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Opposition supporters are gathering for a rally in front of the Parliament. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
10:48, 16 July 2019
Opposition brings people to Tbilisi streets again
The protests in front of the building of the Georgian parliament will not stop until the main demand is fulfilled, that is the resignation of Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhariya, state participants of the rally in Tbilisi.
08:09, 16 July 2019
Four Georgian protesters detained for putsch attempt
Four persons have been detained in Georgia within the case of organizing, heading or participating in group violence and an attempt to overthrow the state power during the action in Tbilisi at night on June 21, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
Oyub Titiev after he was released from the colony. Photo: HRC 'Memorial'
07:51, 16 July 2019
Oyub Titiev comes to work for HRC "Memorial" in Moscow
After his release from imprisonment, Oyub Titiev, the former head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", will continue working in Moscow; he will deal with human rights issues in Chechnya and Russia.
07:39, 16 July 2019
Zarifa Sautieva arrested for two months
A Nalchik court has sent Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, detained within the case of clashes at a rally in Magas, to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) until September 11.
Police cordon during protest rally on May 21, 2019, Tbilisi. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
22:47, 15 July 2019
In Georgia, policeman detained in case on dispersal of protest rally
An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia is detained in the case on abuse of power while dispersing a protest action at night on June 21, the General Prosecutor's Office reports today.
Participants of solo pickets dedicated to 10th anniversary of the Natalia Estemirova's murder, Moscow, July 15, 2019. Screenshot from video posted by novayagazeta at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjuUTq8GCE
22:35, 15 July 2019
Picketers on anniversary of Natalia Estemirova's murder detained
Law enforcers detained Alexander Cherkasov, the chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" Board, Svetlana Gannushkina, the head "Civic Assistance Committee", and Elena Milashina, a correspondent of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". The activists held a picket in the centre of Moscow to remind people of the unsolved murder of Natalia Estemirova.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the shepherds killed in Dagestan, holds a solo picket in Makhachkala, July 15, 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
18:06, 15 July 2019
Gasanguseinov father demands to sanction thousands rally in Makhachkala
Today, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the shepherds killed in Dagestan, has held a solo picket in Makhachkala. He demands from the authorities to sanction a rally to gather 5000 people.
17:33, 15 July 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 8-14, 2019
Detention of activists in Ingushetia; return home of Russian children from Iraq; termination of direct flights between Russia and Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 8-14, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Participants of the action in the territory of "David Gareja" monastery complex, May 28, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
17:22, 15 July 2019
Georgian activists report about new conflict on territory of monastery complex
A conflict between residents of Georgia and border guards of Azerbaijan arose at the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex after icons had been removed from one of the temples, reported a guide of the monastery complex. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia reported about launching an investigation into the incident.
15:33, 15 July 2019
Chechen authorities respond to information about Chechen girl kidnapped in Moscow
The Chechen authorities have no data concerning the information that a girl living in Moscow was forcibly taken away to Chechnya by her relatives, reported the press secretary of Ramzan Kadyrov.
15:14, 15 July 2019
On July 8-14, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 8-14, 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.
Natalia Estemirova. Photo: RFE/RL
15:02, 15 July 2019
Natalia Estemirova's colleagues share memories on 10th anniversary of her murder
On the 10th anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, human rights defenders reminded that even in the realities of Chechnya, she managed to find the opportunity not only to report about rights violations, but also to help the victims. The activists demanded from the authorities to complete the investigation into the murder of Natalia Estemirova.
Zarifa Sautieva. Photo: press service of the Association of Memory Museums, http://memorymuseums.ru/seminar/2017
11:11, 15 July 2019
Ingush activists call for release of Zarifa Sautieva
The criminal proceedings against Zarifa Sautieva are related to her civil position, state the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party, the public movement "Support of Ingushetia", and the "Patriotic Union of Women of Ingushetia". They demanded to release the activist.
Dispersal of protest rally in front of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
10:59, 15 July 2019
In Western Georgia, hunger-strikers ignore recommendations of doctors
Doctors advised the two participants of the hunger strike in front of the Bidzina Ivanishvili's residence to stop their protest action, but the activists did not listen to the medical officers.
Wedding in Chechnya, http://itum-kali.com/svadba-v-chechne/
10:46, 15 July 2019
Chechen girl forcibly taken away from Moscow, activist reports
Relatives took a Chechen girl living in Moscow back to Chechnya against her will, and they force her to marry, reports an activist from the "Kitezh" centre.
10:34, 15 July 2019
Ingush journalist tortured, his advocate claims
Law enforcers tortured with electric current Rashid Maisigov, a detained Ingush journalist, his advocate Magomed Aushev claimed.
A woman with a boy evacuated from Iraq. July 10, 2019. Photo: screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwT1zLlXlm/
10:12, 14 July 2019
Social network users discuss evacuation of 33 children from Iraq
The Russian authorities took away from a Baghdad prison 33 children, whose mothers were sentenced or suspected of involvement in the ranks of militants. Social network users argue about whether those children should be transported to Russia. Residents of Chechnya, where nine of the children were brought, blamed Ramzan Kadyrov for self-PR actions.
Photo of Zarifa Sautieva with an inscription in her support. Screenshot of the post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=923607234652772&set=a.168504066829763&type=3&permPage=1
10:08, 14 July 2019
Ingush residents disappointed with detention of local activist
Activist Zarifa Sautieva has become the first woman detained after rallies in Ingushetia, and that is a blatant fact for the Caucasus, users of social networks emphasize. Local residents noted that they were hoping in vain for an end to the persecution of activists after the change of power in the republic.
10:04, 14 July 2019
Hunger strike in front of Georgian parliament building stopped
The last two participants of the hunger strike with the demand for the resignation of the Georgian Interior Minister stopped their protest action due to the recommendation of the medical officers.
23:42, 13 July 2019
Azerbaijan's appeal to OSCE Minsk Group provokes response of Nagorno-Karabakh
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan called on the OSCE Minsk Group to put pressure on Yerevan and Stepanakert to release Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilkham Askerov, sentenced in Nagorno-Karabakh. The men were sentenced for kidnapping and killing a teenager, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
News
A family from Makhachkala complained about delays in compensation for their flooded home.

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Renaming streets in Makhachkala has complicated flood victims' efforts to receive compensation.

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.