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08:19, 23 August 2018
Tourist dies after lightning strike on Mount Elbrus
On Wednesday, August 22, two tourists suffered in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria from a lightning strike. One of them died in rescuers' hands; and his 35-year-old woman-companion was hospitalized.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:28, 22 August 2018
Residents of Chechnya tell about detentions of relatives of attackers on law enforcers
Law enforcers have detained relatives of the teens, who attacked policemen, and interrogated friends of the murdered young men, residents of Chechnya have stated. Users of social networks doubt the necessity to shot dead the attackers.
Vitaly Gabniya. Photo © Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaytsuk https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20180822/1024775889/vice-prezident-abxazii-zayavil-ob-otstavke.html
21:24, 22 August 2018
Vice-president of Abkhazia resigned after brawl
Vitaly Gabniya, a vice-president of Abkhazia, said that he leaves the post, having treated the brawl he took part in as an example of inefficiency of the republic's law enforcement system. He has also warned about a possible aggravation of the situation in Abkhazia.
The building of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo CC BY 2.0 / Mathieu Nivelles / Cour européenne des Droits de l'Homme à Strasbourg en décembre
17:59, 22 August 2018
Tbilisi demands from ECtHR to punish Russia for oppressing Georgians
In its complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Georgia has accused Russia of oppressing ethnic Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, paying special attention to the death of Gigi Otkhozoriya and Archil Tatunashvili.
Law enforcers during the special operation. Photo by Yuri Mukhin and Alexander Kolesnikov http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya
17:57, 22 August 2018
After attack in Chechnya, law enforcers detect IS cell in Norilsk
In the city of Norilsk, suspects in recruiting militants into the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court) were detained, the press service of the FSB Department Krasnoyarsk Territory has reported. The day before, on August 20, teenagers in Chechnya committed attacks on law enforcers.
A woman during the hostilities in Mosul (Iraq). March 1, 2017. Photo REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
13:16, 22 August 2018
Fate of a hundred Russian women-prisoners in Iraq became known
More than 100 Russian women, serving their sentences for assisting terrorists in Iraq, asked to help them to return to their homeland, said Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Ombudsperson.
13:13, 22 August 2018
Damnation of young militant's father reminds collective responsibility in Chechnya
The principle of collective responsibility, which is used by law enforcers in Chechnya in the fight against militants, is inefficient. This is written by the "Novaya Gazeta" in the comment on the damnation of the father of Magomed Musaev, a young man killed during the attack on policemen on August 20.
11:45, 22 August 2018
Social network users discuss beating up of Chechen woman in Kalmykia
Tabarik Dudaeva, a 46-year-old native of Chechnya, living in Kalmykia, filed a complained about beating. Users of social networks from Chechnya demanded to investigate the incident. A lot of users from Kalmykia apologized for the actions of their fellow countrymen.
A special operation. Photo by the National Anti-terrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru
11:42, 22 August 2018
Attack committed by teens in Chechnya shows improved tactics of IS attacks
Scientists engaged in oriental studies note that appeals of the IS (the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") were heard by Chechen teenagers who improved the tactics of solo attacks and organized a series of incidents.
08:18, 22 August 2018
General Mikael Arutyunyan declared wanted in Armenia
Mikael Arutyunyan, a former head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia, who left office after the "velvet revolution", was put on the wanted list under the case of the dispersal of protests in Yerevan in 2008. Narek Sargsyan, a nephew of the third president of Armenia, is also wanted.
Pilgrims in Mecca. Saudi Arabia. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
08:12, 22 August 2018
Pilgrim from Dagestan dies in Medina
A resident of Dagestan died of a stroke during a hajj in Saudi Arabia, Rushan Abbyasov, deputy chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia, has stated.
Law enforcers inspecting a car used in a series of attacks on police officers in Grozny. Screenshot of the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PJ1P7dsGY
08:07, 22 August 2018
Militants' attack in Chechnya occasions law enforcers to press youth
The series of attacks in Chechnya will be followed by a tough reaction of the authorities; and law enforcers make use of methods against young people that they practice against adults, rights defenders assert.
Angela Merkel. Photo Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky
21:34, 21 August 2018
Azerbaijan denies entry to Angela Merkel's delegation member
The Azerbaijani authorities have banned the entry into the country of Alberto Wailer, a member of the delegation of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku is ready to reconsider this decision, if the MP apologizes, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Residents of Chechnya celebrating the sacrifice holiday Kurban-Bairam. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:03, 21 August 2018
Residents of Chechnya note increase in spending for celebrating Kurban-Bairam
Today, Muslims celebrate the first day of the sacrifice holiday Kurban-Bairam. Residents of Chechnya tell about increased prices for sacrificial cattle. In their turn, the republic's authorities report about their help to the poor.
16:56, 21 August 2018
Teen wounded at self-explosion in Chechnya dies
The 17-year-old resident of Chechnya, detained after a self-explosion at the police post in the Shali District, has died in hospital, said a source from the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
On the troops contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo © SPUTNIK / ILYA PITALEV https://ru.sputnik-news.ee/news/20160402/976368.html
12:55, 21 August 2018
Azerbaijan blames Armenia for 79 bombardments during 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 79 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Special forces officers in Grozny. Photo: http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya
09:59, 21 August 2018
Social network users link teens' attack on law enforcers in Chechnya with Temirkhanov's death
Users of social networks have criticized the authorities' statements about the attack on policemen in Chechnya. Some have suggested that the attack is beneficial to the authorities, who thus can raise their rating after the death of Yusup Temirkhanov, convicted for killing Yuri Budanov.
09:58, 21 August 2018
Baku: policemen detain activists at protest action
Four activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained in Baku after their action against the ban for their detained comrades Ruslan Nasirli, Agil Magerramov and Babek Gasanov to meet their relatives.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov, RFE/RL, http://www.radioazadlyg.org/a/26639014.html
08:15, 21 August 2018
Rights defender Gyulyalyev could leave Azerbaijan
Ogtai Gyulyalyev, the coordinator of the Centre for Protecting Political Prisoners, has left Azerbaijan for Georgia after a six-year ban on leaving the country.
Armed special services officers in the center of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
08:12, 21 August 2018
Teens' attack in Chechnya confirms "Caucasian Knot" conclusion about underground's rejuvenation
The eldest of the five attackers on policemen in Chechnya is 18 years old, others are from 11 to 17 years old, a law enforcement source has stated. The age of the alleged militants has confirmed the trend revealed by the "Caucasian Knot" back in 2017: in Chechnya, young people are actively joining the armed underground.
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Three Ingushetia residents have been convicted of aiding militants.

An Ingushetia resident has been accused of organizing the financing of militants.

A prosecution witness in the case of Imam Tamaskhanov admitted to lying.

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.