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Areg Gevorgyan. Фото http://www.epress.am/
20:54, 26 August 2013
Witness in ANC activists' case states unlawful police actions
At detention of activists of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), now convicted for hooliganism and disobeying the police, law enforcers themselves committed illegal actions, including beating of detainees. This was stated by Sahak Muradyan, an ex-figurant in the case and now a witness, at the session of the Court of Appeal (CoA) of Armenia.
Alexander Skakov. Photo from his personal page at vk.com
19:24, 26 August 2013
Skakov: Putin's fast departure from Pitsunda indicates worsening of Russian-Abkhazian relations
The Moscow-Sukhumi relations are passing through hard times; and this explains the rapid departure of Vladimir Putin from Pitsunda on the eve of the day of international recognition of the republic's independence. This was stated by Alexander Skakov, a researcher at the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies. Abkhazian experts did not support this opinion.
Maryam Yandieva. Фото http://06region.ru/
18:22, 26 August 2013
Yandieva: anti-immigrant authorities' actions are good cover for nationalists
The anti-immigrant campaign launched in Russia has been initiated by federal authorities with the aim to divert public attention from everyday problems and strengthen their political influence, assert the intellectuals questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
The leader of the oppositional "Musavat" Party Isa Gambar speaks at the rally of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF). Baku, August 19, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:55, 26 August 2013
In Azerbaijan, Isa Gambar gives up his run for presidency in favour of Djamil Gasanli
The leader of the oppositional "Musavat" Party Isa Gambar has recalled his candidacy from the presidential race in Azerbaijan at the upcoming October 9 presidential election. He made his decision public today at the sitting of the board of the "Musavat" Party, which has supported the position of its leader.
Nino Burjanadze. Photo by Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
14:28, 26 August 2013
Party "Democratic Movement-United Georgia" nominates Nino Burjanadze as presidential candidate
The Party "Democratic Movement-United Georgia" has nominated its leader, the former Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze as a candidate for the presidency of Georgia at the forth coming October 27 election.
14:08, 26 August 2013
In Azerbaijan, arrested theologian Bagirzade put into dungeon again, his advocate said
In Azerbaijan, the theologian Talekh Bagirzade, who is kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), located in the Baku suburb of Kyurdakhany, has been placed into a punishment cell (dungeon) for three days. This is the theologian's second punishment of this sort since his detention on March 31.
12:15, 26 August 2013
Trial on Politkovskaya's murder postponed till September 2
The Moscow City Court has rescheduled the next session on the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya for September 2, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has reported. The reason for postponement was the sickness of the defendant Djabrail Makhmudov, who is still at Botkin Hospital after his injury.
CTO in Buynaksk, August 20, 2013. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
10:52, 26 August 2013
During the week of August 19-25, 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, in the period from August 19 to August 25, 2013, at least 18 fell victim; of them, 11 persons were lost, and seven more were wounded. These are the outcomes of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
School classroom. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
09:05, 26 August 2013
Because of forthcoming Olympics, Sochi starts school year today
Today, Sochi pupils have started their classes – this early beginning of the school year has to do with the upcoming Winter Olympic Games; however, the traditional "First Ring" will sound for the first-year pupils on September 2, said the Department of Education and Sciences of the Sochi City Administration.
Rally against policies of managing companies and growth of utility tariffs. Volgograd, August 25, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:27, 25 August 2013
Volgograd: 90 people protest against policies of managing companies and growth of utility tariffs
In Volgograd, participants of a rally against increased housing and utility urged to recognize the work of the regional, city and district officials in charge of maintaining order in the communal sphere unsatisfactory and dismiss them.
19:17, 25 August 2013
In Karaman, Tarkin communities discuss draft appeal to Ramazan Abdulatipov
About three hundred residents of the villages of Tarki, Kyakhulay and Alburikent gathered today at a meeting in Karaman to discuss the situation around the land plots of the Kumtorkalin District and adopt an appeal to the Acting Head of Dagestan.
14:30, 25 August 2013
CEC of Azerbaijan registers Ilham Aliev as presidential candidate
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has registered the incumbent head of state Ilham Aliev as a presidential candidate for the election to be held on October 9.
12:41, 25 August 2013
Arrest of oppositional politician Yadigyar Sadygov extended in Azerbaijan
The arrest of Yadigyar Sadygov, the adviser to the chairman of opposition "Musavat" Party, has been extended until September 27. This was decided on August 24 by the Lenkoran District Court.
22:47, 24 August 2013
Djafarli: CEC protracts approval of ReAl leader Mamedov as presidential candidate
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has postponed indefinitely the approval of the nomination of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), who is under investigation and arrest, as a presidential candidate.
21:23, 24 August 2013
Protesters detained in Yerevan, beaten journalist taken to intensive care unit
In Yerevan, policemen have detained 16 protesters against construction in Komitas Avenue. A journalist was beaten in the police car, the "NEWS.am" reports.
Checkpoint of Olympic park. Sochi, June 27, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
20:43, 24 August 2013
Lev Levinson: Olympic Sochi will be under state of emergency
In the opinion of many locals and human rights activists, the introduction of a number of restrictions in Sochi for the period of preparation and holding of the Olympic Games violates the rights of city residents and visitors alike.
19:12, 24 August 2013
Advocates of students Avagyan and Barsegyan complain to CoA of Nagorno-Karabakh
The defence of the students Rafik Avagyan and David Barsegyan, sentenced in Nagorno-Karabakh to 11 and 10 years in prison for treason and espionage, has appealed against the verdict.
The Akhshtyr Quarry. Sochi, summer 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
17:44, 24 August 2013
Ecologists and NGO activists apply for ecological rally in Sochi
Activists of several civil society organizations and political parties have submitted a notification to the Mayoralty of Sochi about a 400-strong rally on environmental issues on September 7.
13:45, 24 August 2013
Dagestan: Natalia Alieva refuses to plead guilty of aiding militants
Natalia Alieva, a resident of the village of Semender, has completely denied her guilt of aiding the members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said Israfil Gadadov, a lawyer from the Bar "Kavkaz".
08:57, 24 August 2013
Chechnya opens its fourth Hafiz school
The fourth school of Hafizes (people who know Quran by heart), launched in construction in August 2012, was opened on August 23 at the south-western Chechnya, in the city of Urus-Martan.
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Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

Activists reported a lack of information about Belkisa Mintsayeva.

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.