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03:36, 19 August 2014
Defence in Akhmedilov's murder challenges court's refusal to return case to Prosecutor's Office
The defence of Murad Shuaibov, a defendant in the case on the murder of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov, has filed an appeal to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Dagestan against the dismissal of the motion to return the criminal case to the Prosecutor's Office.
Chechen boy. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:02, 18 August 2014
In Chechnya, law enforcers question more HRC "Memorial": over 1000 interrogated after Kadyrov lost his mobile phone
At night on August 17, in the Shali District of Chechnya, policemen and district officials summoned and questioned more than one thousand people, including minors, in connection with disappearance of a mobile phone of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Faradj Kerimli. Photo http://www.zerkalo.az/2014/aktivist-partii-musavat-faradzh-kerimli-ne-schitaet-sebya-vinovnyim/
18:04, 18 August 2014
AI recognizes Kerimli brothers arrested in Azerbaijan prisoners of conscience
The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has announced prisoners of conscience Faradj Kerimli, a youth activist of the "Musavat" Party, and his brother Siradj Kerimli, arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of drug trafficking, and called for their immediate release.
14:44, 18 August 2014
Court leaves PFPA activist Ruslan Nasirli in custody
The Azerbaijani Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal filed by Ruslan Nasirli, a member of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest.
13:25, 18 August 2014
In Dagestan, armed men in masks kill Ashilta resident
At the Monday night, a resident of the village of Ashilta was killed by unidentified armed men in masks, stated Magomednur Nazirbegov, the head of the village administration. According to him, another local man was injured in the attack.
13:14, 18 August 2014
"The Nobel Women's Initiative" calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release Yunus spouses
Leyla Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), and her husband Arif Yunus, a conflictologist, who are accused in Azerbaijan of treason, should be released from custody, "The Nobel Women's Initiative" states.
Rasul Gamzatov. Photo: http://dumrf.ru/common/event/8477
09:43, 18 August 2014
On August 11-17, Rasul Gamzatov was the only victim of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 11-17, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed at least one human life; no information about wounded people was reported. The casualty is a civilian Rasul Gamzatov – Deputy Mufti of North Ossetia. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Tamta Mikeladze at the presentation of the results of studies of homeless people's life. Tbilisi, August 14, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasuan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:00, 18 August 2014
Georgia has no strategy for addressing problems of homeless people, rights defenders assert
The Georgian authorities still have no strategy to address the needs of people who lost their homes, said Tamta Mikeladze, a human rights defender, at the presentation of the results of studies of homeless people's life held by the NGO "Centre for Study and Monitoring of Human Rights" (CSMHR).
Participants of the fifth annual North-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2014". Photo http://www.xn--80auecjmsdg1b.xn--p1ai/page/mozgovoy_shturm_na_kurorte
01:49, 18 August 2014
In Pyatigorsk, youth forum "Mashuk-2014" is over
On August 17, the fifth annual North-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2014", held in Pyatigorsk during two weeks, was closed. The closing ceremony was held at the evening of August 16.
Installation in support of Rasul Jafarov, who celebrated his 30th birthday in custody. Photo: Civil Rights Defenders http://www.civilrightsdefenders.org/featured/rasul-jarafov-spends-his-30th-birthday-behind-bars/
00:50, 18 August 2014
CRD calls for release of Azerbaijani human rights defender Rasul Jafarov
On August 17, the international human rights organization "Civil Rights Defenders" (CRD) called on for immediate release of Rasul Jafarov, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, who celebrated his 30th birthday in custody.
18:54, 17 August 2014
Advocate: three Buynaksk residents beaten at checkpoint by policemen in Dagestan
As reported by the lawyer Zulfiya Isagadjieva with reference to the victims, three residents of Buynaksk were beaten up by policemen, after which one of the victims was hospitalized. The Buynaksk GOVD (City Interior Division) denied this information, saying that two men who applied violence to a policeman were brought to them.
Oksana Toropova. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:33, 17 August 2014
Sochi Court finds Oksana Toropova guilty of beating court marshal
On August 14, the Khosta District Court of Sochi found a local resident Oksana Toropova guilty of beating a court marshal and sentenced her to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment and a probation term of three years.
The farewell ceremony with Rasul Gamzatov. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:51, 17 August 2014
Rasul Gamzatov is the fourth Islamic figure killed in Northern Caucasus in 2014
The Deputy Mufti of North Ossetia Rasul Gamzatov was the fourth Muslim leader killed in Northern Caucasus since the start of 2014 and the 40th since 2009, the "Caucasian Knot" has calculated.
00:45, 17 August 2014
In Dagestan, court arrests Akhmed Nurmagomedov for two months
In Dagestan, the Akusha District Court has pronounced its decision to arrest Akhmed Nurmagomedov, a local resident, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, for two months, his advocate reports.
The search conducted in the premises of the Moscow religious Muslim organization "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation, August 2014. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:36, 16 August 2014
In Moscow, "Enlightenment" Foundation reports on leaflets planted during search
During the search conducted in the premises of the Moscow religious Muslim organization "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation, law enforcers planted leaflets and CDs, members of the foundation assert. According to the FSB report, mosque-goers were detained in order to ensure smooth conduct of the search.
Repair works of the runways in the Makhachkala Airport. Photo: Government of the Republic of Dagestan http://e-dag.ru/
15:49, 16 August 2014
Starting from August 18, Makhachkala Airport will restrict passenger flights
Since August 18, the Makhachkala Airport will operate and maintain aircrafts only from 7:30 a.m. till 7:20 p.m., and the rest of the day will be dedicated to repair works. Later, on September 29, the airport will be closed for a month.
15:12, 16 August 2014
Defence of Zarema Khadjirokova claims authorities of Adygea put pressure on court
In Adygea, at the court hearing in the case against Zarema Khadjirokova, the former Chief Accountant of the Maikop State Technological University, the court has listened to the second public prosecutor, the Assistant Prosecutor of Adygea.
11:29, 16 August 2014
Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to reopen investigation into kidnapping of MIA's employee in 2004
The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has revealed violations in the investigation into the kidnapping of Bekman Asadulaev, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), committed on January 14, 2004.
Installation "Ritual planks made of bread for four parts of the world". Author Timur Musaev-Kagan from Dagestan. Vladikavkaz, August 15, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:53, 16 August 2014
In Vladikavkaz, participants of symposium "Alanika" present projects on culture of Northern Caucasus
In Vladikavkaz, the art symposium "Alanika" and the Forum of Young Artists of Northern Caucasus "ART CAUCASUS NEXT" has finished with the exhibition of works, most of which were devoted to the interpretation of the culture of the peoples of Northern Caucasus.
07:03, 16 August 2014
Dagestan: policemen put physical pressure on detainee Akhmed Nurmagomedov, his advocate asserts
Israfil Gadadov, an advocate from the Bar Association "Kavkaz", who represents the interests of Akhmed Nurmagomedov, a resident of the village of Ameterkmakhi, Akusha District of Dagestan, who was detained on August 14 after a search conducted in his house (a pistol was found), managed to meet his client.
News
Flood victims in Chechnya are awaiting compensation.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Fedor Shchukin. Frame from an RGVK Dagestan news video. Shchukin Fedor Vyacheslavovich

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.