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Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" http://www.ewnc.org/
10:09, 13 July 2015
Court allows public defender to represent interests of ecologist Vitishko
The Kirsanov District Court of the Tambov Region has granted a petition on appointing Elena Shmakova, an ecological activist from the city of Tuapse, a public defender Evgeny Vitishko. The consideration of the petition lodged by the advocate Sergey Loktev on softening the Vitishko's punishment has been rescheduled for July 31.
09:00, 13 July 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 6-12
Appointment of second life sentence to Ali Taziev; dispersal of protest in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan; administrative arrest in Sochi of journalist Anna Gritsevich; resignation of Acting Mayor of Makhachkala Magomed Suleimanov; explosion at military factory in Azerbaijan with fatalities; statements at trial of Amirov about torture during investigation, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 6-12, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Funeral service for Boris Nemtsov. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:17, 13 July 2015
"Kommersant": suspects in Nemtsov's murder case to undergo psychological and psychiatric examination
The psychological and psychiatric examination of the defendants in this case will help to establish the motive of Boris Nemtsov's murder. It should reveal whether the perpetrators acted for hire or because religion-motivated hatred, the "Kommersant" reports.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
00:52, 13 July 2015
On July 6-12, at least two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from July 6 to July 12, 2015, at least two persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
An entrance to the Zolsky District of KBR. Photo http://abukovo.narod.ru/foto.htm
18:56, 12 July 2015
FAS obliges authorities of Zolsky District of KBR to return land to Psynadakha villagers
The Department of the FAS (Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has instructed the administration of the Zolsky District to eliminate violations of the "Law on Competition" in allocation of the land of the former collective farm.
17:36, 12 July 2015
"International Alert" and public figures of South Ossetia and Abkhazia stand up for Sotieva
Larisa Sotieva, who was prohibited to work in South Ossetia, was exposed to undeserved treatment in Tskhinvali, said the non-profit organization (NPO) "International Alert", where Sotieva is working. The latter was also supported by Timur Tskhurbati, a South-Ossetian journalist, and Arda Inal-Ipa, a member of the Public Chamber of Abkhazia.
Tamta Mikeladze, an employee of the NPO "Centre for Education and Human Rights Monitoring". Photo: Levan Gvaramadze (RFEL/RL)
15:58, 12 July 2015
Rights defenders state pressure on staff of Muslim boarding house in Kobuleti
The Batumi City Court is considering a complaint lodged by the managers of the Muslim boarding house in Kobuleti about the pressure from local residents who oppose the work of the institution. According to rights defenders, the opposition in Kobuleti is stimulated by the local Orthodox clergy.
Magomed Suleimanov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
01:38, 12 July 2015
Positions of Magomed Suleimanov are not weaker after departure from Acting Mayor of Makhachkala
The conflict of the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov and the former Acting Mayor of Makhachkala Magomed Suleimanov has brought no serious losses to either party, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They saw here the authorities' intention to put a person without ambitions to the post of the Mayor.
Furniture was turned upside down in the Committee against Torture office in Grozny, June 3, 2015.
21:34, 11 July 2015
CaT employees to continue their human rights work
The work of the employees of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Northern Caucasus will continue, said rights defenders.
20:45, 11 July 2015
Court in Makhachkala sentences mosque employee to six months in prison
On July 10, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala found Ibadullo Nabotov, a budun (employee) of the mosque situated in Hungarian Warriors Street of illegal possession of weapons.
20:09, 11 July 2015
Georgia accuses Russian border guards of capturing territory
On July 10, Russian border guards set up information banners on the border with South Ossetia, by capturing part of Georgian territory near the Baku-Supsa pipeline, says a statement by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Said Amirov (left) and Yusup Djaparov during court session. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:19, 11 July 2015
Advocate of figurant in Amirov's case doubts that criminal case on torture would be opened
On July 9, at the trial of the former Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, Abdulmajid Akhmedov, one of the defendants, said that he was tortured after detention and during the investigation.
18:39, 11 July 2015
Residents of Chechnya report detention of relative by law enforcers
Rasul M., born in 1970, a resident of the village of Novoe Solkusheno, Naur District of Chechnya, who was considered kidnapped, has returned home.
16:22, 11 July 2015
Residents of Chechnya pay tribute to Kunta-haji Kishiev
Chechnya is holding large-scale religious events to mark the birthday of Kunta-haji Kishiev, one of the most revered saints in the republic.
Dmitry Abrosimov. Photo: Election Commission for th Rostov Region, http://www.ikro.ru/photomat/photo_6968.html
15:24, 11 July 2015
Rostov political analysts state absence of intrigue at election of governor
The political experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe that Vasily Golubev, the current acting head of the region, is the undisputed leader at the upcoming election for governor of the Rostov Region.
12:49, 11 July 2015
Azerbaijani lawyer Khalid Bagirov excluded from Bar Association
On July 10, a court in Azerbaijan satisfied the petition of the Bar Association asking to exclude the lawyer Khalid Bagirov from the Bar. The lawyer himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
11:50, 11 July 2015
At contest "Hero of Caucasus-2014", Artak Kirakosyan is chosen first among equals in Southern Caucasus
Readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have finished voting at the first stage of the contest "Hero of the Caucasus-2014" and elected the first among equals out of the candidates representing Southern Caucasus. The winner of the contest is the 47-year-old Artak Kirakosyan from Armenia, who held a study on security in the border villages, which are exposed to fire.
09:52, 11 July 2015
Resident of Chechnya arrested on suspicion of involvement in Syrian conflict
Chechen law enforcers have arrested a resident of the Chechen city of Urus-Martan, who deported from Turkey after being detained on the border with Syria. According to the spokesman of the Investigating Department for Chechnya, the arrested man was in the same group with the earlier detained Muslim Akhmaev.
Vladimir Kimaev. Photo: Ivan Karpenko, http://ewnc.org/node/17473
21:23, 10 July 2015
Ecologist Vladimir Kimaev released in Sochi
The ecologist Vladimir Kimaev, who was released today in Adler (district of Sochi) after his administrative arrest, has begun preparing, together with Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, a number of applications demanding to bring policemen to justice.
Israeli Embassy in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:26, 10 July 2015
In total, 72 persons were detained near Israeli Embassy in Baku
Today in Baku, a group of believers has attempted to hold an anti-Israeli protest, by dating it to the so-called "Quds Day". Police stopped the action and detained some of its participants.
News
Semyon Slepakov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnP1fJ1bzxE The prosecution requested community service for Semyon Slepakov*.

Maxim Knoroz. Screenshot photo https://t.me/akgo_18/32571 A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone.

A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in the special military operation.

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.