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Grenade. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
12:31, 3 September 2014
Man killed in Dagestan was involved in shelling of law enforcers, NAC reports
Radjab Mustafaev, a local resident, who was killed on September 2 in the outskirts of Makhachkala, was involved in the 2009 shelling of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Republic of Dagestan (RD), and law enforcers found a pistol and grenades with him. This was reported by the information centre of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Funeral procession in connection with the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Makhachkala, July 9, 2013. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:26, 3 September 2014
Dagestani investigators suspend preliminary inquiry into murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev
The Investigating Division for the Kirov District of Makhachkala of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has suspended the preliminary investigation into the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Serviceman of battalion ‘Vostok’, Donetsk. Photo by Andrei Butko, http://ru.wikipedia.org
09:43, 3 September 2014
Mother of soldier of motorized rifle division deployed in Chechnya reports death of her son and his colleagues near Donetsk
Elena Tumanova, the mother of Anton Tumanov, a 20-year-old soldier, has reported that her son and his colleagues, who were serving at the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed in Chechnya, perished near Donetsk in Uktaine. The woman claims that her son was killed on August 13 in the town of Snezhnoe of the Donetsk Region.
09:05, 3 September 2014
In Volgograd, regular soldier found hanged
In Volgograd, a regular soldier has been found hanged after he was sentenced to serving at a penal battalion. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies and colleagues of the deceased soldier.
05:11, 3 September 2014
"Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" disseminates video with threat to expand combat operations to Caucasus
Supporters of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" have distributed the video record, in which they accuse Russia of supplying weapons to Bashar al-Assad and threaten to start a war in the Caucasus.
Picket in memory of the victims of Beslan tragedy of September 2004. Moscow. Photo by the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
02:28, 3 September 2014
In Moscow, picketers hand out 600 brochures "True Beslan"
In Moscow, participants of the picket, timed to the anniversary of the terror act at the Beslan School No. 1, have handed out about 600 leaflets "True Beslan" during their action. According to the organizers of the picket, the event was held without any incidents.
Nana Kakabadze, human rights defender. Photo by Yulia Lisnyak, http://m.expert.ru/russian_reporter/2013/39/uronili-mishku-na-pol/
21:17, 2 September 2014
Kakabadse: TB patients added hunger-strikers in Kutaisi prison
As reported by Nana Kakabadze, the head of the NGO "Political Prisoners for Human Rights", several convicted tuberculosis (TB) patients were transferred from Ksani Colony to Kutaisi Prison, where inmates are holding a hunger strike. In the opinion of Nana Kakabadze, this transfer of inmates was done illegally.
20:46, 2 September 2014
Politkovskaya Award of 2014 will go to Andrea Rocchelli and Andrei Mironov
It was decided to give the 2014 "Kamerton" (Tuning-Fork) Award named after Anna Politkovskaya posthumously to the journalists Andrea Rocchelli and Andrei Mironov, who perished in Ukraine, said Nadezhda Azhgikhina, the Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
19:44, 2 September 2014
Rights defender Nasibov denied version of Nakhichevan MIA about his beating
The rights defender Ilgar Nasibov, who was beaten up in Nakhichevan, has returned home after a medical examination in Turkey. By his perception, he is successfully recovering from received traumas. He treated the version of law enforcers that the cause of his beating was an everyday domestic conflict as a lie.
Rally against development of nickel deposits, Volgograd, October 18, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:05, 2 September 2014
Volgograd Region: anti-nickel activists blame "Edinaya Rossiya" for illegal agitation
Activists of the anti-nickel movement from the city of Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region, report an illegal campaigning of the members of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party; and try to withdraw Ella Chermashentseva, the party's nominee, from the elections to the City Duma of Uryupinsk.
Village of Irganai, Untsukul District of Dagestan, June 2014. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:02, 2 September 2014
Irganai villagers do not let their children to school, demanding to meet Dagestani leadership
On September 1 and 2, school lessons were disrupted in the village of Irganai, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Parents would not let their children to school, demanding a meeting with the republic's leadership to discuss the situation with non-payment of compensations for flooded land.
Memorial for the victims of Beslan terror act, Beslan, September 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:43, 2 September 2014
"Levada-Centre": 64% of Russian citizens believe authorities did their best to rescue hostages in Beslan
Over 10 years from the date when militants had seized the Beslan School No. 1, the proportion of people, who believe that the Russian authorities and law enforcers did everything possible to rescue the hostages, has increased from 52% to 64%, states the "Levada-Centre" following the results of the public questioning. Number of respondents who treated measures taken by the authorities as insufficient decreased to 24%.
10:00, 2 September 2014
In Krasnodar, activist Darya Polyudova arrested on suspicion of extremism
In Krasnodar, Darya Polyudova, an activist of the "ROT-Front", the United Communist Party of Novorossiysk, one of the organizers of the failed "March for Kuban Federalization", who had been earlier detained on charges of disorderly conduct, has been arrested on suspicion of extremism.
05:25, 2 September 2014
In Rostov Region, schools welcome 7000 children of Ukrainian immigrants
On September 1, more than seven thousand children of Ukrainian immigrants started training at schools of all 55 municipalities of the Rostov Region, the press service of the Rostov regional government reports.
Protest action held by parents of Liceum №9 students, Makhachkala. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:42, 2 September 2014
Knowledge Day in NCFD: regions face shortage of schools
On the Knowledge Day, the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has opened new schools and other educational institutions. However, the regions of the NCFD claim the large number of pupils and the shortage of places for them.
01:07, 2 September 2014
Sapiyat Magomedova complains to Dagestani ID about delays in investigation into case of her beating
On September 1, in Dagestan, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova filed a complaint to the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), stating that the investigation into the case of her beating by policemen was intentionally delayed. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Sapiyat Magomedova herself.
00:21, 2 September 2014
Dagestani authorities claim lack of federal funds to pay compensation to Mekhelta villagers
Till present, the federal budget allocated no funds for compensation payments to residents of the village of Mekhelta of the Gumbet District of Dagestan affected by the torrential rains, stated the response of the Dagestani authorities to a complaint filed by two local residents. However, the letter from the Russian Ministry of Regional Development contradicts the information of the Dagestani authorities, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova believes.
23:26, 1 September 2014
Zarema Khadjirokova accused of fraud goes on hunger strike in Maikop
Today, at the session of the Maikop City Court, Zarema Khadjirokova, the former chief accountant of the Maikop State Technological University, accused of fraud, has announced a hunger strike. She demands to transfer her trial to a different region.
17:14, 1 September 2014
Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan bans Namazov's leaving the country
In Azerbaijan, Abulfat Namazov, a video and photo journalist of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was not allowed to leave the country. On August 31, he was stopped from going to the United States on a journalism programme.
Memorial for the victims of terror act in Beslan, August 2014. Photo by by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:48, 1 September 2014
Dudieva: on October 14, ECtHR to start considering complaint of Beslan victims
On October 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will begin considering the complaint lodged by victims of the terror act in Beslan School No. 1, said Susanna Dudieva, the Chair of the Public Committee "Mothers of Beslan". According to her story, today, on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy, the limitation time for bringing those responsible to justice expires; however, no objective investigation has ever been carried out.
News
Lion from Tsarukyan's zoo. Screenshot from photo https://newsarmenia.am/news/society/sk-armenii-iz-osobnyaka-gagika-tsarukyana-izyaty-3-lva-i-1-tigr-pochti-200-chuchel-zhivotnykh-i-ptits/ dated 06.07.26. The future of the animals from Tsarukyan's zoo has sparked debates on social media.

Pashinyan has filed lawsuits against opposition members for statements regarding the elections.

Picket in Yerevan. Screenshot of the image – https://t.me/rusnews/84828 Activists held actions in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners.

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.