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Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Inter-Regional "Committee Against Torture", at a press conference on the unresolved murders of human rights defenders; Moscow, July 13, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:00, 13 July 2012
Igor Kalyapin: for last two years, not a single disappearance case has reached court in Dagestan and Chechnya
According to official statistics, presented to the UN by the Russian Federation, from 2007 to 2009, the Investigatory Committee of Chechen Republic received 427 complaints about disappearances of people and instituted criminal cases on 142 of them; however, none of them was brought to court.
13:00, 13 July 2012
Relatives of the persons convicted for blasting "Nevsky express" deferred their action till meeting with Evkurov
During a meeting with relatives of defendants on the criminal case of blasting "Nevsky express" sentenced to long terms of custody Yunus-bek Evkurov promised his assistance in release of those whose guilt was unproven. For this reason the convicts' relatives put off the meeting of protest they were planning for a while.
11:00, 13 July 2012
A soldier perished during manoeuvres in Azerbaijan
An incident occurred in one of the military units dislocated in Baku as a result of which an ordinary soldier perished and one more got wounded.
10:00, 13 July 2012
Relatives of a local resident in Grozny report his disappearance
Resident of Chechnya Hussein Badurgov aged 25 disappeared in Grozny on July, 12, in unexplained circumstances. Representatives of law enforcement bodies promise to verify all the versions of his disappearance, including the young man's possible joining the gunmen.
06:00, 13 July 2012
Mayor of Mikhailovsk detained for suspicion of bribery
Alexander Lunin, Mayor of the town of Mikhailovsk, Stavropol region, suspended from office is suspected of taking a bribe of 2,5 million rubles. Yesterday, July, 12, Lunin was detained.
02:00, 13 July 2012
13 persons got injured as a result of a conflict during an action of Ivanishvili's coalition
13 persons got injured on July, 12, as a result of a conflict between Bidzina Ivanishvili's coalition "Georgian Dream" and supporters of the authorities in a refugees' colony, the settlements of Karaleti.
23:00, 12 July 2012
Power agents torture Akhmedkhan Aushev, detained in Nazran, his lawyer asserts
Law enforcement agents tortured 26-year Akhmedkhan Aushev, who was detained during a special operation, held in Nazran on June 29. This was claimed by his lawyer Luiza Isaeva.
23:00, 12 July 2012
In Krymsk, all flood victims identified
All victims of the flooding in the city of Krymsk of the Krasnodar Territory are identified, and five persons remain on the list of the missing persons. This was reported by the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation in the Krasnodar Territory.
22:00, 12 July 2012
In Moscow, investigation into Yuri Budanov's murder completed
In Moscow, the investigation into the murder of Yuri Budanov, ex-Colonel of the Russian Army, has been completed. This was reported today by a source, familiar with the course of the investigation.
21:00, 12 July 2012
Dagestani Supreme Court sentences Karachay-Cherkessian resident Alisher Bairamukov
Today, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan sentenced Alisher Bairamukov, a 38-year-old resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, accused of attempting to overthrow the constitutional system of the Russian Federation, to 7 years of imprisonment to be served in a high security colony.
20:00, 12 July 2012
In Dagestani capital, SIZO inmates stop their hunger strike
The hunger strike in the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala was stopped because of poor health state of its participants. This was reported by relatives of the inmates, who participated in the six-day protest action. According to the Dagestani Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), there was no mass hunger strike, and it involved only one SIZO inmate.
Vagif Abdullaev. Courtesy of www.radioazadlyg.org, RFE/RL
13:00, 12 July 2012
Oppositionist Vagif Abdullaev died in a prison hospital in Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of Islamic party of Azerbaijan (IPA) Vagif Abdullaev who was serving penalty in prison for accusation of committing a number of grave crimes died this morning at the age of 61 in a medical center of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan.
09:00, 12 July 2012
An explosion occurred near a store in Buinaksk
Last night a home-made explosive device set on a windowsill in a store in Gazimagomedov street was activated. There are no victims or injured persons.
07:00, 12 July 2012
A scuffle happened between students of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and natives of Northern Caucasus in Moscow
Late in the evening of July, 11, a scuffle happened between future policemen and natives of Northern Caucasus in the South-East of Moscow, a representative of law enforcement bodies reported.
05:00, 12 July 2012
Bus drivers go on strike in Armenia
On July 11, in the Kotaik Region of Armenia, bus drivers of the "King de Luxe" Company, serving routes of Yerevan-Abovyan and Charentsavan-Yerevan, went on strike. 80 drivers of 40 buses left their routes.
04:00, 12 July 2012
In Grozny, Chairman of "Committee Against Torture" questioned
In Grozny, a representative of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the South Federal District (SFD) interrogated Igor Kalyapin, Chairman of the Interregional Public Organization "Committee Against Torture" (ICAT). This was reported by human rights defenders. The activists of the Committee believe that power agents try to institute criminal proceedings against Igor Kalyapin.
01:00, 12 July 2012
Human Rights Council under Russian President proposes to establish federal commission on former militants' adaptation
Members of the Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under President of Russia proposed to establish the federal adaptation commission of former members of the armed underground to civilian life. Representatives of the law enforcement agencies insist that the commissions should work directly in place, that is, in Northern Caucasus. Human rights defenders believe that their work will be much easier with the support of Moscow.
22:00, 11 July 2012
In Krasnodar Territory, compensation paid to about 10,000 victims
Cash compensations of 10,000 roubles were paid to 9,860 victims of the flooding in the Krasnodar Territory. This was reported today by Boris Glebov, Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Emergencies of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory, at the meeting of the operational headquarters.
Convoy closes the door of paddy wagon behind the convicted Elena Spasskaya and Mikhail Batrakov, Sochi, July 11, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 11 July 2012
In Sochi, Elena Spasskaya and Mikhail Batrakov announced guilty
Today, in Sochi, court found Elena Spasskaya, Director of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Directorate of Shopping Mall Service", and entrepreneur Mikhail Batrakov guilty of committing a large-scale fraud. Elena Spasskaya was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment, and Mikhail Batrakov to 6 years of imprisonment.
20:00, 11 July 2012
Chechen native, detained at "Mosfilm", to remain under arrest for other six months
In Moscow, court extended for other six months the period of detention in custody for Malkho Bisultanov, a Chechen native, who was detained in Moscow in the territory of the "Mosfilm" Film Studio. The detainee is accused of trying to sell drugs.
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Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

Karapetyan's associate Artur Avanesyan ended his hunger strike.

Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

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.