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Tamerlan Eskerkhanov in the courtroom. Photo by Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS
10:53, 15 July 2017
Relatives of convicts for Boris Nemtsov's murder treat verdict as unjust
Relatives and friends of Khamzat Bakhaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, residents of Chechnya, sentenced to 11 and 14 years of imprisonment, respectively, claimed the lack of proof for their guilt.
Landslide puts a house in Sochi at risk of collapsing. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
04:22, 15 July 2017
Tenants of Sochi apartment block ask to protect them from landslide
At night on July 15, a heavy rain hit the "Makarenko" garden association and caused an active soil shift toward a residential 8-storey house.
03:08, 15 July 2017
"Sasna Tsrer" supporter suspected of using violence against policeman
David Yeghiazaryan, a brother of Gagik Yeghiazaryan, a member of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has been accused of using violence against policemen after an incident in the yard of the court which considers the case on capture of a building of the police regiment in Yerevan.
Fuel station in Baku. Photo: Median.az
02:03, 15 July 2017
Azerbaijan raises retail price for gasoline
On July 15, Azerbaijan raised the retail price for AI-92 automobile gasoline by 28.5%. This decision of the Tariff Council under the Azerbaijani Government was announced by the State TV Channel of Azerbaijan.
Georgian Parliament. Photo © Sputnik/ Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20170409/235527880/V-Gruzii-vspominajut-zhertv-9-aprelja.html
23:21, 14 July 2017
Tbilisi: "Georgians' March" participants demand deportation of migrants (+video)
In the centre of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, protest marchers have demanded from the authorities to immediately deport all illegal migrants and ban the oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM).
The frontier post. Photo http://voskanapat.info/?p=24290&l=ru
19:20, 14 July 2017
Russian border guard found dead in Armenia
The dead body of the head of the frontier post was found in the Syunik Region of Armenia. According to preliminary data, the death was caused by myocardial infarction, said Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia.
Alexander Lapshin. Photo: blog of Alexander Lapshin https://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20170712/411073957/lapshin-sud-obvineniye-territorialnaya-celostnost-azerbaijana.html
18:55, 14 July 2017
Lapshin's defence treats prosecutor's speech as unconvincing
Alexander Lapshin had twice travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh, accompanied by several people, in whose relation the criminal case was isolated into a separate proceeding, the prosecutor has stated at today's court session. Lapshin's advocate said that he would ask to acquit the blogger.
18:41, 14 July 2017
BCA rejects complaint of Mukhtarly's defence
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly asking to check his mobile phone and accounts in social networks without the court's sanction.
Alan Kankulov on the top of the podium. Photo http://kbrria.ru/sites/default/files/field/image/boec_iz_kbr_stal_chempionom_mira_po_dzhiu-dzhitsu.jpg
17:47, 14 July 2017
KBR's athlete wins World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
In the final fight of the world ACBJJ championship, Alan Kankulov, an athlete from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was the winner in the weight category of up to 75 kilograms. The silver medal in the category of up to 85 kilograms went to Arsen Shalov, another KBR's fighter.
Arslan Bekmurzaev, a representative of the Nogai elders, after the meeting with the Deputy Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in the NCFD, July 14, 2017. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for "Caucasian Knot"
16:41, 14 July 2017
MIA declares non-interference in the conflict at Nogai District Administration
Baimagomed Yarlykapov, who was removed from office by local deputies' decision, continues performing the duties of the district administration head, the reception office of the head of the Nogai District of Dagestan has reported.
The border between Ukraine and Russia. Photo http://www.mfa.gov.ge
16:10, 14 July 2017
About thousand Georgians hold protest on South-Ossetian border
A protest action "No to occupation!" with the participation of oppositional politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held in the Georgian pre-border village of Sobisi.
Military manoeuvres of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Photo © Sputnik/ Maxim Blinov https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/russia/20170714/7943600/gosduma-rf-ratificirovala-soglashenie-s-armeniej-o-gruppirovke-vojsk.html
15:10, 14 July 2017
State Duma ratifies agreement on Armenian-Russian military alignment
The agreement on the Combined Group of Armed Forces for Armenia and Russia has been concluded for 5 years with the possibility of its automatic extension. This has been reported by the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Fyodor Laptev. Photo https://www.1rnd.ru/news/1726232
15:10, 14 July 2017
Volunteer of Alexei Navalny's Novocherkassk office claims being attacked
On July 13, in Novocherkassk, Fyodor Laptev, a volunteer of the Rostov office of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, was attacked. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a staff member of the Alexei Navalny's office.
The "Wanted" notice. Photo https://dag.life/2017/07/14/propavshij-ryazanec-neskolko-mesyacev-nahodilsya-v-rabstve-v-dagestane/
14:34, 14 July 2017
Ryazan woman reports her husband's liberation from labour slavery in Dagestan
A man who disappeared in Ryazan in February was kept as a labour slave at an enterprise in Makhachkala for almost five months. This has been reported by his wife.
Alexander Lapshin. Photo Stanislav Gorbunov https://ru.sputnik.az/life/20170714/411102677/azerbaijan-lapshin-sud-turma.html
14:26, 14 July 2017
Prosecutor demands 6.5 years in prison for blogger Lapshin
At the trial in Baku, public prosecutor found the Alexander Lapshin's guilt proven and requested the court to sentence him to 6.5 years of imprisonment.
The Tskhinvali penal colony © Sputnik / Natalya Ayriyan http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20170713/4491172.html
13:43, 14 July 2017
In South Ossetia, Minister of Justice fails to persuade prisoners to stop hunger strike
Prisoners will not stop the hunger strike until their demands to improve conditions of detention are fulfilled. This was claimed by prisoners of the Tskhinvali penal colony during the visit of Zalina Lalieva, South Ossetian Minister of Justice.
Saighidpasha Umakhanov, Dagestani Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications. Photo http://old.mintesrd.ru/news/item/34
12:19, 14 July 2017
Kadyrov criticizes Umakhanov for his assessment of situation in Leninaul
When calling the arrival of the Chechen delegation in the village of Leninaul a "visit of enemies," the Dagestani Minister has afforded a provocative statement with regard to the authorities of Chechnya. This has been stated by Ramazan Abdulatipov.
The authors of the obscene appeal to Ramazan Abdulatipov (two men on the right). Photo: screenshot of the video 'Residents of the Nogai District apologize to Ramazan Abdulatipov' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2i-qIiRxvw
10:43, 14 July 2017
Authors of obscene appeal to Ramazan Abdulatipov beaten up in Dagestan
According to video records posted on YouTube, residents of the village of Karagas of the Nogai District in Dagestan beat authors of an obscene video appeal to Ramazan Abdulatipov and forced them to bring the apologies. The rural jamaat has also apologized to the leader of the republic.
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov in the courtroom. Photo by Sergei Karpukhin, REUTERS
09:19, 14 July 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov dissatisfied with verdict in Boris Nemtsov's murder case
According to the leader of Chechnya, in the case on the Boris Nemtsov' murder, the verdict to the defendants has been pronounced with dubious evidence of their guilt and looks "strange." The sentenced men may be sent to serve their sentence in Chechnya and released. This fear was voiced by human rights defender Lyudmila Alekseeva.
Igor Kochetkov, the leader of the "Russian LGBT Network". Photo https://www.svoboda.org/a/28495644.html
03:14, 14 July 2017
130 North-Caucasian gays appeal for evacuation since launch of "Russian LGBT Network" hotline
The "Russian LGBT Network" has released the statistics of appeals to its hotline, open to help people subjected to pressure and persecution in Northern Caucasus because of their sexual orientation. During 3.5 months from the start of the action, 130 people have appealed for help, and 60 of them were evacuated.
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Rovshan Jabbarov. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ Azerbaijani activist Jabbarov was subjected to violence after protests in a prison colony.

Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://novator.az/2022/01/25/polad-aslanov-təkid-edir/ Polad Aslanov's wife demanded that his placement in solitary confinement be cancelled.

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.