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Vadim Karastelev. Photo: official site of Mikhail Savva, http://mvsavva.ru/
02:17, 16 August 2013
Vadim Karastelev claims verdict to activists Gelendzhik HRC unprecedented
The materials of the case against human rights activists of the Gelendzhik Human Rights Centre (HRC) contain a lot of doubtful points, and the sentence is unreasonably tough. This was stated by Vadim Karastelev, an expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group. The investigation into the case can face provocations.
01:47, 16 August 2013
Red Cross staff members fail to visit soldier Akop Indjigulyan in Baku
In Yerevan, relatives of soldier Akop Indjigulyan, who was captured in Azerbaijan on August 8, met Dragana Rankovic, Emissary of the Armenian Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Emissary has assured them that the Red Cross takes steps to arrange a meeting with Akop Indjigulyan. However, by the evening of August 15, the meeting did not take place.
16:29, 15 August 2013
Georgia again postpones destruction of MIA's archive with citizens' privacy records
The destruction of a part of the archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, containing video and audio records accumulated as a result of illegal secret surveillance and tapping of citizens' private life has been delayed again but will happen soon.
15:22, 15 August 2013
Prosecutor's Office insists on separating the case of wounded figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case into separate proceedings
The Prosecutor's Office has offered to open a separate proceeding in relation to Djabrail Makhmudov, accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and continue the trial. Djabrail was wounded in the evening on August 14. His advocate Murad Musaev is against it, saying that his client will recover quickly and be able to participate in the sessions.
14:58, 15 August 2013
Inquiry into Natalia Estemirova's murder extended till October 14
As announced by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the period of investigation into the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has been extended until October 14, 2013.
13:36, 15 August 2013
Krasnodar court upholds extension of Professor Savva's arrest
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the August 8 ruling of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar, to extend the detention of Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
11:26, 15 August 2013
Azerbaijan: at trial of editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" investigator Kerimov testifies
At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at the trial of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of the Talysh), investigator Djeikhun Kerimov from the Nizami District Police of Baku, said that he had the right to appoint a search of the defendant's rented apartment.
05:21, 15 August 2013
Relatives of three residents of Chechnya and Dagestan killed in Moscow plan to hold pickets in Grozny
As announced by Kheda Saratova, a member of the Board of the United Caucasian Forum, relatives of the three young men, natives of Chechnya and an Azerbaijani from Dagestan, found dead in Moscow on August 9, will hold solo pickets in Grozny.
Oil Rocks near Baku. Photo: Bruno Girin, http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/19890638/
03:59, 15 August 2013
Shaban: SOCAR-"Rosneft" agreement is beneficial to both parties
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is satisfied with the cooperation agreements signed on August 12 with the Russian "Rosneft". Independent experts agree that it is a good foundation for a long-term partnership, but so far – just a declaration of intent.
02:43, 15 August 2013
Armenia: meeting of Minister of Education with students was fruitless
Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences invited protesting students to discuss the increased tuition fees at universities. However, protesters refused to talk in the ministry, demanding a public discussion of the problem, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
01:54, 15 August 2013
First open session on journalist Tolmachov's case scheduled for August 21
The first open court session on the criminal case of the Rostov journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachov, who is accused of extortion, is scheduled for August 21 at the Lenin District Court of Rostov-on-Don. The session will be chaired by a judge from the Kuschevskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory.
21:32, 14 August 2013
In Moscow, doctors re-examine health of Said Amirov
On August 13, the repeated medical examination of the health condition of Said Amirov, dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, was held in Moscow. The advocate has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the re-examination revealed signs of deterioration in the health state of Amirov.
20:19, 14 August 2013
In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov, leader of ReAl, remains in custody
Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has extended for two months, till November 4, the period of detention of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), accused of organizing mass riots.
19:20, 14 August 2013
At trial on Politkovskaya's witness questioning failed because advocate left
Today, the court that considers the murder of Anna Politkovskaya has adjourned interrogation of four prosecution witnesses because of unauthorized departure of an advocate. The hearing on the case will continue on August 15.
At the spot of the road accident that killed the Senator from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. KBR, July 14, 2013. Photo courtesy of Road Inspection Service and investigator from the Baksan city
18:39, 14 August 2013
Two persons are under intensive care after road accident that killed Senator from KBR
Two residents of Chechnya, who suffered today in the road accident that killed Albert Kazharov, the Senator (member of the Russian Council of the Republic) from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and his driver, are in the intensive care unit, said a source from the reception ward of the Nalchik hospital.
17:50, 14 August 2013
HRW demands to stop persecuting rights defenders and journalists in Sochi
Russian authorities are persecuting ecologists, human rights activists and journalists who are criticizing the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, says a statement the international Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Bacho Akhalaya. Photo http://www.svoboda.org/ (RFE/RL)
13:27, 14 August 2013
Georgia: Akhalaya calls accusations of torturing special agents groundless
On August 13, at the session of the Tbilisi City Court, Bacho Akhalaya, former Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA), delivered his final speech. He calls the allegations of using torture against special fighters groundless and considers himself and the other defendants in the case not guilty.
08:30, 14 August 2013
Amil Sarkarov: fate of Tariel Sarkarov, detained in Azerbaijan, remains unknown
The meeting of relatives of Tariel Sarkarov, a Russian citizen, who was detained in the village of Kamervan of the Gabala District of Azerbaijan, with staff members of the Consulate of the Russian Federation was scheduled for August 13 and was to be held in Baku. However, it was not held. There is no information about the detainee' fate.
Building of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region. Rostov-on-Don. Photo: http://www.zsro.ru/
06:22, 14 August 2013
Rostov Region: "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" sues participation of "Rodina" candidates in elections
Activists of the Rostov Regional Branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party went to the court aiming to remove from registration their rivals from the Regional Branch of the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party at elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov.
03:58, 14 August 2013
Pedestrian bridge over Sochi River commissioned five months behind plan
The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Volgomost" has commissioned the pedestrian bridge across the Sochi River, which is on the list of Olympic facilities, with a delay of five months. The opening and commissioning of a traffic bridge over the same river is delayed indefinitely, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
News
In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

Two people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In December 2025, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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.