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Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
18:24, 31 July 2017
Georgian MoJ head hopes for Saakashvili’s extradition by Ukraine
Thea Tsulukiani, the head of the Georgian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has expressed her hope that Ukrainian authorities will launch the procedure of Mikhail Saakashvili’s extradition to Georgia as soon as he returns to Ukraine. Ms Tsulukiani has reminded that Georgia requested Saakashvili’s extradition from Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.
Grozny during May Day celebrations. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
16:51, 31 July 2017
"LGBT Network": dozens of homosexuals killed by their relatives in Chechnya
In Chechnya, people of non-traditional sexual orientation are severely beaten and killed by their relatives with the complete connivance of the authorities and by their direct orders. This was claimed in a report prepared by the "Russian LGBT Network" in cooperation with Elena Milashina, a special reported of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
11:56, 31 July 2017
"Novaya Gazeta" proves extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
The newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" has got copies of the photo tables from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with the data on detention of people who allegedly fell victim to extrajudicial execution. According to the "Novaya Gazeta", 14 of the detainees were killed.
Alexei Sizonovich. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
11:41, 31 July 2017
Alexei Sizonovich sentenced to 12 years in prison
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced a 61-year-old Ukrainian citizen, accused of plotting a terror act in the Rostov Region, to 12 years imprisonment in a penal colony and a fine.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
11:31, 31 July 2017
Rights defenders: Chechnya develops MMA to promote Kadyrov's regime
When commenting on the interview of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to journalist David Scott, rights defenders Svetlana Gannushkina and Valery Borschov associated the Ramzan Kadyrov's attention to sport with the desire to strengthen his power.
FSB agent. Photo: RFE/RL
10:38, 31 July 2017
Suspected attacker on Budyonnovsk detained in Grozny
A suspected member of a unit led by field commander Shamil Basaev has been detained 22 years after the terror act. This has been reported today by a source from the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya.
Besik Dugashvili. Photo: https://spektrnews.in.ua/img/2017/07/616/61664.jpg
08:32, 31 July 2017
Author of political caricatures disappears in Georgia
Staff members from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia try to locate Besik Dugashvili, an artist and cartoonist, who disappeared after his farewell message on Facebook.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
07:34, 31 July 2017
On July 24-30, 2017, two persons suffered in conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 24-30, 2017, two persons were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No killed were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Martarkert District of Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
13:21, 30 July 2017
Azerbaijani soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone
This morning, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accused the Armenian side of 140 violations of the ceasefire. According to the Azerbaijani MoD, not only the combat positions, but four villages were also subjected to intensive bombardment, civilian objects, crops and personal property of local residents were also affected by shelling.
According to Mikhail Saakashvili, this is what his signature looks like. Photo from personal Facebook account of Mikhail Saakashvili.
09:48, 30 July 2017
Mikhail Saakashvili claims forged signature in application for Ukrainian citizenship
Mikhail Saakashvili has claimed that he did not fill out and did not sign an application form made public by a representative of the Petro Poroshenko's Bloc, by which an MP justified the decision of Petro Poroshenko to deprive the former Georgian President of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Response of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for North Ossetia to the official request on Maryam Kachmazova filed by the "Caucasian Knot". Fragment of scanned copy.
08:47, 30 July 2017
North Ossetian MIA denies Maryam Kachmazova's involvement in terrorism
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia has no data that Maryam Kachmazova, a native of North Ossetia, deported from Italy to Russia, and her husband Ali Bambataliev are involved in terrorist activities. This was informed by the North Ossetian MIA in response to the official request of the "Caucasian Knot".
Packages from Russian Post parcels found in Rostov-on-Don. Screenshot of video record posted on Youtube by resident who had found it.
07:42, 30 July 2017
Over 250 Rostov Region residents complain about theft of parcels in Russian Post
In Rostov-on-Don, staff members of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) helped to prepare complaints for 255 citizens who claimed the loss of their parcels after reports on disclosure of mail theft.
05:50, 30 July 2017
Advocate to seek cancellation of verdict to Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava
Advocate Ivan Pavlov, who represents the interests of Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava, sentenced for high treasury and pardoned by the Russian President, have announced the intention to continue seeking the complete cancellation of the verdict.
20:15, 29 July 2017
Suspect of killing Nazran resident detained
Law enforcers have detained a 32-year-old local resident suspected of killing a man in Nazran, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru
18:47, 29 July 2017
Victor Zolotov heads anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus
The Russian President has ordered Victor Zolotov, Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops (known as “Natsgvardia”), to head the anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus and to involve power agents, employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and the Armed Forces in counterterrorist operations.
A penal colony. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
17:55, 29 July 2017
Sochi women convicted for treason pardoned by Russian President
Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Janjgava, convicted for state treason after sending SMS-messages to Georgia, have been exempted from serving their sentences by respective presidential decrees.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_456240512%2Fphotos279938622
17:19, 29 July 2017
Court pronounces verdict in case on attempt to assassinate Ramzan Kadyrov
In the case on an attempted assassination of the Chechen leader, the Gudermes City Court has sentenced each of three defendants Aziz Alviev, Beslan Zakaraev, and Shamkhan Magomadov to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony. This was stated by a source from the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic.
Kadyrov's message on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXFopJLnKt5/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
14:32, 29 July 2017
Kadyrov worried about check of Chechen young women's passports in Voronezh
Investigators began to check the lawfulness for the actions of the Voronezh policemen, who on July 27 demanded from two Chechen women to produce their documents and who detained their father and brother. The leader of Chechnya has also requested the Voronezh regional authorities to react to the incident.
Traces from shelling. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot"
13:43, 29 July 2017
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 180 bombardments per week
On July 23-29, the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 180 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.
12:09, 29 July 2017
Armenian soldier injured on Azerbaijani border
Soldier Arthur Mairanyan was wounded at the positions in the Tavush Region of Armenia. This was reported by the deputy head of the Paravakar village.
News
Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

Investigators announced a criminal case against Karapetyan's supporters detained outside the court.

Samvel Karapetyan's house arrest has been extended for three months.

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.