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    The tower built near the border between Chechnya and Dagestan. Screenshot of Yakub Gogiev's post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2293232437555096&set=pcb.2293232524221754&type=3&theater
    17:34, 24 July 2019
    Dagestani officials confirm belonging of tower near Ansalta village to Chechnya
    The land around the tower located near the village of Ansalta belongs to Chechnya, Gaidarbeg Gaidarbegov, the head of the village, and Magomed Patkhulaev, the head of the Botlikh District of Dagestan, have confirmed. Such towers were built in Chechnya to protect trade routes and villages as signalling constructions and residential buildings, historians said.
    The flag of Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:38, 24 July 2019
    Police forces "Karabakh" Committee to cancel rally in Baku
    The Baku Mayoralty and police did not allow the "Karabakh" Public Committee to hold a rally in protest against the protraction of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
    Khamid Lorsanov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kks7juAgjis
    11:32, 24 July 2019
    Authorities' report about help to elderly Grozny resident causes scepticism in Chechnya
    Authorities have resolved the domestic problems of the 80-year-old Khamid Lorsanov, who receives no help from his children, the "Grozny" TV Channel has reported. However, local residents suggest that the authorities have used the difficulties of an elderly man for self-promotion.
    11:30, 24 July 2019
    "Novaya Gazeta" describes method of extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
    In January 2017, the victims of extrajudicial executions were strangled with a rope in the basement of the barrack of the patrol-and-post service police regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov in Grozny, the "Novaya Gazeta" reports.
    11:28, 24 July 2019
    CPJ demands to release Rashid Maisigov
    Authorities should stop persecuting the Ingush journalist, Rashid Maisigov and investigate his applications about torture, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has stated. At the trial, Maisigov refused from his confessions.
    The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the "Novaya Gazeta" have presented testimonies of witnesses of detentions and disappearances in the period from December 2016 to January 2017 of residents of Chechnya from the so-called "execution list". July 23, 2019. Photo by Gor Alexanyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:23, 24 July 2019
    Rights defenders voice out new facts on torture and extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
    The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the "Novaya Gazeta" have presented testimonies of witnesses of detentions and disappearances in the period from December 2016 to January 2017 of residents of Chechnya from the so-called "execution list".
    Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel "In Chechnya, a member of an illegal armed formation hiding during a special operation in the Kurchaloi district was captured" https://youtu.be/n1ZXQ-2qdRA
    11:20, 24 July 2019
    "Novaya Gazeta" tells about Kadyrov's shooting at detainee
    Ramzan Kadyrov wounded Imran Dasaev, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a policeman and taken to the residence of the head of Chechnya, in his leg, the "Novaya Gazeta" has reported.
    Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    23:55, 23 July 2019
    TBC Research: number of Russian tourists in Georgia reduces by 21.4%
    After the ban on direct flights between Russia and Georgia, the number of Russian tourists in Georgia decreased by 21.4% in comparison with 2018. Of the tourists, almost 80% refused to travel by planes, reports the study conducted by TBC Research.
    A resident of Chechnya and her father apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel for the girl's arrangements in social networks to raise money for medical treatment of a non-existent child. Screnshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8K7gp7Ms3M
    23:50, 23 July 2019
    Chechen authorities improve practice of public apologies
    A resident of Chechnya and her father apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel for the girl's arrangements in social networks to raise money for medical treatment of a non-existent child. Local residents believe the father should not have brought any apologies for the actions of his adult daughter.
    Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel http://newsvideo.su/video/11104463
    19:53, 23 July 2019
    TV story of elderly person reveals crisis of traditional morality in Chechnya
    A story prepared by the state-run "Grozny" TV and Radio Company about the problems of a resident of the village of Staraya Sunzha, who did not receive help from his children, provoked a resonance among residents of the republic.
    Asif Yusifli. Photo RFE/RL
    19:49, 23 July 2019
    Court dismisses complaint of Azerbaijani oppositionist Asif Yusifli about refusal of CER
    In Baku, the court dismissed the complaint about the refusal of conditional early relief (CER) for Asif Yusifli, a member of the presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The judge took into account the negative characteristics issued to the activist by the administration of the penal colony. Asif Yusifli himself declared a biased attitude towards him for political reasons.
    On the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    13:08, 23 July 2019
    Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling in conflict zone
    Within the last 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 18 times, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
    Pilgrims. Photo by "Marva-tur" https://www.instagram.com/p/Buls45chfxC/
    13:05, 23 July 2019
    Hajj organizers in Northern Caucasus note visa facilitation
    In Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria, the main quotas for the Hajj are fully consumed; in North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia – by half or less. Sending pilgrims to Muslim shrines has been simplified after the introduction of electronic visas by Saudi Arabia, Hajj organizers report.
    Tarot cards. Photo: Manfred Antranias Zimmer from Pixabay
    13:00, 23 July 2019
    Fight with magicians gives rise to criticism of Chechen authorities
    The anti-magic campaign in Chechnya continued with the public repentance of a woman detained for witchcraft.
    10:53, 23 July 2019
    Journalists state restrictions on media freedom in Azerbaijan
    There are serious problems with the media freedom in Azerbaijan, where websites are blocked, journalists are persecuted, and media have no financial independence, the participants of the conference dedicated to the Day of National Press shave stated.
    Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the press service of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matovnikov_in_Chechnya_(2018-07-12)_12.jpg
    10:43, 23 July 2019
    Rights defenders treat new Kadyrov's threats seriously
    Ramzan Kadyrov addressed new threats to rights defenders, stating that they are "worse than terrorists." Residents of Chechnya have noted the increasing frequency of attacks on rights defenders undertaken by republic's authorities. Oleg Orlov and Svetlana Gannushkina assert that Kadyrov's words are an open threat to the lives of rights defenders in different regions of Russia.
    Photos of eight Dagestanis, who, according to the law enforcement bodies, were plotting a terror act and were killed in a shootout. Screenshot of the message of Pavel Chikov, the head of the "Agora" in his Telegram channel https://t.me/pchikov/2369
    10:42, 23 July 2019
    Case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya placed before Russia's SC
    The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia can transfer to another region the case of eight Dagestanis, who, according to law enforcers, had prepared a terror act and were killed in a shootout in Chechnya. This case is unique for Northern Caucasus, Pavel Chikov, a rights defender, believes.
    Necropolis near the village of Dargavs, called "City of the dead". Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6p8Tst2vM0
    10:32, 23 July 2019
    Necropolis in North Ossetia is temporarily closed for tourists because of video with skulls
    The authorities of North Ossetia have decided to develop a concept for the further functioning of the Dargavs Necropolis after the video appeared on the Internet, showing skulls in the openings of the "City of the Dead" constructions. Social networks users talk about morality and offer to organize the protection of crypts.
    On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    10:27, 23 July 2019
    CDSI reports 20 perished Azerbaijani soldiers in 2019
    Out of 20 Azerbaijani soldiers, who perished since the start of 2019, only five were killed in battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) has informed.
    Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh doing a volunteer clean-up program in the village of Tyak. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    10:19, 23 July 2019
    Residents of Tyak village criticize NKR authorities
    To make the village of Tyak, declared to be a historical and cultural reserve, attractive for tourists, a special state programme and capital investments are needed, the villagers believe. According to their version, authorities are doing nothing for the development of the village.
    News
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    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 September 12-18, 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.