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A charitable action of distributing food parcels to motorists moving along the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" to break Ramadan fasting. Ingushetia, July 28, 2014. Photo by Timur Agirov exclusively for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:21, 19 July 2014
Ingushetia: GIBDD post distributes foodstuffs to drivers to break Ramadan fasting
A charitable action of distributing food parcels to motorists moving along the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" for breaking the fasting after the last days of Ramadan was launched on July 18 at the GIBDD (traffic police) post in Ingushetia, said Beslan Tsechoev, an advisor to the head of the republic.
The village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, July 2014. Ayna Gamzatova, mother of the villager Magomed Payzulaev killed during the special operation on July 6, 2014, in the door of her house. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:08, 19 July 2014
Dagestan: seven Maidanskoe villagers put on wanted list on suspicion of aiding militants
Law enforcement bodies are searching for seven residents of the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan. They are suspected of aiding IAF members, said Imamutdin Kamilov, the deputy village head.
Participants of the action in support of Shant Arutyunyan and other arrested activists of "Million Mask March" carry posters in support of arrested of Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh War veteran, with the inscription "Armenia without political prisoners", and of Shant Arutyunyan with the inscription "Freedom to the political prisoners". Yerevan, June 12, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:43, 18 July 2014
In Armenia, participants of "Million Mask March" declare themselves to be political prisoners
On Friday, July 18, the policeman Petros Airapetyan, who is considered to be the third victim in the case of the protesters on November 5, 2013, testified to the court. In the course of the court session, the defendants and their advocates stated that Airapetyan testimony was false, and that the case was politically motivated.
18:35, 18 July 2014
Court in Azerbaijan postpones consideration of appeal lodged by "Nida" activists
Since the advocates have filed an appeal against the decision of the preliminary session of the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA), the consideration of another appeal complaint, lodged by activists of the "Nida" movement, has been indefinitely postponed.
The sanatorium "Terek". Photo http://www.l-oko.ru/
15:30, 18 July 2014
In Nalchik, activists state poor living conditions for Syrian Circassians in sanatorium "Terek"
The activists who help the refugees from Syria in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) complain about poor living conditions of the Syrian Circassians, who were accommodated in the sanatorium "Terek". Activists are holding the campaign "Blankets-pillows" trying to provide Syrian Circassians at least with the bedding.
13:25, 18 July 2014
People killed in special operation in Maidanskoe buried in Dagestan
The four villagers of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) have been buried.
10:22, 18 July 2014
A minor was abused and then disappeared in Dagestan
As reported by a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the minor girl from the Rutul District of Dagestan, who was supposedly raped by 12 persons, cannot be found. According to the source, nobody has been detained so far; a pre-inquiry check is underway.
10:11, 18 July 2014
KTC commutes sentence for beating builder Solovyov in Sochi
The Krasnodar Territorial Court (KTC) has considered the appeal lodged by the Prosecutor of the Adler District of Sochi on the verdict passed in the case of beating up Pavel Solovyov, a builder of the Olympic facilities.
Memory sign at the entrance to the Cossack village. Photo: http://sobesednik.ru/
08:46, 18 July 2014
Advocate linked with Tsapok family suspected of fraud worth 48.5 million roubles
In the Krasnodar Territory, a female advocate is suspected of a fraud amounting to 48.5 million roubles, said the press service of the Investigating Department (ID) for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), without specifying the suspect's name.
Splinter of a shell. Photo http://www.trud.ru/
07:03, 18 July 2014
FSB: five unexploded shells found in Rostov Region after shelling
As reported by the Russian FSB's Frontier Department for the Rostov Region, five unexploded artillery shells may still be present in the territory of the Kuibyshev District of the Rostov Region, which flew from the Ukrainian territory during the recent armed clashes.
The SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Grozny. Photo http://www.ufsinchr.ru/
04:19, 18 July 2014
Chechen Prosecutor's Office checks Tangiev's complaint and finds no violations in SIZO
The facts presented in the complaint of Timur Tangiev against the actions of the administration of the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Grozny were not confirmed during the prosecutor's inspection; and the Chechen Prosecutor's Office found no illegal measures applied to the inmate by the staff of the SIZO.
A military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:42, 18 July 2014
Armenian MoD: Askerov detained in the Karabakh conflict zone is suspected of killing teenager
Dilkham Askerov, an Azerbaijani citizen, who was detained in the Karabakh conflict zone on suspicion of illegal crossing the border, is suspected of killing Smbat Tsakanyan, a resident of Karabakh, said Seiran Oganyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
00:30, 18 July 2014
Azerbaijani civil activists commemorate slain journalist Guseinov
On July 17, media people of Azerbaijan attended a rally held near the tomb of Elmar Guseinov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Monitor", on the occasion of his 47th birthday. They announced their decision to intensify the activities of the Elmar Guseinov Foundation and conduct their own inquiry into his murder.
At the border checkpoint "Dyakovo - Kuibyshevo". Photo http://vsekommentarii.com/?url=http://vsekommentarii.com/news/2014/07/09/9377407.htm
23:59, 17 July 2014
One of Ukrainian servicemen hospitalized in Rostov Region dies
The Ukrainian border guard, who was hospitalized on July 16 to the hospital of the district centre Kuibyshevo of the Rostov Region, died on Thursday, July 17, said the Regional Ministry of Public Health.
At the courtroom during the trial in the case against Volodya Avetisyan. Yerevan, June 6, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:14, 17 July 2014
Armenian court sentences activist Volodya Avetisyan to six years in prison
The court has found Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh War veteran, guilty of a fraud and sentenced him to six years in prison and a fine. The defence has announced its intention to appeal against the verdict.
17:29, 17 July 2014
KChR: suspect of illegal arms circulation tells court about torture
Ruslan Ionov, a resident of the city of Ust-Djeguta of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), suspected of illegal arms circulation, said at the court session, where his freedom restriction was considered, that he was tortured by power agents.
Gornaya Ingushetia. Photo http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/archives/020055.shtml
15:58, 17 July 2014
Ingush authorities decide to bury unidentified militants' bodies
Six unidentified militants, who were killed in special operations conducted by power agents in Ingushetia, will be buried in the next few days into one of the republic's Muslim cemeteries.
The city of Dagestanskie Ogni. Dagestan. Photo http://www.dag-ogni.ru/
15:46, 17 July 2014
"Rospotrebnadzor" sues head of Dagestanskie Ogni for mass poisoning
The Department of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) for Dagestan has delivered to the court the materials against the head and a number of municipal services of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni, where last week 177 people suffered from intestinal infection.
Vladimir Alekseev. Photo: Central Office of Russia's Investigative Committee
15:37, 17 July 2014
Convicted member of Tsapok's grouping goes on hunger strike, rights defenders report
On July 15, the convict Vladimir Alekseev, a member of the gang under command of Sergey Tsapok, who is pending an appeal of his sentence at SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Krasnodar, announced an indefinite hunger strike.
Rauf Mirkadirov (in the centre) during his detention. May 6, 2014. Photo: RFE/RL
14:40, 17 July 2014
Mirkadirov's advocates blame Azerbaijani power agents for breaching his presumption of innocence
In Azerbaijan, the defence of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov has rejected the charges against him presented in the official statement of the country's law enforcement bodies of their client's collaboration with special services of Armenia and transfer of information to the detriment of the national security.
News
A stenciled inscription and a new plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from RusNews photo from February 15, 2026, https://t.me/rusnews/80458 The 15th temporary plaque has been installed on Politkovskaya's house.

The wall of the house where Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. Photo from the RusNews Telegram channel https://t.me/rusnews/80446 The memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been destroyed for the 15th time.

The 14th temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from the photo "A Word to the Defense" from February 14, 2026, https://t.me/endoflaw/2211?single Activists restored the plaque on Politkovskaya's house.

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.