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Group of support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
14:31, 20 August 2019
Abdulmumin Gadjiev's wife complains about restrictions on visits to her husband
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan dismissed 24 notifications of actions in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), reported Arsen Magomedov, one of the initiators of the actions. Dana Sakieva, a wife of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, complains that her visits to her husband are time-limited.
Ikram Ragimov. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/journalist-ikram-rahimov-released-from-jail/
11:15, 20 August 2019
Relatives of hunger-striking journalist Ragimov report his health worsening
Ikram Ragimov, an Azerbaijani journalist, who is holding a hunger strike at SIZO (pre-trial prison), is in extremely grave condition, his relatives have stated after visiting him.
Construction at gold mine. Photo: press service of Lydian mining company, https://www.lydianarmenia.am/index.php?m=photoOne&lang=arm&gid=20
10:58, 20 August 2019
Pashinyan claims unprecedented safety of Amulsar mine
After his meeting with opponents of the Amulsar mine, the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, said that the operation thereof would be unprecedented in compliance with environmental standards. In the ongoing protests, he saw the interest of the Armenia mining companies, who don't want to meet the standards.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3G4DO-JXI
10:46, 20 August 2019
Kadyrov ignores Tumso's invitation to discussion
Tumso Abdurakhmanov has criticized Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about his good knowledge of the Islam history. Network users have urged Kadyrov to accept the blogger's invitation.
ECtHR convention hall. Photo: CherryX, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21931152
08:32, 20 August 2019
Complaint about Timur Muritov's torture submitted to ECtHR
A complaint was sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the torture of Timur Muritov, convicted for recruiting people into the ranks of the "Islamic State" (a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court), who stated at the trial that he had been tortured by electric current and beat up by law enforcers in Dagestan.
Warfare in Dagestan, 1999. Screenshot from video posted by Sergei Stoyanov at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1640&v=ueZoDfSdvpM
08:20, 20 August 2019
Journalists refute Kadyrov's interpretation of 1999 events
The official Dagestan has always blamed international terrorist groupings for the 1999 invasion, the media have stuck to this formulation, and there were no accusations against Chechens, the Dagestani journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
21:51, 19 August 2019
Resident of Chechnya receives real prison term for posting comment on Internet
Abubukar-Sedyk Khadisov was found guilty of posting a comment justifying terrorism and sentenced to three years in colony, the North-Caucasian District Military Court has informed today.
Protest action in Khasavyurt. Screenshot from 'Godekan' Telegram Channel post, August 19, 2019.
21:39, 19 August 2019
Dagestani residents demand to release their kidnapped fellow villager
On August 18, Kemran Isaev, a resident of the village of Terechnoye, disappeared in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Today, his relatives and fellow villagers rallied in Khasavyurt, claiming that the man was kidnapped. Isaev was detained on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
20:27, 19 August 2019
On August 12-18, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 12-18, 2019, no one fell victim to 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 other open sources.
Protest action of opponents of gold mining at the Amulsar mine, Yerevan, August 19, 2019. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCX6j1aLcjY
19:26, 19 August 2019
Authorities discuss Amulsar gold mine operation amid protests
Today, at the residence of the Armenian President, there has been a meeting on the issue of the Amulsar gold mine operation. Activists gathered in front of the residence. The authorities refused to conduct a new environmental impact assessment, while delegates of the protesters accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of reluctance to negotiate with the opponents of the mine operation.
Water drainage pump vehicle. Photo: press service of Krasnodar Administration, https://krd.ru/novosti/glavnye-novosti/news_18082019_160025.html
19:15, 19 August 2019
Krasnodar residents criticize officials for flooded streets
Today, in Krasnodar, several sections of streets have been flooded after heavy rain, the City Mayoralty reports. Citizens complain to officials about the problem of storm sewerage facilities.
Minister Ketevan Tsikhelashvili visits families whose households appeared to be on the side of South Ossetia cordoned off by the barbed wire fence installed in the Gugutiantkari village. Screenshot from video posted by Georgian Broadcaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlk7Fm2hxGw
15:05, 19 August 2019
Georgian authorities promise help to victims of border demarcation
Members of the two families from the village of Gugutiantkari, whose households appeared to be on the side of South Ossetia after the border fence had been installed, will be allocated land plots at the expense of the Georgian budget, announces Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
Community works in Chechnya. Photo: press service of the Chechen Government. https://gov.mk95.ru/index.php?component=mk_gov_front&page=11&id=70712
14:52, 19 August 2019
Chechen residents claim being obliged to clean tourist area
In the village of Khoi in the Vedeno District, employees of ministries and public institutions took part in a subbotnik (voluntary work on Saturday) to clean abandoned territories around ancient towers and buildings, and they had no chance to refuse to take part in the subbotnik, residents of Chechnya reported.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
14:42, 19 August 2019
Khasavyurt resident claims being beaten by relatives of top-ranking official
Relatives of an influential Dagestani official have severely beaten up Adam Ataev, a resident of Khasavyurt, after he had attempted to protect his acquaintance.
13:49, 19 August 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 12-18, 2019
Karabakh soldier's passage to Azerbaijan; searches of Moscow and Ingush offices of "Legal Initiative"; decision of Russia's SC on return to Grozny of case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya; central Sochi flooded after downpour; sale of Georgian "Rustavi-2" TV Company, – read about these events in the Caucasus that occurred during the week of August 12-18, 2019, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Armenian servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
11:13, 19 August 2019
Armenian experts claim strategic advantages on Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijan is escalating the tension in order to put pressure on the Armenian leadership and achieve concessions in settling the Karabakh conflict, Armenian experts believe.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
10:58, 19 August 2019
Eight Georgian citizens detained on South-Ossetian border
Georgian residents have been detained on the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, the latter's authorities reported on August 18.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Reuters / Said Tsarnayev
10:47, 19 August 2019
Chechens report conflict on Dagestani border after Kadyrov's words about Imam Shamil
WhatsApp users have told about a brawl of Dagestanis and Chechen on the republics' border. In Dagestan, the residents of Chechnya who visited the neighbouring republic, have felt the worsened attitude to them after Ramzan Kadyrov criticized Imam Shamil.
Screenshot from video posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov inviting Kadyrov to a dispute, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDt_mPq40o
11:28, 18 August 2019
Social network users doubt possibility of Kadyrov's personal discussion with Tumso
By his invitation to a discussion about the historical role of Akhmat Kadyrov, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has put the head of Chechnya in a difficult position; and Ramzan Kadyrov is unlikely to respond to the blogger's invitation, the residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
Screenshot from video posted by the Asian Development Bank on funding of the Kobi-Gudauri high-speed highway, https://www.adb.org/news/videos/georgias-road-future
11:17, 18 August 2019
Analysts treat highway to Russian border as safe for Georgia
The project of the Kobi-Gudauri high-speed highway running to the border with Russia will increase Georgia's tourism potential and pose no threat to its security, the politicians and economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
News
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport has not closed its investigation into the AZAL plane crash.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Alexander Vaysero. Photo: https://minval.az/ An Azerbaijani court has sentenced one of eight Russians arrested for money laundering.

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.