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Crossroad of the Krasnoarmeyskaya and Ataeva streets streets in Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:43, 24 August 2015
Derbent residents complain about regular gas supply outages
Systematic cuts of gas supply to Derbent houses occur without warning, the townspeople report.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://neftegaz.ru/persons/view/1127
14:31, 24 August 2015
Performance against IS staged on Ramzan Kadyrov’s father
The 64th birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov, the father of the current Chechen leader, was accompanied by religious and sporting events, solemn assemblies, and a theatrical performance, directed against the departure of young people to the war in Syria.
On the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh. August 19, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:10, 24 August 2015
Parties in Karabakh conflict report nine killed soldiers
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported about four dead and 15 wounded Azerbaijani soldiers. Azerbaijan, in its turn, announced the killing five and wounding eight enemy soldiers.
Detention in the course of CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/04/07/v-kbr-provedena-kontrterroristicheskaya-operatsiya.html
02:35, 24 August 2015
On August 17-23, at least 12 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from August 17 to August 23, 2015, at least 12 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, including eight killed and four wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:47, 23 August 2015
CTO regime introduced in district of Makhachkala
Today, a district of Makhachkala was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in connection with a search for militants there.
Akop Nazaryan, a pensioner, surrounded by the policemen during the protest action. Yerevan, August 21, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:54, 23 August 2015
Armenian Ombudsman urged to immediately investigate the incident with elderly demonstrator
Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has called on law enforcement bodies to immediately conduct an objective investigation and bring the policeman who had slapped an elderly protester to responsibility.
Mingachevir. August 22, 2015. Photo: RFE / RL, http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/27202859.html
16:51, 22 August 2015
Azerbaijani MIA reports detention of 21 protesters in Mingachevir
During the dispersal of the protest action in the city of Mingachevir, four policemen suffered, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.
Cemetary in Nalchik. Photo: http://kbrinfo.ru/sites/default/files/field/image/kladbiwe3.jpg
15:58, 22 August 2015
Sergey Kaziev buried in Nalchik
Today, Sergey Kaziev, who was convicted of the attack on Nalchik and then died at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), was buried in the cemetery of Nalchik.
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia. Photo: http://www.vladikavkaz-osetia.ru/
14:09, 22 August 2015
North-Ossetian authorities plan to increase funding of investment programmes
Next year, authorities of North Ossetia intend to allocate 324 million roubles of budget funds for the implementation of investment programmes. At the same time, officials admit that the republic’s capacity of co-financing the programmes are limited.
12:42, 22 August 2015
In attack on OMON agent in Novy Khushet his son and colleague were killed
In the shelling of the OMON (riot police) employee in the Dagestani village of Novy Khushet, two persons were killed – his relative, also a policeman, and his 15-year-old son. His father was hospitalized in grave condition.
Akop Nazaryan, a pensioner who has accused the policeman that during the action the latter had slapped him and broken his hearing aid. Yerevan, August 21, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:23, 22 August 2015
Armenian policeman removed for slapping pensioner
The powers of the policeman, who gave a slap to an elderly demonstrator, have been suspended for the time of the official investigation.
Zamirbek Makhmutov. Photo courtesy of his relatives
11:00, 22 August 2015
Mosque-goers state distrust to investigators running Makhmutov's murder case
The murder of Zamirbek Makhmutov, Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly, Stavropol Territory, cannot be associated with intra-religious conflicts, said the members of the Nogai community. They fear that the murder will not be solved, like many other similar crimes committed in the region.
09:33, 22 August 2015
Two policemen from Chechnya wounded in Dagestan
Two Chechen policemen were wounded during an operation held in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt aimed to detain a member of the armed underground, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya.
08:23, 22 August 2015
Belyalov's advocate complains to Bastrykin about investigators' refusal to check his client's alibi
The advocate of Ramzan Belyalov, a native of Chechnya, accused of involvement in the bandit attack on the city of Budyonnovsk, has sent a complaint to Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), stating an infringement of his client's right to a fair trial and investigators' unwillingness to check Belyalov's alibi.
22:40, 21 August 2015
Residents of Dagestan report checks of drivers near Gimry Tunnel
As a result of enhanced security measures near the Gimry Tunnel, traffic through it highly complicated, local residents report. The checks have to do with a murder of an engineer in the Gunib District, said the police's spokesman.
Sapiyat Magomedova. Photo: Festival Jeden Svět (Radio.cz)
21:02, 21 August 2015
Dagestani SC dismisses police's complaint in Magomedova's case
The verdict of the first-instance court, which had cancelled the decision to stop the investigation into the beating of the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova at the police, was legitimate, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has ruled.
Police cordon during the protest action in Bagramyan Avenue. Yerevan, June 29, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:54, 21 August 2015
Policemen detain six demonstrators in Yerevan (+video)
Six persons were brought to the police during a rally held by the public movement "Arise, Armenia!" in Yerevan.
18:24, 21 August 2015
In Grozny, women shot and killed "for honour motives", investigators believe
The women killed in a Grozny café were cousins, and one of them owned the very café. Investigators consider the basic version of the crime as an "honour killing".
16:48, 21 August 2015
Three Chechen residents suspected of involvement in armed conflict in Syria
The law enforcement authorities of Chechnya suspect Ramzan and Magomed Yusupov, residents of the Shatoi District, and Anzor Uzuev, a native of Grozny, of involvement in the combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State".
Zamirbek Makhmutov's funeral. Photo courtesy of his relatives
14:38, 21 August 2015
Zamirbek Makhmutov's murder sharpens tension in Stavropol Territory (+video)
The law enforcers' failure to investigate crimes against Muslim religious leaders in the Stavropol Territory aggravates the interreligious interethnic relations. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". However, the experts differed in the evaluation of possible motives for the murder of Zamirbek Makhmutov, the Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly.
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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.