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Alexander Yefimov at the Volzhsky City Court. Photo courtesy of Alexander Yefimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:51, 23 July 2024
Expert's conclusion exposes custom nature of case against oppositional politician Alexander Yefimov
The expert's conclusion by Inna Vasilenko, Doctor of Philosophy, which the Prosecutor's Office (PO) presented at the trial of Alexander Yefimov, a member of the federal bureau of the "Yabloko" Party, is of a custom nature, lawyers have stated.
A prison hospital in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Wikipedia Rostov-on-Don https://rostov.wiki/
22:53, 22 July 2024
Investigators institute new case on torture in Rostov prison hospital
The investigation into a new case on torture in the Rostov prison hospital, which employees were sentenced to imprisonment, is being conducted against unidentified persons and concerns the events of 2018-2020.
Vakhid Ilyasov, a resident of Chechnya, publicly apologized. Screenshot of a video posted in Apti Alaudinov’s Telegram channel on July 21, 2024
21:45, 22 July 2024
Chechen resident publicly apologizes for incident on beach in Mariupol
Vakhid Ilyasov, a resident of Chechnya, publicly apologized for driving his car onto a beach in Mariupol, after which he got into an altercation with local residents.
Nalchik. Photo: Focuk. https://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:57, 22 July 2024
Authorities' concern on tourists' dress code surprises KBR residents
Tourists must observe customs and traditions of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and avoid wearing excessively short shorts; women should not wear short skirts and dresses with a deep neckline, the KBR's Ministry of Resorts has stated.
Lev Gyammer*. Photo: Sova News https://sova.news/2021/10/06/byvshij-glava-shtaba-navalnogo-v-krasnodare-pereehal-v-gruziyu/ included into the register of foreign agents
19:15, 22 July 2024
Former coordinator of Navalny's office in Krasnodar arrested in absentia
A court in Moscow has arrested in absentia Lev Gyammer*, a former coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar, within the case of organizing activities of an extremist community.
Fire-fighting. Photo by Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
18:25, 22 July 2024
Girls' deaths at quest in Makhachkala expose issue of safety rules observance at entertainments
Two girls perished and one young man suffered in a fire in a quest room in Makhachkala, where they came to take part in the game. Compliance with safety rules in the entertainment sector remains low, residents of the republic have noted in social networks.
Marina Melikhova. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfX7E6Lt4Zo
23:58, 21 July 2024
Advocates comment on new accusation of activist Melikhova for discrediting Russian Army
The poem by Marina Melikhova, a Kuban activist, which had drawn law enforcers' attention, has nothing discrediting the Russian Army, said Maria Spasibukhova, an advocate. In her opinion, a conviction under the discrediting article will not affect the new administrative article.
The participants in the event for school graduates in Nalchik. Screenshot of a video posted on the Mash Gor Telegram channel https://t.me/mash_gor/5775
23:55, 21 July 2024
Cases of Nalchik residents about anthem disrespect get the court
The cases of nine residents of Nalchik, whom investigators accused of disrespecting the Russian anthem during a solemn event at school, have been sent to courts.
Law enforcers have detained at least two protesters in Krasnodar. Screenshot of a video posted on the Baza Telegram channel on July 20, 2024 https://t.me/bazabazon/29596
23:11, 21 July 2024
Law enforcers detain protesters in Krasnodar
Law enforcers have detained at least two people who blocked the road near a residential complex in Krasnodar because of water and electricity outages.
A ballot box in Volzhsky city with ballot papers covered in brilliant green. Screenshot of a video by "Vysota 102" posted on March 5, 2024 https://t.me/infoV102ru/23782
22:14, 21 July 2024
Woman from Volgograd Region receives suspended sentence for spoiling ballots with brilliant green
The Volzhsky City Court has sentenced Ainura Amanbaeva, a local resident, who had poured brilliant green into a ballot box during the Russian presidential election, to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment.
Power line. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Chechenenergo", https://t.me/chechenergo/4076
21:57, 21 July 2024
Call of Chechen Construction Ministry to save electricity outrages social media users
The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services and Energy of Chechnya has called on residents of the republic to limit electricity consumption in hot weather to avoid network overloads and blackouts.
21:51, 21 July 2024
Dagestan: blogger Yarmagomedov arrested for two months
Javier Yarmagomedov, a native of Dagestan, who had trampled a cross on live TV broadcast, has been arrested in Moscow on charges of insulting believers' feelings and trafficking in child pornography.
22:56, 20 July 2024
Circassian activist Kase Kik reports his relatives being searched
Law enforcers have searched the residence of the parents of Kase Kik, the leader of the Circassian Congress, who is living abroad. He has treated the unsanctioned search as a pressure attempt.
Larisa Bochieva. Screenshot of a video by Larisa Bochieva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-geLn7Rrje8
21:58, 20 July 2024
Dagestani activist Bochieva claims pressure on court
In Makhachkala, a court refused to question 20 out of 35 witnesses in a case on an extremist organization, and pressure is being put on the court, Larisa Bochieva claimed. A case against Larisa Bochieva has been falsified, however, to achieve a fair verdict, several years of proceedings may be required, an advocate believes.
Law enforcers at the scene. June 2024. Screenshot of a video by the Russian FSB
19:11, 20 July 2024
Relatives of Zaur Magomedov, accused of involvement in militants’ attack in Dagestan, claim falsification of evidence
Law enforcers planted evidence during a search in the apartment of builder Zaur Magomedov, accused of involvement in the militants’ attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala. The above was claimed by relatives of the accused man.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: report.az https://report.az
23:58, 19 July 2024
ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Dagestan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged Russia to pay 10,000 euros to each of the four Dagestani Jehovah’s Witnesses*, sentenced to suspended imprisonment, considering their persecution a violation of the right to personal integrity and freedom of religion.
Javier Yarmagomedov, screenshot of a video https://t.me/kuraifutlar/54779
23:16, 19 July 2024
Dagestani blogger Yarmagomedov charged additionally with child pornography
Javier Yarmagomedov, a blogger and streamer, detained within the case of insulting believers' feelings by mocking the Christian cross-live on air, has been charged with child pornography circulation.
Denis Djalaganiya. Photo courtesy of Denis Djalaganiya
21:55, 19 July 2024
Activist's attempt to check dog shelter results in beating and questioning by FSB
Three men have beaten up an animal rights activist when he tried to check the living conditions of dogs at a shelter that is supposed to provide humane care for stray animals. One of the attackers wrote a denunciation against the activist, accusing him of discrediting the military.
Tamerlan Marzoev. Photo: MSK1.ru https://msk1.ru/text/criminal/2023/11/02/72874997/
21:48, 19 July 2024
After being beaten by law enforcers, resident of North Ossetia achieves case initiation
Eight months later, investigators in Moscow have opened a criminal case into the beating of Tamerlan Marzoev, a North-Ossetian native, by law enforcers.
Murad Magomedov (in a centre), a journalist from Dagestan, voiced a public apology to residents of Ingushetia. Screenshot of a video posted on "The Magas Times" Telegram channel on July 18, 2024
17:25, 19 July 2024
Dagestani journalist apologizes for his tabloid report about polyandry in Ingushetia
Murad Magomedov, a journalist from Dagestan, voiced a public apology to residents of Ingushetia for a video released on a TV channel, which reported that a young woman from the village of Plievo, using elements of disguise, allegedly got married several times.
News
An Azerbaijani journalist has been charged in absentia with incitement against the state

Karabakh historians have reported vandalism in 17th-century monasteries

Lawyer Namizad Safarov has been detained in Azerbaijan

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.