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14:09, 17 July 2015
Advocate asks Russia's SC Chairman to consider cassation against verdict to resident of Chechnya
A cassation complaint against the verdict to Asrudi Musaev, a resident of Chechnya, convicted for complicity in the fraud with maternity capital, has been left without consideration by a Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia. Musaev's advocate asks Vyacheslav Lebedev, the Chairman of the SC of Russia, to reverse the above decision of the SC's Judge, claiming that there are falsifications in the case.
Firearms. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
12:59, 17 July 2015
Dagestan: power agents were shelled while trying to inspect a car
The law enforcers, who were shelled today in the Derbent District of Dagestan, tried to stop a car for inspection. Two men in the car were killed by return fire, the Chief Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed.
A car with the traces of use of firearms. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
09:36, 17 July 2015
Two suspected militants killed in Dagestan
In the Derbent District of Dagestan, two armed men opened fire at power agents and were killed by return fire, said a law enforcement source.
A march against the ongoing Georgia's ecological policy was held in Tbilisi. July 16, 2015. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:51, 17 July 2015
Marchers in Tbilisi protest against authorities' ecological policy
A march against the ongoing Georgia's ecological policy was held in Tbilisi. According to organizers, the action was attended by over 100 people.
The North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 16 July 2015
Indictment to Kizilyurt policemen approved
The case of five employees of the Kizilyurt ROVD (District Interior Division) of Dagestan, which was earlier returned by the court to the prosecutor's office, is ready for sending to the North-Caucasian District Military Court for consideration on the merits.
A bridge across the river Alazani in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:52, 16 July 2015
Witness in case of recruiting Pankisi residents said Imam Borchashvili had links with IS
Ayuf Borchashvili, the Imam of the village of Djokolo, detained at the Tbilisi Airport, had been actively involved in recruiting young Muslims and sending them to Syria to take part in the warfare for the "Islamic State" (IS), which was recognized to be a terrorist organization. This was stated by Giorgi Borchashvili, a relative of the Imam.
Amnesty International holds commemoration of Estemirova in European cities. July 15, 2015. Photo http://amnesty.org.ru/ru/2015-07-16-natalia/
20:56, 16 July 2015
AI holds commemoration of Estemirova in European cities
Russian investigators must do everything possible to solve Natalia Estemirova's murder, committed six years ago, said activists of the "Amnesty International" (AI) in the course of the actions held in a number of European cities.
Tatiana Lokshina at the roundtable held at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to violence in the Northern Caucasus. Moscow, July 15, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:10, 16 July 2015
Unpunished violence in Northern Caucasus has systemic nature
Until now, Chechnya and Dagestan have no clear mechanisms to counteract human rights violations by law enforcers, said the participants of the roundtable held at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to violence in the Northern Caucasus and dated to the sixth anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova.
16:11, 16 July 2015
"Sova" Centre sees no extremism in Zherebtsova's letter
The decision to put the letter by Polina Zherebtsova to Mikhail Khodorkovsky on the list of extremist materials is illegal, said the experts of the "Sova" Information-Analytical Centre.
The participants of the former "Nairit" workers sit-in strike. Yerevan, May 14, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:12, 16 July 2015
Former "Nairit" workers refuse to hold sit-in strike
After the promises of the Minister of Energy of Armenia to repay all the wage debts before the end of July, ex-workers of the "Nairit" Factory decided to postpone the start of their sit-in strike, while continuing a series of pickets.
Stavropol. Photo: Grigory Akimenko https://ru.wikipedia.org/
15:07, 16 July 2015
Retired Major is on hunger strike for third day in Stavropol
Gennady Vorabyev, who went on hunger strike demanding to provide housing to his family, continues his protest for the third day. According to the protester, he is day-and-night in his car in the centre of the city and drinks only water.
The central market “Berkat” in Grozny on the eve of of Eid ul-Fitr (Uraza-Bayram) celebration. July 16, 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:56, 16 July 2015
Days-off on occasion of Eid ul-Fitr announced in five regions of NCFD
Five regions out of seven in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Adygea have announced the first days of Eid ul-Fitr (Uraza-Bayram) as holidays. At the same time, Muslims of Dagestan and Chechnya will complete their fasting on July 18 – a day later than in other regions.
The participants of the protests against the authorities' decision to raise the electricity tariff. Inscription on a poster: "Baghramyan will never become Maydan". Yerevan, June 29. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:35, 16 July 2015
Protests in Armenia open new stage in country's political life
The protest movement in Armenia has become a transition to a new stage of the country's political life, said the Armenian political expert interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their forecasts, demands to change the power, or a decline of opposition's activeness should follow. However, the experts are sure that they see the interest of the authorities in all that.
Mirzamagomed Lukmanov shows his documents and receipts. Photo by Aida Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:03, 16 July 2015
Resident of Izberbash complains about deductions from his pension in favour of gas suppliers
According to the court judgement, deductions are made from the pension of Mirzamagomed Lukmanov, a resident of Izberbash and a category II invalid, to repay a large debt to gas-supplying companies. The pensioner himself states that he had regularly paid the bills; and his advocate is preparing an application for a retrial of the case.
Prisoners in a colony. Photo: Vladimir Anosov / Yugopolis
07:30, 16 July 2015
Prisoners complain on Internet about custody conditions in Volgograd colony
The convicts serving their terms in Colony No. 9 in Volgograd have posted video clips on the Internet showing the poor custody conditions in their colony. The colony bosses have launched a check; but already before its end, they have partially refuted the convicts' information.
Man killed in the course of a special operation conducted in the area between the city of Baksan and the village of Dugulubgey. KBR, July 14, 2015. Photo nac.gov.ru
04:26, 16 July 2015
Bodies of members of "Imarat Kavkaz" killed in KBR given out to relatives
None of the three persons killed in Baksan on July 14 was on the federal wanted list, said a law enforcement source from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
Dates, a popular fast-breaking meal. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:46, 15 July 2015
Residents of Chechnya complain about forcing to participate in collective fast-breaking
Collective breaking of the fasting for believers in connection with the forthcoming end of the Ramadan was held in the mosques of Chechnya. Civil servants said that their participation in the event was not voluntary.
20:59, 15 July 2015
CaT asks MIA about additional check
The Committee against Torture (CaT) disagrees with the answer received from Alexander Savenkov, a deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia, who saw no inaction of the police during the attack on the office of rights defenders.
Alexander Cherkasov, Oleg Orlov, Svetlana Gannushkina (from left to the right) at the opening of the exhibition "The Never-Ending Story: Violence and Impunity in Northern Caucasus". Moscow, July 15, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:46, 15 July 2015
Rights defenders open exhibition of unpunished violence in Northern Caucasus
Today, the exhibition "The Never-Ending Story: Violence and Impunity in Northern Caucasus" was opened in Moscow today on the sixth anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova.
Maikop, Adygea. Photo: Kesoff https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:16, 15 July 2015
Maikop ecologists complain to HRC members about authorities' pressure
The main environmental problem in Adygea is contamination of soil and rivers by agricultural producers, said members of the Russian Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) in the city Maikop. Local ecologists and journalists told them about the pressure exerted on them by local authorities.
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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.