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Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
08:30, 29 September 2020
Baku townspeople feel no restrictions from martial law yet
The first day under martial law had little effect on everyday life, residents of Baku, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", have stated.
Picketer, Makhachkala, September 28, 2020. Photo by Idris Yusupov for the Caucasian Knot
22:18, 28 September 2020
14 activists hold pickets to support journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
In Makhachkala, friends and colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev held a series of solo pickets with the demand to stop the criminal proceedings against him. The activists noticed an increase in the number of participants in the weekly protest action held in support of the journalist.
Malikat Djabirova. Screenshot: https://twitter.com/FemKav/status/1238857959683350528/photo/1
22:01, 28 September 2020
Court refuses to fine Dagestani activist Malikat Djabirova
In Makhachkala, a court ruled that the guilt of Malikat Djabirova, the chair of the board of the NGO "Mother and Child", in violation of the law on foreign agents has not been proven.
Fighting at the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
21:46, 28 September 2020
Number of Karabakh soldiers killed in hostilities rises to 59
Today, 28 soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army have been killed, and in total, 59 Karabakh soldiers were killed since the beginning of the conflict escalation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Resident of Dagestan and his bride. Screenshot: https://vk.com/golos_dagestan?w=wall-74219800_766567
19:03, 28 September 2020
Social network users criticize groom's behaviour at a wedding party in Dagestan
In a video which caused a public outcry, a resident of Dagestan behaved insultingly towards his own bride, but did not receive a rebuff from her relatives, users of the social network "VKontakte" note.
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
18:43, 28 September 2020
Stepanakert residents follow a call to hide in shelters from shelling attacks
In Stepanakert, city residents were hiding from night shelling attacks in shelters. Today, air-raid sirens also call on the city residents to hide from new shelling attacks.
Bagavudin Omarov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0h52WBYyQ
18:30, 28 September 2020
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Bagavudin Omarov as a political prisoner
Bagavudin Omarov, a native of Makhachkala, was unfoundedly accused of involvement in the "At-Takfir wal-Hijra"*, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The human right defenders urged the authorities to release Bagavudin Omarov.
Entrance to the city of Terter. Photo: press service of the Federal National and Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in Russia
14:40, 28 September 2020
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling Terter
Fights in the Karabakh conflict zone continue for the second day; the city of Terter was shelled from the territories controlled by the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The Armenian MoD has accused the Azerbaijani side of using heavy flamethrowers.
Azerbaijani military vehicles. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
14:10, 28 September 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange statements on captured military equipment
The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh captured 11 armoured vehicles of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The Azerbaijani MoD, in its turn, has reported about the captured and destroyed Armenian armoured vehicles in the battlefield.
Law enforcer. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-respublike-kalmykiya-7.html#&gid=1&pid=4
13:47, 28 September 2020
On September 21-27, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week from September 21 to September 27, 2020, no information was received about any victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Residence of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:32, 28 September 2020
Analysts assess prospects of Armenia's recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence
Armenia can discuss the issue of recognizing the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stated on September 27 at an emergency parliamentary session related to the discussion of the introduction of a state of emergency. The recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence by Armenia depends on the scale of aggression, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
The village of Talish, Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:21, 28 September 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities close all educational establishments
Lusine Karakhanyan, the Minister of Education of Nagorno-Karabakh, has announced the decision to close all the educational establishments since September 28 amid the ongoing hostilities. Local residents have supported the decision.
11:09, 28 September 2020
Relatives of KBR law enforcers demand to check Nagoev's complaint about torture
Female relatives of the detained colleagues of Yuri Nagoev, a former deputy chief of GIBDD (traffic police) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), have appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) with a demand to check Nagoev's complaint about torture and prevent the same treatment of their relatives.
General mobilization in Armenia, September 27, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:55, 28 September 2020
Amid aggravation of Karabakh conflict, Armenia announces general mobilization
The Armenian government has announced the martial law and general mobilization in connection with the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, announced this on September 27 in his Facebook page.
Ramzan Kadyrov at the funeral of Vakha Agaev, a Russian State Duma MP. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/r2nYJ31nZmE
11:51, 27 September 2020
At MP's funeral, Kadyrov ignores mask regime
Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage arrived in the village of Roshni-Chu for the funeral of Vakha Agaev, a Russian State Duma MP, who died from coronavirus; the whole group was without protective medical masks. At the crowded funeral, no sanitary rules, which are mandatory for ordinary citizens, were observed, residents of Chechnya have pointed out.
11:48, 27 September 2020
Native of Chechnya killed in a brawl in France
Law enforcers are investigating a street conflict in the northern French town of Evreux, during which a 27-year-old Chechen was shot dead.
Batyr Magomedov on the Interpol website. Screenshot https://www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/View-Red-Notices#2020-60566
11:45, 27 September 2020
Dagestani native deported from Georgia despite defence's protests
Georgian authorities have handed over to Russia a native of Dagestan, Batyr Magomedov, against whom a case had been initiated in Russia for involvement in the armed underground. The defence's arguments of the threat of his unjustified criminal prosecution were ignored, said Gela Nikolaishvili, an advocate.
11:39, 27 September 2020
Kaspiysk resident accused of preparing attack on law enforcers
The 37-year-old resident of Kaspiysk had joined a terrorist grouping; then, he bought a pistol and cartridges and planned to attempt to kill law enforcers, investigators assert.
11:34, 27 September 2020
Azerbaijani poet Elvin Muradov sentenced to real prison term
The court found Elvin Muradov, the author of the song about the leader of the Muslim Unity, guilty of illegal weapon dealing and sentenced him to two years and three months in colony. His defence claimed the absence of reliable proofs of his guilt, and activists have treated the verdict as politically motivated.
A wedding cortege. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU8rWT-FgPQ
12:42, 26 September 2020
Ingush activists treat control of wedding corteges as good idea
Clergymen of Ingushetia are drafting their common position about the length of wedding motor corteges and the fines to be imposed for violating the rules for organizing weddings, the assistant to the republic's Mufti has stated. The imposition of sanctions for violators is justified if the clergy and authorities strictly control the enforcement of the rules, public figures believe.
News
The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

Three houses were destroyed in a Dagestani village due to a landslide.

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.