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Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian President, August 2014. Photo https://www.facebook.com/SaakashviliMikheil
23:00, 14 August 2014
Mikhail Saakashvili put on Georgia's internal wanted list
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian President, who is accused of three criminal cases, has been put on the domestic wanted list, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia reports.
21:31, 14 August 2014
Rights defenders call on Ingush authorities not to duplicate public organizations by creating Committee of Soldiers' Fathers
To assist conscripts, the Ingush authorities will create the Committee of Soldiers' Fathers (CSF). However, according to rights defenders, the organization in its activities should not duplicate the functions of the existing public institutions.
View on the city from the window of Makhachkala SIZO-1. Photo http://05.fsin.su/structure/cizo1/
18:13, 14 August 2014
Advocates complain about violation of prisoners' rights in Makhachkala SIZO-1
Dagestani advocates report on the existence of a special unit "G" in the territory of the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala, to where defenders' access is hindered and where prisoners' rights are violated.
Building of the Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office. Photo http://minval.az/news/56273
18:02, 14 August 2014
Azerbaijani GPO bans rights defender Gyunai Ismailova to leave country without permit
On Thursday, Gyunai Ismailova, a lawyer of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was interrogated by investigators from the Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office as a witness in connection with a criminal case against a number of local and foreign NGOs.
Natalia Zubarevich. Photo by Natasha Chetverikova http://polit.ru/article/2013/03/29/zubarevich/
15:56, 14 August 2014
Natalia Zubarevich: food sanctions to hurt economy of North-Caucasian regions
The ban on foreign goods imports to Russia can lead to shortages of certain food products, such as beef. This opinion has been expressed by Natalia Zubarevich, Professor of Russian Economic and Social Geography from the Moscow State University (MSU).
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: RFE/RL
14:39, 14 August 2014
Evgeny Vitishko files complaint to ECtHR
Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, sentenced on charges of infliction of damage to the fence around the land plot known as "summer cottage" Alexander Tkachov, Krasnodar Governor, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and filed a complaint about violation of freedom of speech.
Ammunition found in a hiding. Babayurt District of Dagestan, July 2014. Photo nac.gov.ru
13:05, 14 August 2014
NCFD police report on militants' hidings found in Dagestan, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria
In a number of regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), police found hidings with a large number of weapons, ammunition and explosives belonging to members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), the Department for the NCFD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
10:09, 14 August 2014
Lawyer Denga Djavatkhanov kidnapped by unidentified persons in Dagestan released
Denga Djavatkhanov, a staff member of the Kizilyurt Bar Association, has stated that he was detained and unlawfully kept by force for three days by law enforcers. The Kizilyurt police do not confirm the detention of Denga Djavatkhanov.
In the south of Donbas, August 2014. Photo http://dnr-news.com/stati/1926-o-situacii-na-yuzhnom-donbasse.html
06:15, 14 August 2014
Ukrainian law enforcers: several Chechen combatants request corridor for leaving Donbas
Combatants from Chechnya, who are fighting on the side of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics, have asked leaders of the antiterrorist operation (ATO) in Ukraine to provide them with the possibility to leave the combat zone, the ATO press centre reports.
Soldiers of Artsakh Defense Army. Photo: site of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), http://www.arcah.ru/news/incident/136-azerbajdzhan-otkazyvaetsya-ponimat-chto-takoe-rezhim-prekrashheniya-ognya.html
01:39, 14 August 2014
Karabakh conflict parties exchange accusations of ceasefire violations
On August 12-13, the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire on the contact line for about 55 times, the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh reports. In its turn, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accused the opposing side of violation of the truce.
23:13, 13 August 2014
In Azerbaijan, court arrests activist Murad Adilov
In Azerbaijan, the court has arrested Murad Adilov, an of the activist Sabirabad district organization of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), suspected of illegal possession and sale of drugs.
A Shiite theologian Talekh Bagirzade. Photo http://www.haqqyolu.com/ru/portal/363/
22:32, 13 August 2014
In Azerbaijan, theologian Talekh Bagirzade sentenced under new charge
In Azerbaijan, a Shiite theologian Talekh Bagirzade, who is serving his two-year imprisonment on earlier charge, has been sentenced on new charge of possessing prohibited items in the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The term of imprisonment of Talekh Bagirzade has been extended for four months.
Leyla Yunus. Photo: Aziz Karimov (RFE/RL)
19:55, 13 August 2014
AI expresses concern over health of arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus
The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has expressed its concern about the deterioration in health state of Leyla Yunus, who was arrested in Azerbaijan.
18:05, 13 August 2014
Azerbaijani court upholds detention of rights defender Intigam Aliev
In Azerbaijan, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint filed by the human rights defender Intigam Aliev about his arrest and left him in custody. The defence does not agree with the BCA's decision and intends to file a motion to change the pre-trial restriction measure to home arrest.
Meeting of Alexander Mukomolov, the head of the Human Rights Council of the Northern Caucasus (to the right) with Yuri Kokov, the acting head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) (to the left). Photo: http://rozysk.org/i/news872
17:47, 13 August 2014
Acting head of KBR promises to engage best professionals in investigation into Timur Kuashev's death, Alexander Mukomolov asserts
Yuri Kokov, the acting head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has announced engaging the best professionals in investigation into the death of Timur Kuashev, a journalist and a social activist.
Batyr Pukhaev in the Republican Hospital of South Ossetia. August 2014. Photo courtesy of Indira Djioeva
16:06, 13 August 2014
Batyr Pukhaev stops hunger strike in Tskhinvali IVS for health reasons, his relative asserts
Batyr Pukhaev, a South Ossetian businessman, who is kept together with his brother Igor at the Tskhinvali IVS (temporary detention facility) on charges of treason and an attempt of coup d'etat, has stopped his two-week hunger strike for health reasons.
Special operation. Photo nac.gov.ru
15:29, 13 August 2014
NAC reports liquidation of 158 militants in Northern Caucasus since start of year
In the course of special operations conducted in Northern Caucasus this year, law enforcers have eliminated 158 active militants, including 25 militants' leaders. This was reported by Alexander Bortnikov, the Chairman of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
14:41, 13 August 2014
Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is accused of embezzling more than 5 million US dollars from budget
In Georgia, former President Mikhail Saakashvili is charged with embezzlement of budget funds amounting to more than 8.8 million laris (more than 5 million US dollars), the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office reports.
Sergey Kislitsky. Photo courtesy of his relatives
13:56, 13 August 2014
In Dagestan, dismissed Police Lieutenant Colonel demands prosecutorial inquiry
In Dagestan, Police Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Kislitsky, who was dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for driving in state of alcoholic intoxication, appealed to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office to investigate the circumstances that led to his dismissal.
Terminal of the Sarajevo Airport. Photo: Danorton, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82)#mediaviewer/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:SarajevoAirport4.jpg
10:46, 13 August 2014
Suspected organizer of terror acts in Dagestan and Stavropol Territory detained in Sarajevo, "Kommersant" reports
In the Sarajevo Airport, the police have arrested Khabib Khabibov, included in the international wanted list, the "Kommersant" reports with reference to a source from the law enforcement bodies. The Russian investigating authorities treat him as active militant and accuse him of promoting terrorism.
News
Lion from Tsarukyan's zoo. Screenshot from photo https://newsarmenia.am/news/society/sk-armenii-iz-osobnyaka-gagika-tsarukyana-izyaty-3-lva-i-1-tigr-pochti-200-chuchel-zhivotnykh-i-ptits/ dated 06.07.26. The future of the animals from Tsarukyan's zoo has sparked debates on social media.

Pashinyan has filed lawsuits against opposition members for statements regarding the elections.

Picket in Yerevan. Screenshot of the image – https://t.me/rusnews/84828 Activists held actions in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners.

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.