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Sevindj Sadygova. Screenshot of the video https://web.facebook.com/Azad.Soz.Az/videos/739806920116792/?v=739806920116792&_rdc=1&_
14:55, 10 September 2020
Journalist suffers at activists' rally in support of Tofig Yagublu
Journalist Sevindj Sadygova, who on September 9 covered a rally in support of Tofig Yagublu, an oppositionist, injured her leg after a law enforcer pushed her. The police released, on the same day, the three women detained at the rally, activists reported.
Screenshot of the video posted at the "Чисто на Хайпе" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=UVFq0UHrK9w&feature=emb_logo
14:52, 10 September 2020
New Salman Tepsurkaev's video causes criticism in social network
Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, whose humiliation video triggered resonance in the republic, has recorded a new one, in which he stated that he was "handed over" to special services. Some Instagram users condemned the young man; others were outraged by his punishment.
14:46, 10 September 2020
Kadyrov people update violent practices of Second Chechen War
The practice of humiliation through sexual violence, like in the abuse case of Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, was used during the Second Chechen War, the Human Rights Analysis Centre has stated. Such public brutality has become a "frightening innovation" that will greatly affect the public perception of the republic's authorities, said Dmitry Piskunov, a spokesman for the Committee against Torture (CaT).
10:15, 10 September 2020
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev's arrest extended
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has left Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, as well as Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, accused for financing terrorism, in custody for another three months. The defence treats the arrest extension as unjustified.
Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. Photo by Silje Bergum Kinsten https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations#/media/File:FN_i_New_York.jpg
10:12, 10 September 2020
UN demands from Russia to answer questions about human rights violations in Caucasus
Russian authorities must answer questions about the situation with extrajudicial executions in Northern Caucasus, pressure on journalists and human rights defenders, and cases of torture and domestic violence, the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) has stated.
Screenshot of the post on Gozetci.az page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Gozetciportali
10:10, 10 September 2020
Sagiev's wife calls on Azerbaijani authorities to save his life
Emin Sagiev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, continues his hunger strike for 23 days and does not intend to stop, his wife said, urging the authorities to compromise and at least transfer him to house arrest.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram account "chp.chechenya" https://www.instagram.com/p/CE34IXziB2V/
10:08, 10 September 2020
Lawyers admit that videoed Chechen Tepsurkaev could be raped and tortured
In case of a forced coercion of Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, to record the video where he sits on a bottle, a criminal case of raping should be initiated, Evgeny Chernousov, an advocate, believes. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" treats this case as humiliation and torture.
Police officers at a rally in support of Tofig Yagublu. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM_Qf7UCckg&feature=emb_logo
22:28, 9 September 2020
Baku police disperse rally in defence of Tofig Yagublu
More than 30 people were detained at a rally in support of Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, who went on a hunger strike to protest against his conviction.
A tent camp in Kullar. Photo by the press service of the Derbent administration
22:11, 9 September 2020
456 people leave border camp near Kullar
In Dagestan, about 500 people still stay in a camp near the village of Kullar after another group of Azerbaijani citizens has been sent home. The weather still allows people staying at the camp, says Afig Allakhverdiev, the deputy chairman of the regional National Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in the Moscow Region.
Participants of a spontaneous rally in support of Tofig Yagublu held in Baku on September 3, 2020. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM_Qf7UCckg&feature=emb_logo
22:07, 9 September 2020
HRHF calls for release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
The authorities of Azerbaijan should stop persecuting dissidents and release political prisoners, including opposition leader Tofig Yagublu. This was announced by the non-governmental human rights organisation "Human Rights House Foundation" (HRHF).
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
21:59, 9 September 2020
15 children from Southern Russia returned from Syria
After a medical examination, the children will be handed over to their relatives in Astrakhan, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Chechnya, reports Anna Kuznetsova, Children's Rights Commissioner under the President of Russia.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/ramzan?z=video279938622_456243487%2F626a2f48358e2ca0fc%2Fpl_wall_279938622
21:53, 9 September 2020
Kadyrov denies involvement of his adviser in disappearance of Chechen resident Umarov
Magomed Baituev, an adviser to the leader of Chechnya, declares that he is not involved in the situation with the fate of Movsar Umarov, who disappeared after his detention. The duties of Magomed Baituev are not related to the activities of the law enforcement bodies, Ramzan Kadyrov notes.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CE34IXziB2V/
15:16, 9 September 2020
Tepsurkaev links humiliation video with criticism of Chechen law enforcers
Salman Tepsurkaev has stated that he had recorded a video where he sits on a bottle, because he was threatened with death for insulting Chechen law enforcers on the 1ADAT Telegram channel. The authors of the channel have objected that they had not posted any offensive publications, and linked Tepsurkaev's statements with Chechen authorities' propaganda.
The Parliament of South Ossetia. Photo from the website of the Parliament of South Ossetia http://www.parliamentrso.org/node/2577
15:11, 9 September 2020
South-Ossetian Parliament failed to set up commission to investigate Inal Djabiev's case
Due to the absence of a group of MPs, who announced a temporary suspension of their work, the Parliament of South Ossetia could not form a commission to investigate the death circumstances of Inal Djabiev.
12:04, 9 September 2020
Armenian authorities' initiative to increase compensation for slander triggers criticism
Alen Simonyan, Vice-Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, has initiated amendments to the Civil Code aimed at a five-fold increase of the compensation amount for libel and insult. The Armenian Union of Journalists has opposed the initiative, treating it as an attempt to restrict the freedom of speech. Analysts believe that in this way, authorities are trying to protect themselves from criticism.
Ziya Asadli, a correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper. Photo: https://voskanapat.info/?p=22243&l=ru
12:02, 9 September 2020
Journalist Asadli released from prison in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, Ziya Asadli, a correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, recognized as a political prisoner, is back at large after serving his prison term for hooliganism.
A law enforcer. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
12:00, 9 September 2020
Veterans of power structures disbelieve version about Umarov's escape
The statements of Chechen law enforcers about the escape of Movsar Umarov are unconvincing, since nothing is known about the punishment of those who had guarded the detainee, former law enforcers assert. Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has noted that watching Tumso Abdurakhmanov's videos, in connection with which Umarov was detained, is treated by law enforcers as a sign of disloyalty.
11:58, 9 September 2020
HRC "Memorial" treats authorities responsible for bullying Chechen who sat down on bottle
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has demanded from the police to find Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, and conduct an investigation into the humiliation filmed on video.
Relatives of the victims of the terror act in Gurianov Street. Photo: REUTERS/Dima Korotayev
11:55, 9 September 2020
For 21 years, victims of house explosions in Moscow and Southern Russia have no authorities' support
On September 8, Muscovites commemorated the victims of the terror act in Gurianov Street, where a residential building was blown up 21 years ago. September 1999 was notable for a series of terror acts committed in Moscow, Volgodonsk and Buynaksk. For more than 20 years, the victims thereof have been unable to achieve the adoption of a law that would oblige authorities to help them.
11:52, 9 September 2020
Mask rejection stresses Kadyrov's indifference to Chechens' opinion
Ramzan Kadyrov doesn't care about reaction of Chechen residents, outraged by officials' disregard for the mask regime, analysts assert. At the same time, Chechens would not follow Kadyrov, but act on the issue of wearing medical masks at their own discretion, the analysts believe.
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A temporary accommodation center for residents of Tuapse has been opened at a hotel.

Environmentalists compared the scale of oil spills in Tuapse and Anapa.

Activists commented on the cancellation of the election of the head of a settlement in Kuban.

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.