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Relatives of missing residents of Dagestan held a rally. Makhachkala, August 22. 2013. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:12, 22 August 2013
Relatives of missing Dagestan residents ready to go on hunger strike
Today, relatives of missing residents of Dagestan have held a rally in Makhachkala and stated that law enforcers and special agents had had to do with disappearances.
Rustam Ibragimbekov. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org (RFE/RL)
18:03, 22 August 2013
Registration documents of presidential candidate Ibragimbekov submitted to CEC of Azerbaijan
On August 21, the documents confirming the nomination of Rustam Ibragimbekov, the Chairman of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), for participation as a candidate at the presidential election were submitted to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan.
Public disorders in Kamaran region. Kumtorkalin District, August 21, 2013. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:14, 22 August 2013
Four policemen injured in riots near Makhachkala
Today, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that during the public disorders in the Kumtorkalin District of the republic, four policemen suffered; one of them was hospitalized.
Participants of rally against construction of a multi-purpose building in Komitas Avenue in Yerevan talking to journalists. Yerevan, August 21, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:24, 22 August 2013
Armenia: residents of Komitas Avenue protest against new construction in their yard
On August 21, people who live in Nos. 3, 5 and 7 inKomitas Avenue in Yerevan organized a picket against construction of a multi-purpose building in their yard. During the action, one of the protesters, Anushavan Petrosyan, cut his veins and was hospitalized.
Participants of "Relay of Peace and Brotherhood" Forum. Makhachkala, August 20, 2013. Photo by Timur Gazdarov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:58, 22 August 2013
In Dagestan, "Relay of Peace and Brotherhood" brings together representatives of all religions
Dagestan hosts the Caucasian youth forum "Relay of Peace and Brotherhood". The event brought together representatives of all religions without exception.
Law enforcement officer. Photo: Vladimir Anosov. ЮГА.ру
02:29, 22 August 2013
In Kabardino-Balkaria, policemen unlawfully detain Alim Uzdenov, his relatives assert
On August 21, in Nalchik, policemen detained Alim Uzdenov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria. Drugs found by the policemen became the reason for his detention. But his relatives claim that Alim has never had anything to do with narcotic substances.
01:19, 22 August 2013
In Sochi, Lyudmila Demerchyan reports on investigator's unlawful actions with regard to her husband
The investigator, who carries out the investigation into the case on charges against builder Mardiros Demerchyan of defaming policemen, tried to bring Mardiros Demerchyan to the investigating authorities for polygraph examination.
Ministry of defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: http://ru.apa.az/
01:05, 22 August 2013
Azerbaijan's authorities declare readiness to return soldier Akop Indjigulyan to Armenia
The Azerbaijan's authorities will not prevent the return of soldier Akop Indjigulyan to Armenia. This was reported today by Shakhin Sailov, Secretary of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons.
00:45, 22 August 2013
Human rights defenders demand to stop "anti-migrant hysteria" in Russia
Leaders of several major human rights organizations appealed to representatives of the Russian intelligentsia and urged them to oppose the campaign against illegal immigrants spread in the country.
23:13, 21 August 2013
Near Makhachkala, protesters spend night under open sky
On August 21, in Karaman, where about a thousand Kumyk migrants gathered dissatisfied with the distribution of land plots, unrests began; and the police pulled up additional forces to the area.
Grozny hosted a picket against discrimination of natives of Northern Caucasus in other regions of Russia, August 21, 2013. Photo by Kheda Saratova.
19:25, 21 August 2013
Picket against discrimination of natives of Northern Caucasus held in Chechnya
On August 21, Grozny hosted a picket against discrimination of natives of Northern Caucasus in other regions of Russia, Kheda Saratova, one of the organizers of the action and a member of the Presidium of the "United Caucasian Forum" reported.
Ruslan Martagov. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org (RFE/RL)
17:59, 21 August 2013
Current election of head of Ingushetia is uncontested, experts say
The Kremlin approves the course of the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov; therefore, the upcoming election will be no surprise, Akhmed Yarlykapov, a scientific collaborator of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Soltan Semyonov. Photo: http://karachaevsk.info
17:42, 21 August 2013
Court releases Karachaevsk Mayor from custody
Soltan Semyonov, the head of the Karachaevsk city authority, accused of misuse of funds, has been released from custody today by the decision of the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia.
14:33, 21 August 2013
Dagestani resident claims her son being pressed by law enforcers
Aiman Salikhova, a resident of the village of Mutsalaul of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, has claimed that law enforcement bodies put pressure upon her younger son Nurula Nurulaev, whose elder brothers are suspected of involvement in illegal armed formations.
Pyatigorsk Administration. Photo: Alen Katin, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
14:24, 21 August 2013
Pyatigorsk Mayoralty refuses Muslims to hold collective prayer in square
The administration of the city of Pyatigorsk has refused to uphold the application filed by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Stavropol Territory to hold namaz (prayer) in the central square of the city.
Participants of ‘52/52’ trip together with Kubachi villagers. August 18, 2013. Photo by Plamen Pleyev
12:34, 21 August 2013
In Dagestan, project "52/52", called to tell Dagestanis about their homeland, started with trip to Kubachi village
On August 18, a group of twenty Dagestani journalists and bloggers made the first trip within the framework of the project "52/52", designed to tell Dagestanis about their republic.
10:58, 21 August 2013
At trial in case of Krymsk flood, officials sentenced to 3.5 years of conditional imprisonment and to 3.5-6 years of real imprisonment
Today, the Abinsk District Court of the Krasnodar Territory has completed pronouncing the verdict in the case against four officials from the Krymsk and the Krymsk District on the flooding occurred in last July.
10:34, 21 August 2013
In USA, Prosecutor's Office promises to check actions of FBI agents at shooting dead Ibragim Todashev, his father reports
In USA, the Prosecutor's Office investigates the incident, in the course of which FBI agents killed Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya, for possible abuse of power.
04:38, 21 August 2013
Armen Ashotyan: no student to be expelled from Armenian higher education institution because of lack of money
At the meeting of Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences, and participants of the protest action against the increase of tuition fees in higher education institutions issues on changes in higher education system and social problems were discussed.
Activists and relatives of deceased soldiers lighting the candles in the park near the Armenian govt building in the memory of soldier Lux Stepanyan killed in the city of Noyemberyan. Yerevan, May 18, 2013. Photo: PanARMENIAN Photo/Hrant Khachatryan
00:55, 21 August 2013
Five Armenian NGOs included into group to investigate causes of non-combat losses in army
Working group at the Military Prosecutor's Office of Armenia to study effectiveness of investigation into criminal cases instituted on facts of deaths in the army began accepting complaints of relatives of dead soldiers.
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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.

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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....

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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.