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09:00, 24 July 2017
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 17-23
Guilty verdict to blogger Alexander Lapshin in Azerbaijan; re-election of Bako Sahakyan as the President of Nagorno-Karabakh; extradition to the homeland of Armenian citizen Grachya Arutyunyan, sentenced for a major road accident in Russia; appointment of the acting head of the Nogai District administration in Dagestan; adoption of the law on resort fee to be introduced in Kuban and in the Stavropol Territory; launch of an audit of the expenses for the wedding party for a daughter of Krasnodar Judge Elena Khakhaleva, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 17-23, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Archaeologiс survey in the village of Tulu in the Balakan District. Photo: https://ru.sputnik.az
06:29, 24 July 2017
Christian temple of early Middle Ages discovered in Azerbaijan
An Albanian temple of the early Middle Ages has been found in the village of Tulu in the Balakan District.
Football fans at the match of the "Akhmat" Club with the "Rostov" FC. Rostov-on-Don, July 23, 2017. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for "Caucasian Knot"
00:35, 24 July 2017
Fans of "Akhmat" FC report their voluntary arrival in Rostov-on-Don
After the victory of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) over the "Rostov" FC, fans of the Grozny football team reported that they came to the match voluntarily. They did not chant slogans during the game.
The rally against xenophobia, organized by the "European Georgia" Party. Tbilisi, July 23, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
23:36, 23 July 2017
In Tbilisi, Nationalists throw eggs at opponents of "Russian fascism"
The rally against xenophobia, organized by the "European Georgia" Party, went without clashes, although supporters of the "March of the Georgians" tried to disrupt the rally and threw eggs and plastic bottles at the activists.
Felix Nakov talks about Circassian traditional clothes and armour. Photo from Lidia Zhigunova's profile on Facebook
22:04, 23 July 2017
Circassian educational project for schoolchildren finishes in Nalchik
During a week, participants of the international educational project "Zhyg shlagyum" in Kabardino-Balkaria were indulging in the Circassian culture in the Kabardian language. Madina Khakuasheva, a co-organizer of the project, and expert Naima Neflyasheva expressed the hope that the project would be continued.
Anazor Arslanuk. Photo: Diana Dvortsova's personal profile at Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1947966742149718&set=pb.100008092335524.-2207520000.1496173597.&type=3&theater
12:31, 23 July 2017
Anazor Arslanuk avoids deportation to Syria
Student Anazor Arslanuk left the detention centre for foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Krasnodar Territory and went to Abkhazia. He managed to avoid deportation to Syria due to obtaining the citizenship of Abkhazia. This was reported by his advocate.
Leyla Mustafaeva at the rally "Give us freedom instead of apartments!". Photo: Ali Gulaliyev. http://www.contact.az/ext/news/2017/7/free/Social/ru/64259.htm
06:19, 23 July 2017
In Tbilisi, protestors demand to release journalists arrested in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani activists and journalists living in Georgia have held an action in honour of the National Press Day. They have demanded to release arrested journalists.
The riots in the Nardaran village. November 26, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
05:20, 23 July 2017
Four figurants of "Nardaran case" placed to dungeon
Fuad Gakhramanly, Deputy Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity", and Abbas Guseinov and Ali Nuriev, two other persons sentenced in the "Nardaran case", are placed to a punishment cell.
23:31, 22 July 2017
"Sasna Tsrer" members go on hunger strike in jail
They demand to recognize all the persons arrested within the "Sasna Tsrer" case political prisoners and place them into separate cells in the Nubarashen Prison.
Congress of Jehovah's Witnesses (organization has been found to be extremist; its activities in Russia are banned by the court). Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot.
23:08, 22 July 2017
Rights defenders see ROC's influence in judicial ban of Jehovah's Witnesses*
The ban of religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses by the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has to do with the increased influence of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), headed by Patriarch Kirill, on the policy of Russian authorities, Lyudmila Alekseeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is convinced.
Military drills in Azerbaijan, June 2017. Photo from website of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence
19:43, 22 July 2017
Parties to Karabakh conflict release shelling statistics since start of 2017
Overall, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has fixed over 20,000 ceasefire violations on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone since the start of 2017. The statistics was announced by Vagif Dargyakhly, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani MoD.
15:56, 22 July 2017
Head of Armenian village reports shelling from Azeri side
Last night, during two hours, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the village of Barekamavan in the Tavush Region of Armenia. No one was injured, the village head reported.
15:45, 22 July 2017
Magomed Aushev's relatives report deterioration of his health condition
Magomed Aushev, subjected to torture after his detention by law enforcers, suffers from persistent headaches, his vision has deteriorated sharply, and his family is short of money for his medical treatment in a specialized rehabilitation centre. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by relatives of Magomed Aushev.
15:30, 22 July 2017
Presidents Aliev and Putin hold unannounced meeting in Sochi
On July 21, the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan met in Sochi, where they reaffirmed the partnership relations between the two countries and, in particular, discussed the Karabakh conflict.
Entrance to Shali, Chechnya. Photo: http://ngrz.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/v_chechne_pojavitsja_odna_iz_krupnejshih_mechetej_v_mire.jpg
10:43, 22 July 2017
Chechen woman sentenced for inflicting burns to her stepdaughter left at large
The court has sentenced a woman from Shali to two years of imprisonment in a colony-settlement for injuring her husband's daughter on a thigh with a hot knife because of dislike. However, the execution of the sentence has been delayed.
06:27, 22 July 2017
Member of extremist organization "Muslim Brothers" detained in Abkhazia
In Sukhumi, agents of the State Security Service for Abkhazia have detained a native of Uzbekistan who confessed to be a member of the organization "Muslim Brothers", banned in Russia as a terrorist organization.
Zhirair Sefilyan in the courtroom. Photo: Panorama.am
05:03, 22 July 2017
In Zhirair Sefilyan's case, defendants waive appointed advocate
On July 21, the court hearing in the case against Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the opposition movement "100 Years Without Regime", was held in the absence of six defendants and several of their advocates, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
03:33, 22 July 2017
Maria Kuchina wins Monaco tournament with record
Maria Lasitskiene (Kuchina), a track and field athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the "Diamond League" tournament in Monaco.
20:46, 21 July 2017
Experts treat Apple's Muslim emojis as social order
The information on the fact that the Apple Company, the manufacturer of the popular iPhone smartphone, has introduced a new set of emoji pictures used in electronic messages and web pages, namely, by girls in hijabs, arrived at the "Caucasian Knot" SMS-service on July 18.
Vienna, Austria. Photo: Alexander Russy https://www.flickr.com/
18:26, 21 July 2017
Austrian authorities decide to deport Chechen native to Russia
Today, in Vienna, the migration department of Austria has decided to deport 37-year-old Aslan, a Chechen refugee, who lived in the country for more than 7 years. This was reported by his advocate Andreas Lepsi.
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.