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17:00, 19 July 2011
Head of Ingushetia testifies at trial of suspected underground member
On July 18, Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov was interrogated as a witness at the trial of the 21-year-old alleged member of the armed underground, who last year surrendered in response to Evkurov's persuasion.
16:00, 19 July 2011
Chechen Ministry of Public Health equates energy drinks to beer
Chechnya introduces a ban on sale of energy drinks to minors. Recently, such drinks became very popular among Chechen young people; however, doctors believe that excessive use of these drinks can seriously deteriorate one's health.
15:00, 19 July 2011
Chechnya: owners of burned down houses gave non-disclosure subscription, victims' relative asserts
Relatives of the young men who went a couple of weeks ago to join militants, whose houses, according to residents of the Shali District, were burned down, signed a non-disclosure commitment about what happened. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by a close relative of one of the suffered families.
12:00, 19 July 2011
A soldier in Stavropol jumped out of the window after a conflict with an officer
A major in Stavropol region who was displeased with the fact that a soldier did not fulfill his order to clean up the territory of the military unit took away his tommy gun and struck him with the buttstock in his head, a source in the investigative bodies reported. After that the soldier jumped down from the fifth floor of the barracks.
11:00, 19 July 2011
A beach for disabled persons opened in Novorossiisk
A special beach for physically challenged people was opened in Novorossiisk. However, according to the disabled visitors themselves, the new social object needs improvement.
10:00, 19 July 2011
Residents of Northern Caucasus suspected of preparation of acts of terror in Moscow were detained till September, 6
The court selected a preventive punishment for residents of the republics of Northern Caucasus detained for suspicion of preparation a mass act of terror in Moscow in form of arrest till September, 6.
23:00, 18 July 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 11 to 17
International Film Festival "Golden Apricot" in Yerevan saw a record number of applications; two years after the murder of Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova her colleagues present results of their own inquiry; Victor Dvorakovskiy, "Russian Wahhabi" suspected of preparing terrorist attack arrest in the Stavropol region, – look these and other events in the review of the week of July 11-17, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 18 July 2011
Georgia: photographer accused of espionage speaks about cooperation with Russian secret services
On July 18 the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia disseminated confessional evidences of Georgi Abdaladze, the photographer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia, detained on espionage charges, who said he had been recruited by Russian secret services in 2002 in South Ossetia.
22:00, 18 July 2011
Georgia to set up parliamentary commission for inquiring pressure on journalists
A new faction in the Parliament of Georgia "Unity for Justice" initiates the establishment of the temporary Investigatory Parliamentary Commission to investigate the facts of persecution of journalists.
21:00, 18 July 2011
Armenia starts dialogue of government and opposition
Today, the first meeting within the dialogue between government and opposition was held in Yerevan. No top problems were discussed, as David Arutyunyan, the representative of the working group from the ruling coalition, said after the meeting.
20:00, 18 July 2011
Three victims of terror act in Kaspiisk remain in Dagestani hospitals
The victims of the explosion, which occurred in Kaspiisk city last night, feel satisfactory. About this the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Ferzilakh Ferzilaev, the department head of the Caspian city hospital. All victims got shell fragment wounds.
19:00, 18 July 2011
Dagestan: house selling alcoholic beverages shelled
Last night in Mutsalaul village of Khasavyurt District unidentified persons shelled with submachine guns the house ownership of a local resident woman, suspected of illegal alcoholic beverages selling, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Rasul Magomedkhanov, a resident of the village.
18:00, 18 July 2011
On July 22, new rally against tyranny of power agents to be held in Dagestan
On July 22 a new protest rally condemning violence against Muslims is to be held in Dagestan in front of the central mosque of Khasavyurt city. The rally is to be held again under the slogan "Irresponsible power is a threat to the security of citizens and state".
Refugees from South Ossetia in a temporary accommodation centre (TAC). Photo by PIK-TV.
17:00, 18 July 2011
In Tbilisi, policemen force refugees out of TACs
Today, Georgian policemen have evicted refugees from South Ossetia and Abkhazia away from several temporary accommodation centres (TACs) in Tbilisi. In some places refugees rendered resistance claiming that they did not agree to settle in rural areas where they were offered alternative accommodations.
15:00, 18 July 2011
In Rostov Region editor of "Perekrestok" reinstated on prosecutor's office protest
Svetlana Alipova, Editor of the newspaper "Perekrestok" (Crossroad) of Belaya Kalitva District of Rostov Region, earlier dismissed by the district administration authorities, has been reinstated on the appeal of the Regional Prosecutor's Office. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by the press service of the Regional Prosecutor's Office, the inspection showed that the dismissal of the local editor was illegal.
14:00, 18 July 2011
In Stavropol Territory, Victor Dvorakovskiy arrested by court statement
In the Stavropol Territory the pre-trial restrictions in the form of custody were imposed on Victor Dvorakovskiy, suspected of involvement in terrorism, the press service of the Investigatory Committee of Russia reported.
13:00, 18 July 2011
Armenia: more than 800 prisoners amnestied
In connection with the amnesty announced by the Armenian authorities 533 inmates were released from prisons and 283 convicted faced reductions of sentences.
12:00, 18 July 2011
Journalists in Nakhichevan report physical pressure on the part of the policemen
In the evening of July, 15, a group of independent journalists underwent an assault on the part of police personnel and people wearing civilian attire in the settlement of Jalill, Sharur district of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR). This was reported by regional correspondent of the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Khiakimeldostu Mehtiev. In connection with this IRFS asked President Ilham Aliev to step in the situation with freedom of mass media in Nakhichevan.
11:00, 18 July 2011
A policeman perished as a result of an explosion in Kaspiisk
As a result of an explosion which took place at about two o’clock at night one police officer perished and two others were wounded and taken to hospital, a source in the Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Dagestan reported.
10:00, 18 July 2011
An action “Disaster is never alien” will be held in Volgograd region
An action of memory of the tragedy in Kuibyshev pool “Disaster is never alien” will embrace several districts of Volgograd region.
News
Zaza Shonia. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation / Telegram A Georgian combatant has been convicted in absentia by a Russian court.

A woman at the border crossing from Iran to Azerbaijan. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-cerez-azerbaidzanskuyu-granicu-do-six-por-evakuirovany-1873-cheloveka-obnovleno-1-639771 The number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from Iran has exceeded 300.

A Russian artist was deported from Georgia to Armenia after requesting asylum.

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.