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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.
Apartment destroyed during special operation, Nalchik, August 3, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
17:10, 13 August 2015
Firearms of killed power agents found in Nalchik
Among the weapons, found at the venues of the special operations against suspected militants, conducted on July 23 and August 3 in Nalchik, investigators found the pistols stolen from the slain prosecutor Marat Tokov and GIBDD (traffic police) inspector Aslan Mashukov.
16:24, 13 August 2015
Yunus spouses sentenced to long terms
The Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus has been sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment; her husband Arif Yunus has received 7 years in prison from the court. The guilty verdict was handed down despite the appeals of international human rights organizations, which demanded to release the spouses.
16:21, 13 August 2015
Resident of Ingushetia complains about violations during search
During a search, power agents planted narcotic drugs on her son, said a woman from the Ingush village of Troitskaya. The advocate said that in the autumn of 2014, Alikhan Bokov voluntarily surrendered to the authorities and figured in the case of helping militants; but that case is already closed.
Toys and candles at the gates of the Avetisyans’ house. Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:20, 13 August 2015
Valery Permyakov's case transferred to Armenia
Under the earlier agreement with the Russian Federation, the case of Valery Permyakov, accused of desertion and massacring the Avetisyan family, has been handed over to Armenia.
Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" in Yerevan, August 12, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:39, 13 August 2015
Activists of "Arise, Armenia!" collect over 3500 signatures for resignation of CRPS
Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" have collected over 3500 signatures to the petition demanding resignation of the members of the Commission on Regulating Public Services (CRPS). On June 17, this Commission adopted a decision to increase the electricity tariff, which led to mass protests in Yerevan and other cities.
12:28, 13 August 2015
IS to focus on recruiting people from Caucasus and Central Asia
In the near future, the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) intends to move the recruiting of its new members from the Arab region to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Indonesia. This is stated in the report of the Chief Department for Religious Precepts of Egypt.
11:55, 13 August 2015
Arif Yunus feels bad again at court session in Baku
Today, the judge of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has interrupted the session on the case of rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus after Arif Yunus felt bad.
08:57, 13 August 2015
Three drug policemen in Astrakhan detained on suspicion of illegal search
In Astrakhan, a criminal case was opened against three employees of the Federal Service for Drug Control (known as FSKN). According to investigators, they broke by force into the apartment of a local resident and conducted an illegal search.
Gadjimet Safaraliev. Photo: http://safaraliev.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=255:2011-07-08-08-55-27&catid=8:2011-05-22-11-37-58&Itemid=22
04:50, 13 August 2015
Safaraliev able to smooth Kremlin's discontent with preparations for Derbent jubilee
Gadjimet Safaraliev, a State Duma MP, who was offered the post of the Acting Mayor of Derbent, is able to hide from Moscow the shortcomings of the preparation process for the celebration of the upcoming jubilee of the city, believe the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". But they disagreed as to the term of Safaraliev's stay in his new post.
22:02, 12 August 2015
Murder of Suleimanov to split "Imarat Kavkaz"
After the murder of Magomed Suleimanov, the "Imarat Kavkaz" (IK) will suffer a split, while the positions of the "Islamic State" (IS) in Northern Caucasus will strengthen, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot"; they suggested that the strengthening of the IS may be beneficial for power agents.
20:45, 12 August 2015
Sit-in picket in defence of Volodya Avetisyan launched in Gyumri
The start of a two-day sit-in picket was announced in Gyumri today by activists of the group "In Defence of Volodya Avetisyan".
Door of the Avetisyan family’s house, Gyumri, January 14, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:12, 12 August 2015
Permyakov sentenced to 10 years in prison
The court in Gyumri has sentenced Valery Permyakov in the case of desertion, theft and illegal possession of firearms, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
18:38, 12 August 2015
Turkish police detain Azerbaijani who tried to join IS
A citizen of Azerbaijan was detained at the airport of Ankara, from where he planned to go to Syria and join the grouping named "Islamic State" (IS).
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:24, 12 August 2015
Eyewitnesses of special operation in Dagestan report night shootout
Residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District of Dagestan report that the shelling of the venue of the special operation in the Untsukul District lasted until today's morning.
13:17, 12 August 2015
Journalist Elchin Mamed states he is banned from leaving Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani border guards did not let Elchin Mamed, a journalist and public activist, out of the country without explaining the reasons, and took away his passport. This was reported by the journalist himself, who intends to challenge this decision in court.
Barbed wire at the border of South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:28, 12 August 2015
Georgia's MFA sends second protest note to Russia because of situation on border with South Ossetia
In its second note of protest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia demands from the Russian Federation to observe its international obligations and not to create a threat of destabilization on the Georgian-South Ossetian border.
Candles lit up in memory of the Avetisyan family assassinated in Gyumri, Yerevan, January 14, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
12:26, 12 August 2015
Permyakov refuses to testify at trial in Gyumri
Today, the Armenia city of Gyumri has started hearing the case of Valery Permyakov, a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base, accused of desertion and execution of Avetisyan family.
Imam Yaraliev. Photo by Sergei Rasulov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:30, 12 August 2015
Resignation of head of Derbent is result of policy of federal centre and Abdulatipov
In the opinion of experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the resignation of Imam Yaraliev from the post of the Mayor of Derbent was expected and became a result of the policy aimed to improve the governance and strengthen the control over local authorities, pursued by federal authorities and the head of Dagestan.
Aslambek Vadalov (second from the right), one of the leaders of the "Imarat Kavkaz" recognized as a terrorist organization. Photo from a website of ‘Imarat Kavkaz’, recognized as a terrorist organization.
04:25, 12 August 2015
Experts state absence of charismatic candidates for leader of "Imarat Kavkaz"
A military leader may head "Imarat Kavkaz" (IK), recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia, since there are no influential religious leaders in it. The number of known candidates for the post is getting still smaller, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
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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.