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14:22, 17 July 2014
ICRF: resident of Dagestani village of Gotsatl was probably killed by militants
As reported by the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Omar Anasov, a resident of the village of Gotsatl, Khunzakh District, who was killed on Thursday, July 17, could fall victim to illegal armed formations (IAFs).
13:30, 17 July 2014
Azerbaijani special services accuse journalist Mirkadirov of transferring military secrets to Armenian NGOs
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan have revealed details of the criminal case initiated against the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov.
Photo: the Territorial Investigating Department (ID) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), http://kuban.sledcom.ru/news/detail.php?news=58057
11:19, 17 July 2014
ICRF names suspect of killing Dagestani boxer Rasul Gadjimagomedov
The Investigating Division for the Western District of Krasnodar of the Territorial Investigating Department (ID) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has put a certain Rustam-Bek Kurbanov, 23, on the federal wanted list.
Oksana Toropova, accused of assaulting a court marshal. Sochi, July 16, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:42, 17 July 2014
In Sochi, woman accused of beating court marshal placed under home arrest
The Sochi court dealing with assaulting a court marshal has placed the defendant under home arrest, demanding her presence at the session scheduled for July 25. The defendant claims that she has medical documents confirming the impossibility of her presence at the trial.
Posters at commemoration of Natalia Estemirova in Moscow, July 15, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:40, 17 July 2014
250 signatures to appeal demanding to investigate Natalia Estemirova's murder handed over to ICRF
Human rights activists have collected 250 signatures to the petition addressed to the leadership of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a demand to make every effort to investigate the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
23:17, 16 July 2014
Batyr Pukhaev, former MP of South Ossetia, goes on hunger strike in Tskhinvali IVS
Batyr Pukhaev and his brother Igor Pukhaev were detained on July 11; and on July 14, the Tskhinvali Court ruled to arrest them for two months and place them into the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) in Tskhinvali.
Gasan Guseinli. Photo http://www.zerkalo.az/2014/prokuror-prizval-posadit-gyandzhinskogo-pravozashhitnika-na-7-let/
19:39, 16 July 2014
Azerbaijan campaigns in defence of Gasan Guseinli
A group of Azerbaijani civil society activists has announced a start of an international campaign in defence of the rights of Gasan Guseinli from the city of Ganja (Gandzha), the head of the Educational Centre "Intellectual Citizen", who was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment.
Border checkpoint "Kuibyshevo" in Rostov Region. Photo http://granica-online.ru/
17:37, 16 July 2014
Two wounded Ukrainian border guard hospitalized in Rostov Region
On Wednesday, July 16, two Ukrainian border guards were heavily wounded on the Rostov section of the Ukrainian-Russian border.
The Tver Court of Moscow. Photo http://wikimapia.org/
14:00, 16 July 2014
Moscow court to consider lawsuit to Zhirinovsky on protection of honour and dignity regarding his statements about Azerbaijanis
The Tver Court of Moscow has accepted for consideration a lawsuit on protection of honour and dignity against the MP of the Russian State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky for his statements concerning the Azerbaijani people. This was reported by Ekaterina Korotova, the press secretary of the above court, who is quoted by the RAPSI.
The village Psyzh, Abaza District of the KChR. Photo: Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of KChR http://mskchr.ru/
13:51, 16 July 2014
ICRF suspects boxing coach of killing KChR's MP
Investigating authorities of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have announced the names of two residents of the republic, wanted on suspicion of murdering Mukhamed Kunizhev, a Deputy of the Republic's National Assembly.
David Narmaniya. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
13:08, 16 July 2014
David Narmaniya offers Georgian Parliament to draft attestation rules for employees of Tbilisi Mayoralty
On July 15, David Narmaniya, the newly elected Mayor of Tbilisi, held his first consultation with the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament on the issue of attestation rules for current and future employees of the Mayoralty.
Pyatigorsk, Teplosernaya Street. SIZO No.2 ('White Swan'), UFSIN. Photo by Alexander Lipovy, http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/lav793
09:23, 16 July 2014
Resident of Pyatigorsk tried twice to commit suicide in Cherkessk SIZO in protest against incriminated sexual abuse
A resident of Pyatigorsk, accused of a sexual assault against a minor, was on a hunger strike in SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Cherkessk for 11 days. His protest action was announced on July 2 after he attempted to commit suicide right at the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia, where his criminal case was considered.
Colony-Settlement No. 2 of the Tambov Region. Photo: Tambov Region Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Russian Federation http://68.fsin.su/
08:43, 16 July 2014
Rights defenders and politicians ask head of FSIN to prevent harassment of Evgeny Vitishko
A number of human rights activists and politicians have sent an appeal to Gennady Kornienko, Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Russian Federation about inadmissibility of baiting of the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko in Colony-Settlement No. 2 of the Tambov Region.
Posters at commemoration of Natalia Estemirova in Moscow, July 15, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:28, 16 July 2014
At commemoration of Natalia Estemirova in Moscow AI activists collect signatures to petition to ICRF
Five years after the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", an action "Flowers for Natalia" was held in Moscow, organized by activists of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI).
05:21, 16 July 2014
ECtHR rejects claim of Georgia native challenging the law on combating organized crime
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found no violation in the case of Izet Ashlarba, a citizen of Georgia, who was convicted for links with the organized crime.
Rauf Mirkadirov. Photo http://ru.1in.am/32124.html
18:03, 15 July 2014
Azerbaijan extends arrest of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov until November 21
In Azerbaijan, the arrest of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, accused of treason, has been extended by other four months. This decision was made by the Nasimi District Court of Baku in satisfaction of the petition lodged by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan.
Advocates of Said Amirov at the court session on July 9, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:47, 15 July 2014
Said Amirov's advocates challenge the verdict at court
The advocates of the dismissed Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, convicted on charges of planning a terror act, have filed a complaint against the verdict, said Vladimir Postanyuk, the head of the defence group.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo http://sledcom.ru/
16:13, 15 July 2014
North Ossetia: three KBR residents accused of stealing over 300 million roubles of maternity capital
Three residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic are accused of involvement in a criminal grouping engaged in cashing the maternity capital in North Ossetia and KBR, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
Vladimir Scherbakov, Yegor Scherbakov's father, gives interview to the journalists. Moscow, July 6, 2014. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:50, 15 July 2014
MCC completes judicial investigation into Yegor Scherbakov's murder in Biryulyovo
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has completed the judicial investigation into the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow district of Biryulyovo; the parties' debates are scheduled for July 21.
14:35, 15 July 2014
In Azerbaijan, case of Emil Mamedov, head of NGO "Democracy Promotion", sent to court
According to investigators, the preliminary inquiry into the case of Emil Mamedov, the head of the NGO "Democracy Promotion", acting in the country's south, is over; and in the near future the case will go to court.
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.