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Advocate Lusine Sahakayn. Photo: http://old.7or.am/ru/news/view/2656/
06:29, 18 August 2015
Armenian advocates report on Russia's selective approach to Permyakov's case
The Russian side has chosen a selective approach to the preparation of the materials of the criminal case concerning the massacre of the family in Gyumri which were sent to the Armenian counterpart. This was reported by advocate Lusine Saakyan at the press conference held on August 17.
05:06, 18 August 2015
Defence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev requests retrial outside Boston
In Boston, the trial in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was sentenced to death penalty for organizing the terror act during the marathon could not be impartial. This has been stated by his advocates. They have filed a motion for holding a new trial in another city.
20:59, 17 August 2015
Parents of baby that died in Novorossiysk state unjustified withdrawal of their children
Victoria and Maxim Tonkikh believe that the guardianship bodies of Novorossiysk had no reasons to take away their baby, who died on August 12 in hospital, and his three-year-old sister. The parents assert that the baby was dropped down at hospital.
17:44, 17 August 2015
US citizens fined for teaching English in KChR
Twelve US citizens were teaching English at the children's camp in Teberda, although they arrived in Russia on tourist visas, said the republic's department of the FSB.
Valery Permyakov. Photo: http://ru.aravot.am/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Valeri-Permyakov3.jpg
15:50, 17 August 2015
Armenian advocates ask for psychiatric examination of Permyakov
As reported today by the advocate Lusine Sahakyan, her colleagues, who represent the interests of successors of the victims of Gyumri massacre – the Avetisyan family, demand a psychological and psychiatric examination of Valery Permyakov.
Special forces helicopter during special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/18/v-dagestane-neitralizovan-glavar-bandgruppy-kto-prodolzhaetsya.html
12:57, 17 August 2015
On August 10-16, at least seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 10-16, 2015, at least seven persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, six persons were killed, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Police officer escorts Zaur Dadaev along the Basmanny Court hallway, Moscow, March 8, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
12:48, 17 August 2015
"Rosbalt": Zaur Dadaev got half million roubles for killing Boris Nemtsov
In his initial testimony recorded by a video camera, Zaur Dadaev, the main defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has mentioned the advance paid for the death of the politician. This has been reported today by the "Rosbalt" with reference to a source in the law enforcement bodies. The defence of Zaur Dadaev voiced scepticism about the information.
10:50, 17 August 2015
Police officer killed in suburb of Makhachkala
This morning, a policeman was shelled in the village of Novy Khushet of the Lenin District of Makhachkala. He died from the injuries he got.
Piligrims in Mecca. Photo: http://www.riakchr.ru/120-palomnikov-iz-karachaevo-cherkesii-sovershat-khadzh-v-mekku-v-etom-godu/
08:16, 17 August 2015
NCFD and SFD send less pilgrims to Hajj because rise of dollar
This year, only Chechnya and Ingushetia out of the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) have fully used their quotas for the Hajj to Mecca. Other regions, as well as Adygea and the KrasnodarTerritory, see a decline in demand for the Hajj pilgrimage.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/14/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-odioznye-glavari-banditskogo-podpolya.html
07:31, 17 August 2015
Militant killed in Gimry pre-identified as Amir of mountainous sector
According to the unofficial information, one of the persons killed near the village of Gimry in Dagestan has been identified as 30-year-old Gadji Abdullaev, the Amir of the mountainous sector of militants, well-known throughout the armed underground as Abu Dudjana.
Krupskaya street in Derbent, August 8, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:01, 17 August 2015
New Derbent Mayor to restore order in utilities sector
The leaders of Derbent face the task to restore order in the utilities sector. To succeed in the task, the new Mayor should attract a team of professionals and mobilize city residents. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Parents of Askhab Murtazaliev. Screenshot from the video posted by the ‘Caucasian Knot’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=j-4trRN0kdo
06:02, 17 August 2015
"Kommersant": investigators check disappearance of Murtazaliev in Nemtsov's murder case (+video)
The investigator in charge of Boris Nemtsov murder case has requested the materials of criminal case of the disappearance of Chechen resident Askhab Murtazaliev. This has been reported today by the "Kommersant".
Inscription 'SOS' on the window of dilapidated house of cottage settlement for Olympic resettlers, Vesyoloe-Psou neighbourhood, Adler District of Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:04, 17 August 2015
Sochi Mayoralty auctions off Olympic houses built for settlers
The Mayoralty (city administration) of Sochi has put on auction 51 houses built near the Olympic Park in the ImeretiValley. Originally, those houses were designed for resettlement of people who lost their homes because of the need for construction of the Olympic facilities.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/14/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-odioznye-glavari-banditskogo-podpolya.html
20:22, 16 August 2015
Two persons killed near Gimry
Today, a shootout has taken place between suspected members of an illegal armed formation (IAF) and law enforcers in the forest near the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan. Two suspected militants were killed.
Gagik Sarukhanyan, organizer of the picket in support of Volodya Avetisyan, Yerevan, July 28, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:31, 16 August 2015
Activists finish their sitting picket in defence of Colonel Volodya Avetisyan
In Gyumri, activists have finished a two-day non-stop picket in support of Colonel Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh War veteran. The activists voice their intention to continue the protest actions.
Power agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
04:21, 16 August 2015
Relatives of detained resident of Kabardino-Balkaria cannot establish his whereabouts
On August 15, Zhabrail Shugushev, a resident of the village of Dugulubgei (Dygulybgei) of the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, was detained in his house after the search and taken away to some unknown destination. By the end of the day, the relatives were unable to establish the Zhabrail's whereabouts.
Communists of Russian in Sochi police department for the Central District, Gorky street, 60. Photo: Mikhail Abramyan.
03:22, 16 August 2015
"Communists of Russia" complain to General Prosecutor about detention in Sochi
Members of the "Communists of Russia" Party have sent a complaint to the Public General Prosecutor, in which they reported on the detention of deputies and deputy candidates by the Sochi police.
Military base in Gyumri. Photo: billert https://ru.wikipedia.org/
01:26, 16 August 2015
Armenian society shows no active reaction to Permyakov's sentence for desertion
The society of Armenia has attached no special importance to the sentence pronounced by the Russian military court against Permyakov in the case of desertion. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by political analyst Ruben Megrabyan, an expert of the Armenian Centre for Political and International Studies.
Participants of picket in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Konstantin Volgin.
22:13, 15 August 2015
Picket in support of political prisoners held in Rostov-on-Don
Today, 15 people gathered to picket in support of political prisoners in Rostov-on-Don, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
21:14, 15 August 2015
Message about bomb arrived in US Embassy in Armenia
After receiving an anonymous message, a search of an explosive device in the building of the US Embassy in Yerevan was undertaken by a rescue team, an operative group of the national centre for crisis management and fire-fighters. Later, it turned out that the message was false.
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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.