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16:49, 15 August 2015
North-Ossetian authorities decide to liquidate "Ossetia TV"
The liquidation decision has to do with the absence of budget funds for the development of the TV channel, said Soslan Dzansolov, the chairman of the Republic's Committee for Information Technologies and Mass Communications.
15:52, 15 August 2015
Activists of "Civil Consciousness" suffer in mass brawl in Yerevan
Members of the Armenian opposition "Heritage" Party fought in Yerevan with activists of the public movement "Civil Consciousness". After the fight, seven members of the movement were hospitalized, said Narek Samsonyan, the leader of the movement.
14:58, 15 August 2015
Georgian citizen released from detention facility in South Ossetia
Mamuka Samkharadze, a citizen of Georgia, who was detained on the border with South Ossetia, has been released from the insulation facility of Tskhinvali.
Andranik Nikogosyan. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123467326
14:02, 15 August 2015
Armenian activists demand to punish Nikogosyan for "imperial" statements
Director of the Institute of Strategic Development of Russia Andranik Nikogosyan should be held criminally liable for his statement that Armenia should join the "imperial" Russia, believe activists of the Armenian "Union of Young Fatherland Defenders".
09:03, 15 August 2015
Defence of Andrei Vinogradov appeals against his arrest
The defence of Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, has filed a complaint against the decision of the court to arrest him.
08:43, 15 August 2015
Woman commits self-immolation in Baku
Khatira Imanova, who committed self-immolation in the marketplace in Baku, died before the arrival of doctors. Her death is investigated by law enforcement bodies under the article on driving to suicide.
07:48, 15 August 2015
Defence of Armenian servicemen Khachatryan complains to ECtHR
In the case of David Khachatryan, who was convicted for the murder of his fellow soldier Lux Stepanyan, the principle of a fair trial was violated, said his advocate. In this regard, a complaint on the case was filed to the ECtHR.
Participants of rally in Pasechnaya Street, Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:55, 15 August 2015
About 50 residents of Sochi rally against high-rise building
A rally of residents of Pasechnaya Street was held in Sochi, which, according to organizers, brought together about 50 people. They demanded to stop the construction of multi-storey buildings, threatening their houses, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Aslambek Vadalov. Photo: 3wwar.ru
23:33, 14 August 2015
Aslambek Vadalov is main candidate to head "Imarat Kavkaz"
Out of the remaining influential militants in Northern Caucasus, Zalim Shebzukhov, the head of the Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay, and Aslambek Vadalov, the head of the Vilayat Nokhchicho (Ichkeria), stand out, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that Vadalov has much higher chances to lead the "Imarat Kavkaz" (IK), recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization.
Military vehicles in Grozny streets, May 9, 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:57, 14 August 2015
Grozny residents report sharp intensification of security measures
Reinforced posts of policemen and special fighters are deployed every night in Grozny after rumours appeared about concentration of militants on the Chechen border, local residents report. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explains the reinforcement by the fight against infringers of traffic rules and preparations for holidays.
In the courtroom. Photo: Valentina Mischenko, Yugopolis.
19:47, 14 August 2015
Video clip with oath to IS found extremist
The Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has found extremism in the video clip posted on the Internet and calling to join the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization by the court.
19:05, 14 August 2015
Explosion triggered near house of head of cancer institute in Rostov-on-Don
The explosion of an unidentified bomb caused no injuries and no damage, said the spokesman for the regional department of the MIA.
Special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, August 11, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
17:21, 14 August 2015
Residents of Untsukul District report shooting near Gimry
Power agents continue the active phase of a large-scale special operation in the Dagestani Untsukul District; since morning shooting could be heard near the village of Gimry. According to the police, law enforcers pursue militants in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).
Participant of the funeral service for Boris Nemtsov holds candle and flowers. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:56, 14 August 2015
Investigation into Nemtsov's murder extended until November 28
Vadim Prokhorov, the advocate of Zhanna, Boris Nemtsov's daughter, has reported about a three-month extension of the inquiry.
13:25, 14 August 2015
Azerbaijani authorities reject criticism on verdict to Leyla and Arif Yunus
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemns and treats as unacceptable the politicization of the verdict in the case of Leyla and Arif Yunus, said Khikmet Gadjiev, the head of the press service of the MFA. In their turn, officials of the United Kingdom and the United States link the verdict with human rights activities of the Yunus spouses.
Law enforcement officers, Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:04, 14 August 2015
Zakan-Yurt residents state normalization of situation after incident with power agents
Both locals and MIA officials state normalization of situation in the Chechen village of Zakan-Yurt, where on May 30 young people blocked the local police station. According to the MIA, no complaints about policemen's actions were received.
05:28, 14 August 2015
Advocate of native of Chechnya refuses to get acquainted with case files on attack on MfE employees
The preliminary investigation into the case of three natives of Chechnya, accused of attacking employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) in the Moscow village of Vnukovo, is over. According to the advocate Tatiana Okushko, she refused to get acquainted with the case files, because the defence witnesses were not questioned.
Garbage dump in Dagomys, opposite Infectious Diseases Hospital situated on the river bank. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:38, 14 August 2015
Sochi activists complain about Mayor's decision to make temporary dumps
In Sochi, members of the movement "Law and Order" have asked the prosecutor of the region to take steps to cancel the decision of the Mayor on making temporary dumps of the waste generated after the flooding.
02:40, 14 August 2015
Armenian lawyers state possibility for Permyakov to serve his term in Russia
The General Public Prosecutors of Armenia and Russia will have to find a compromise solution on the military prisons where Valery Permyakov will serve his term, said the Armenian lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They consider it possible that the convict will serve his sentence in the Russian territory.
Leyla Yunus. Photo: http://minval.az/news/50553
22:23, 13 August 2015
Defence treats the verdict in Yunus case as death sentence
When sentencing Leyla and Arif Yunus, the Baku Court ignored their health status and age. Their imprisonment terms of 8.5 and 7 years are in fact death sentences for them, their advocates assert.
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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.