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Banner held by protester Khazrail Khanakhok, September 27, Maikop. Photo: http://www.natpressru.info/index.php?newsid=9894
08:29, 29 September 2015
In Adygea, activists start series of solo pickets in support of Syrian Circassians
A resident of Maikop has held a solo protest action with the demand to evacuate Circassian families from the conflict zone in Syria. Other activists announced their willingness to support the protestor. The pickets were held in response to the murder of an 11-year-old Circassian girl near Damascus.
Maria Turovets, organizer of the readings of poems of Soviet poets, dedicated to the victims of the repression. Volgograd, September 28, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:04, 29 September 2015
Volgograd: activists hold public reading of poems in memory of victims of political repression
In Volgograd, 11 local activists spoke in support of the project "Last Address" designed to perpetuate the memory of the repressed USSR citizens. At the Regional Library named after Gorky, the activists read poems of Soviet poets, dedicated to the victims of the repression.
Village of Novy Kurush in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo: http://flnka.ru/interview/784-novyy-kurush-zhivet-v-slozhnom-nacionalnom-i-religioznom-okruzhenii.html
05:44, 29 September 2015
Residents of Novy Kurush report tense situation in village after closure of mosque
The situation in the village of Novy Kurush in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, where a Salafi mosque was closed on September 22, remains tense. As of September 28, the very mosque is closed.
22:39, 28 September 2015
Tver Court of Moscow dismisses complaint filed by HRC "Memorial" about fines
Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has recognized the legitimacy of two fines, each for the amount of 300,000 roubles, imposed by the magistrate judge on the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" for violating the law on foreign agents.
Sculpture of angel at the monument "Tree of Life" in memory of 11-year-old Circassian girl Judy Maf. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:00, 28 September 2015
Nalchik residents pay tribute to memory of 11-year-old Syrian Circassian
Today, at the monument "Tree of Life" in Nalchik, city residents have held an action to pay tribute to the memory of Judy Maf, an 11-year-old Circassian girl, killed in Syria. The participants of the action have stated that the Russian authorities should pay attention to the problems of Syrian Circassians.
Islam Shikhali. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/37092
15:45, 28 September 2015
Shikhali in connection with case of Radio Liberty
Today, freelance journalist Islam Shikhali, who cooperates with the Radio Liberty's Azerbaijani Office, has been questioned at the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan. The investigators asked the journalist about the activities of the Radio Liberty's Azerbaijani Office and the "Meydan TV" online TV Channel.
Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Photo: Anastasia Saidulaeva, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
14:54, 28 September 2015
In Dagestan, CTO regime covers territory with population of about 200,000 people
In the south of Dagestan, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced within the area with population of about 200,000 people. Law enforcers are searching for militants, who killed five hunters. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
Poster of the hunger strikers in the village of Gluboky of the Kamensk District of the Rostov Region, September 27, 2015. Photo: http://www.donnews.ru
13:27, 28 September 2015
Number of hunger-strikers in Kamensk District of Rostov Region grows
According to various sources, 3-13 persons have joined the hunger strike in the village of Gluboky of the Kamensk District of the Rostov Region.
09:54, 28 September 2015
Residents of Kamensk District of Rostov Region go on hunger strike to protest against activities of local officials
In the village of Gluboky of the Kamensk District of the Rostov Region, after a rally held in front of the administration building, participants of the action declared a hunger strike. They demanded the arrival of investigators and prosecutors from Moscow for carrying out the investigation into the activities of local officials.
Zaur Dadaev is led to the courtroom. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:26, 28 September 2015
All defendants in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder recall their confessions
In the course of the re-interrogation, Shagid Gubashev, accused in Boris Nemtsov murder case, has retracted his initial confession. Therefore, all the defendants in the case pleaded not guilty. This was reported by a source close to the investigation.
07:44, 28 September 2015
More than 800 athletes take part in IWAS World Games in Sochi
Athletes from 37 countries have arrived in Sochi to take part in international competitions in summer sports among people with musculoskeletal system disorders.
04:52, 28 September 2015
On September 21-27, no victims to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus reported
During the week of September 21-27, 2015, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
FSB officer during counterterrorist operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/10/06/v-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-dva-uchastnika-nezakonnogo-vooruzhennogo-f.html
01:21, 28 September 2015
CTO regime introduced in five districts of Southern Dagestan
In connection with the search for militants, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced within the territories of the Kurakh, Magaramkent, Suleiman-Stalsky, Tabasaran, and Khiv Districts of Dagestan.
Participants of the rally, Astrakhan, September 27, 2015. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:15, 28 September 2015
In Astrakhan, activists urge to release Nadezhda Savchenko
On September 27, in Astrakhan, five activists joined the international campaign in support of Nadezhda Savchenko and held an action with an appeal to release the Ukrainian aviator.
Residents of the village of Madaghis, Nagorno-Karabakh, September 26, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:15, 28 September 2015
Residents of near-border villages in Nagorno-Karabakh call on to stop shelling
On September 24-25, in Nagorno-Karabakh, residents of the near-border villages of Madaghis and Talish suffered from one of the most intensive attacks in recent years. They called on the parties to the conflict to stop endangering the civilian population.
Hunger strikers, Akhtubinsk,. September 27, 2015. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:15, 27 September 2015
One of employees of "Akhtuba ATP" stops his hunger strike
At the public reception of Alexander Kamanin, a deputy of the regional Duma, employees of the municipal enterprise have been on the hunger strike for nine days. Vladimir Luschikov has stopped participating in the hunger striker for health reasons, and he is replaced by new hunger striker Sergey Ostapov.
Sukhumi residents lay flowers and wreaths to the Memorial of Glory, Sukhumi, September 27, 2015. Photo: state news agency of Abkhazia, http://www.apsnypress.info/news/adgur-kharaziya-eto-byl-samyy-schastlivyy-den-v-zhizni-kazhdogo-boytsa-/
14:39, 27 September 2015
Sukhumi residents pay tribute to memory of victims of Georgian-Abkhaz war
In Sukhumi, on the 22nd anniversary of the liberation of the city, people paid tribute to the memory of the victims killed in the Georgian-Abkhazian war and laid flowers and wreaths to the Memorial of Glory.
12:49, 27 September 2015
Azerbaijani journalist reports on search in his apartment
The apartment rented by freelance journalist Islam Shikhaliev, who cooperates with the Azerbaijani Office of the "Radio Liberty", has been searched. During the search, his equipment and documents were confiscated. This was reported by Islam Shikhaliev himself.
Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, at contact line. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:46, 27 September 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling from rocket launchers
Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that military units of Nagorno-Karabakh were shelled from mortar, grenade, and rocket launchers.
The participants of the picket in support of the hunger-strikers. Akhtubinsk, September 21, 2015. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:35, 26 September 2015
In Akhtubinsk, hunger-strikers hold pickets
In Akhtubinsk, employees of the municipal enterprise "Akhtuba ATP" (auto transport company) held a series of pickets. In their hands, they were holding posters reading: "We want to eat", "Mayor, pay our wages", "We won't let bankrupt our ATP", and "Down with thieves of Mayor's office".
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Train service between Baku and Tbilisi has resumed after a six-year hiatus.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Khatia Kakhidze / Publika Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 544 days in a row.

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.