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    Prisoner's passport issued to Evgeny Vitishko in the colony. Colony-settlement No. 2 in Tambov Region, July 1, 2014. Photo http://www.yabloko.ru/news/2014/07/02
    06:06, 2 August 2014
    "EcoWatch": Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko can be transferred to common-security colony
    The decision to place Evgeny Vitishko in a punishment cell is the first step to transfer the ecologist from the settlement colony to a common-security penal colony. This opinion was expressed by Vladimir Kimaev, a member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
    Participants of a torchlight march against increase of electricity tariffs. Yerevan, August 1, 2014. Photo by Arman Garibyan, "Journalists for human rights", http://forrights.am/
    05:08, 2 August 2014
    Torchlight marchers in Yerevan demand to cancel rise of electricity tariffs
    A torchlight march against increase of electricity tariffs was held in Yerevan, organized by the respective initiative group and attended by several dozen people.
    04:10, 2 August 2014
    Musa Magomedov's relatives rally in Kizilyurt demanding his release
    On August 1, relatives of Musa Magomedov, a detained resident of the village of Nechaevka of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, held a spontaneous gathering, demanding to release the detainee.
    02:58, 2 August 2014
    ICRF: casualties of shootout in KBR were members of armed underground
    Two persons, who on August 1 were killed during a shootout in the Terek District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), were involved in the armed underground. This was announced by officials from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
    00:11, 2 August 2014
    Before his death, journalist Timur Kuashev received threats
    On August 1, journalist Timur Kuashev was found dead in a suburb of Nalchik. Earlier, he said that he had received threats from law enforcers and Internet users. He believed that the threats were related to his professional activities.
    21:54, 1 August 2014
    Baku CoA leaves "Musavat" activist Faraj Kerimli in custody
    The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint of Faraj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, lodged against his three-month-long arrest on charges of illegal possession and sale of drugs. This was announced by his advocate Nemat Kerimli.
    20:12, 1 August 2014
    IRFS calls to impose sanctions on Azeri officials who violate human rights
    The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has called on the country's international partners to impose sanctions on those country's officials, who take part in harassing NGOs and civil society activists of Azerbaijan.
    Timur Kuashev. Photo: personal page at Vk.com, http://vk.com/timur.kuashev
    19:05, 1 August 2014
    Journalist Timur Kuashev found dead in KBR
    The Circassian activist and journalist Timur Kuashev who disappeared on July 31, was found dead on Friday, August 1, in a suburb of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
    A place to pray and lit a candle. Martunin District of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    13:54, 1 August 2014
    APA: nine Azerbaijani soldiers lost in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
    According to unofficial data, on July 31, in a shootout that burst out in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, eight soldiers of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were killed. Another soldier died on Friday from wounds.
    Lev Gudkov, the director of the "Levada-Centre". Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/2165890.html
    12:43, 1 August 2014
    "Levada-Centre": events in Ukraine divert Russians' attention from Northern Caucasus
    The population of Russia is optimistic about the situation in Northern Caucasus, the polling data of the "Levada-Centre" indicates. Experts attribute this to the events in Ukraine. According to Lev Gudkov, the director of the "Levada-Centre", information about Northern Caucasus remains in the background and does not worry people.
    12:36, 1 August 2014
    Relatives of Abdulnasyrov, slain in Stavropol Territory, state absence of answer to their demand to check power agents' actions
    Relatives of Almaz Abdulnasyrov, a resident of the Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory, who, according to the official version, was killed in a shootout with power agents in the Novoselitsa District, have not yet received any response from the prosecutor's office to their demand to check the legality of policemen's actions.
    Rasul Djafarov. Photo from his personal page at the social network Facebook
    11:55, 1 August 2014
    Flat of rights defender Rasul Djafarov searched in Azerbaijan
    On July 31, Azerbaijani investigators conducted a search of the flat of Rasul Djafarov, a human rights activist and coordinator of the campaign "The Art for Democracy".
    Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: personal page at Vk.com http://vk.com/e.vitishko
    07:48, 1 August 2014
    "EcoWatch": convicted Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko placed into dungeon
    The Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his sentence in a colony-settlement in the Tambov Region, was placed into the punishment cell (dungeon), said the press service of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
    Leyla Yunus. Photo: The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, http://nhc.no/
    03:32, 1 August 2014
    International human rights organizations demand release of Leyla Yunus arrested in Azerbaijan
    As proclaimed by a number of international human rights organizations and Azerbaijani oppositionists, Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Azerbaijani Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) is one of the independent voices of the country, where authorities try to silence her through arrest and prosecution.
    Ilyas Temaev in the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala. June 10, 2014. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    01:42, 1 August 2014
    Ilyas Temaev sentenced to eight months in prison in Dagestan
    The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has found the doctor Ilyas Temaev guilty of keeping marijuana without intent to sell and sentenced him to eight months in prison. The court took into account Temaev's term, spent in custody, and released him in the courtroom.
    00:53, 1 August 2014
    Baku suspends indefinitely oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg"
    The indefinite suspension of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) is caused by the refusal of the state publishing house "Azerbaijan" to print the newspaper because of its debts. This decision is politically motivated, says the editorial board of the newspaper.
    Makhachkala, July 31, 2014. Defendant Sabina Abakarova (to the right) and her mother Marina Abakarova near the building of the Sovietskiy District Court. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    23:45, 31 July 2014
    Dagestan: trial of Abakarova, accused of possessing "suicide bomber's belt", postponed till August 18
    The Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has postponed till August 18 the consideration of the case of Sabina Abakarova, a local resident, accused of illegal possession of firearms. The session was postponed because of the vacations of the policeman, who is in charge of storing the exhibits that the court had planned to investigate, said the advocate.
    22:50, 31 July 2014
    Defence of Leyla Yunus insists on her release from custody
    In the opinion of law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), accused of treason, should be kept in custody, since she had tried to leave the country, evaded the investigation and may influence the witnesses.
    Barrier at the entrance to the field temporary accommodation centre for refugees from Ukraine. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    21:44, 31 July 2014
    Authorities of Rostov Region report accommodation of over 40,000 Ukrainian refugees
    The Rostov Region has placed 42,669 people, who came from the Ukraine; a third of them are children, report the authorities. The Governor Vasily Golubev notes that the region has exhausted its capacities to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, but continues taking them.
    Soldiers at the front line making reports about the situation. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    20:18, 31 July 2014
    Azerbaijani soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone
    The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported about the murder of its serviceman on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line.
    News
    In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

    Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

    Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

    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.