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11:00, 26 September 2009
Georgia to simplify dual citizenship procedure for Diaspora
Georgia will simplify the procedure for obtaining dual citizenship for its compatriots from abroad, President Mikhail Saakashvili promised in New York on September 23 while present at a charitable concert, organized to raise money for buying a building for the St Nino Georgian Church.
23:00, 25 September 2009
South-Ossetian officials dissatisfied with Ergneti meeting
Merab Chigoev, deputy plenipotentiary representative of President of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, finds the last meeting on incident-prevention, held on September 24 in Ergneti village, Gori District, in the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, fruitless.
22:00, 25 September 2009
Native of Dagestan arrested on suspicion of hacking official websites in Northern Caucasus
The Lefortovo Court of Moscow has arrested Albert Saaev, a native of Dagestan, suspected of hacker attacks on the websites of power bodies of some republics of Northern Caucasus.
21:00, 25 September 2009
CPJ awards "Freedom of Press" to convicted Azerbaijani journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has announced decoration of a group of journalists from several countries of the world with the award "Freedom of Press" for 2009. Among the recipients are journalists from Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Einullah Fatullaev, a convicted Azerbaijani journalist.
19:00, 25 September 2009
Georgian opposition plans new protest actions
The opposition of Georgia is not going to give up and will continue its protest actions against the policy of President Mikhail Saakashvili. This was stated by Levan Gachechiladze, leader of the public movement "Defend Georgia" and one of the organizers of protest actions, held this spring.
18:00, 25 September 2009
At UN General Session, Saakashvili promised to return Abkhazia back to Georgia
On Thursday, September 24, President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili spoke at the sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, drew parallel between the Berlin wall and loss of territorial integrity of Georgia, and promised to bring Abkhazia back into Georgia.
17:00, 25 September 2009
Head of HRC "Memorial" evidences in court on Kadyrov's claim
Today, in the course of the court session, where the claim of President of Chechnya against the head of the HRC "Memorial" was considered, the respondent - Oleg Orlov - presented his explanations on the case. The claim was caused by Mr Orlov's statements about Kadyrov's involvement in the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a human rights defender, who worked in Chechnya.
16:00, 25 September 2009
Nasibova: journalists have to be human rights defenders in Nakhichevan
Nakhichevan has just a few independent journalists; they have to be engaged in human rights activities at the same time, as Malakhat Nasibova, a journalist from Azerbaijan, said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Ms Nasibova was awarded by the Norwegian human rights organization "Rafto Foundation" for her coverage of events in Nakhichevan.
15:00, 25 September 2009
Journalists lack seats in courtroom at Kadyrov vs. Orlov case
Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has held its first hearing on the merits of the claim of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on defence of honour, dignity and business reputation. The claim stems from Mr Orlov's statement that President of Chechnya is responsible for the kidnapping in Chechnya and murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova.
14:00, 25 September 2009
People in Chechnya discuss announced Kadyrov's successor
President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has announced, in his interview to the newspaper "Zavtra" (Tomorrow), the name of his possible successor - Adam Delimkhanov, now - deputy of the State Duma of Russia. The prospect of seeing this person as President of Chechnya inspires not many of its residents.
10:00, 25 September 2009
Haber: progress observed in Georgian-South-Ossetian negotiations
Ambassador Hansjorg Haber, head of the Mission of Observers of the European Union (MOEU), has stated that the fifth meeting on incident prevention, held under the mechanism designed in the course of Geneva negotiations on September 24 in Ergneti village, Gori District, in the border of Georgia and South Ossetia, saw some progress.
Chechnya. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
23:00, 24 September 2009
European Court condemns Russia for two disappearances in Chechnya
Today, the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) has made a decision obliging Russia to pay compensation of 90,000 euros to relatives of two residents of the Chechen Republic, who disappeared in 2002 and 2003.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo by www.winwd.narod.ru
22:00, 24 September 2009
Nariman Mamedyarov, kidnapped in Makhachkala, recognized among the dead
As reported by Magomed Dibirov, Deputy Public Prosecutor of Dagestan, Mamedyarov, who disappeared in Makhachkala on September 10, was identified among the militants liquidated on September 11 during a combat clash near Sirtych village, Tabasaran District.
21:23, 24 September 2009
In Azerbaijan, independent journalist from Nakhichevan threatened with execution
For several days already Elman Abbasov, regional correspondent of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, is abused and threatened by telephone. The journalist links these threats with his human rights activities.
21:00, 24 September 2009
"Memorial" is ready to sue Kadyrov for statements about Estemirova
The statements of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about the work in the republic of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", made by him in his interview to the newspaper "Zavtra" (Tomorrow), can entail a suit against him, Oleg Orlov, the leader of the HRC, believes.
20:00, 24 September 2009
Azerbaijan: opposition protests against "Madrid principles"
Today in the midday, the organization for Karabakh liberation and the "Union for Democracy", which unites a number of oppositional parties, have held a protest action in front of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
Chechnya, autumn of 2001. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
19:11, 24 September 2009
Ten years ago the second Chechen war burst out
On September 23, 1999, President of Russia Boris Yeltsin signed a decree "On Measures to Improve Efficiency of Counterterrorist Operations in the Territory of the North-Caucasian Region of the Russian Federation".Practically on that very day mass bombardments of Grozny and other cities and settlements of Chechnya began. On September 30, federal forces entered the republic.
17:00, 24 September 2009
Azerbaijani journalist rewarded by Norwegian human rights activists
Malakhat Nasibova, a journalist from Azerbaijan, has received an award of the Norwegian human rights organization named "Rafto Foundation". She was rewarded for her coverage of the events in Nakhichevan.
16:00, 24 September 2009
Prosecutor's Office cancels its refusal to open criminal case against head of "Memorial" under Kadyrov's claim
The Moscow Prosecutor's Office has cancelled its earlier refusal to initiate a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial", under the suit lodged by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. This was announced by Andrei Krasnenkov, Kadyrov's advocate.
15:00, 24 September 2009
Defence advocates in Ruslan Yamadaev's murder case state a witness disappearance
Advocates of Elimpasha Khatsuev, accused of participating in the murder of Ruslan Yamadaev, have announced disappearance in Chechnya of his younger brother suspected Ilyas.
News
A multi-story building was damaged in a drone attack. Screenshot from Grozny Inform, May 6, 2026, https://t.me/groznyinform/61678. Six people were injured in a drone attack in Chechnya.

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.

Flood victims in Chechnya are awaiting compensation.

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.