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A prison fence. Photo: Thinkstock/Fotobank.ru
04:44, 22 September 2016
Volgograd: roundtable participants state ex-prisoners' employment problems
Former prisoners experience a lot of difficulties in finding job. This was stated by participants of the "roundtable" held in Volgograd. Members of the Public Chamber for the Volgograd Region have proposed to allocate quotas for employment of that category of citizens. Another problem is in creation of jobs for inmates of penitentiary institutions, note members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC).
Mikhail Benyash. Photo: http://blogsochi.ru/content/sochinskii-sudya-stanovitsya-bezzashchitnym-ego-advokatov-pytayutsya-lishit-statusa
03:33, 22 September 2016
ECtHR finds violation of Sochi resident's rights in refusal to issue passport for travels abroad
Russian authorities have violated the right to freedom of movement of a Sochi resident Mikhail Benyash, who was denied a passport for travelling abroad, when serving his conditional prison term. This was decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has obliged Russian authorities to pay 5000 euros to Benyash.
01:27, 22 September 2016
In Dagestan, journalists claim hopelessness of appealing against election outcomes
Claims about violations committed at the elections may be considered by courts during several months. This opinion was voiced by Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft). Complaints about abuses will not be considered properly; however, it is important to publicly express dissatisfaction with the authorities' actions, believes Gadjimurad Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Novoye Delo".
Tiraspol. Transnistria. Photo by the user Bes Arab http://foto-pmr.ru/author/AZBesArab/
00:26, 22 September 2016
President's press service: Chirikba's resignation caused by his refusal to go to Transnistria
The Abkhaz Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Chirikba was to visit Transnistria to take part in celebrations of the Republic's Day, the president's press service reports.
18:48, 21 September 2016
Native of Chechnya reports secret departure of his wife with four children to Syria
More than three weeks it is impossible to establish the whereabouts of Zareta Zubairaeva, 25, a resident of Grozny, and her four children, her husband Azamat has reported. According to his story, his wife has secretly gone abroad. Turkish law enforcers take part in the search, as they believe that Zubairaeva had been recruited by militants.
The flag of the "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia" Party. Photo: Sputnik/Mikhail Mokrushin
18:47, 21 September 2016
Georgian NGOs demand from parties to nominate candidates for ministers
The non-governmental organizations (NGOs)-members of the coalition "For the Euro-Atlantic Georgia" have put forward the demand to participants of the parliamentary elections to make public their lists of candidates for ministers; however, the parties refuse to do it.
Igor Trunov. Photo http://www.trunov.com/
17:50, 21 September 2016
Bar Association lifts Trunov's lawyer's status
The lawyer Igor Trunov has been stripped of the lawyer's status for "violating the professional ethics," the Bar Association of the Moscow Region has reported. This decision will be appealed against, said Mr Trunov, known for defending the interests of the victims of the terror acts committed at the Domodedovo Airport, Dubrovka Theatrical Centre and Moscow metro.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo http://ingushetia.ru/photo/section.php?SECTION_ID=150
16:36, 21 September 2016
Yunus-Bek Evkurov gives up a mandate of State Duma MP
Today, at a meeting of the political council of the regional branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, Yunus-Bek Evkurov has announced his decision to stay at the position of the leader of Ingushetia.
The special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
16:28, 21 September 2016
Two residents of Dagestan recognized as accomplices of killed leader of Makhachkala militants
The Karabudakhkent District Court has found local residents Vagabov and Temirkhanov guilty of aiding and abetting Gusein Tagirov, treated by law enforcers as a leader of Makhachkala militants and killed during a special operation. The defendants have been sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
15:52, 21 September 2016
In Makhachkala, school registers girls wearing hijabs, Dagestani advocate reports
In one of the Makhachkala schools, a social trainer asked parents of the pupils to fill in a questionnaire for a social passport of the form, which, apart from questions about family members and need for intra-school control, included a point entitled "Girls in hijabs". This was reported by Ziyautdin Uvaisov, an advocate of the Dagestani Bar Association "Justice".
National Flag Square, Crystal Hall. Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:44, 21 September 2016
Venice Commission speaks against amendments to Azerbaijani Constitution
The proposed changes to the Constitution will expressly authorise the Azerbaijani President with unprecedented powers, says the conclusion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CoE). The Azerbaijani authorities should cancel the referendum, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) believes.
Abdulmazhid Magramov (to the left) and Abusupyan Kharkharov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
13:59, 21 September 2016
Smash of polling station in Gotsatl helped ER's Magramov to defeat Kharkharov
Abusupyan Kharkharov, a candidate for the State Duma from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (ER) (United Russia) Party, has lost the election to Abdulmazhid Magramov in the Southern Single-Mandate Constituency No. 12 after a fight and ballot stuffing at the polling station in the village of Gotsatl and suspicious voting in the Kulin District.
Mikhail Kasyanov, the leader of the "PARNAS" Party, met journalists at the party's headquarters after the voting and summarized the results of the election campaign. Photo: https://parnasparty.ru/news/302
10:40, 21 September 2016
In Kuban, "PARNAS" Party wins elections in Cossack village because of election commission's mistake
In Kuban, at a polling station in the Cossack village of Rodnikovskaya, after crossing out from ballots the name of a candidate who withdrew himself from the elections, marks were made in a box for voting. The election commission has recognized the ballots as valid, since it fails to ensure that the marks were made by members of the election commission, and not by voters.
Magomed Nurbagandov. Photo: http://ren.tv/novosti/2016-09-11/blogery-prizyvayut-nagradit-policeyskogo-za-muzhestvo-pered-rasstrelom
10:12, 21 September 2016
Magomed Nurbagandov posthumously awarded Hero of Russia
The President of Russia has signed a decree to award the title of Hero of Russia to Magomed Nurbagandov, a Dagestani policeman, who was killed after under the threat of violence he had refused to urge his colleagues to leave the law enforcement bodies.
A screenshot of a video by the user Vladimir Titov: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkAtXlgYBAI
22:52, 20 September 2016
In Gotsatl, fight at polling station followed attempt of ballot stuffing
In Dagestan, a fight occurred at a polling station in the village of Gotsatl of the Khunzakh District when an observer tried to prevent ballot stuffing. This was reported by a source. The law does not imply re-voting in such a situation, state Grigory Melkonyants, a member of the movement "Voice", and political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin.
21:02, 20 September 2016
Residents of Chechnya report mass violations at elections
In Chechnya, the high voter turnout and the outcomes, desired by the authorities, are ensured thanks to state servants and budget-funded employees, who have to vote as they are ordered under threat of dismissal, residents of the republic told the "Caucasian Knot".
The State Duma elections. A polling station No. 46-52. Sochi, September 18, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:56, 20 September 2016
Opposition admits its defeat at elections in the Krasnodar Territory
The violations committed in the course of voting at elections in the Krasnodar Territory had no essential impact on the election outcomes, the regional branches of the PARNAS Party, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and the "Yabloko" Party have acknowledged.
Gas supply in the Rostov Region. Photo http://www.rostovoblgaz.ru/
17:36, 20 September 2016
"Gazprom" stops supplying gas to three cities of Rostov Region
Starting from today, companies that provide heating to residents of the cities of Taganrog, Novocherkassk, Azov, and the Azov Region are deprived of gas supply because of their debts. This was announced by the director of the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Rostov-on-Don".
Fuad Akhmedli. Photo: RFE/RL
14:55, 20 September 2016
CoA leaves Fuad Akhmedli in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected the request of the opposition activist Fuad Akhmedli to transfer him from custody to house arrest. His defence intends to appeal against this decision at the European Court of Homan Rights (ECtHR).
The employees of the company "EKO-M" on strike. Photo: http://www.dagestanpost.ru/novosti/34957-v-maxachkale-vnov-bastuyut-sotrudniki-kompanii-eko-m
13:04, 20 September 2016
In Dagestan, top managers of "EKO-M" suspected of wage arrears of 9.5 million roubles
Employees of the cleaning company "EKO-M" were not paid in full during 1.5 years. The debt amounts to 9.5 million roubles. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). A criminal case is instituted against top managers of the company "EKO-M".
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Armenia announced the possibility of revising the fee for the presence of the Russian military base.

Participants of the picket in Yerevan in support of Dmitry Bagrash. Screenshot of the publication https://t.me/rusnews/91271 Activists held pickets in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners.

The supply of flowers from Armenia to Turkey was disrupted due to delays at the border.

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.