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19:00, 2 August 2012
Dagestani native Tagir Khaibulaev wins Russia's third gold medal at London Olympics
Tagir Khaibulaev, judoka of the Russian national team, a native of Dagestan, became Champion of the London Olympic Games in the weight category of up to 100 kg.
17:00, 2 August 2012
Ten athletes of Armenian Olympic team complete their performance without winning points for their national team
10 out of 25 Armenian athletes have completed their performance at the London Olympic Games. None of them won points for their national team. The number of the defeated athletes includes two swimmers, two judokas, three weightlifters, one gymnast, one boxer, and one shooter.
Picket outside the office of Human Rights Centre; Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, July 29, 2012. Photo by Luiza Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:00, 2 August 2012
Lev Ponomaryov: authorities cannot stop killings in Kabardino-Balkaria
Torture, which power agents apply to detainees, contributes to leaving of young people "for the forest". This was stated by Maryam Akhmatova, the leader of the public organization "Mothers of Kabardino-Balkaria for Protection of Citizens' Rights and Freedoms", at the conference, held in Nalchik and dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the movement "For Human Rights". Lev Ponomaryov, the leader of the movement "For Human Rights", recommended local human rights defenders to complete an analytical note on the existence of opinions about how to administer the situation in the republic from one centre and promised to bring it to the authorities of the country.
15:00, 2 August 2012
In Baku, Court of Appeal reduces sentence to Iranian TV journalist
Today, in Baku, Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Abid Abdinbekov, considered an appeal, filed by Anar Bairamly, a staff member of the representative office of the Iranian TV in Azerbaijan. The Court has partially granted the appeal and reduced the journalist's punishment from 2 years of imprisonment to 1 year of imprisonment.
14:00, 2 August 2012
In Dagestan, armed persons in masks shot local resident dead
Yesterday, on August 1, at the highway Makhachkala-Astrakhan, in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan, three unidentified men in camouflage and masks shot and killed a resident of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Members of the Jewish ethnographic expedition in Tula; August 1, 2012. Photo by Alexander Lartsel, yosele.livejournal.com
12:00, 2 August 2012
Jewish ethnographic expedition to visit several cities of Southern Russia
On August 2-12, Jewish communities of Northern Caucasus will be visited by the Jewish ethnographic expedition, organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR). The expedition will visit the cities of Novocherkassk, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, Sochi, Armavir, Stavropol, Volgograd, and Volzhsky.
10:00, 2 August 2012
Picket in support of sentenced ANC activists held in Yerevan
On August 1, near the residence of the President of Armenia, an action was held in support of sentenced activists of the Armenian National Congress (ANC). The action was attended by the ANC activists and representatives of a number of public organizations.
09:00, 2 August 2012
In Azerbaijan, trial in case against editor-in-chief of newspaper "Khural" interrupted for indefinite term
The Baku Court of Serious Crimes announced a break for indefinite term in the trial in the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural". Judge Ramella Allakhverdieva did not appoint the date of the next session. In his turn, the defendant has assumed that the break is announced in connection with vacation of the Judge.
08:00, 2 August 2012
Group of orphans from Chechnya sent for holidays to Kabardino-Balkaria
More than 20 children, whose parents disappeared during the war in the territory of Chechen Republic, were sent to spend their holidays in the sanatorium of the city of Nalchik. Another group of orphaned children from Chechnya will rest there in September.
23:00, 1 August 2012
Makhachkala: "Rembaza" residents demand from authorities to stop demolitions
Today, in the Lenin District of Makhachkala, 22 families of the dwelling settlement named "Rembaza" (Turaly-1) were cut off from gas supply. According to the residents of the settlement, the city authorities try to put pressure and unlawfully clean the territory for the construction of the satellite town "Lazurny Bereg" (Cote d'Azur).
22:00, 1 August 2012
Advisor to Syrian Ambassador in Armenia completes his diplomatic mission
Muhammad Hafezi (Havez), Advisor on Consular Affairs of the Embassy, has completed his diplomatic mission in Armenia. This was reported by the Embassy of Syria in Armenia. The Spokesperson of the press service of the Embassy assumed that Muhammad Hafezi has joined the opposition.
21:00, 1 August 2012
In Astrakhan, about 15 persons attend action in support of "Strategy-31"
On July 31, about 15 residents of Astrakhan gathered near the monument "For Fighters for Soviet Power" in Bratsky Park to attend the picket in support of Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The action was held peacefully, without clashes with the police.
20:00, 1 August 2012
In Dagestan, relatives of person, accused of committing major road traffic accident, demand his immediate hospitalization
Abam Khizriev, detained resident of Dagestan, accused of committing a major road traffic accident, is in serious condition and he needs urgent hospitalization. This is stated by his relatives. According to them, Abam Khizriev swallowed a tablespoon to express his protest, and the investigatory authorities refute the statements of the detainee's relatives.
19:00, 1 August 2012
Parliamentary elections in Georgia scheduled for October 1
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has appointed the parliamentary elections on October 1 this year. This was announced by Manana Mandjgaladze, Press Speaker of the Georgian President.
18:00, 1 August 2012
12 injured in school bus crash in Georgia
12 persons were injured in a crash of a minibus in the high-mountain village of Barisakho of the Dusheti District in eastern Georgia, which fell into a ravine 60 meters deep. This was reported by Givi Amirkhanashvili, Deputy Governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region.
17:00, 1 August 2012
Almost 300 residents of Krymsk District, Krasnodar Territory, decide to independently find housing instead of lost one
In the Krymsk District of the Krasnodar Territory, affected by the flooding, 1699 buildings cannot be restored. The regional administration offers the owners of the buildings two options of compensation ready apartments or social welfare payment for the purchase of housing.
16:00, 1 August 2012
Court forbids journalists to directly quote witnesses in Rasul Mirzaev's case
Journalists are forbidden to quote the testimonies of witnesses in the case against athlete Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch Ivan Agafonov, a Moscow resident, died. This was announced by Evgeniya Pazukhina, Press Secretary of the Zamoskvorechye Court of Moscow.
15:00, 1 August 2012
In Dagestan, Magomed Sulaev's lawyer claims she cannot get results of her client's medical examination
Lawyer of Magomed Sulaev, a released resident of the Khasavyurt District, claims that she is not given the results of the medical examination, which her client underwent on the fact of detection of bodily injuries.
14:00, 1 August 2012
"Armavia" launches additional Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan flight
Starting from August 1, the "Armavia" Company, the national Armenian air carrier, begins to perform additional flight to Syria. The flight is planned to be performed on Wednesdays on the airplane "Boeing", which seats 108 passengers. This was announced by the press service of the airline.
12:00, 1 August 2012
In Chechnya, 420 hectares of land cleared of mines
Military combat engineers of the federal forces, who starting from the beginning of April conduct a large-scale mine clearing of farmland in five districts of Chechnya, have already cleared the total territory of 420 hectares of mines, unexploded ammunition, and various explosive devices. In total, the military combat engineers are to clear the territory of 1700 hectares.
News
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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.