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19:33, 17 September 2021
Soldier wounded in a shelling attack in Nagorno-Karabakh
Soldier Vruir Shakhramanyan was wounded in a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
Vehicle of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:09, 17 September 2021
ICRF to investigate ill-treatment of children in family of a Chechen resident
Two girls who lived with their father after the divorce of their parents were taken to a hospital with signs of beatings, and a criminal case was instituted on torture of minors, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported.
International Court of Justice in Hague. Photo: International Court of Justice, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Международный_суд_ООН#/media/Файл:International_Court_of_Justice.jpg
14:11, 17 September 2021
Armenia files complaint against Azerbaijan at UN Court
Armenia has asked the UN International Court of Justice to oblige Azerbaijan to stop torture and killings of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and compensate for human rights violations.
Galina Tikhenko at a court building. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
13:18, 17 September 2021
Volgograd Regional Court upholds RUB 150,000 fine on Galina Tikhenko
The Volgograd Regional Court has upheld the ruling to fine Galina Tikhenko, a participant in actions in defence of the Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain by 150,000 roubles. The defence intends now to turn to the cassation court.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a post made by LORD Channel, http://www.instagram.com/p/CTh6Ak4nfNd/
12:32, 17 September 2021
Campaigning for Kadyrov violated federal law
The clergy's participation in campaigning for Ramzan Kadyrov is a direct violation of the Russian federal law, but it is a long-standing and widespread practice in Chechnya, Roman Udot, a co-chairman of the All-Russian Public Movement for the Protection of Voters' Rights "Golos" (Vote)*, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, have stated.
12:16, 17 September 2021
Two activists of "Girchi" Party detained at protest in Tbilisi
On September 16, at a rally in protest against mass surveillance and wiretapping held near the building of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) in Tbilisi, activists of the "Girchi-More Freedom" Party crashed a Škoda Octavia car, treating it as a symbol of this special service. The police detained two protesters.
08:38, 17 September 2021
Residents of Chechnya claim administrative pressure before elections
Under the threat of dismissal, teachers in Chechnya were forced to participate in pre-election rallies and were obliged to come to the polls, local residents have complained.
Azerbaijan's border post on the Goris-Kapan highway. Photo: ombudsman.am
08:24, 17 September 2021
Customs problem is a result of fuzzy Yerevan-Baku agreements
Azerbaijan is unilaterally regulating the traffic on the Goris-Kapan highway, since no specific mechanisms of post-war interaction with Armenia have been stipulated, political analysts assert.
Ballot box. Photo: REUTERS/Shamil
22:37, 16 September 2021
In Stavropol Territory, opposition complains about unequal conditions of election race
According to members of the Stavropol branch of the “Yabloko” Party, the TV airtime is mainly devoted to the PR of the party in power, and almost no time was allocated for debates. Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) complained about the intentional destruction of leaflets and the unwillingness of advertising companies to cooperate with the opposition.
Goris-Kapan highway. Photo: Facebook / Human Rights Defender of Armenia
22:01, 16 September 2021
Azerbaijani police checks on Goris-Kapan road do not affect Armenian drivers
On the road from Goris to Kapan, Azerbaijani policemen do not inspect cars with Armenian state registration numbers, but residents of border regions prefer to use an alternative road. There are complaints against Azerbaijani policemen for their rough treatment, the Vice Mayor of Goris reports.
Idrak Mirzalizade. Screenshot: Stand-Up Club #1/Youtube
18:25, 16 September 2021
Court allows comic Mirzalizade’s return to Russia
The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow has suspended an order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on a life-long ban on the return to Russia of ethnic Talysh Idrak Mirzalizade.
Igor Khoroshilov. Photo from Igor Khoroshilov's Facebook page
18:09, 16 September 2021
Defence associates Khoroshilov’s arrest with his journalistic activities
Rostov journalist Igor Khoroshilov is under investigation, since top-ranking officials consider him involved in critical posts on Telegram channels, journalist’s advocate Yevgeny Berkovich believes.
Flags of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the border. Photo: Hayk Manukyan / Human Rights Defender of Armenia
13:42, 16 September 2021
Villagers block road from Sotk to Vardenis
Today, residents of the villages in the Gegarkunik Region have blocked the road from the village of Sotk to the town of Vardenis. They demand to cancel the decision to unite the Gegamasar community with Vardenis. The protestors fear that the enlargement of the community will lead to an outflow of the population from the border zone.
Agitation banners. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
13:28, 16 September 2021
Kuban voters claim being forced to vote at work
In Kuban, public sector employees and workers of enterprises are being forced to detach themselves from the polling stations at their places of residence and to vote at their places of work, which makes it possible to control the voter turnout, members of political parties claim.
Protesters in Vladikavkaz, April 20, 2020. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
13:10, 16 September 2021
Advocates doubt chances of amnesty for opponents of quarantine in North Ossetia
Advocates interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” see practically no chances for an amnesty for arrested and convicted participants of a protest action against the self-isolation regime in Vladikavkaz in April 2020.
11:54, 16 September 2021
Azerbaijani law enforcers detain drivers from Iran on road from Goris to Kapan
Two Iranian truck drivers who were transporting cement were detained on the road from Goris to Kapan near the village of Vorotan, Armenian media report. The detained truck drivers illegally crossed the border of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan claims.
Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshot of video poste by NEP Prague, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2dbgV1fqho
11:41, 16 September 2021
Kadyrov threatens Zakaev with reprisal
The leader of Chechnya promised to burn Akhmed Zakaev, living in Great Britain. Ramzan Kadyrov stated that Akhmed Zakaev promised to return to Chechnya from emigration, but did not keep his word.
Check point at Abkhazia-Russia border. Photo: user: DILIN, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Государственная_граница_Республики_Абхазия
08:41, 16 September 2021
Three law enforcers suspected of torturing tourist in Abkhazia
Policemen have exceeded their powers by using violence when detaining and interrogating a Russian tourist, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia has stated.
Participants of a pre-election action, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixIYM8daJ-Y
08:29, 16 September 2021
Chechen clergy join campaigning for Kadyrov
At the actions held in different districts of Chechnya with the participation of state servants, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, and other religious leaders called to come to the polls and support the policy pursued by the current authorities.
Lessons at the Muslim school 'New generation' in Makhachkala. Photo: website of the 'New generation' school, http://www.ng05.ru
23:42, 15 September 2021
Conflict over headscarves highlights extreme points of school dress code in Dagestan
In Dagestan, some schools violate the schoolgirls’ rights by the requirement to wear a headscarf, while other schools, on the contrary, prohibit wearing a hijab, report journalist Svetlana Anokhina and blogger Maryam Alieva.
News
Yakub Belkhoroev. Video frame from the ingushetiya tv channel https://youtu.be/mr8TUmtIFVM The defense declined to appeal Belkhoroev's sentence.

The prosecution has requested a 12-year sentence for Yakub Belkhoroev in the embezzlement case.

The case of an Ingushetia resident accused of involvement in Gurazhev's group has reached court.

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.