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The residents of the frontier village Talish state that they got used to the shooting sounds. Nagorno-Karabakh, Martakert Region, June 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:12, 27 July 2015
Participants of "Unheard Voices" present more than 270 materials about people in Karabakh conflict zone
The "Unheard Voices" project unites 20 journalists highlighting the problems of people living in the Karabakh conflict zone. The project participants have presented more than 270 of such materials.
The special operation in Nalchik. July 23, 2015. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
02:37, 27 July 2015
On July 20-26, at least six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from July 20 to July, 2015, at least six people were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
00:41, 26 July 2015
Resident of Georgian Gori District detained near border with South Ossetia
Russian border guards have detained David Khuroshvili in the territory adjacent to the village of Khurvaleti of the Gori District. This was reported by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
13:44, 25 July 2015
Residents of Grozny complain about coercion to participate in subbotniks
Employees of state institutions in Grozny complain that they are forced to participate in subbotniks (unpaid cleanup works on weekends), adding that not only state servants, but also militaries are forced to take part in them.
12:52, 25 July 2015
Activists of group "In Defence of Volodya Avetisyan" go on sit-in strike
A sit-in strike in support of Colonel Volodya Avetisyan is held in Freedom Square of Yerevan.
Airport "Vladikavkaz". Beslan. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:34, 25 July 2015
Natives of Ingushetia state inaction of policemen, when they were beaten up in Beslan Airport
Bashir and Magomed Izmailov, natives of Ingushetia, received severe injuries in a brawl that broke out at Beslan Airport. According to their version, law enforcers were idling during the incident; in its turn, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia denied this information, stating that policemen had prevented the conflict.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: Daniel Janik (RFE/RL)
11:54, 25 July 2015
Intigam Aliev's defence states falsification of his case
Advocates of the human rights defender Intigam Aliev, who was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, are preparing a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. They explain that they have proofs that the charges had been falsified.
Uniform for combat duty. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:23, 25 July 2015
Azerbaijan reports six killed persons on border with Armenia
Five Armenian soldiers and one Azerbaijani serviceman were killed in an armed clash on the border, said the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). Armenia denies its losses.
10:00, 25 July 2015
Resident of Derbent urges rights defenders to help in searching for his son
An application asking to help in searching for her missing son was submitted to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" by Gyulya Karakhanova, a resident of Derbent. The police claim that Magomed Karakhanov could be linked to the militant, killed in the Tabasaran District.
The Kaspiysk Factory of Sheet Glass. Photo http://wikimapia.org
09:01, 25 July 2015
Director of Kaspiysk Glassworks refutes bankruptcy information
The message placed in the Federal Register of Legal Entities that the Kaspiysk Factory of Sheet Glass intends to ask for bankruptcy is untrue and may be treated as a provocation, said Abakar Mudunov, the executive director of the factory.
Paruyr Airikyan. Photo: © PanARMENIAN Photo / Hrant Khachatryan
07:11, 25 July 2015
Participants of hearings in Yerevan urge public to reject constitutional reforms
In Yerevan, opponents of constitutional reforms held public hearings and expressed the need to consolidate efforts not to admit the adoption of amendments to the Constitution of Armenia.
21:34, 24 July 2015
Doctors were late for urgent call because of CTO in Nalchik
A resident of Nalchik died in the area adjacent to the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) before doctors could reach him. The ambulance stood in the traffic jam because of blocking the city centre; however, according to doctors, in any case, they would not have been able to save the man.
The apartment destroyed in the course of the special operation. Nalchik, July 24, 2015. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:57, 24 July 2015
Doctor of Nalchik hospital killed during CTO
Murat Misrokov, a doctor of a Nalchik hospital, was the owner of the apartment, destroyed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) on July 23 in an apartment building. Tenants of the house told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent the details of the CTO.
The participants of the North-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2015". Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
20:36, 24 July 2015
Programme of Forum "Mashuk-2015" focuses on patriotism
By organizers' estimates, the opening ceremony of the North-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2015" was attended by about 2700 persons. This year, the programme of the forum is aimed at the patriotic upbringing; and the main declared topics are the jubilee of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 2000th anniversary of Derbent.
Cynologist with a dog near the building of the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:16, 24 July 2015
Three residents of Dagestan found guilty of terrorism
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced three residents of the Tabasaran District of Dagestan – Rustam Alimirzaev, Sirazhul Ramazanov and Tazhutdin Gadjiev – to 15, 11 and 10 years in prison, accordingly, on charges of involvement in the bomb explosion in the village of Khuchni in 2013.
16:03, 24 July 2015
NAC states preparation of terror acts in Nalchik
The militants killed in Nalchik had been preparing attempts on state officials of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.
A broken down door in the CaT's office. Grozny, June 3, 2015.
14:01, 24 July 2015
CaT decides to self-liquidate
At the today's conference, activists of the Committee against Torture (CaT) spoke for the liquidation of their organization. In the near future, a respective application will be sent to the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Igor Kalyapin, the Chairman of the CaT, has stated.
Peter the Great Statue in front of the museum complex in Derbent. July 24, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:38, 24 July 2015
"Summa" Group not to transfer "Peter the Great's House" to Derbent balance sheet
The issue of the transfer of the museum complex "Peter the Great's House" to the balance sheet of the city of Derbent is being considered; however, so far, no decision has been made, said Khuchbar Khuchbarov, the spokesman of the "Summa" Group of Companies in Dagestan, adding that most likely joint projects with the Mayoralty will be implemented in the complex.
Members of BORN in the paddywagon. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:56, 24 July 2015
MCC sentences Ilya Goryachev to life imprisonment
The Moscow City Court (MCC) found Ilya Goryachev guilty of creating the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN) and organizing five murders. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
11:50, 24 July 2015
Power agents declare links of Nalchik casualties with IS
A law enforcement source reports that special services have established links of the militants killed in Nalchik with the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS).
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The Central Bank dedicated a two-ruble coin to Akhmat Kadyrov.

Additional funds have been allocated to Chechnya and Dagestan for the elimination of the consequences of flooding.

Kadyrov submitted documents to participate in the elections for the head of Chechnya.

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.