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A law enforcer checks the documents of a woman in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 25 September 2020
Observers see human rights violations in Azerbaijani authorities' fight against COVID-19
The authorities of Azerbaijan exceeded their powers when they restricted the rights and freedoms of citizens during the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Education (CEMDE) concluded. In the country, at least 95,000 people were brought to administrative responsibility for violation of the quarantine.
The "Tangim" mosque. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 25 September 2020
In Dagestan, visitors to "Tangim" mosque report about enhanced police raids on Fridays
In Makhachkala, about 50 law enforcers were on duty in front of the "Tangim" mosque after the Friday prayer. The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained holding the raid by security reasons.
Participants of the action "I want to go to Russia". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:44, 25 September 2020
In Yerevan, protestors suspend hunger strike after meeting with Prime Minister's aide
In Armenia, an aide to the Prime Minister promised hunger-strikers to solve the problem of resuming air communication with Russia. The protesters agreed to suspend their hunger strike.
A protest action in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:37, 25 September 2020
Azerbaijani authorities admit to violations of Meydan TV employees' rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) withdrew from consideration complaints filed by writer and a publicist Rasim Garadja, and reporter Tural Asadli due to the fact that the Azerbaijani authorities had already restored their rights and promised to pay each of the complainants 5000 euros in compensation.
Lizan Isakova and her son Khazbulat in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video by groznytv https://www.instagram.com/p/CFiD1hIpykr/
23:28, 25 September 2020
Chechen residents criticize conviction of Lizan Isakova's son
Lizan Isakova and her son Khazbulat were sentenced to the same punishment in a case on fraud with the status of a disabled person, although the woman's son played a secondary role in obtaining unjustified assistance from the authorities, residents of Chechnya note.
Anastasia Shevchenko and her advocate Sergei Badamshin. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:02, 25 September 2020
Case against Anastasia Shevchenko based on application of Associate Professor of Rostov University
At the trial of Anastasia Shevchenko's case, Alexander Basan, an Associate Professor of the Southern Federal University, said that he had lodged an application against her to the Prosecutor's Office after a public debates in Taganrog with her participation. At the same time, Basan admitted that he had not heard calls for the overthrow of the ruling power at those debates.
A combat position of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/hy/news/8402
17:59, 25 September 2020
Azerbaijan counts 61 shelling attacks committed by Armenia
Eight border villages, where positions of the Azerbaijani Army are stationed, came under fire from Armenian militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Narine Avetisyan. Photo: http://www.aravot-ru.am/2014/12/01/185175/
10:04, 25 September 2020
Rights defenders demand revising attack case on journalist Avetisyan
The court has acquitted the head of the construction company, accused of attacking Narine Avetisyan, the editor-in-chief of the Armenian "Lori" TV Channel; his subordinate was found guilty but released from punishment. The court's verdict should be cancelled; an impartial investigation of the case is necessary, journalists and human rights defenders assert.
Musa Lomaev and his ex-wife. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot", screenshots of the videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajLpXssdCWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c0ZXqA6vxI
10:02, 25 September 2020
Appeal to Chechen blogger Lomaev continues trend of pressing dissidents via their relatives
The ex-wife of the Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, living in Finland, has recorded an insulting video appeal to him not on her own initiative, thus continuing the practice of public insults as a method of influencing dissidents via their relatives living in Chechnya, analysts believe.
Clashes with the police in the dwelling settlement Krasnoarmeiskoye. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9P2_k3_pJQ&feature=emb_logo
09:59, 25 September 2020
Dagestan: Krasnoarmeiskoye residents fined for disobeying law enforcers
After a protest action held by residents of the dwelling settlement Krasnoarmeiskoye located in a suburb of Makhachkala, 23 residents were brought to justice; many of them were fined, said one of the detainees. Another Krasnoarmeiskoye resident was detained the next day after the action; he prevented the special equipment from destroying the fence around his land plot.
Anar Abdulla. Screenshot of the video by Meydan.tv https://d9mc3ts4czbpr.cloudfront.net/az/article/zaderzhan-eshe-odin-aktivist-dvizheniya-nida-anar-abdulla-na-10-sutok-obnovleno/
09:50, 25 September 2020
Azerbaijani journalist fined after covering protest action
On Thursday (September 24), Anar Abdulla, a journalist, was detained over a conflict with a local resident while filming a solo picket in Baku. The police fined the journalist for petty hooliganism. Abdulla asserts that he was attacked by a provocateur.
Military exercises at the "Prudboy" test site in Volgograd region. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w22doMCjvwc&feature=emb_logo
23:40, 24 September 2020
Key stage of Caucasus-2020 exercise takes place amid conflict between invited countries
On Thursday, participants of the Caucasus-2020 military exercise practiced destruction of manoeuvre enemy' military vehicles and strongholds at a training ground in the Volgograd Region. Analysts suggest that Azerbaijan and India would be able to take part in the Caucasus-2020 military exercise in case if Armenia, China, and Pakistan had not responded to the Russia's invitation.
Lizan Isakova, a resident of Grozny, and her son Khazbulat in the courtroom. Screenshot: Grozny information agency https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/122161/
23:32, 24 September 2020
Chechen woman sentenced to four years of imprisonment after help from authorities
A court found a woman from Grozny and her son, who had obtained better housing conditions from the authorities of Chechnya, guilty of fraud and sentenced each of them to four years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Local residents detained on suspicion of drinking alcohol at the police station of the Urus-Martan District. Screenshot of the post on Instagram of the OVD (Interior Division) for the Urus-Martan District https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcV2-8FyL1/
20:04, 24 September 2020
Social network users criticize Chechen law enforcers for reprimanding detainees
After a post on Instagram about a preventive conversation held by policemen in the Urus-Martan District with detainees and their parents, Instagram users noted that reprimanding conversations with persons detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages should be treated as inappropriate.
Musa Lomaev's ex-wife. Screenshot of the post on Instagram "online_chechnya" https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfAkhwnzr3/
18:21, 24 September 2020
Former wife claims blogger Musa Lomaev has no right to criticize Chechen authorities
Blogger Musa Lomaev, who left for Finland after subjected to torture, does not care about his relatives who live in Chechnya and has no moral right to criticize the republic's authorities, his former wife says in a video appeal. It is unacceptable for a woman to criticize her former husband, Instagram users emphasize.
Eldar Makhmudov, a former head of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani government http://www.mns.gov.az/img/3675970-hhyjsnazirgeneralleytenant.jpg
15:59, 24 September 2020
Makhmudov's case is example of mutual cover-up of Azerbaijani authorities
Eldar Makhmudov, a former head of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan, whose son turned out to be the hero of the publication by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has lost political influence in the country, but his family retained business assets, journalists have noted.
Participants of the hunger strike in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:57, 24 September 2020
Yerevan hunger-strikers explain their aspiration to Russia
In Yerevan, the hunger-strikers have stated that they want to leave for Russia because they cannot find a decent job in their homeland and want reuniting with their families. Some saw a political motive behind the closure of the Russian-Armenian border.
Musa Lomaev. Screenshot of the video by Nizam Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqFrOLdAf6o
10:55, 24 September 2020
Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, treats compensation of 50,000 euros for torture as negligible
The Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, who was awarded compensation of 50,500 euros by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), treats this amount as insignificant. His aim of applying to the ECtHR was to restore justice, he has added.
A prison hallway. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
10:49, 24 September 2020
Defence treats psychological pressure as reason for prisoners' protest in Tbilisi
An advocate of one of the prisoners, who cut their own hands, has demanded from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia to investigate the incident, claiming that it was provoked by the psychological pressure on the prisoners. Earlier, they complained about the custody conditions in this prison, Gela Nikolaishvili, a rights defender, has stated.
Classes in a Chechen school. http://www.checheninfo.ru/258458-chechnja-deputaty-edinoj-rossii-pozdravili-chechenskih-shkolnikov-s-nachalom-uchebnogo-goda.html
10:47, 24 September 2020
Extortions in Chechen schools become all-Russian practice
Teachers are often independently solving the issues of classroom repairs and decoration, teachers of Grozny schools have commented on parents' complaints about extortions. Collecting money in Chechen schools continues the all-Russian trend, analysts believe.
News
A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

Operations at four airports in southern Russia have been suspended.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

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.