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15:19, 28 August 2014
North-Ossetian Muftiat offers 0.5 million roubles for information about murders of Dudarov and Gamzatov
Khadjimurat Gatsalov, the Mufti of North Ossetia, has announced today that the Republic's Muslim community is ready to pay half a million roubles for any information about the murders of two Muslim leaders Rasul Gamzatov and Ibragim Dudarov.
14:54, 28 August 2014
Dagestan: over 30 Buynaksk mosque-goers taken to police
On August 27, after the night namaz (prayer), more than 30 parishioners of the Salafi mosque located in Makhachkala Highway in the city of Buynaksk were taken to a local police department, one of the residents of the city has reported.
Vardadzor village surroundings, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:31, 28 August 2014
California State Senate adopts resolution recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh
On August 27, the California State Senate adopted a resolution recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The document calls on the Senate and the President of the United States to join California in recognizing the NKR.
13:14, 28 August 2014
Court accuses Imam of Chechen mosque of distributing extremist literature
In Chechnya, the court considers the case of an administrative offense against Khyazhi Muptazov, the Imam of the mosque at the village of Tuskharoi of the high-mountainous Itum-Kale District. The Imam is accused of illegal possession and distribution of extremist materials.
11:43, 28 August 2014
Chechnya opens fifth Hafiz school
On August 27, the town of Argun in Chechnya opened the fifth Chechen school of Hafizes (those who know the Koran by heart). The religious institution is named after Tabarik Baisultanova, a Chechen leader's grandmother. Residents of Chechnya express ambiguous attitude to the opening in the republic of Hafiz schools and other religious institutions.
11:01, 28 August 2014
Investigators re-open criminal case on disappearance of two Chechen residents
At the request of the Chechen Prosecutor's Office, the investigating authorities have resumed the criminal case on the disappearance in 2002 of two residents of Grozny Akhmed Saipatievich Musaitov and Azamat Sultanovich Mitsaev, who were 24 years old at that time.
03:00, 28 August 2014
In Baku, oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" faces threat of its suspension, deputy editor-in-chief claims
In Azerbaijan, the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) once again faces the threat of suspension of its release because of financial problems. The edition office owes money to the publishing house "Azerbaijan", while the press distribution company "Gasid" still fails to transfer the proceeds from the sale of newspaper issues.
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01:41, 28 August 2014
Missing Shamkhal villager identified among suspected militants killed in special operation in Kizilyurt District
Magomedarip Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, whose relatives reported his possible kidnapping, was identified among the persons killed in a combat action that occurred at night of August 26 in the Kizilyurt District, a local resident reports. So far, there is still no official information on the identification.
Anar Mamedli. Photo: RFE/RL, http://www.azadliq.org
20:21, 27 August 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Anar Mamedli nominated for Vaclav Havel Award
Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEMDT), is one of three nominees for the 2014 human rights award named after Vaclav Havel, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the press service of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
19:02, 27 August 2014
Armenia: court leaves Ovannisyan and Petrosyan, participants of "Million Mask March", under arrest
Today, in Yerevan, the first-instance court has rejected the petition lodged by the advocate Ara Zakaryan on changing the freedom restrain measure of his clients – Armen Ovannisyan and Tigran Petrosyan, participants of the protest action named "Million Mask March", who had been accused of hooliganism, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Ella Polyakova, head of ‘Soldier’s mothers of Saint Petersburg’ organization. Screenshot from the video posted by user artezikk on www.youtube.com
18:02, 27 August 2014
Rights defenders: contract soldiers lost in Rostov Region fought in Ukraine
The contract servicemen, who were announced as perished at the firing range in the Rostov Region, in fact fought in the territory of Ukraine, said Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the head of the committee "Mothers of Prikumye". The "Mothers of Prikumye" have at their disposal a list of lost and wounded soldiers with indication of their names, surnames, patronymics and military ranks, Lyudmila Bogatenkova told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Mikhail Stolyarov (on the left) in the court room, Astrakhan, August 21, 2014. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:03, 27 August 2014
Astrakhan: Mikhail Stolyarov hospitalized from courthouse; his case suspended
Today, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has pronounced the decision to suspend the criminal proceedings in the criminal case against Mikhail Stolyarov, the Mayor of Astrakhan, suspended from office, since he required hospitalization.
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13:02, 27 August 2014
NAC: member of "Tsuntin" grouping killed in Dagestan
According to the Information Centre of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in Dagestan, in a shootout with power agents a local resident was killed, who was involved in the deaths of OMON (riot police) fighters near the village of Shaitli in December 2013. He was identified as Magomed Rasulov, an active member of the "Tsuntin" militant grouping, NAC informs.
Reception of citizens over housing problems at the Prefect’s office of the Lenin District of Grozny. Photo by press-service of Grozny Mayor’s Office, http://www.grozmer.ru/news.html
05:37, 27 August 2014
18 refugee families return to Chechnya from Ingush TACs
On August 23, 18 families of refugees from the ChechenRepublic, who have been living in temporary accommodation centres (TACs) in Ingushetia for 20 years, are provided with comfortable apartments in the city of Grozny. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Isa Askhabov, the head of the Department of Housing and Communal Services of the Grozny city administration.
Gedmishkh Waterfall. Photo by Luisa Orazaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:29, 27 August 2014
Activists urge KBR's authorities to preserve Gedmishkh Waterfall
Activists of the network of public organization "Republic is a common cause" have expressed their concern over the fate of the Gedmishkh Waterfall, which can disappear as a result of the construction of water pipeline. On August 23, the activists organized a trip to the Zolskoe District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) to investigate the situation on site.
Leader of local communists Igor Vasiliev (on the left), Igor Siskevich – on the right. Photo by Pavel Limanov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:41, 27 August 2014
Sochi resident detained in Ukraine returns to his homeland after POW exchange
Igor Siskevich, a resident of Sochi, has spent more than one month at a pre-trial detention facility in Ukraine. He has managed to return home after an exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) and detainees had been conducted, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The local office of the Communist Party of Russia held a press conference in connection with the return of Igor Siskevich.
01:37, 27 August 2014
In Krasnodar Territory, doctor is fined for storing Jehovah's Witnesses' book at her working place
In the Bryukhovetskaya District of the Krasnodar Territory, an ambulance doctor has been fined by the court for storing in the desktop and offering for reading a book of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory reports. The information-analytical centre "SOVA" treated the court decision as religious discrimination.
01:03, 27 August 2014
Georgian Health Ministry sends delegation to help Ukraine
Today, experts of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia have left for Ukraine to address the issue to provide humanitarian assistance to the country, stated David Sergeenko, the Georgian Minister of Health. In particular, Georgian doctors are to help in providing medical treatment to the wounded persons in Donbas.
20:04, 26 August 2014
Stavropol court rejects all petitions of advocates of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, Imam of Kislovodsk
On August 25, the Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory dismissed all the petitions, demanding to change the measure of restraint and disqualify the judge, lodged by the advocates of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk, accused of drug storage. This was reported by Alaudi Musaev, one of the advocates.
Flag of Abkhazia, Sukhumi, May 2014. Photo by Nina Zotina, ЮГА.ру
19:30, 26 August 2014
Russian experts doubt Khajimba's chances for serious reforms in Abkhazia
Experts are sceptical about any reforms in Abkhazia after the election of Raul Khajimba as a new President. They suggest that the "discriminatory treatment" of ethnic Georgians, who live in the Gali and Tkvarcheli Districts of Abkhazia, will continue.
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Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

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.