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    Photos and flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Zhanna Yanovskaya, RFE/RL
    07:03, 1 September 2015
    Book of stories about missing residents presented in South Ossetia
    On August 30, in Tskhinvali, the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a memorial party dedicated to missing residents. To this day, the ICRC published a book with stories, narrated by family members of missing persons.
    Staff member of Sochivodokanal. Photo: http://www.sochivodokanal.ru/about/
    05:13, 1 September 2015
    Authorities promise 2 billion roubles on reconstruction of water treatment plant in Sochi
    The administration of the Krasnodar Territory plans to build a system to prevent flooding in the Adler District of Sochi. The need for reconstruction became evident after the June flooding.
    00:00, 1 September 2015
    HCA's Vanadzor office criticizes Armenian constitutional reforms
    The draft constitutional amendments are contrary to fundamentals of democracy, Arthur Sakunts, the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly (HCA), said at the today's press conference in Yerevan. In the opinion of the lawyer Yke Alumyan, citizens will lose the capability to govern their state.
    22:21, 31 August 2015
    Volgograd activists come out to actions against liquidation of sanctioned foodstuffs
    Three solo pickets in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution and against liquidation of sanctioned foodstuffs were held today by three residents of Volgograd.
    Serviceman at the municipal beach in Sochi, August 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    20:55, 31 August 2015
    Visitors to Sochi beach complain about guards of Putin and Medvedev
    Holidaymakers are scare by armed employees of the Federal Guard Service (known as FSO), who are guarding the residence "Riviera-6", located on the border with the municipal beach, said guests and residents of Sochi.
    Portrait of Khadija Ismayilova in front of the court building where trial of Ismayilova is taking place. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    18:49, 31 August 2015
    Khadija Ismayilova states attempts of authorities to hide corruption by repressions
    Today, at the trial of Khadija Ismayilova in Baku, the floor was given to the defendant. In her last plea, the journalist denied all the allegations and said that the Azerbaijani authorities, including the president's family, are mired in corruption and will not be able to retain control over the country for long through repressions.
    Road in Aidynbekova street, Derbent, August 16, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    17:06, 31 August 2015
    Experts and citizens criticize repairs in Derbent
    The restoration works of the ramparts of the Citadel Naryn-Kala have broken the unity of the architectural style of the monument, both experts and local residents assert.
    Door of the house belonged to massacred Avetisyan family, Gyumri, January 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    14:37, 31 August 2015
    Investigators agree to re-examine Permyakov
    Advocates will be present during the repeated forensic-psychological and forensic-psychiatric examinations of Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, said the Armenian Investigating Committee.
    12:46, 31 August 2015
    Court finds five Azerbaijani citizens guilty of involvement in IS
    Elshan Gurbanly, Kyamran Azizov, Tural Mamedov Nadir Alikhanov and Bakhruz Rasulov have been sentenced to terms ranging from 12 to 14.5 years in prison on charges of involvement in warfare in the territory of Syria for the militants of the "Islamic State" (IS).
    Sergey Reznik. Photo: Grigory Bochkarev, RFE/RL
    12:36, 31 August 2015
    Journalist Reznik and ecologist Vitishko to receive 100,000 roubles each from "Open Russia"
    Today, an official launch of the project of financial support of political prisoners was announced. It is executed within the human rights movement "Open Russia", headed by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former co-owner of the "Yukos" oil company.
    09:00, 31 August 2015
    Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 24-30
    Court's decision on life imprisonment for former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov; opening of NATO training centre in Georgia; verdict of Rostov court to Ukrainian citizen Sentsov, which raised condemnation of human rights defenders and Western politicians, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 24-30, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
    Meeting of residents of the "Gagarinskiy" micro-district in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    06:44, 31 August 2015
    Sochi residents oppose development of "Gagarinskiy" micro-district
    A meeting of residents of the "Gagarinskiy" micro-district was held in Sochi. The speakers demanded to cancel the plans of erecting high-rise buildings to "compact" the district.
    Law enforcer during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/04/02/v-khasavyurte-neitralizovan-glavar-kizlyarskoi-bandgruppy.html
    02:47, 31 August 2015
    On August 24-30, at least seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
    During the week from August 24 to August 30, 2015, at least seven persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, six of them were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
    Man performing namaz. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    01:04, 31 August 2015
    IS attracts young Muslims by promise of social justice
    The "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization, was joined by up to 7000 residents of Northern Caucasus. They are attracted by a possibility to live in a Sharia state and by promises of social justice, said the participants of the on-line discussion on the "Caucasian Knot" under the moderation of Naima Neflyasheva, a candidate of historical sciences.
    10:16, 30 August 2015
    Former Imam fined in Volgograd Region for keeping extremist literature
    Aslbek Ryskaliev, a resident of the Pallasovka District and a former Imam of the local mosque, has been found guilty of possessing and spreading books, included in the federal list of extremist materials.
    Armenia community helps Yazidis families who moved to Armenia, Araks village, Armavir Region of Armenia, August 28, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    07:41, 30 August 2015
    Iraqi Yazidis urge Armenian authorities to grant refugee status to them
    Three families of Yazidis have moved to Armenia from the Iraqi province of Shingal. They were forced to leave their village in order to escape from radical militants of the "Islamic State" (IS) (recognized as a terrorist organization). The Migration Service of Armenia is considering their petitions for refugee status.
    Communion Service in the gym of School No. 1 in Beslan. Photo by Emma Marzoeva.
    04:44, 30 August 2015
    North Ossetia introduces increased security measures on the eve of anniversary of Beslan terror act
    North Ossetia is completing preparations for the Memory Watch dated to the 11th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan School No. 1. Starting August 26, the police of North Ossetia are at strengthened mode of service.
    House for resettlers in Vesyoloe-Psou neighbourhood, Adler District of Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    01:41, 30 August 2015
    Sochi activists criticize auction of Olympic Houses
    From August 11 to September 7, the Department of Property Relations of the Administration of Sochi is accepting applications for the auction of selling 'Olympic' residential houses with land plots. Sochi residents in need of new housing believe that the houses intended for resettlement should not be auctioned at high prices.
    Untreated sewage of Dzerzhinskiy District of Volgograd gets into ponds polluting the Volga river. Volgograd, August 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    00:41, 30 August 2015
    Volgograd: untreated sewage pollutes city ponds and rivers
    The Volgograd inter-district environmental prosecutor's office has sent a statement of claim to the court, which obliges the Volgograd Mayoralty to organize collection and disposal of liquid domestic wastes. The office has documented numerous facts of unauthorized discharge of faecal-household sewage into the city drainage system.
    The village of Urib of the Shamil District of Dagestan which fell under supply restrictions. Photo: the official site of the Shamil District, http:// шамильский.рф/fotogallereya.php?page=3
    19:04, 29 August 2015
    Dagestani power specialists extend supply restrictions until September 23
    The restrictions on electricity supplies to consumers in the mountainous regions of Dagestan will be in force until September 23, said the spokesman of the "Dagestani Grid Company". Earlier, they planned that restrictions would last until September 21, 2015.
    News
    A case of embezzlement during the construction of a gymnastics academy in Sochi has reached court.

    Pollution on Primorsky Beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" from May 7, 2026, https://t.me/my_tuapse/35084 Calls for Tuapse residents to become more actively involved in beach cleanups are being made on social media.

    Krasnodar political prisoner Vladimir Yarotsky was found dead in a prison colony.

    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.