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Chechnya, Shali. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
18:00, 4 September 2009
Video about arrested "shahids" ambiguously perceived in Chechnya
In the evening on September 3, one of the republic's TV channels showed a report about the young men detained in the southeast of Chechnya, who planned to commit terror acts by self-explosion. The report caused contradictory reaction of the population and local observers.
Beslan, school No. 1. September 3, 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 3 September 2009
Russia commemorates Beslan victims
Today, cities of Russia mark the Solidarity Day in the war on terror. Russian temples held requiems in memory of the victims of the acts of terror committed in Beslan and Moscow.
Azerbaijan, Baku, Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/44984019@N00, Emin Aliev
22:40, 3 September 2009
Azerbaijan: Novruzali Mamedov's widow believes that her husband was killed in prison
Mariam Mamedova, the widow of Novruzali Mamedov, head of the Talysh Cultural Centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), who dyed in Azerbaijan in imprisonment, believes that he was killed. The woman has filed a complaint to the General Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan Zakir Garalov.
22:10, 3 September 2009
Azerbaijani Ombudsman asks the court not to imprison young bloggers
Elmira Suleimanova, Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan has addressed the Sabail District Court of Baku in the context of the end of investigation of the case of young bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli and arrival of the materials to the court.
22:00, 3 September 2009
Captain who beat to death a regular soldier arrested in Armenia
The court of general jurisdiction of the Vaik and Ararat Regions of Armenia has satisfied the petition of the inspector of the Military Prosecutor's Office asking to arrest Captain Andok Galstyan, who beat to death private Aram Mkrtchyan.
21:00, 3 September 2009
In Volgograd, doctor guilty of baby's death punished conditionally
The Court of the Alekseev District of the Volgograd Region has sentenced the obstetrician-gynaecologist of the central district hospital for using a technique at delivery, forbidden by the WHO (World Health Organization), which entailed death of the newborn to 18 months of conditional punishment.
20:10, 3 September 2009
Estemirova, Sadulayeva and her husband were killed by same gunmen, Chechen NGOs believe
Kidnapping and subsequent murder in July of the well-known Chechen human rights defender, employees of the HRC "Memorial" Natalia Estemirova and a similar later crime against the leader of the youth public organization "Let's Save the Generation" Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov could be accomplished by one and the same group. This is the opinion of some Chechen NGOs, which are convinced that true organizers and customers of these murders will be never punished.
20:00, 3 September 2009
Supreme Court finds cancellation of the acquittal verdict on Politkovskaya's case lawful
Murad Musaev, an advocate of one of the defendants, said that the Supreme Court of Russia has recognized lawful the cancellation of the "not guilty" verdict in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta".
19:00, 3 September 2009
Moscow militia refuses to open case against head of "Memorial"
The Moscow GUVD (Chief City Interior Department) has refused to open a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, head of the Society "Memorial", under the article of "Slander" in the context of his statements that connection with its{his} statement that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov is responsible for the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova. This was reported by Andrei Krasnenkov, Kadyrov's advocate.
18:00, 3 September 2009
In Armenia, four policemen are accused of beating oppositionists
The Special Investigatory Service has finished investigation on the case of four policemen, accused of using violence to citizens in the course of the events on March 1, 2008, in Yerevan. Their cases have already been sent to the court of general jurisdiction of the communities Tsentr and Nork-Marash of Yerevan. Journalists were told about it by Sona Truzyan, press secretary of the General Public Prosecutor of Armenia.
Children-refugees from Ingushetia. 1 September 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 2 September 2009
Children-refugees return to Ingushetia after rest in Spain
On September 1, eight children-refugees from Ingushetia came back from Spain, where they stayed for about one month. Many of them were in children camps, and some of them lived in families. The trip became possible due to the Foundation of Deported Nations. According to Alikhan Akhilgov, President of the Foundation, the organization has been helping children for about 15 years.
Armenia, Yerevan. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/zambazi08
23:30, 2 September 2009
Armenia implements programme of providing housing to Azerbaijani refugees
1000 families of Azerbaijani refugees now live in Yerevan and have no permanent residence. By different estimates, about 45 million US dollars are needed to build housing for them. This year, it is planned to provide permanent apartments to 50 families. This was reported to journalists by Eganyan, head of the migration agency under the Ministry of Territorial Management of Armenia.
23:10, 2 September 2009
In Azerbaijan, Bundestag deputy was again prohibited to meet arrested bloggers
Jorg Tauss, a deputy of German Bundestag, has arrived for the second time in the last two months in Baku in connection with the fate of young arrested bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, accused of hooliganism. However, same as in late July, he was not allowed to meet them in the Baku SIZO, in spite of the fact that he had sent a prior letter to President Ilham Aliev.
Beslan, school №1, September 1, 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 2 September 2009
Dudieva: authorities hide the truth about Beslan terror act
Five years have passed after the tragedy in Beslan; the investigation is still on; but people until now do not know the whole truth why 334 persons perished and who was guilty of the tragedy. This was stated on September 1 by the members of the organization "Beslan Mothers" at a press conference.
22:50, 2 September 2009
In Armenia, officer is accused of murdering a private
The Military Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of a murder of Aram Mkrtchyan, 18, a regular soldier, who died as a result of beatings, rendered, according to the investigation, by an officer of the Vaiksk military unit.
22:10, 2 September 2009
Gulashvili: detention of Russian journalists in Georgia is a provocation and a huge scandal
Malkhaz Gulashvili, owner of the Media Holding "Georgian Times" and a member of the Russian-Georgian Public Commission, has treated the actions of Georgian frontier guards, who tonight at the International Tbilisi Airport stopped Russian journalists Maxim Shevchenko and Vladimir Mamontov from crossing the Georgian border, as a provocation and a great scandal.
Beslan, school №1. September 1, 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
21:10, 2 September 2009
Dudieva: Beslan children cannot receive free treatment
In Beslan, the state programmes aimed at helping the victims of the 2004 terror act do not work; people are left alone with their problems, as stated by Susanna Dudieva, leader of the organization "Beslan Mothers". According to her story, children-former hostages cannot get their free of charge and expensive medication; they have to do it for their own money.
21:00, 2 September 2009
Armenia: young oppositionist wants to start termless hunger strike in custody
In Armenia, the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan communities Tsentr-Nork-Marash has made a decision to extend by two months, that is, till November 5, the custody term of the young activist of the opposition Tigran Arakelyan, who has become half-blind while behind bars. The latter has promised to go on a termless protest hunger strike.
20:00, 2 September 2009
Human rights activists: in Northern Caucasus, power agents act more and more like "death squadrons"
Today, the Independent Press Centre in Moscow has hosted a press conference of human rights activists under the motto "Death Squadrons in Northern Caucasus. Summer of 2009". According to Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", a system of violence has formed in Northern Caucasus, where torture, kidnappings, illegal prisons and extrajudicial executions are integral elements.
20:00, 2 September 2009
In Armenia, oppositionist Khachatur Sukiasyan who quitted the underground is arrested
A couple of hours ago, Khachatur Sukiasyan, an activist of the opposition and deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, quitted the underground and surrendered to law enforcement bodies.
News
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 523 days in a row.

March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

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.