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A helmet of a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20170710/7899001/armyanskij-voennosluzhashchij-pogib-v-karabahe.html
20:09, 10 July 2017
Soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone
Vazgen Pogosyan, a soldier of the Defence Army, born in 1997, was killed as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
19:00, 10 July 2017
HRC "Memorial": law enforcers ignore fates of missing people in Grozny
For six months already, the Chechen law enforcement agencies have been skirting answering questions about the fates of Askhab Yusupov, Ismali Bergoev, and Madina Shakhbieva, detained during the December armed clashes in Grozny. This was reported by the "Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Fizuli Guseinov. Photo http://gozetci.az/article/index/5316?l=en_US
16:08, 10 July 2017
PFPA member Fizuli Guseinov arrested in Azerbaijan
Fizuli Guseinov has been sentenced to 10 days of arrest for failure to obey to the police. This was reported by the Sabail District Court. Fizuli Guseinov is being persecuted for political reasons, since he tried to hold a picket in support of Giyas Ibragimov, claimed Ilham Gusein, the leader of the youth committee for the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).
Giyas Ibragimov. Photo: screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exrYJAVm5Fs
14:09, 10 July 2017
Defence demands to investigate information on Giyas Ibragimov's torture at colony
An advocate of activist Giyas Ibragimov has appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan and to the Ombudsman with complaints about torture reported by his client.
Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/3464/
13:34, 10 July 2017
HRC gets law enforcers' answers to request about gays in Chechnya
The Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) has received from the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) the answers to their complaints about the persecution of LGBT community members in Chechnya. This was reported by Mikhail Fedotov, the chair of the Presidential HRC.
The conflict involving members of the local Chechen community in the Kazbek District of Dagestan. Photo https://chernovik.net/content/lenta-novostey/kak-razvivalsya-konflikt-v-leninaule
11:40, 10 July 2017
Chechens from Leninaul report to Ramzan Kadyrov about village conflict
At a meeting with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechens-Akkins have mentioned the conflicts involving members of the local Chechen community in the Kazbek District of Dagestan. Thanks to the intervention of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, it became possible to resolve the conflict near the village of Leninkent, where on July 7, hundreds of residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia moved to support Chechens-Akkins.
09:00, 10 July 2017
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 3-9
Conflict at elections in Nogay District of Dagestan; Rostov miners go on protest hunger strike; Armenian Parliament decides on increasing water intake from Lake Sevan; head of Sberbank Branch in Chechnya announced wanted; death of civilians in Karabakh conflict zone as a result of shelling, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 3-9, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
A borderline. Photo © Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresensky http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20170630/4399781.html
08:29, 10 July 2017
Georgia students hold two-day protest on South-Ossetian border
A protest action held by students of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University against the transfer of the borderline with South Ossetia lasted two days. It ended without incidents.
Harutyun Khachatryan, film director and the founder of the "Golden Apricot" film festival. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for "Caucasian Knot"
01:24, 10 July 2017
Yerevan opens "Golden Apricot-2017" film festival
In the Armenian capital, the 14th International "Golden Apricot" film festival has been opened with the traditional ceremony of consecration of apricots at the St. Anne's Church. This year, the festival contest programmes list 47 films.
The participants of the performance of the national dance of simd around the grove of Khetag. Vladikavkaz, July 9, 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for "Caucasian Knot"
00:11, 10 July 2017
More than 5000 people perform national dance in North Ossetia
Today, in North Ossetia, more than 5000 people have taken part in the performance of the national dance of simd around the grove of Khetag. In total, more than 20,000 people visited the grove during the day. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia.
The village of Leninaul, Dagestan. Photo by Karamudin Ataev, http://ленинаул.рф/fotogalereya.html
20:30, 9 July 2017
After Magomed Daudov's visit, Dagestani leader comes to Chechen border
After the conflict in the border Kazbek District involving members of the local Chechen community, in which Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament intervened, Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov arrived at the place. He promised to restore the Aukh District and refuse to include the villages of Leninaul and Kalininaul into it, local residents report.
Leyla Mustafaeva. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
17:17, 9 July 2017
Mukhtarly's wife claims problems with her husband's medical treatment in custody
The health state of Afghan Mukhtarly arrested in Baku has deteriorated after his kidnapping in Tbilisi and arrest. He does not receive the medicine prescribed by his doctor to cope pain in his heart. This was reported by his wife Leyla Mustafaeva.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo: MutaalimX, Wikimedia.org
13:36, 9 July 2017
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev's murderers stay unpunished for four years already
The day of July 9 marks four years passed since the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Till present, the murderers of the journalist have not been found, and that fact indicates the investigators' unwillingness to solve the crime. This opinion was voiced by relatives and friends of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
11:56, 9 July 2017
"Novaya Gazeta": in Chechnya, 27 people executed overnight without trial
In Chechnya, at least 27 detainees were executed at night on January 26. The decision on extrajudicial execution was made "spontaneously from the above." This was written by journalist Elena Milashina in her article published by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
Prison bars. Photo: © Flickr/ Michael Coghlan
10:09, 9 July 2017
In Azerbaijan, journalist Zulfugarly sentenced to five months in prison
In Azerbaijan, the court charged Makhbuba Zulfugarly, an activist and a journalist, of defamation. He was sentenced at a claim of a local official, human rights defenders report.
A volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar. Photo: the Alexei Navalny's office on its page on VKontakte
04:40, 9 July 2017
In Krasnodar, police seize newspapers from a volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office
In Krasnodar, the police detained a volunteer in the course of a campaign action in support of Alexei Navalny. The activist spent several hours at a police station and then was released. Meanwhile, the police seized the rest of newspaper copies which he had with him. This was reported by the Krasnodar office of the opposition politician.
Picket in defence of animals in Rostov-on-Don, July 8, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
22:51, 8 July 2017
70 people hold picket in Rostov-on-Don in support of law on animal protection
Today, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket in defence of stray animals has brought together about 70 participants, who demanded a prompt adoption of the bill to protect animals and create a municipal shelter.
17:31, 8 July 2017
Navalny's office in Volgograd resumes work at new address
The Volgograd supporters of Alexei Navalny, who had been three times evicted from their rented premises, have rented an apartment in No.1 Chuikov Street for their office. The fourth move of the office took place today, said Alexei Volkov, the office coordinator.
16:35, 8 July 2017
TSU students hold protest rally on Georgian-South-Ossetian border
Near the border village of Bershueti, more than 50 people lined up in a live chain on the road. In their hands, they are holding posters reading: "No occupation", "Our land is our responsibility", and "Stop Russia". The activists who protest against the transfer of the borderline intend to set up tents on the border territory and spend a night in them.
15:44, 8 July 2017
Stepanakert accuses Baku of 300 cases of shelling per week
In the period from July 2 to July 8, the Azerbaijani side violated ceasefire on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone 300 times. The Azerbaijani armed forces used mortar launchers, cannons, and grenade launchers, and on July 4 multiple rocket launchers. This was stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.
News
Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

The activist urged the Karabakh deputies to address the issue of protecting the property rights of refugees.

The court's decision on the appeal of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh sparked controversy on social media.

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.