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18:50, 20 July 2013
ECtHR finds Russia guilty of violating Tazievs' rights in Ingushetia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the case "Tazieva et al versus Russia", finding a violation of an Article of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and awarded a compensation of moral damage to the victims of five thousand euros.
16:47, 20 July 2013
KBR: young Circassians from many countries conquer Mount Elbrus
A group of young Circassians representing Diasporas from different countries have climbed the western peak of Mount Elbrus, at the altitude of 5642 meters above sea level.
Police breaking up an opposition rally in Baku, December 10, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:10, 20 July 2013
MRI: Azerbaijan preserves the trend towards worse situation with freedom of speech
Journalists in Azerbaijan are still experiencing difficulties with access to information and are subjected to pressure. This is stated in the report, presented on July 19 by the Media Rights Institute (MRI) "Azerbaijan: State of Media Freedom in First Half of 2013".
12:39, 20 July 2013
In Dagestan, masked men tried to kidnap Vice-Chairman of Tourism Committee
Four masked men attacked Eldar Nazaraliev, the deputy chairman of the Committee on Tourism, and tried to kidnap him, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
Leaflets with portraits of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the streets of Krasnodar. July 20, 2013. Photo by Alexander Mandrigeli, given by the author to the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:59, 20 July 2013
Krasnodar: leaflets "Freedom to Navalny!" are spread in hundreds
On July 19, plenty of A4 size leaflets with portraits of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny and slogans in his support appeared in the streets of Krasnodar.
07:27, 20 July 2013
Construction of Museum of Armenian Genocide launched in Uruguay
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, has begun building the State Museum of Armenian Genocide –the first one outside Armenia.
03:36, 20 July 2013
Off-the-schedule check of political parties is on in South Ossetia
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of South Ossetia has announced an unscheduled inspection of political associations concerning the membership of militaries in political parties. The procedure began on July 8 and will be over on July 31.
00:41, 20 July 2013
PFPA activist Dashgyn Melikov put in prison hospital in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, the health condition of Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is kept in custody, has deteriorated; and he was taken into the prison hospital, said his father Alisafa Melikov.
23:04, 19 July 2013
At press conference on July 31 Dagestani lawyers plan report massive violations of their clients' rights to defence
In Dagestan, the rights of detainees to defence are massively violated, lawyers assert. They intend to raise the issue at a press conference scheduled for July 31 at the Bar building in Makhachkala, Dagestan.
22:29, 19 July 2013
Baku CoA leaves three young activists, sentenced to 15 days in jail, behind bars
Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has separately considered the complaints of youth activists Ulvi Gasanli, Majid Mardjanly and Kenan Gasymly, who are kept under administrative arrest. Young people asked to declare the illegality of their arrest and release them from detention. The complaints were dismissed.
20:55, 19 July 2013
Timur Aliev appointed Chairman of Human Rights Council under head of Chechnya
The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed Timur Aliev as the Chairman of the Human Rights Council, the press service of the Chechen president and government has reported.
19:40, 19 July 2013
In Volgograd, participants of hearing on embankment reconstruction claim it was falsified
NGO activists have claimed a falsification that took place at Volgograd public hearing on the project of embankment reconstruction; they now intend to cancel its results in court.
14:33, 19 July 2013
Detainees kept in SIZO of Cherkessk tried to riot, says a lawyer
On July 18, the suspects kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Cherkessk attempted to launch a rebellion, said the advocate of one of them, adding that it was caused by violations made by law enforcers.
Silent flash mob in support of Alexei Navalny in Krasnodar, July 18, 2013. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:08, 19 July 2013
Alexei Navalny released from custody
On July 19, the Kirov Regional Court released Alexei Navalny, a convicted opposition member and a blogger, a candidate for the position of Mayor of Moscow, on recognizance not to leave the country during the appeal process.
Valentina Tolmachova, participant of rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Rostov-on-Don, July 18, 2013. Photo is provided by rally participants.
10:43, 19 July 2013
About 100 persons gathered in Rostov-on-Don to support Alexei Navalny
On July 18, in Rostov-on-Don, in Lenin Square, people gathered spontaneously in support of Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition figure and blogger. Participants of the gathering state that the action, the details of which were spread in social networks, was attended by about 100 persons.
09:26, 19 July 2013
Participants of conference in Nalchik insist on developing programme for conservation of Kabardian and Balkar languages
The public conference in Nalchik discussed the problem of conservation and development of national languages Kabardian and Balkar ones. Participants of the conference expressed the need to increase the enrolment of students in the departments of national languages at the local higher education institutions.
Said Amirov in the court. June 2013. From the video report of ‘Zvezda’ TV station. http://tvzvezda.ru
04:44, 19 July 2013
Said Amirov's advocate confirms his client's transfer from hospital to SIZO
Said Amirov, who was dismissed from his position of Mayor of Makhachkala and accused of killing an investigator, was transferred back to SIZO (pre-trial prison) from the hospital, to which he was earlier brought for the medical examination.
04:06, 19 July 2013
Activists of "Karata" promise to go on mass hunger strike if Akhmednabiev's murder is not solved
Public organization "Karata" appealed to Ramazan Abdulatipov asking to engage investigators of the Russian Investigating Committee in solving the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. In case the murder is not solved till September 5, the activists will go on an indefinite hunger strike.
Rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Volgograd, July 18, 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
00:59, 19 July 2013
In Volgograd, participants of gathering in support of Alexei Navalny call his verdict unfair
On July 18, in Volgograd, activists held a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, who was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for organizing the embezzlement of the property belonging to the state enterprise "Kirovles". The participants of the action called the court's decision unfair.
22:52, 18 July 2013
In Pyatigorsk, policeman bans Navalny supporters to spread leaflets
Actions in support of Alexei Navalny, a candidate for the Mayor of Moscow, who was sentenced today to five years in prison, were held in Stavropol and Pyatigorsk at the same time.
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Tuapse residents spoke about the environmental situation on the coast.

The number of flooded areas in the Belorechensky district of Kuban has increased.

Krasnodar activists announced they had collected nearly 500 signatures for a petition to Patriarch Kirill.

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.