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20:00, 13 August 2011
Since late 2010, village of Vedzatkhevi in Georgia has no road access to outside world due to landslides
The village of Vedzatkhevi of Dusheti District (Georgia), inhabited by 29 families, is isolated from the outside world for nine months already due to the landslides which damaged the only road. The local residents can reach the regional centre only on foot.
19:00, 13 August 2011
Armenian citizen captured in Azerbaijan send complaint to ECtHR
Arthur Badalyan, an Armenian citizen, who was captured in Azerbaijan, filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The complaint concerns the very fact of his capture, inhuman treatment and torture.
18:00, 13 August 2011
In Ingushetia, custody conditions in IVS and SIZO get better, commission of human rights activists and Public Chamber assert
In general, keeping conditions in IVS (temporary isolation facilities) and SIZO (pre-trial prisons) of Ingushetia are satisfactory; however, there are some problems in air-conditioning and lighting of the wards, where prisoners are kept. This was found out by the commission of human rights activists and members of the Public Chamber.
17:00, 13 August 2011
In Armenia, four out of seven detained oppositional activists arrested, three – released
The court session, finished in Yerevan on August 12 in the late evening, ruled to release on recognizance not to leave three oppositional activists arrested on August 9. The court announced the pre-trial restriction in regard to the other four activists – they would remain under custody.
16:00, 13 August 2011
Abkhazian presidential candidates determine their positions on urgent issues
On August 12, at the joint press conference in the city of Sukhumi, the Abkhazian presidential candidates determined their positions on the issue for republic's management system.
15:00, 13 August 2011
In Dagestan, resident of Karata village accuses policemen of beating
Khaibula Khaibulaev, a resident of the village of Karata of the Akhvakh District, appealed to Alexei Savrulin, Chief of the Investigatory Department of Dagestan, and Andrei Nazarov, Prosecutor of Dagestan, demanding to bring to criminal liability Labazan Derbishev, the head of the criminal investigation department of the OVD (Interior Division) of the Botlikh District, who beat him.
14:00, 13 August 2011
Volgograd Regional Court upholds journalists' right to work in City Duma without accreditation
On August 12 the Volgograd Regional Court dismissed the cassation, which was filed by Anatoly Antontsev, Chairman of the City Duma of Mikhailovka, concerning the decision on the lawsuit against him, lodged by the journalists of the local newspaper "Novoe Vremya" (New Time).
13:00, 13 August 2011
Rostov-on-Don: opposition holds "Day of Wrath"
On August 12 in Rostov-on-Don, representatives of the opposition held one more protest within the action "Day of Wrath".
12:00, 13 August 2011
In Tbilisi, some refugees voluntarily leave Hotel "Abkhazia"
Today, many of the refugees, who are now being evicted from Hotel "Abkhazia" in the Georgian capital, started to voluntarily leave the hotel. At the same time, other refugees, living in the hotel, organized another protest rally in Tbilisi.
23:10, 12 August 2011
Khasavyurt: two persons killed in skirmish near the mosque
Today in the afternoon, in the city of Khasavyurt, two unidentified persons have opened automatic fire at the people who were coming out of the local mosque and wounded two persons who later died.
22:00, 12 August 2011
Advocates of ANC activists complain that policemen break their rights
The Advocates' Chamber of Armenia will try to initiate criminal prosecution of the power agents who have allegedly violated their rights at the police station. This was announced by Ruben Saakyan, Chairman of the Chamber.
20:00, 12 August 2011
"London taxis" appear in Baku streets
One of the novelties of this summer in the capital of Azerbaijan was the appearance of cabs, the so-called "London taxis", which was differently treated by townspeople – both drivers and passengers.
19:00, 12 August 2011
Raid on criminals conducted in Kuschevskaya, law enforcers report
As reported by the Chief Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation, mass checks conducted by policemen in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, within the last 24 hours resulted in 11 solved crimes and two detainees who had been on the federal search list.
18:00, 12 August 2011
Several IPA activists arrested in Azerbaijan
On August 11, Arif Ganiev, acting deputy head of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA) for organizational issues, was detained in the city of Sumgait together with his son Yashar. On that very day, a spiritual figure Abdulah Suleimanov and Ramin Bairamov, editor of the website İslamazeri.az, were detained. The IPA has condemned the arrests in its statement.
13:18, 12 August 2011
Chechnya sees food price growth
Recently, certain foodstuffs have become more expensive in Chechnya. It happens despite the fact that prior to start of the Muslim sacred month of Ramadan republic's leaders had stated inadmissibility of food price increase and expressed their readiness to start regulating food prices.
13:00, 12 August 2011
Over 120 thousand signatures in protection of hijab collected in Azerbaijan
During a campaign called “One-hundred-thousandth appeal to President of Azerbaijan” Center of Protection of Freedom of conscience and religion (DEVAMM) collected about 124 thousand signatures under a petition demanding to cancel the prohibition of wearing hijab in the schools of Azerbaijan.
12:00, 12 August 2011
Mothers in Kabardino-Balkaria ask the gunmen to return home
In Kabardino-Balkaria where there is no Committee for adaptation of gunmen to peaceful life yet mothers of the participants of the underground decided to act on their own and prepared a video message to their sons asking them to surrender arms and come back home.
11:00, 12 August 2011
Six people killed in a special operation in Dagestan
Six supposed gunmen killed in a special operation in Makhachkala on August, 11, women among them, have been identified, National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) reported.
10:00, 12 August 2011
Participants of the symposium “Armenian Palette” visited Nagorno-Karabakh
20 artists from Russia, Belarus and Armenia visited Nagorno-Karabakh within the framework of the First International Symposium “Armenian Palette”.
09:00, 12 August 2011
The Georgian opposition traverses new tariffs on garbage disposal in the court of Tbilisi
Municipal Council of Tbilisi has taken a decision of calculation of new tariffs on garbage disposal. Christian Democratic movement of Georgia traversed the decision of the Council in courts.
News
Kadyrov indicated his involvement in the Middle East settlement

Islamic scholars explained the specifics of calculating zakat in Chechnya and Dagestan.

Prisoner exchange. March 6, 2026. Video screenshot: https://t.me/mod_russia/61760 Saraliev reported the results of the second day of the prisoner exchange

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.