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16:43, 19 September 2020
Stepanakert protesters threaten authorities with new protests
On September 18, in Stepanakert, about 15 members of the "Moyo Pravo" (My Law) movement held a protest action, demanding from the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to provide reliable information on the budget, distribution of national property and tax amount of major corporations.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Screeshot from the video posted by Fortanga.Org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
12:54, 19 September 2020
Malsag Uzhakhov's arrest extended
The Fifth General Jurisdiction Court of Cassation of the Stavropol Territory has extended Malsag Uzhakhov's custody by two months.
Hunger-strikers in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
12:41, 19 September 2020
Tbilisi hunger-strikers suspend their protest
The prisoners' female relatives, who demanded a large-scale amnesty, have suspended their hunger strike that had lasted for ten days.
Tenants of a tent camp at the Russian-Azerbaijani border. Photo: press service of the Administration of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan
12:25, 19 September 2020
Defence demands re-qualification of Kullar riot case
The defence of the Azerbaijani citizens accused of riots near Kullar has stated that it intends to seek re-qualification of the charges towards mitigation.
Svetlana Anokhina, May 25, 2017. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the Caucasian Knot
12:06, 19 September 2020
Svetlana Anokhina leaves Dagestan after received threats
Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist, has temporarily left the republic after the police refused to investigate telephone threats against her. No official refusal to initiate the case was issued, so an appeal against it is protracted.
Video appeal by Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&ab_channel=AkhmedZakayev&v=c1ctUXcUa3c
08:49, 19 September 2020
Caucasian experts treat campaign against Zakaev in Chechnya as politically senseless
The Chechen authorities' attacks on Zakaev would sooner increase his popularity than vice versa, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater
08:38, 19 September 2020
Oppositionist Salaev's son reports pressure on his father in colony
Alizamin Salaev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, was transferred from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to a colony, where he is harassed and beaten up, his son has claimed. Salaev's defence has applied to the Penitentiary Service with a demand to investigate the activist's complaints of physical violence, said his advocate.
Mikhail Leontiev. Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov https://ru.wikipedia.org/
08:27, 19 September 2020
Activists treat statements of Rosneft press secretary about Circassians as extremist
Circassian activists began collecting signatures to the petition addressed to the Public Prosecutor General demanding to punish Mikhail Leontiev, a journalist and press secretary of the "Rosneft", who spoke out against the demolition of the Monument to the Feat of Russian Soldiers in Adler.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
22:33, 18 September 2020
Tofig Yagublu stops his hunger strike after release from custody
A court has decided to transfer under house arrest Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, who is seeking a reconsideration of the verdict in a case on disorderly conduct. Tofig Yagublu agreed to stop his hunger strike, while being on protest for the 17th day.
Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist, announced an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan, September 18, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
22:18, 18 September 2020
Law enforcers consider picket of Kumyk activist Bektemir Salikhov as hooliganism
Today, activist Bektemir Salikhov has held a solo picket in Makhachkala. He demands from the Dagestani authorities to assist in the return of land to residents of the Kumyk villages of Alburikent, Kyakhulai, and Tarki, from which they were evicted during the Stalinist repressions. The police drew up against Bektemir Salikhov an administrative report for petty hooliganism, because the activist glued his posters to the pedestal of the Lenin monument.
19:24, 18 September 2020
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev as political prisoner
Magomed Khamkhoev is unreasonably accused of attacking law enforcers at a rally in Magas, declared the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The human rights defenders demanded to release the activist.
A room in a refugee camp near Kullar. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-JJNn-2XLI&feature=emb_logo
19:09, 18 September 2020
Defendants' relatives worry about long investigation into unrest near Kullar
Men accused in a case on unrest near the village of Kullar are transferred to house arrest. Their relatives welcomed the above transfer. However, they still express their concern over the delay in the judicial investigation into the case.
Policeman in a protective mask, Paris, France, September 2, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
18:52, 18 September 2020
Number of detainees in Dijon unrest case reaches 11
Two more members of the Chechen Diaspora were arrested in a case on unrest in French Dijon, and the total number of the detainees in the case reached 11, the police reported.
Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist, announced an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan, September 18, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
13:38, 18 September 2020
Kumyk activist detained at picket in Makhachkala
Policemen have detained Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist who announced, at his solo picket in central Makhachkala, an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:21, 18 September 2020
Commission finds no life threat in Yagublu's condition
The health condition of the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, is grave but stable; there is no threat to his life, the state commission has concluded. However, Tofig's daughter fears that he will not live to see the trial.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695/
12:23, 18 September 2020
Oppositionist Salaev complains about pressure in colony because of his support to Yagublu
Alizamin Salaev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, has claimed beatings in the colony after he declared a hunger strike in solidarity with Tofig Yagublu.
Daud Mamilov in the court, June 2019. Photo courtesy of Zakry Mamilov
11:56, 18 September 2020
Daud Mamilov complains about law enforcers' pressure at SIZO
Daud Mamilov, a son of an Ingush MP, accused of involvement with the "Islamic State"*, claims that he was forced to confess. A law enforcer threatens to put him into the dungeon (punishment cell), his advocate informs.
Hunger-strikers Lia Bezhashvili (left) and Manana Sikharulidze (centre). Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
08:47, 18 September 2020
Tbilisi hunger-strikers claim authorities' indifference to their demands
The women who are on their hunger strike for the tenth day in front of the Georgian parliament have to periodically call ambulances due to deterioration in their health. An action demanding a large-scale amnesty was also held near the office of the ruling party, but no one came out to the protesters.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
08:36, 18 September 2020
Court postpones consideration of Yagublu's complaint until September 28
The consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike for 16 days already, is scheduled for September 28. Tofig's daughter has treated this judgement as "her father's death sanctioning."
Aslan Dokhov. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova fot the Caucasian Knot
08:21, 18 September 2020
Nalchik resident cuts himself to achieve reaction to Lebedev's insult of Circassians
The insulting statements of blogger, Artemy Lebedev, about the Circassians should not go unpunished, said Aslan Dokhov, a resident of Nalchik, who publicly inflicted wounds on himself in protest against the insufficient, in his opinion, reaction of the authorities to Lebedev's words.
News
Kadyrov's nephew received Serbian citizenship.

The number of requests for payments following the flood in Dagestan and Chechnya has exceeded 260,000.

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.

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.