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The detained suspects with bags over their heads in a helicopter. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZg1Npp3ds
10:19, 3 July 2019
Journalists criticize harsh detention of Dagestan officials
The video shows the detained employees of the "Directorate of the Unified State Customer-Developer" convoyed with bags over their heads. The demonstratively tough detention of suspects of committing economic crimes is a method for intimidating their potential accomplices, journalists and a political analyst believe.
10:13, 3 July 2019
IS posted first video oath of Azerbaijani militants
The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, has posted a video of the oath taken by Azerbaijani militants to the leader of the IS. This is the first IS' video from Azerbaijan.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
23:40, 2 July 2019
Attacker on police post in Chechnya identified
Zelimkhan Musaev, a local resident, attacked the policemen in the Achkhoi-Martan District, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has announced.
Elena Barzukaeva during a solo picket. Derbent, June 2019. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:33, 2 July 2019
Derbent women-hunger-strikers achieve Ombudsperson's attention
The Dagestani Ombudsperson has announced his readiness to help mothers of two detained residents of Derbent in protecting their rights. His meeting with detainees' relatives is scheduled for July 3.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Alkhan Gargayev
20:19, 2 July 2019
Chechen law enforcers release detainees acquainted with Akhmed Barzaev
Law enforcers questioned residents of Chechnya, who were detained because of their contacts with Akhmed Barzaev, killed while attacking policemen. There are no claims against the young people, and they are all released, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Manvel Grigoryan © Photo: Union of "Yerkrapah" official site
20:09, 2 July 2019
Court leaves Armenian General Manvel Grigoryan in custody
The defence of General Manvel Grigoryan, a former delegate of the National Assembly of Armenia, failed to secure the release of the defendant in the courtroom on bail.
The Supreme Court of Ingushetia. Photo by the online newspaper Ingushetia http://www.gazetaingush.ru/news/verhovnyy-sud-respubliki-ingushetiya-obyavlyaet-konkurs-na-zameshchenie-vakantnyh-dolzhnostey
19:44, 2 July 2019
Defence treats court's decision on searches at Ingush activists' homes as precedent
The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia cancelled the decision pronounced by the court in Magas, which recognized the legitimacy of the searches conducted at home of Musa Malsagov, as well as at the offices of the Red Cross, the Ingush Committee of National Unity, and "Support of Ingushetia". According to advocate Visit Tzoroev, the above court's decision will become a precedent to declare illegitimate other searches conducted in the region.
Tbilisi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:08, 2 July 2019
Georgian authorities report damage from decrease in number of Russian tourists
This year, the flow of tourists from Russia will decrease by about a million people, and that will damage the economy by 710 million US dollars. Such information was reported by Mariam Kvrivishvili, the head of the National Tourism Administration of Georgia.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the court. Makhachkala, June 16, 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:59, 2 July 2019
Court accepts complaint about arrest of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
Today, a complaint about the arrest of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, the editor of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), has entered the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan, but the date of its consideration has not yet been scheduled, the SC reports.
A rubber bullet left at the site of the the dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:35, 2 July 2019
Georgian police condemned for using rubber bullets
Khatiya Dekanoidze, a member of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, demanded to examine the condition of David Grigoryan, an injured participant of the protest rally in Tbilisi, since he could get such a wound only when fired at point blank range. Law enforcers violated instructions when using rubber bullets, believes Ucha Nanuashvili, the former Ombudsman.
11:33, 2 July 2019
IS claims responsibility for attack on policeman in Chechnya
The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in the Russian Federation by the court, claimed that a man, who attacked the police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, was its militant.
A police officer. Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Fitkulina Yelena
09:21, 2 July 2019
Policeman killed in Chechnya was sent from Novokuznetsk
The policeman, who was fatally wounded during an attack on the post in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, was on a business trip from the Kemerovo Region. He died on the way to the hospital.
Abanotubani district in the center of Tbilisi. Photo by M. Kuznetsova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:38, 2 July 2019
Tbilisi tour operators report outflow of Russian tourists
The owners of travel companies that focused on Russian tourists are at risk of losses due to the imposed ban on Russian-Georgian air flights, while owners of private apartments have not experienced any problems because of decreased tourist traffic from Russia. Some cafes in Tbilisi have announced increased prices for Russians.
Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the weekly "Chernovik", held a picket in Makhachkala to support Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:35, 2 July 2019
Dagestani activists apply for seven actions in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev
The initiative group in support of the arrested journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev has submitted applications for five rallies and two demonstrations. The actions have been applied for in different places and at different times, so it will be more difficult for officials to justify the refusal, supporters of Gadjiev have stated.
23:18, 1 July 2019
On June 24-30, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of June 24-30, 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.
A police officer. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
23:09, 1 July 2019
Attack on policemen in Achkhoi-Martan District becomes third in Chechnya since early 2019
The attack on a police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, as a result of which at least one policeman and one attacker were killed, has become the third incident in the republic since early 2019.
A collage by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/memorial-priznal-pyateryh-liderov-ingushskoy-oppozicii-politzaklyuchennymi
22:57, 1 July 2019
HRC "Memorial" recognizes five leaders of Ingush protests as political prisoners
Akhmed Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Ismail Nalgiev, Malsag Uzhakhov, and Barakh Chemurziev, who were arrested after the March rallies in Magas, should be immediately released, and the officials responsible for their persecution should be brought to justice, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" declares.
The police officers. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
19:32, 1 July 2019
MIA confirms information about killed law enforcer in Chechnya
A policeman got a fatal stab wound during an attack on a police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District, while an attacker was killed, the North-Caucasian Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
Elena Barzukaeva holds a solo picket. Derbent, June 2019. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:26, 1 July 2019
In Dagestan, hunger-striker claims law enforcers' indifference to protest action
In Derbent, the law enforcement bodies did not respond to a protest of a mother of Islam Barzukaev, who was suspected of possessing weapons, noted Elena Barzukaeva on the fourth day of her hunger strike. According to her, law enforcers warned people not to approach the picketer.
Alkhazur Barzaev, a resident of Chechnya, has renounced his son on TV. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zySZPAe0_cM
15:48, 1 July 2019
Human rights defenders doubt sincerity of Chechen resident's renunciation of his son
The father of Akhmed Barzaev, who was killed in an attack on policemen, renounced him to protect his family members, human rights defenders believe.
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.