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Singer Zelimkhan Bakaev. Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/a/mat-bakaeva-prosit-pomosch-kadyrova/28739015.html
12:44, 18 September 2017
Chechen MIA finds no reason to initiate case on singer Zelimkhan Bakaev's disappearance
Singer Zelimkhan Bakaev left the Chechen Republic, and no one pursued him. There is no reason to institute a criminal case, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya. The Zelimkhan Bakaev's mother appealed to the leader of Chechnya with a request to help her in search of her son.
Zurab Sotkilava. Photo https://sputnik-georgia.com/images/23517/38/235173833.jpg
11:41, 18 September 2017
Opera singer Zurab Sotkilava dies in Moscow
The farewell ceremony for Zurab Sotkilava and his funeral will be held in Georgia. This was reported by the singer's wife.
The employees of the Ministry for Emergencies at the firefighting training. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Kondratyuk http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/North_Ossetia/20170525/4209071.html
10:16, 18 September 2017
Social network users criticize fire-fighting in Dagestan
The authorities and the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) fail to take sufficient measures to extinguish forest fires in hard-to-reach areas of Dagestan. This opinion was expressed by users of social networks. Aircrafts are involved in extinguishing the fires, reported the Dagestani MfE.
Remains of Soviet soldiers were delivered to the village of Terskol from the glacier Gara-Bashi. Photo http://kbrria.ru/obshchestvo/na-sklonah-elbrusa-naydeny-ostanki-sovetskih-soldat-20322
09:26, 18 September 2017
Remains of a Red Army soldier found in KBR’s mountains
Remains of a Soviet soldier's body and ammunition from the period of II World War were found in the Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria. This was reported by the Border Guard Service Department of the Russia FSB for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
The presentation hall of the 12th art-house film festival in Batumi. Photo © FB / Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
04:55, 18 September 2017
Directors from 11 countries present their films at the BIAFF festival in Batumi
The 12th art-house film festival gathered cinematographers from Georgia, Russia, the USA, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Iran, Hungary, Germany, and Turkey.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
03:52, 18 September 2017
On September 11-17, no casualties were reported from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from September 11 to September 17, 2017, no information was available about any casualties or victims. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
March in Rustaveli avenue. Tbilisi, September 17, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
23:42, 17 September 2017
"Patriots’ Alliance" promises weekly protests in Georgia
The today’s protest march of the "Patriots’ Alliance" Party in Tbilisi was not attended by activists of other oppositional forces; however, the party intends holding similar actions in different cities of the country on the weekly basis.
A charity event organized by the "Nadezhda" (Hope) Foundation in Dagestan. September 17, 2017. Photoo by Ilyas Kapiev for "Caucasian Knot"
21:44, 17 September 2017
Over 700 Dagestani residents watch charity performance "The Dzhigit’s Birth"
On September 16-17, the Kumyk Theatre hosted a charity event in honour of the Kurban-Bayram holiday. The Dagestani "Nadezhda" (Hope) Foundation brought children from orphanages and low-income families to the performance.
A poster with the photos of the political prisoners in Azerbaijan, used at the opposition rally in Baku on April 8, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
14:58, 17 September 2017
IRFS urges Azeri authorities to release bloggers and journalists
The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has welcomed the liberation of Mekhman Aliev, Director of the “Turan” News Agency, and Faig Amirov, Financial Director of the “Azadlyg” newspaper; however, it has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release all the remaining journalists and bloggers imprisoned for criticizing them.
Guests taste the wine at the Fourth Wine Festival in Nagorno-Karabakh. September 16, 2017. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot"
04:07, 17 September 2017
Wine Festival in Nagorno-Karabakh attracts many tourists
On September 16, 12 companies from Armenia, 11 companies from Nagorno-Karabakh and 10 private winemakers, as well as agricultural producers, took part in the Fourth Wine Festival held in the village of Tog, Gadrut District. The organizers hoped for 2500 visitors, but they had much more of them.
Rally of defrauded housing shareholders of the cooperative “Park Evropeisky”, Volgograd, September 16, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot.
22:21, 16 September 2017
Volgograd housing shareholder call on to boycott presidential election
This morning, Volgograd housed a rally of defrauded housing shareholders of the cooperative named “Park Evropeisky”. The rally participants called for boycotting the presidential election and demanding the cancellation of the 2018 World Cup in Volgograd.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Halyna Tereshchuk (RFE/RLF)
20:16, 16 September 2017
Ukraine’s Public Prosecutor General promises not to extradite Saakashvili to Georgia
Mikhail Saakashvili will not be arrested for breaking through the border cordon, Yuri Lutsenko, the Public Prosecutor General of Ukraine has stated today.
18:57, 16 September 2017
Argun law enforcers release Luiza Dudurkaeva
In the evening on September 15, Luiza Dudurkaeva, a native of the Argun city, detained at the Minsk airport before her flight to Norway, together with her parents was taken to the police station in Chechnya. Law enforcers questioned Luiza Dudurkaeva if she was planning to leave for Syria. Luiza Dudurkaeva and her parents spent the whole night at the police station and only later they were released.
Alexander Lapshin. Photo: © Sputnik / Viktor Volochko https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/incidents/20170911/8595190/bakinskaya-ehpopeya-lapshina-pomilovanie-ot-alieva-posle-popytki-suicida.html
18:45, 16 September 2017
Alexander Lapshin refutes suicide attempt in Azerbaijani prison
Blogger Alexander Lapshin has called an attempt of a murder an incident in the Baku prison, which the Azerbaijani authorities presented as a suicide attempt.
15:25, 16 September 2017
Armenian activist declares hunger strike in prison
Since September 13, Hayk Kuregyan, a sentenced activist, is on hunger strike. This has been reported today by the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ). According to the activist's father, the protest action of his son is of political nature.
14:26, 16 September 2017
Relatives of Chechen children returned from Iraq report about their adaptation
Chechen children brought to Russia from Iraq on September 14 stay in Grozny in families of their fathers. Since the girl got a gunshot wound, it was decided to send her for medical treatment to the Grozny hospital. The boy's health state does not cause fear, and he is being prepared for school.
Elchin Ismayilly. Photo https://www.radioazadlyg.org/a/27051269.html
12:51, 16 September 2017
Defence asks to acquit Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Ismayilly
On September 15, in Azerbaijan, at the trial in the Elchin Ismayilly's case, the defendant and his advocates delivered their final speeches. They have asked the court to pronounce the verdict of acquittal.
Igor Nagavkin in the court, August 16, 2017. Photo by Vera Zherdeva for the Caucasian Knot.
12:20, 16 September 2017
Igor Nagavkin left in custody
In Moscow, the court has extended the term of detention for Igor Nagavkin until September 28. This has been reported today by advocates of the rights defender who is on hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to them, the court pronounced the decision in their absence.
Valery Dyakonov. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
11:52, 16 September 2017
Coordinator of miners' protest reports being detained in Zverevo
Valery Dyakonov, a coordinator of the protest actions held by Rostov miners, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he was detained by policemen and is being taken to Gukovo.
Office of Turan News Agency, Baku, August 16, 2017. Photo: RFE/RL
06:51, 16 September 2017
Azeri taxmen revoke claims against Turan
The Azerbaijani Tax Ministry has cancelled its decision to collect additional 37,000 manats from the “Turan” News Agency. Earlier, this decision triggered a criminal case against the news agency.
News
Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

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.