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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).
Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html
11:41, 4 August 2015
Casualties of special operation in Nalchik identified
According to law enforcers, four out of those killed on August 3 in a special operation in Nalchik, have joined militants this year. One of them is the main suspect of killing the Police Colonel Takhir Guziev.
Law enforcers conducting special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html
07:49, 4 August 2015
CTO regime introduced in Tsumadin District of Dagestan
Today, the Tsumadin District of Dagestan has been put under the legal regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO). Power agents are searching for a grouping of militants.
Special operation in Nalchik, August 3, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
04:57, 4 August 2015
Experts link special operations in Nalchik to militants' efficiency
Within the last two weeks, Nalchik saw two special operations that resulted in deaths of 12 people, regarded as militants by law enforcers. Political analysts predict more special operations and draw attention to the transfer of armed clashes into the territory of cities.
Oleg Sentsov. Photo: © Ukraine Film Office, http://filmoffice.org.ua/
02:44, 4 August 2015
Witness in Sentsov's case reveals his idea to blow up monument to Lenin
On August 3, at the session of the court, which considers, in Rostov-on-Don, the case of the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, accused of preparing a terror act in the Crimea, six witnesses were questioned, including three "secret" ones. One of the latter – a woman – said that Sentsov had expressed the idea to blow up the monument to Lenin.
Svetlana Sviderskaya. Photo: Grigory Bakunin, http://www.svoboda.mobi/a/colorado-shooting/27167173.html
22:44, 3 August 2015
Court punishes Rostov activist for solidarity picket
Svetlana Sviderskaya, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, intends to challenge the ruling of the Oktiabrskiy District Court of the city, which has fined her today by 20,000 roubles for participating in a picket, not coordinated with the authorities.
Alexander Popkov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:58, 3 August 2015
Advocate states that key witness in Sentsov's case was tortured
Gennady Afanasiev, the key witness in Sentsov's case, was tortured during the investigation, said his advocate Alexander Popkov after visiting his client at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
19:01, 3 August 2015
Marat Balkarov from Dugulubgey states that he was forced to self-incrimination
Marat Balkarov, a resident of the village of Dugulubgey of Kabardino-Balkaria, charged with illegal possession of ammunition, has lodged his complaints to the Prosecutor's Office and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stating about ill-treatment and his refusal from his earlier evidence given to power agents.
Volodya Avetisyan on Freedom Square, Yerevan, June 2013. Photo: http://rus.azatutyun.am/content/article/25114760.html
15:05, 3 August 2015
Supporters of Avetisyan discuss expansion of actions in Armenia
The number of residents of Armenia ready to take part in protest actions in support of retired colonel Volodya Avetisyan has reached 200. As reported by Gagik Sarukhanyan, the organizer of the picket in support of Avetisyan in Yerevan, it is not excluded that the action will continue in the regions of the country.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html
14:15, 3 August 2015
Law enforcers search for militants on Chechen-Ingush border
In the area of the administrative Chechen-Ingush border, where a major special operation was conducted, a search for militants continues. Locals report movements of large forces of power agents and that military helicopters take part in the special operation.
Special forces vehicles on Nalchik street. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-shesti-boevikov.html
12:40, 3 August 2015
Law enforcers suspect militants killed in Nalchik of attack on MIA colonel
The militants killed today in a special operation in Nalchik were members of the "central sector" and involved in a number of crimes, including the assault on July 31 on Police Colonel Takhir Guziev, law enforcers report. A woman is among the casualties.
Special vehicles on Nalchik street during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/07/02/v-khode-kto-v-nalchike-neitralizovany-dvoe-banditov.html
10:40, 3 August 2015
Six people killed in Nalchik
A group of six militants has been liquidated in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Nalchik, said a law enforcement source from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
09:47, 3 August 2015
Arif Yunus faints at trial in Baku
In the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at a session, where the case of rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband is considered, the health condition of the latter – Arif Yunus – has sharply worsened; they had to call an ambulance.
Law enforcer during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-ingushetii-neitralizovany-dvoe-uchastnikov-mezhdunarodnoi-terroristicheskoi-.html
03:58, 3 August 2015
From July 27 to August 2, at least nine persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from July 27 to August 2, 2015, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed at least nine human lives. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Timur Kuashev, May 2014. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:59, 3 August 2015
About 25 persons attend action in memory of Kuashev in Nalchik
An event "Year of Inaction" was held in Nalchik in memory of the slain journalist Timur Kuashev bringing together journalists and public figures from the republics of Northern Caucasus and Moscow.
Fragment of the banner calling to take part in the rally. Photo: http://bloknot-urupinsk.ru/news/zhiteli-uryupinska-vyydut-na-miting-protiv-nikelev-612829
00:50, 3 August 2015
Organizers of rally against nickel extraction near Khopyor accuse authorities of inaction
The participants of the rally, organized in Uryupinsk, state violations of their constitutional rights and inaction of the authorities in the context of the planned mining of nickel in the area of the Khopyor River.
Makhachkala square. Photo: http://telefoninfo.net/mahachkala.html
21:51, 2 August 2015
Experts attribute arrests and searches in Dagestan to election
The arrest of the head of the Kizlyar District, the detention of the head of the Buynaksk District and searches of houses of Sagid Murtazaliev and Khizri Shikhsaidov have signs of political pressure and connected with the forthcoming election of the Mayor of Makhachkala, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Special forces vehicles. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/07/16/v-baksanskom-raione-kbr-neitralizovano-troe-banditov.html
15:37, 2 August 2015
NAC states liquidation of eight IS militants in Ingushetia
Eight militants were killed today in the course of a special operation conducted near the village of Dattykh, Sunzha District of Ingushetia. The militants were killed "during an armed clashes with the use of artillery," said a police source.
11:05, 2 August 2015
AI calls to free Sentsov and Kolchenko
Russian authorities shall eliminate injustice and immediately release the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and ecologist Alexander Kolchenko, said the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI).
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Analysts assessed the development prospects of the Middle Corridor

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.