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The North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo: RFE/RL
12:47, 23 August 2016
Trial in case of caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria postponed
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has postponed to September 6 the court hearing scheduled for today in the case of an attempt to create in Kabardino-Balkaria a caliphate with Sharia form of government. The court hearing was postponed, since defendants were not brought to Rostov-on-Don.
A tractor march in Kuban. Photo: https://twitter.com/melnichenko_va
11:42, 23 August 2016
Participant of Kuban farmers' protest claims being beaten by policemen
Truck driver Rustam Malamagomedov, detained in the Rostov Region after his arrival to support the protest of Kuban farmers, complains about force used by policemen against him.
Kuban farmers at the rally during their tractor march to Moscow. Photo: https://twitter.com/melnichenko_va
11:26, 23 August 2016
Kuban farmers decide to continue their tractor march to Moscow
Kuban farmers have decided not to go to Krasnodar to meet Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory. They intend to continue driving their tractor convoy to Moscow. This was reported by Alexei Volchenko, the leader of the movement "Polite Farmers".
Young men who in November 2015 set on fire a ziyart (mausoleum) on the tomb of Yangulbi-Khadji Dokhtukaev, a theologian revered in the republic. Photo http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/66542/
10:25, 23 August 2016
Four Chechen residents sentenced for setting ziyart on fire
In Chechnya, four young men who in November 2015 set on fire a ziyart (mausoleum) on the tomb of Yangulbi-Khadji Dokhtukaev, a theologian revered in the republic. The defendants were sentenced to 7-7.5 years of imprisonment.
Lamp-lighters from "Zamchalovskaya" mine with a poster at the protest action near the office of the "Kingcoal" company. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:10, 23 August 2016
In Rostov Region, miners go on hunger strike
On August 22, in the towns of Zverevo and Gukovo of the Rostov Region, 61 workers of the enterprises of the "Kingcoal" group of companies declared a continuous hunger strike. The protesters demand to pay off wage arrears.
A police officer. Photo https://www.yuga.ru/news/402485/
23:02, 22 August 2016
Residents of Chechnya report on ban on tezet for attackers killed in Moscow Region
In Chechnya, family members of Usman Murdalov and Sulim Israilov, killed in the Moscow Region, are not allowed to hold the ritual of their commemoration (tezet). This was reported by local residents. According to them, the family members of the killed men are interrogated by law enforcers.
The village of Mokok, Tsuntin District of Dagestan. Photo: Arsen Abdulaev http://odnoselchane.ru/
18:53, 22 August 2016
Tsuntin District put under emergency regime
The authorities of Dagestan have promised to provide financial assistance to victims of fire in the village of Mokok, Tsuntin District.
Agricultural equipment. Photo: Andrly Dubchak/RFE/RL
18:40, 22 August 2016
Kuban farmers blocked by police in Rostov Region
Policemen have blocked farmers and their vehicles in a roadside hotel in the Aksai District of Rostov Region, the participants of the tractor rally have stated. According to their version, after the pressure of the police and governmental officials, they decided to abandon the idea of protests.
Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Photo http://wrestdag.ru/
18:11, 22 August 2016
DWF welcomes Olympic results
The Dagestani wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev has won the expected gold medal, while the defeat of Bilal Makhov was a misfortune, but not a failure, the Dagestani Wrestling Federation (DWF) has stated. Milana Dadasheva, despite her early dropout, received an important experience for future performances, coaches believe.
Archaeologists demand money for the museumification of the Samosdelka settlement. August 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the
17:49, 22 August 2016
Archaeologists demand money for museumification Samosdelka settlement
The project of making a museum out of the Samosdelka settlement in Astrakhan Region is not realized because of a lack of funding, said archaeologist Dmitri Vasiliev. The project has been stopped due to sequestration of the budget of the regional targeted programme, local officials explain.
16:12, 22 August 2016
ECtHR accepts complaint on Akhmednabiyev’s murder
A complaint about the ineffective inquiry into the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, has passed the filter section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and has been registered, said the advocate of the injured party.
The Pervomaisk-Sergokala highway in the Kayakent District. Dagestan. Photo: Magaram Aliev http://odnoselchane.ru/
15:56, 22 August 2016
Power agents name owner of car blown up in Dagestan
The car belonged to Magomed Gadjiev, who earlier was accused of murdering Musa Alaudinov, a coach of the Makhachkala-based club "Gorets” (Highlander), but was acquitted. The remains found in the car could belong to Gadjiev, power agents suggest.
The rally of the "Sasna Tsrer" supporters. Iscription on a poster: "We are Sasna Tsrer! Freedom to the heroes! We demand resignation!" Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:26, 22 August 2016
CoA leaves "Sasna Tsrer" members under arrest
The Criminal Court of Appeal (CoA) of Armenia has upheld the arrest of the members of the organization "Sasna Tsrer", who had captured a police building in Yerevan.
A police officer. Photo http://haqqin.az/news/48774
12:07, 22 August 2016
In Georgia, seven persons detained on charge of plotting terror act on gas pipeline
In Georgia, seven persons were detained on the charge of involvement in plotting a terror act on the gas pipeline, supplying gas from Russia to Armenia.
Alkhas Kvitsiniya. Photo: © Sputnik. Tomas Tkhaytsuk http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20151021/1016042351.html
06:03, 22 August 2016
In Abkhazia, opposition accuses authorities of failure to comply with principal agreements
Raul Khadjimba has failed to fulfil all the point of the socio-political agreement, which was signed by candidates running for the presidency in 2014. This was stated by Alkhas Kvitsiniya, the leader of the "Amtsakhara" Party.
02:48, 22 August 2016
On August 15-21, 2016, at least one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 15-21, 2016, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded 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.
Maxim Shevchenko. Photo http://minval.az/news/123569089
19:11, 21 August 2016
Political analysts analyse idea of Ingush authorities to encourage village with best turnout
The idea of the authorities of Ingushetia to award the dwelling settlement, which will show the highest voter turnout at the forthcoming elections, with a new social facility, is able to stimulate voters’ activeness – this is the opinion of three out of five experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" experts.
A half-demolished house in the mountainous village of Makhuntseti in Adjaria. Photo by Yuliya Kasheta for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:01, 21 August 2016
Residents of Georgia pointed to shortcomings in the law on mountaineers’ support
The allowances and benefits provided for by the law "On Development of Mountain Districts" are insignificant, residents of such districts of Georgia assert. They are confident that in the first place the authorities should grant them the land ownership.
Protest rally of employees of the Volgograd Factory of Drilling Equipment, August 18, 2016. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:49, 20 August 2016
Employees of Volgograd factory demand indexation of unpaid wages
On August 18, a rally was held by employees of the Volgograd Factory of Drilling Equipment (known as the VZBT), organized by local Communists. According to organizers, the rally was 400 people strong.
Nazir Guliev. Photo: http://vzglyad.az/Глава_азербайджанского_НПО_погиб_-67774-xeber.html
16:05, 20 August 2016
Azerbaijani rights defender Nazir Guliev dies in road accident
In the evening on August 19, Nazir Guliev, the head of the organization "World of Law" got into a road accident in the village of Alinazarli, together with his wife and a child.
News
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.

A factory director in Ingushetia has been arrested for using slave labor.

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.

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.