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Mothers from large families who went on hunger strike in the reception room of Volgograd Region Governor. September 6, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:53, 6 September 2013
Seven mothers of many children go on endless hunger strike in the office of Governor of the Volgograd Region
On September 6, seven mothers from large families from the Volgograd Region went on a hunger strike demanding to solve their social problems. The action takes place in the reception room of the regional Governor Sergey Bozhenov.
Baku, August 18, 2013. Rally in support of screen writer Rustam Ibragimbekov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:11, 6 September 2013
Azerbaijani SC dismisses Ibragimbekov's complaint on denied registration as presidential candidate
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has dismissed the appeal lodged by the screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov, the chairman of the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, against his non-admission to the presidential election.
Mosque under construction in Pyatigorsk. November 27, 2012. Photo: http://dumsk.com/
12:07, 6 September 2013
Collective namaz in Pyatigorsk square cancelled
Muslims will not hold a collective namaz (prayer) in Pyatigorsk to protest against the authorities' attempts to demolish the mosque in Kislovodsk. This was announced by Muhammad Rakhimov, Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.
11:16, 6 September 2013
In Yerevan, participant of sitting strike at Mayoralty beaten
At night of September 5, in Yerevan, Arman Aleksanyan, a participant of the indefinite picket held in front of the Mayoralty building, was hospitalized with injuries and brain concussion. The activist claims that he was beaten by a group of unidentified persons.
MIA official is destroying CD files with citizens' private lives data in "Schroeder" device. Georgia, Tbilisi, September 5, 2013. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:01, 6 September 2013
Georgia partially destroys police archive with unlawfully obtained data about citizens' personal lives
On September 5, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroyed part of the archive with unlawfully obtained data about citizens' private lives. In October 2012, the above data were found in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia during operational and investigative activities.
04:07, 6 September 2013
During election campaign in Dagestani Miskindja village, unlawful campaigning takes place, candidate's representative asserts
Kerimkhan Abbasov, the head of the Dokuzparin District of Dagestan, has violated the election law. This was claimed by a representative of one of the candidates.
Soldiers-conscripts, the Rostov District, Zernograd, military unit No. 20926, July 2013. Photo: http://zernograd.prihod.ru/
03:16, 6 September 2013
In Rostov Region, quarantine introduced in military unit where soldier died from meningitis, Committee of Soldiers' Mothers reports
In the military unit of Zernograd, Pavel Kuzminets, a regular soldier who died from meningitis served, quarantine was introduced. In the military unit, several soldiers were hospitalized.
02:42, 6 September 2013
Eduard Sharmazanov: Armenia's accession to Customs Union cannot prevent signing association agreement with EU
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has approved the decision to join the Customs Union. This was announced by Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, after the end of the meeting of the RPA's executive committee.
21:56, 5 September 2013
HRC "Memorial": eight criminal cases opened on Gimry events
After the check of the circumstances of the special operation in the village of Gimry, which was conducted after the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" had addressed the Prosecutor's Office, eight criminal cases were initiated, the human rights activists report.
Soldiers-conscripts talking to the commission members who came to Ashuluk firing range. Astrakhan Region, August 30, 2013. Photo: http://ast-ombu.ru
19:21, 5 September 2013
Spitsyn: Ashuluk range continues attracting conscripts to hazardous works
Soldiers-conscripts, who have no relevant knowledge and skills for cleaning the territory of the Ashuluk firing range of unexploded ordnance and ammunition, are still involved in these works. This was the conclusion of the commission of human rights activists, said Andrei Spitsyn, the Ombudsman for the Astrakhan Region.
Special operation in the Urvan District of KBR, September 5, 2013. Photo is provided by KBR Operations Centre.
14:09, 5 September 2013
KBR's Operations Centre: militants killed in Kabardino-Balkaria were first to open fire in response surrender proposal
The militants killed in today's special operation conducted in the Urvan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were the first to open fire, although law enforcers offered them to surrender. This was reported by the local Operations Centre.
School building in Terechnoe village. Dagestan, Khasavyurt District. September 5, 2013. Photo by villager Lyuba Basharova.
12:31, 5 September 2013
Dagestan: Prosecutor's Office checks expenditures on school repairs after rally of children's parents
The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has initiated the inspection of purposeful expenditures of funds for repairs at the school located in the village of Terechnoe of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. On September 2, at the school, a spontaneous rally was held by parents and teachers who reported on the catastrophic condition of the school building.
11:49, 5 September 2013
Abas Zugumov, killed in Kaspiisk, was militants' recruiter, police asserts
A resident of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, killed in Kaspiisk, was a recruiter for militants. This was reported by a source at the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
The car in which Akhmed Kotiev and his driver were killed. Ingushetia, Malgobek District, Nizhnie Achaluki. August 27, 2013. Photo by press-service of Ingush MIA.
11:11, 5 September 2013
Arthur Dolsaev denies his involvement in shelling of car of Secretary of Ingush Security Council, law enforcer reports
Arthur Dolsaev, a resident of Chechnya, suspected of involvement in the assassination of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, states that he was watching Akhmed Kotiev. However, he denies his direct involvement in the assassination.
Azerbaijan, Baku, December 10, 2012. Police breaking up opposition protest. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:15, 5 September 2013
HRW: election campaign in Azerbaijan is notable for restricted dissent and attacks on opposition
The Azerbaijani authorities deliberately pursue the policy of limiting dissent on the eve of the presidential election. This was stated in the report disseminated by the international organization "Human Rights Watch".
07:20, 5 September 2013
Speaker of Ingush Parliament promises to resolve housing problems of hunger-striking father
In Ingushetia, Mukharbek Didigov, Speaker of the Parliament, has promised to resolve the housing problem of Azamat Archakov, the father of many children, residing in a former workshop of the canning factory located in the village of Ali-Yurt of the Nazran District.
Protest action against falsifications during the elections to the City Duma. Volgograd, September 4, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:21, 5 September 2013
In Volgograd, CPRF holds action demanding to prevent falsifications at elections to City Duma
On September 4, in Volgograd, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) held a protest action against falsifications during the elections to the Volgograd City Duma. The protest action was supported by representatives of the opposition parties "Yabloko" and "RPR-Parnas".
01:59, 5 September 2013
Tarki youth appeals to Ramazan Abdulatipov about situation in Karaman
Young people from the Tarki communities of Makhachkala prepared an open letter to Ramazan Abdulatipov, Acting President of the Republic of Dagestan, in connection with the situation in Karaman.
20:40, 4 September 2013
Eleven protesters against Armenia's accession to Customs Union detained
In Yerevan, in front of President's residence, a protest action was held against Armenia's accession to the Customs Union. The protesters chanted "Russia, go away!", "Serzh, go away!" and "Free and independent Armenia!"
Murat Sarbashev when detained. Saint-Petersburg, February 2013. Photo by press service of Federal Migration Service Department of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region.
19:44, 4 September 2013
KBR native convicted in Saint Petersburg for justifying terrorism
As reported by the local Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has been sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement for distribution of video clips containing calls to terror acts.
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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.