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02:32, 12 August 2015
Resident of Derbent asks to change investigator in her son's disappearance case
The mother of Magomed Karakhanov, who went missing on May 6 in Dagestan, has turned to the police of Derbent asking to hand the case of searching for his son to another investigator. According to her story, the current investigator is inactive.
23:08, 11 August 2015
Court in Krasnodar dismisses complaint against arrest of Gritsevich
The ruling of the Sochi District Court about a three-day arrest of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, on charges of disobeying police, has been upheld today by the Krasnodar Territorial Court. Anna's advocates now intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
Policemen disperse residents of Korkmaskala village who blocked the highway in Dagestan, August 11, 2015. Screenshot from the video posted by the user Video of Dagestan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sbsXSLH4Ik
19:56, 11 August 2015
Villagers of Korkmaskala report violent dispersal of protest
On August 10, residents of the village of Korkmaskala blocked a highway in Dagestan in protest against the decision to arrest the head of their village Rustam Akaev, suspected of a robbery. Armed power agents arrived at the venue and began beating the protesters.
Gimry village, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Magomedov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
19:25, 11 August 2015
ICRF reports killing of Omar Suleimanov in Dagestan
All the four casualties of the special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan have been identified. Apart from Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of "Imarat Kavkaz"; Kamil Saidov, the head of "Vilayat Dagestan" and Abdul Abdulaev, Omar Suleimanov was also killed, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
17:22, 11 August 2015
Papuashvili: the Hague may demand arrest of Putin and Saakashvili
The parties to the conflict in South Ossetia are unable to conduct an objective investigation into the events of 2008; it should be done by a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Simon Papuashvili, a rights defender, said in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot".
15:03, 11 August 2015
Gaikuev's relatives decide not to complain about torture
Relatives of Magomed Gaikuev, a resident of the village of Andi in Dagestan, who returned home after a week in detention, find any attempts to turn to law enforcement bodies with complaints about his torture senseless.
Magomed Suleimanov, also known as Abu Usman of Gimry, leader of the ‘Imarat Kavkaz’ recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization. Photo from a website of ‘Imarat Kavkaz’, recognized as a terrorist organization.
12:54, 11 August 2015
"LifeNews": leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" killed in Dagestan
As a result of a special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, power agents killed Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of "Imarat Kavkaz", recognized as a terrorist organization, the "LifeNews" reports referring to its law enforcement source.
Imam Yaraliev. Photo: http://pda.fedpress.ru/news/society/news_crime/1423804359-prokuratura-dagestana-mer-derbenta-podozrevaetsya-v-zemelnykh-makhinatsiyakh
08:26, 11 August 2015
Head of Derbent Imam Yaraliev resigns
Imam Yaraliev, the head of the municipal formation "City of Derbent" has resigned, a source from the city administration told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The decision was made after the meeting of the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov with Vladimir Putin.
Police officer escorts one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case to the courtroom. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
07:57, 11 August 2015
Shadid Gubashev withdraws his confessions in Nemtsov's murder case
Shadid Gubashev, one of those accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, has withdrawn his earlier confessions and asked to question him again, said a source close to the investigation.
Rasim Aliyev. Photo: http://www.vzglyad.az/news.php?id=41886#.VcmqiyJ-Fec
07:56, 11 August 2015
Rasim Aliyev's colleagues do not rule link between attack and his professional activities
Tatiana Kryuchkina, a colleague of the deceased Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev at the NGO "Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety" (IRFS), does not rule out that he had been beaten up out of revenge for his journalistic activities.
06:38, 11 August 2015
Armenian activists demand from authorities to release political prisoners
The civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" has spread an appeal demanding from the authorities to release political prisoners, stop political persecution and undertake a number of reforms in the country. Activists also demanded resignation of the president and high-ranking officials.
04:41, 11 August 2015
Defence of Rustam Gabibov establishes his whereabouts
Rustam Gabibov, accused of killing a resident of Dagestan, was transferred for several days from SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik to the IVS (temporary detention centre) of the capital of the KBR, after which he was brought back, said his advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.
Tural Mustafaev. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov, RFE / RL, http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/content/article/26944948.html
23:26, 10 August 2015
Figurant in Ismayilova's case withdraws testimony
At the today's session of the court, where the case of the Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova is considered, the victim Tural Mustafaev has confessed that he had slandered the defendant. The court, however, has rejected the motion of the defence to deprive Mustafaev of the status of victim.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
20:19, 10 August 2015
Inoyat Tabukhov headed "central sector" of KBR's armed underground
Inoyat Tabukhov, who was killed during a shootout in Nalchik on August 8, had been the leader of the "central sector" of the armed underground in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), operating in Nalchik and adjacent districts.
Pre-trial prison "Lefortovo", Moscow. Photo: Ministry of Justice, http://wikimapia.org/
18:27, 10 August 2015
SIZO employees intercept coded letter addressed to Dadaev
Employees of SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 "Lefortovo" have served an act to Zaur Dadaev about confiscation of an encrypted letter that arrived at the SIZO on August 3, said the advocate Shamsudin Tsakaev, adding that Dadaev, who is accused of murdering Boris Nemtsov, had not seen the letter.
16:56, 10 August 2015
Derbent residents report water supply outage
The information about the absence of water in the upper part of Derbent arrived on August 9 at 4:40 p.m. at the SMS-service of the "Caucasian Knot". "At the air temperature of plus 40 degrees, the upper part of Derbent is without water for a week, although Gamdullaev, the director of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) 'Vodokanal' has reported to the President's envoy about the round-the-clock water supply to this part of the city," wrote the author of the message.
Gimry village, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: Gamzat Izudinov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
14:10, 10 August 2015
Residents of Gimry report explosions in village vicinity
Today, at 5:30 a.m. Moscow time, power agents have put the Untsukul District under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime with the aim to search for militants. In this context, they have temporarily closed the Gimry Tunnel. Locals have reported accumulation of large amounts of military equipment near the village of Gimry.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:24, 10 August 2015
Prosecutor demands life-long sentence for Amirov
Today, the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has held the oral hearing on the case of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov. The state prosecutor demanded to sentence Amirov, by combination of his crimes, to life imprisonment, the "Chernovik" reports.
Nadezhda Savchenko. Photo: Andrey Korolev (RFE/RL)
08:00, 10 August 2015
Savchenko's advocate publishes documents to prove her alibi
The advocate Mark Feigin, who is representing at the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region the interests of the Ukrainian servicewoman Nadezhda Savchenko, has posted on his website the conclusion of the examination of the video, which, in his opinion, confirms her innocence.
Andrei Vinogradov. Photo: http://fedpress.ru/news/society/news_crime/1438155255-smi-zhiteli-kizlyarskogo-raiona-gotovyat-skhod-protiv-aresta-andreya-vinogradova
06:21, 10 August 2015
"Kommersant": ICRF accuses Andrei Vinogradov of financing terrorism
Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, has been charged with the financing of terrorism, aiding in an attempted murder of a policeman and an attempted murder of an official of the city administration, the "Kommersant" reports.
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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....

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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.