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10:48, 23 July 2008
In Armenia, investigation finds it inexpedient to change freedom restriction measures of arrested deputies
On July 22, the session of the temporary parliamentary commission set up to investigate the events on March 1-2 in Yerevan listened to the invited official of the Special Investigatory Service, Inspector for Especially Important Cases Vaagn Arutyunyan, who stated that so far the inquiry thinks it unreasonable to change the freedom restriction terms (arrest) to the detained deputies of the National Assembly of Armenia.
10:45, 23 July 2008
Georgia bails two citizens of South Ossetia out
Georgia has released two citizens of South Ossetia, detained on July 20 at the police post in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. Soslan Siukaev and Alikhan Khubaev were set free on bail of 4000 laris (3000 US dollars).
10:42, 23 July 2008
Sochi authorities promise to punish residents for resisting court marshals
According to the "Interfax", Sochi Mayor Vladimir Afanasenkov has explained that under preparation for the 2014 Olympiad, specialists were instructed to draw up a cadastre of the land plots belonging to the residents of the Imereti Valley. Residents of one of the houses situated in the Imereti Valley and planned for demolition to give room for Olympic objects did not let the appraisers to make cadastral measurements.
12:06, 22 July 2008
Yatimov, accused of Shurpaev's murder, confesses of robbery not murder
Today at a court session, Masrurdzhon Yatimov, accused of murdering Russian journalist Ilyas Shurpaev, a native of Dagestan, has admitted his guilt of robbery and deliberate destruction of property, but not of murder.
12:04, 22 July 2008
Defendants in Kondopoga disorders case refuse to plead guilty
Today, the Supreme Court of Karelia has announced the indictment on the criminal case about the fight in the Karelian city of Kondopoga on August 30, 2006, which resulted in mass disorders. The defendants, natives of Chechnya and Dagestan, refused to plead guilty.
12:00, 22 July 2008
Rostov Region: prosecutor's office reveals more than two thousand hidden crimes
In the first 6 months of 2008, the Prosecutor's Office of the Rostov Region revealed and registered 2109 crimes not registered before. Out of the total number of such crimes, in 953 cases initiation of criminal cases was unreasonably rejected.
11:56, 22 July 2008
Gurgen Egiazaryan owes his freedom to Armenian opposition and Thomas Hammarberg
Former Deputy Head of the Armenian State Department of National Security Gurgen Egiazaryan has stated at a meeting with journalists that, most likely, he is at large for two reasons: because of the sit-in protest action in the Severny Avenue and the position of principle proclaimed by Thomas Hammarberg, High Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights.
11:52, 22 July 2008
Armenian Ombudsman asks prosecutors to give details on the instruction of Special Investigatory Service
Andranik Mirzoyan, head of the Special Investigatory Service of the Republic of Armenia, has answered the letter of Ombudsman Armen Arutyunyan with a number of questions related to the investigatory assignment sent on March 5 to the Prosecutor's Office of the Vaiots Dzor Region (Marz).
11:50, 22 July 2008
Georgia is not going to release residents of South Ossetia
According to Shota Khizanishvili, head of the PR Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, the Georgian party is not going to release the two citizens of South Ossetia detained on July 20.
11:43, 22 July 2008
Investigation of double murder underway in Ingushetia
The law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia are investigating an incident in the city of Karabulak, where at night on July 22 unidentified persons got into the territory of the LLC "RIPSU" and shot dead point-blank the workers who were in the glass shop premise. Idris Izmailov, 21, and Karen Arutyunyan, born in 1979, perished.
11:40, 22 July 2008
On Day of Press, Azerbaijani journalists pay tribute to their deceased colleagues
On July 22, Azerbaijan celebrates the Day of National Press. Exactly 133 years ago, on July 22, 1875, the first issue of the first newspaper in the Azerbaijan language named "Ekinchi" (Ploughman) was published by the outstanding Azerbaijani educator Gasan Bek Zardabi. The Day of National Press is marked since gaining independence by Azerbaijan in 1991.
13:02, 21 July 2008
16 persons hospitalized in Volgograd Region with food poisoning
In the city of Zhirnovsk, Volgograd Region, 16 persons, including a child of nine, have been hospitalized with food poisoning.
12:57, 21 July 2008
Georgian police detains four citizens of South Ossetia
The authorities of Tskhinvali assert that the Georgian party has taken four citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia, who were coming back from Georgia, as hostages. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed this information.
12:53, 21 July 2008
An explosive neutralized in the capital of Dagestan
A powerful man-made explosive, detected today in the morning in Makhachkala near the building of the Federal Exchequer of Russia for Dagestan was neutralized by blowing up.
12:51, 21 July 2008
SC of Karelia starts trial on disorders in Kondopoga
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Karelia has begun a trial on the criminal case about the fight in the city of Kondopoga on August 30, 2006, which grew into mass disorders.
12:47, 21 July 2008
Supreme Court of Dagestan considers Farid Babaev's murder
Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan in Makhachkala has started a trial on murder of Farid Babaev, chairman of the Dagestan regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party, committed eight months ago - on November 21, 2007.
12:44, 21 July 2008
Writer Paizullaev states that he had accused Chechnya's President of kidnappings under Yamadaev's pressure
Writer Nikolai Paizullaev, who on May 23 at press conference in Moscow accused Ramzan Kadyrov of his own kidnapping, and of kidnapping of his wife and daughter, has stated that he was acting under the effect of psychotropic substances and by command of one of Yamadaev brothers.
12:39, 21 July 2008
Father of Ilyas Sharipov detained in Dagestan complains of bureaucrats' inaction
Rasul, father of Ilyas Sharipov, who was detained in Dagestan, complains that his numerous appeals to federal and local officials with a demand to address the situation gave no results. Today, Rasul Sharipov who lives in Balakhany village of the Untsukul District has sent his application to President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev and Prime Minister Shamil Zainalov.
14:12, 20 July 2008
Defenders of South Azerbaijanis' rights detained in Iran
During the recent three days, six activists of the movement in defence of the rights of South Azerbaijanis have been detained in Iran.
12:02, 20 July 2008
Antiterrorist operation conducted in Ingushetia
In the village of Sagopshi, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, on July 19, an antiterrorist operation was held. According to law enforcement bodies, the militants who planned terror acts hid in the village.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Seven soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia were killed in Ukraine.

In February 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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.