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08:19, 10 July 2016
School principal killed in Dagestan
In the Karabudakhkent District, the principal of the school in the village of Gubden has been killed last night.
07:52, 10 July 2016
Two young men killed in Dagestan
Two persons are killed, and another, according to the preliminary information, is kidnapped. According to law enforcers, militants might be involved in the attack.
A special operation. Photo Kavkaz Segodnya http://kavtoday.ru/9188"
07:35, 10 July 2016
Court refuses to reveal place of burial of men killed in attack on Nalchik
The Nalchik City Court has dismissed three claims filed by relatives of the men accused of the attack on Nalchik, who demanded to reveal the burial place of the deceased men. In total, 15 claims were filed.
23:54, 9 July 2016
In Abkhazia, opposition refuses to take part in referendum
In Abkhazia, the block of opposition forces has announced the refusal to take part in the referendum to be held on July 10. The referendum will put forward the question on the need of the early presidential elections to be held in the republic.
20:14, 9 July 2016
Khadija Ismayilova requests to remove charges against her in connection with changes in Azerbaijani Criminal Code
On July 8, Khadija Ismayilova appealed to the Baku Court of Grave Crimes with a request to remove the charges of illegal entrepreneurship. The "Caucasian Knot" was informed by her about the above fact.
OAO "Zamchlovsky Anthracite ", Gukovo. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:46, 9 July 2016
In Gukovo, miners on protest do not believe promises of authorities
Workers of the coal company "Kingcoal" were twice met by the Mayor and other officials of the town of Gukovo. The miners insist on full repayment of wage arrears; however, they do not believe in the willingness of the authorities to solve their problems.
Seafront in Gagra. Photo: Hons084, Wikipedia.org
17:41, 9 July 2016
Residents of Abkhazia report on lack of information on referendum
In Abkhazia, the tomorrow's referendum on the early presidential elections was not preceded by agitation and appropriate information work. Thus, a lot of people do not understand the meaning of the event. This opinion was voiced by residents of the republic and experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo: http://карата.рф/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ahmednabi.jpg
16:43, 9 July 2016
Dagestan: people remember Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev three years after his murder
In Dagestan and beyond the republic, people still remember Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, as a courageous journalist. This was stated by colleagues of the murdered journalist.
13:31, 9 July 2016
Investigators find extremism in Rizvan Ibragimov's books on origin of Chechens
A relative of publicist Rizvan Ibragimov, who claims in his books that Chechens are the Allah's chosen people and who is suspected of extremism, disagrees with the version voiced by investigators.
10:45, 9 July 2016
Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani newspaper complains about arson of his car
According to Asif Marzili, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tezadlar", his car was set on fire four months after the arson of his apartment. The journalist associates the incidents with his professional activities.
Soldier of Nagorny-Karabakh Defense Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:23, 9 July 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of night shelling
Last night, the armed forces of Azerbaijan have shelled the positions of the Defence Army from small arms. This has been reported today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
John Kerry. Photo: Al Jazeera English, Wikimedia.org
06:11, 9 July 2016
John Kerry calls on to continue negotiations for settlement of Karabakh conflict
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan, Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, respectively. At the meeting, John Kerry has emphasized the need for the parties to enforce the commitments reached at the meetings in Vienna and Saint Petersburg. This has been reported today by John Kirby, Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson of the US Department of State.
First Ombudsperson of Armenia Larisa Alaverdyan. Photo: Sputnikarmenia.ru
05:15, 9 July 2016
Armenian female activists demand to renounce territorial concessions in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Armenian authorities should abandon the negotiations that jeopardize the security of Nagorno-Karabakh people. This was stated by the appeal, signed by Larisa Alaverdyan, the first Ombudsperson of Armenia, ethnographer Granush Kharatyan, and publicist Karine Danielyan.
04:22, 9 July 2016
Astrakhan policemen suspected of forcing detainee to confess of crime
In the Astrakhan Region, a district police inspector and a field investigator of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Volodarsky District are suspected of abuse of power with the use of special means and infliction of serious consequences.
22:49, 8 July 2016
Fate of Secretary of "United Abkhazia" is unknown
The abductors of Irina Dochiya, the Secretary of the Political Council of the "United Abkhazia" Party, have not put forward any demands yet, and have not come in touch with her colleagues and relatives.
21:23, 8 July 2016
Gannushkina refuses to campaign in Chechnya
In her interview to the "Caucasian Knot", Svetlana Gannushkina, the Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, explained her refusal to campaign in Chechnya for her election to the Russian State Duma by the danger for her supporters. Ms Gannushkina is No. 1 in the list of candidates from the "Yabloko" Party in Chechnya.
Activists of youth division of ‘Yabloko’ Party protest against naming the bridge after Kadyrov, Saint Petersburg, May 2016. Photo: RFE/RL
19:07, 8 July 2016
Petition against naming bridge after Kadyrov has over 101,000 signatories
Bureaucrats are not obliged to react to requests placed on a private resource, in particular, to the petition against renaming a bridge in Saint Petersburg in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, media professionals believe.
Valery Permyakov. Photo: RFE/RL
15:57, 8 July 2016
Defence demands disqualification of judge in Permyakov's case
Today, the advocates of successors and relatives of the Avetisyan family petitioned on disqualification of Judge Arutyun Movsisyan, suspecting him of bias in the consideration of the massacre of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri.
Khagani Nasirov. Photo: http://www.contact.az/docs/2016/Social/070800161352en.htm#.V3-9c_mLTbg
14:52, 8 July 2016
Azerbaijan: oppositionists state disappearance of activist
For two weeks already, there is no information about the fate of activist Khagani Nasirov, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has reported. Oppositionists assume that he could be detained after his publications of critical collages addressed to the country's authorities in social networks.
13:34, 8 July 2016
Court dismisses appeal against Zhirair Sefilyan's arrest
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the court on the arrest of Armenian activist Zhirair Sefilyan, suspected of the organization of illicit trafficking in arms.
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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.