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Natasha Estemirova. Photo from the collection of Alexander: http://picasaweb.google.ru/averh.sova
23:50, 11 August 2009
Estemirova's evidences on Politkovskaya's murder could have changed the course of investigation
The assassinated Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova gave evidences, which could help inspectors to reach the customers and change the course of investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. However, she was never summoned to the court.
23:40, 11 August 2009
Nogovitsyn: demining of South Ossetia will last long
The mining of the territory of South Ossetia during last year's August events was chaotic; the Russian party has no mine field maps; therefore, demining will take a lot of time. This was stated by General-Colonel Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
23:30, 11 August 2009
Early relieved editor-in-chief of "Zhamanak" will go abroad to get his treatment
Arman Babadzhanyan, editor-in-chief of the oppositional newspaper "Zhamanak" (Time), who was released from custody before term on August 4 because of his poor health, in the next few days will go for treatment abroad.
23:20, 11 August 2009
Killers of Dagestanian journalist shadowed him for several days, eyewitnesses say
The car, from which unknown criminals shot dead Abdulmalik Ahmedilov, editor-in-chief of the "Sogratl" newspaper in Dagestan, was noticed by eyewitnesses for several days near the house of the journalist, as they told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
On the territory of Abkhazian frontier detachment. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 11 August 2009
Abkhazia closes its border with Georgia on Inguri River
Abkhazia has closed its border with Georgia running on the Inguri River; now the crossing is only possible over the main Inguri bridge with a special permit. This was announced today in the course of another five-lateral meeting on prevention and investigation of Abkhazian-Georgian border incidents by Ruslan Kishmariya, head of the Abkhazian delegation and plenipotentiary envoy of Abkhazian President in the Gali District.
Nalchik. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/angela_toidze, Angela Toidze
22:30, 11 August 2009
Journalists twice removed from courtroom at Nalchik attack trial
Today in the afternoon, journalists were removed from the courtroom, where the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria is considering the criminal case on the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik.
Chechnya, Shali. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
22:10, 11 August 2009
Kidnapped teenager found murdered in Chechnya
On August 9, a local resident aged 16 was kidnapped by unknown persons in the Shali District of Chechnya. At night on August 10, he was found assassinated.
22:00, 11 August 2009
In Armenia, human rights activists try to release imprisoned oppositionists
After the amnesty, 21 political prisoners are still in custody in Armenia. The greatest bewilderment in human rights activists is aroused by holding behind bars of a French citizen Sarkis Atspanyan, a veteran of the Karabakh War. This was emphasized at a press conference on August 11 by Vardan Arutyunyan, a member of the Committee in Defence of Political Prisoners' Rights.
Zarema Sadulaeva, an activist of non-government organization "Let's Save the Generation". Photo by www.ingushetia.org
21:00, 11 August 2009
Human Rights Watch calls the murder of two human rights activists a monstrous crime
The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed its serious concern of the murder in Chechnya of two activists of the NGO "Let's Save the Generation".
20:00, 11 August 2009
Amnesty International has no hope that the murder of Sadulayeva and her husband in Chechnya will ever be opened
The international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) does not believe that Russia is ever capable to open the murder in Chechnya of the leader of the NGO "Let's Save the Generation" Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov.
Chechnya. Source: www.chechnyafree.ru
19:00, 11 August 2009
President of Chechnya imputes Sadulayeva's murder to blood feud
President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said that, according to the authorities, the husband of the murdered Chechen human rights defender Zarema Sadulayeva, had earlier been a member of illegal armed formations (IAFs), which could be the motive of the double murder.
18:00, 11 August 2009
Cherkasov: Sadulayeva and Dzhabrailov were assassinated to intimidate others
The kidnapping of Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, leaders of the NGO "Let's Save the Generation", who were found murdered today, was staged as an official detention by power agencies. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
23:40, 10 August 2009
Voronezh resident convicted for attacking Armenian native
The Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Voronezh has found Alexander Chalenko, 22, guilty of causing heavy health damage to a native of Armenia and sentenced him to 4 years and 10 months of imprisonment.
23:30, 10 August 2009
Acting President of Ingushetia: opposition heats up tension around actions of Chechen power agents
Prime Minister Rashid Gaisanov, acting President of Ingushetia, believes that the opposition is "heating up" the situation around the actions of the Chechen militia in their republic. He thinks that there is no pressure from Chechnya.
23:10, 10 August 2009
President of Ingushetia is discharged from hospital and promises to toughen his struggle against militants
Today, President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov was discharged from the Vishnevskiy Surgery Institute, where he took his treatment after the attempt on June 22. In a week, he plans to get back to work.
23:00, 10 August 2009
Week in the Caucasus: main events of August 3-9
Resignation of Government and appointment of new Prime Minister in South Ossetia; closing of Georgian-South-Ossetian border; first anniversary of 2008 August War in Transcaucasia and related Russia's and Georgia's loud statements on the occasion; start of dialogue between the authorities and opposition in Georgia; new details about the attempt on Isa Yamadaev, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 3-9 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 10 August 2009
Representative of СЕ's Secretary General in Azerbaijan visits "Tolyshi Sado" editor-in-chief in prison
Last Friday, August 7, Veronica Kotek, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE) in Azerbaijan, visited Novruzali Mamedov, a linguist, head of the Talysh Cultural Centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) in the hospital of the Penitentiary System.
22:10, 10 August 2009
Militiaman wounded by a mine explosion in Chechen mountains
An employee of the MIA of Chechnya has received a heavy wound as a result of explosion of a trip wire mine in the high-mountainous Nozhay-Yurt District of the republic, as reported by the law enforcement bodies of the republic. The victim was hospitalized.
22:00, 10 August 2009
In Azerbaijan, arrested bloggers refuse from evidencing
On August 10, Judge of the Sabail District Court of Baku Nuraddin Bagirov rejected the claim of bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade against the MIA and the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan.
21:00, 10 August 2009
In Ingushetia, another owner of alcohol-selling shop shot dead
Today, at about 5:30 p.m., in Verkhnie Achaluki village, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, near his house No. 61 in the Bekova Street, Kureish Evloev, whose shop was selling alcohol, was shot dead from a sub-machine gun. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Vakha Chapanov, head of the "Maximum" Information Agency in Ingushetia.
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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.