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On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
23:45, 28 August 2020
Political demands hinder prisoner exchange between Azerbaijan and Armenia
The exchange of prisoners on the principle of "all for all" is being hindered by the Armenia's demand to involve the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiations, which is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Baku political analysts believe.
Agil Magerramov. Photo https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/axcp-funksioneri-10-g%C3%BCn-c%C9%99rim%C9%99-t%C9%99cridxanas%C4%B1nda-saxlan%C4%B1l%C4%B1b-/5560082.html
23:32, 28 August 2020
Advocates complain about refusals of visits to Azerbaijani oppositionists
Muhammad Imanly and Ramid Nagiev, the arrested members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), are not allowed to call their relatives and to be visited by advocates, their defenders claim. Rufat Safarov, the director of the NGO "Line of Defence", suggests that the prisoners were tortured.
An Armenian solider. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://www.mil.am/ru/news/8291
20:52, 28 August 2020
Armenian MFA accuses Azerbaijan of putting pressure on captured officer
Azerbaijan forced Armenian officer Gurgen Alaverdyan to read out a video appeal with repentance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia claimed. The Armenian diplomats treat the Baku's actions as a violation of the war prisoner's rights.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the press service of the head of Chechnya
20:49, 28 August 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov: pupils to wear masks in Chechen schools
In Chechnya, in the new academic year, schoolchildren will be required to come to classes wearing masks, the authorities of the republic report. Meanwhile, the Russian authorities did not require imposing the mask regime in schools. Some Instagram users and local residents note they would prefer distance learning for their children.
The house where the special operation was carried out. Screenshot of the video by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH8f9qZ0VZs&feature=youtu.be
20:42, 28 August 2020
In Ingushetia, Troitskoye residents do not demand compensation for damage from CTO
In the Ingush village of Troitskoye, where three persons were killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO), no houses were damaged, except for the house in which the special operation took place. So far, residents have not applied for compensation for damage, the village administration noted.
Bagaudin Myakiev, a member of the Council of Teips of the Ingush nation. Screenshot of the post on Instagram of the Council of Teips of the Ingush nation https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EQy41nsPm/
16:19, 28 August 2020
Ingush activist Myakiev released from colony
Bagaudin Myakiev, an activist, convicted of attacking law enforcers at a rally in Magas, has served his sentence in a colony.
Gurgen Alaverdyan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVaqaCU-H00
16:09, 28 August 2020
Azerbaijani SSS spread Armenian military's video appeal
In the video appeal released by the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan, a man, presented as the detained Armenian military serviceman, says that he had been sent to commit a diversion. The officer read out the prepared text under pressure, experts in Yerevan believe.
An action of zoo activists in Baku. Photo: https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/heyvan-müdafiəçilərinin-aksiyasının-qarşısı-alınıb-/5560160.html
11:48, 28 August 2020
Action in defence of homeless dogs in Baku turns into detention of zoo activists
Law enforcers have detained two activists who staged a protest after shooting of stray dogs in Baku.
Mansur Abdylkhaisiev. Screenshot of the video by Fontanka Ru, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv8uNco6Dt8&feature=emb_logo
11:42, 28 August 2020
Grozny native's friends claim his innocence in attacking law enforcer
A court in Saint Petersburg has dismissed the complaint against the arrest of Mansur Abdylkhaisiev, a native of Chechnya, accused of violence against a migration inspector. Mansur's acquaintances, who witnessed the incident, said that the inspector herself grabbed Mansur's hand when he tried to avoid a conflict with the law enforcer.
A prison hallway. Photo: Tracy Lundgren from Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/photos/prison-jail-dark-creepy-lockup-1331203/
11:33, 28 August 2020
Azerbaijani activist Agil Magerramov placed into dungeon
Agil Magerramov, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is under quarantine in a prison hospital, was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) for 10 days. He was punished for his protests against the hospital staff's actions against his detained party comrades, the "Turan" News Agency has informed.
08:51, 28 August 2020
Abkhazian authorities refuse to lift quarantine in Labra
The village of Labra will be opened only after a two-week-long isolation, the Minister of Public Health of Abkhazia told the rally audience. People's health is more important than villagers' economic interests, who are now unable to sell their vegetables and fruits in marketplaces, the head of the district administration has stated.
08:50, 28 August 2020
Social network users condemn law enforcers after pensioner's suicide in KBR
Law enforcement bodies should deal with solving serious crimes, and not prosecute a pensioner for a hemp bush growing in his garden, Instagram users have commented on the news of the suicide of a resident of the village of Nartkala.
Lasha Sakaniya. Screenshot of the post https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3291614577521998&set=pb.100000204657298.-2207520000..&type=3
23:58, 27 August 2020
Advisor to Abkhazian President announces his resignation because of Irma Inashvili's visit
Lasha Sakaniya decided to leave the post of the advisor to the President of Abkhazia, since he organized a visit to the Gali District of Irma Inashvili, Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, and that visit provoked discontent in the Abkhazian society. The organization "Aruaa" raised the question of the resignation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia and the Secretary of the Security Council.
Law enforcers. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee http://nac.gov.ru/
23:56, 27 August 2020
Brother of Ingush wrestler Yevloev tortured, his relatives claim
Law enforcers planted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to Bagaudin Yevloev, a cousin of the Asian freestyle wrestling champion, tortured him, and forced him to sign a confession. This was reported to the "Memorial" by the mother of the detainee.
Residents of Abkhazian village demanded to cancel the quarantine regime. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/SputnikAbkhazia/3353
17:29, 27 August 2020
Residents of Abkhazian village demand to cancel quarantine
Participants of a spontaneous rally claimed that the village of Labra was placed under quarantine, while local residents were not provided with food stuffs and medicines.
The detention of Isa Edilsultanov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya in Crimea, in the Ivanovo Region. Screenshot of the video by NTV.ru https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/2403740/
17:28, 27 August 2020
Chechen leader's representative detained in Crimea, a source reports
In the Ivanovo Region, law enforcers, engaged in conducting an investigation into a case on fraud, detained Isa Edilsultanov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya in Crimea, a source reported.
Vadim Cheldiev. Screenshot of Vadim Cheldiev's video ОБРАЩАЮСЬ КО ВСЕМ НАРОДАМ,ГОРОДАМ И РЕСПУБЛИКАМ НАШЕЙ ВЕЛИКОЙ СТРАНЫ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amZdfuntG8Q
17:21, 27 August 2020
Cheldiev, activist from Vladikavkaz, complains about custody conditions at SIZO
The court has upheld the arrest of Vadim Cheldiev, accused of organizing riots at a rally in Vladikavkaz. The activist said that he had been kept in a solitary cell for five months and had been restricted in receiving parcels from relatives.
Vafa Nagi, an activist. Screenshot of the video by Meydan TV https://www.facebook.com/tvmeydan/videos/1157696277897243
17:14, 27 August 2020
Azerbaijani activist treats exclusion from municipal council as unjustified
Vafa Nagi, an activist, removed from work at the municipal council of the village of Khol Garagashly, intends to challenge this decision, treating it as biased and illegal. The Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) has pointed out the illegality of depriving members of the municipal council of their powers in the extrajudicial order.
Khusen Gadamauri. Photo: https://rozysk06.livejournal.com
10:58, 27 August 2020
After Gadamauri's murder, European rights defenders worry about extradited Chechens
After the murder in the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) held in Ingushetia of Khusen Gadamauri, a native of Chechnya, who had been extradited from Germany, it is necessary to reconsider the practice of extraditing Chechens to Russia, said Ekkehard Maas, the head of the German-Caucasian Society. The death of Gadamauri raises concern for the fate of other Chechens who have been extradited or are awaiting it, said Pascal Chaudot, the head of the Chechnya Committee in France.
A bush of wild hemp seized from the yard of Nikolai Zakharchenko, a pensioner. Photo from the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of KBR https://07.мвд.рф/news/item/20871761
10:55, 27 August 2020
KBR resident commits suicide after detention for hemp bush near his house
During a search conducted in the yard of Nikolai Zakharchenko, a resident of the village of Nartkala, law enforcers deliberately walked to the place where the hemp bush was found; while at the police station, they persuaded him to sign empty protocols, the wife of the 85-year-old pensioner who had committed suicide asserts. The widow intends to rehabilitate him, the "Mediazona" reports.
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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.