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06:35, 6 August 2015
"Rosavtodor" boss promises not to demolish dwelling houses at building Kerch Bridge
Private households of residents of Krasnodar Territory will not be affected during the construction of access roads to the bridge across the Kerch Strait, said Roman Starovoit, the head of the Russian Federal Road Agency ("Rosavtodor").
05:38, 6 August 2015
Two Dagestani women arrested on suspicion of selling baby
The chief nurse of the Republic's Children Hospital of Dagestan and her acquaintance are figurants in the criminal case about a sale of a newborn for 450,000 roubles. Both suspects are under house arrest.
Young man holds Circassian flag. Photo by Asya Kopayeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:39, 6 August 2015
Union of Adyg Public Associations established to influence ICA
The establishment of the single Union of Circassian (Adyg) Public Associations (UCPA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is not aimed to consolidate the Circassian movement in the region, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". In their opinion, the Union has been set up by the authorities in order to have influence on the International Circassian Association (ICA).
21:25, 5 August 2015
18 suspected militants from KBR are on international wanted list
As stated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), 18 residents are internationally wanted for committing terrorist crimes. Other 16 residents of the republic are on the federal wanted list.
19:28, 5 August 2015
Residents of central Makhachkala succeed in restoring electricity supply
The residents of Makhachkala, who yesterday blocked Yaragskiy Street in protest against electricity outages in their homes, have reported today about restoration of electricity supplies.
19:06, 5 August 2015
Defence declares unproved guilt of Armenian activist Akopyan
Ara Zograbyan, an advocate, has petitioned about acquittal of Narek Akopyan, a protester against the increase of electricity tariff, who is accused of using violence against an authority.
Furniture turned upside down in the Committee against Torture office in Grozny, June 3, 2015.
16:00, 5 August 2015
Committee for Prevention of Torture to continue work of CaT
The activities of the "Committee for Prevention of Torture" (CPT), which has replaced the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), which is working in Chechnya, were launched starting August 3. It unites several organizations that work directly with victims and will carry out executive functions.
In front of the building of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, RFE / RL http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/27169033.html
14:21, 5 August 2015
Defence states violations in Yunus' trial in Azerbaijan
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has completed the judicial investigation in the case of the rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus. Their defence has stated violations of the law in the course of the trial.
Police cars near Freedom Square during pickets against the increase of electricity tariff, Yerevan, July 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosayn for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:48, 5 August 2015
Armenian activists demand dissolution of CRPS
The members of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" demand dissolution of the Commission on Regulation of Public Services (CRPS) of Armenia – they have started collecting signatures on this issue.
12:46, 5 August 2015
Sit-in picket in support of Volodya Avetisyan is over in Yerevan
Supporters of the retired colonel Volodya Avetisyan have stopped their ten-day-long rally in his support. Karabakh War veterans are preparing a new wave of protests, said Gagik Sarukhanyan, the organizers of the picket.
Mosque domes. Photo: Alexei Nasyrov, http://dumrf.ru/common/event/9565
12:41, 5 August 2015
Social doctrine of Russian Muslims is not believers' contract with the state
The social doctrine of Russian Muslims signed by Islam believers is largely reiterating the earlier adopted documents, and in reality will not be a factor of revaluation of views and stimulation of social activity, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
05:52, 5 August 2015
Polyudova's case sent to Krasnodar court
The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has approved the indictment to the Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova and transferred her case to the court.
Krasnodar residents at the intersection of Sormovskaya and 30th Irkutsk Division Streets, evening of August 4. Photo from Igor Krylov’s microblog, twitter.com/Cat_number_one
00:47, 5 August 2015
Krasnodar residents block street because of power outages
In the evening on August 4, the intersection of Sormovskaya and 30th Irkutsk Division Streets was blocked by residents of Krasnodar, who were outraged about permanent electricity outages in the Komsomolsky micro-district of the city.
23:41, 4 August 2015
Observers find it necessary to protect key defence witnesses in Sentsov's case
The observers believe that rights defenders and the Ombudsperson must protect the rights of Gennady Afanasiev and Alexei Chirnij – the key witnesses in the case of "Sentsov's group".
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://xakac.info/news/40745
22:23, 4 August 2015
Kadyrov's confrontational rhetoric is based on his support by Kremlin
The loud statements, made by the head of Chechnya in support of suspects of committing grave crimes, are linked to his confidence in the support by the Kremlin, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their version, the recent statement in support of Sagid Murtazaliev demonstrates the Kadyrov's intention to protect his retinue.
Beach in Makhachkala. Photo: Shamil Gasanov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
18:42, 4 August 2015
Dagestani policemen may be sacked for filming Chechen power agent
An official check has been appointed in relation to two Dagestani policemen, who have videoed an interrogation of a Chechen power agent, who, as they said, disgorged himself onto a beach in Makhachkala.
15:10, 4 August 2015
Court marshals would not let Yunus' supporters into courtroom
Formally, the trial of Leyla and Arif Yunus in Baku is open; however, their supporters could not attend the today's session.
Makhachkala. Photo: Abdulkhak Mamkhegov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:31, 4 August 2015
Policemen disperse rally in central Makhachkala (+video)
This morning, residents of the central part of Makhachkala, have blocked Yaragskiy Street in protest against the electricity outage in their homes that lasts for several days already. The action lasted for about 2 hours.
Alexei Levinson, Head of Social and Cultural Studies Department, Levada Center. Photo: Roman Zhukov (RFE/RL)
12:58, 4 August 2015
Sociologists state optimism in Russians about situation in Northern Caucasus
Opinions of Russians about the situation in Northern Caucasus and ways of further development of the region remain unchanged. According to the sociology poll conducted in July by the "Levada Centre", the number of optimists is by 12% higher that the number of pessimists. In the opinion of sociologists, the lack of information about the situation in the region is affecting Russians' viewpoints.
12:45, 4 August 2015
CaT informs MoJ about self-liquidation
The human rights organization "Committee against Torture" (CaT), which was put earlier into the registry of foreign agents, has sent a notification about self-liquidation to the Department for the Nizhny Novgorod Region of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
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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.