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12:35, 20 July 2019
"Rustavi-2" journalists put forward demands to new company leadership
The team of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company demands to set up a public council to monitor the actions of the new leadership and any personnel changes.
Pre-trial detention facility. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
12:24, 20 July 2019
Ingush activists stop hunger strike in Nalchik SIZO
Outraged by the information about the beating of Bagaudin Myakiev, a member of the Council of Ingush Teips, the activists, who went on a hunger strike in the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), decided to stop their protest after the meeting with the officials of the prosecutor's office, the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Kabardino-Balkaria have informed.
Mosque at the Hungarian Fighters street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:16, 20 July 2019
Law enforcers raid "Tangim" mosque during Friday namaz
Cars of the parishioners of the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala were stopped on the road immediately after the Friday namaz (prayer) under the pretext of breaking traffic rules, the believers told the "Caucasian Knot".
High-security prison. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
08:07, 20 July 2019
Missirov's complaint raises the discrimination issue of Caucasus natives in colonies
Zaur Shokuev, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Kabardino-Balkaria, has appealed to Irina Kasyanova, the Ombudsperson of the Omsk Region, after Rustam Missirov, an inmate and a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, submitted a complaint about violations of his rights.
Baku. Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
22:33, 19 July 2019
Baku Mayoralty refuses to sanction opposition's march-rally
The Baku authorities have failed to sanction an action of the oppositional Popular Movement of Azerbaijan (PMA), scheduled for July 20; the movement calls for speeding up the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. The organizers have treated the refusal to sanction the demonstration as a violation of the freedom of assembly.
Irakli Okruashvili. Photo: Helene C. Stikkel https://ru.wikipedia.org
22:22, 19 July 2019
Okruashvili challenges Khalvashi's rights for "Rustavi-2"
The shares of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company were just formally documented for Kibar Khalvashi, while they were actually bought out by the oppositionist Irakli Okruashvili, the latter's advocates have asserted. They demanded to arrest the assets of the "Rustavi-2" for the period of litigation with Khalvashi.
Abdulkakhir Izrayilov. Photo: press service of "United Russia", https://chechen.er.ru
19:29, 19 July 2019
New appointment of Izrayilov emphasizes Kadyrov's lack of trust in personnel
Abdulkakhir Izrayilov, who headed the administration of the leader and government of Chechnya, was appointed the Chechnya's supervisor to the Caucasus Directorate of the "Rostechnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Ecological, Technological, and Nuclear Issues). In Chechnya, the senior positions are occupied by the same officials from the "Ramzan Kadyrov' team," local residents notice.
Sheremetyevo Airport. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
19:16, 19 July 2019
Passengers of flight from Moscow to Yerevan injured in aircraft emergency
A flight of the plane on route from Moscow to Yerevan was interrupted because of smoke in the cabin. According to various sources, 5-10 passengers needed the help of doctors.
Traces from shelling, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
15:07, 19 July 2019
Azerbaijan claims machine gun attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 26 times within 24 hours, reports today the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.
Policemen in Armenia. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:36, 19 July 2019
Law enforcers treat clashes in Ijevan as a planned provocation
All people injured in clashes in Ijevan have been discharged from the hospital, reports the spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry for Public Health. An action held by people engaged in logging was a planned provocation, officials declared.
Screenshot of the 'Grozny' TV Company video broadcast: https://youtu.be/JqgMCSFfTF4
11:22, 19 July 2019
Residents of Chechnya condemn Chechen girl for contacting crisis centre
Social network users have blamed the girl from a Chechen family, who escaped to a crisis centre, for trespassing traditions, and criticized her behaviour during the interview with the "Grozny" TV Company.
Self-propelled howitzer of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
11:05, 19 July 2019
Political analysts doubt the ban on sale of weapons from USA to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has not bought weapons from the United States, but has all the means to protect its sovereignty, political analysts in Baku said in their comments on a possible ban on the supply of American weapons to Azerbaijan.
Broadcasting by 'Rustavi-2' TV Company. Photo: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10039278.htm
08:40, 19 July 2019
Change of "Rustavi-2" owner gives authorities chance to control TV Company
Authorities have achieved the transfer of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company to Kibar Khalvashi in order to influence the company's editorial policy, the Georgian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Pretrial detention centre. Photo: Fedor Obmaikin/Yugopolis
08:23, 19 July 2019
Arrested Ingush activist beaten up in Nalchik SIZO
In the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), law enforcers have beaten up Bagaudin Myakiev, the arrested member of the Ingush Council of Teips, his advocate, Fatima Urusova, has informed.
Nika Gvaramiya. Photo: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, http://ru.wikipedia.org
23:19, 18 July 2019
New "Rustavi-2" owner fires Gvaramiya from the post of director general
Kibar Khalvashi has appointed his advocate Paata Saliya the general director of the "Rustavi-2". Nika Gvaramiya refused to leave the post of the head of the TV Company, stating that his contract is valid until the end of 2020.
TV story about Chechen girl taken out of Moscow to Chechnya. Screenshot from ‘Grozny’ TV Company broadcasting, http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=JqgMCSFfTF4
23:01, 18 July 2019
Story of Chechen woman taken out of Moscow emphasizes problem of forced marriages
A report shown in the evening on July 17 by the "Grozny" TV Company, in which a girl taken out of Moscow denied the information about her coercion to marriage, has caused distrust among residents of Chechnya. A marriage against will is not uncommon in Northern Caucasus, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Rally in front of ‘Rustavi-2’ building. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
22:37, 18 July 2019
Residents of Georgia come out to action in support of "Rustavi-2"
In case of a change in the owner of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company, residents of Georgia are at risk of losing access to objective information on the situation in the country, participants of the action held at the building of the TV Company have voiced out their concerns today.
19:06, 18 July 2019
ECtHR agrees to return "Rustavi-2" to Kibar Khalvashi
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized as legitimate the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Georgia to transfer the assets of the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel to Kibar Khalvashi, the former owner of the TV Company. The businessman himself promised not to interfere in the editorial policy of the TV Channel, but threatened to dismiss Nika Gvaramiya from the position of general director.
Combat positions in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
18:48, 18 July 2019
Azerbaijani soldier wounded on border with Armenia
The Armenian armed forces shelled the Azerbaijani positions with large-calibre weapons and wounded soldier Djeikhun Bairamov, the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan reports today.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure
18:31, 18 July 2019
Nikol Pashinyan criticizes protesters in Ijevan
13 people are detained and other six are left under recognizance not to leave on suspicion of disorderly conduct and an attack on law enforcers in Ijevan, investigators report today. The Armenian Prime Minister has called the demands of the protesters unreasonable.
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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.