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15:28, 10 September 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling its two villages
The Armenian armed forces 95 times violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone during a day, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Voter at a polling station in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
15:22, 10 September 2018
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh note high competition at by-elections to parliament
More than 50 percent of voters came to the by-elections to the parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh at the 10th and 11th precinct districts. According to local residents, these elections differ from the previous ones by the number of candidates participating in them. The growth of political activity is connected with the revolution in Armenia, believes Hayk Khanumyan, the leader of the opposition "National Revival" Party.
March of Alexei Navalny's supporters in Volgograd, September 9, 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Yuschenko for the Caucasian Knot.
11:29, 10 September 2018
Volgograd: march against pension reform was over 300 people strong (+video)
More than 350 people took part in an unsanctioned march of Alexei Navalny's supporters in Volgograd. At least 16 people were detained; two of them were hospitalized.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/section.php?SECTION_ID=365
11:16, 10 September 2018
Evkurov heads Ingushetia for the third time
On September 9, by a majority of votes, local MPs of Ingushetia re-elected Yunus-Bek Evkurov to the post of the republic's head.
Detention of Sergey Grivko, coordinator of Navalny's local office. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
11:05, 10 September 2018
Three Navalny's supporters detained in Rostov-on-Don
The coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Rostov-on-Don and two activists were detained at an unsanctioned protest action held in central city.
Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo: press service of the Government of Dagestan, https://www.riadagestan.ru
10:55, 10 September 2018
Vasiliev promises to continue his fight on corruption
The anti-corruption campaign in Dagestan is the only way to restore people's trust in power, Vladimir Vasiliev said after entering the post of the head of Dagestan.
Traffic police inspection. Photo: Sputnik .https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20180909/1024946271/v-avarii-pogib-premer-abxazii-postradali-dva-cheloveka.html
10:34, 10 September 2018
Abkhaz authorities rule out attempt on Prime Minister
The death of Gennady Gaguliya, the Prime Minister of Abkhazia, is an accident not connected with an attempt, Naala Avidzba, the press secretary of the Republic's President, has stated.
"Imam Shamil surrendered to Count Baryatinsky on August 25, 1859" by Kivshenko, Alexei Danilovich. Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg http://navalmuseum.ru
10:04, 9 September 2018
Historians point to stereotyped opinions about capture of Imam Shamil
The fall of Gunib and the capture of Imam Shamil, contrary to the popular belief, did not lead to the end of the Caucasian War, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe and regret that for over 150 years the image of Shamil has been used by authorities for self-promotion.
10:03, 9 September 2018
Fate of Muslims' Coordination Centre of Northern Caucasus is linked with authorities' position
The North-Caucasian Muslims' Coordinating Centre was created 20 years ago to help the state in confronting extremism, the journalists Maxim Shevchenko and Evgeny Kratov have stated. Ruslan Kurbanov, an Orientalist, believes that the future of the Centre depends on the position of Russian authorities.
Murad Adilov. Photo by Natig Adilov https://iwpr.net
10:02, 9 September 2018
Azerbaijani oppositionist goes on hunger strike in penal colony
Murad Adilov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is on hunger strike for the second day, protesting against the refusal to grant him the conditional early relief (CER), his relatives have stated.
A soldier of the army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo http://www.nkrmil.am/gallery/photos/view/18
15:42, 8 September 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azerbaijan of 200 bombardments during week
On September 2-8, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces made more than 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.
15:40, 8 September 2018
Azerbaijan states 75 machine-gun attacks during last 24 hours
During the last 24 hours the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line was violated for 75 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
09:42, 8 September 2018
Soldier dies at military base in Georgia
The truck that was bringing soldiers from exercises tipped over; one soldier perished and two others were injured, the Georgian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
A singer Yegor Krid. Photo by the press service of the music label Black Star
07:03, 8 September 2018
Representatives of Egor Kreed refuse to cancel concert in Dagestan after threats to the singer
The information about the cancellation of Egor Kreed's concert in Makhachkala, after the singer received threats, has nothing to do with reality, the representative of the music label, with which the singer works, has stated.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov
07:00, 8 September 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov demands to clarify Chechnya's borders
The State Commission on definition and clarification of the administrative borders of Chechnya must prepare documents for resolving disputes over the precise location of republic's borders, says a decree signed by Ramzan Kadyrov.
A rally against corruption in Makhachkala. June 12, 2017. Screenshot of a video by the user gazetachernovik https://chernovik.net7
01:50, 8 September 2018
"Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports to court details of an attack at a rally
Karim Kasumov, who was accused of attacking a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent during an anti-corruption rally in Makhachkala, was repeatedly warned that the video record was made by a media representative, but he did not react and continued to hinder the work of journalists, reported at trial Patimat Makhmudova, an injured party in the case. 
21:06, 7 September 2018
Russia refuses to seek Armenia ex-Defence Minister
Colonel-General Mikael Arutyunyan, a former Armenian Minister of Defence, announced in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) interstate search, has been removed from the wanted list in the territory of the Russian Federation, the Armenian Police have stated.
17:42, 7 September 2018
Sources report detention of father of one of attackers in Chechnya
The father of the teenagers killed on August 20 during an attack on policemen in Chechnya has been kept by the law enforcers for almost three weeks; and members of his family are not allowed to live in their homes. This was reported by sources of the edition "Kavkaz.Realii".
Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the Swedish charitable association "Vayfond". Photo: screenshot of the video by VAY FOND https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=z3GgYTKjfIo
13:37, 7 September 2018
Head of Swedish "Vayfond" goes on hunger strike against Chechen's extradition from Europe to Russia
On September 6, Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the Swedish charitable association "Vayfond", went on a hunger strike in protest against the decision of the authorities of Bosnia to extradite Akhmed Altamirov, an ethnic Chechen and a native of Ingushetia.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
13:37, 7 September 2018
Azerbaijan counts 91 bombardments in conflict zone
During the last 24 hours, six Azerbaijani villages were shelled in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
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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.