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Zemfira Tskaeva. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:52, 12 September 2020
Zemfira Tskaeva accuses judge of protracting trial
Another court session on the case of Tskaev, who died after questioning at Vladikavkaz police, was rescheduled due to the illness of one of defendants' advocates. Vladimir Tskaev's widow has complained that court sessions were postponed for the umpteenth time. She intends to complain about the judge to the Russia's Judicial Board, Zemfira has promised.
Albert Batchaev. Screenshot of the page with the information about criminal proceedings against Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
23:50, 12 September 2020
Albert Batchaev allowed visiting doctors
Investigators have allowed Albert Batchaev, a Jehovah's Witness, to visit the polyclinic, which he could not do due to the restrictions associated with his house arrest.
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia. Photo: OIP NYKHAS http://www.nykhas.ru/763077/genprokuratura-yuzhnoy-osetii-zavela-u-2/
12:28, 12 September 2020
Inal Djabiev's widow demands removal of Russian forensic expert
Oksana Sotieva, the widow of Inal Djabiev, who died after detention, has asked the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia to dismiss Sergey Gruzdev, a forensic expert from Russia, since she doubts his impartiality.
Musa Lomaev, a blogger. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCLmmJ9utY0_qsQ5bH50mQ
07:24, 12 September 2020
Attempt on Chechen blogger Lomaev failed in Finland
Musa Lomaev, a blogger, has stated that Finnish law enforcers arrested a suspect of attempting on his life. According to the 1ADAT Telegram Channel, Chechen authorities had promised half a million US dollars for Lomaev's head.
Screenshot of Said Chubaev's video appeal, https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7D3Pii5dS/
07:21, 12 September 2020
Chechnya: marketplace director threatens to repeat bottle torture
Salman Tepsurkaev was deservedly humiliated for insulting women; such antics will be monitored and punished in the same way or even more severely, Said Chubaev, the director of the marketplace in Oiskhar, stated in his video appeal. Instagram users criticized Chubaev and suggested that the video had been recorded in view of some expensive gift from the authorities.
A banner in support of Emin Sagiev. Screenshot of Azadlıq's page on Facebook Facebook https://web.facebook.com/azadliqqazeti/photos/a.666870143369146/3425509850838481/
07:18, 12 September 2020
Azerbaijani political prisoner Emin Sagiev stops hunger strike
Emin Sagiev's defence intends to submit a petition to the Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC) demanding his release. The consideration may take several weeks; and for this reason the activist has suspended his hunger strike, his advocate has informed.
07:16, 12 September 2020
Akhmed Zakaev reports release of his detained relatives
Akhmed Zakaev, the head of the government of the self-proclaimed Ichkeria (banned in Russia), said that Chechen law enforcers released his relatives, detained after Zakaev's video appeal in support of the 1ADAT Telegram Channel. He has added that before the incident with Salman Tepsurkaev he had not been the channel's moderator.
Magomed Daudov, Salman Tepsurkaev, Ramzan Kadyrov (from left to right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot" www.grozny-inform.ru, Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS
23:58, 11 September 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov and his adviser excuse violence against Salman Tepsurkaev
The leader of Chechnya was embarrassed only by the fact that a video with torture of Salman Tepsurkaev, a moderator of the "1ADAT" Telegram channel, was made public. The speaker of the Chechen parliament also considered it correct to punish a man in such a way for insulting women. Some Instagram users agreed with the leader of Chechnya and his adviser, but the most users expressed their indignation with the cruelty of humiliation.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/S.Dal
22:57, 11 September 2020
Human rights defenders urge law enforcers to find Movsar Umarov from Grozny
The police should find Movsar Umarov and check the legality of the actions of the law enforcers, who claim that he fled after his detention, declares the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Gusein Melik. Screenshot of his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012513966417&lst=100003790534850%3A100012513966417%3A1544034186&sk=photos
19:25, 11 September 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist Gusein Melik arrested for 15 days
In Baku, a court pronounced a decision to arrest for 15 days Gusein Melik, a member of the board of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Movement. The court found Gusein Melik guilty of disobeying the police. The activist's colleagues promised to appeal against the court's decision.
The Investigative Committee of Russia. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:21, 11 September 2020
Russian LGBT network reports about kidnapping of a young woman in Chechnya
A member of the "Russian LGBT Network" reported about a kidnapping by law enforcers of Aminat Abdueva, a resident of Grozny. Earlier, she complained about threats.
Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshot of the video Александр RUS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EG7vnz-W20&feature=emb_logo
19:17, 11 September 2020
Gathering of Zakaev's relatives announced amid Kadyrov's critical speech
Relatives of Akhmed Zakaev, who lives in the United Kingdom and who declared himself the moderator of the 1ADAT Telegram Channel, have decided to publicly condemn him after Ramzan Kadyrov had joined the criticism of Zakaev. Instagram users have suggested that Zakaev's relatives were forced to speak out against him.
19:13, 11 September 2020
Rights defenders demand from Armenian authorities to react to situation in Belarus
Two dozen human rights, public and journalistic organizations have called on Armenian authorities to convene the UN Human Rights Council in the context of the situation in Belarus.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo: Meydan TV, https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/тофиг-ягублу-был-вызван-в-генпрокуратуру/?ref=list-news
11:36, 11 September 2020
Yagublu's health condition worsens significantly due to hunger strike
On the ninth day of his hunger strike, Tofig Yagublu, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, lost consciousness. His verdict may be changed, if the international community puts pressure on Azerbaijani authorities, human rights defenders and his relatives believe.
11:30, 11 September 2020
Adat experts find no excuses for bullying Chechen Tepsurkaev
The torture of Salman Tepsurkaev has nothing to do with Chechen Adats (traditions), Sergey Arutyunov, a historian, believes. Tepsurkayev's offenders must definitely be punished, Aset Malsagova, a human rights defender, is sure.
Tamar Bachaliashvili. Photo: https://sova.news/2020/07/22/na-moment-obnaruzheniya-tamar-bachaliashvili-veroyatno-byla-mertva-uzhe-neskolko-dnej/
11:24, 11 September 2020
Bachaliashvili's defence presents proofs of staged suicide
In Georgia, the advocate of the family of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a perished programmer, has released satellite photos as proofs of the fact that during the search for the young woman, her car was not in the place where it was later found with Tamar's body inside.
Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Magomed Daudov (on the left) and Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshots of the videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuG9W_ccivk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDMYxUrsMow&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=ChechenParamount
07:45, 11 September 2020
Detention of Zakaev's relatives preceded by Daudov's threats
Magomed Daudov, the Chairman (Speaker) of the Chechen Parliament, has threatened to punish Akhmed Zakaev, the leader of Chechen separatists, who called himself the channel administrator and condemned the humiliation of Salman Tepsurkaev, who had collaborated with the 1ADAT Telegram Channel.
07:32, 11 September 2020
CoE urges to investigate torture of Chechen Tepsurkaev
Russian authorities must ensure the safety of Salman Tepsurkaev, the kidnapped moderator of the Telegram channel 1ADAT, and to investigate the fact of his torture and rape, Dunja Mijatović, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), has stated.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:17, 11 September 2020
Azerbaijani rights defenders urge to revise Tofig Yagublu's case
A group of human rights defenders has called on President of Azerbaijan to influence the revision of Tofig Yagublu's petition for release and cancel his arrest.
22:11, 10 September 2020
Chechen separatists' leader Akhmed Zakaev reports detention of his relatives in Chechnya
Akhmed Zakaev reported about the detention of his sisters, brothers, and nephews in Chechnya.
News
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.

The prosecution requested a six-year prison sentence for Ivan Gel.

A fire broke out in the Volgograd region after a drone attack.

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.