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The search conducted in the premises of the Moscow religious Muslim organization "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation, August 2014. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:36, 16 August 2014
In Moscow, "Enlightenment" Foundation reports on leaflets planted during search
During the search conducted in the premises of the Moscow religious Muslim organization "Enlightenment" Educational Foundation, law enforcers planted leaflets and CDs, members of the foundation assert. According to the FSB report, mosque-goers were detained in order to ensure smooth conduct of the search.
Repair works of the runways in the Makhachkala Airport. Photo: Government of the Republic of Dagestan http://e-dag.ru/
15:49, 16 August 2014
Starting from August 18, Makhachkala Airport will restrict passenger flights
Since August 18, the Makhachkala Airport will operate and maintain aircrafts only from 7:30 a.m. till 7:20 p.m., and the rest of the day will be dedicated to repair works. Later, on September 29, the airport will be closed for a month.
15:12, 16 August 2014
Defence of Zarema Khadjirokova claims authorities of Adygea put pressure on court
In Adygea, at the court hearing in the case against Zarema Khadjirokova, the former Chief Accountant of the Maikop State Technological University, the court has listened to the second public prosecutor, the Assistant Prosecutor of Adygea.
11:29, 16 August 2014
Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to reopen investigation into kidnapping of MIA's employee in 2004
The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has revealed violations in the investigation into the kidnapping of Bekman Asadulaev, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), committed on January 14, 2004.
Installation "Ritual planks made of bread for four parts of the world". Author Timur Musaev-Kagan from Dagestan. Vladikavkaz, August 15, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:53, 16 August 2014
In Vladikavkaz, participants of symposium "Alanika" present projects on culture of Northern Caucasus
In Vladikavkaz, the art symposium "Alanika" and the Forum of Young Artists of Northern Caucasus "ART CAUCASUS NEXT" has finished with the exhibition of works, most of which were devoted to the interpretation of the culture of the peoples of Northern Caucasus.
07:03, 16 August 2014
Dagestan: policemen put physical pressure on detainee Akhmed Nurmagomedov, his advocate asserts
Israfil Gadadov, an advocate from the Bar Association "Kavkaz", who represents the interests of Akhmed Nurmagomedov, a resident of the village of Ameterkmakhi, Akusha District of Dagestan, who was detained on August 14 after a search conducted in his house (a pistol was found), managed to meet his client.
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.
News
Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Participants in a social media discussion placed the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in the context of the Baku-Yerevan peace talks.

A photograph used by users to claim that Azerbaijani forces are using construction equipment to destroy the "We Are Our Mountains" monument. Photo: https://civilnet.am/hy/news/1012657 Armenian political scientists have identified those behind the publication of a fake story about the destruction of a Karabakh symbol.

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.