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18:00, 4 August 2010
Malika Evtemirova, violated in Dagestan, is persuaded to cooperation at GOVD
Employees of law enforcement bodies render no pressure on Malika Evtemirova, a resident of Dagestan, and offer her a deal in exchange for cooperation with the investigation. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Evtemirova herself.
Makhmud Ahmedov after beating. Photo by http://memo.ru
23:40, 3 August 2010
Rights activists demand that Dagestan authorities punish militiamen for beating teenager
In Dagestan, activists of public organizations bag subscriptions under an open letter to President of the republic Magomedsalam Magomedov with a demand to investigate the crime committed on Makhmud Ahmedov, 14. They ask to stop militia's lawlessness and punish those guilty of beating the teenager.
23:10, 3 August 2010
Resident of North Ossetia complains to prosecutor's office of cruel treatment in militia
Alexei Samkov, a resident of Vladikavkaz, born in 1988, sent a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of North Ossetia, asserting that he was beaten by militiamen.
23:00, 3 August 2010
Mass poisoning with confectionery in Rostov Region
Numerous cases of poisoning in the Bagaev District, Rostov Region, became known on August 2. On July 29 and 30, 15 persons were hospitalized there, including seven children and an 11-month-old baby.
22:10, 3 August 2010
Zakaev: Umarov lost trust of his former Chechen companions
Dokku Umarov, who has announced his successor - Aslambek Vadalov - was dismissed from the command of the underground by his former companions-in-arms, said Ahmed Zakaev, former emissary of Chechen separatists, who is now hiding from Russian justice in London. Ruslan Martagov, a Chechen journalist and political scientist, agrees that Dokku Umarov has lost his reputation among the militants.
22:00, 3 August 2010
Chechen MIA: Vadalov was involved in liquidation of dozens of Chechen militiamen
Aslambek Vadalov, appointed by Dokku Umarov to be his successor as the "Amir" of the "Imarat Kavkaz", created by Umarov, is one of the most impudent militants' field commanders and is guilty of murdering dozens of law enforcers, the Chechen MIA asserts. President of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that operations aimed to find and liquidate Umarov, Vadalov and other militants' leaders will be continued.
21:10, 3 August 2010
"Soldier's Mothers" of Armenia: deaths of soldiers on July 27 and 28 should be investigated
The reason of the death of Armenian soldiers on July 27 and 28 is in the fact that some people in the country's Armed Forces are not in their positions; and henceforth we should understand that the most important thing is the soldier's life. This was stated today to journalists by Greta Mirzoyan, a member of the public board at the Minister of Defence and chair of the public organization "Soldier's Mothers".
21:00, 3 August 2010
MIA detained no troopers after fight with Dagestan natives in Moscow
Moscow law enforcers are establishing instigators of the fight between natives of Dagestan and veterans-air troopers, which burst out yesterday, on August 2, in the Russian capital. Information on the incident is scanty; therefore, authors of Internet diaries express their opinions on the possible course of events; many of them condemn the troopers' tradition of celebrating the annual Troopers' Day by mass alcohol drinking.
Participants of joint protest action of oppositional "Musavat" Party and Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). Baku, July 31, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 3 August 2010
Fuad Gakhramanly: detainees for participation in Saturday's action in Baku are insulted
As stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Fuad Gakhramanly, deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), the participants of the Saturday's action of the opposition, who had been sentenced to administrative arrest in Baku, are exposed to insults and pressure.
19:00, 3 August 2010
Balkars stop hunger strike in Essentuki and continue in Moscow
Tonight, the group of Balkars, which were holding their hunger strike at the building of the representative office of the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) in the city of Essentuki for 25 days, stopped their action and returned to Nalchik.
Logo of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg". Turkhan Kerimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 3 August 2010
Azerbaijan: "Azadlyg" to restart on August 4
The next regular issue of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" will be published in Azerbaijan on August 4. It became possible after negotiations of the paper's editorial board with the top management of the "Azerbaijan" Publishing House.
23:30, 2 August 2010
Georgian NGOs stand against "hate speech"
In Georgia, a working group will be set up to fight against the "hate speech". This was decided today during a joint working meeting of the public movement "Multinational Georgia" with the local NGOs.
23:20, 2 August 2010
Pensioners from Rostov Region adjudge 600,000 euros from Russia at ECtHR
According to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the authorities of Russia shall have to pay over 600,000 euros to 87 military pensioners from Novocherkassk, Rostov Region.
23:10, 2 August 2010
Militiamen suspected of bribe-taking in Stavropol Territory
Head of the investigatory department at the OVD for Kislovodsk and his subordinate are suspected of taking a bribe. Under the version of the investigation, the officials received a large bribe from four GIBDD (STSI) employees for hiding their crimes.
Rally in support of all-Russian action "Strategy-31" in Volgograd. Inscription on the poster: "Strategy-31 for freedom of assembly!" July 31, 2010. Photo from: http://nbp-volzhsky.livejournal.com
23:00, 2 August 2010
"Strategy-31" rallies held in South of Russia
Actions in support of the All-Russian campaign "Strategy-31" took place in eight cities of the South of Russia, where participants demand from the authorities to respect Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which guarantees the citizens' right to peaceful assemblies. In each city the rallies were 10-50 persons strong.
22:00, 2 August 2010
Suspect of kidnapping detained in Kabardino-Balkaria
Militiamen have detained a resident of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, suspected of an armed kidnapping of a resident of Maiskiy settlement from a route bus.
21:00, 2 August 2010
Balkar hunger-strikers offered to stop their action
The group of Balkars who are holding a hunger strike in Essentuki near the representative office of the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) was visited by Alexei Verbitskiy, federal inspector in Kabardino-Balkaria, who offered them to go home.
21:00, 2 August 2010
Opposition rapper Noise MC arrested in Volgograd
The Volgograd Court has arrested Ivan Alekseev, a well-known rapper, singer and composer, also known as "Noise MC, for 10 days on the charge of hooliganism.
20:00, 2 August 2010
Armenia: recruits should be better examined, experts say
The tragic death of six servicemen became a result of omissions of one of the links of the system, which had recruited a person, representing potential danger to the society. This opinion was stated today at a press conference by psychologist Karine Nalchadzhyan, who noted that the incident proved the need of a more careful medical examination of recruits.
19:00, 2 August 2010
In Sochi, mayoralty employees donate one-day salary to fire victims
Bureaucrats of the city will donate their one-day salaries into the assistance fund to victims of forest fires in Russia.
News
A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

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.