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18:19, 29 September 2026
Investigators in Baku lifted police supervision from economist Gubad Ibadoglu, after which he left Azerbaijan for Germany for medical examination and treatment. A final decision on the criminal case against Ibadoglu has not yet been made.
17:31, 29 September 2026
The court sentenced retired magistrate Mukhamed Tembotov to nine years in a strict regime for bribery. The court secretary Marianna Karasova received eight years, and the judge's assistant Elena Rashidova was sentenced to seven and a half years in a general regime colony.
16:33, 29 September 2026
Every time the door of the cell in the pre-trial detention center opens, it causes fear due to the threat of extradition and concerns about retribution in Chechnya, wrote Mansur Movlaev in his letter from the isolation facility. He compared the possible extradition to the Russian authorities to waiting for the execution of a death sentence.
15:34, 29 September 2026
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Fanil Shafikov to three years and five months in prison for failing to report to his unit a week after receiving a suspended sentence for absence from service.
14:37, 29 September 2026
Human rights defenders from the Wallenberg Center demanded that arrested journalist Aytaç Tapdıg of Meydan TV be provided with specialized examinations and medical procedures due to chronic breathing problems. Her mother reported that the journalist still does not receive effective medical assistance.
13:39, 29 September 2026
Based on similar cases that occurred in Chechnya, the incident involving Mansur Movlaev's parents can be considered abduction, although the prosecutor's office stated that there was no crime, noted human rights activist Maxim Rudnev. After their release, there were no threats to Movlaev's parents, he pointed out.
12:41, 29 September 2026
The school building in the village of Aksai in the Khasavyurt district is collapsing, the windows in the classrooms are drafty, and due to the lack of water, children cannot even wash their hands after using the toilet. Appeals to the authorities have not yielded results, complained a parent.
Marat Kambolov. Photo: https://presidentruo.org/
11:44, 29 September 2026
The newly elected president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, must address the issues of mass youth emigration, acute job shortages, high dependence on state employment, and the continuing rise in car customs duties, believe the residents of the republic.
10:46, 29 September 2026
Volunteers will record traffic violations in queues at gas stations and send the materials to the traffic police, said the head of the republic, Sergey Menyaylo. Drivers in North Ossetia, commenting on this information on social media, doubted the effectiveness of such a measure. They also pointed to the operating hours of gas stations as the reason for the queues and urged the authorities to address the issue of fuel availability.
Mansur Movlaev. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
09:48, 29 September 2026
The authorities of Kazakhstan must fulfill their obligations under international law and stop the extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev and activist Yulia Emelyanova, as well as organize a corridor for them to a safe third country, stated in a collective appeal signed by 153 human rights defenders and organizations.
The pensioner counts money. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop.
08:49, 29 September 2026
The average pension for non-working Russians in August was 25,849 rubles, and it exceeded 30,000 rubles in 13 regions of the country, according to data from the Social Fund. Residents of North Ossetia, commenting on this information on social media, expressed doubts about the provided data, reported significantly lower pensions, and pointed out that even 30,000 rubles is insufficient given the current prices.
Nalchik. Frame from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwnWEk2MYUM
07:50, 29 September 2026
Constant traffic jams, lack of parking spaces, and absence of well-equipped sidewalks complicate movement at the intersection of Chernyshevsky and Zatishye streets, a local resident complained on social media. Other Nalchik residents, commenting on his complaint, pointed out parking issues and traffic organization on other streets, and criticized officials.
06:52, 29 September 2026
Andrey Fedchenko was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1019 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
05:53, 29 September 2026
The appellate court upheld the suspended sentence for the former head of the Ilovlinsky district, Ivan Gelya, who was convicted in a case of abuse of power that led to the death of a subordinate.
04:53, 29 September 2026
In Georgia, a woman has been detained for forcing her underage granddaughter to marry a fellow villager.
03:54, 29 September 2026
In the Seversky district, the debris of a UAV was neutralized after it fell during an attack on the night of September 25 to 26.
02:55, 29 September 2026
The appellate court upheld the sentence of the former head of the police department of Georgia, Megis Kardava, who was sentenced to 9 years for the torture of a detainee.
01:56, 29 September 2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights in Chechnya, Mansur Soltaev, accused the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia, Marianna Katzarova, of defending "extremists and terrorists" following her report on the practice of persecuting critics of the Chechen authorities abroad.
00:57, 29 September 2026
The case of former Rosgvardiya officers Dukaev and Abdurashidov from the Supreme Court of Chechnya should be returned to the prosecutor for further investigation, human rights activists insist. This possibility has given the mother of the murdered pharmacist from Khasavyurt, Alexey Kardashov, a small hope for an objective investigation.
23:59, 28 September 2026
Demonstrators gathered outside the Parliament of Georgia on the 670th day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and expressed their opposition to the pro-Russian political course.
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.