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16:47, 15 July 2015
Sergey Kaziev refuses to stop hunger strike until the end of Ramadan
Magazali Endreev, the head of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has visited in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik a convict Sergey Kaziev, who is holding his hunger strike for more than a month.
16:41, 15 July 2015
Jehovah's Witnesses in Cherkessk report believer's beating by police
Power agents of Cherkessk subjected to hours-long interrogation and beat up a 53-year-old Jehovah's Witness Vladimir Mirzoyan, said Ivan Belenko, the spokesman of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Believers associate this situation with the conflict around the land plot, on which their liturgical building is built.
Firing from the jet system of volley fire. Phot: Yuri Kuchinsky https://ru.wikipedia.org
13:14, 15 July 2015
Over 1500 artillerists start exercising in Northern Caucasus and South Ossetia
About 300 units of missile and artillery weapons are involved in the exercise, which started on military ranges in Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan and North Ossetia, and on a military base in South Ossetia, said the press service of the Southern Military District (SMD).
Lev Ponomaryov, the leader of the movement "For Human Rights". Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/
13:03, 15 July 2015
KBR's branch of movement "For Human Rights" announces self-liquidation
Members of the public Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) decided to close their organization because of the "refusal of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to remove the all-Russian movement 'For Human Rights' from the register of foreign agents."
Protesters against the increase of the electricity tariff. Yerevan, July 1, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:47, 15 July 2015
Yerevan protesters to continue acts of civil disobedience
Yerevan activists, who are protesting against the increase of the electricity tariff, have announced a new series of rallies and marches. Today, they intend to organize a protest action at the president's residence.
10:55, 15 July 2015
About thousand rally against terrorism in Urus-Martan
On July 14, in the city of Urus-Martan, a rally against terrorism and extremism under the motto "We are united and steadfast" was attended by more than a thousand people, said the city authorities. However, residents of Urus-Martan note that the rally, organized by city authorities, was attended mainly by employees of budget-funded organizations; and the event was formal.
Ammunition confiscated in the course of the special operation in the Baksan District. July 14, 2015. Photo nac.gov.ru
08:58, 15 July 2015
Casualties of special operation in KBR were residents of Baksan District
The persons killed on July 14 in a special operation in the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been identified as local residents.
Firearms, ammunition. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
07:13, 15 July 2015
Resident of Dagestan convicted for involvement in armed underground
The court has sentenced a resident of the Tsuntin District of Dagestan to six years of imprisonment for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
A high mountain village. Georgia. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:02, 15 July 2015
Crisis in Greece affects budgets of 150,000 Georgian families
Because of the financial crisis in Greece, money transfers to Georgia have dropped by 15-16 million US dollars. Many migrants, who had left for Greece to earn money, have their revenues reduced, and now think about return to Georgia.
04:13, 15 July 2015
HRW calls on Armenian authorities to punish those responsible for violent dispersal of protesters
The international organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) has urged the authorities of Armenia to punish those responsible for the use of force to disperse demonstrators in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan on June 23. Rights defenders have called the police to conduct a transparent investigation into the incident.
21:39, 14 July 2015
Yerevan marchers demand to "clear the ranks of the police"
Protesters in Yerevan have handed over an application to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), demanding to punish the policemen, who used force at dispersal of the demonstration on June 23.
Salafi mosque in Buynaksk. Dagestan. Photo http://www.memo.ru/d/235062.html
19:15, 14 July 2015
Minimum Zakat of 25-380 roubles fixed in Southern Russia
The minimum amount of the religious tax Zakat-ul-Fitr (poor-due), which should be paid to needy Muslims before the holiday of Eid al-Adha, was defined by religious leaders of Southern Russia. The highest Zakat of 380 roubles was fixed for parishioners of Salafi mosques of Dagestan.
Musa Tairov. Krasnodar, July 12, 2015. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:17, 14 July 2015
Musa Tairov discharged from hospital
As stated by Musa Tairov's relatives, power agents prevented his discharge from a hospital in Krasnodar, where he was taken from a police station. On July 15, Tairov's questioning as a witness is scheduled, said his advocate.
Police car. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:57, 14 July 2015
Jury renders guilty verdict to Goryachev
The jury has found Ilya Goryachev, the supposed organizer of the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN), guilty on all indictment points. The defendant deserves no leniency, said the jurymen.
Plate on the wall of the The North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:10, 14 July 2015
Organizers of terror act in Pyatigorsk sentenced to long prison terms
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced six defendants in the case of the terror act committed in front of the GIBDD (traffic police) building in Pyatigorsk in 2013. The defendants have been sentenced to terms ranging from 17 years to life imprisonment.
14:50, 14 July 2015
MIA refuses to admit police's inaction during pogrom of JMG office
As stated by Alexander Savenkov, the head of the Investigating Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia, the service check found no confirmation of the complaints about the police's inaction during the pogrom of the Grozny office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG).
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the area between the city of Baksan and the village of Dugulubgey. July 14, 2015. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:21, 14 July 2015
Militants killed in KBR were involved in series of crimes
The three persons killed in a special operation in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were members of the illegal armed formation (IAF), responsible for numerous murders committed in the KBR and the Stavropol Territory, said the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia.
The participant of the picket demanding to transfer Permyakov to Armenian party. Inscription on a poster: "In a manly manner is not a rule of law". Yerevan, February 12, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:45, 14 July 2015
Advocates predict transfer of Permyakov to Armenian party after transfer of his case
The case of the massacre Gyumri has not been delivered to Armenia yet. According to the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the timing for the transfer has not been defined; however, the trial will be held in Armenia.
SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik. Photo http://www.07.fsin.su/structure/sizo.php
13:03, 14 July 2015
Advocate complains to court about custody conditions of resident of Derbent at Nalchik SIZO
The defence of Rustam Gabibov, a resident of Dagestan, accused of a murder, has filed a complaint about non-provision of adequate medical care to him at SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik, said the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.
Taking-away the garbage cans from the Baghramyan-Demirchyan crossroads the next day after the activists' dispersal. Yerevan, July 7, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:04, 14 July 2015
Protests in Armenia and Permyakov's case have not spoiled Armenian-Russian relations
The protest actions against the increase of electricity tariff, as well as the massacre of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, have not quarrelled Armenia with Russia, despite the presence of the Russian factor on both of them. This opinion was expressed by Armenian political analysts, who believe that the reason is in the absence of anti-Russian sentiments in Armenia.
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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....

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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.