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Murad Velikhanov. Photo: Gusen Shakhpazov http://flnka.ru/
19:09, 25 July 2016
Said Osmanov's advocate claims contradictions in testimonies of prosecution witnesses
Today, in Elista, the court has questioned the witnesses in the Said Osmanov's case. The advocate of the athlete has claimed that the testimonies given today contradict the testimonies of the same witnesses given during the preliminary investigation. According to the advocate, the main witness has confessed that she did not see Said Osmanov desecrating a statue of Buddha.
Magomednabi Magomedov. Photo http://chernovik.net/content/inye-smi/provokaciya-v-dagestane-arestovan-magomednabi-magomedov
15:55, 25 July 2016
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Imam Magomednabi Magomedov as political prisoner
The criminal proceedings against Magomednabi Magomedov, the Imam of the "Eastern" mosque of Khasavyurt, accused of public calls for terrorism, are aimed at stopping the activity, uncomfortable for the Dagestani authorities. This was stated by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Zaur Dadaev, a defendant in the case of the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov. Photo: Maxim Bilnov (RFE/RL)
15:11, 25 July 2016
Court denies information about involvement of jury in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder
The Moscow District Military Court has refuted the statement made by the advocate of Zaur Dadaev concerning the fact that the defendants' motion for consideration of the case with involvement of a jury is granted. According to the Court, the decision has not been made yet.
In the courtroom of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan. Photo: http://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2460127.html
12:10, 25 July 2016
Court refuses independent media in attending consideration of Act on referendum in Azerbaijan
Today, the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan has approved amendments to the Constitution, initiated by the President. Only journalists from state-owned and several pro-government media were allowed to enter the courtroom.
09:00, 25 July 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 18-24
Forceful dispersal of opposition supporters and release of police officers held hostage in Yerevan; IOC's decision on the participation of the Russian national team in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro; appointment of a new City Mayor in Volgograd; beginning of the consideration by the court of the cases on desecration of a statue of Buddha in Elista; initiation by the Azerbaijani President of the amendments to the Constitution; opposition's announcement of preparation of the people's assembly in Abkhazia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 18-24, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
"Verkhny Lars" checkpoint - checking IDs. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:36, 25 July 2016
Georgian Military Road starts operating without restrictions
The restrictions in force for travelling on the Georgian Military Road are lifted in connection with the normalization of the situation in the territory of Georgia.
A law enforcer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/hronika-sobytiy/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dva-bandita-nahodivshihsya.html
03:33, 25 July 2016
On July 18-24, 2016, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 18-24, 2016, 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.
Greco-Roman wrestling tournament. http://минспорткбр.рф/news/klassiki-kbr-zavoevali-pyat-medalej-na-memoriale-borisa-gurevicha/
19:13, 24 July 2016
RWF officials express their confidence in admission of wrestlers to Olympic Games
The international federation "United World Wrestling" will let Russian wrestlers, including athletes from the republics of Northern Caucasus, to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games. This was announced by the leaders of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had decided to delegate to the federations the right to decide on the participation of athletes in the Olympic Games.
Makhachkala Akhmet-Khan Sultan Airport. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:24, 24 July 2016
Residents of Dagestan demand to stop rise in prices for air tickets
The petition with a request to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to check the justification of the rise in prices for air tickets for flights Moscow-Makhachkala has collected 253 signatures.
Valentina Cherevatenko. Screenshot of a video by the user Vadim Karastelev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOuJXHegmg0
00:42, 24 July 2016
In Rostov-on-Don, about 15 picketers support Valentina Cherevatenko
On July 23, Rostov-on-Don hosted a sanctioned picket in protest against criminal proceedings against Valentina Cherevatenko, the leader of the "Union 'Women of Don'". According to the organizers of the picket, the event was attended by about 15 people.
21:39, 23 July 2016
Advocate complains about non-admission to oppositionist arrested in Sumgait
In Azerbaijan, the advocate Asabali Mustafaev was not admitted to his client, the oppositionist Ruslan Garaev, arrested administratively for 20 days, the advocate has reported. He fears that Garaev is tortured. The Sumgait police do not comment on the advocate's statement.
Armed security guard at the entrance to the police regiment in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:26, 23 July 2016
Yerevan rebels mistrust politicians involved in negotiations
Today, a press conference of the members of the "Constituent Parliament" took place on the captured building; it was allowed by law enforcers after the rebels released all the hostages.
Members of "Sasna Tsrer" group who seized the police regiment. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:30, 23 July 2016
Yerevan: relative of one of capturers of police building detained
Ani Navasardyan, a participant of activists' clashes with the police in Yerevan, has been detained today by power agents. The woman is a cousin of one of the capturers of the building of the patrol-and-guard regiment of the police.
16:34, 23 July 2016
Son of KBR's judge detained after conflict with DPS inspectors
A son of one of the judges of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), while being intoxicated, rendered resistance to employees of the road-and-post police (known as the DPS) and fractured a jaw of one of them, a law enforcement source has reported today.
14:12, 23 July 2016
Yerevan: all police officers released from seized building
Members of the "Constituent Parliament" have set free top-ranking police officers Vardan Yegiazaryan and Valery Osipyan. Thus, all the hostages, held in the seized building of the police regiment in Yerevan are released.
13:32, 23 July 2016
In Yerevan, rebels succeed in their demand for food
Following the negotiations in Yerevan, it is decided that the members of the "Constituent Parliament" who seized the building of the police regiment, will be provided with food. Moreover, the rebels will be reconnected to the mobile communication that had been earlier switched off by the secret services.
Signing of agreement on fair elections. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:09, 23 July 2016
In Sochi, most parties refuse to sign agreement on fair elections
The agreement stating that the Sochi branches of the parties will protect the rights of citizens and ensure democratic elections to the State Duma was signed by the leaders of four out of nine parties.
11:05, 23 July 2016
Two police officers released from seized building in Yerevan
In Yerevan, members of the "Constituent Parliament" have set free two police officers after in the course of the negotiations the parties had reached an agreement on the admission of journalists to the building of the police regiment seized by oppositionists.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov at the meeting with religious figures of Ingushetia, June 2016. Photo: Ingushetia.ru
08:40, 23 July 2016
Yunus-Bek Evkurov demands to review draft law on registration of religious associations
Ingush MPs have developed a draft law reinforcing the state control over religious groups. The leader of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has criticized the explanatory note to the project, according to which 13 Ingush mosques are used by recruiters of international terrorist organizations.
Ballot box. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:44, 23 July 2016
Experts claim no background for sharp struggle during elections in NCFD
On July 19, the Carnegie Moscow Centre hosted the presentation of the report on the topic "2016 elections: routine or change?" Despite the signals on intention to conduct the upcoming election campaign openly, people should not expect serious competition and dramatic changes. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the co-author of the report Andrei Kolesnikov.
News
Karabakh politicians convicted in Baku demanded that the Armenian authorities pay attention to their problems.

The destruction of an Armenian memorial in Karabakh sparked a debate on social media.

A shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers was sent from Baku to Armenia.

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.