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    23:40, 20 August 2009
    Action in support of "SOS Tekhut" activist held in Yerevan
    In Yerevan, at the building of the investigatory department of the Erebuni community, an action took place in support of Mariam Sukhudyan, a young woman and an activist of the Movement "SOS Tekhut", accused by Armenian law enforcers of a false denunciation of a former teacher of special school No. 11 of Nubarashen.
    23:30, 20 August 2009
    Krasnodar Territorial Court re-rejects Nemtsov's claim on Sochi election
    Today, the Krasnodar Territorial Court has rejected the cassation complaint of the oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov against the refusal of the subordinate court - the Tsentralny District Court of the city of Sochi - to cancel the outcomes of the election of the Mayor of Sochi.
    The building of Nazran GUVD. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
    23:10, 20 August 2009
    Count of victims of Nazran explosion exceeds 260 persons
    The number of those who suffered in the explosion in Nazran has increased from 160 up to 262 persons, as reported by a spokesman of the social care division of the governments of Ingushetia. This rapid growth in the number of victims was noted by social care bodies after compensations to the victims had been announced.
    23:00, 20 August 2009
    In Georgia, Eka Beseliya's relatives detained
    In Georgia, on August 19, employees of the territorial interior department of Adzharia detained in the city of Kobuleti the son and brother of Eka Beseliya, secretary general of the opposition party "Movement for United Georgia". Employees of the MIA accuse them of hooliganism; however, Ms Beseliya believes that her relatives are innocent and accuses power agents of "repressions".
    22:10, 20 August 2009
    MIA of Ingushetia: new terror acts in preparation
    The MIA of Ingushetia has reported that law enforcement bodies of the republic have information about preparation of new terror acts, similar to the explosion at the GOVD building in Nazran.
    22:00, 20 August 2009
    Defendant in Nalchik attack case asks for a break during Ramadan
    At the trial on events of October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, defendants asked the court to make a break for Ramadan, the Moslems' sacred month.
    21:00, 20 August 2009
    Blockers of Adler-Krasnaya Polyana highway detained in Sochi
    Activists-ecologists Andrei Rudomakha and Suren Gazaryan, participants of the action against felling on the route of the Adler-Krasnaya Polyana highway in Sochi, are have been detained by the militia in the place of the action and are now transported to the city. They told about it by telephone to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
    20:00, 20 August 2009
    In Dagestan, office of "Mothers of Dagestan" burned down
    Today, early in the morning, in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, arson was committed of the rented apartment, where the office of human rights activists is located. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Svetlana Isaeva, chair of the human rights organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights".
    Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo by www.mkala.ru, Nikolay Belousov
    19:00, 20 August 2009
    People in Dagestan believe that CTO regime will worsen the situation in the republic
    Within several recent days, special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), in the number of three regiments, have been transferred from the adjacent regions of the South Federal District (SFD) and deployed in Dagestan. This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent with reference to reliable sources.
    Armenian participants of "Eurovision-2009" contest. Photo by www.eurovision.org.ru
    18:00, 20 August 2009
    Europe investigates interrogations of Azerbaijani citizens who voted for Armenia at "Eurovision"
    The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has started its investigation into the facts of interrogating by the Azerbaijani Ministry of National Security (MNS) of the citizens of the country who gave their votes for Armenian participants of the contest "Eurovision-2009".
    23:40, 19 August 2009
    Ten oppositionists set free in Georgia
    Zurab Abashidze, one of the leaders of the Party "Our Georgia - Free Democrats" has announced that within a week that elapsed after negotiations of a part of the non-parliamentary opposition with Ministers of Internal Affairs and Justice of Georgia 10 activists of this opposition group were released from custody.
    23:20, 19 August 2009
    Over 200 violations revealed in children's summer camps of Volgograd Region
    In the first two summer months, over two hundred violations of hygienic standards and fire prevention regulations have been revealed in children's summer camps of the Volgograd Region.
    23:10, 19 August 2009
    Death of editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" will strike the image of Azerbaijani authorities, local human rights activists believe
    Today, Novruzali Mamedov, head of the Talysh Cultural Centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), who died yesterday in the prison hospital, was buried in his native village of Archivan, Astarin District, in the south of Azerbaijan. Human rights activists believe that Mamedov's death will strike the image of Azerbaijani authorities.
    23:00, 19 August 2009
    Frankfurter Rundschau: situation in Caucasus is a threat to Sochi Olympiad
    The German edition Frankfurter Rundschau asserts that in the context of the hard criminal situation today in Northern Caucasus the Kremlin should think over the idea to transfer the Winter Olympiad-2014 somewhere behind the Urals.
    Azerbaijan, Baku. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/sjameron
    22:00, 19 August 2009
    PACE officials: Azerbaijani authorities failed to listen to appeals to release Novruzali Mamedov
    Andres Herkel (Estonia) and Evgenia Zhivkova (Bulgaria), co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) for Azerbaijan, are depressed with the fact of the failure of Azerbaijani authorities of Azerbaijan to listen to the appeals to release Novruzali Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", who died on August 17. They have also expressed their regret for the loss of Mr Mamedov's scientific heritage.
    22:00, 19 August 2009
    List of casualties of Nazran terror act has now 25 persons
    As reported by Ruslan Tsechoev, deputy chairman of the government of Ingushetia, who gave the latest data, the terror act at the building of the GOVD in Nazran 25 persons were lost.
    21:00, 19 August 2009
    Participant of events witnesses at the trial on militants' attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria
    At the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, at the trial on the events on October 13, 2005, Murat Abazov, an amnestied participant of the attack and now a witness of the prosecution, gave his evidence.
    Dagestan, Derbent. Photo by http://orbmix.com
    19:00, 19 August 2009
    In Dagestan, relatives of missing persons are rallying
    Today, relatives of Emirali Magomedov, 34, who is considered missing since August 17, have rallied in front of the building of the Derbent City ROVD (District Militia Division) to express their protest.
    18:00, 19 August 2009
    Decision to resume work of "Memorial" in Chechnya will be made in September
    In early September it will be known, whether the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" will resume its activities in the territory of the Chechen Republic. This human rights organization suspended its operations in Chechnya after kidnapping and murder on July 15 of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the "Memorial".
    Temporary bridge No. 4, July 2009. Photo of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus
    17:00, 19 August 2009
    In Krasnodar Territory, ecologists block construction of Adler-Krasnaya Polyana highway
    Today, a group of activists of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus from Sochi, Krasnodar, Maikop and Nizhni Novgorod have started their radical action to defend the law at construction of the combined highway Adler-Krasnaya Polyana.
    News
    A state of emergency has been declared in Vladikavkaz following an explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse.

    The Artsuyev case has demonstrated the risks of returning to Russia from "unfriendly countries."

    A native of Chechnya disappeared after being detained at Verkhniy Lars.

    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.