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Igor Nagavkin. Photo: http://gulagu.net/news/10001.html
01:46, 30 August 2017
Advocate reports deterioration of Igor Nagavkin's health in SIZO
The health state of rights defender Igor Nagavkin, who on August 8 declared indefinite hunger strike in the Butyrka SIZO (pre-trial prison), worsened. This was reported by his advocate.
Rally in support of the railwaymen near the building of the railway department in Tbilisi, August 29, 2017. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot.
22:02, 29 August 2017
Doctors’ help needed to Tbilisi hunger-striker
Employees of the Georgian Railways continue hunger-striking in Tbilisi. Doctors provided help to activist Ilya Lezhava; another hunger-striker was prohibited to continue the protest.
Sacrificial animals for Kurban Bayram holiday. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
20:28, 29 August 2017
Circassian activists call to help Syrian repatriates during Kurban Bayram
Activists of the public organization “Ochag” (Hearth) are raising funds to congratulate Syrian Circassians on the Kurban Bayram holiday.
Burned down yard in Krasny Khutor, Volgograd Region, August 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot.
18:31, 29 August 2017
Authorities report payments to 45 families of fire victims in Volgograd Region
Each of 45 families affected by the fires in the Volgograd Region was paid one-time social compensation in the amount of 10,000-50,000 roubles. This was reported by the authorities for the Volgograd Region.
Kaspiysk, Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Shangreev, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
18:04, 29 August 2017
Suspected attacker on law enforcers in Kaspiysk detained
A resident of Kaspiysk has been detained on suspicion of involvement in an attack on law enforcers at a gas station, during which one staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) was killed and another was wounded.
17:17, 29 August 2017
A video of house undermining in Khasavyurt posted on YouTube
Today, a video published on YouTube has shown the moment of detonation of a house in Khasavyurt, where, according to law enforcers, improvised explosive devices (IED) were discovered.
Mosul, Iraq. Photo: The U.S. Army https://www.flickr.com
15:45, 29 August 2017
Chechen and Dagestani residents ask rights defenders to help return children from Iraq
On August 28, Alexander Mukomolov, a member of the presidential Human Rights Council (HRC), the chairman of the permanent commission for civil participation in peacekeeping and human rights protection in Northern Caucasus, met residents of Chechnya and Dagestan, whose grandchildren and nephews had been found in Iraq and Syria.
Mekhman Aliev, head of Turan news agency. Photo: http://m.minval.az/news/123716179
15:02, 29 August 2017
158 people put on updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Today, a working group, consisting of Azerbaijani rights defenders, NGO activists, and lawyers has released the list of political prisoners. It includes new names of journalists, including Mekhman Aliev, the director of the Turan news agency. The activists keep monitoring cases against other six persons.
Nikolai Alekseev. Photo: RFE/RL
13:34, 29 August 2017
Novorossiysk Mayor's Office refuses to sanction LGBT actions
The authorities of Novorossiysk have not allowed Nikolai Alekseev, a founder of the Moscow gay parade, to hold rallies and marches to prevent the LGBT propaganda among minors. This has been reported today by the city administration.
12:48, 29 August 2017
In Grozny, explosion occurred for training purposes, law enforcers report
This morning, in Grozny, an explosion occurred after a series of shots, eyewitnesses report. A large number of law enforcers were accumulated at the place of the incident, and they told local residents about training exercises.
Site of fire. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
09:23, 29 August 2017
Governor Bocharov informed Putin about detention of man suspected of arsons
One man suspected of causing fires in the Volgograd Region has confessed to the crime, and the second suspect has been identified. This was reported by Governor Andrei Bocharov to the Russian President.
Mukhmad Askhabov. Photo: https://capost.media/news/policy/obzor-za-nedelyu-strasti-na-severnom-kavkaze-ne-utikhayut/
08:36, 29 August 2017
Relatives not aware of any threats to MP Mukhmad Askhabov before his murder
People who shelled in Chechnya Mukhmad Askhabov, a member of the Chechen Parliament, were travelling in a black foreign-made car. This was reported by the investigative bodies. According to relative of the deceased MP, during his lifetime he did not receive any threats.
Natiq Jafarli. Photo: https://ru.sputnik.az
06:41, 29 August 2017
Criminal case against Natiq Jafarli closed
In Azerbaijan, the criminal case instituted against Natiq Jafarli, the executive secretary of the movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), has been closed.
Mekhman Aliev. Photo: http://minval.az
05:35, 29 August 2017
Turan team reports problems in news agency because of Mekhman Aliev's arrest
The consideration of the appeal against the arrest of Mekhman Aliev, the director of the Turan news agency, is scheduled for August 30. The news agency will have to stop its activities since September 1. This was reported by journalists from the Turan news agency.
00:29, 29 August 2017
Men killed in attack on law enforcers in Kaspiysk identified
Two men killed in an attack on policemen in Kaspiysk have been preliminary identified as 19-year-old Islam Abusalimov and Islam Polatov.
21:56, 28 August 2017
North-Ossetian "Communists of Russia" stop hunger strike
Today, the Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the decision of the Stavropol Territorial Court to remove the "Communists of Russia" Party from the parliamentary elections in North Ossetia.
Special operation in the outskirts of Khasavyurt, August 28, 2017. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
20:00, 28 August 2017
NAC reports two killed militants in Khasavyurt
During the armed clash in the outskirt of Khasavyurt, two members of the "Khasavyurt" militant grouping were killed; and also two power agents perished, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia reports.
18:19, 28 August 2017
Islamic State* takes responsibility for attack in Dagestan
The Islamic State (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia, has taken responsibility for the attack on policemen at a fuelling station in Dagestan, where one policeman was killed, and another one was wounded and hospitalized.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo: Magomed Aliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru
14:40, 28 August 2017
Law enforcer killed in shootout in Khasavyurt outskirt
Today, during a special operation in the village of Balyut in the Khasavyurt District, law enforcers have encountered a group of suspected militants from the Khasavyurt grouping. A shootout occurred, during which a law enforcer was killed. Another law enforcer was wounded.
Car of the "Communists of Russia" near the headquarters where the hunger strike takes place, Vladikavkaz, August 23, 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot.
14:07, 28 August 2017
Hunger-striker from "Communists of Russia" stops his protest
The head of the Digora District Committee of the "Communists of Russia" Party has explained his decision to stop his hunger strike against the removal of his party from the elections in North Ossetia by the need to work. The two remaining women hunger-strikers informed the "Caucasian Knot" about the deterioration of their health.
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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.