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08:21, 26 July 2018
Political analysts forecast fight on corruption after election of the head of Dagestan
The political will to combat Dagestani corruption originates from the Kremlin, but it is not known to what extent this process will continue if Vladimir Vasiliev is elected the head of the republic, political analysts and journalists believe.
Claude Heller. Photo: REUTERS/Chip East
08:19, 26 July 2018
UN CaT points to human rights violations in Northern Caucasus
The situation in Northern Caucasus is a matter of serious concern: extrajudicial executions, torture, kidnappings are fixed there but remain non-investigated, Claude Heller, a member of the UN Committee against Torture (CaT), has stated. Russian human rights defenders have called on the UN to pay special attention to human rights violations in Chechnya.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
21:43, 25 July 2018
Oyub Titiev's defence in Chechnya has chance to prove case falsification
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has satisfied the complaint of the defence of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asking to check the records of bout the examination of the DVRs (digital video recorders) installed along the Oyub's path on the day of his detention.
Kurban Kurbanov. Photo from the official website of the Makhachkala City Urban Okrug https://www.mkala.ru/
21:43, 25 July 2018
Sources report detention of Makhachkala Deputy Mayor
Kurban Kurbanov, the Deputy Makhachkala Mayor and the head of the department of architecture and town-planning, has been detained.
Tarkhan Batirashvili (Abu Umar al-Shishani). Photo http://www.chechensinsyria.com/?page_id=21362#jp-carousel-21342
17:20, 25 July 2018
Umar al-Shishani's brother killed in Syria
Tamaz Batirashvili, an elder brother of Tarkhan Batirashvili, one of the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, died in the warfare in Syria. This was reported by residents of the Pankisi Gorge.
17:17, 25 July 2018
Azerbaijan: suspected organizer of assassination attempt on Ganja Mayor shot dead
The suspect was killed at detention, Azerbaijani law enforcement sources report.
13:51, 25 July 2018
Three people suffer from explosion in Armenian capital
The victims of a blast in the glass-making shop have been taken to hospital, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.
Military exercises in Armenia. Photo: Radio Azatutyun (RFE/RL)
13:51, 25 July 2018
Political analysts treat exercises of Russian soldiers in Armenia as routine ones
The large-scale exercises at the military base in Armenia are a planned event of the summer training schedule of the Russian Army, but not an indication of their preparation for an aggravation in the Karabakh conflict zone, experts believe.
An Adyghe language lesson. Photo: Anna Zagumennova / Sovetskaya Adygeya http://sovetskaya-adygeya.ru/index.php/stati/14385-adygejskij-yazyk-eshche-ne-pozdno
11:48, 25 July 2018
In NCFD regions, activists criticize amendments to law on native languages
The amendments to the second reading have not changed the original meaning of the bill on native languages, which still contains the principle for voluntary study of the national languages of the peoples of Russia. This was announced by activists from North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Ingushetia.
11:48, 25 July 2018
A regular soldier killed in Armenia
A regular soldier of the Armenian army was fatally wounded to his head and died.
A law enforcer. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru
08:02, 25 July 2018
Orientalists explain motives for attacking policemen in Dagestan
The shelling of a police car in Dagestan was a local militants' attempt to remind about themselves about half a year after the previous attack; but this grouping has no direct links with the Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court. This is the opinion of the Orientalists Mikhail Roschin, Akhmet Yarlykapov and the political analyst Alexei Malashenko.
Vachagan Gazaryan after detention. Photo: screenshot of the video on NewsamChannel YouTube channel
08:02, 25 July 2018
Armenian ex-president's security chief released on bail of 2 million US dollars
The defence refused to name the person who pledged Vachagan Gazaryan, a former security chief of the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.
23:59, 24 July 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew obliges public employees to clean cemeteries
Public employees reported a large-scale subbotniks (Saturday voluntary work) in the territory of the cemeteries in the Kurchaloi District held on July 22. The subbotnik was the first such event organized after the appointment of Khamkhat Kadyrov the head of the district. Public employees reported that they were obliged to take part in the subbotnik.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
22:44, 24 July 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh treats the silence in conflict zone as unprecedented
The number of violations by Azerbaijan of the ceasefire regime has dramatically decreased, Levon Mnatsakanyan, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has stated. However, today the parties have exchanged threats of attacks on civilian objects.
22:44, 24 July 2018
Baku court leaves oppositionist Agil Magerramov in custody
The court in Baku has rejected the defence's motion to transfer Agil Magerramov, a member of the presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under house arrest. The defence intends to appeal against the refusal.
Ramazan Abdulatipov. Photo © the press service of the Dagestani head
17:24, 24 July 2018
Sources name new post of Ramazan Abdulatipov, ex-president of Dagestan
The former Dagestani head will now represent Russia's interests in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, sources report.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
16:41, 24 July 2018
Mother of Seda Dudurkaeva, detained in Turkey, reports her daughter's attempts to leave IS
A trial in the case against Seda Dudurkaeva, who was detained in Istanbul and who was a daughter of the former chief of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Department for Chechnya, is scheduled for mid-August, reported a detainee's mother. According to the woman, her daughter is kept in prison with two sons of 3.5 and 1.5 years old.
Poti. Photo: Nc tech3 https://ru.wikipedia.org
16:38, 24 July 2018
In Georgia, a policeman explains killing a suspect by self-defence
In Poti, a policeman is accused of abuse of authority after the man wounded by him died. The defence demanded to re-classify the case and pointed to the trauma got by the policeman during the detention of the suspected robber.
12:30, 24 July 2018
Ukrainian tourist found dead in Georgian mountains
The Ukrainian tourist who got lost on Tetnuldi Mount in Mestiya died.
Murat Gassiev's fans in Moscow. Photo by Alan Tskhurbayev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:29, 24 July 2018
Fans urge Gassiev to improve his boxing style
Despite his loss of the final fight of the World Boxing Super Series, Murat Gassiev was warmly greeted by hundreds of fans in Vladikavkaz. His fight with Oleksandr Usyk from Ukraine revealed boxing style weaknesses of the young Ossetian athlete; Gassiev needs experience of fighting with different rivals prior to passing over to the heavyweight category, his fans have noted.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Cherkessk City Court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/sudpress09/1776 The court agreed to transfer the defendants in the Kalimatov case from the Armavir pretrial detention center.

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.