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A court in Baku has found Gusein Abdullaev, a former MP, extradited from Turkey, guilty of tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship, fraud and extortion. Abdullaev declared his political persecution.

Regina Migirova, 30, has gone missing in Moscow after she was taken away to some unknown place by law enforcers, who broke into her apartment, the woman's brother has reported.

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops, including in the border villages, were shelled 20 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

In Moscow, the court awarded compensations from half a million to a million roubles to Said-Magomed and Khusein Tsetiev and Khamid Razhapov, natives of Chechnya, who spent three years in custody in the case on an attempt on employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

Natives of Northern Caucasus, hired to attend polling stations in Saint Petersburg, threatened observers from opposition parties and interfered with the calculation of the votes, the "Meduza" reported.

Border guards let oppositionist Natiq Jafarli to fly out of Azerbaijan, despite the court's decision on the restricted travel status of the activist. The ban is based on the information about a tax debt, but the Ministry of Taxes suggested that a mistake had been made.

In Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 30 women joined the anti-war programme "Mothers' Movement". According to its initiator Gayane Gasparyan, mothers should oppose violence, barbarism, and wars.

The movement "Veto", which members hold rallies in front of the Soros Foundation office in Yerevan, is backed by supporters of the former government who stand against democratic values, human rights defenders state.

A resident of Vladikavkaz was accused of brutally murdering his former wife. Users of social networks demanded to severely punish the murderer of Regina Gagieva, while North-Ossetian activists founded a movement to help victims of domestic violence.

Now, 20 years later, the deployment of troops in Chechnya in 1999, is presented by federal TV channels as a start of Russia's "sole" struggle against international terrorism. In Chechnya, the anniversary of the start of the second war is not remembered in any way at the official level.

Four out of eight defendants in the case of Ganja riots have received real prison terms; four others were released: two were sentenced conditionally; and two had their term in custody found to be a sufficient punishment.

Georgia was mixed up with Russia, and its game was accompanied by a song performed by Valery Meladze; and athletes were indignant. The World Rugby has assured that such mistakes will never repeat again.

Residents of the houses located near the Makhachkala park, where already for 14 days several dozens of Afghan War veterans demand a meeting with the head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev, by bringing food and water to them. The veterans intend not to stop their action until their demand is satisfied.

A Batumi court has obliged the Mayoralty to review its refusal to build a mosque.

On September 29, Eshgin Guliev, a participant of the protests in Ganja, died in a prison hospital. Eshgin Guliev was seriously ill, and his health state was deteriorated by torture and an unfair sentence, human rights defenders stated.

Three persons were detained on suspicion of killing a resident of Dagestan, including his 16-year-old son, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Law enforcers also released a video with the teenager's confession. Some users of social networks associated the brutality of young people with a lack of upbringing care.

The authorities of Grozny have decided to merge two sections of the Oktiabrsky district and name the new dwelling settlement after General Ortsu Chermoev, a participant in the Caucasian War on the side of the Tsarist Russia. Local residents have criticized this idea.

Beslan Dadaev, a convicted native of Chechnya, said that in his colony in Karelia he was not allowed to pray. According to his sister, Dadaev was beaten up, placed into the dungeon (punishment cell) and prevented from making ablutions because he refused to cooperate with the colony administration.

On September 23-29, 2019, there were no casualties or victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The Yerevan-based office of the "Open Society Institute – Assistance Fund" (Soros Foundation) has announced the persecution by members of the "Veto" movement, who have been on duty at the foundation building for several weeks and make photos of coming-out people.