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Logo of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" on a banner. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:34, 29 July 2015
Movement "Arise, Armenia!" changes tactics of its protests
Activists of "Arise, Armenia!" have blocked Vazgen Sargsyan Street leading to the Republic Square, but policemen squeezed them off the roadway.
The police officer. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
19:44, 29 July 2015
Court in KBR denies policemen's right to compensation
Former employees of the Terek ROVD (District Interior Division) claimed compensation for their service on the border of the counterterrorist operation (CTO); however, the Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has rejected their claims.
The administration of the Kizlyar District. Photo: M.Aliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
18:20, 29 July 2015
Administration of Kizlyar District searched
In the course of searching the administration of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, law enforcers confiscated documents, said a source from the administration.
Military equipment around the house where the special operation was conducted. Nalchik, July 23, 2015. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:50, 29 July 2015
Fourteen apartments damaged during CTO in Nalchik
All the tenants, who lost their property, completely or partially, on July 23 during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Shogentsukov Street in Nalchik, will receive monetary compensations, said an employee from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
Andrei Vinogradov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
15:47, 29 July 2015
Andrei Vinogradov, head of Kizlyar District of Dagestan, arrested
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, suspected of murders and financing terrorism.
Magomed Magomedov. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/2012/11/24/146759
14:12, 29 July 2015
Dagestani MP Magomed Magomedov sentenced to 16 years
The Supreme Court of Dagestan has passed a verdict against the organized criminal community, the creation of which was incriminated to Magomed Magomedov, a Deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan. He was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security colony, and his accomplices – Magomed Gadjiev and Sirazhudin Abakarov – to 6.5 and 6 years, respectively.
Gimry, Untsukul district of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Magomedov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:50, 29 July 2015
Native of Gimry, who fought in Syria, heads militants of mountainous Dagestan
A man, who fought in Syria, has become the leader of militants in the mountainous part of Dagestan. This cannot but indicate the established links of "Imarat Kavkaz" with the "Islamic State" (IS), say Akhmet Yarlykapov and Mikhail Roschin. Ruslan Martagov does not rule out activation of militants in the Caucasus.
11:28, 29 July 2015
Resident of Gori District of Georgia released in South Ossetia
David Khuroshvili, a resident of Gori District of Georgia, earlier detained for crossing the border with South Ossetia, has reported his release after paying a fine.
Giving out "genetic passports" to the relatives of the kidnapped residents of Chechnya. Grozny, March 2015. Photo by Kazbek Vakhaev http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/58610/
10:44, 29 July 2015
Relatives of kidnapped residents of Chechnya receive genetic passports
On July 28, thirty-two residents of the Chechen Republic, whose relatives disappeared during military campaigns, received the so-called "genetic passports". To date, over 300 persons have received these documents.
Military uniform for combat duty. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:05, 29 July 2015
Parties in Karabakh conflict declare ceasefire violations
Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have expressed mutual accusations of shelling their positions on the border on July 28 and at night on July 29. According to the Azerbaijani party, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire for 88 times. The Defence Army of NKR has recorded 180 acts of shelling with ceasefire violations.
The office of the Supreme Court of Chechnya judicial Department. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:40, 29 July 2015
Chechen court upholds verdict to combatant in Syria
Aslan Bashaev, 23, a resident of Chechnya, who was sentenced to five years in colony on charges of taking part in the warfare in Syria, has lodged an appeal compliant against a too harsh, in his opinion, verdict of the first-instance court.
02:37, 29 July 2015
KBR resident convicted for helping militants
A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a resident of the Urvan District to two years of freedom deprivation. He was found guilty of supplying foodstuffs to members of the armed underground.
Penal colony. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
00:04, 29 July 2015
Resident of Volzhskiy demands to check circumstances of her son's suicide in colony
The mother of the prisoner, who committed suicide in prison in colony in Volgograd, has send her applications to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the FSB demanding to investigate the circumstances that brought her son to suicide.
23:42, 28 July 2015
Temirsultanov's advocate states inaction of investigators and prosecutor's office
The advocate of Khavazh Temirsultanov, a native of Chechnya, has sent complaints about the inaction of employees of the prosecutor's office and investigators to two district courts of Sochi.
22:15, 28 July 2015
Advocate of Dugulubgey villager cannot establish his whereabouts
Today in the morning, operative agents wearing masks detained Murat Balkarov, a resident of the village of Dugulubgey. This was reported by Elena Bairamkulova, an advocate of the Bar Association of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who is trying to establish the whereabouts of her client.
Sagid Murtazaliev. Photo: http://eadaily.com/news/2015/07/27/dagestan-zvezda-saygida-murtazalieva-prigovorena-k-zakatu
19:15, 28 July 2015
Criminal prosecution of Murtazaliev and Vinogradov is a signal to Kadyrov
The federal authorities are getting rid of odious figures in Northern Caucasus, thus, sending an unequivocal signal to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Magomed Akhmedov. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:08, 28 July 2015
Figurant of Amirov's case reports threats received from investigators during questioning
In Rostov-on-Don, the court that considers the case of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov continued questioning Magomed Akhmedov, who stated that investigators had used threats to force him to testify against Amirov.
Igor Kalyapin. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/archive/news-azattyq/20150728/360/360.html?id=27156924
14:53, 28 July 2015
Igor Kalyapin announces creation of "Committee to Prevent Torture"
The "Committee against Torture" (CaT), liquidated because of being put on the registry of "foreign agents", will be replaced by the "Committee to Prevent Torture" (CPT). The new organization will continue working in Chechnya, said its chairman Igor Kalyapin.
13:54, 28 July 2015
Investigators suspect Sagid Murtazaliev of financing terrorism
Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Dagestani Branch of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR), is suspected of involvement in murders and financing terrorism.
Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/content/leila-arif-yunus-sud-v-baku/27131084.html
05:17, 28 July 2015
Yunus spouses state non-transparency of their trial
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes that is trying the rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus has announced the indictment and questioned 11 witnesses. The spouses refused to plead guilty, and stated that the trial is non-transparent.
News
A criminal case regarding the demolition of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don has been dismissed.

Former Rostov-on-Don Interior Minister Shpak was denied a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

A Ukrainian citizen was convicted by a Rostov court for an attempted terrorist attack.

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.