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Suat Abdullaeva, wife of Arsen Abdullaev, September 25, 2019. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
21:12, 25 September 2019
Defence compares arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dagestan with Soviet practice
The ban on Jehovah's Witnesses* as a religious organization is no basis for persecuting for faith, but law enforcers ignore it, Maxim Pervunin, a lawyer for four Dagestani believers, has stated at a press conference today. He pointed to parallels of persecutions of Jehovah's Witnesses in modern Russia with the Soviet-time practices.
Makhi Idrisov. Screenshot of Makhi Idrisov's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=698280217030610&set=pb.100005459130534.-2207520000.1569410349.&type=3&theater
19:24, 25 September 2019
Social network users surprised by Makhi Idrisov's house arrest
By placing Makhi Idrisov, who boasted of his friendship with Ramzan Kadyrov, under house arrest, the court chose a soft pre-trial restriction measure for him, users of social networks believe.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Djambulat Umarov. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's official VKontakte page, vk.com/ramzan, screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83lhz-p4XFI
19:12, 25 September 2019
Djambulat Umarov's phrase highlights distrust of election of Chechen leader
In Chechnya, there is no political figure capable to compete with Ramzan Kadyrov at the election of the leader of Chechnya, but statements of common support for Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya are not credible. This opinion was voiced by analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" when they were commenting on the statement of Djambulat Umarov about the election where Ramzan Kadyrov was actually the only alternative for the position of the Chechen leader.
Machine gun. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh. http://www.nkrmil.am/uploads/post6.5a62fef96a50a.jpg
14:29, 25 September 2019
Azerbaijan claims 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from the territories controlled by the Armenian side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the Caucasian Knot
14:13, 25 September 2019
Said Amirov and Rasul Kudaev complain of lack of medical treatment in penal colony
Andrei Babushkin, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC), demanded to provide medical assistance to Said Amirov, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, and Rasul Kudaev, a former Guantanamo prisoner, who are being kept at the "Black Dolphin" penal colony.
11:05, 25 September 2019
Azerbaijani citizen complains about persecution of his family in Russia
Tatiana Syrycheva, a mother of three children, has confessed to calls for terrorism under pressure of law enforcers. Her husband, a citizen of Azerbaijan, Ramil Ibragimov, has linked this with his refusal to cooperate with special services.
Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
10:54, 25 September 2019
Afghan Mukhtarly stops hunger strike
On September 24, Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, stopped the hunger strike in jail, held in protest against pressure on his advocate Nemat Kerimli. The reason for terminating it was a sharp deterioration of his health and appeals from civil society figures.
08:35, 25 September 2019
NKR hands body of killed soldier over to Azerbaijan
The remains of the soldier, Ramin Abdulrakhmanov, killed in the Karabakh conflict zone, were handed over to the Azerbaijani side with the mediation of the Red Cross.
Photo: © screenshot from 'Beanpole' trailer, https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/dylda-2019-1221042/video/159982/
08:28, 25 September 2019
Kantemir Balagov's "Beanpole" nominated for Oscar
The movie "Beanpole" made by Kantemir Balagov, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has been nominated from Russia for the Oscar Award in the nomination "Best Movie in Foreign Language".
Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
08:21, 25 September 2019
One of those killed in Chegem buried in Dagestan
Magomed Kurbanaliev, who was killed on September 18, in a special operation conducted in the city of Chegem, was buried into the cemetery of the village of Kosyakino near Kizlyar. Kurbanaliev grew up in a problem family; and his brother was convicted for links with militants, local authorities have informed.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:06, 24 September 2019
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 920,000 euros to families of disappeared Chechen residents
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision in the case of "Baisultanova et al. vs. Russia" and obliged the Russian authorities to pay compensation to family members of the ten disappeared residents of Chechnya.
Miners in Tkibuli (Georgia). Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:52, 24 September 2019
Tkibuli miners demand to pay wage arrears
Today, in Tkibuli, 15 miners of the Mindeli mine and the same number of miners of the Dzidziguri mine have refused to leave the mines until the wage arrears are paid, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to the report of the Georgian "Mtavari" TV Company.
Penal colony. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:40, 24 September 2019
Natives of Chechnya and Dagestan complain of abuses in penal colony
Murad Shuaibov, sentenced on the charge of murdering a Dagestani journalist, reported on the practice of beating of prisoners in a penal colony. Anzor Gubashev, sentenced for the murder of Boris Nemtsov, complained about being abused for professing of Islam. Magomed Magomedov, a former member of the Dagestani parliament, complained about extortion of money in the penitentiary institution where he was serving his sentence.
Protest action held by activist Zarifa Sautieva’s sisters. Screenshot of Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=131201601548731&set=a.131201624882062&type=3&theatre&_rdc=1&_rdr
17:47, 24 September 2019
Law enforcers disrupt picket of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva's sisters
Law enforcers did not bring any charges against two elderly sisters of arrested Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva after they had been detained during a protest action, reported advocate Bilan Dzugaev. One of the sisters went on a picket in a square with the demand to release Zarifa Sautieva.
Participants of rally in Magas, March 26, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
17:36, 24 September 2019
Lawyers treat charges against Ingush activists as a precedent
Investigators explain clashes between Ingush activists and law enforcers in Magas with "political hostility" and used a case-law charge of "organization of violence," advocates note. A new form of persecution of activists can be used in cases on riots in other regions, the lawyers suggest.
Protesters in Tbilisi, September 23, 2019. Photo: http://1tv.ge/news/damoukedebeli-iurestebi-da-moqalaqeebi-parlamenttan-mosamartleobis-kandidatebis-siis-gauqmebis-motkhovnit-aqcias-martaven/
14:37, 24 September 2019
In Tbilisi, protesters criticise list of candidates for judges of Supreme Court
On September 23, at a protest action in Tbilisi, independent lawyers spoke out against consideration at the parliament of a list of candidates for the positions of judges of the Supreme Court (SC). The selection of candidates was carried out on a clan (family) basis, the protestors say.
Policemen at the Ingush border. Photo: REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev
14:27, 24 September 2019
Incident at "Chermen" checkpoint provokes criticism of checkpoints in Northern Caucasus
A bus driver from Ingushetia was fined and released after a conflict with law enforcers at the "Chermen" checkpoint, the Ingush Ministry for National Affairs reported. Checkpoints at the border between the republics of Northern Caucasus complicate international relations, believes human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov.
High security facility fencing. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:24, 24 September 2019
Penitentiary Service reacts sceptically to statement about pressure on Kerimli
The statement about pressure on the advocate, Nemat Kerimli, in the colony, where his client journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, is kept, caused doubts, the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service has reported. The Kerimli's arguments were not confirmed preliminarily, the Bar Association has stated. The advocate himself treats the reaction to his appeal as biased.
Akhsan Nuruzade. Photo: http://www.contact.az/docs/2017/Social/012800181641ru.htm?73#.WJNwTFWLSJA
11:11, 24 September 2019
Akhsan Nuruzade placed into dungeon
Akhsan Nuruzade, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) after talking to inmates on the Ganja case in the colony. The colony staff is trying to limit contacts of political prisoners, said Ogtai Gyulyalyev, a rights defender.
Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot from video posted by habze at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXR6qQ79TI8
08:42, 24 September 2019
Kochesoko demands to punish law enforcers who detained him
Martin Kochesoko, the head of the Circassian public organization "Khabze", has demanded to criminally prosecute the law enforcers who detained him on charges of drug dealing. The activist claims that the drugs were planted on him, while his defence insists on the political background of his case.
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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....

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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.