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12:46, 22 September 2008
Official Baku disagrees with US criticism of violating religious rights in Azerbaijan
The annual report of the US Department of State on the situation with religious freedom in the world, published in the end to the last week, says in the section on Azerbaijan that the Constitution and the laws of the country guarantee the freedom of religion, however, there are certain "restrictions" in registration and "selective prosecution".
12:25, 22 September 2008
Three civilians killed in Ingushetia
Today, as a result of bombardment, three civilians were killed in the Altiev Municipal District of the city of Nazran in Ingushetia.
12:21, 22 September 2008
Investigation sends Politkovskaya's case to General Prosecutor's Office
The bill of particulars on the case about murdering Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 has been sent to Deputy General Public Prosecutor for approval. Three persons are accused of murdering the journalist.
12:17, 22 September 2008
Mine explodes and wounds two policemen in Zugdidi District
Today in the morning, in Zugdidi District of Georgia, two policemen were wounded as a result of a mine explosion on the bridge near Khurcha village.
12:13, 22 September 2008
Russian MFA: RF's actions against Georgia were no aggression
The comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia on the statement of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has accused Russian Federation (RF) of aggression against Georgia, runs that Russia did not pursue any geostrategic aims, when it was forced to react to Georgia's actions.
22:58, 20 September 2008
European Court considers another case on disappearances in Chechnya
On October 2, the European Court for Human Rights will make a decision on the case "Lyanova and Alieva versus Russia". The claim was lodged in connection with disappearance in summer of 2000 in Grozny of three Chechen teenagers.
19:46, 20 September 2008
US Congress voices against Olympiad-2014 in Sochi
On Friday, September 19, a resolution was brought to the US Congress with an appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to urgently revise its decision to hold Winter Olympic Games of 2014 in Russia and find another place for this Olympiad.
17:31, 20 September 2008
Sochi Investment Forum: 114 agreements concluded
At the Investment Forum "Sochi-2008", which is taking place on September 18-21, Russian regions have already concluded 114 agreements and memorandums to the sum of 14.4 billion euros. The event is actively attended by the Republics, Territories and Regions of the South Federal District of Russia.
15:25, 20 September 2008
South Ossetia celebrates its 18th independence anniversary
Today, the capital of South Ossetia hosted celebrations on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of declaration by the Republic of its state sovereignty. For the first time this year, the Republic celebrates this date, while being officially recognized by some countries.
12:10, 20 September 2008
Ecologists: Grushevoy Ridge near Sochi still under threat
Even now, 2.5 months after the meeting of Vladimir Putin, now the chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, with members of ecological organizations, the acuteness of the problem to preserve the Grushevoy Ridge near Sochi has been softened a little, but not eliminated, ecologists assert.
11:58, 20 September 2008
Russia invests into Armenian railways
This year, the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Russian Railways" (RRWs) plans to invest 180 million US dollars into Armenian railways. Journalists were told about it by President of RRWs Vladimir Yakunin.
10:51, 20 September 2008
Chechnya forms 437 precinct electoral commissions
The Chechen Republic has finalized formation of Precinct Electoral Commissions (PECs). The overwhelming majority of PEC members are the persons who had worked for all the recent elections held in the territory of the Republic.
19:26, 19 September 2008
Serbska Kraina and Gagauzia recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has been recognized by Serbska Kraina, a Serbian ethnic formation in the territory of Croatia, proclaimed as a state in 1991 during the war in Croatia, and Gagauz Autonomy of Moldova.
17:18, 19 September 2008
Winners of the world chess championship awarded in Nalchik
On September 18, the city of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, hosted a ceremony of rewarding ladies-winner of the Women's World Chess Championship.
16:30, 19 September 2008
European Court: Russia to pay 38,000 euros for disappearances in Chechnya
The European Court for Human Rights has passed a decision on the case "Takhaev et al. versus Russia", where the Russian Federation was found guilty of violent disappearance of a 20-years-old men in Chechnya in November 2002. The Court has decided on the compensation for the applicants for their material and moral damage in the sum of 38,000 euros.
15:45, 19 September 2008
Relatives of casualties in special operation in Dagestan demand to have bodies for burial
On September 19, in Makhachkala, about thirty relatives of the persons who perished during the special operation conducted on September 17 in the Suleiman-Stalskiy District of Dagestan held a picket near the building of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan, demanding the bodies to be given out to them for burial.
15:13, 19 September 2008
UN delegation: needs of South Ossetian population for humanitarian aid "are not too great"
The delegation of the United Nations believes that the needs of the population of South Ossetia for the humanitarian aid "are not too great". These are the outcomes of the delegation's stay in South Ossetia, who arrived there to estimate the need for the humanitarian aid of the population damaged by the warfare.
12:07, 19 September 2008
Manana Aslamazyan's case ended with a 1000 roubles fine
Journalist Manana Aslamazyan, head of the "Educated Media" Foundation and director of the "Internews" organization, against whom an administrative offence case was initiated earlier this July, was fined by one thousand roubles.
11:56, 19 September 2008
Georgia rated 40th in the world by economic freedom
According to the research conducted by the Cato and Fraser Institutes, Georgia was ranked 40th in the world by the parameter on economic freedom. The authors' partner in Georgia was the New Economic School.
10:02, 19 September 2008
In Azerbaijan, journalist is trialled for translating Hitler's book
The Nariman District Court of Baku is considering the claim against Avaz Zeinally, editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper, who translated Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" into the Azeri language.
News
Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI. Participants in the screening of a film about Yuri Shchekochikhin praised his work as a journalist and politician.

Another group of military personnel left Grozny for the combat zone.

The memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house was destroyed again.

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.