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The office of the Supreme Court of Chechnya judicial Department. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:40, 29 July 2015
Chechen court upholds verdict to combatant in Syria
Aslan Bashaev, 23, a resident of Chechnya, who was sentenced to five years in colony on charges of taking part in the warfare in Syria, has lodged an appeal compliant against a too harsh, in his opinion, verdict of the first-instance court.
02:37, 29 July 2015
KBR resident convicted for helping militants
A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a resident of the Urvan District to two years of freedom deprivation. He was found guilty of supplying foodstuffs to members of the armed underground.
Penal colony. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
00:04, 29 July 2015
Resident of Volzhskiy demands to check circumstances of her son's suicide in colony
The mother of the prisoner, who committed suicide in prison in colony in Volgograd, has send her applications to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the FSB demanding to investigate the circumstances that brought her son to suicide.
23:42, 28 July 2015
Temirsultanov's advocate states inaction of investigators and prosecutor's office
The advocate of Khavazh Temirsultanov, a native of Chechnya, has sent complaints about the inaction of employees of the prosecutor's office and investigators to two district courts of Sochi.
22:15, 28 July 2015
Advocate of Dugulubgey villager cannot establish his whereabouts
Today in the morning, operative agents wearing masks detained Murat Balkarov, a resident of the village of Dugulubgey. This was reported by Elena Bairamkulova, an advocate of the Bar Association of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who is trying to establish the whereabouts of her client.
Sagid Murtazaliev. Photo: http://eadaily.com/news/2015/07/27/dagestan-zvezda-saygida-murtazalieva-prigovorena-k-zakatu
19:15, 28 July 2015
Criminal prosecution of Murtazaliev and Vinogradov is a signal to Kadyrov
The federal authorities are getting rid of odious figures in Northern Caucasus, thus, sending an unequivocal signal to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Magomed Akhmedov. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:08, 28 July 2015
Figurant of Amirov's case reports threats received from investigators during questioning
In Rostov-on-Don, the court that considers the case of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov continued questioning Magomed Akhmedov, who stated that investigators had used threats to force him to testify against Amirov.
Igor Kalyapin. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/archive/news-azattyq/20150728/360/360.html?id=27156924
14:53, 28 July 2015
Igor Kalyapin announces creation of "Committee to Prevent Torture"
The "Committee against Torture" (CaT), liquidated because of being put on the registry of "foreign agents", will be replaced by the "Committee to Prevent Torture" (CPT). The new organization will continue working in Chechnya, said its chairman Igor Kalyapin.
13:54, 28 July 2015
Investigators suspect Sagid Murtazaliev of financing terrorism
Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Dagestani Branch of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR), is suspected of involvement in murders and financing terrorism.
Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/content/leila-arif-yunus-sud-v-baku/27131084.html
05:17, 28 July 2015
Yunus spouses state non-transparency of their trial
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes that is trying the rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus has announced the indictment and questioned 11 witnesses. The spouses refused to plead guilty, and stated that the trial is non-transparent.
Soldier on the frontline. Photo: http://aze.az/news_minoborony_ar_diversiya_121934.html
03:52, 28 July 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 320 shootings within two days
As stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), within the last two days, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire on the frontline for about 320 times.
The building of the government of KBR. Photo: http://glava.kbr.ru/images/2014/10/DP13.jpg
02:57, 28 July 2015
KBR establishes post of minister for prevention of extremism among youth
Yuri Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has set up a new agency in charge of crime prevention among young people. In his opinion, it should prevent the spread of radical ideas.
Inscription: "Cancellation of PSRC decision". On June 17, the decision was announced to raise electricity tariffs by 6.93 drams per 1 kW/h. New tariffs take effect on August 1. This caused mass protests with the demand to cancel PSRC decision. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:53, 28 July 2015
Yerevan activists hold short sit-in strike in centre of Republic Square
In Yerevan, at night, six activists managed to hold a brief protest action in the centre of Republic Square. However, their sit-in strike on the roadway was stopped by the police.
Said Amirov in the courtroom. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 27 July 2015
Second prosecutor enters Amirov's trial
The today's session of the court in Rostov-on-Don on the case of ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov was attended by two representatives of the prosecution.
20:27, 27 July 2015
Dagestani resident accused of involvement in armed underground
The investigating authorities have completed the investigation into the case against a 21-year resident of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
18:00, 27 July 2015
50 members of "Arise, Armenia!" hold picket in Yerevan
In Yerevan, Square of Republic hosts a new protest action against the growth of electricity tariffs. The protest action has been organized by the civil initiative group "Arise, Armenia!" Police squads cordon off Square of Republic along its perimeter.
Grenades. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
15:36, 27 July 2015
Dagestani resident with grenade detained on his way to Moscow
Law enforcers have reported on seizure of weapons and drugs from a resident of the Babayurt District of Dagestan, who was travelling in a bus to Moscow. The man was "preventively" registered at the police as a follower of Wahhabism, and he was taken in custody.
14:39, 27 July 2015
Power agents report confiscation of firearms from house of Kizlyar District head
After detention of Andrei Vinogradov, the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, firearms were found in his household, said a republic's law enforcement source. Vinogradov was brought to the city of Mozdok by helicopter.
13:16, 27 July 2015
Banker German Gorbuntsov agrees to testify in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder
An advocate of Russian banker German Gorbuntsov, a witness in the case of the murder of Ruslan Yamadaev, a former State Duma deputy, has confirmed the fact that the London Police had received a request from Russian investigators for questioning his client. According to the advocate, German Gorbuntsov agrees to testify in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder.
Law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
13:04, 27 July 2015
Law enforcers cordon off summer cottage of head of Pension Fund for Dagestan
Armoured vehicles and armed men have blocked the entry into the territory of the private house and yard of Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Russian Pension Fund for Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
News
The Supreme Court of Dagestan prohibited the construction of a cafe on pasture lands.

A verdict has been issued in the case of the girls' deaths in the Makhachkala quest room.

The name of a soldier from Dagestan killed in the Kursk region has been announced.

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.