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Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from video posted by BBC News – Russian service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp65fNM4Mj8
11:47, 16 August 2019
After dispute about Imam Shamil, Kadyrov intensifies efforts of his father's heroization
Ramzan Kadyrov has told Chechens from Jordan about the exceptional role of his father in ending the war and his conversation with Putin. The new efforts to glorify Kadyrov Senior have been caused by a dispute about the person of Imam Shamil, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
11:34, 16 August 2019
Representatives of Azerbaijani Ombudsperson visit Gazaryan
Employees of the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan have visited the Armenian soldier, Araik Gazaryan, who was detained on the frontline on August 12. According to the Ombudsperson's press service, the soldier had no complaints about his custody conditions and treatment.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
01:06, 16 August 2019
Ingush SC would not reconsider judgement on MPs' lawsuit to Parliament
Today, the Collegium of the Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has dismissed the complaint of a group of republic's MPs, who disputed the outcomes of the voting on the bill on the border with Chechnya.
Iya Kitsmarishvili. Screenshot from 1tv video: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/ija-kicmarishvili-obratilas-v-sud-za-vozrashheniem-30-akcij-rustavi-2/
00:55, 16 August 2019
Widow of co-founder of "Rustavi-2" demands to stop sale of TV Company
Iya Kitsmarishvili, the widow of one of the founders of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company, has called on the court to promptly consider and satisfy her lawsuit and return the stake in company to her. Meanwhile, Paata Saliya, the advocate of Kibar Khalvashi, asserts that his client is the legal owner of the TV Company and has the right to sell its shares.
Ikram Ragimov. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/journalist-ikram-rahimov-released-from-jail/
22:09, 15 August 2019
Azerbaijani authorities admit Ikram Ragimov's hunger strike
The Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service has confirmed that the journalist, Ikram Ragimov is on a hunger strike. At the same time, a source from the Service has noted that Ragimov has no problems with his health. However, his relatives state his exhaustion.
Aslan Khugaev. Screenshot from video posted by Rajdian https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=IcQ_xHJScJ8
21:35, 15 August 2019
Investigator in Tskaev's case tells about practice of torture in law enforcement bodies
Law enforcers are applying physical violence to detainees, if they fail to get confessions through psychological pressure, said Aslan Khugaev, who investigated the death of Vladimir Tskaev.
Serviceman with a white flag at the combat line. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
18:59, 15 August 2019
Red Cross starts negotiations to meet Araik Gazaryan
Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) started negotiations with the Azerbaijani authorities concerning a meeting with Karabakh soldier Araik Gazaryan. Network users do not believe the version, according to which the soldier voluntary joined the side of Azerbaijan.
Participants of protest rally in front of the Armenian government building. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:48, 15 August 2019
In Yerevan, protesters criticize Amulsar's examination results
Today, in Armenia, participants of a protest rally held in front of the government building, have claimed that investigators had provided incorrect results of the environmental impact assessment of the Amulsar mine, and the examination itself was incomplete. The activists demanded a personal meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to present their own research results to him.
FSB agent. Photo: RIA Novosti archive, photo #421316 / Andrei Stenin / CC-BY-SA 3.0
15:00, 15 August 2019
"Legal Initiative": law enforcers pursue human rights defenders in Caucasus
On August 14, the Moscow office of the "Legal Initiative" was searched. Law enforcers explained it by their interest in another organization located in the same building. However, law enforcers photographed passports of employees of the "Legal Initiative" and asked them questions about the NGO's activities in Northern Caucasus, the human rights defenders reported.
Tavysh Region of Armenia bordering the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
14:44, 15 August 2019
Azerbaijan reports control over new territory on border with Armenia
Azerbaijani border guards took up new positions on the neutral section of the border with Armenia in the Gazakh District. The change of control over border sections on the contact line of troops is a "routine," the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia responds.
Online demonstration in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of action’s Instagram page, http://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/демонстрациязасвободуабдулмумуна
14:33, 15 August 2019
Gadjiev's colleagues file new 27 notifications on actions in his support
Friends and colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), submitted 27 more notifications to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan about holding public actions in his support. The activists are ready to hold a rally even at an offshore abandoned workshop of the "Dagdiesel" plant, states Arsen Magomedov, an initiator of the action.
Banner of opponents of the development of the Amulsar field. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:34, 15 August 2019
March against mining gold at Amulsar Mine held in Armenia
An international expert group has concluded that environmental risks are minimal from operating the Amulsar gold deposit in Armenia. After that, more than 500 residents of the city of Jermuk held an action protesting against such a conclusion.
Cairo. Photo: Jorge Láscar, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66239382
11:24, 15 August 2019
Relatives of Ingush students arrested in Egypt state authorities' inaction
Russian officials and diplomats are doing nothing to release the four Ingush students kept in an Egyptian prison for a year now. Their health condition has strongly deteriorated, the wife of one of the students has stated.
11:13, 15 August 2019
Mother of the girl beaten up in Ingushetia demands to return her
The biological mother of the girl from Ingushetia, who has suffered from beatings, hired an advocate aiming to return the child to her family. Guardianship authorities are seeking to deprive the girl's father and mother of their parental rights, the republic's Children Ombudsperson has stated.
08:23, 15 August 2019
Armenian investigators deny Azerbaijan's version of traces of beatings on Gazaryan's body
Prior to crossing the border with Azerbaijan, the Armenian soldier, Araik Gazaryan, had no bodily injuries, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has stated.
Nika Gvaramiya. Photo: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B7_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B7%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87#/media/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Nika_Gvaramia,_Director_General_of_Rustavi_2_(44851964644).jpg
08:11, 15 August 2019
Tbilisi court rejects Gvaramiya's appeal against bail judgement
The Tbilisi Court of Appeal has found the judgement of the lower instance court about a bail as the freedom restriction measure for Nika Gvaramiya, a former director general of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company, accused of embezzlement.
21:48, 14 August 2019
Azerbaijani journalist hunger-striking in SIZO needs doctors' help
The state of health of Ikram Ragimov, who is on a hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has deteriorated sharply, he was transferred to the medical unit of the SIZO, his close relative has informed today.
Imam Shamil. Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Imam_Shamil#/media/File:Die_Gartenlaube_(1860)_b_409.jpg
21:38, 14 August 2019
Dispute about Imam Shamil provokes new reproaches to Kadyrov
After the publication of a fragment of Ruslan Kurbanov's interview with Ramzan Kadyrov, some social network users refused to accept Kadyrov's explanations of his words about residents of Dagestan. Authors of many comments rebuked Kadyrov for protracting the public discussion about Imam Shamil.
Ruslan Kurbanov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0sdXdYnFvp/
18:04, 14 August 2019
Ruslan Kurbanov makes public details of his visit to Ramzan Kadyrov
Today, Dagestani journalist Ruslan Kurbanov has reported that during an interview in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about his attitude to Imam Shamil and "button heroes." The journalist made public a fragment of the interview with Ramzan Kadyrov.
Action in support of the Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, July 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
17:46, 14 August 2019
Dagestani MoJ: actions of Gadjiev's supporters banned because of terror act threat
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan refused to sanction 23 rallies and one demonstration which organizers of the rallies wanted to hold in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik"(Draft). Among the reasons for the refusal, the Dagestani MoJ mentioned the possibility of a terror act. The initiators of the actions will go to court to challenge the answers received from the Dagestani MoJ, reported advocate Arsen Magomedov.
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Security forces found grenades and cartridges in the house of a resident of Ingushetia.

Idris Zyazikov's uncle achieved his return home

Idris Zyazikov's relatives achieved his examination in Moscow

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.