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Near the office of the "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation. Moscow, August 15, 2014. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:22, 16 August 2014
Equipment and literature confiscated from office of "Enlightenment" Foundation in Moscow
In Moscow, a search is over in the office of the "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation, during which power agents confiscated equipment and banned literature, eyewitnesses report. As of 11:30 p.m., most of the Muslims detained by law enforcers were released from the police station.
Arzu Abdullaeva, the Co-Chair of the Helsinki Civil Assembly and the head of its National Committee. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.azadliq.org/
01:50, 16 August 2014
Azerbaijani civil society activists condemn pressure on NGOs
The criminal charges moved against a number of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and well-known civil society activists are of political nature. These charges are aimed to eliminate the independent institutions of the civil society, said members of the leading Azerbaijani NGOs.
22:32, 15 August 2014
Svetlana Isaeva: POC members were not allowed to visit unit "G" of Makhachkala SIZO
On Friday, members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan were unable to get into the unit "G" of the Makhachkala SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison), said Svetlana Isaeva, a human rights defender.
21:50, 15 August 2014
In Moscow, office of "Enlightenment" Foundation is being searched
In Moscow, the office of the "Enlightenment" Foundation, where on Friday, Muslims gathering for prayer had been detained, is being searched, and staff members of the Department to Combat Extremism are searching for explosives there.
19:38, 15 August 2014
Novocherkassk Court dismisses appeal of Union "Women of Don" against fine for activities without registration as "foreign agent"
On Friday, the Novocherkassk City Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Union "Women of Don" against the court's decision on the fine of 300,000 roubles for the NGO's activities without registration as a "foreign agent." The Union "Women of Don" intends to challenge the decision, advocate Olga Gnezdilova reports.
Levon Airapetyan. Photo by Vladimir Shakhidzhanyan, http://nabiraem.ru/
17:17, 15 August 2014
MCC refuses to release Levon Airapetyan from custody
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has refused to release from custody businessman Levon Airapetyan, one of the richest members of the Armenian Diaspora, who is accused in the Russian Federation of embezzlement of funds and money laundering.
16:34, 15 August 2014
Dagestani woman sentenced on charges of involvement in armed underground
Madina Djamaldinova, a resident of Makhachkala, has been sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in settlement-colony on charges of joining the armed underground and aiding other militants, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Timur Kuashev. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:11, 15 August 2014
ID for KBR of ICRF finds sign of injection on Timur Kuashev's body
At present, forensic experts are not yet able to draw any opinion on the causes of death of journalist Timur Kuashev in Nalchik. However, the experts have found on his body a sign from an injection, said Valery Ustov, the head of the Investigating Department (ID) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
15:08, 15 August 2014
South-Ossetian KGB treats complaints of Pukhaev brothers' relatives about violation of detainees' rights as unjustified
Complaints filed by the Pukhaev brothers' relatives about violations of the rights of the detained brothers are unfounded, said an official from the KGB of South Ossetia.
13:00, 15 August 2014
In Azerbaijan, advocate does not exclude new charge against Intigam Aliev
In Azerbaijan, an advocate of Intigam Aliev, the arrested head of the Legal Education Society, expresses the fear that his client may face new charge of illegal purchase, sale or carrying of cold steel arms.
Manoeuvring of the flow of people between small-tonnage vehicles during disembarkation form the ferry. Port "Caucasus", August 2014. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:23, 15 August 2014
UTD introduces total ban on moving freights across Kerch Strait and restriction for buses
The United Transport Directorate (UTD) has closed the Kerch Strait ferry crossing for all types of freights carried by light commercial vehicles and imposed restrictions on regular buses, hoping that this measure will provide more space on the ferries for personal cars and increase the carrying capacity of the ferry crossing.
Church leaders at the protest action against the "KaZantip" festival. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:00, 15 August 2014
Georgian authorities block Orthodox priests from entering "KaZantip" festival
Orthodox Church leaders and activists, who had organized a protest action against the "KaZantip" festival, were not allowed to enter the village of Ganmukhuri, which would become the main venue of the festival. The entrance to the village is blocked by the police.
Soldiers of "Donbas" in the ground of the National Guards in the Kiev Region. Photo: All-Ukranian Union "Svoboda" ("Freedom"), https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81_(%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%BD)
09:31, 15 August 2014
Ukrainian battalion "Donbas" reports on capture of several dozen Chechens in Gorlovka
In the Ukrainian city of Gorlovka, several dozens of armed Caucasian natives, presumably Chechens, who were fighting for supporters of the self-proclaimed the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), have voluntarily surrendered to soldiers.
Ramazan Shakhnavazov, the Public Prosecutor of Dagestan. Photo: http://dagpravda.ru/?com=materials&task=view&page=material&id=30899
09:08, 15 August 2014
Dagestani Prosecutor dismisses two of his subordinates who are under investigation
Two staff members of the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office have been dismissed by the order issued by the Public Prosecutor of Dagestan. Farid Khanamirov, the dismissed Supervising Assistant Prosecutor of Makhachkala, is charged with an attempted murder and arms trafficking.
00:12, 15 August 2014
Dagestan: Nurmagomedov's advocate and relatives cannot find his whereabouts
Akhmed Nurmagomedov, a resident of the village of Ameterkmakhi of the Akusha District of Dagestan has been detained by law enforcers after a search of the house, and his whereabouts is still unknown, advocate Israfil Gadadov reports. The police have confirmed the conduct of the search.
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian President, August 2014. Photo https://www.facebook.com/SaakashviliMikheil
23:00, 14 August 2014
Mikhail Saakashvili put on Georgia's internal wanted list
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian President, who is accused of three criminal cases, has been put on the domestic wanted list, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia reports.
21:31, 14 August 2014
Rights defenders call on Ingush authorities not to duplicate public organizations by creating Committee of Soldiers' Fathers
To assist conscripts, the Ingush authorities will create the Committee of Soldiers' Fathers (CSF). However, according to rights defenders, the organization in its activities should not duplicate the functions of the existing public institutions.
View on the city from the window of Makhachkala SIZO-1. Photo http://05.fsin.su/structure/cizo1/
18:13, 14 August 2014
Advocates complain about violation of prisoners' rights in Makhachkala SIZO-1
Dagestani advocates report on the existence of a special unit "G" in the territory of the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala, to where defenders' access is hindered and where prisoners' rights are violated.
Building of the Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office. Photo http://minval.az/news/56273
18:02, 14 August 2014
Azerbaijani GPO bans rights defender Gyunai Ismailova to leave country without permit
On Thursday, Gyunai Ismailova, a lawyer of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was interrogated by investigators from the Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office as a witness in connection with a criminal case against a number of local and foreign NGOs.
Natalia Zubarevich. Photo by Natasha Chetverikova http://polit.ru/article/2013/03/29/zubarevich/
15:56, 14 August 2014
Natalia Zubarevich: food sanctions to hurt economy of North-Caucasian regions
The ban on foreign goods imports to Russia can lead to shortages of certain food products, such as beef. This opinion has been expressed by Natalia Zubarevich, Professor of Russian Economic and Social Geography from the Moscow State University (MSU).
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Russian military. Still from a video by the Russian Ministry of Defense from December 18, 2025, https://t.me/mod_russia/59569. Official losses in the southern part of Russia in the North-Eastern Military District zone exceeded 8,300

Oksana Kobeleva. Photo: https://newdosh.media/ A Z-activist from Gelendzhik repented for her questions to Alaudinov.

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.