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00:04, 3 August 2014
In Sochi, policemen force detained migrants to clean up police station, human rights defenders assert
In the village of Blinovo of the Adler District of Sochi, policemen detained about 20 people, including refugees from Ukraine, who were forced to clean up the local police station. This was reported by staff members of the human rights network "Migration and Law" and members of the Public Monitoring Commission (PMC) of the Krasnodar Territory.
Timur Kuashev. May 2014. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:50, 2 August 2014
Roundtable on situation in Gaza Strip was last event attended by Timur Kuashev
The roundtable held in Makhachkala on "Viewpoints of Russian Muslims on Reasons of Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation and Settlement Prospects" was the last public event, where Timur Kuashev, a journalist and human rights activist, was speaking.
17:39, 2 August 2014
Azerbaijan: rights defender Rasul Djafarov arrested for three months
On Saturday, in Azerbaijan, Rasul Djafarov (Jafarov), a coordinator of the campaign "Art for Democracy", has been detained. He is taken into custody for three months, and he was accused of economic crimes.
Timur Kuashev's funeral. Nalchik, Volny Aul, August 2, 2014. Photo by Abdulla Duduev, https://www.facebook.com/abdulla.duduev
15:40, 2 August 2014
About 200 people come to Timur Kuashev's funeral in Nalchik
On Saturday, the burial of journalist and social activist Timur Kuashev took place in the Nalchik residential district of Volny Aul. The journalist's colleagues believe Timur Kuashev was murdered for his civic activity.
14:41, 2 August 2014
Bamut villager detained on suspicion of aiding militants in Chechnya
In the Lenin District of Grozny, policemen detained a 30-year-old native of the village of Bamut of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya on suspicion of aiding and abetting an illegal armed formation (IAF). This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
11:36, 2 August 2014
Armenian advocates welcome update of Criminal Code
The concept of the new Criminal Code of Armenia provides for a number of major changes; and the "personality factor" has been brought into the forefront, said the advocates Ara Zakaryan and Ovannes Kocharyan, who welcomed the reform of the Code.
Exhibition performance of the PPSP military unit named after Hero of Russia Akhmad Kadyrov. Photo: website of Ministry of Interior for the Chechen Republic, http://www.95.mvd.ru/press/VIDEOiFOTO/Fotoarhiv/Polku_PPSP_im._Geroja_Rossii_A.A._Kadyrova
06:41, 2 August 2014
Chechen authorities deny sending militaries to Ukrainian border
The administration of the head and the government of Chechnya has refuted the information of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine about sending Chechen power agents to participate in the conflict in the East of Ukraine. At the same time, residents of Chechnya report transportation of troops outside the republic's territory.
Prisoner's passport issued to Evgeny Vitishko in the colony. Colony-settlement No. 2 in Tambov Region, July 1, 2014. Photo http://www.yabloko.ru/news/2014/07/02
06:06, 2 August 2014
"EcoWatch": Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko can be transferred to common-security colony
The decision to place Evgeny Vitishko in a punishment cell is the first step to transfer the ecologist from the settlement colony to a common-security penal colony. This opinion was expressed by Vladimir Kimaev, a member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
Participants of a torchlight march against increase of electricity tariffs. Yerevan, August 1, 2014. Photo by Arman Garibyan, "Journalists for human rights", http://forrights.am/
05:08, 2 August 2014
Torchlight marchers in Yerevan demand to cancel rise of electricity tariffs
A torchlight march against increase of electricity tariffs was held in Yerevan, organized by the respective initiative group and attended by several dozen people.
04:10, 2 August 2014
Musa Magomedov's relatives rally in Kizilyurt demanding his release
On August 1, relatives of Musa Magomedov, a detained resident of the village of Nechaevka of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, held a spontaneous gathering, demanding to release the detainee.
02:58, 2 August 2014
ICRF: casualties of shootout in KBR were members of armed underground
Two persons, who on August 1 were killed during a shootout in the Terek District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), were involved in the armed underground. This was announced by officials from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
00:11, 2 August 2014
Before his death, journalist Timur Kuashev received threats
On August 1, journalist Timur Kuashev was found dead in a suburb of Nalchik. Earlier, he said that he had received threats from law enforcers and Internet users. He believed that the threats were related to his professional activities.
21:54, 1 August 2014
Baku CoA leaves "Musavat" activist Faraj Kerimli in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint of Faraj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, lodged against his three-month-long arrest on charges of illegal possession and sale of drugs. This was announced by his advocate Nemat Kerimli.
20:12, 1 August 2014
IRFS calls to impose sanctions on Azeri officials who violate human rights
The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has called on the country's international partners to impose sanctions on those country's officials, who take part in harassing NGOs and civil society activists of Azerbaijan.
Timur Kuashev. Photo: personal page at Vk.com, http://vk.com/timur.kuashev
19:05, 1 August 2014
Journalist Timur Kuashev found dead in KBR
The Circassian activist and journalist Timur Kuashev who disappeared on July 31, was found dead on Friday, August 1, in a suburb of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
A place to pray and lit a candle. Martunin District of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:54, 1 August 2014
APA: nine Azerbaijani soldiers lost in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
According to unofficial data, on July 31, in a shootout that burst out in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, eight soldiers of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were killed. Another soldier died on Friday from wounds.
Lev Gudkov, the director of the "Levada-Centre". Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/2165890.html
12:43, 1 August 2014
"Levada-Centre": events in Ukraine divert Russians' attention from Northern Caucasus
The population of Russia is optimistic about the situation in Northern Caucasus, the polling data of the "Levada-Centre" indicates. Experts attribute this to the events in Ukraine. According to Lev Gudkov, the director of the "Levada-Centre", information about Northern Caucasus remains in the background and does not worry people.
12:36, 1 August 2014
Relatives of Abdulnasyrov, slain in Stavropol Territory, state absence of answer to their demand to check power agents' actions
Relatives of Almaz Abdulnasyrov, a resident of the Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory, who, according to the official version, was killed in a shootout with power agents in the Novoselitsa District, have not yet received any response from the prosecutor's office to their demand to check the legality of policemen's actions.
Rasul Djafarov. Photo from his personal page at the social network Facebook
11:55, 1 August 2014
Flat of rights defender Rasul Djafarov searched in Azerbaijan
On July 31, Azerbaijani investigators conducted a search of the flat of Rasul Djafarov, a human rights activist and coordinator of the campaign "The Art for Democracy".
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: personal page at Vk.com http://vk.com/e.vitishko
07:48, 1 August 2014
"EcoWatch": convicted Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko placed into dungeon
The Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his sentence in a colony-settlement in the Tambov Region, was placed into the punishment cell (dungeon), said the press service of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
News
Alexey Belikov. Photo from the Mozdok District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/MozdokRaionAMS/7888 A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

An anti-corruption lawsuit against Ruslan Tsalikov has been filed in court.

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.