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On the set of a film called "Get ready, let's go to holiday". Photo https://inc-news.ru/news/culture/2:203691
15:54, 21 September 2021
At Sochi festival, film about female circumcision impresses film critics
The film by the film director Lamara Sogomonyan "Get ready, let's go to holiday" about the practice of female circumcision stands out among other films and indicates the problem topicality. But the film does not reflect the way to solve it, film critics at the "Kinotavr" Film Festival assert.
The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, visited the Erablur Military Pantheon on Armenia's Independence Day. Photo by the press service of the Prime Minister
15:40, 21 September 2021
Armenia: two activists detained at celebrations of Independence Day
In Yerevan, law enforcers have detained two activists who opposed the visit of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, to the Erablur Military Pantheon on the Armenia's Independence Day. Authorities did not allow journalists to attend the ceremony in fear of provocations.
A traditional dance. Photo by the press service of the International Circassian Association
14:40, 21 September 2021
Celebration of Adyg Day in KBR held amid coronavirus restrictions
On September 20, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) celebrated the Adyg Day: exhibitions, concerts and sports competitions were dedicated thereto. However, the most crowded vents – the march and the dance circle – have been cancelled this year due to coronavirus.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny Inform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYnVDSqgwDA
14:37, 21 September 2021
Analysts treat Kadyrov's election results as typical for authoritarian regimes
The 99% that Ramzan Kadyrov scored at the election of the head of Chechnya is a typical outcome for tough authoritarian leaders, Ekaterina Sokirianskaya believes. By reporting on such election totals, authorities, show citizens that the latter decide nothing, Ruslan Kutaev has noted.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Chechnya Today news agency https://chechnyatoday.com/news/348226
11:50, 21 September 2021
Kadyrov's results cast doubt on election outcomes in Chechnya
The victory of Ramzan Kadyrov at elections of the head of Chechnya with an almost one hundred percent result is absolutely implausible, analysts assert.
A billboard encouraging voters to participate in voting for the election. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:45, 21 September 2021
Observers link nervous breakdowns of election commission members in Kuban with violations at voting
Two chairpersons of the precinct election commissions (PECs) in the Kuschevsky District felt bad after being pointed out to violations and possible falsifications during voting and vote tabulation, observers have informed.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Ramzan Musaev / Grozny Inform
23:48, 20 September 2021
Ramzan Kadyrov breaks his own election record
According to the election commission, Ramzan Kadyrov won 99.7% of the votes in the elections for the leader of Chechnya, while in 2016, his result was 97%.
Ballot boxes. Photo: REUTERS/Yevgeniya Novozhenina
23:47, 20 September 2021
Chechen residents complain about “carousel voting” in elections
In Chechnya, teachers and doctors voted many times against their will at different polling stations, residents of the republic reported. They pointed out the passive attitude of many of their acquaintances to the elections.
23:36, 20 September 2021
On September 13-19, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of September 13-19, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
23:25, 20 September 2021
“Edinaya Rossiya” Party wins parliamentary elections in Chechnya
In Chechnya, the “Edinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) Party won 89.2% of the votes in the parliamentary elections, ahead of the “Spravedlivaya Rossiya” (Fair Russia) Party and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Central Election Commission reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov at a polling station on September 19, 2021. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny - Inform news agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUz-3bs0aA
15:27, 20 September 2021
Kadyrov gets over 99% of votes at election of Chechen leader
At the election of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has won 99.63% of the votes, the Chechen Central Election Commission (CEC) has informed after processing 53.88% of the protocols.
A polling station for the elections on September 19, 2021. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:10, 20 September 2021
CEC's data on voter turnout show interest decrease in elections in four NCFD regions
Chechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkarian and Karachay-Cherkessian Republics (KBR and KChR) have shown a decrease in voters' interest in the elections to the State Duma, as evidenced by preliminary data on voter turnout as compared with the 2016 election campaign: this time, the voter turnout increased only in Ingushetia, Stavropol Territory and North Ossetia.
The highway connecting the Armenian cities of Goris and Kapan. Photo: TATEV DURYAN / ՀՀ Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպան - Human Rights Defender of Armenia
12:13, 20 September 2021
Analysts rule out any impact of incident with Iranian drivers on Baku-Tehran relations
The detention of truckers from Iran on the Goris-Kapan highway was a demonstration of Baku's dissatisfaction with the violation of Azerbaijan's customs rules; no severe punishment of them will follow, as well as no deterioration of the two countries' interrelations, Azerbaijani analysts believe.
The Kasakh river valley. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Касах
12:12, 20 September 2021
Azerbaijan returns two Kasakh residents
The residents of the Kasakh community, who got lost and ended up in the territory controlled by Azerbaijan, have returned home with the assistance of Russian border guards.
Voting in Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
11:54, 19 September 2021
Official data on voter turnout in KBR mismatch observers' estimates
More than half of the electorate have taken part in the voting, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has reported. However, in Nalchik, observers claimed a low voter turnout at their polling stations.
A polling station in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot
10:59, 19 September 2021
Sochi observers point to significant ballot stuffing
The data of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on the number of voters at a number of polling stations in Sochi is from 1.5 to 2 times higher than the figures indicated in the protocols, observers assert.
A polling station in Dagestan. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
10:42, 19 September 2021
Observer attacked in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, an unidentified man has attacked Ibragim Nazhmudinov, a member of the election commission with an advisory vote from the "Yabloko" Party, by accusing him of obstructing the work of the election commission. The police became interested in the incident.
A voting booth. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
18:45, 18 September 2021
CPRF observer beaten up in Anapa
In the evening of September 17, unidentified persons have beaten up Alexei Glimeido, an observer for the candidate for an MP from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), after he left the territory of the Territorial Election Commission (TEC). Doctors recorded minor injuries; and the activist sent a complaint to the police.
Election in Chechnya. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CT7Q0xdM9b9/
17:24, 18 September 2021
Residents of Chechnya point to involvement of state servants in campaigning for voting
In Chechnya, officials, teachers and businessmen are placing posts in social networks calling voters to go to the polls, residents of the region informed.
Russia-Azerbaijan border. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL39g7tPr2s
17:02, 18 September 2021
144 Azerbaijanis return to homeland from Dagestan camp
A total of 144 Azerbaijanis have left the "Ogonyok" camp located in the Kaitag District of Dagestan, the regional branch of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported. Apart from the camp tenants, about 500 other citizens are waiting for crossing the Russian-Azerbaijani border in Dagestan, a human rights defender asserts.
News
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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.