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Anar Abdulla. Screenshot of the video by Meydan.tv https://d9mc3ts4czbpr.cloudfront.net/az/article/zaderzhan-eshe-odin-aktivist-dvizheniya-nida-anar-abdulla-na-10-sutok-obnovleno/
09:50, 25 September 2020
Azerbaijani journalist fined after covering protest action
On Thursday (September 24), Anar Abdulla, a journalist, was detained over a conflict with a local resident while filming a solo picket in Baku. The police fined the journalist for petty hooliganism. Abdulla asserts that he was attacked by a provocateur.
Military exercises at the "Prudboy" test site in Volgograd region. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w22doMCjvwc&feature=emb_logo
23:40, 24 September 2020
Key stage of Caucasus-2020 exercise takes place amid conflict between invited countries
On Thursday, participants of the Caucasus-2020 military exercise practiced destruction of manoeuvre enemy' military vehicles and strongholds at a training ground in the Volgograd Region. Analysts suggest that Azerbaijan and India would be able to take part in the Caucasus-2020 military exercise in case if Armenia, China, and Pakistan had not responded to the Russia's invitation.
Lizan Isakova, a resident of Grozny, and her son Khazbulat in the courtroom. Screenshot: Grozny information agency https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/122161/
23:32, 24 September 2020
Chechen woman sentenced to four years of imprisonment after help from authorities
A court found a woman from Grozny and her son, who had obtained better housing conditions from the authorities of Chechnya, guilty of fraud and sentenced each of them to four years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Local residents detained on suspicion of drinking alcohol at the police station of the Urus-Martan District. Screenshot of the post on Instagram of the OVD (Interior Division) for the Urus-Martan District https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcV2-8FyL1/
20:04, 24 September 2020
Social network users criticize Chechen law enforcers for reprimanding detainees
After a post on Instagram about a preventive conversation held by policemen in the Urus-Martan District with detainees and their parents, Instagram users noted that reprimanding conversations with persons detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages should be treated as inappropriate.
Musa Lomaev's ex-wife. Screenshot of the post on Instagram "online_chechnya" https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfAkhwnzr3/
18:21, 24 September 2020
Former wife claims blogger Musa Lomaev has no right to criticize Chechen authorities
Blogger Musa Lomaev, who left for Finland after subjected to torture, does not care about his relatives who live in Chechnya and has no moral right to criticize the republic's authorities, his former wife says in a video appeal. It is unacceptable for a woman to criticize her former husband, Instagram users emphasize.
Eldar Makhmudov, a former head of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani government http://www.mns.gov.az/img/3675970-hhyjsnazirgeneralleytenant.jpg
15:59, 24 September 2020
Makhmudov's case is example of mutual cover-up of Azerbaijani authorities
Eldar Makhmudov, a former head of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan, whose son turned out to be the hero of the publication by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has lost political influence in the country, but his family retained business assets, journalists have noted.
Participants of the hunger strike in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:57, 24 September 2020
Yerevan hunger-strikers explain their aspiration to Russia
In Yerevan, the hunger-strikers have stated that they want to leave for Russia because they cannot find a decent job in their homeland and want reuniting with their families. Some saw a political motive behind the closure of the Russian-Armenian border.
Musa Lomaev. Screenshot of the video by Nizam Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqFrOLdAf6o
10:55, 24 September 2020
Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, treats compensation of 50,000 euros for torture as negligible
The Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, who was awarded compensation of 50,500 euros by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), treats this amount as insignificant. His aim of applying to the ECtHR was to restore justice, he has added.
A prison hallway. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
10:49, 24 September 2020
Defence treats psychological pressure as reason for prisoners' protest in Tbilisi
An advocate of one of the prisoners, who cut their own hands, has demanded from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia to investigate the incident, claiming that it was provoked by the psychological pressure on the prisoners. Earlier, they complained about the custody conditions in this prison, Gela Nikolaishvili, a rights defender, has stated.
Classes in a Chechen school. http://www.checheninfo.ru/258458-chechnja-deputaty-edinoj-rossii-pozdravili-chechenskih-shkolnikov-s-nachalom-uchebnogo-goda.html
10:47, 24 September 2020
Extortions in Chechen schools become all-Russian practice
Teachers are often independently solving the issues of classroom repairs and decoration, teachers of Grozny schools have commented on parents' complaints about extortions. Collecting money in Chechen schools continues the all-Russian trend, analysts believe.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: https://minval.az/news/124026737
10:42, 24 September 2020
Azerbaijan: court refuses to release ex-Ambassador Gasanov on bail
Eldar Gasanov, a former Ambassador of Azerbaijan, accused of abuse of powers and misuse of budgetary funds, was denied the release on bail. Gasanov refuses to plead guilty and insists on an objective investigation, his advocate has stated.
A vaccine against COVID-19. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:53, 23 September 2020
Chechen residents dispute Ramzan Kadyrov's opinion on vaccine against COVID-19
Ramzan Kadyrov declared the unconditional confidence of the Chechen authorities in developers of a Russian vaccine against coronavirus. The leader of Chechnya also announced mass vaccination, starting with elderly people. Local residents fear that the vaccine is insufficiently tested and do not want to be vaccinated.
Background image of the "1Adat" Telegram channel. Screenshot https://t.me/IADAT
23:50, 23 September 2020
Pressure on opposition Chechen "1Adat" Telegram channel makes it even more popular
The "1Adat" Telegram channel is supported by a people's movement with activists in Russia who did not stop their activities after the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev.
The chief of the OVD (Interior Division) for the Urus-Martan District, detainees and their parents. Screenshot of the post on Instagram of the OVD for the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcV2-8FyL1/
21:45, 23 September 2020
In Chechnya, police chief reprimands detainees for using drugs
The chief of the OVD (Interior Division) for the Urus-Martan District made detainees repent for using drugs and driving while being in a state of alcoholic intoxication. Parents of the offenders, whom law enforcers warned about responsibility for the behaviour of their children, promised to control them.
A participant of the action "I want to go to Russia". September 2020. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=Ty9CBzoCaq0&feature=emb_logo
21:36, 23 September 2020
In Yerevan, labour migrants go on hunger strike
In Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met protesters who demanded to open the borders with Russia. The authorities do not cancel the emergency regime introduced because of the epidemic, while families and jobs remained abroad, the protesters explain.
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani army. Photo http://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?&pagen=3
16:17, 23 September 2020
Baku analysts link "Kavkaz-2020" exercises with incidents on Armenian border
The latest incidents on the border, including the killing and wounding of Azerbaijani soldiers, are associated with the "Kavkaz-2020" military exercises, Djasur Sumerinli, an analyst and military expert, believes.
A still from "Russian Ark", the film by A. Sokurov (2002). Screenshot of the trailer https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/40732/video/9241/
16:12, 23 September 2020
Hermitage Centre in Nalchik aims to revive North-Caucasian archaeological school
The "Hermitage-Caucasus" Cultural and Educational Centre, which is planned to open on the basis of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), will allow reviving its own archaeological school in Northern Caucasus, said Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director General of the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
Tamar Bachaliashvili. Screenshot of the video by ET Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uD7bhyH5Pg
11:29, 23 September 2020
Georgian PO confirms falsification of proofs in Bachaliashvili death case
According to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Georgia, the satellite images of the car, in which Tamar Bachaliashvili's body was found, and which were presented by the advocate of Tamar's family, had been falsified.
The detention of participants of a protest action in support of the residents of the city of Jermuk on August 10. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:18, 23 September 2020
Armenia: three Amulsar defenders arrested on suspicion of hooliganism
Residents of the city of Jermuk have been arrested after a brawl with supporters of the development of the Amulsar deposit; and the gathering in support thereof ended in new detentions.
Musa Lomaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqFrOLdAf6o
09:44, 23 September 2020
Chechen blogger Lomaev wins case versus Russia at ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 50,500 euros to Musa Lomaev, who emigrated after being detained and tortured in Grozny.
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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.