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The girl wrote ‘Shant’ on her cheek in support of the participants of the action. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:25, 9 August 2014
Participants of "Million Mask March" in Yerevan complain about poor custody conditions
In Yerevan, in the trial in the case against Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and other participants of the action of November 5, 2013, the defendants complained about poor custody conditions, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Crime scene. Photo: press-service of Ministry of Interior for Dagestan, http://05.mvd.ru
05:43, 9 August 2014
Salikhov was killed by members of "Makhachkala" terrorist grouping, source from ICRF asserts
The assassination of Temirkhan Salikhov, the Deputy Chief of Makhachkala GIBDD (road police), can involve the same persons who fired the building of the Centre to Combat Extremism (CCE), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
03:53, 9 August 2014
Ukrainian MFA treats Ukrainian officers detained in Rostov Region as political prisoners
Ukraine treats kidnappings and unlawful detention of Ukrainian officers in the Russian Federation as "politically motivated", and therefore it has all the legal grounds to classify these citizens of Ukraine as political prisoners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine declares in its statement posted on the MFA's website on August 8.
Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) logo. Photo: IRFS of Azerbaijan in Twitter, http://twitter.com/IRFS_ Azerbaijan/media
03:03, 9 August 2014
In Baku, police confiscate all data carriers and photographic equipment from IRFS
On August 8, in Baku, law enforcers came with a search warrant to the office of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) in Rashid Bekhbudov Street. The policemen blocked the entrances to the building; and journalists could not watch what was going on near the office, since it is located in a narrow yard.
00:16, 9 August 2014
In Vladikavkaz, people light 300 candles to commemorate victims of war in South Ossetia
In the evening of August 8, in Vladikavkaz, the action "Candle of Memory" dedicated to the sixth anniversary of the war in South Ossetia took place in front of the Saint George Church. People lit about 300 candles to form on the ground a phrase "Remember 08.08.08" in order to commemorate victims of the armed conflict in August 2008.
21:25, 8 August 2014
Rostov Region: five Ukrainian servicemen placed behind bars
Five Ukrainian militaries from among those who got into the territory of the Rostov Region in early August, were detained on suspicion of crimes against civilians and placed in custody, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) said today.
Human rights activist Intigam Aliev. Photo by Aziz Karimli for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:45, 8 August 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Intigam Aliev arrested for three months (+video)
Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has arrested Intigam Aliev, the head of the Legal Education Society (LES), for three months. His defence intends to appeal against it.
A house in Rastau village after the war. Photo by Luisa Orazaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:20, 8 August 2014
After August events in South Ossetia, hundreds of locals and refugees continue living in ruined and dilapidated houses
Today, six years after the outbreak of the warfare in South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, the capital, is gradually erasing the scars of war. According to the local Ministry of Construction, over 400 new houses have been built since, and over 800 were repaired. Some of the locals, who lost their homes, received flats in new micro-districts. However, until now, in Tskhinvali, some residents are living in ruined houses; and the problem of refugee is still painful.
Timur Kuashev. Photo from his personal Facebook account
12:53, 8 August 2014
UNESCO calls to thoroughly investigate Timur Kuashev's death
Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), says that she expects the authorities to strain their efforts to investigate the circumstances of Timur Kuashev's death in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Police at the emergency site, Makhachkala. Photo: press-service of the Ministry of Interior for Dagestan, 05.mvd.ru
12:49, 8 August 2014
GIBDD Deputy Chief assassinated in Makhachkala
This morning, Temirkhan Salikhov, the Deputy Chief of the Makhachkala Road Police (known as GIBDD), was shot dead in the yard of his house. Investigators associate the murder with his official activities and believe that members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) could be involved in the crime, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, night of August 7-8, 2014, sacred procession at the Temple of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the 2008 War. Photo by Maria Kotaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:40, 8 August 2014
South Ossetia commemorates victims of 2008 conflict
On August 7, South Ossetia began commemorative events on the sixth anniversary of the 2008 conflict. In the morning on August 7, they laid wreaths to the Worship Cross, next to the barracks of the Russian peacekeeping battalion, which were burned down in August 2008.
06:09, 8 August 2014
Mother of Dagestani native Ilmudin Gasanov asks FSB Director to help finding her son
On August 7, Niyarkhan Gasanova, the mother of Ilmudin Gasanov, a resident of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, who was kidnapped on June 20, appealed to Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Russian FSB. The woman asked for help in finding her son.
05:56, 8 August 2014
Armenia hosts solidarity action with Iraqi Yazidis
On August 7, in Yerevan, local Yazidis held an action in front of the building of the Armenian Government with a demand to influence the situation faced by the members of this ethnic group in Iraq. Aziz Tamoyan, the leader of the Union of Yazidis of Armenia, demanded that President Serzh Sargsyan drew the attention of international organizations to the situation of Yazidis in Iraq.
04:19, 8 August 2014
FSB reports on 48 Ukrainian soldiers sent home
On August 7, other 48 soldiers, who had entered the territory of Russia, were sent to Ukraine, said Vasily Malaev, the Spokesperson of the Border Guard Service of the Russian FSB for the Rostov Region.
Ukrainian refugees camp. Gukovo, Rostov Region, August 5, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:49, 8 August 2014
In Rostov Region, IED found near refugee camp with Ukrainians
On August 7, near one of the camps for citizens who had arrived from Ukraine, set up near the border checkpoint "Gukovo" in the Rostov Region, an object resembling an improvised explosive device (IED) was detected, the "Interfax" reports with reference to a source from law enforcement bodies.
23:58, 7 August 2014
March in support of Levon Airapetyan in Yerevan was 300 people strong
Today, the capital of Armenia has hosted a march in support of the arrested Armenian businessman Levon Airapetyan. More than 300 persons demanded change his freedom restriction measure and to release him from custody, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Valery Khatazhukov. Photo by Luisa Orazaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:34, 7 August 2014
Rights defender Khatazhukov asks Acting Head of KBR to promote legalization of Syrian Circassians' status
Valery Khatazhukov, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has asked today Yuri Kokov, the Acting Head of the KBR, to help in legalizing the status of the Syrian Circassians, who stay in the territory of the Russian Federation.
20:09, 7 August 2014
In Dagestan, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova complains against investigators to Prosecutor's Office and ICRF
Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova has claimed the arbitrariness of investigators with regard to Rashid Magomedov detained in Dagestan, and she filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Technical exercises of reconnaissancemen of special-purpose brigade, South Military District (Rostov Region). Photo: website of Defense Ministry of Russia, http://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=2948@cmsPhotoGallery
17:29, 7 August 2014
NSDC: Rostov Region still holds Ukrainian militaries
As stated by Andrei Lysenko, the spokesman of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, 46 militaries – 18 officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 28 border guard officers – are still kept by force in the territory of Rostov Region of the Russian Federation. According to his story, Russian investigators try "to knock out confessions from Ukrainian officers of the fact that they had deliberately shelled the territory of Russia."
15:52, 7 August 2014
In Azerbaijan, Ruslan Nasirli's advocate complains of non-admission to his client
The advocate of Ruslan Nasirli, member of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested in the administrative order, reports that he is not allowed to meet his client. The advocate finds it illegal and intends to appeal against Nasirli's arrest.
News
The road to 14 villages in Dagestan is blocked due to a landslide.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

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.