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19:54, 22 August 2014
OSCE calls on Azerbaijan to find attackers on rights defender Nasibov
Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has expressed her concern over the attacks on Ilgar Nasibov, a journalist and a human rights defender, in Nakhichevan. She called on the Azerbaijani authorities to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident.
The Adyge-Khabl District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Photo http://www.yuga.ru/
18:31, 22 August 2014
KChR: state of emergency in Novokuvinsk lifted
On Friday, the state of emergency has been lifted in the aul (village) of Novokuvinsk of the Adyge-Khabl District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), and gas supply has been restored, stated Mukhadin Darmilov, the head of the Department for Civil Defence and Emergencies of the district administration.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
18:03, 22 August 2014
NAC:two Khasavyurt casualties pre-identified
The Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported on preliminary identification of two suspected militants killed during the special operation in Khasavyurt.
17:39, 22 August 2014
BCA dismisses all defence's motions at trial of CEMDT head
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) chaired by Judge Aflatun Gasymov has held the preliminary court hearing on the complaint lodged by Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEMDT), and activists Bashir Suleimanly and Elnur Mamedov.
11:44, 22 August 2014
In Grozny, law enforcers check passports
On August 21, in parts of the Grozny city territory, Chechen law enforcers checked passport regime, stated local residents. The law enforcement bodies called the checks as "preventive actions" on the eve of large-scale celebrations.
Administration of judicial Department of Chechnya. Photo http://usd.chn.sudrf.ru/
05:54, 22 August 2014
SC of Chechnya completes questioning defence witnesses in Timur Tangiev's case
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has completed the questioning of defence witnesses in the case against Timur Tangiev. At the last moment, many witnesses refused to go to court to testify.
Aslan Bzhaniya, Abkhaz presidential candidate, at the meeting with the voters in Ochamchir Region, August 2014. Photo http://ab-kandidat.info/news/07082014-1142/aslan-bzhaniya-v-nashey-strane-dolzhny-byt-tolko-pobediteli
03:15, 22 August 2014
Khadjimba's and Bzhaniya's election campaigns pass without obstacles, their offices report
Raul Khadjimba and Aslan Bzhaniya, Abkhaz presidential candidates, use all possible information platforms for their election campaign. According to their election offices, the presidential candidates meet no obstacles during campaigning.
Fragment of the Krasnodar Regional court decision from May 13, 2014. Photo: personal page of Vitishko at Facebook, https://ru-ru.facebook.com/evgeny.vitishko
01:36, 22 August 2014
Krasnodar Court schedules trial of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko for September 24
The Krasnodar Regional Court has scheduled for September 24 the consideration of the cassation appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office against the sentence of Evgeny Vitishko, a staff member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
23:57, 21 August 2014
Advocate of Dagestani resident accused of plotting terror act cannot get case materials from the court
The Orichi District Court of the Kirov Region of Russia has begun studying the written evidence in the criminal case about an attempt of a terror act at the "Maradykovsky" chemical weapons factory, in which two natives of Dagestan are the figurants.
18:40, 21 August 2014
Azerbaijani GPO questions IRFS accountant
Tatiana Kryuchkina, an accountant of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), has been questioned as a witness in the Investigating Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan in connection with the criminal case against a number of local and foreign NGOs.
The check point in Rostov Region on the border with Ukraine working under the simplified scheme. Photo by Filipp Ivaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:12, 21 August 2014
Ukrainian customs officers start clearing first trucks of Russian humanitarian convoy
The first trucks with the Russian humanitarian aid to residents of Eastern Ukraine have entered the check line of the "Donetsk" checkpoint of the Millerovo customs, The Ukrainian customs officers have begun clearing the cargos, the Southern Customs Administration of the Russian Federation has informed.
17:46, 21 August 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Emil Mamedov pleads not guilty at trial
In Azerbaijan, the court has started consideration on the merits of the criminal case against Emil Mamedov, the head of the NGO "Promoting Democracy". After the pronouncement of the indictment, the defendant has delivered speech, in which he denied the charges.
The ethnographic complex "Shira-Yurt", Shali District of Chechnya, August 16, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:42, 21 August 2014
Chechen residents could reject law enforcers' night questioning, experts assert
On the day of opening of the ethnographic complex "Shira-Yurt", the large-scale questioning of Chechen residents by the policemen, who were searching for the mobile phone of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, can be legally justified in case if the law enforcers believed that the mobile phone could have been stolen, says advocate Igor Trunov.
13:31, 21 August 2014
Armenian rights defenders launch international inquiry into Karen Petrosyan's death
Larisa Alaverdyan, the head of the public organization "Against Legal Arbitrariness", and Marina Grigoryan, the organizer of the project "Ordinary Genocide", have started collecting written appeals to international organizations calling for an investigation into the cause of death of Armenian citizen Karen Petrosyan captured in Azerbaijan.
Martakert Region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:56, 21 August 2014
NKR authorities state their readiness to grant asylum to Iraqi Yazidis
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is ready to grant asylum to Iraqi Yazidis, said David Babayan, the press secretary of the office of the president of the NKR. Experts believe that the world powers should pay more attention to the problem of Yazidis in Iraq.
Azamat Tazhayakov (second to the left), Dias Kadyrbaev (third to the left), Johar Tsarnaev (second to the right). Photo from the personal page of Dias Kadyrbaev in the social network "Vkontakte". http://vk.com/dkadyrbaev
04:30, 21 August 2014
Johar Tsarnaev's friend ready to plead guilty
Dias Kadyrbaev, a friend of Chechen native Johar Tsarnaev, a main suspect in the case of the organization of the terror act at the marathon in Boston in 2013, has agreed to plead guilty. This was reported by Robert Stahl, an advocate of Dias Kadyrbaev.
Explosion in Volgograd at the railway station. December 29, 2013. Photo: Administration of Volgograd, ru.wikipedia.org
02:51, 21 August 2014
Advocate states violations of defendants' rights in case of terror acts in Volgograd
Said Ibragimov, one of the advocates in the case of the terror acts in Volgograd, reports about violations of the rights of the four defendants. The trial began on August 11 and is held behind closed doors. The defendants deny their involvement in the terror acts.
21:44, 20 August 2014
Editor-in-chief of "Derbent Izvestia" was not seriously injured at attack on him
The attack committed by unidentified persons on Magomed Khanmagomedov, the editor-in-chief of the "Derbent Izvestia" newspaper did not result in serious injuries, Khanmagomedov himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The rights defender Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:40, 20 August 2014
Advocate: Leyla Yunus exposed to psychological pressure in Azerbaijani SIZO
As state by the lawyer Alaif Gasanov, the rights defender Leyla Yunus is exposed moral and psychological pressure at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Azerbaijan. The Geneva-based Observatory for Protection of Rights Defenders has also reported, in its statement, Leyla's health worsening.
Konstantin Zatulin. Photo: official site of Konstantin Zatulin, http://zatulin.ru/index.php?section=foto
18:10, 20 August 2014
Zatulin: Khajimba and Bjaniya have best chances of reaching second round at presidential election in Abkhazia
The presidential candidates Raul Khajimba and Aslan Bjaniya are most probable rivals at the second round of the Abkhazian presidential election, Konstantin Zatulin, the Director of the Institute of CIS Countries, told in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
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A Gelendzhik resident has been accused of justifying terrorism and espionage.

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.