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01:44, 29 August 2015
Dagestani farmer and his son suspected of kidnapping three people
Investigating bodies have opened a criminal case against the head of a farm and his son, who are suspected of kidnapping their employee and his minor children.
Said Amirov at the court session. Rostov-on-Don, May 26, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:05, 28 August 2015
Amirov's life sentence failed to destroy his empire
So far, the assets and businesses of Said Amirov remain under the control of his supporters, said the experts asked by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their opinion, the criminal prosecution and the life sentence were certainly a blow to Amirov's empire, but did not destroy it completely.
A TT pistol. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/26/glavar-tn-severnogo-sektora-bandpodpolya-neitralizovan-v-dagestane.html
17:50, 28 August 2015
Hideout with weapons found in KBR
Power agents have taken out from a hideout found in the village of Zalukokoazhe a pistol, cartridges and grenades, which had allegedly belonged to a militant killed in 2013.
17:27, 28 August 2015
Resident of Novy Khushet states detention of her husband by power agents
The detention of Akhmed Akhmedov, a builder from Novy Khushet, may be associated with an attack on an OMON (riot police) employee, during which two persons were killed, said his wife. The woman has turned to rights defenders asking to provide her with an advocate.
A 9 mm Stechkin automatic pistol. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Автоматический_пистолет_Стечкина#/media/File:Stechkin_APS.jpg
16:45, 28 August 2015
Musa Ayubov's firearm found on his relative
Idris Ayubov, detained on suspicion of killing in Grozny his uncle – a deputy commander of the battalion "Sever" and his wife, became a figurant in the criminal case of murdering two people and theft of firearm.
March of one of the Slavs communities. Photo: http://web-kapiche.ru/66-shoron-ezh-sloven.html?_utl_t=fb
15:17, 28 August 2015
Stavropol Territory: Pagan Slavs claim violation of their rights
Members of the neo-pagan community of Slavs-Ynglings of the Stavropol Territory, which was recognized by the court as an extremist community, complain about their blocked bank cards and penetration of unidentified persons into their households. In their opinion, these facts may indicate employees of law enforcement bodies.
Argun-city. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:59, 28 August 2015
Power specialists switch off 598 consumers in Chechnya for their debts
On August 26-27, in the Argun District of Chechnya, 598 customers, who had huge debts for electricity bills, were cut off the grid. Their total debt amounted to more than 5 million roubles, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Housing and Utilities of Chechnya. Locals treat such measures as "excessive."
13:39, 28 August 2015
CPT demands to check Eskerkhanov's statement about torture
The human rights organization "Committee to Prevent Torture" (CPT) has addressed the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to check the statement of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, that he had been tortured.
Dadaev convoyed to the courtroom. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:28, 28 August 2015
Dadaev's defence appeals against extension of his arrest
Shamsudin Tsakaev, the advocate of Zaur Dadaev, has appealed against the court's decision to extend until November 28 the arrest of his client, who is considered by investigators to be the main figurant in Boris Nemtsov's murder case.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General attend the opening of the NATO joint training and assessment centre in Georgia
12:06, 28 August 2015
Opening NATO Centre in Georgia escalates tension with Russia
Local politicians treat the opening of the NATO training centre near Tbilisi as the next step on Georgia's membership in the Alliance. They see a negative aspect of this event in a displeased reaction of Moscow. The Georgian leadership is sure that the NATO training centre will contribute to stability in the region.
Military equipment of battalion "Sever" on the Victory parade in Grozny, May 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 28 August 2015
Relative is suspected of killing officer of battalion "Sever" in Grozny
On suspicion of murdering Musa Ayubov, a deputy commander of the battalion of the Russian MIA "Sever", and his wife, Ayubov's nephew is detained in Grozny.
Formation of the battalion "Sever" http://grozny.moy.su/photo/11-18-0?photo=1451
10:11, 28 August 2015
Deputy commander of "Sever" and his wife assassinated in Chechnya
In Grozny, an armed attack was committed on the deputy commander of the battalion "Sever" (North) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and his wife. According to a local law enforcement source, the suspect of committing the crime is detained.
22:28, 27 August 2015
Court dismisses Zaur Dadaev's complaint about refusal to open criminal case on torture
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has found legal the investigators' refusal to institute criminal case of torture of Zaur Dadaev, the main defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder. At the court session, Zaur Dadaev himself requested the Court to re-interrogate him.
Ambulance car helps one of the hunger-strikers Fyodor Shabanov in front of the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko
21:29, 27 August 2015
In Krasnodar, hunger-strikers claim indifference of law enforcers
Three residents of the Krasnodar Territory spend the second day on a hunger strike in an attempt to draw attention of the law enforcement bodies to their problems. One of the protestors complained about unjustified prosecution of her son, and two other hunger-strikers complained of fraud, as a result of which their son lost his housing.
Murat Kardanov. Photo: http://www.nohchivu.ru/karachaevo-cherkesija/murat-kardanov-provel-zasedanie-pravitelstva-kchr/
18:27, 27 August 2015
KChR's Government resigns
Today, Rashid Temrezov, the leader of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), has granted the resignation request filed by Murat Kardanov, the Prime Minister of the KChR; Ruslan Kazanokov, the head of the Federal Tax Service Department for the KChR, was appointed the Acting Prime Minister.
Collage of the meeting of Sergey Obukhov, an MP of the Russian State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), with residents of Krasnodar. Photo: https://meduza.io/shapito/2015/08/27/kommunist-pririsoval-lyudey-k-fotootchetu-o-vstreche-s-izbiratelyami?row=2&column=3-3
17:49, 27 August 2015
Meduza: voters added to pictures of State Duma MP's meeting
The photo report about the meeting of Sergey Obukhov, an MP of the Russian State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), with residents of Krasnodar contained signs of falsification: additional voters were added to some of the photos, said the edition named "Meduza". Obukhov himself called it an "unsuccessful collage."
Vladimir Markin. Photo: Vitaliy Ragulin, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Маркин,_Владимир_Иванович#/media/File:Vladimir_Markin_(SK).jpg
17:05, 27 August 2015
Markin: Amirov hired gang of killers to assassinate Gadjibekov
The investigator Arsen Gadjibekov was killed by a gang under the order of Said Amirov, because he was investigating a case of abuses committed by employees of the administration of Makhachkala, said Vladimir Markin, the head of the department for media relations of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
16:40, 27 August 2015
Three people detained in the Krasnodar Territory when trying to leave for Syria
A case of participation in a terrorist organization has been initiated against three natives of Northern Caucasus, detained in the Krasnodar Territory. According to investigators, they planned to go to Syria and join fighters of the "Islamic State".
Natalia Zubarevich. Photo: http://ikunak.ru/news/2015/1/1/161750
14:02, 27 August 2015
Zubarevich: Chechnya unable to pay electricity and gas debts
Chechnya has asked the Kremlin to write off its 16.23-billion rouble debt for electricity and gas, which accrued for the period from 1999 to 2009, when the republic was under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime. There is no response from Moscow yet. Natalia Zubarevich, an Associate Professor at the Supreme School of Economics, believes that the absence of republic's budgetary income growth is the reason for the above request.
Said Amirov in the courtroom, 20.05.2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:48, 27 August 2015
Court appoints life imprisonment to Said Amirov
In Rostov-on-Don, the court began reading out the verdict in the case of ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov. He was sentenced to life imprisonment; his nephew Yusup Djaparov – to 18 years in a high-security colony.
News
March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

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.