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A woman. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:59, 23 August 2021
Children of a Muslim woman from Rostov-on-Don seized illegally, her advocate claims
A criminal case for assisting terrorist activities has been instituted against Alyona, a native of Rostov-on-Don, who converted to Islam. The woman left her three children to a mother of her husband, and the latter tried to take them to Grozny, but law enforcers took them off the train on the way. The children were sent to an orphanage. Such seizure of children is illegal, advocate Israil Gadadov claims.
The police officers asked women protesters to write explanatory notes. August 23, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 23 August 2021
Relatives point out inconsistencies in case of three Derbent residents
Law enforcers claim that residents of Derbent were detained on foot, but cars of all three men ended up at a police station, relatives of the defendants claim.
The Grozny International Airport. Photo: autocifero https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Грозный_(аэропорт)#/media/Файл:Аэропорт_Грозный.jpg
23:57, 23 August 2021
President Putin names Grozny airport after Akhmat Kadyrov
On the 70th anniversary of the birth of the first President of Chechnya, Vladimir Putin named the Grozny International Airport was after Akhmat Kadyrov.
23:55, 23 August 2021
In Yerevan, a teenager injured in a clash with law enforcers at a protest action
In Yerevan, a policeman hit a 16-year-old teenager at a protest against the construction of a multi-storey building on Alikhanyan Brothers Street. The teenager is hospitalized. At least four protesters are detained.
A flag with the image of Akhmat Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video on Ramzan Kadyrov's official page on "VKontakte" https://vk.com/ramzan
23:03, 23 August 2021
Akhmat Kadyrov's jubilee celebrations emphasize his person's cult in Chechnya
In Chechnya, the opening of a school, the construction start of a power plant, a bicycle and motor rallies and other events have been timed to the 70th birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov. Teachers were ordered to bring their pupils together and oblige them to perform poetry in honour of the first president of Chechnya, local residents have informed.
16:09, 23 August 2021
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 16-22, 2021
Victims of shelling attacks at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; conflict in a Dagestani village over the imam appointment; new flooding in Kuban; verdict against Chechen native Djumaev in a case on participation in a rally for Navalny; echo of Afghanistan in the Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 16-22, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
A workshop for converting civilian weapons into combat ones. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/RxZJaX0JiJI?t=28
14:02, 23 August 2021
Week of August 16-22 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from August 16 to August 22, 2021, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Adam Elzhurkaev is publicly scolding a detainee for witchcraft. Screenshot of the report by the "Grozny" TV Channel published on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CS2Pl5ijy6x/
11:26, 23 August 2021
Chechen theologian publicly scolds detainees for witchcraft
Adam Elzhurkaev, the head of the Centre for Islamic Medicine, has talked to the persons detained for the provision of occult services, the "Grozny" TV Channel reports. One detained woman has pled guilty and asked to pardon her only after the theologian asked her to do it "for the TV report."
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
11:24, 23 August 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of border shelling
The positions of Azerbaijani militaries stationed in the villages located on the border of the Kelbadjar District were shelled from machine guns by Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Meeting of the Parliament of South Ossetia. Photo: press service of the Parliament of South Ossetia
11:53, 22 August 2021
South-Ossetia oppositionists call for no-confidence vote to government
Fourteen South-Ossetian MPs have demanded to discuss the no confidence in the government at the parliament session. Authorities have failed with their promises to index salaries and are hiding the results of the audit of budget spending, the oppositionists assert.
Armenian servicemen, August 2021. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
11:37, 22 August 2021
Armenia and Azerbaijan return to pre-war shelling frequency on border
Shelling on the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops has become as regular as before the autumn war of 2020, but the sides are not using heavy weapons now, the military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Grozny, 2021. Screenshot: http://youtu.be/vJF-vEUinbU
11:20, 22 August 2021
Analysts explain absence election campaigning in Chechnya
The outcome of direct election for the head of Chechnya is defined; and election campaigning in the republic is senseless, Magomed Khamidov, a political analyst, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, believe.
Gigi Ugulava. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
18:49, 21 August 2021
Ugulava's candidacy for Poti Mayor sparks disputes among Georgian opposition
Nika Meliya, the chairman of the "United National Movement" (UNM), has named Gigi Ugulava, a former Tbilisi Mayor, to be the only oppositional candidate for the post of Mayor of the city of Poti instead of Tina Bokuchava. The "European Georgia" Party has pointed to the absence of approval of Ugulava's candidacy; and the wife of the party chairman has criticized the former Mayor.
18:36, 21 August 2021
Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions by Armenia
Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled on the border with Armenia and in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Aftermath of the July 4 hurricane in Sukhumi. Photo: press service of the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia
18:13, 21 August 2021
Abkhaz authorities estimate damage caused by downpours at 80 million roubles
The total damage from heavy downpours that hit Abkhazia in July and August has amounted to more than 80 million roubles. The disaster affected 231 houses and 242 social objects. Authorities continue calculating the losses.
People stand in line to the water truck, Svetly Yar. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
11:36, 21 August 2021
Residents of Svetly Yar settlement complain about water absence
Because of an accident, the dwelling settlement of Svetly Yar has no water supply for three days. It stopped in the morning on August 18, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed. He visited Svetly Yar on August 20. There was still no water in the houses.
Border of Russian and Azerbaijan. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL39g7tPr2s
11:24, 21 August 2021
58 Azerbaijani citizens wait for returning home in Dagestani camp
In two weeks, almost 60 Azerbaijanis gathered in the "Ogonyok" camp located in the Kaitag District, mostly those who urgently need to get home. The Azerbaijani authorities fail to announce the next date for opening the border, the camp tenants interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have informed.
Agvali, http://welcome.dagestan.ru/dagestan/tsumandinskij/agvali/?type=photo
11:10, 21 August 2021
New Agvali Imam introduced to local parish
The council of religious leaders has chosen the Imam from the village of Verkhnee Gakvari as the new Imam for the Agvali mosque and introduced him to the local jamaat, residents have informed.
Springe with COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: REUTERS/Tatiana Makeeva
08:51, 21 August 2021
Dagestan remains outsider in vaccination rating
In Chechnya, a total of 30.3% of the population has received both doses of coronavirus vaccine, while Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia remain in the last places in terms of the proportion of those vaccinated, the RBC (RosBiznesConsulting) has informed.
The Friday namaz (prayer) in Agvali was held not in the mosque, but in the gym. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CSywLL4giWi/c/18179670229192621/
08:31, 21 August 2021
Conflict in Agvali shows villagers' distrust in Muftiate
Muslims of the Tsumada District have opposed themselves to Muftiate supporters throughout Dagestan and lost the opportunity to pray in the mosque; while Instagram users have criticized the supporters of the new Agvali Imam.
News
Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 8-14, 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 14-20, 2022

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.