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08:23, 20 September 2014
Entrepreneur's house in Makhachkala shelled from grenade launcher
The house of an entrepreneur, director of one of bus stations of Makhachkala, was attacked by unidentified shooters from a grenade launcher. The incident occurred in the evening on September 19.
07:49, 20 September 2014
Krasnodar: "EcoWatch" activist holds picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko
Tatiana Borisova, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) has held a solo picket in Krasnodar in support of the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, convicted for damaging the fence around the premise, known as "summer cottage" of Alexander Tkachov, the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory.
07:45, 20 September 2014
Volgograd, parents of preschool children demand repairs of kindergartens
Activists of the public movement "Volgograd Parents for Children's Rights" have sent an appeal to 48 deputies of the Volgograd City Duma, claiming the catastrophic situation in kindergartens.
02:54, 20 September 2014
Mother of Radjab Mustafaev shot dead in Semender claims her son was not militant
Radjab Mustafaev, who was killed in the village of Semender on September 2, was not a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF). However, investigators refuse to give out his body for burial, the mother of the deceased man states.
Participants of the funeral procession in connection with the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Makhachkala, July 9, 2013. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:52, 20 September 2014
Dagestani journalists support demand to reopen inquiry into Akhmednabiev's murder
Dagestani journalists support the demand expressed by the international human rights organization "Article 19", which calls on the authorities of the Russian Federation to resume the investigation into the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
23:08, 19 September 2014
In Moscow, "Yabloko" activists picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko
A picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko, a convicted member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), was held by members of the "Yabloko" Party within the "Week of Actions". According to the party's plan, during a week, in several Russian cities, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Krasnodar, "Yabloko" activists and other supporters of Vitishko held rallies and solo pickets demanding Vitishko's immediate release.
19:15, 19 September 2014
Zarkipli Ramazanov kidnapped in Makhachkala, says his father
Musanip Ramazanov has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his son Zarkipli Ramazanov was kidnapped in Makhachkala by some strangers. The father has turned to the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) for help, stating that the kidnapping took place in Dzerzhinsky Street, near the place where Zarkipli works.
Advocates of Said Amirov, in the centre - Vladimir Postanyuk. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:09, 19 September 2014
Said Amirov's advocates to complain to ECtHR
As reported by Vladimir Postanyuk, an advocate of Said Amirov, the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, who was convicted for plotting a terror act, a complaint against Amirov's verdict will be lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
14:55, 19 September 2014
Chechnya: Prosecutor's Office and CEC fixed no removals of "Golos" observers from polling stations (+video)
On September 14, in Chechnya, observers from the Association "Golos" (Vote) were not removed from polling stations, as it was allegedly prescribed by the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) in the document, a photocopy of which was posted in the Internet, the Republic's Prosecutor's Office said today.
Soldiers in the service. Photo by Vladislav Belogrud, http://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=17581@cmsPhotoGallery
07:02, 19 September 2014
Russian MoD intends to recruit 500 soldiers from Chechnya
500 young men from Chechnya are expected to be called to military service in the Russian Army. The Chechen authorities do not rule out that the number of recruits will grow over the years.
Gimry tunnel. Photo: Abu Ubaida, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%E8%EC%F0%E8%ED%F1%EA%E8%E9_%E0%E2%F2%EE%E4%EE%F0%EE%E6%ED%FB%E9_%F2%EE%ED%ED%E5%EB%FC
06:03, 19 September 2014
Untsukul residents complain about power agents' decision to close Gimry Tunnel
According to local residents, the situation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan is quiet; however, the closure of the Gimry Tunnel by law enforcers in the search for militants creates great inconvenience for residents of the Untsukul District.
05:35, 19 September 2014
Kalmykia: oppositional parties state election violations
Members of the opposition parties report on a large number of violations in connection with the early voting committed in the course of the elections to the Elista City Council held on September 14.
Entrance to the territory of boxwood grove. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:03, 19 September 2014
Sochi public stands against removal of protected status from 28 monuments of nature
In Sochi, participants of public hearings speak against the proposal to withdraw the status of protected areas from 28 natural monuments. It was stated at the hearing that the Sochi natural monuments were subjected to deliberate destruction.
04:15, 19 September 2014
US Prosecutor's Office demands Tsarnaev's presence at trial
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, suspected of involvement in the terror act in Boston, is to appear at the trial, the prosecutor has states. The victims of the terror act supported the request of the Prosecutor's Office.
OSCE represantative on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatović. Photo: osce.org
21:02, 18 September 2014
BBC treats attack on journalists in Astrakhan as pre-planned action
The attack on the filming crew of the BBC in Astrakhan was a pre-planned action and had to do with the fact that the journalists were investigating reports about deaths of Russian servicemen in the area of the Russian-Ukrainian border, the BBC reports. Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, has urged the Russian authorities to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident.
Polling station in Dagestan. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru
20:33, 18 September 2014
In Dagestan, PEC member demands to punish policemen who detained him
Gayirbi Gayirbiev, a member of a precinct election commission (PEC) has addressed the bosses of law enforcement bodies of Dagestan and Russia with a demand to prosecute the policemen of the Levashin District of Dagestan, who detained him when he tried to prevent a voting fraud at the polling station.
Intigam Aliev (on the right) being detained in Baku, August 8, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:47, 18 September 2014
European Parliament calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release five rights defenders
The European Parliament has disseminated an appeal addressed to Azerbaijani authorities urging to immediately release Arif and Leyla Yunus, Rasul Jafarov, Intigam Aliev and Gasan Guseinli. The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that all the above activists of Azerbaijani human rights organizations have been criminally prosecuted.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:05, 18 September 2014
Russia's SC rejects complaint of Amirov's defence against Military Court's verdict
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict of the North-Caucasian District Military Court passed to the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, who was convicted on charges of plotting a terror act.
The session hall of the European Court of Human Rights. France, Strasbourg. CherryX
15:37, 18 September 2014
ECtHR awards 60,000 euros of compensation to persons involved in one of Natalia Estemirova’s last cases
The European Court of Human Rights has pronounced its decision in the case of "Makaeva vs. Russia". In Russia, the case was investigated by Natalia Estemirova and Akhmed Gisaev, employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Aima Makaeva, a resident of Grozny, the applicant in the case, filed a complaint about kidnapping of her son Apti Zainalov by law enforcers. The ECtHR has found out that the kidnappers were state agents. Furthermore, the ECtHR has found violations of the applicant's rights and awarded the mother of the kidnapped man a compensation of 60,000 euros.
15:12, 18 September 2014
ECtHR awards over one million euros to families of 16 missing Chechens
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision in the case of the disappearance of 16 residents of Chechnya in 2001-2006. The ECtHR has found Russia guilty of human rights violations and obliged the country to pay more than one million euros of compensation to 43 applicants residing in Chechnya.
News
Frame of the pro-government TV channel "PosTV" office in Georgia. Photo: Newsgeorgia / https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/v-gruzii-reguljator-vpervye-oshtrafoval-provlastnyj-telekanal-za-predvzjatost/ Pro-government TV channel in Georgia fined for bias

Georgian energy workers reported the resumption of electricity supply after the blackout.

The Georgian special services are interested in the fake campaign about the oppression of Russians.

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.