hay" and "Hay-FM". Photo: http://hetq.am/rus/news/26228
13:01, 28 September 2013
Striking Armenian radio stations seek Ombudsman's support
On September 26, the Armenian radio stations "Radio-Hay" and "Hay-FM" sent an open letter to Karen Andreasyan, the Ombudsman in Armenia, asking him to check whether the initiative of the Committee for State Revenues to audit their financial condition has no attributes of political persecution.
Olga Eshchenko, participant of the hunger strike of mothers of many children. Volgograd, September 26, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:24, 28 September 2013
40 hunger-striking mothers of disabled children continue their protest in Volgograd Region
On September 25, the authorities of the Volgograd Region initiated a meeting with the participants of the fan-like hunger strike of mothers of children with disabilities; however, most of them could not be present as they were not warned in advance, said Svetlana Selenok, one of the hunger-strikers. According to her story, now the action is supported by 40 mothers.
00:17, 28 September 2013
Rights defenders: verdict to editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" is politically motivated
According to the lawyer Khalid Bagirov, the verdict passed on the case of Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), was based on falsified data. The conviction was also criticized by Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on the Freedom of Media, and leaders of human rights organizations of Azerbaijan and Russia.
22:14, 27 September 2013
In Azerbaijan, SC dismisses appeal filed by leader of "ReAl" against CEC's refusal to register him as presidential candidate
The Azerbaijan's Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed an appeal filed by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), against the refusal of the Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission (CEC) to register him as a presidential candidate. Thus, Ilgar Mamedov has finally lost chances to participate in the presidential election.
Barbed wire stretched by Russian border guards towards Shida Kartli Region. Georgia, June 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:55, 27 September 2013
Khaindrava: Saakashvili's speech at UN is a proper respond to events on Georgian-South-Ossetian border
When speaking at the United Nations, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has expressed the opinion of the majority of the country's political forces. This was stated by Georgian political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
At the spot of the special operation in Derbent. September 27, 2013. Snapshot of a video https://www.youtube.com
18:04, 27 September 2013
Two more of five casualties of special operation in Derbent identified, says a source
Two more persons out of the total five killed in a special operation in Derbent have been pre-identified; among them – the wife of the killed Sharif Akhmedov, the head of the armed grouping, said a source from the Dagestani law enforcement bodies.
Wife and brother of Hilal Mamedov - Bakhar Mamedova and Imran Mamedov after verdict announcement. Baku, September 27, 2013. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:58, 27 September 2013
Azerbaijani court sentences editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" to five years in prison
In Azerbaijan, the court found Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), guilty on charges of treason, inciting ethnic hatred and drug possession and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
15:57, 27 September 2013
Start of trial on "honour killing" in Dagestan postponed till September 30
The repeated consideration by the Kizilyurt District Court of Dagestan of the murder of a woman from the village of Nechaevka, supposedly committed by her uncle, has been rescheduled for Monday, September 30. The reason is in the illness of the defence lawyer, said Salimat Kadyrova, the victim's lawyer.
Relatives of the defendants in the yard of The Court of Appeal. Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, September 27, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:45, 27 September 2013
Nagorno-Karabakh: CoA postpones decision in case against students sentenced for espionage
The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Nagorno-Karabakh has decided to continue the consideration of the appeal filed by advocates in the case against students Rafael Avagyan and David Barsegyan, who were sentenced to 11 and 10 years of imprisonment for treason and espionage, respectively.
Derbent, Dagestan. Photo http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
14:48, 27 September 2013
NAC: leader of "Derbent" militant grouping killed in Dagestan
Today, five militants were killed during the special operation, which takes place in the city of Derbent. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). According to the NAC's information, the number of killed men includes the leader of the local militants.
14:45, 27 September 2013
In Armenia, public initiative "Pre-Parliament" reports about beating its supporters
Two supporters of the public initiative "Pre-Parliament" were seriously injured as a result of the beating. This was reported at the statement of the organization. The police of the Arabkir community of Yerevan instituted a criminal case on the fact of beating.
Pilgrims walk around the Kaaba. Saudi Arabia. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:26, 27 September 2013
First group of pilgrims from Chechnya goes for hajj
This morning, a group of 147 Chechen pilgrims left Grozny by plane to go for hajj to Saudi Arabia. This evening, the next group is to depart. This was reported by a representative of the Muftiyat of Chechnya.
Marina Chernova, participant of the hunger strike organized by parents of many children, shows a photograph of the dilapidated dormitory where she lives with seven children. Volgograd, September 26, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:56, 27 September 2013
Volgograd Mayor promises hunger-striking parents to address their problems
On September 26, in Volgograd, participants of the hunger strike organized by parents of many children met Irina Guseva, City Mayor, who promised to address their problems. Irina Guseva said that she would find the time to visit each hunger-striker.
Sochi, Constitution street, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:10, 27 September 2013
Sochi city administration bans picket and march of LGBT community
The Sochi administration has prohibited the march and rally of activists of the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders) community in support of tolerance scheduled for September 26. During the Olympic Games in Sochi, rights of LGBT community will not be violated. This was stated on the same day by Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.
04:19, 27 September 2013
Residents of Dagestani Kuli District complain to Putin about election violations
The villagers appealed to the Russian President and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation, asking to review the results of the elections because of possible falsifications. They have also expressed their distrust to the head of the republic, who, in their opinion, contributed to the re-election of the incumbent district head for the third term.
02:59, 27 September 2013
Hostel "Parus" in Rostov-on-Don transferred to municipal ownership
The court in Rostov-on-Don has ruled to transfer the hostel "Parus" into the municipal ownership. By mid-November the rooms in the hostel should be given the status of communal apartments; then the tenants will be able to start the privatization procedure, said Elena Krylova, one of them.
Opening of youth educational forum "Caspian Sea-2013". Dagestan, September 25, 2013. Photo: Committee on Youth Affairs of Dagestan
19:49, 26 September 2013
Dagestan runs youth educational forum "Caspian Sea-2013"
About 500 people from Russian regions and CIS countries are taking part in the international youth educational forum "Caspian Sea-2013", which takes place near the village of Manas in Dagestan on September 25-29.
Parviz Gashimli. Photo http://haqqin.az/
17:25, 26 September 2013
Baku CoA leaves journalist Parviz Gashimli in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal filed by Parviz Gashimli, a journalist and a human rights defender, against his unlawful arrest and left him in custody. The defence intends to file one more motion to the court to change the pre-trial restriction measure for the period of investigation.
News
The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

Azerbaijani social media users responded to calls for the extradition of convicted NKR leaders to Armenia.

The Vardanyan case investigation has been completed.

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.