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    The Code of Administrative Offences. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
    15:21, 16 August 2022
    Family from Elista fined for picketing in defence of freedom of speech
    The Elista City Court has fined a local resident and her daughter by 10,000 roubles each, and her son – by 20,000 roubles for their pickets in defence of the freedom of speech that were not sanctioned by the authorities. All the family members were charged with violating the rules for holding a rally.
    Vladimir Pukhaev. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia
    15:08, 16 August 2022
    South-Ossetian MoD's staff reacts negatively to dismissal of their boss
    After the dismissal of Vladimir Pukhaev, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of South Ossetia, his several subordinates wrote resignations reports in solidarity with their boss, an MoD's source has informed.
    Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
    14:21, 16 August 2022
    Body of 16th casualty found under rubbles of Yerevan mall
    16 people perished and 17 others are still missing as a result of an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred at the "Surmalu" shopping centre (mall) in Yerevan, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.
    Anar Aliev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/Azad.Soz.Az/photos/a.774593485897132/5502827223073711/
    10:54, 16 August 2022
    Azerbaijani activist arrested after returning from Germany
    Anar Aliev, an activist who came from Germany to visit his sick father, was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of large-scale drug dealing; and his wife was banned from leaving the country. She said that Anar had confessed under pressure.
    Elnur Shakhverdiev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2258092297605029&set=ecnf.100002128411058
    08:28, 16 August 2022
    Azerbaijan: opposition party activist arrested for 30 days
    Elnur Shakhverdiev, a member of the Astara district branch of the oppositional Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, has been arrested on charges of drug use. The activist's relatives and a party representative have doubted the credibility of charges, suggesting that Shakhverdiev was persecuted for criticizing authorities.
    08:18, 16 August 2022
    Week of August 8-14 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
    During the week from August 8 to August 14, 2022, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the monitoring run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own sources and information from open sources.
    Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
    08:06, 16 August 2022
    Rescuers find bodies of two more fire casualties in "Surmalu"
    The death toll from the explosion and fire at the "Surmalu" shopping centre in Yerevan has risen to 10.
    Aishat Kadyrova. Photo: LIFE / Sergei Dubrovin
    23:04, 15 August 2022
    Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house faces second lawsuit within a year
    Until August 29, the Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house “Firdaws” is to provide explanations to the Moscow Arbitration Court on a claim filed by the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) “Condé Nast” publishing house, which demanded to return a debt and pay a penalty.
    Explosion in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
    21:58, 15 August 2022
    Death toll in Yerevan explosion rises to seven
    In Yerevan, rescuers removed the body of the seventh victim from the ruins of the “Surmalu” shopping centre. The number of missing people has risen to 17.
    19:39, 15 August 2022
    Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 8-14, 2022
    Persecution of pacifists in the southern regions of Russia; explosion in a shopping centre in Yerevan; events in Georgia and South Ossetia on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the start of the “Five-Day War”; complaints about torture from convicts after an attack on prison warders in Kalmykia; completion of the construction of a road along the new route of the Lachin corridor, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 8-14, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
    Polad Aslanov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeItCVwfF20
    19:36, 15 August 2022
    Baku police refuse to institute a case on beating of journalist Aslanov in a penal colony
    When explaining the refusal to institute a criminal case, the police said that a warder and prisoners of an Azerbaijani penal colony did not confirm the information that journalist Polad Aslanov was beaten by a cellmate.
    A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan apologizes to the Dagestanis. Screenshot: https://vk.com/wall-91185437_1764502?z=video-91185437_456262757%2F1aed310c0d0dffc7e0%2Fpl_post_-91185437_1764502
    19:19, 15 August 2022
    Video of a tourist’s apology to Dagestani residents provokes a discussion on social media
    A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan posted a video with an apology to residents of the republic. Guests of Dagestan should respect local customs, some users of the “VKontakte” media outlet point out. Their opponents considered unacceptable the behaviour of local residents who rudely scolded the couple.
    19:02, 15 August 2022
    Ingush resident suspected of discrediting Russian Armed Forces after a comment on social media
    The police and the FSB suspected a resident of Ingushetia of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of his comment on a social media outlet, posted four days before the start of the special military operation.
    Aslan Naptugov. Image made from video posted in Facebook on February 26, 2022: https://www.facebook.com/naptugov/videos/989663278304020
    13:32, 15 August 2022
    Defence treats charges against Circassian activist Naptugov of extremism as unjustified
    Aslan Naptugov, a resident of Cherkessk, and 10 other natives of the Karachay-Cherkessian Repuvlic (KChR) were accused of extremism because of their social activities, an advocate has suggested.
    A resident of Akhavno sets fire to his house. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/lyudkap/videos/806580027363023/
    13:14, 15 August 2022
    Despite authorities' warning, Akhavno villager burns his house down
    Despite the warnings pronounced by Nagorno-Karabakh authorities not to burn or damage their houses prior to abandoning them, a resident of the village of Akhavno has burned down his house, filmed the process and posted it in social networks.
    A photo made in the City of the Dead. Screenshot of a post made at: https://vk.com/wall-190564528_379508
    11:29, 15 August 2022
    North-Ossetian residents outraged by tourists' photos from "City of the Dead"
    After tourists have posted in social networks their photos with the remains of those buried in the Dargavs Necropolis, residents of North Ossetia have again demanded from authorities to close the "City of the Dead" for visiting.
    Border check point ‘Kazbegi’. Photo: geomigrant.com
    11:08, 15 August 2022
    Georgian political analysts support visas for Russians
    The uncontrolled inflow of Russian citizens is a threat to Georgia's security and economy, since it is not known what goals they pursue when coming into the country, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
    A beach in Izberbash. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tta3aIE6x1c
    10:55, 15 August 2022
    Raids of Chechen law enforcers in Dagestan frighten tourists
    Chechen law enforcers are conducting raids in Dagestan and take away boys and girls who are treated as violators of Vainakh rules of decency, residents of Chechnya, who came to Dagestan on vacation, have complained.
    Clearing rubble at the site of an explosion in a shopping center in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm---YCig84
    10:35, 15 August 2022
    Eyewitnesses tell details of explosion in Yerevan shopping centre
    According to the updated information, six people perished in the explosion, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today. Other 16 people are missing; the number of victims has exceeded 60.
    Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia. Photo: press service of the Prosecutor’s Office of Russia https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/ru/web/proc_sibfo/activity/legal-education/explain?item=62149294
    10:51, 14 August 2022
    Twenty-two cases opened against Volgograd resident for discrediting the army
    On August 10, 22 administrative cases arrived in the Voroshilov District Court under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces in relation to Vitaly Gotra; in another case the article on which the protocol was drawn up was not indicated, as follows from the information on the court's website. The date of the session has not yet been set.
    News
    A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation.

    Alexey Belikov. Photo from the Mozdok District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/MozdokRaionAMS/7888 A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

    A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

    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.