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Regina Gagieva's funeral. September 27, 2019. Screenshot of the video by КРЫЛЬЯ TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ34Byd7H9k
18:53, 2 October 2019
Murder of North-Ossetian woman highlights authorities' indifference to domestic violence
The former husband of Regina Gagieva, accused of her murder, twice escaped from house arrest, but was not detained. After they got married, Regina Gagieva kept in secret that her husband beat her, her relatives said. In North Ossetia, victims of domestic violence are supported only by activists amid the authorities' inattention to the problem.
Vladimir Putin at the military exercises. Photo http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61584/photos
16:27, 2 October 2019
Putin answers question about withdrawal of troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Russia will withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia when such a decision is made, said Russian President Vladimir Putin when answering a question voiced by a Georgian journalist.
The Abkhaz army. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia https://mdapsny.org/foto/item/279-voennyj-parad-v-sukhume-30-sentyabrya-2018
16:18, 2 October 2019
Russia's decision to rearm Abkhaz army follows military strengthening of Georgia
The financial assistance offered by Russia to modernize the armed forces of Abkhazia does not threaten the sovereignty of the republic, but it is dictated by the Russia's desire to strengthen its positions in the region amid the NATO military activity in Georgia, experts explain.
A penal colony. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:27, 2 October 2019
Advocate of natives from Caucasus defends his right to visit his clients in colony
A court in Karelia has found it illegal to ban the advocate to visit the convicts, who are serving their terms in a local penal colony, said Victor Molodyozhnikov, an advocate for the natives of Dagestan and Chechnya. The court also upheld the lawsuit of Magomed Magomedov, a former Dagestani MP, who had complained about poor custody conditions in the colony.
The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo by the press service of the State Security Service of South Ossetia https://www.facebook.com/komitetgosbezopasnosti.southossetia/photos/a.465734606932231/465737340265291/?type=3&theater
11:25, 2 October 2019
Georgia and South Ossetia reject concessions on block-post issue
Georgia has rejected the demand of South Ossetia to remove its block-post erected near the village of Tsnelis. The South-Ossetian side has also refused to make concessions, stating that the presence of Georgian law enforcers in its territory is impossible.
07:09, 2 October 2019
Gusein Abdullaev, former Azerbaijani MP, sentenced to six years in prison
A court in Baku has found Gusein Abdullaev, a former MP, extradited from Turkey, guilty of tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship, fraud and extortion. Abdullaev declared his political persecution.
07:02, 2 October 2019
Woman-KBR native disappears in Moscow after law enforcers' visit
Regina Migirova, 30, has gone missing in Moscow after she was taken away to some unknown place by law enforcers, who broke into her apartment, the woman's brother has reported.
A street in the village in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 1 October 2019
Azerbaijan reports about shelling attacks on two villages on border with Armenia
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops, including in the border villages, were shelled 20 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
The Tverskoi Court of Moscow. Photo by the press service of the Tverskoi Court of Moscow http://tverskoy.msk.sudrf.ru/modules.php?name=info_court&id=14
23:49, 1 October 2019
Three Chechen natives obtain compensations for criminal prosecution
In Moscow, the court awarded compensations from half a million to a million roubles to Said-Magomed and Khusein Tsetiev and Khamid Razhapov, natives of Chechnya, who spent three years in custody in the case on an attempt on employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
A polling booth. Photo © Eduard Kornienko, Yuga.ru
19:57, 1 October 2019
Media reveal role of Caucasian athletes in elections in Saint Petersburg
Natives of Northern Caucasus, hired to attend polling stations in Saint Petersburg, threatened observers from opposition parties and interfered with the calculation of the votes, the "Meduza" reported.
The Baku airport. Photo: Anar Aliyev (PR at Azerbaijan Airlines) https://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:46, 1 October 2019
Oppositionist Natiq Jafarli manages to leave Azerbaijan despite court ban
Border guards let oppositionist Natiq Jafarli to fly out of Azerbaijan, despite the court's decision on the restricted travel status of the activist. The ban is based on the information about a tax debt, but the Ministry of Taxes suggested that a mistake had been made.
Representatives of the socio-cultural public organization "Mother Armenia XXI" at a meeting. Photo by the press service of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh
16:36, 1 October 2019
Nagorno-Karabakh women join anti-war programme "Mothers' Movement"
In Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 30 women joined the anti-war programme "Mothers' Movement". According to its initiator Gayane Gasparyan, mothers should oppose violence, barbarism, and wars.
Levon Barsegyan, an organizer of the action in support of the Soros Foundation. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:33, 1 October 2019
Armenian human rights defenders support Soros Foundation
The movement "Veto", which members hold rallies in front of the Soros Foundation office in Yerevan, is backed by supporters of the former government who stand against democratic values, human rights defenders state.
Regina Gagieva. Photo: screenshot of the video on the iRYSTON TV Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCHwqCDuAQ
16:28, 1 October 2019
In North Ossetia, activists organize women's movement after Regina Gagieva's murder
A resident of Vladikavkaz was accused of brutally murdering his former wife. Users of social networks demanded to severely punish the murderer of Regina Gagieva, while North-Ossetian activists founded a movement to help victims of domestic violence.
Russian soldiers near a mass grave in a trench during the Second Chechen War. Photo: Natalia Medvedeva - http://exhibition.ipvnews.org/photo_001.php, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7003114
11:09, 1 October 2019
Anniversary of Second Chechen War ignored by republic's authorities
Now, 20 years later, the deployment of troops in Chechnya in 1999, is presented by federal TV channels as a start of Russia's "sole" struggle against international terrorism. In Chechnya, the anniversary of the start of the second war is not remembered in any way at the official level.
10:29, 1 October 2019
Court releases four figurants of the "Ganja case"
Four out of eight defendants in the case of Ganja riots have received real prison terms; four others were released: two were sentenced conditionally; and two had their term in custody found to be a sufficient punishment.
Georgian rugby players. Photo © : Georgian Rugby / FB
10:18, 1 October 2019
Organizers of Rugby World Championship apologize to Georgian national team Russian song
Georgia was mixed up with Russia, and its game was accompanied by a song performed by Valery Meladze; and athletes were indignant. The World Rugby has assured that such mistakes will never repeat again.
The 14th day of the hunger strike held by the Afghan War veterans in the Makhachkala park. September 30, 2019. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:39, 30 September 2019
Makhachkala residents help protesting Afghan War veterans
Residents of the houses located near the Makhachkala park, where already for 14 days several dozens of Afghan War veterans demand a meeting with the head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev, by bringing food and water to them. The veterans intend not to stop their action until their demand is satisfied.
The mosque in Batumi. Photo: grego1402 - Mosquée à Batoumi #batumi #georgia https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:34, 30 September 2019
Court treats refusal of Batumi Mayoralty to build a mosque as discrimination
A Batumi court has obliged the Mayoralty to review its refusal to build a mosque.
The police at a protest action in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:05, 30 September 2019
Rights defenders: "Ganja case" defendant dies because of torture in Azerbaijan
On September 29, Eshgin Guliev, a participant of the protests in Ganja, died in a prison hospital. Eshgin Guliev was seriously ill, and his health state was deteriorated by torture and an unfair sentence, human rights defenders stated.
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Afgan Sadygov with his new ID. Screenshot from Sevinj Sadygova's page, April 25, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1503949298000556&set=a.106173941111439 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Afgan Sadygov encountered obstacles in obtaining a passport

The number of people evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan has exceeded 3,500.

Analysts assessed the development prospects of the Middle Corridor

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.