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20:03, 22 August 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 350 shelling attacks during week
The Azerbaijani side has violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for about 350 times, firing more than 3500 shots, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported today.
Rally of solidarity with Belarusian protests, Tbilisi, August 21, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:32, 22 August 2020
At rally, Tbilisi residents express solidarity with Belarusian opposition
On August 21, in Tbilisi, about 50 people held an action "Women's solidarity chain against violence". The participants came out with posters "No to violence" and "Georgia, don't recognize the dictator! Support the people of Belarus!"
Vafi Nagi. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/43ZXhEejVtA
19:07, 22 August 2020
Judge offers Azerbaijani activist to delete critical posts from social network
The Neftchala District Court of Azerbaijan has accepted a lawsuit against the activist Vafi Nagi. She believes that the libel charge is untenable, since her criticism of the head of the municipal council "fits into the freedom of expression."
18:34, 22 August 2020
Emin Sagiev's hunger strike is linked to protest against political persecution
After the judgement of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC), Emin Sagiev, a political prisoner, went on a hunger strike, insisting on his innocence and demanding release, his advocate has informed.
18:19, 22 August 2020
Azerbaijan reports 34 shelling attacks by Armenia
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army have come under fire in two districts bordering on Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Yaroslav Savin holds solo pickets in Astrakhan
11:50, 22 August 2020
Astrakhan picketers claim special services' guilt in poisoning Navalny
Activists in Astrakhan took to pickets in support of Alexei Navalny. They are convinced that the oppositional politician was poisoned, and this crime continued a series of similar assassination attempts.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
11:36, 22 August 2020
Resident of Georgia convicted in Tskhinvali for border violation
Khvicha Mgebrishvili, a resident of Georgia, who entered the territory controlled by South Ossetia in search of bat cocoons for sale, was found guilty of illegally crossing the border and sentenced in Tskhinvali to three months' imprisonment.
Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:42, 22 August 2020
Law enforcers write down data of believers near Tangim Mosque
After the Friday (August 21) namaz (prayer), a raid was held in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala, where law enforcers stopped cars and copied personal data.
Tamara Grodnikova holds solo picket in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 22 August 2020
Volgograd activists demand to treat Navalny abroad
Doctors must allow transporting Alexei Navalny to a foreign clinic, Volgograd picketers insist. They link his poisoning with his political activities.
Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFTwzLC_bB/
08:17, 22 August 2020
Rights defenders treat Daudov's threat to seize cars in Chechnya as lawlessness
The law forbids to seize a car or take it to car impound for the absence of medical mask on the driver or a passenger, lawyers and human rights defenders have commented on the threats voiced out by Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.
Shaganaz Rabadanova at the Soviet District Interior Division in Makhachkala, August 21, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
23:37, 21 August 2020
Law enforcers release women from Derbent who announced solo pickets
In Makhachkala, mothers of Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov were released from the ROVD (District Interior Division) without any claims brought against them. Meanwhile, law enforcers warned women about responsibility for unsanctioned protest actions.
A Muslim woman. Photo: REUTERS/Danish Ismail
23:18, 21 August 2020
Islamic experts: fatwa against female circumcision addressed to Dagestani residents
The practice of female circumcision, which the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan opposed, is not related to the Islam concepts, and the Muftiate voiced its position not for religious leaders, but for residents of the republic, suggest Islamic experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Elena Barzukaeva at a police station in Makhachkala, August 21, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
17:36, 21 August 2020
Law enforcers detain mothers of Derbent residents accused of terrorism
Mothers of Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov, who were arrested in a case of terrorism, were brought to the Makhachkala ROVD (District Interior Division). The women planned to hold a protest action with the demand for a medical examination of their sons and an unbiased investigation into the defendants' claims of torture.
Tamaz Khomasuridze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
17:17, 21 August 2020
Father of Georgian football player accused of murder stops his hunger strike
Tamaz Khomasuridze considered further continuation of his hunger strike senseless, because his request for a polygraph test for his son, accused of murdering the football player Giorgi Shakarashvili, was ignored.
An Armenian soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
14:03, 21 August 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling six villages
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled in the villages of the border regions and on the territory of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Vienna. Photo: Andjey Otrembsky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vienna
13:38, 21 August 2020
Natives of Chechnya tell about activeness of "Moral Guards" in Europe
The members of the "Moral Guards" group detained in Austria have a vague idea of Chechen traditions, the observance of which they demand from Chechen women, members of the Diaspora believe. According to their version, similar groupings of "Moral Guard" are also active in France, Belgium and Germany.
10:48, 21 August 2020
Azerbaijani political prisoner Emin Shagiev starts hunger strike in colony
After the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan rejected the cassation appeal against his verdict, Emin Shagiev, a political prisoner, held in the colony, went on a hunger strike.
Protest action against development of the Amulsar deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:35, 21 August 2020
Activists demand holding new examination of gold mining at Amulsar
Lack of information about the project for the development of the Amulsar deposit casts doubt on the conclusions of the earlier environmental impact assessment, activists assert. During a protest in Yerevan, they demanded to conduct a new examination of the gold mining, and also called on the authorities to voice out their position on this issue.
Alexei Navalny. Photo courtesy of Evgeny Feldman, Novaya Gazeta
10:21, 21 August 2020
Navalny supporters in Southern Russia announce pickets because of his poisoning
Activists will hold solo pickets in connection with the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the coordinators of his offices in Volgograd and Krasnodar told the "Caucasian Knot".
"Akhmat"-"Rotor" football match. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFBm-1l_bh/
08:32, 21 August 2020
Grozny residents complain about enforcing to attend "Akhmat"-"Rotor" football match
The state servants, who receive their salaries from the budget, were obliged to attend the match of the Grozny "Akhmat Football Club (FC) with the "Rotor" FC from Volgograd under orders of their bosses, residents of Chechnya have complained.
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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.