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A law enforcer. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
11:22, 6 July 2019
Version of militant-drug addict first voiced out amid frequented attacks in Chechnya
Two attacks on policemen were committed on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, in Chechnya within a week; therefore, it is beneficial for the authorities to explain the actions of one of the attackers by drug addiction. This is the opinion of the residents of Chechnya and Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
The unrest in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the video https://1tv.ge/news/demonstrantebma-filarmoniis-win-manqana-amoatriales-da-dalewes/
11:14, 6 July 2019
Suspects of riots in Georgia charged
The four detainees on suspicion of assaulting policemen during the protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi have been accused of violence, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
10:45, 6 July 2019
Arrest of Chechen woman raises issue of disability certificates
Lizan Isakova, a resident of Grozny, and her son have been arrested within a fraud case with the status of a disabled person. Isakova had an official disability certificate; her case should lead to corrupt officials, lawyers assert.
Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the Russian president, and Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), at a meeting on July 5, 2019. Photo by the press service of the HRC http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/5635/
08:33, 6 July 2019
HRC asks ICFR and GPO to supervise the case of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev
By violating the rights of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" weekly, law enforcers are undermining the confidence of the population of Northern Caucasus in the authorities, the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the Russian president has stated.
A police officer. Photo © Yelena Sineok. Yuga.ru
08:30, 6 July 2019
Kadyrov's initiative highlights problems with checkpoint efficiency in the Caucasus
The head of the region is not authorized to remove a post of federal forces, but the expediency of many checkpoints (known as KPP) in Northern Caucasus is questionable. This was stated by retired law enforcers after Ramzan Kadyrov's appeal to liquidate such KPP in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya.
Aslan Yandiev during the reading of judgments; his advocate is on the left. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 5 July 2019
Man accused of terror acts in North Ossetia sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment
The North-Caucasian District Military Court found Ingush native Aslan Yandiev guilty of committing two terror acts in North Ossetia.
A mosque in Omarova (Hungarian Fighters) Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:52, 5 July 2019
In Makhachkala, law enforcers' raid near "Tangim" Mosque passes without detentions
Today, in Makhachkala, the police have set up two mobile checkpoints near a mosque, which visitors repeatedly complained about raids conducted by law enforcers. Eyewitnesses did not notice any detentions, but one of the believers reported about an attempt to bring him to a police station.
Khatuna Beridze, a participant of the hunger strike in Adjaria, was hospitalized. Screenshot of Bondo Tedoradze's post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2383160658438083&set=a.565825056838328&type=3&theater
21:02, 5 July 2019
In Georgia, hunger-striker hospitalized
Activist Khatuna Beridze, who participated in the hunger strike in front of the Bidzina Ivanishvili's residence in Shekvetili with the demand for the resignation of the Georgian Interior Minister, was hospitalized.
Fuad Akhmedli. Photo from the activist's page on Facebook facebook.com/bugundebelegetdi
20:57, 5 July 2019
Court leaves Azerbaijani activist Fuad Akhmedli in prison
The Court of Appeal dismissed a complaint filed by Fuad Akhmedli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about the refusal in conditional early relief (CER). Members of the PFPA treat the court's decision as a "political order."
The police. Photo by Alyona Zhivtsova, Yuga.ru
15:59, 5 July 2019
Seven-year-old girl cruelly beaten in Ingushetia
A female relative of a seven-year-old girl, who was hospitalized with injuries in grave condition, is suspected of beating up the child, the Investigating Department (ID) for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
Islam Saritov, a resident of Khasavyurt. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/v-dagestane-byvshiy-policeyskiy-zhestoko-izbil-mestnogo-zhitelya
15:57, 5 July 2019
Resident of Dagestani Khasavyurt complains about beating by law enforcers
Islam Saritov, a resident of Khasavyurt, has suggested that law enforcers had beaten him up out of revenge for his complaints about torture and fabrication of his criminal case. The second figurant in the case has stated that he was forced to slander himself and Saritov, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported.
Protesters in front of the parliament building of Georgia in Tbilisi. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Velikaya Armeniya" (Great Armenia) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJh0BXGSG1w
10:22, 5 July 2019
Rights defenders point to police's mistakes made at dispersing protesters in Tbilisi
By their actions, protesters provoked policemen to start dispersing them, but law enforcers behaved excessively aggressively; and they unreasonably used special means, the Georgian Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (CHREM) has stated.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1Rf2eZxdM
08:56, 5 July 2019
Dagestani authorities reject all applications for actions in support of journalist Gadjiev
Under various pretexts, authorities have refused to sanction any of the seven applied actions in defence of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly; however, attempts to hold a rally in Makhachkala will continue, protest organizers have stated.
08:53, 5 July 2019
Georgian GPO qualifies Tbilisi protests as an attempt of coup d'etat
The case of using violence at rallies in Tbilisi will be investigated under the article on an attempt to overthrow the power, the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported detention of four activists suspected of attacking policemen.
Elchin Sadygov, a lawyer. Photo by the press service of Amnesty International https://amnesty.org.ru/
08:45, 5 July 2019
Advocate reports threats received because he defends Azerbaijani journalist
Elchin Sadygov, an Azerbaijani lawyer, who is defending the journalist, Polad Aslanov, accused of treason, says that that he has received threats. He treats them as pressure related to his professional activities, indicating the plight of advocacy and journalism in Azerbaijan, the NGO activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Khadijat, Omar Abdurashidov's sister, held a picket in the center of Makhachkala. July 4, 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 4 July 2019
Makhachkala picketers demand to drop charges against Ashikovs and Abdurashidov
Relatives of Ziyavudin Ashikov, the acting head of the Kaspiysk police, his brother Raip Ashikov and Omar Abdurashidov came out to pickets in the capital of Dagestan, stating that the men are illegally prosecuted for alleged financing terrorism.
Believers during a prayer in the yard of Meshedi Dadash Mosque in Maku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:48, 4 July 2019
Orientalists treat threat of Islamic extremism in Azerbaijan as negligible
The Azerbaijani militants, who have recorded their oath to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, are extremely small in number and have no influence on believers inside the country; while Azerbaijani authorities keep all religious groups under control, Orientalists believe.
The memorial service in memory of Police Sergeant Alexander Dvornikov. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs https://42.мвд.рф/news/item/17460315/
20:51, 4 July 2019
Body of policeman killed in Chechnya sent home
The body of the policeman from Novokuznetsk, killed in an attack on a police checkpoint in Chechnya, will be buried tomorrow in his homeland, reports the Department for Kemerovo of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Investigators are engaged in questioning relatives and friends of the attacker, the Chechen MIA reports.
Elena Barzukaeva at the police building in Derbent. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:50, 4 July 2019
In Derbent, hunger-strikers need medical help
In Derbent, the health states of both participants of the hunger strike have deteriorated sharply at night. However, the women refused to be hospitalized, reported a female relative of one of the hunger-strikers.
Protesters and the police in Tbilisi on June 21, 2019. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/5433
14:14, 4 July 2019
"Georgian Dream" Party holds opposition responsible for riots in Tbilisi
The dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi, during which dozens of protestors and journalists were injured, was a response to the calls for assaulting the parliament building, stated Kakha Kaladze, Secretary General of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party. Activist Giorgi Mshveniradze treats the Kakha Kaladze's statement as an attempt of the authorities to relieve themselves of all responsibility for the victims.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.