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09:56, 10 July 2014
An advocate of Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the village of Shaumyan of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, has filed a complaint to the head of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). According to the advocate, local investigators and policemen ignore the complaints filed against the facts of beating of her client during his arrest.
Members of the "Union of Don Women". Photo from the archive of The "Union of Don Women".
08:34, 10 July 2014
In the Rostov Region, a magistrate has fined the public organization "Union of Don Women" 300,000 roubles for a charge of political activities without entering the register of "foreign agents".
Rally in support of the First Secretary of the Stalingrad CPRF Committee Nikolai Parshin, who was stripped from his parliamentary immunity. Volzhsky, July 9, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:29, 10 July 2014
In the evening of July 9, in the Volgograd Region, the city of Volzhsky hosted a picket "Case Against Parshin is Case Against Me". The picket was organized by the Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in support of Nikolai Parshin, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the leader of the Volgograd Committee of the CPRF.
Maidanskoe village, Dagestan. Photo by Isa Aliev, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect1175&com=photogallery
06:11, 10 July 2014
In the Untsukul District of Dagestan, law enforcers have left the village of Maidanskoe. This was reported by local residents in the evening of July 9.
Kizilyurt City Administration. Photo by Yuri Ivanov, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect64&com=photogallery
00:48, 10 July 2014
In Kizilyurt, during an armed attack, Aitemir Salimgereev, ex-Chief of the Kizilyurt GOVD (City Interior Division), was tortured prior to his death. This was reported by the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
21:24, 9 July 2014
Eight residents of the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, are missing after the special operation, locals told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. They added that the village is still blocked by power agents.
21:11, 9 July 2014
As reported by a law enforcement source from Dagestan, Aitemir Salimgereev, a former head of the ROVD (District Interior Division), was killed in his house in Kizilyurt.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev at the press-conference dedicated to the problem of journalists’ security. Makhachkala, January 14, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Svistunova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:12, 9 July 2014
Today is exactly one year after the murder in Dagestan of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Officials and investigators state that every effort is made to solve the murder, but no results are available so far. The case should be handed over to the federal investigation centre, renowned lawyers believe.
Sochi, Spring 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:14, 9 July 2014
The Federation Council – the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation – has approved the bill to create a new gambling zone in the city of Sochi. According to the document, gambling activities can be undertaken in the Olympic facilities, built not by the budget money.
Village of Kuschevskaya. Photo: http://www.sledcom.ru/actual/56391/
14:39, 9 July 2014
Today, Jalil Ametov, a son of the farmer who was assassinated in the village of Kuschevskaya, has identified the body presented to him as the body of the criminal gang leader Sergey Tsapok, said Natalia Miller, the advocate of the victims of the massacre in Kuschevskaya.
13:56, 9 July 2014
In Chechnya, the criminal case against a resident of the Urus-Martan District, who is accused of killing his younger sister, has been brought to the court. Investigators believe that the man has committed a so-called "honour killing". The suspect has confessed to the crime. This was reported by officials from the Chechen law enforcement agencies.
Said Amirov (on the left) and Yusup Djaparov (on the right) in the court. Rostov-on-Don, June 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:57, 9 July 2014
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has found both Said Amirov, dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, guilty of plotting a terror act, and sentenced them to 10 and 8.5 years of imprisonment, respectively. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.
Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
11:35, 9 July 2014
Today, in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons have shelled a car with two persons inside it. One of them was a policeman and he died from his wounds. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
Said Amirov at the court. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:07, 9 July 2014
Staff members of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) did not stop their activities to reveal and investigate the crimes involving Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office. In this connection, investigator may reveal new episodes of his criminal activities. This has been reported today by Vladimir Markin, Spokesperson of the ICRF.
06:13, 9 July 2014
Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has issued a statement, in which she has expressed her concern about the sentence of Azerbaijani bloggers Abdul Abilov and Omar Mamedov to imprisonment. Dunja Mijatovic has stated that the suppression of freedom of the media and of expression is a serious breach of the country's commitments to OSCE.
05:17, 9 July 2014
In Azerbaijan, Ramzi Zeinalov, a resident of the town of Sabirabad, has been arrested for two months on a charge of disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with shaving a believer's beard. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ibragim Ibragimov, Assistant Prosecutor of the Sabirabad District.
The Andyskoe-Kosu river. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev.
02:07, 9 July 2014
The "Caucasian Knot" announces the establishment of the annual contest for journalists, who write about Caucasus. The prizes will be awarded in memory of Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. The contest accepts texts written both by Russian and foreign journalists.
Maidanskoe village, Dagestan. Photo: ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:32, 8 July 2014
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to local residents that today in the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, law enforcers have blown up eight households.
Advocate Vladimir Postanyuk at the court session, Rostov-on-Don, June 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:23, 8 July 2014
The defence did a huge job of proving the innocence of the temporarily removed from office Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, as Vladimir Postanyuk, the defence group leader, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The advocates urge the court to make a fair decision.
Soldiers of Azerbaijan Army. Photo: http://www.vesti.az/news/181564
17:46, 8 July 2014
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recommended its servicemen to refrain from fasting during the month of Ramadan – from June 29 to July 28. Several experts have expressed the opinion that this recommendation violates the provisions of the country's Constitution.
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.

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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.