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Alik Shebzukhov. Photo http://sport.mos.ru/presscenter/news/detail/3777523.html
11:35, 26 July 2017
KBR’s wrestler from wins European Championship
During the European Junior Freestyle Wrestling Championship, Alik Shebzukhov, an athlete from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has won the first place in the weight category of up to 85 kilograms.
A refugee camp. Syria. Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation
11:10, 26 July 2017
US pledges to provide aid to Syrian refugees in Armenia
Armenia will receive financial assistance from the United States to support Syrian refugees. An appropriate law was adopted by the House Committee on Appropriations Committee of the United States House of Representatives.
Arkady Akopyan. Photo: Diana Khachatryan https://memohrc.org/monitorings/svidetel-akopyan
07:59, 26 July 2017
In Arkady Akopyan's case, prosecution witnesses expose themselves, advocate asserts
In the Prokhladnensky District Court, two witnesses testified at the trial in the case against Arkady Akopyan, the former chief of the local organization of Jehovah's Witnesses (banned in Russia). They said that they heard Arkady Akopyan delivering an extremist speech.
Screenshot from the film "House of Others", directed by Rusudan Glurdjidze. Photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTwQXYUkhw0&feature=youtu.be&t=47s
06:32, 26 July 2017
Film from Georgia wins two prizes at festival in Croatia
The film "House of Others", a debut work by director Rusudan Glurdjidze, was awarded prizes at the film festival held in the Croatian city of Pula. The film described a story of two families during the civil war in Georgia.
Karo Egnukyan. Photo http://hayastannews.com/news/82865.html
23:54, 25 July 2017
ECtHR accepts complaint about arrest of Armenian activist Karo Egnukyan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to consider, as a matter of priority, the complaint about the arrest of the Armenian activist Karo Egnukyan, accused of assisting the “Sasna Tsrer” detachment.
23:35, 25 July 2017
Journalist Ani Ovannisyan sentenced to 1.5 years in prison
The Yerevan court has found Ani Ovannisyan, Director of the “Analitik” Press Club, guilty of extorting money from the MP Tigran Urikhanyan, but acquitted her from the episode of extorting money from the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) “VTB Bank Armenia”. Ms Ovannisyan was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment.
22:03, 25 July 2017
"Kavkaz.Realii": some ten residents of Chechnya detained for their correspondence in messengers
Detentions of Chechnya residents for their dialogues by means of messengers were conducted in the cities of Shali and Grozny in early July, the edition named "Kavkaz.Realii" reports referring to a local resident.
Protesters in the Derbent District of Dagestan. July 25, 2017. Photo: https://vk.com/myderbentplus?z=photo-108870974_456251980%2Fwall-108870974_306584
18:08, 25 July 2017
In Derbent District, police disperse residents’ action from four villages
In the Derbent District of Dagestan, residents of four villages demanded to find a new place for a landfill. They blocked the road to garbage trucks and were dispersed by policemen. The district authorities have announced that the landfill will be moved to another place.
Ruzanna Tuko. Photo from her Instagram
16:33, 25 July 2017
Villagers deny information about departure of Ruzanna Tuko's family from Takhtamukai
Family members of Ruzanna Tuko, who appeared to be in the centre of the scandal with the gold medal of her classmate, were not attacked by their fellow villagers. They still live in their native village, reported residents of the village of Takhtamukai.
The airport of Mineralnye Vody. Photo http://mvairport.ru/photo.php
13:32, 25 July 2017
Dagestani resident detained on suspicion of trying to join militants in Syria
At the airport of Mineralnye Vody, border guards took off a plane a resident of Dagestan, who planned to leave for Syria and join militants. This was reported by the Border Guard Department of the Russian FSB Department for Kabardino-Balkaria.
Malgobek, Ingushetia. Photo: Zastara https://ru.wikipedia.org
13:12, 25 July 2017
Disappeared Ingush people found
The police have located the whereabouts of two wanted residents of Malgobek. They were interrogated and given out to their relatives, the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
Marine Station in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
13:08, 25 July 2017
Federation Council approves introduction of resort fee in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories
The Senators of the Federation Council have approved the law adopted by the State Duma on introduction, in the test regime, in four Russian regions, including Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, of fees for using the resort infrastructure.
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov in the courtroom. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
12:32, 25 July 2017
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 6000 euros to Tamerlan Eskerkhanov
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found grounded the complaint filed by Tamerlan Eskerkhanov about the conditions of detention in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) during the investigation into the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.
Foreign journalists arrived in Chechnya. Photo https://chechnyatoday.com/content/view/304272%27
11:58, 25 July 2017
About 20 foreign journalists arrive in Chechnya
About 20 media representatives from China, Japan, Georgia, Tajikistan, France, and other countries are planning to visit iconic sites in Chechnya and meet Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the guests, they want to destroy stereotypes about Chechnya.
Traces of shelling. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 25 July 2017
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Chinari village
On July 20, the Azerbaijani shelling of the village of Chinari in the Tavush District damaged a kindergarten building and resulted in destruction and damage to the local residents' property. A minor avoided the death. This was stated by the Investigating Committee for Armenia.
Literature of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Photo: RFE/RL
09:52, 25 July 2017
Sociologists report Russian citizens' attitude to ban of Jehovah's Witnesses
More than three-quarters of Russian citizens who heard about the organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses support the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to ban them. This was found out by experts from the All-Russian Centre for the Study of Public Opinion (known as VTsIOM) and the "Levada Centre".
A protest action held by residents of the villages of Khalimbekaul and Kumukh in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan against the prolonged absence of water. July 24, 2017. Photo https://chernovik.net
08:40, 25 July 2017
Local residents succeed in rallying for bringing water to two Dagestani villages
After a protest action held by residents of the villages of Khalimbekaul and Kumukh in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan against the prolonged absence of water, the authorities organized temporary supply of water. The head of the district has assured the protesters that the steps to solve problem are being made.
Sochi Olympic Park. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for "Caucasian Knot"
06:53, 25 July 2017
AIBA decides to hold 2019 World Cup in Sochi
The right to host the 2019 World Boxing Championship was claimed by India, Ukraine, Thailand and Turkey. However, the executive committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) decided to hold the championship in Sochi.
Faig Amirov. Photo: RFE/RL
01:41, 25 July 2017
Faig Amirov sentenced to imprisonment
Faig Amirov, the financial director of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Azadlyg", is found guilty of inciting interreligious hostility and tax evasion.
22:58, 24 July 2017
HRC "Memorial": 13 Chechnya residents from "execution list" detained by law enforcers
Power agents have detained 13 residents of Chechnya from the so-called "execution list", published by the Novaya Gazeta in the article on extrajudicial executions. Relatives know nothing about their fate, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
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Lyudmila Shchekoldina's family greets her after leaving the prison colony. A still from a video from a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (396 Russian Jehovah's Witness organizations have been designated as extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court order). A Jehovah's Witness* from Kuban has been released from prison.

Three houses were damaged in Yeysk during a drone attack.

The seaport in Yeysk was attacked by drones.

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.