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Beach in Abkhazia, July, 2010. Photo: press service of the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia: https://www.mchsra.info/novosti/item/1235-raboty-po-ochistke-stolichnogo-plyazha-prodolzhayutsya
18:22, 5 August 2020
Inflow of Russian tourists creates threat of coronavirus outbreak in Abkhazia
The authorities of Abkhazia and Russia are preparing for a possible worsening of the epidemiological situation after the opening of the border for Russian tourists, the Ministry for Public Health of Abkhazia reports.
18:07, 5 August 2020
Sources report detainees in case on killing of Ingush law enforcer
Two out of the three men suspected of attacking Uvais Aliev, a fighter of the National Guard of Russia, were detained in Ingushetia. The suspects were brought to a police station, sources reported.
Public rebukes of Chechens. Screenshot from a video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtK88gUkvI&feature=youtu.be
14:20, 5 August 2020
Public rebukes of Chechens for their behaviour in Moscow ironically commented by social network users
Rebukes and coercion to public repentances practiced by Chechen authorities in relation to republic's natives returned from Moscow are inefficient and look like an attempt to earn political points, social network users assert.
Military vehicles of Azerbaijan. Photo: website of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
13:43, 5 August 2020
Yerevan military experts assess threat of Azerbaijani-Turkish joint exercises
The Yerevan military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" did not rule out provocations during the joint exercises of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey, but they doubt the reality of the latter's involvement in the conflict.
Chechen officials standing at the Akhmat Kadyrov' grave. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTNrwO_-jl4&feature=emb_title
11:35, 5 August 2020
Lawyers see law violation in neglecting masks by Chechen authorities
The appearance of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage in public places without medical masks required during the coronavirus epidemic can be treated as a violation, for which a fine is provided, lawyers believe.
Police detain an activist. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j0Uh0opW58&feature=youtu.be
11:24, 5 August 2020
Fourteen people detained after protests in Amulsar
The total number of those detained in Amulsar reached 14: ten activists and four employees of the "Lydian Armenia" Company.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from the video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FPh5_CUUx99KCqDE09kWQ
11:10, 5 August 2020
Orientalists dispute on Kadyrov's aims of spreading alms in Mecca
The Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" expressed different opinions on the political aims pursued by the head of Chechnya by organizing the spread of sacrificial animals to residents of Saudi Arabia.
Policemen talking to rally participants in Volgograd , August 1, 2020. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent
08:35, 5 August 2020
After report from Volgograd action, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent summoned to police
Volgograd law enforcers have opened an administrative case against the journalist, Tatiana Filimonova, who covered for the "Caucasian Knot" the rally in support of Khabarovsk protesters, held on August 1. At the venue of the rally, policemen were not interested in the journalist's ID, Ms Filimonova has noted.
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
08:24, 5 August 2020
ECtHR communicates Eskerkhanov's torture complaint
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked the Russian authorities questions in connection with the complaint of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a native of Chechnya, about torture by law enforcers during and after the arrest within the murder case of Boris Nemtsov.
The Amulsar gold deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:01, 4 August 2020
Police detain Amulsar protestors
The police called on opponents of the Amulsar gold deposit, who had gathered for a protest action, to clear the road. Then, the policemen began to force the protestors out of the roadway. There was a clash between them, and after that the policemen began to detain the activists.
A doctor checking a patient. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
21:46, 4 August 2020
Doctors from Kamensk-Shakhtinsky hospital claim shortage of personnel amid pandemic
In Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, medical officers from the city hospital who demanded the dismissal of the new head physician, filed letters of resignation. They claimed a significant reduction in their remuneration, despite the additional payments promised by Vladimir Putin for the treatment of coronavirus-infected patients.
Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtK88gUkvI&feature=youtu.be
18:12, 4 August 2020
Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize to officials for their behaviour in Moscow
The authorities of Chechnya forced to return from Moscow about a hundred natives of the republic, whom the law enforcement bodies consider to be drug addicts and lawbreakers. The returned young people publicly repented and were sent to community service.
Beach in Baku. Photo: REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
17:57, 4 August 2020
Baku residents express their dissatisfaction with partial lifting of quarantine restrictions
Restrictions on the operation of public transport and catering outlets to be still in force after the easing of the quarantine regime caused discontent among Baku residents.
15:20, 4 August 2020
Chechen authorities mobilize athletes to support Kadyrov
Grozny has hosted a half-marathon race, in which more than 260 people took part. The participants of the demonstrative race for 1.5 kilometres carried the multi-meter-long banner with the inscription: "#MySemyaKRA" (We are the family of Kadyrov, Ramzan Akhmatovich) across the city centre.
Military vehicles of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
14:56, 4 August 2020
Azerbaijan counts 30 Armenian attacks
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army located in five villages near the Armenian border were shelled, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Tenants of a tent camp in Kullar. Photo by Asim Tagiev for the Caucasian Knot
14:42, 4 August 2020
Relatives of arrested Kullar protesters claim their innocence
Relatives of the Azerbaijanis accused of violence during the protest action in the tent camp near the village of Kullar insist that Elmar Mekhtiev, Djeikhun Namazov and Anvar Muradov had committed no illegal actions and did not throw stones at policemen.
Soon after the terror acts at Boston Marathon finish line. April 15, 2013. Photo by Aaron "tango" Tang, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hahatango/8652857375/in/set-72157633252445135
11:27, 4 August 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize Trump for emotional statements about Tsarnaev
US President Donald Trump has treated the decision to revise the case against Djokhar Tsarnaev as absurd, and called the convict "a beast." Instagram users have expressed their outrage at the Trump's statement.
Aimani Kadyrova. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizU0wvgBeI&feature=emb_logo
11:06, 4 August 2020
Aimani Kadyrova contest accents authoritarian regime in Chechnya
In the modern Chechnya, the exaltation of the ruler's mother, which was characteristic of some Middle Eastern monarchies in the past, serves to strengthen Ramzan Kadyrov's power, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Azerbaijanis staying in Kullar camp. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=133&v=FvC3Fw73mK4&feature=emb_logo
10:52, 4 August 2020
Red tape with sending Kullar camp tenants triggers criticism of authorities
The next group of Azerbaijani citizens to be sent home from the tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar includes 250 people; most of them are those who have recently arrived there. Meanwhile, there are camp tenants who are waiting for departure for a long time, while the new arrivals leave for home just in a few days, the camp long-livers complain.
08:39, 4 August 2020
Azerbaijani GPO questions "Defence Line" Director after his statement about activist's torture
On August 3, Rufat Safarov, the executive director of the human rights organization "Defence Line", was summoned the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan and interrogated within the case of the July 15 unsanctioned rally. The GPO issued a warning to him in connection with the dissemination of information about the torture of Fuad Gakhramanly, who is accused within the same case.
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The destruction of an Armenian memorial in Karabakh sparked a debate on social media.

A shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers was sent from Baku to Armenia.

The Armenian opposition and Russian propaganda shared their indignation at Armenia's rapprochement with the EU.

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.