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19:14, 29 September 2021
Blogger Khalitov accuses Chechen authorities of organizing blood feud
Khasan Khalitov, a critic of Ramzan Kadyrov, claims that the republic’s authorities stand behind a series of declarations of blood feud in Chechnya.
At a grave in the cemetery of the Yerablur military pantheon on the day of nationwide mourning for those killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Yerevan, Armenia, December 19, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryokov
18:59, 29 September 2021
Nagorno-Karabakh reports death toll in 2020 autumn war
At the today’s meeting in the Parliamentary Commission of Armenia on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, Permanent Representative of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia Sergey Gazaryan has presented the updated figures concerning victims of the Karabakh war.
Ministry of Interior of Georgia. Photo: David Teteloshvili, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ministry_of_Interior,_Georgia#/media/File:Building_of_Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_of_Georgia.jpg
15:47, 29 September 2021
Georgia: oppositionist treats his son's detention for beating up transgender as political
Levan Bidzinashvili, a Georgian oppositionist and candidate for Mayor of the city of Gori from the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has stressed a political component in the detention of his son for attacking a transgender woman in Tbilisi.
Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12386062@egNews
15:31, 29 September 2021
Peacemakers conduct exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian militaries have mastered their skills aimed at preventing provocations and repelling attacks on observation posts, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Karabakh rescuers. Photo from the Facebook account of the Nagorno-Karabakh Emergency Service
11:49, 29 September 2021
Azerbaijan hands remains of three Armenian militaries over to Nagorno-Karabakh
The remains of the servicemen who perished during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been handed over to Karabakh rescuers. The total number of the remains of the Armenian militaries found has reached 1673, the Nagorno-Karabakh Emergency Service has informed.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (left) and Mukhammad Abdurakhmanov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrP_i5EEyA, http://www.dw.com/
11:30, 29 September 2021
Abdurakhmanov brothers treat threats to their relatives as Chechen authorities' revenge for failed assassination attempts
By threatening their relatives, Chechen authorities want to avenge the failure of the attempts to kill the blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov and his brother Mukhammad, the brothers themselves believe.
The village of Tarki, Makhachkala. Photo: Musa Musaev, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?sect=2554
11:17, 29 September 2021
Suffered party demands tougher punishment for murderer of activist in Tarki
The verdict handed down to a resident of the Makhachkala settlement of Tarki for the murder of Vali Abduragimov, a local activist and fighter against drug dealers, is too lenient, Vali's father has stated.
Screenshot of video posted in Saakashvili's Facebook account, September 27, 2021. http://fb.watch/8jaaOTeSGP/
08:38, 29 September 2021
News about Saakashvili's arrival in Tbilisi sparks resonance in Georgian society
The return of Mikhail Saakashvili will benefit the country, the followers of the former Georgian president have commented on his Facebook message about his intention to fly to Tbilisi on October 2. Saakashvili will face criminal cases, their opponents have noted.
Voting result at precinct election commission No. 457 in Chechnya. Screenshot: http://www.chechen.vybory.izbirkom.ru/
08:22, 29 September 2021
In Chechen village, "Edinaya Rossiya" wins less than 1% of votes
In the village of Koren-Benoy, Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, the "New People" Party has won the elections to the Russian State Duma. Only 0.92 percent of the village voters cast their ballots for the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, the local election commission has reported.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: http://www.bbc.com/russian/news-51777298
22:53, 28 September 2021
Human rights defenders assess reality of threats to Tumso Abdurakhmanov’s relatives
The blood feud declared to relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov contradicts adats (local customary practices observed by a Muslim community, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”), but serves as a tool for intimidating critics of the authorities and forcing their relatives out of Chechnya, human rights defenders interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” noted.
21:08, 28 September 2021
Armenian soldier wounded at border with Azerbaijan
Conscript soldier Garnik Abraamyan was wounded in the Gegarkunik Region as a result of a shelling attack from Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today.
19:05, 28 September 2021
Two protesters against mandatory tests for COVID-19 detained in Yerevan
Today, in Yerevan, several dozen people have come out to a protest action against the introduction of mandatory coronavirus tests for employees starting from October 1. The police detained two protesters.
Women demonstrate signs of contamination on their skin and hair. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CUUrP1NKTUU/
17:34, 28 September 2021
Prosecutor’s Office responds to reports about an oil spill in Black Sea near Gelendzhik
The Prosecutor’s Office began a check after reports on social media about an oil spill in the Black Sea near Gelendzhik. The local authorities ruled out the version of an oil leak from a dry cargo ship, and Instagram users demanded to find and punish the guilty persons.
On September 27, several dozen residents of Tbilisi went out to a protest action in Shartava Street demanding to stop the construction of a 38-storey building. Screenshot: http://www.rustavi2.ge/ka/news/210588
14:42, 28 September 2021
Tbilisi residents demand to stop developing earthquake zone
High-rise buildings are being erected in the earthquake-prone zone in Shartava Street in Tbilisi, which threatens the collapse of both the buildings and the hill where they are being built, protesters assert. The construction violates no safety requirements, the Mayoralty has assured.
Azerbaijani soldier at a combat position near the village of Tagavard in the vicinity of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 18, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
14:30, 28 September 2021
PACE calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to investigate crimes of last fall's war
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution demanding from Azerbaijan to release all the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), and urging both parties to conduct an inquiry into the committed war crimes.
Armenian residents attend the exhibition. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:05, 28 September 2021
Exhibition on 2020 autumn war attracts Yerevan townspeople
The exhibition opened on September 27 at the Yerevan Painters' Union displays photos made by Mikael Nazarenko at the frontline. According to the photographer, the aim of the exhibition is to show the "peaceful side" of the war.
Screenshot of Natalia Andreeva's Instagram post: http://www.instagram.com/p/CUQ5Mlko7hZ/
10:51, 28 September 2021
Social network users criticize journalist Andreeva for her post about Chechen men
After the journalist, Natalia Andreeva, spoke unflatteringly about her male compatriots, Instagram users have advised her to move to Chechnya.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: IA 'Grozny-Inform', http://www.grozny-inform.ru/
08:38, 28 September 2021
Kadyrov's electoral record sparks scepticism among political analysts
The concrete outcomes of elections in Chechnya have no importance for the federal authorities and the West, while Kadyrov's record in the number of won votes looks ridiculous, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Alim-Pasha Soltykhanov (left) and Akhmed Zakaev. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgRxpWIGGAE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbQTEQ4mqs
08:23, 28 September 2021
Zakaev reports detention of his associate's relatives in Chechnya
On September 27, in the village of Chechen-Aul, armed people demanded to bring together all the male close relatives of Alim-Pasha Soltykhanov, who is Akhmed Zakaev's associate; and the day before, Zakaev's own relatives were detained for several hours, Akhmed Zakaev, the leader of Chechen separatists living abroad, has informed.
Russian peacekeepers accompany vehicle coming from Azerbaijan, Lachin District, February 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
23:32, 27 September 2021
Ilham Aliev voices claims against Russian peacekeepers and mediators
Russian peacekeepers let foreigners enter Nagorno-Karabakh, despite the ban imposed by the authorities of Azerbaijan, the President of Azerbaijan has claimed in his interview to the “Anadol” agency.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Cherkessk City Court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/sudpress09/1776 The court agreed to transfer the defendants in the Kalimatov case from the Armavir pretrial detention center.

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.