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Minister Ketevan Tsikhelashvili visits families whose households appeared to be on the side of South Ossetia cordoned off by the barbed wire fence installed in the Gugutiantkari village. Screenshot from video posted by Georgian Broadcaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlk7Fm2hxGw
15:05, 19 August 2019
Georgian authorities promise help to victims of border demarcation
Members of the two families from the village of Gugutiantkari, whose households appeared to be on the side of South Ossetia after the border fence had been installed, will be allocated land plots at the expense of the Georgian budget, announces Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
Community works in Chechnya. Photo: press service of the Chechen Government. https://gov.mk95.ru/index.php?component=mk_gov_front&page=11&id=70712
14:52, 19 August 2019
Chechen residents claim being obliged to clean tourist area
In the village of Khoi in the Vedeno District, employees of ministries and public institutions took part in a subbotnik (voluntary work on Saturday) to clean abandoned territories around ancient towers and buildings, and they had no chance to refuse to take part in the subbotnik, residents of Chechnya reported.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
14:42, 19 August 2019
Khasavyurt resident claims being beaten by relatives of top-ranking official
Relatives of an influential Dagestani official have severely beaten up Adam Ataev, a resident of Khasavyurt, after he had attempted to protect his acquaintance.
Armenian servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
11:13, 19 August 2019
Armenian experts claim strategic advantages on Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijan is escalating the tension in order to put pressure on the Armenian leadership and achieve concessions in settling the Karabakh conflict, Armenian experts believe.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
10:58, 19 August 2019
Eight Georgian citizens detained on South-Ossetian border
Georgian residents have been detained on the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, the latter's authorities reported on August 18.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Reuters / Said Tsarnayev
10:47, 19 August 2019
Chechens report conflict on Dagestani border after Kadyrov's words about Imam Shamil
WhatsApp users have told about a brawl of Dagestanis and Chechen on the republics' border. In Dagestan, the residents of Chechnya who visited the neighbouring republic, have felt the worsened attitude to them after Ramzan Kadyrov criticized Imam Shamil.
Screenshot from video posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov inviting Kadyrov to a dispute, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDt_mPq40o
11:28, 18 August 2019
Social network users doubt possibility of Kadyrov's personal discussion with Tumso
By his invitation to a discussion about the historical role of Akhmat Kadyrov, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has put the head of Chechnya in a difficult position; and Ramzan Kadyrov is unlikely to respond to the blogger's invitation, the residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
Screenshot from video posted by the Asian Development Bank on funding of the Kobi-Gudauri high-speed highway, https://www.adb.org/news/videos/georgias-road-future
11:17, 18 August 2019
Analysts treat highway to Russian border as safe for Georgia
The project of the Kobi-Gudauri high-speed highway running to the border with Russia will increase Georgia's tourism potential and pose no threat to its security, the politicians and economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
11:05, 18 August 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist reports detention by police
On August 17, Reshad Dadashev, an activist of the Hajiqabul branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained by the local police. He was released two hours later, after warning about the inadmissibility of holding a pre-planned meeting of local activists of the party.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:54, 18 August 2019
NKR counts over 120 shelling attacks within a week
During the week, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for more than 120 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.
Sultankhan Ibragimov, Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
15:50, 17 August 2019
Defence demands to increase compensation to Ibragimov for persecution
The advocate has challenged the amount of compensation awarded by the court in Makhachkala to Sultankhan Ibragimov, who was acquitted after accusation of two murders.
15:36, 17 August 2019
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of sniper shelling
The Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 21 times by using sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Lyudmila Churyumova. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
14:53, 17 August 2019
Authorities plan demolishing shelter for stray animals in Volgograd
Volgograd authorities plan to demolish a pet shelter located in the territory of a former car park; in case of demolition, 40 homeless animals will scatter around the city, said Lyudmila Churyumova, a zoo defender.
13:18, 17 August 2019
Ingush MPs to go on litigating on Chechen border issue
A group of MPs of the Ingush Parliament will continue appealing at higher judicial instances the vote outcomes on the bill on the border with Chechnya, their advocate has informed.
Azerbaijani tanks. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
13:03, 17 August 2019
Military experts warn about danger of Karabakh conflict escalation
The advance of Azerbaijani border guards into the territory of the Gazakh District indicates the President Ilham Aliev's intent to resume negotiations with Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh; however, a change in control over border sections can lead to a conflict escalation, the political analysts and military observers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Imam Shamil and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Public heritage, Kremlin press service: kremlin.ru. Collage by the Caucasian Knot
12:53, 17 August 2019
Kadyrov's criticism of Imam Shamil voiced out amid reassessment of Chechen history
The Chechen society is rethinking its history, and the debate about Imam Shamil initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov is an embodiment of this process, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Polad Aslanov. Screenshot from video posted at Amerikanın Səsi Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-8biHhxt2M
12:40, 17 August 2019
Wife of journalist Aslanov states restriction of his right to visits
At the SIZO (pre-trial prison), Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, accused of treason, is restricted in his rights to meet his relatives and to make phone calls, his wife has stated. According to her story, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has begun checking the complaint about the violation of her husband's rights in custody and a biased investigation.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov. Photo: press service of FC 'Terek', http://old.fc-terek.ru/index.php?option=com_datsogallery&Itemid=88888927&func=detail&catid=125&id=2519
08:33, 17 August 2019
People from Kadyrov's retinue become his representatives in sectors of Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov has split Chechnya into sectors and appointed law enforcers and officials from his close encirclement to control the work of municipalities. Kadyrov has strengthened the manual ruling regime by copying the Russian administrative system at the republic's level, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Ikram Ragimov. Screenshot from video posted by Reportyor info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Np1jNOlWg
08:27, 17 August 2019
Azerbaijan: hunger-striking journalist Ragimov states serious health deterioration
Journalist Ikram Ragimov, who is on a hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported, in a telephone conversation with his cousin, that he continues his protest action despite a serious deterioration of his health.
08:18, 17 August 2019
MIA reports abduction of minor bride in Ingushetia
A young man abducted a 13-year-old girl in the city of Nazran aiming to marry her, the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed. Law enforcers returned the girl to her parents.
News
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A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.