×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   All news
08:38, 5 July 2014
Experts diverge in assessing Kadyrov's order to talk to relatives of alleged killer of Grozny policeman
The order given by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to his law enforcement bodies to hold a talk with the relatives of the alleged killers of policeman in Grozny is in fact a hint to a possibility of applying violence to the relatives, said the human rights activist Lev Levinson.
Participants of the action of "United National Movement". Tbilisi, March 27, 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:52, 5 July 2014
Georgian Opposition: CEC violated the law at appointing date of second round of municipal elections
The Georgian oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) and "Democratic Movement – United Georgia" Parties have stated that by scheduling the second round of municipal elections for July 12, the Central Election Commission (CEC) violated the Electoral Code.
Nina Dubovaya, who was dismissed the claim of the Mayoralty asking to recognize the construction of the building illegal and demolish the unfinished. structure built near her land plot. Sochi, July 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:16, 5 July 2014
Court rejects Sochi Mayoralty's lawsuit on demolition of apartment block built next to land plot of pensioner Dubovaya
The court in Sochi has dismissed the claim of the Mayoralty asking to recognize the construction of the building illegal and demolish the unfinished structure built near the land plot of pensioner Nina Dubovaya.
Believers near the mosque an-Nadiriya in a Kotrova street. Screenshot of a video at YouTube by user Abu Khadzhadzh
22:20, 4 July 2014
Some mosque detainees were released in Dagestan
In Dagestan, locals have reported that the parishioners detained in various mosques were released. In his turn, a source from the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that they had detained people without documents to establish their identity.
21:14, 4 July 2014
Azerbaijan: defence to challenge conviction of CSP activist Omar Mamedov
The defence plans to appeal against the verdict passed to Omar Mamedov, a member of the "Civil Solidarity Party" (CSP) and the "Nida" movement, and a Facebook activist, sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment on charges of drug dealing. His advocates believe that the verdict was politically motivated.
20:38, 4 July 2014
Azerbaijani prosecutor demands 7 years in prison for head of educational centre "Intellectual Citizen"
The Nizami District Court of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja (Gandzha) has finished the judicial inquiry into the case opened against Gasan Guseinli, the head of the NGO "Intellectual Citizen" Educational Centre, who is accused of hooliganism.
CPRF representatives at the action "June 12 is a day of the unfulfilled hopes". Volgograd, June 12, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:15, 4 July 2014
Pechyonova: Communists have no time to nominate candidate for governor of Volgograd Region
Communists will not nominate their candidate for the governor of the Volgograd Region at the upcoming election instead of Nikolai Parshin, suspected of a fraud, because they have no time to submit the required documents.
16:37, 4 July 2014
Villagers of Maidanskoe and Balakhani in Dagestan report mass checks and detentions
Starting July 1, checks and mopping-up of the wooded area are undertaken near the villages of Maidanskoe and Balakhani in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, as locals told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
View of a Nalchik city, KBR. Photo: Ansar, http://www.velonalchik.ru/
14:37, 4 July 2014
Resident of Nalchik reports beating a child at school and demands to bring those guilty to justice
A resident of the settlement of Kenzhe from Nalchik has stated that her son was beaten up at school. The statement that she sent to investigating authorities and rights defenders says that the school directress was the child abuser, and asks to bring her to justice.
08:48, 4 July 2014
Dagestani resident disappeared after detention by police in Azerbaijan, said his wife
Elbrus Karibov, a native of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, was detained at the Baku airport on June 21, and still his whereabouts are unknown, said his wife Amina Tkhakakhova. The MIAs of Azerbaijan and Dagestan did not confirm the detention of Elbrus Karibov.
Law enforcers at the place of the killing of the accused of the murder of the policeman. Grozny, July 3, 2014. Screenshot of a video of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya
08:48, 4 July 2014
Supposed killer of policeman identified in Chechnya, MIA reports
The man killed on July 3 in Grozny, who is considered by power agent as the murderer of the policeman on June 22, was identified as Khusein Dakhtaev, a resident of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, who was wanted for participation in illegal armed formations (IAFs), law enforcement bodies of the republic report.
03:43, 4 July 2014
Dagestan: consideration of complaint against verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova scheduled for July 9
On July 9, the Supreme Court of Dagestan plans to consider the appeal complaint against the verdict passed to Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the DRPO "Pravozaschita", who was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of promoting the terrorist activities, said her advocate.
01:54, 4 July 2014
Azerbaijan and Georgia support OSCE PA's declaration on Ukraine's territorial integrity
The delegations of Azerbaijan and Georgia have supported the declaration of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), which states the necessity to respect the principles of inviolability of state borders and supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
23:58, 3 July 2014
Azerbaijani journalist Mirkadirov not allowed attending his father's commemoration
In Azerbaijan, investigators have not allowed the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, who is under arrest on charges of high treason, to take part in the commemoration ceremony on the 40th day after his father's death. The General Prosecutor's Office explained the refusal by a late advocates' appeal to investigators on the matter, the Mirkadirov's defence has reported.
Activists of the movement "I'm President's Assistant". Makhachkala, July 3, 2014. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
23:08, 3 July 2014
Movement "I'm President's Assistant": 23 activists were detained in Makhachkala; now all of them are at large
In the capital of Dagestan, 23 activists of the movement "I'm President's Assistant" were detained; four of them were hospitalized from the police station with traumas. At the moment, all the detainees are at large, said the movement.
21:16, 3 July 2014
ECtHR upholds two complaints of Chechens from Kurgan Region
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaints "Amadaev vs. Russia" and "Antaev et al. vs. Russia", where the applicants are the Chechens living in the Kurgan Region. They were awarded a total of 145,000 euros as compensation of suffered moral harm.
18:29, 3 July 2014
Azerbaijani CoA softens punishment to activist Elsever Mursalli
The Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) in Azerbaijan has commuted the punishment to the young activist Elsever Mursalli by reducing his prison term from five to two years. This decision followed the statement disseminated by the activist that he had quitted the "Nida" youth movement and would support the course of President Ilham Aliev.
Corrective Colony. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
16:02, 3 July 2014
ICRF: prisoner in Adygea was killed before the eyes of prison staff
The inmate of Corrective Colony No. 1, located in the village of Tlyustenkhabl in the Republic of Adygea, died from beatings. A group of other inmates is suspected of inflicting his fatal injuries.
14:48, 3 July 2014
ECtHR: Russia partially violated ECHR during deportation of Georgian citizens
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the Georgia's complaint about the mass deportation of Georgian citizens in 2006 and found violation by Russia of several provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Law enforcers at the place of the killing of the accused of murder of the policeman. Grozny, July 3, 2014. Screenshot of a video of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya
14:32, 3 July 2014
Killer of Chechen policeman was sent by Dagestani militants, law enforcers assert
As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies of Chechnya, the killer of the policeman in Grozny, who was searched by power agents, was shot dead while rendering armed resistance in the Staropromyslovsky District of the Chechen capital; nobody was hurt from among law enforcers.
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.