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Malkhaz Machalikashvili. Screenshot from 'Kavkaz.Realii' video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5tQwBZMwc
10:59, 30 July 2019
Malkhaz Machalikashvili links his nephew's arrest with collection of signatures for creation of parliamentary commission
Law enforcers have detained Morice Machalikashvili so that his relatives would stop collecting signatures to the petition demanding to set up a parliamentary commission to investigate the circumstances of Temirlan Machalikashvili's death, said the father of the young man killed in a special operation.
Batumi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
10:48, 30 July 2019
Adjara media ignore pro-Russian rally
Several tens thousand people never took part in the rally of the oppositional "Alliance of Georgian Patriots" Party in Batumi; the number of participants was barely three thousand, Georgian experts told the "Caucasian Knot". The media of Adjara practically did not cover the rally.
08:24, 30 July 2019
"Musavat" activist arrested for 30 days
A court in Baku has arrested Elman Guliev, the head of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party, who was detained on July 29 during a protest against the criminal prosecution of Azad Gasanov. The rest of the detainees have been released.
'Chernovik' journalists are waiting for the start of trial on Gadjiev's case. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:15, 30 July 2019
GPO gets interested in Gadjiev's case
After the appeal of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (known as the HRC), the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Russia has initiated a check of the inquiry of the case of financing of terrorism, in which Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) edition, is a figurant.
Karolina Kanaeva. Screenshot from personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=491735491579197&set=pb.100022282517534.-2207520000.1564418884.&type=3&theater
22:06, 29 July 2019
LGBT activist leaves Russia after Djambulat Umarov's comment on Instagram
Karolina Kanaeva, an activist from Mordovia, who stood in defence of Chechen gays, has left Russia after threats received from opponents of LGBT people. A wave of threats was preceded by Kanaeva's appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov and a comment by Djambulat Umarov, a Chechen Minister.
Ruslan Kasheshov. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/podvergshiysya-pytkam-zhitel-kbr-pozhalovalsya-na-psevdosvidetelya-v-dele-o-narkotikah-i
21:52, 29 July 2019
KBR resident complains about torture and falsification of proofs
Ruslan Kasheshov, an entrepreneur from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has stated that he had confessed to the illegal dealing with explosives, drugs and complicity with the IS ("Islamic State", a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court) under torture.
21:39, 29 July 2019
Azerbaijani rights defender goes on hunger strike in colony
Aliabbas Rustamov, a rights defender has been hunger-striking in his colony for five days already, demanding a positive decision on his conditional early relief (CER), Azerbaijani journalist, Shakhveled Chobanoglu, has informed today.
The Gizeldon river valley, June 2018. Photo by Anna Evstafieva.
20:23, 29 July 2019
North Ossetia opens Dargavs Necropolis for tourists
The authorities have enhanced the security at Dargavs Necropolis, which was temporarily closed for visits after tourists started to post selfies with buried skulls, reports today Valery Kubalov, the director of the National Museum of North Ossetia.
TV report with apologies of a 16-year-old teenager for criticizing the Chechen authorities. Screenshot from 'Grozny' TV Channel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzJ9yIq7GYE
20:11, 29 July 2019
In Chechnya, practice of public apologies affects teenagers
A TV report with apologies of a 16-year-old teenager for criticizing the Chechen authorities provoked indignation of local residents. The purpose of the new report prepared by the "Grozny" TV Channel is to intimidate young people and potential critics of the Ramzan Kadyrov's regime, believe experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
18:19, 29 July 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 22-28, 2019
New information about the Chechen "execution list"; adoption of the law on the Dagestani volunteer militia; Agile Spirit 2019 multinational military exercises, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 22-28, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Temporary buildings. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:48, 29 July 2019
Armenian government to grant housing to victims of Spitak earthquake
The Armenian authorities registered 453 families affected by the earthquake of 1988 to be moved from temporary buildings to new housing. About 6.3 million US dollars are planned to be allocated for the above purposes, Nikol Pashinyan announces.
Machine gun. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
14:36, 29 July 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on three villages in conflict zone
The ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 17 times during a day, and villages in the regions bordering Armenia were shelled, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Ammunition, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:25, 29 July 2019
Armenian MoD reports death of soldier on the border
A soldier was killed in a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Opposition rally in Batumi. Screenshot of Irma Inashvili's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=698099827302078&set=pcb.698100983968629&type=3&theater
11:13, 29 July 2019
Georgian opposition rallies in Batumi on relations with Russia
On July 28, a rally was held in central Batumi, at which its participants called for the establishment of relations with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Russia.
Argun. Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54427971
11:01, 29 July 2019
Change of Argun Mayor raises townspeople's questions to Kadyrov
The appointment of the 28-year-old Khas-Magomed Kadyrov as Mayor of Argun has continued the practice of appointing relatives of the head of Chechnya to senior positions without taking into account their managerial experience, local residents said.
Online demonstration in support of Gadjiev. Screenshot of Instagram page at: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/демонстрациязасвободуабдулмумина/
10:50, 29 July 2019
Online demonstration in support of Gadjiev launched in social networks
On July 28, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the Dagestani edition "Chernovik" (Draft), arrested under the case of financing terrorism, have held an action in his support in social networks.
Vlad Pogorelov, an LGBT activist, at a picket in Volgograd on July 27, 2019. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:50, 28 July 2019
Volgograd activist pickets against LGBT discrimination
At his solo picket, Vlad Pogorelov, a Volgograd activists, demanded to protect lives and rights of members of the LGBT community. Some of the passers-by supported the picketer; but one man snatched a poster from the activist and threw it into the garbage bin.
The military exercises Agile Spirit 2019 in Georgia. Screenshot of the report by the TV IMEDI on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2XP14L0sa0
11:46, 28 July 2019
Agile Spirit 2019 military exercises aimed at Georgia's defence capacity
The multinational military exercises Agile Spirit 2019 have started in Georgia. They are intended to master defensive skills, which corresponds to the country's position, military experts believe.
Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://youtu.be/uuhMs9jZrRY
11:43, 28 July 2019
Story about young Kadyrov's admirer show promotion techniques of Chechen authorities
The Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation has gifted a six-year-old video hero, who said he was dreaming of becoming Ramzan Kadyrov's bodyguard, ready to die for him. The boy's parents filmed the video, seeking an award, while Chechen authorities used it for self-promotion, said local residents.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted on the ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yZgZPSYIMo
11:40, 28 July 2019
Rights defenders and residents of Chechnya disbelieve allegations that blogger Abdurakhmanov works for Chechen authorities
The Grozny resident, whose kidnapping was reported by the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, accused him, in his video message, of collaborating with the authorities. Social network users have treated this statement as a fake. Rights defenders are sure that the author made his video under pressure.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

Recognized human losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 7,250

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.