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15:56, 11 September 2013
Trial on lawsuit filed by HRC "Memorial" to cancel demand for registration as foreign agent postponed again
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has filed a lawsuit challenging the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to get registered as a foreign agent. Being earlier scheduled for September 13, the court hearing has been postponed.
14:16, 11 September 2013
Georgia produces educational film for penitentiary officials
In Georgia, an educational film for training and re-training of employees of the penitentiary system was produced within the project of the training centre of the corrections and probation. The project lasts for half a year already, and starting from in September, the training centre launched a new training course.
11:31, 11 September 2013
In Azerbaijan, court dismisses appeal against verdict to editor-in-chief of "Khural"
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has dismissed the appeal filed by Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", and upheld the verdict to deprive the journalist of liberty for nine years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
House calculating device in a basement of a dwelling house in Cherkessk. Snapshot of a footage by http://stolica-kchr.ru/
11:04, 11 September 2013
Cherkessk residents file complaint to Prosecutor's Office against significant increase of utility rates
A group of 18 residents of Cherkessk filed a complaint to the City Prosecutor's Office about the significant increase in utility rates in July 2013.
03:45, 11 September 2013
Shamkhal resident detained in Dagestan suspected of illegal weapon possession
Akbar Murtazaliev, a resident of the village of Shamkhal, who was detained on September 9, is kept in the Kirov ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala. This was reported by the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). He is charged of illegal possession of weapons.
22:07, 10 September 2013
Prosecution qualifies offences of attackers on Nalchik as terrorism and armed revolt
At the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik, prosecutors have qualified the actions of all the defenders as banditry, armed revolt, terrorism, attempts on lives of law enforcers and murder of two or more persons. It is expected that the prosecution will finish their debate on October 12 and announce the proposed punishments, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
22:06, 10 September 2013
MIA: Georgia decreases crime and increased crime-solving
As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, within 6 months they managed to reach a 30-percent increase in crime-solving. The Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said that the police was acting efficiently; however, his opinion was not shared by the political expert Gela Vasadze, the leader of the NGO "Free Zone", and Zaza Khatiashvili, the Chairman of the Bar Association of Georgia.
Investigating group at the spot of the skirmish with a gang that committed attacks on policemen. The city of Aksai, Rostov Region, September 8, 2013. Snapshot of a footage by the press-cutting service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Rostov Region
18:32, 10 September 2013
Court in Rostov Region arrests three suspects of attacking policemen
The City Court of Novocherkassk has ruled to put Inessa Tarverdieva, a suspected member of a gang that committed attacks on policemen in the region; also today, law enforcers of chosen measure of restraint in the form of detention for.
18:10, 10 September 2013
In Moscow, parents of large families from Volgograd hold solo pickets near administration of Russian President
Today, Elena Samoshina and Nikolai Shamaev, parents of many children from Volgograd, held solo pickets in front of the presidential administration in Moscow and met Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of Vladimir Putin.
17:37, 10 September 2013
In August 2013, 76 people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
At least 76 persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in August 2013; of them, 42 persons were lost and 34 more were wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Tigran Arakelyan in the courtroom. Yerevan, August 5, 2013. Photo by Ripsime Dzhebedzhyan, http://ru.aravot.am/
16:56, 10 September 2013
In Armenia, CoA dismisses motion of Arakelyan's defence to release him from custody
The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Armenia has again dismissed the motion filed by the defence of Tigran Arakelyan, an activist of the youth wing of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) to change his freedom restriction measure into recognizance not to leave.
15:55, 10 September 2013
In Azerbaijan, Court deprives lawyer Aslan Ismailov of his advocate status
In Azerbaijan, the advocate's power of lawyer Aslan Ismailov has been terminated. This decision was made today by the Nariman District Court of Baku to grant the request of the Advocates' Bar of Azerbaijan to deprive Aslan Ismailov of advocate status and to expel him from the Advocates' Chamber. Aslan Ismailov himself does not agree with the decision of the Court.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev at the rally in the village of Gimry. Untsukulsky District of Dagestan, 2012. Photo by Gamzat Izudinov
15:24, 10 September 2013
Advocate Abdurashid Sheikhov asks ICRF's Chief to withdraw case on Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev's murder from Dagestani investigators
Advocate Abdurashid Sheikhov has requested to transfer the case on the attempt and the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev for the investigation to the Chief Investigating Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
A man-portable surface-to-air missile system found in a hiding place in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
15:08, 10 September 2013
Said Amirov becomes figurant in case on preparing terror act in Dagestan
Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, dismissed from his position, Magamed Abdulgalimov, ex-Assistant of the City Prosecutor of Khasavyurt, and Yusup Djaparov, the deputy head of the city of Kaspiisk, are suspected of preparing a terror act with the use of a man-portable surface-to-air missile system "Strela-2M", found today in a hiding place in Dagestan. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
14:30, 10 September 2013
Opposition challenges CEC's statement about absence of violations at elections in Krasnodar Territory
On September 8, in the Krasnodar Territory, 52 election campaigns were held, and they became the most peaceful and constructive elections in recent years in the region. This was stated by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Krasnodar Territory. Representatives of a number of opposition parties state that on the day of voting, significant violations were committed in electoral precincts, including ballot box stuffing and non-admission of observers to voters' lists.
Candidate for the position of the Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia Tamar Zhvaniya. Photo: http://frontnews.ge
10:22, 10 September 2013
Georgian President introduces three candidates for position of CEC's Chair
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has introduced three candidates for the position of the Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, including Tamar Zhvaniya, who was nominated by a number of Georgian NGOs. The CEC is to elect the Chair within five days.
Member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroys a CD with the files of the archive about the personal lives of citizens in a shredder. Tbilisi, September 5, 2013. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:05, 10 September 2013
Georgia to decide fate of remaining MIA's archive materials about citizens' privacy
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia has destroyed only a small part of the unlawfully collected archive with materials about the private lives of Georgian citizens, and the fate of the remaining materials will be decide by members of the specially established commission. This was reported by Lasha Tugushi, a member of the commission.
Rally against Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union (CU. Yerevan, September 4, 2013. Photo: IA REGNUM, http://www.regnum.ru/
07:00, 10 September 2013
Armenia's decision to join Customs Union endangers its sovereignty, activists in Nagorno-Karabakh assert
On September 5, in Nagorno-Karabakh, a group of young people posted a statement in the social network "Facebook" in the group "Artsakhyaner". In their statement, young people have expressed their concern about the Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union (CU) initiated by Russia. The statement emphasizes that the decision "endangers the sovereignty of Armenia."
Ilham Aliev. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:35, 10 September 2013
Ilham Aliev to remain President of Azerbaijan for third term, experts believe
The outcome of the presidential election in Azerbaijan is obvious: incumbent President Ilham Aliev will retain the position for the third term. This opinion was expressed by experts and political analysts, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
02:38, 10 September 2013
Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Public Health files complaint to CoE about Azerbaijan's failure to fulfil ECtHR's decision
Ali Insanov, ex-Minister of Public Health, who is serving a prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has filed a complaint to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) about the failure of the Government of Azerbaijan to fulfil the judgment pronounced with regard to him the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by Togrul Babaev, an advocate of Ali Insanov.
News
Additional funds have been allocated to Chechnya and Dagestan for the elimination of the consequences of flooding.

The names of two potential rivals of Kadyrov in the elections for the head of Chechnya have been announced.

Kadyrov submitted documents to participate in the elections for the head 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.