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Screenshot of the video with Akhmed Zakaev's brothers insulting him https://t.me/IADAT/8675
14:18, 24 September 2021
Daudov's threat of Zakaev's public condemnation comes true
A video has been posted, in which the brothers of the emigrant, Akhmed Zakaev, living in Chechnya, insult him and threaten him with execution.
Asker Sokht. Photo: facebook.com/asker.sokht
14:00, 24 September 2021
Experts assess Syrian Circassians' problems at Russian universities
Several groups of Circassian students from Syria have arrived in Russia; they will study at universities in Krasnodar and Nalchik. Students study both for fee and at the expense of the Russian state budget; through the Fund for Assistance to Repatriates, they receive humanitarian and financial support.
Magomed Daudov (on the left) and Akhmed Zakaev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshots: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUIt8KHKCMQ/ "Nastoyaschee vremya" (Current Time) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbQTEQ4mqs
23:49, 23 September 2021
Daudov threatens Zakaev with public condemnation by his relatives
Relatives of Akhmed Zakaev, who lives in Great Britain, will be forced to publicly condemn him if he does not stop criticizing the Chechen authorities, claims Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament. The threat was voiced against the background of the detention of Akhmed Zakaev’s relatives in the Urus-Martan District.
A colony. Photo by Yelena Sineok, "Yuga.ru"
23:04, 23 September 2021
Dagestani native sentenced to two years in prison for financing terrorism
Ibragim Toleshov has been sentenced to two years in prison for sending money to a member of a terrorist grouping in Syria, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
Traces of torture on Inal Djabiev's body. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=946507415829604&set=pcb.2721689724815819
22:58, 23 September 2021
Court returns Inal Djabiev's death case to PO
The Tskhinvali City Court has demanded from the Prosecutor's Office (PO) to add information in the case of Inal Djabiev's death.
The US Congress. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90
12:23, 23 September 2021
US Congress demands from Baku to release Armenian prisoners
The US Congress has passed an amendment demanding an immediate release of all Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians kept by Azerbaijan, as well as conducting an inquiry into the use of American technologies in Turkish drones that were used during the 2020 escalation of the Karabakh conflict.
Khadjimurad Kamalov at the rally against police harassment. Makhachkala, 2008. Photo: http://www.chernovik.net
12:18, 23 September 2021
Magdi Kamalov confirms innocence of those accused of murdering his brother-journalist
Magdi, a brother of Khadjimurad Kamalov, the founder of the Dagestani "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, who was killed in March 2018, had earlier declared the innocence of the defendants, and now has confirmed his position at the court session. He has stated that there was no conflict of his brother with Shamil Isaev, a former republic's Vice-Premier, who was treated as the customer of the murder.
The Tagavard-Kaler village in the Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh. September 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:08, 23 September 2021
Tagavard villagers in Karabakh demanded to ensure their safety
Residents of the Tagavard-Kaler village in Nagorno-Karabakh have demanded to set up posts of Russian peacemakers in the village and arm the men in order to ensure villagers' safety.
12:03, 23 September 2021
Prosecutor demands long prison term for Azerbaijani opposition leader Akhmedov
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has rejected all the defence's motions put forward in favour of Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The state prosecutor has asked the court to sentence him to 15 years in prison.
A man holding a smartphone. Photo: REUTERS/Эдгард Гарридо
23:58, 22 September 2021
Analysts agree with conclusions on restrictions of Internet freedom in Azerbaijan
While commenting on the Freedom House’s Internet freedom rating, experts in the field of media have claimed that Azerbaijan restricts access to a number of websites, and social media users are persecuted for criticizing the authorities,.
Sappers demining territories. November 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 22 September 2021
Azerbaijani villager killed in a mine explosion
Tractor driver Mamed Mardanov was killed while ploughing a land plot in the Azerbaijani border village of Bala Djafarli in the Gazakh District.
Akhmed Pogorov. Photo by the press service of the investigative committee of the Russian Federation www.cledcom.ru
23:27, 22 September 2021
Defence of Ingush activist Pogorov criticizes investigators
The investigation into a case against Akhmed Pogorov, the co-chair of the World Congress of the Ingush People, has been unjustifiably prolonged, and the arguments presented by investigators in favour of the activist’s arrest are not grounded, advocate Magomed Gagiev claims. The court extended the arrest of Akhmed Pogorov for three months.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:29, 22 September 2021
Dagestan resident convicted for oath to IS*
The Rostov-on-Don Military Court has sentenced Shamil Abdulmedjidov, a resident of Dagestan, to 12 years in a high security colony, having found him guilty of taking the oath to the "Islamic State" (IS)*. Abdulmedjidov refused to plead guilty.
Irina Lyubarskaya, Alexander Rodnyansky, and Sidora Alieva at the closing ceremony of the 32nd "Kinotavr" Open Russian Film Festival. Photo by Tatyana Ukolova for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:20, 22 September 2021
Film about election rigging awarded at Sochi Film Festival
The jury of the "Kinotavr" Film Festival recognized the film about election fraud "Almost Spring" directed by Nastya Korkiya as the winner in the nomination "For Purity and Accuracy". The story of a teacher who threw ballots into the ballot box is accurately describing the psychology of school teachers, whose work is equated to duties of civil servants, said Victor Matizen, a film critic.
Voting in Rostov Region. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian knot"
14:24, 22 September 2021
Outcomes of State Duma elections in SFD regions show "Edinaya Rossiya" dominance
In the overwhelming majority of regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia, candidates from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party have won the elections to the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies, with the exception of Adygea, where the self-nominated candidate Vladislav Reznik has won.
A concert of the Leningrad Regional Symphony Orchestra with a repertoire based on Adyg (Circassian) folklore in Krasnodar. Photo by the press service of the orchestra
11:54, 22 September 2021
Symphony orchestra touring Northern Caucasus with Adyg folklore melodies
The concert tour of the Leningrad Regional Symphony Orchestra with a repertoire based on Adyg (Circassian) folklore was launched by a concert in Krasnodar. Instsgram users report that they are looking forward to concerts in Maykop, Nalchik and Cherkessk.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot of the video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater
11:51, 22 September 2021
Oppositionist Salaev claims torture in jail
Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is serving his prison term for insulting a policeman, has told his son about his transfer from the colony, where he was placed into a dungeon for refusing to apply about leaving the PFPA, to the SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to Alizamin Salaev, while in the dungeon (punishment cell), he went on a hunger strike because of torture.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the Grozny Inform news agency https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/131136/
11:45, 22 September 2021
Kadyrov reacts to Biden's words about LGBT problems in Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov has invited the US President, Joe Biden, who called for defending LGBT people's rights in Chechnya, to come to the republic and make sure that there are no sexual minorities and no problems with them in Chechnya.
A banner with “bloody” images of opposition leaders in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the video by RUSTAVI2 https://www.rustavi2.ge/ka/news/209953
23:59, 21 September 2021
Georgian CEC starts a check after anti-opposition banners in Tbilisi
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has launched a check after banners with “bloody” images of opposition leaders appeared in Tbilisi. The “Georgian Dream” Party may be involved in unsanctioned advertising, oppositionists say. The Georgian authorities and the Tbilisi City Mayoralty claim they are not involved in the case.
Gegamasar. Photo by Valen1988 https://uk.wiki.hereiszyn.com/wiki/Ґегамасар
23:55, 21 September 2021
Armenian community of Gegamasar to be united with Vardenis for political reasons, local residents believe
The decision to unite the Gegamasar community with Vardenis is politically motivated, local residents say. The ruling force is striving to concentrate power in one hand in order to more easily control the electoral process, political strategist Armen Badalyan suggests.
News
Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Ruben Vardanyan and Anait Manasyan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the "Copilot" program. Armenia's Human Rights Defender refused Vardanyan's request to visit Azerbaijan.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.