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17:14, 25 August 2017
Seven Ingush residents convicted for attacking power agents
The court has sentenced seven residents of Ingushetia to long prison terms, finding them guilty of involvement in the armed underground.
Mosul. Iraq. Photo by the user European Commission DG ECHO https://www.flickr.com
15:30, 25 August 2017
Chechen fauthorities announce return of five Dagestani children from Iraq
Five children from Dagestan, brought to Iraq and Syria by their parents, are returning by plane from Baghdad to Grozny. This has been reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Vienna. Austria. Photo by the user Alexander Russy https://www.flickr.com/
14:21, 25 August 2017
Nine Chechen natives detained in Austria
Detained natives of Chechnya are accused of creating a criminal organization, fraud, arson, extortion, and illegal trafficking in weapons and drugs. The police began to suspect them after the detention of Caucasian natives in February. This was reported by the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Mekhman Aliev. Photo: RFE/RL
14:20, 25 August 2017
Mekhman Aliev charged under three articles of Azerbaijani Criminal Code
In Baku, Mekhman Aliev, the director of the news agency "Turan", has been formally charged, including of illegal entrepreneurship. Mekhman Aliev has been sent to court for pronouncement of a pre-trial restriction measure, reported advocate Fuad Agaev.
The bus after the fall into the Kerch Strait. Photo http://www.kerch.com.ru/articleview.aspx?id=68375
12:43, 25 August 2017
Accident near Temryuk becomes eighth major road accident with a bus in Kuban in 2017
In the Krasnodar Territory, the today's road accident has been preceded by at least seven major road accidents involving buses. As a result of seven accidents which occurred since early 2017, four persons were killed and 54 others were injured.
OMON (riot police) fighters in the Georgian national centre "Zolotoe Runo" in the Central District of Chelyabinsk. Photo https://lentachel.ru/news/2017/08/25/omon-prishel-v-gruzinskiy-tsentr-ne-dlya-togo-chtoby-poobedat.html
11:22, 25 August 2017
Law enforcers search Georgian national centre in Chelyabinsk
This morning, in the Central District of Chelyabinsk, a search has been held in the Georgian national centre "Zolotoe Runo" with the support of OMON (riot police) fighters. This was reported by the administration of the National Guard of Russia for the Chelyabinsk Region, the "Interfax" reports.
Mekhman Aliev, director of the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" / http://www.bbc.com/russian/news-41038484
10:28, 25 August 2017
Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" announces suspension of its activities
On September 1, staff members of the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" will stop their activities in connection with the criminal investigation against the news agency and its director.
09:17, 25 August 2017
Iowa recognizes the Armenian Genocide
Iowa has become the 47th US state that condemned the genocide of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire.
Kaspiisk, Dagestan. Photo https://dagstolica.ru/dagestan/48-kaspiisk.html
08:47, 25 August 2017
Kaspiisk to host European Wrestling Championship in 2018
At a meeting of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Bureau held in Paris, it was decided to grant the right to host the European Championships to Dagestan. The dates of the tournament have not been announced yet.
A temporary accommodation centre at school No. 22 in Rostov. Rostov-on-Don, August 23, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for "Caucasian Knot"
07:05, 25 August 2017
Rostov residents find rescuers’ reaction to fire belated (+video)
Fire-fighters were late to arrive to central Rostov-on-Don; they had not enough water to fight the fire, local residents report; however, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) asserts that they were on time.
Boxwood forests destroyed by the "boxwood pyralid moths". Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
04:58, 25 August 2017
Kuban Ministry for Natural Resources calls on volunteers to help save boxwood forests
In the Krasnodar Territory, the regional Ministry for Natural Resources has addressed local residents and environmental organizations with a request to help in the fight against butterflies destroying relic boxwood forests.
19:46, 24 August 2017
"Radio Liberty": two natives of Dagestan detained in case of massacre in Surgut
In Surgut, at least 10 people are detained on suspicion of involvement in an attack on passers-by on August 19. Two natives of Dagestan, who knew Arthur Gadjiev, were accused of complicity in the terror act, the "Radio Liberty" reports with reference to its sources.
Mekhman Aliev. Photo http://minval.az
18:10, 24 August 2017
"Turan" director detained in Azerbaijan
Mekhman Aliev, the director of the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan", has been detained in Baku in the case of abuse of power and tax evasion.
Pilgrims in the Jamaraat building during the ritual of throwing pebbles at the walls. Photo © Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresensky
15:44, 24 August 2017
First groups of Azerbaijani pilgrims go to Hajj
Today, the first 360 pilgrims from Azerbaijan on two planes flew from Baku to Saudi Arabia. In total, 900 people will go to the Hajj from Azerbaijan, the Caucasus Muslims Office reported.
Law enforcers show the militants' flag found at the site of the special operation in the village of Psedakh. August 23, 2017. Photo http://nac.gov.ru
14:54, 24 August 2017
Yunus-Bek Evkurov calls house in Psedakh the last base of Ingush militants
The Ingush leader has stated if investigators confirm the men killed in the village Psedakh were members of the Malgobek militant grouping, then it is possible to talk about the victory of the law enforcement agencies over organizations of militants in Ingushetia.
One of the burnt houses in Griboedovsky Lane. Rostov-On-Don, August 24, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for "Caucasian Knot"
14:09, 24 August 2017
Rostov residents redirect request to cancel City Day to President Putin
Authors of an appeal to the Governor of the Rostov Region, who demanded to re-allocate money for the celebrations of the City Day to fire victims, readdressed the petition to the Russian President. The city residents share with the fire victims items of clothes and food products.
A police officer in Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for "Caucasian Knot"
12:45, 24 August 2017
Residents of Chechnya trust complaints of torture in Krasnaya Turbina
In Grozny, the trial in the case against two residents of the Krasnaya Turbina village, accused of an attempt to leave for Syria, is widely discussed in Chechnya. Local residents sympathize with their fellow countrymen.
The Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov at the meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Commission in the Malgobek District. Photo http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/glava_ingushetii_provel_vneplanovoe_zasedanie_antiterroristicheskoy_komissii_v_malgobekskom_rayone/
09:19, 24 August 2017
Yunus-Bek Evkurov demands to find accomplices of killed militants
It is necessary to find people who built a bunker in the house which accommodated militants who were killed on August 23. This was announced by the Ingush leader. He has called on residents of the republic to inform the authorities about plans to accommodate strangers.
Tamara Mearakishvili. Photo: http://novost.ge
05:59, 24 August 2017
AI: prosecution of Tamara Mearakishvili grossly violates right to freedom of expression
The authorities of South Ossetia have detained activist Tamara Mearakishvili, who criticize them in social networks, and accused her of defamation. This is a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression, stated the human rights organization "Amnesty International".
Tamara Mearakishvili. Photo: RFE/RL
03:10, 24 August 2017
In South Ossetia, investigators reject pressure on activist Tamara Mearakishvili
Activist Tamara Mearakishvili is not subjected to pressure from investigators in the case of defamation. This was stated by an investigator from the Prosecutor's Office for the Leningor District in South Ossetia.
News
Residents of Parakar demanded that the family of Volodya Grigoryan, accused of murdering him, be evicted from the community.

Investigators have requested the arrest of two of Karapetyan's supporters.

Two parties have announced their lists for the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

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.