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Camp in Kullar. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot
21:48, 31 August 2020
The defence succeeded in seeking the cancellation of the decision to extend the arrest of Emin Imamaliev and Elbrus Akhmedov, accused of attacking law enforcers during a protest action in a camp in the Kullar village. The court dismissed a request of the Prosecutor's Office to take defendant Djeikhun Namazov in custody.
March of South-Ossetian residents. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot
21:15, 31 August 2020
In Tskhinvali, a crowded funeral procession with the body of Inal Djabiev, who died after his detention by law enforcers, reached the centre of the city. The President of South Ossetia and parliament members joined the funeral procession.
CTO in a forest near the village of Ali-Yurt. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-na-territorii-provedeniya-kto-0.html
19:13, 31 August 2020
During the week of August 24-30, 2020, at least one person fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
18:52, 31 August 2020
Six persons were detained in five regions of Russia, including a resident of Dagestan, who, according to investigators, organized raising and transferring money for militants from a terrorist organization in Syria, the law enforcement bodies reported.
Su-30SM fighter jet. Photo: https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12206474@egNews
18:39, 31 August 2020
Yerevan is negotiating with Russia to purchase Su-30SM fighters, reports David Tonoyan, Minister of Defence of Armenia.
13:54, 31 August 2020
Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; unrest in Tskhinvali after the detainee's death; capture of an Armenian officer in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 24-30, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Falig Valiev accompanied by officials from the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. Photo: SSS press service, http://www.dtx.gov.az/news509.php.
13:32, 31 August 2020
Russia has handed Falig Valiev over to Azerbaijan; Valiev had been put on the international wanted list on charges of links with militants, the country's State Security Service (SSS) has reported.
Seven men detained in Kurchaloi District are reprimanded at the police station. Screenshot from video posted by Chechnya Online Channel at: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEgy-T4HfHf/
13:16, 31 August 2020
Seven men detained in Kurchaloi District were reprimanded at the police station, shows the video posted on the Instagram. Some social network users have criticized law enforcers for publicly humiliating people.
Law enforcer. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:06, 31 August 2020
The practice when detainees "disappear" for some time after arrest is quite common in Ingushetia, human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the difficulties with the admission of an advocate to Bagaudin Evloev, detained after a counter-terrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Nazran and Sagopsh on August 6.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
10:53, 31 August 2020
Despite the decreasing number of shootouts on Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line, the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border remains tense, Baku analysts assert. In their opinion, the internal political situation in Armenia is affecting the escalation.
'Coliseum' Sports Hall, where boxing fights will take place. Screenshot from video posted by the press service of the 'Coliseum' Sports Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPAlQRdvGM8
10:40, 31 August 2020
Boxing fights of four Ramzan Kadyrov's sons are scheduled for September 3, despite the Kremlin's criticism of the earlier children's fights, as well as by the children's ombudsperson and the Russian Sport Ministry.
Ramzan Kadyrov announces the launch of a national agency for communications with the immigrants from Chechnya living abroad. August 27, 2020. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/VSpnaimT81k
09:59, 30 August 2020
A new national agency is ready to provide help to immigrants from Chechnya living abroad, but they must "watch their own language," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Anar Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the "Criminal.az" website. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv
09:55, 30 August 2020
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned the conviction of Anar Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the "Criminal.az" website, and sent the case for reconsideration.
Adam Delimkhanov, the adviser to the head of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/ofAzWw_aW7g
09:43, 30 August 2020
The appeal of Adam Delimkhanov, the adviser to the head of Chechnya, not to commit offenses outside the republic is formulated humiliatingly towards local residents, social network users have pointed out.
Nikolai Tskhovrebov (on the left and in the center), photos from Grigory Abaev's blog https://777grigory.livejournal.com/342352.html. Gennady Kulaev (on the right), screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/CEeP6loHEYb/
09:31, 30 August 2020
Nikolai Tskhovrebov, detained within the attempt case on the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), was hospitalized with traces of beatings; he cannot walk, the hospital staff has stated. Another suspect, Gennady Kulaev, has been denied advocates' access for a week; information has appeared that he had been beaten and tortured with electric current.
Isa Edilsultanov (on the right). Screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ivanovo95/
23:49, 29 August 2020
The detention of the representative of the head of Chechnya in the Ivanovo Region of Russia was demonstratively disrespectful and was widely covered in the media, but for Ramzan Kadyrov it is advantageous to leave the incident without reaction, analysts believe.
A protest action in Tskhinvali. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxIWcW8pGxA
23:45, 29 August 2020
The protesters who gathered in front of the building of the Cabinet of Ministers (CoM) in Tskhinval and demanded resignation of the head of South Ossetia have gone home, said Merab Pukhaev, the acting head of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot of the post on Martin Kochesoko's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsh4ROQFRbL/
23:35, 29 August 2020
An initiative group of Verkhniy Kurkuzhin villagers is seeking a meeting with Kazbek Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), to discuss the case initiated against Martin Kochesoko. His fellow villagers are sure of his innocence.
11:27, 29 August 2020
The exchange of Azerbaijani citizens, Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilgam Askerov, convicted in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), for Armenian prisoners is impossible, as it will pose a threat to the safety of residents of border villages, experts in Armenia believe. According to the Red Cross, there are five Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Rainbow flag. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang
11:18, 29 August 2020
For several months already, opponents of LGBT people have been attacking the office of the human rights organization "Tbilisi Pride" in Tbilisi, while law enforcers have still failed to present the results of the investigation, human rights defenders have stated.
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.