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18:00, 13 August 2010
Woman from Kabardino-Balkaria reports kidnapping of her son
Madina Lupezheva, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has stated that on August 12, 2010, at about 9:30 p.m., her son Lupezhev, Aslan Arsenovich, left his home and never returned. The woman asserts that he was kidnapped.
17:00, 13 August 2010
Armenia: seven higher schools lose their licenses
Higher vocational training is completely suspended in seven and partially (in some specialities) in six higher schools of Armenia. The decision was made after the checks by the commission for licensing educational programmes.
16:00, 13 August 2010
In Georgia, activists of radical Orthodox movement sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced eight activists of the radical Orthodox movement "Union of Orthodox Parents of Georgia" to 4.5 years of imprisonment each. They were detained after the incident in May 2010 in the TV Company "Kavkasia". The convicts were accused of hooliganism and "interfering with journalist's professional work."
15:00, 13 August 2010
Teenager kidnapped in Ingushetia was tortured with electricity, rights defenders assert
As reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", Magomed Mutsolgov, 15, who was kidnapped on August 8 by power agents, was brought to some unknown place, where he was tortured and beaten.
14:00, 13 August 2010
Karachai-Circassia adopts tourism development concept
The republic's concept of tourism development till 2015 defines six mountain-recreational zones, which may become tourist centres with highly developed transport infrastructure.
13:00, 13 August 2010
In Dagestan, fire victims get humanitarian aid
Foodstuffs and articles of prime necessity arrived from Ingushetia and Khasavyurt to villagers of Anchikh, Akhvakh District of Dagestan, who suffered from fire. Every fire victim received 10,000 roubles.
12:00, 13 August 2010
Chechen observers doubt of militants' involvement in terror act at Gazprom office in Moscow
The statement that appeared in separatists' websites that the explosion committed on August 9 near the Gazprom office in Moscow was organized by a group of suicide bombers "Riyadus Salikhiin" (Righteous' Gardens) is causing serious doubts in local observers.
11:00, 13 August 2010
Ingushetia: one of persons kidnapped by power agents sees charges
The fate of Zelimkhan Mutsolgov and Ibragim Tochiev, who were kidnapped by power agents on August 5, is now clear. Beaten Mutsolgov was thrown out by unknown persons from a car in the suburb of Nesterovskaya village, and Tochiev was presented charges of participation in the armed underground. The latter's relatives state that he was also strongly beaten.
10:00, 13 August 2010
In Stavropol Territory, six persons convicted for hooliganism based on national hatred
The Stepnov District Court of the Stavropol Territory has sentenced six local residents accused of an attempt to expel a Dagestan family from the village, hooligan actions and beating people.
09:00, 13 August 2010
Residents of Zolskiy District of Kabardino-Balkaria hope to have better water supply from waterfall
The water supply problems of all the 15 villages of the Zolskiy District, where they feel deficit of potable water, may be solved only after development of Gedmikhsh waterfall. This is the opinion of the head of the administration of Shordakovo village, where residents addressed human rights activists with a complaint on absence of water.
16:00, 12 August 2010
Residents of Chechnya are unhappy with later start of Ramadan
Today is the first day of Moslem fast. Traditionally, Chechnya starts the sacred month one day later than the rest of the Moslem world.
15:00, 12 August 2010
Tkachov offers to move "Azov-City" gambling zone to Anapa
Alexander Tkachov, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, has raised an issue on expediency of the present location of the "Azov-City" gambling zone - between the Rostov Region and the Krasnodar Territory.
14:00, 12 August 2010
Militants take responsibility for explosion near Moscow Gazprom office
The leader of North-Caucasian militants Dokku Umarov has taken responsibility for the explosion triggered in the garage of a high-ranking official from the Moscow government, located not far from the Gazprom headquarters.
12:00, 12 August 2010
Moslems of Caucasus start sacred Ramadan
On August 11, all the Moslems of the world, those in the Caucasus inclusive, started their Ramadan - the sacred month of fasting, prayers and pious deeds.
11:00, 12 August 2010
Georgia protests against Russia's air defence complex in Abkhazia
On August 11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia expressed protest against deployment by Russia of an S-300 air defence complex in the territory of Abkhazia and urged the international community to take resolute steps to stop "militarization of occupied territories of Georgia by the Russian Federation."
10:00, 12 August 2010
Russian President reproaches Khloponin for absence of investments into Dagestan
President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev has criticized Vice-Premier Alexander Khloponin, his Plenipotentiary in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), for absence of investments into Dagestan.
08:00, 12 August 2010
Criminal case against Orlov sent from district to magistrate court
On August 10, the criminal case initiated against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on slandering President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was sent from the district court to the magistrate one, said the spokesman of the Khamovniki Court of Moscow.
07:00, 12 August 2010
Bread prices jump up in Volgograd
Prices for some bread sorts have almost doubled in Volgograd, while other bakery products are now more expensive by 20-30 percent. The city mayor has addressed the governor of the region asking him to promptly remedy the situation.
05:00, 12 August 2010
25 WNE patients in Volgograd Region already
In the Volgograd Region, 25 persons are sick with the West Nile Encephalitis (WNE). Most of them are residents of Volgograd and Volzhski. The probability of an outbreak grows because of abnormally hot weather.
02:00, 12 August 2010
Five of Moscow Balkar hunger-strikers hospitalized
Five persons from among the Balkars who continue their hunger-strike in Moscow were taken to hospital, but the rest of the group continues the hunger-strike in the Manezh Square. The protest action lasts for 36 days already, Muradin Rakhaev, leader of the group, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/126716-kurierebi-da-taqsis-mdzgolebi-tbilisshi-saprotesto-msvlelobas-martaven Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika Protests outside the Georgian parliament have continued for 519 days.

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.