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10:27, 27 July 2019
Malkhaz Machalikashvili's nephew detained in Georgia
Moris Machalikashvili, a nephew of Malkhaz Machalikashvili, is suspected of assaulting policemen during the riots outside the parliament building in Tbilisi.
A road in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:23, 27 July 2019
Azerbaijan condemns Armenia for building road in the conflict zone
The plans of Armenian authorities to build a new 150-kilometre road to Nagorno-Karabakh nullify the successes in resolving the conflict, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Khas-Magomed Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video of the meeting in the Argun administration on July 26, 2019, at which Kadyrov was introduced to the staff of the mayor’s office https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Y9TuLF_6q/
10:12, 27 July 2019
Kadyrov's relative appointed acting Mayor of Argun
The 28-year-old Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, who earlier worked as an assistant to the head of Chechnya and the head of the Grozny's branch of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has been appointed to the post of Mayor of the city of Argun.
Magomed Magomedov, a journalist of the "Chernovik", holding a solo picket. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:07, 27 July 2019
Makhachkala: passersby support pickets in defence of journalist Gadjiev
On Friday, July 19, outside the building of Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan, solo pickets were held demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik". The pickets found support among passersby and drivers of cars passing by.
Idris Yusupov. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:51, 27 July 2019
Journalist complains about detention at "Tangim" mosque
Idris Yusupov, an employee of the Dagestani edition "Chernovik" (Draft), has stated that he was detained on Friday during a raid conducted by law enforcers near the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala.
A law enforcer. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
09:39, 27 July 2019
Dagestani woman finds her detained son in Chechnya
Abidat Kurbanalieva met her son Kurban, detained in Moscow, in Chechnya. Law enforcers failed to explain the reasons for his detention, she said.
A Muslim girl. Photo: pxhere.com / CC0 Public Domain
09:23, 27 July 2019
Child's death in Dagestan actualizes problem of protecting mothers' right to custody
In Northern Caucasus, divorced women find it difficult to achieve custody over their children if the ex-husband decides to keep them. Relatives can interfere with mother's contacts with children and put pressure on them, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated after the death of a four-year-old girl from Makhachkala in her stepmother's family.
23:57, 26 July 2019
Advocate tells about hunger strike of Gasanov, Azerbaijani oppositionist
The state of health of Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, who is conducting his hunger strike for the fourth day at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has deteriorated. He is protesting against the protraction of his trial, which has been on for more than six months, said his advocate.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://www.mil.am/hy/news/6108
20:50, 26 July 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling attacks on two villages in conflict zone
Positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 19 times during 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
20:48, 26 July 2019
Father of Georgian resident killed in special operation resumes his protest near parliament
In Tbilisi, despite the ban of the law enforcement bodies, Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of a resident of the Pankisi Gorge, killed in a special operation, set up a tent in Rustaveli Avenue.
The mosque named "The Heart of Chechnya". Photo by Alexxx1979, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53692987
15:04, 26 July 2019
TV story about Chechen beggar points to new trend in Ramzan Kadyrov's propaganda
A TV report about a woman who was begging in Grozny continued a series of exposing stories on the Chechen TV Channel. Residents of the republic condemned the public persecution of the family.
A participant of the rally in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev with a poster. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:01, 26 July 2019
Dagestani authorities challenge sanction for rally in support of journalist Gadjiev
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) filed a complaint against the court's decision to sanction a demonstration in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev in Makhachkala.
The OSCE car in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:25, 26 July 2019
OSCE mission fixes no shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
During their scheduled monitoring, officials of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) monitoring mission found no violations of the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line.
The courtroom at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo by CherryX, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21931152
11:16, 26 July 2019
ECtHR finds violation of Azerbaijani rights defenders' rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized a violation of the rights of three Azerbaijani activists under the article of "the freedom of association" of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and obliged Azerbaijan to pay them 4500 euros as compensation of their suffered moral harm.
09:45, 26 July 2019
Dagestani woman reports detention of her son by Chechen law enforcers
People in a car with Chechen number plates took Kurban Kurbanaliev from Moscow to Chechnya, relatives are not informed of the reasons for the detention, said Abidat, Kurban's mother in her appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov. Earlier, Chechen law enforcers suspected Kurbanaliev of having links with militants, but stopped persecuting him for absence of corpus delicti.
Malkhaz Machalikashvili. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Kavkaz.Realii" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5tQwBZMwc
09:39, 26 July 2019
Police prevents father of murdered resident of Georgian from setting up tent at parliament
Georgian law enforcers did not allow Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of a Pankisi resident killed in a special operation, to set up a tent in front of the parliament building, explaining that some repair works had been planned in this place.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
09:35, 26 July 2019
New data on Chechen "execution list" question investigations held in Russia
President Vladimir Putin and investigators know about the extrajudicial execution of 27 residents of Chechnya, but in Russia this case has no prospects, says Igor Kalyapin, a rights defender. Relatives of the persons from the "execution list" fled the country after exposed to pressure by law enforcers, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, has informed.
A poster with Zarifa Sautieva's photo https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/memorial-priznal-eshchyo-odnogo-lidera-ingushskogo-protesta-politzaklyuchyonnym
23:59, 25 July 2019
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva as a political prisoner
The charges brought by investigators against Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva are groundless, she is being prosecuted for political reasons and should be released, declares the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". An advocate of Zarifa Sautieva complained about a ban for visits to her.
The police in Baku. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
23:57, 25 July 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist Ayaz Magerramli allowed travelling abroad
Today, Azerbaijani activist Ayaz Magerramli has left the country after five refusals of border guards to let him leave Azerbaijan.
Magomed Khazbiev. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 25 July 2019
Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev set free
Magomed Khazbiev, sentenced for insulting Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov and illegal arms trafficking, left a penal colony. He was met by his friends and relatives.
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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.