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Checkpoint of Olympic park. Sochi, June 27, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
20:43, 24 August 2013
Lev Levinson: Olympic Sochi will be under state of emergency
In the opinion of many locals and human rights activists, the introduction of a number of restrictions in Sochi for the period of preparation and holding of the Olympic Games violates the rights of city residents and visitors alike.
19:12, 24 August 2013
Advocates of students Avagyan and Barsegyan complain to CoA of Nagorno-Karabakh
The defence of the students Rafik Avagyan and David Barsegyan, sentenced in Nagorno-Karabakh to 11 and 10 years in prison for treason and espionage, has appealed against the verdict.
The Akhshtyr Quarry. Sochi, summer 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
17:44, 24 August 2013
Ecologists and NGO activists apply for ecological rally in Sochi
Activists of several civil society organizations and political parties have submitted a notification to the Mayoralty of Sochi about a 400-strong rally on environmental issues on September 7.
13:45, 24 August 2013
Dagestan: Natalia Alieva refuses to plead guilty of aiding militants
Natalia Alieva, a resident of the village of Semender, has completely denied her guilt of aiding the members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said Israfil Gadadov, a lawyer from the Bar "Kavkaz".
08:57, 24 August 2013
Chechnya opens its fourth Hafiz school
The fourth school of Hafizes (people who know Quran by heart), launched in construction in August 2012, was opened on August 23 at the south-western Chechnya, in the city of Urus-Martan.
05:53, 24 August 2013
Rallies will be banned during Sochi Olympics
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on introduction of a number of restrictions in Sochi at the time of preparation and holding of the Winter Olympic Games-2014. In particular, rallies and assemblies will be banned the city.
04:51, 24 August 2013
Dagestani periodical "Chernovik" complains of hacker attacks on its website
On August 23, the lawyer of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" lodged his statement to the local FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan on the fact of a hacker attack, undertaken since August 22 against the paper's website.
Action in memory of victims of Stalingrad bombing. Volgograd, August 23, 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
03:51, 24 August 2013
Volgograd: action in memory of victims of Stalingrad bombing brought together 50 people
On August 23, a mourning rally took place in Central Embankment of Volgograd. The action was attended by about 50 people – war veterans, townspeople, survivors of the bombing, politicians and public figures.
Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
20:57, 23 August 2013
In Georgia, 11 NGOs nominate Tamar Zhvaniya as CEC head
Activists of eleven Georgian NGOs have put forward the candidacy of Ms Tamar Zhvaniya, the head of the UNDP's election projects, for the post of the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC).
Jamil Gasanli. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
18:22, 23 August 2013
Azerbaijan: Professor Jamil Gasanli nominated by NCDF as second candidate
Today, Professor Jamil Gasanli from the Baku State University has been elected as the backup presidential candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).
17:59, 23 August 2013
"All-Ingush Civil Council" complains to Putin about Medvedev's statement on elections
The Coordinating Council of the Association "All-Ingush Civil Council" has asked the Russian President Vladimir Putin to react to the statement of the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about the election procedure in several republics of Northern Caucasus.
15:40, 23 August 2013
Court in Volgograd Region restores Mayor of Dubovka as candidate for district head
The panel of judges for administrative cases of the Volgograd Regional Court has restored the Mayor of Dubovka Alexander Lyashenko in the capacity of a candidate for the post of the Dubovka District to be elected on September 8.
Public disorders in Kamaran region. Kumtorkalin District, August 21, 2013. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:05, 23 August 2013
Police reports stabilization in Karaman
The situation in the countryside Karaman (Black Stones) in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan has stabilized; and the today's night and morning passed without incidents, said the local police.
13:59, 23 August 2013
Azerbaijan: imprisoned "Kura" activist goes on hunger strike because of CER refusal
Ilham Amiraslanov, an activist of the staff of the civil society "Kura", who is serving his term in Colony No. 5 of Azerbaijan, has started a hunger strike, claiming a violation of his right to conditional early relief (CER).
A person killed during the special operation in Buynaksk, August 20, 2013. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
12:13, 23 August 2013
In Dagestan, militants acknowledge that Bammatkhan Sheikhov was killed in special operation in Buynaksk
Bammatkhan Sheikhov, the leader of the Buynaksk grouping, was really killed during the special operation in Buynaksk held on August 20. This was reported by the information resources supporting Dagestani militants.
10:59, 23 August 2013
Baku Court of Appeal leaves Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of "Musavat" Party, in custody
On August 22, the Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaint filed by Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party, against the decision of the first instance court to prolong his arrest.
10:28, 23 August 2013
In Azerbaijan, newspaper "Azadlyg" claims its website being attacked by hackers
The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has made a statement in connection with cyber attacks on the website of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom).
02:35, 23 August 2013
Bodies of persons killed in special operation in Buynaksk not given out to their relatives, mother of killed person asserts
The bodies of the persons killed during the special operation carried out on August 20 in the Dagestani city of Buynaksk were not given out to relatives for burial. This was stated by mother of one of the killed persons.
00:58, 23 August 2013
Chechen native is persecuted in Karelian penal colony for his religious belief, his relatives assert
Relatives of Beslan Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, claimed about pressure upon him by staff members of the penitentiary institution IK-9 located in Petrozavodsk in Karelia.
Special operation in Buynaksk, August 20, 2013. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
21:13, 22 August 2013
More suspected militants killed in special operation in Buynaksk on August 20 than in all of July in Dagestan
During four days, on August 17-20, 16 suspected militants were killed in Dagestan, including Bammatkhan Sheikhov, the leader of the Buynaksk grouping, who claimed to be Amir of Dagestan.
News
Movlaev's lawyers faced a ban on pickets in his support.

The temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been torn down for the eleventh time.

A memorial picket for Aishat Baimuradova in Yerevan, Armenia, November 4, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot" Human rights activists have claimed that Russian authorities are concealing Baimuradova's alleged killers.

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.