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A shot-down drone. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/az/news/ermenistana-mexsus-taktiki-pua-mehv-edilib-31519.html
22:47, 21 September 2020
Azerbaijani MoD reports about shot-down Armenian drone
In the area of Shamkir, air defence units of Azerbaijan have destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armenian armed forces.
Law enforcers conducting a CTO. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-na-territorii-provedeniya-kto-0.html#&gid=1&pid=2
17:33, 21 September 2020
On September 14-20, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week of September 14-20, 2020, there was no information 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 open sources.
Participants of the rally on the Remembrance Day of Victims of the Caucasian War (1763-1864), held in Maikop. Photo by Yevgeniya Bogdasarova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:29, 21 September 2020
Social network users refuse to recognize Adygs' Day as holiday
Most events on the Adygs' (Circassians') Day were held in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) in the online mode due to coronavirus. The expediency of the holiday has caused a discussion on the Instagram.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani MoD
17:24, 21 September 2020
Azerbaijani soldier dies near Armenian border
Elshan Mamedov, a military serviceman, has perished as a result of a provocation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
A gathering in the village of Gordali. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel
11:27, 21 September 2020
Campaign of condemning Zakaev reaches Gordali village
The organizers of the gathering of the Gordaloi teip (family clan) have joined the campaign of attacking Akhmed Zakaev and the Chechens living in Europe. They declared their readiness to stop the critics of Ramzan Kadyrov and the republic's authorities.
Screenshot of the post on the Facebook page of the "Khabze Khase" about a solidarity action with Martin Kochesoko in Amman
11:24, 21 September 2020
Jordan Circassians support journalist Martin Kochesoko
In Amman, Circassians responded to the initiative of the "Jordanian Association of Caucasian Circassians' Friends" and held a solidarity action with the activist, Martin Kochesoko, ahead of the trial of his case in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) scheduled for September 22.
Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video at the Mahach Abdulaev YouTube channel https://youtu.be/_oiwaATCV0c
11:22, 21 September 2020
Activists demand to investigate threats against Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina
Law enforcers should investigate the threats against the journalist, Svetlana Anokhina, which have forced her to leave Dagestan, the "GorodNash" (Our City) public movement has stated.
Participants of the rally in Tbilisi holding banners "Amnesty for prisoners", September 19, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:35, 20 September 2020
Georgian prisoners' mothers decide to resume hunger strike demanding amnesty
On September 19, a march was held in Tbilisi demanding a mass amnesty before the parliamentary elections. It was attended by the women who had held a hunger strike in front of the parliament building. After the march, they announced that they would resume their protest action on September 20.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
11:11, 20 September 2020
Tepsurkaev's wife sees no investigators' interest in searching for her husband
An investigator has questioned Elizaveta, Salman Tepsurkaev's wife, on her application about his kidnapping, but in the final protocol, he omitted many details from her story, said the woman herself. The most likely result of the check of her application will be a refusal to initiate a case, Dmitry Piskunov, a lawyer from the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), is sure.
Murad Aslamkhanov (right) with his mother and brother. Photo courtesy of Murad Aslamkhanov's relatives.
10:57, 20 September 2020
Chechen Diaspora treats Aslamkhanov's arrest as blessing
Murad Aslamkhanov, a resident of Austria, faces a prison term for carrying weapons, but his detention is backed by the desire of Austrian law enforcers to ensure the blogger's safety after his video appeal to the head of Chechnya, Aslamkhanov's sister and the Chechen blogger from Finland, Musa Lomaev, believe.
Fuad Gakhramanly. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2020/8/free/Social/en/126400.htm
17:43, 19 September 2020
Advocate states non-admission to Azerbaijani activist Gakhramanly
A court in Baku has dismissed the defence's petition to transfer Fuad Gakhramanly, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to house arrest. Fakhraddin Mekhtiev, the advocate on agreement, has stated that he was not allowed to visit Gakhramanly and sent a complaint to the Public Prosecutor General.
17:10, 19 September 2020
Azerbaijan reports 36 shelling attacks from Armenian side
Armenian military servicemen have violated the ceasefire for 36 times by using large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
16:43, 19 September 2020
Stepanakert protesters threaten authorities with new protests
On September 18, in Stepanakert, about 15 members of the "Moyo Pravo" (My Law) movement held a protest action, demanding from the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to provide reliable information on the budget, distribution of national property and tax amount of major corporations.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Screeshot from the video posted by Fortanga.Org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
12:54, 19 September 2020
Malsag Uzhakhov's arrest extended
The Fifth General Jurisdiction Court of Cassation of the Stavropol Territory has extended Malsag Uzhakhov's custody by two months.
Hunger-strikers in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
12:41, 19 September 2020
Tbilisi hunger-strikers suspend their protest
The prisoners' female relatives, who demanded a large-scale amnesty, have suspended their hunger strike that had lasted for ten days.
Tenants of a tent camp at the Russian-Azerbaijani border. Photo: press service of the Administration of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan
12:25, 19 September 2020
Defence demands re-qualification of Kullar riot case
The defence of the Azerbaijani citizens accused of riots near Kullar has stated that it intends to seek re-qualification of the charges towards mitigation.
Svetlana Anokhina, May 25, 2017. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the Caucasian Knot
12:06, 19 September 2020
Svetlana Anokhina leaves Dagestan after received threats
Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist, has temporarily left the republic after the police refused to investigate telephone threats against her. No official refusal to initiate the case was issued, so an appeal against it is protracted.
Video appeal by Akhmed Zakaev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&ab_channel=AkhmedZakayev&v=c1ctUXcUa3c
08:49, 19 September 2020
Caucasian experts treat campaign against Zakaev in Chechnya as politically senseless
The Chechen authorities' attacks on Zakaev would sooner increase his popularity than vice versa, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater
08:38, 19 September 2020
Oppositionist Salaev's son reports pressure on his father in colony
Alizamin Salaev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, was transferred from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to a colony, where he is harassed and beaten up, his son has claimed. Salaev's defence has applied to the Penitentiary Service with a demand to investigate the activist's complaints of physical violence, said his advocate.
Mikhail Leontiev. Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov https://ru.wikipedia.org/
08:27, 19 September 2020
Activists treat statements of Rosneft press secretary about Circassians as extremist
Circassian activists began collecting signatures to the petition addressed to the Public Prosecutor General demanding to punish Mikhail Leontiev, a journalist and press secretary of the "Rosneft", who spoke out against the demolition of the Monument to the Feat of Russian Soldiers in Adler.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

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.

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.