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The Administrative Violations Code. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:57, 26 July 2022
Rostov-on-Don resident fined for discrediting militaries
A court in Rostov-on-Don has imposed a fine on Oleg Popovkin, a local resident, finding him guilty of discrediting Russian militaries after he posted his commenting on Chechens in Ukraine in the "VKontakte" social network.
Soldiers in the battalion "East-Akhmat." Screenshot of the post on Ramzan Kadyrov's page on the VKontakte https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_457311172%2Fwall279938622_1523252
09:04, 26 July 2022
Statement about MoD's vacancies reveals Kadyrov's plans to improve Chechen grouping
The words of the head of Chechnya about 3000 vacancies in the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) mean that he plans to find new people for his formations, Alexander Khramchikhin, an expert, believes.
A group of volunteers before going to the special operation zone. Screenshot of the video published on the Kadyrov_95 Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2616
09:02, 26 July 2022
Kadyrov reports sending another group of volunteers to Ukraine
Another group of volunteers has flown from the Grozny Airport to the special operation zone, the head of Chechnya wrote on his Telegram channel.
The village of Agaly. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQaPu5f9dMI
08:44, 26 July 2022
Over 200 Azerbaijani refugees move to Agaly village
Other ten families of internally displaced persons (IDPs, or forced migrants) have moved to new houses built in the village of Agaly, Zangilan District. Thus, the first stage of resettlement to the village, where 201 people now live, is over.
Magomed Magomedov at a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Makhachkala, July 25, 2022. Screenshot https://t.me/chernovik/34373
23:59, 25 July 2022
Pickets in support of journalist Gadjiev supported by residents of Makhachkala
Today, in Makhachkala, passers-by and drivers of cars have expressed their support to participants of solo pickets in defence of arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev, colleagues of the journalist and activist Salim Khalitov said.
Relatives called for the release of those convicted in “Terter case.” Photo: https://turan.az/ext/news/2022/7/free/Social/ru/7538.htm
23:55, 25 July 2022
Relatives call for release of those convicted in “Terter case”
Those convicted in the “Terter case” should be released, and those who tortured them should be brought to justice, said relatives of the prisoners at a rally in Baku.
Pouring water over during the Vardavar holiday celebrated in the community of Agavno of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, July 24, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:51, 25 July 2022
Celebration of Vardavar in Karabakh village of Agavno held under peacemakers' control
For the second year, the community of Agavno of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh has celebrated the Vardavar holiday. The security of the event was ensured by Russian peacemakers.
A yard in the Tbilisi Mukhiani district. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKqZ1BINJnc
23:49, 25 July 2022
Tbilisi residents oppose park territory development
Several dozen residents of the Tbilisi Mukhiani district took out to the streets in protest, demanding the cancellation of the construction of five high-rise buildings in place of the park. The protesters assert that this territory is the only green area in the district.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo by the Grozny Inform news agency / YouTube
23:47, 25 July 2022
Zarema Musaeva’s advocates complain about being watched in Chechnya
On July 5, at least seven persons in several vehicles all day followed advocates of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya, the defenders themselves reported. They took the surveillance of law enforcers as a method of pressure and requested to launch an inspection.
Screenshot of the video with the story of a brother of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev posted on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsGmlHUTOrETiuUrvfIChw
22:57, 25 July 2022
Brother of Magamadov and Isaev claims being tortured after his detention in Chechnya
After the first detention of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, their relatives were also taken to a law enforcement body in Chechnya, where they were tortured, an elder brother of Salekh and Ismail said.
The Administrative Violations Code. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:55, 25 July 2022
Female activists from Kabardino-Balkaria and Kuban accused of discrediting Russian army
Administrative cases for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces instituted against Anna Shtrigel and Maryana Kanukoeva were brought to courts of Novorossiysk and Chegem.
15:12, 25 July 2022
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 18-24, 2022
Persecution of pacifists in the southern regions of Russia; sentence to initiators of a rally against epidemiological restrictions in North Ossetia; protests of Makhachkala residents against blackouts; return of Azerbaijani refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh; hunger strike of an activist in Sukhumi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 18-24, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video by the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow http://mos-gorsud.ru/rs/tverskoj
11:54, 25 July 2022
Chechen Djumaev files complaint against verdict
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was sentenced to five years in colony for violence against law enforcers, has filed a complaint.
A courtroom. Photo by Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
11:51, 25 July 2022
Prosecution demands real prison for policemen-figurants in torture case in KBR
At the trial of the case of former Nalchik policemen accused of torturing Alexander Knyazev and Valery Levdik, the prosecutor's office requested five and a half years in prison for each of the defendants.
Semyon Ateev leads a procession in Elista in defense of the rights and interests of the Kalmyk people, March 14, 2020. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
12:02, 24 July 2022
Initiator of action for rights of Oirat-Kalmyk nationals disagrees with rally ban
The Mayoralty of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, has refused to sanction the July 26 rally in defence of the Russian Constitution and the rights of the Oirat-Kalmyk people. Semyon Ateev, an activist, has applied for holding a rally in the territory of the "Seven Days' Pagoda" Complex; the city court has approved the refusal. Semyon has treated the ban as discriminatory, pointing out that other events organized by the authorities used to take place in the territory of the complex.
A flooded street in the Lazarevsoye District of Sochi. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRaimpdcAg4
11:48, 24 July 2022
Sochi authorities' report about elimination of bad weather consequences sparks criticism in social network
After a heavy rain, residential houses located in the Lazarevsoye District of Sochi are flooded, communal services are eliminating the consequences, and officials are calculating the damage, local authorities have reported. In Sochi, flooding occurs regularly because of failed storm water drains and non-systematic city development, users of the "VKontakte" social network assert.
Protest action against restriction of media rights, Baku, December 28, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:31, 24 July 2022
Analysts point to problems with media freedom in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, journalists are subjected to physical and psychological pressure and criminal prosecution; the situation with media freedom remains critical, human rights defenders have noted in their report.
A beach in Tuapse. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgCt4XBGdHs
16:12, 23 July 2022
Social network users treat action of soldiers' support on Tuapse beaches as inappropriate
The administration of beaches in Tuapse broadcasts patriotic audio for tourists through loudspeakers in support of the militaries involved in the special operation in Ukraine, sources report. Forcing people who came to have their rest to listen to such songs is inappropriate, social network commentators have stated.
Adam Shakhidov, advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on religious issues. Image made from video posted at: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2601
15:55, 23 July 2022
Sermon of adviser to Kadyrov is in line with Imams' involvement in recruiting
Adam Shakhidov, the advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on religious matters, has recorded a video sermon, during which he disclosed the participation of republic's residents in the special operation in Ukraine from the religious viewpoint, Ramzan Kadyrov informed on his Telegram channel.
A resident of Krasnodar walks along a flooded street. Image made from video posted at: https://vk.com/wall-33025155_10315557
15:34, 23 July 2022
Krasnodar townspeople demand authorities' reaction to flooded streets
After a rainstorm, the Muzykalny micro-district in Krasnodar was flooded, while officials and communal services gave no reaction to the calamity, local residents have complained. Other townspeople have noted, in the "VKontakte" social network, that flooding of city neighbourhoods occurs regularly because of the failed storm water draining pipelines.
News
The Vardanyan case investigation has been completed.

Protesters asked Vance to help free former Karabakh leaders

Lyceum shooting. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The shooting at the lyceum highlighted the problems in the education sector in Azerbaijan.

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.