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17:00, 16 August 2012
Court decides to conduct comprehensive examination of Rasul Mirzaev's case
At today's court session on the case against athlete Rasul Mirzaev, after whose blow Ivan Agafonov, a resident of Moscow, died, Judge Andrei Fedin pronounced the decision to conduct a new comprehensive examination.
16:00, 16 August 2012
Family members of entrepreneur, killed in Kabardino-Balkaria, received threats earlier, local residents assert
Unidentified persons extorted money from Ruslan Kodzev, an entrepreneur from the city of Baksan, and that fact could be a motive for his murder. This was reported by a resident of the city. A representative of the local administration also believes that the murder was connected with the entrepreneur activity of the deceased man.
14:00, 16 August 2012
MIA: Vladimir Zhamborov, official from Kabardino-Balkaria, rejects medical treatment
Vladimir Zhamborov, the head of the administration of the leader of Kabardino-Balkaria, a figurant of the case on embezzlement of state property, strictly refused the medical examination and conducting the medical treatment. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
13:00, 16 August 2012
About 600 candidates to take part in elections of local self-administration authorities of Armenia
Yesterday, August 15, 6:00 p.m., was a deadline for registration of candidates, who would participate in the elections of local self-administration in Armenia to be held on September 9. According to the Central Election Committee (CEC) of Armenia, as of 4:30 p.m. Moscow time, 598 persons nominated themselves for the positions of the heads of 375 communities in five regions of the country.
12:00, 16 August 2012
On August 6-12, 41 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
Last week, from August 6 to August 12, 2012, at least 41 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 24 persons perished and 17 more were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
10:00, 16 August 2012
In Rostov-on-Don, activists of "Left-Wing Front" hold action against fare increase
In Rostov-on-Don, five activists of the "Left-Wing Front" held in front of the City Department of Transportation a protest action against rising fares for public transportation. The protest action took place without any detentions.
23:00, 15 August 2012
Court upholds verdict to ex-official of Volgograd Mayoralty accused of overstating orphans' apartments
The judicial panel on civil cases of the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the decision of the Dzerzhinsky District Court of Volgograd with regard to Igor Maksimchuk, Chief of the Department for housing policy of the city administration, who was accused of overestimating the costs of apartments, purchased for orphans.
22:00, 15 August 2012
Alexander Cherkasov: problem of armed underground remains unsolved in Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, was too eager in criticizing Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia. This was stated by Alexander Cherkasov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Musa Muradov, a correspondent of the newspaper "Kommersant", believes that the terror act in Grozny, committed on August 6, should not be associated with the words of the Chechen leader.
21:00, 15 August 2012
149 children from Syria arrive in Armenia
On August 14, flight "Aleppo-Yerevan" to Armenia brought 149 children of Syrian Armenians. They were greeted by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Diaspora, representatives of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, the Syrian Embassy in Armenia, and their relatives, living in Armenia, and children from summer camp.
19:00, 15 August 2012
Convicts in case on blowing up "Neva-Express" Train transferred to Moscow
Kartoev brothers and Zelimkhan Aushev, residents of Ingushetia, convicted in case on blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train in November 2009, were transferred from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Tver to Moscow. This was stated by Musa Pliev, the lawyer of the defendant Timur Kartoev.
18:00, 15 August 2012
Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria claims disappearance of his son
On August 13, Kazbek Zankishiev, a resident of the village of Verkhnyaya Zhamtala of the Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria, disappeared under unknown circumstances. This was claimed by his father Iskhaq Zankishiev. The relatives of the disappeared man whose fate is still unknown have filed a complaint to the police and appealed to human rights defenders for help.
17:00, 15 August 2012
Lawyers of man, suspected of planning attempt on Vladimir Putin, challenge decision on his extradition to Russia
Ukraine has decided to extradite to the Russian Federation Ilya Pyanzin, a citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected of planning the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Elena Abramova, Spokesperson of the Prosecutor's Office of the Odessa Region. However, the suspect's lawyers challenged the decision of the first instance court on extradition at the Court of Appeal of the Odessa Region.
16:00, 15 August 2012
In new school year, 48 children from Syria to attend schools in Kabardino-Balkaria
On September 1, 48 children from Syria will start attending schools of Kabardino-Balkaria. This was reported by Kamal Borchaev, Deputy Chief of the Department of Education of the city of Nalchik.
15:00, 15 August 2012
Armenian Minister of Sport announces anticipated resignations following poor results at London Olympics
Armenia anticipates resignations in the field of sport; however, the particular dismissals will be announced in September. This was reported by Grachya Rostomyan, Minister of Sports, upon arrival of the national Olympic team in Yerevan from London. According to him, the Ministry already has specific plans upon the outcomes of the Olympic Games, and they will also be announced later after the meeting of the Council of the leaders of the sports federations of the country.
14:00, 15 August 2012
Krasnodar Territory holds commemorates victims of July flood
Today, on the 40th day after the tragedy in the city of Krymsk, where the strongest flooding killed people, all Orthodox churches of the Krasnodar Territory hold memorial services.
13:00, 15 August 2012
Kabardino-Balkaria: 350 persons submit applications for Hajj
In Kabardino-Balkaria, preparation of Muslims to pilgrimage to holy places has started. This was reported by Murat Sibekov, a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the republic. According to him, 350 persons have already submitted applications to perform the pilgrimage.
12:00, 15 August 2012
Stavropol Territory authorities and "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" agree on inclusion of "Grand Spa Yutsa" in tourism cluster project
The authorities of the Stavropol Territory and the leaders of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" agreed on the inclusion of the special economic zone (SEZ) of tourism and recreational type "Grand Spa Yutsa" in the Stavropol Territory in the tourism cluster in the southern Russia.
11:00, 15 August 2012
In Sochi, two activists of TPS "Kudepsta" detained during citizens' gathering
On August 14, at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time, in Sochi, during the gathering of citizens, protesting against the construction of a thermal power plant (TPP), Anatoly Makhnovsky, Chairman of the territorial public self-administration (TPS) "Kudepsta", and Pavel Chesnokov, a member of the TPS, were detained. The activists were brought to the unit on duty to complete a protocol on holding an unsanctioned action. This was reported by Colonel Valery Medvedev, Chief of the Police of the Adler District.
23:00, 14 August 2012
Administration of Rostov-on-Don sanctions action in support of "Pussy Riot"
The administration of Rostov-on-Don has sanctioned an action of solidarity with members of the punk band "Pussy Riot", scheduled for August 17. The venue of the picket will be an area in front of the City Don Public Library.
22:00, 14 August 2012
In Stavropol Territory, case against ex-policemen, accused of violence, brought to court
The criminal case against former district militia inspectors, accused of using violence against Vyacheslav Merekha, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, was brought to the Predgorny District Court.
News
An Azerbaijani activist has denied accusations of illegally receiving grants.

Karimli and Mehdiyev are accused of attempting a coup in Azerbaijan.

The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

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.