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Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot of the post on his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=230454144653581&set=ecnf.100030669903315
19:07, 22 September 2020
After start of his hunger strike, Salaev, PFPA activist, transferred to another colony
Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who had complained about beatings in the colony and went on a hunger strike, was transferred, after appealing to the Ombudsperson and the Penitentiary Service, to another colony located in a suburb of Baku. In the new place, the oppositionist has no complaints of harassment, said Salaev's son.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani MoD https://mod.gov.az/az/news/ermenistan-silahli-quvvelerinin-bolmeleri-tovuz-rayonunun-elibeyli-kendini-atese-tutub-32162.html
17:52, 22 September 2020
Azerbaijani soldier wounded near Armenian border
As a result of a shelling attack on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, a soldier was wounded, who was at a combat post in the village of Agdam, Tovuz District.
13:53, 22 September 2020
Brother of missing Chechen Movsar Umarov believes he was killed
Movsar Umarov, a resident of Grozny, declared as runaway after detention by law enforcers, has failed to contact his relatives and is hardly still alive, his brother believes. An Umarov's relative feared for his life after a telephone conversation with the Chechen minister.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/hy/news/8385
13:46, 22 September 2020
Conflict with Armenia prevents Azerbaijan from participating in "Kavkaz-2020" exercises
The participation in the large-scale military exercises "Kavkaz-2020" conducted in Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus is important for Armenia as Russia's strategic ally, analysts believe, and explain that the Baku's refusal to take part n the exercises has to do, in particular, with the July aggravation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Mikhail Leontiev. Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov https://ru.wikipedia.org/
11:53, 22 September 2020
Police finds no extremism in Russian journalist's words about Circassians
Asker Sokht, an activist, has posted the received response of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), which found his demand to prosecute Mikhail Leontiev, the press secretary of the "Rosneft" Company, for speaking out about Circassians groundless. Mr Sokht called on Circassians to achieve Leontiev's punishment.
A tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11hN-YEmPIg
11:48, 22 September 2020
Over 1000 Azerbaijanis wait for departure to homeland near Kullar
Most Azerbaijani citizens awaiting departure to their homeland near the Dagestani village of Kullar live outside the official tent camp. On weekends and Monday, the maximum number of people is coming to Kullar, said Afig Allakhverdiev, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani national organization.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:31, 22 September 2020
Advocate claims investigators' violations in Yagublu's case
On Monday (September 21), the court conducted an inquiry into the case of Azerbaijani oppositionist, Tofig Yagublu, with numerous procedural violations, said his advocate intending to petition to stop the criminal case. After 17 days of hunger strike, Yagublu's health is gradually recovering, his daughter has informed.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" https://memohrc.org/
23:09, 21 September 2020
Nine activists urge to close case against Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
In Makhachkala, participants in a series of solo pickets demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. The activists filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office with a request to punish the official from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan, who had banned a mass rally in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
Isropil Nalgiev. Screenshot of the video at the "galga ing" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM008dAdx60
22:58, 21 September 2020
Ingush activist Isropil Nalgiev released after conviction
A court found Isropil Nalgiev, a participant of a rally in Magas, guilty of attacking a law enforcer, but recognized the term of punishment as served during the arrest.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:52, 21 September 2020
Chechen law enforcers refuse to investigate "expulsion of genies" from Aminat Lorsanova
Investigators forwarded to the Chechen police an Aminat Lorsanova's complaint about violence by relatives and compulsory treatment. However, the police refused to institute a criminal case, the "Russian LGBT Network" reported.
A shot-down drone. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/az/news/ermenistana-mexsus-taktiki-pua-mehv-edilib-31519.html
22:47, 21 September 2020
Azerbaijani MoD reports about shot-down Armenian drone
In the area of Shamkir, air defence units of Azerbaijan have destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armenian armed forces.
Law enforcers conducting a CTO. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-na-territorii-provedeniya-kto-0.html#&gid=1&pid=2
17:33, 21 September 2020
On September 14-20, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week of September 14-20, 2020, there was no information about any victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Participants of the rally on the Remembrance Day of Victims of the Caucasian War (1763-1864), held in Maikop. Photo by Yevgeniya Bogdasarova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:29, 21 September 2020
Social network users refuse to recognize Adygs' Day as holiday
Most events on the Adygs' (Circassians') Day were held in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) in the online mode due to coronavirus. The expediency of the holiday has caused a discussion on the Instagram.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani MoD
17:24, 21 September 2020
Azerbaijani soldier dies near Armenian border
Elshan Mamedov, a military serviceman, has perished as a result of a provocation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
A gathering in the village of Gordali. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel
11:27, 21 September 2020
Campaign of condemning Zakaev reaches Gordali village
The organizers of the gathering of the Gordaloi teip (family clan) have joined the campaign of attacking Akhmed Zakaev and the Chechens living in Europe. They declared their readiness to stop the critics of Ramzan Kadyrov and the republic's authorities.
Screenshot of the post on the Facebook page of the "Khabze Khase" about a solidarity action with Martin Kochesoko in Amman
11:24, 21 September 2020
Jordan Circassians support journalist Martin Kochesoko
In Amman, Circassians responded to the initiative of the "Jordanian Association of Caucasian Circassians' Friends" and held a solidarity action with the activist, Martin Kochesoko, ahead of the trial of his case in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) scheduled for September 22.
Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video at the Mahach Abdulaev YouTube channel https://youtu.be/_oiwaATCV0c
11:22, 21 September 2020
Activists demand to investigate threats against Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina
Law enforcers should investigate the threats against the journalist, Svetlana Anokhina, which have forced her to leave Dagestan, the "GorodNash" (Our City) public movement has stated.
Participants of the rally in Tbilisi holding banners "Amnesty for prisoners", September 19, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:35, 20 September 2020
Georgian prisoners' mothers decide to resume hunger strike demanding amnesty
On September 19, a march was held in Tbilisi demanding a mass amnesty before the parliamentary elections. It was attended by the women who had held a hunger strike in front of the parliament building. After the march, they announced that they would resume their protest action on September 20.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
11:11, 20 September 2020
Tepsurkaev's wife sees no investigators' interest in searching for her husband
An investigator has questioned Elizaveta, Salman Tepsurkaev's wife, on her application about his kidnapping, but in the final protocol, he omitted many details from her story, said the woman herself. The most likely result of the check of her application will be a refusal to initiate a case, Dmitry Piskunov, a lawyer from the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), is sure.
Murad Aslamkhanov (right) with his mother and brother. Photo courtesy of Murad Aslamkhanov's relatives.
10:57, 20 September 2020
Chechen Diaspora treats Aslamkhanov's arrest as blessing
Murad Aslamkhanov, a resident of Austria, faces a prison term for carrying weapons, but his detention is backed by the desire of Austrian law enforcers to ensure the blogger's safety after his video appeal to the head of Chechnya, Aslamkhanov's sister and the Chechen blogger from Finland, Musa Lomaev, believe.
News
Activists in Yerevan burned the Turkish flag on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Photo: News-Armenia / https://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/uchastniki-fakelnogo-shestviya-k-godovshchine-genotsida-armyan-napravilis-k-tsitsernakaberdu-foto/ Activists in Yerevan burned a Turkish flag on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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

Participants of the congress in Paris called on Armenians to speak out against the current government.

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.