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23:57, 21 August 2014
Advocate of Dagestani resident accused of plotting terror act cannot get case materials from the court
The Orichi District Court of the Kirov Region of Russia has begun studying the written evidence in the criminal case about an attempt of a terror act at the "Maradykovsky" chemical weapons factory, in which two natives of Dagestan are the figurants.
18:40, 21 August 2014
Azerbaijani GPO questions IRFS accountant
Tatiana Kryuchkina, an accountant of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), has been questioned as a witness in the Investigating Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan in connection with the criminal case against a number of local and foreign NGOs.
The check point in Rostov Region on the border with Ukraine working under the simplified scheme. Photo by Filipp Ivaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:12, 21 August 2014
Ukrainian customs officers start clearing first trucks of Russian humanitarian convoy
The first trucks with the Russian humanitarian aid to residents of Eastern Ukraine have entered the check line of the "Donetsk" checkpoint of the Millerovo customs, The Ukrainian customs officers have begun clearing the cargos, the Southern Customs Administration of the Russian Federation has informed.
17:46, 21 August 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Emil Mamedov pleads not guilty at trial
In Azerbaijan, the court has started consideration on the merits of the criminal case against Emil Mamedov, the head of the NGO "Promoting Democracy". After the pronouncement of the indictment, the defendant has delivered speech, in which he denied the charges.
The ethnographic complex "Shira-Yurt", Shali District of Chechnya, August 16, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:42, 21 August 2014
Chechen residents could reject law enforcers' night questioning, experts assert
On the day of opening of the ethnographic complex "Shira-Yurt", the large-scale questioning of Chechen residents by the policemen, who were searching for the mobile phone of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, can be legally justified in case if the law enforcers believed that the mobile phone could have been stolen, says advocate Igor Trunov.
13:31, 21 August 2014
Armenian rights defenders launch international inquiry into Karen Petrosyan's death
Larisa Alaverdyan, the head of the public organization "Against Legal Arbitrariness", and Marina Grigoryan, the organizer of the project "Ordinary Genocide", have started collecting written appeals to international organizations calling for an investigation into the cause of death of Armenian citizen Karen Petrosyan captured in Azerbaijan.
Martakert Region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:56, 21 August 2014
NKR authorities state their readiness to grant asylum to Iraqi Yazidis
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is ready to grant asylum to Iraqi Yazidis, said David Babayan, the press secretary of the office of the president of the NKR. Experts believe that the world powers should pay more attention to the problem of Yazidis in Iraq.
Azamat Tazhayakov (second to the left), Dias Kadyrbaev (third to the left), Johar Tsarnaev (second to the right). Photo from the personal page of Dias Kadyrbaev in the social network "Vkontakte". http://vk.com/dkadyrbaev
04:30, 21 August 2014
Johar Tsarnaev's friend ready to plead guilty
Dias Kadyrbaev, a friend of Chechen native Johar Tsarnaev, a main suspect in the case of the organization of the terror act at the marathon in Boston in 2013, has agreed to plead guilty. This was reported by Robert Stahl, an advocate of Dias Kadyrbaev.
Explosion in Volgograd at the railway station. December 29, 2013. Photo: Administration of Volgograd, ru.wikipedia.org
02:51, 21 August 2014
Advocate states violations of defendants' rights in case of terror acts in Volgograd
Said Ibragimov, one of the advocates in the case of the terror acts in Volgograd, reports about violations of the rights of the four defendants. The trial began on August 11 and is held behind closed doors. The defendants deny their involvement in the terror acts.
21:44, 20 August 2014
Editor-in-chief of "Derbent Izvestia" was not seriously injured at attack on him
The attack committed by unidentified persons on Magomed Khanmagomedov, the editor-in-chief of the "Derbent Izvestia" newspaper did not result in serious injuries, Khanmagomedov himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The rights defender Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:40, 20 August 2014
Advocate: Leyla Yunus exposed to psychological pressure in Azerbaijani SIZO
As state by the lawyer Alaif Gasanov, the rights defender Leyla Yunus is exposed moral and psychological pressure at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Azerbaijan. The Geneva-based Observatory for Protection of Rights Defenders has also reported, in its statement, Leyla's health worsening.
Konstantin Zatulin. Photo: official site of Konstantin Zatulin, http://zatulin.ru/index.php?section=foto
18:10, 20 August 2014
Zatulin: Khajimba and Bjaniya have best chances of reaching second round at presidential election in Abkhazia
The presidential candidates Raul Khajimba and Aslan Bjaniya are most probable rivals at the second round of the Abkhazian presidential election, Konstantin Zatulin, the Director of the Institute of CIS Countries, told in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
14:56, 20 August 2014
Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in July 2014 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
14:17, 20 August 2014
In Dagestan, "Yabloko" regional leader refuses to complain about law enforcers' action during his detention
Arthur Babaev, the head of the Dagestan Regional Branch of the "Yabloko" Party, who on August 14 was brought to the police station together with his brothers and his wife, has stated he does not intend to file a complaint about the policemen's actions to the law enforcement bodies, since he does not believe that it is possible to find the truth.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo: Magomed Aliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:08, 20 August 2014
In Dagestan, wounded FSB agent is in grave but stable condition
Doctors estimate the health state of an agent of the Dagestani FSB, who has been wounded on Wednesday in Khasavyurt, as serious, but stable, an official from the FSB reports.
11:43, 20 August 2014
Chechen authorities enhance security measures on eve of Akhmad Kadyrov's birthday
In Chechnya, the law enforcement bodies are being transferred to enhanced service in connection with the large-scale events to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the birth of former Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov scheduled for August 23.
The building where the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia is located. Photo by Anzhela Kuchuberiya for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:58, 20 August 2014
Abkhazian authorities invite observers from over 20 countries to presidential election
More than 20 countries have agreed to send their observers to the upcoming early election of the President of Abkhazia, announced Galina Stranichkina, the Chief Adviser to the Speaker of the Abkhaz Parliament.
Special operation. Dagestan, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/06/04/v-dagestane-neitralizovan-boevik-v-kizlyarskom-raione-obyavlen-rezhim-kto.html
08:36, 20 August 2014
Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan put under CTO regime
At night on August 20, the in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, where power agents were shelled by unidentified persons, was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, said the spokesman of the Dagestani operative headquarters.
Platform at the railway station in Sochi, August 20, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:16, 20 August 2014
Train traffic near Sochi is completely restored, RZhD reports
Power supply interrupted because of a broken catenary system on the railway in the vicinities of Sochi has been restored. At present, trains leave the resort city in accordance with schedule, the press service of the RZhD (Russian Railways) reports.
04:55, 20 August 2014
Roundtable: advocates are still not admitted into unit "G" of Makhachkala SIZO
On August 19, Makhachkala hosted a roundtable, where participants discussed the situation with the unit "G" of the SIZO No. 1. Dagestani advocates and human rights defenders have reported on violations of their rights in the performance of their professional duties and violations of the rights of persons kept at the SIZO.
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Rovshan Jabbarov. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ Azerbaijani activist Jabbarov was subjected to violence after protests in a prison colony.

Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://novator.az/2022/01/25/polad-aslanov-təkid-edir/ Polad Aslanov's wife demanded that his placement in solitary confinement be cancelled.

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.