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13:03, 17 August 2022
Early exclusion of "Memorial"* from register of legal entities challenged
Legal representatives of the liquidated Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* have filed a complaint against the early exclusion thereof from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, which prevented the HRC from paying off its debts, human rights defenders have informed.
Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
12:47, 17 August 2022
Two persons are still missing after explosion in "Surmalu"
Fifteen out of sixteen casualties of the explosion in the "Surmalu" shopping centre in Yerevan have been identified. Two persons are still listed as missing, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.
Image made from video appeal of cancer patients in Nalchik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flcmMFgKpTQ
12:29, 17 August 2022
Patients of oncology hospital in KBR demand to dismiss chief physician
At the Nalchik oncology dispensary, patients are not receiving the proper treatment; they are prescribed low-quality drugs, which is why they have to go to other cities for treatment. This was stated in patients' appeal to President Vladimir Putin. They demanded to dismiss the chief physician and provide cancer patients with due medical care.
Zarema Musaeva. Image made from video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’
12:12, 17 August 2022
Court refuses to transfer Zarema Musaeva's case to another region
The judge has dismissed the advocate's petition to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of Zarema Musaeva, who is accused of a fraud and assault on a law enforcer.
The village of Akhavno (Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh). Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:55, 17 August 2022
Authorities hurry residents of Akhavno and Berdzor to move out
Residents of the town of Berdzor and the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh must leave their houses by August 20, from that day on communications will be cut off the settlements, local authorities have announced.
Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:43, 17 August 2022
Armenia announces two-day mourning
Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, has declared August 17 and 18 to be the days of mourning over those who perished in the "Surmalu" shopping centre. Three people remain on the list of missing persons; the fire in the shopping centre is completely extinguished, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.
Andzor Kudaev. Photo: press service of the HRC ‘Memorial’* https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/zhitel-kbr-zhaluetsya-na-pytki-i-fabrikaciyu-protiv-nego-ugolovnogo-dela-o-posobnichestve
08:31, 17 August 2022
Rights defenders criticize prosecution in Kudaev's case
A court in Rostov-on-Don began considering the case of Andzor Kudaev, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), whom investigators have accused of aiding terrorists and possessing weapons. In their turn, human rights defenders assert that the indictment is based on Kudaev's confessions obtained under torture.
Two men, standing in trash cans in front of a wall with barbed wire, apologize for stuffing their friend into the same trash can. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChT98NGJhdq/
23:37, 16 August 2022
Humiliation of a young man leads to public apologies of Chechen residents in garbage cans
Two men, standing in garbage cans against the background of a wall with barbed wire, apologized for stuffing their acquaintance into a similar garbage can.
The body of the former head of the Gulkevichi district, Leonid Gutrits, was found near the building of the local prosecutor's office. August 16, 2022. Image made from video posted by Kub Mash Telegram channel
23:25, 16 August 2022
Former Kuban official blames investigators for his death
Today, the body of Leonid Gutrits, the former head of the Gulkevichi District, was found near the building of the local prosecutor’s office, and the media reported that the official left a suicide note. Lawsuits have been going on against the official for several years in a case on fraud and a case on the death of a child in a water park, local advocate Sergey Zemtsov reports.
Clearing a minefield at the Sarybaba height. Photo: https://apa.az/ru/armiya/minoborony-na-vysote-sarybaba-obnaruzena-991-mina-ustanovlennaya-clenami-armyanskix-nezakonnyx-vooruzennyx-formirovanii-490451
19:15, 16 August 2022
Azerbaijan reports discovery of minefield at Sarybaba height
A minefield was discovered at the Sarybaba height, which was returned under the control of Baku during the “Retribution” operation on August 3.
A beach in Derbent. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/in_makhachkala_checked_a_recreation_area_on_the_shore_of_the_caspian_sea/
18:46, 16 August 2022
Social media users ask about punishment for inappropriate behaviour of Chechens on vacation
Information about the raids of Chechen law enforcers on the resorts of Northern Caucasus frightened residents of Chechnya, and part of the vacationers decided to return home. This was reported by an author of a comment on the “Caucasian Knot”. Several social media users suggested that young people who did not follow the rules of conduct prescribed in Chechnya on vacation could be expected to be sent to Ukraine.
The Code of Administrative Offences. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:21, 16 August 2022
Family from Elista fined for picketing in defence of freedom of speech
The Elista City Court has fined a local resident and her daughter by 10,000 roubles each, and her son – by 20,000 roubles for their pickets in defence of the freedom of speech that were not sanctioned by the authorities. All the family members were charged with violating the rules for holding a rally.
Vladimir Pukhaev. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia
15:08, 16 August 2022
South-Ossetian MoD's staff reacts negatively to dismissal of their boss
After the dismissal of Vladimir Pukhaev, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of South Ossetia, his several subordinates wrote resignations reports in solidarity with their boss, an MoD's source has informed.
Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:21, 16 August 2022
Body of 16th casualty found under rubbles of Yerevan mall
16 people perished and 17 others are still missing as a result of an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred at the "Surmalu" shopping centre (mall) in Yerevan, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.
Anar Aliev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/Azad.Soz.Az/photos/a.774593485897132/5502827223073711/
10:54, 16 August 2022
Azerbaijani activist arrested after returning from Germany
Anar Aliev, an activist who came from Germany to visit his sick father, was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of large-scale drug dealing; and his wife was banned from leaving the country. She said that Anar had confessed under pressure.
Elnur Shakhverdiev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2258092297605029&set=ecnf.100002128411058
08:28, 16 August 2022
Azerbaijan: opposition party activist arrested for 30 days
Elnur Shakhverdiev, a member of the Astara district branch of the oppositional Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, has been arrested on charges of drug use. The activist's relatives and a party representative have doubted the credibility of charges, suggesting that Shakhverdiev was persecuted for criticizing authorities.
08:18, 16 August 2022
Week of August 8-14 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from August 8 to August 14, 2022, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the monitoring run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own sources and information from open sources.
Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:06, 16 August 2022
Rescuers find bodies of two more fire casualties in "Surmalu"
The death toll from the explosion and fire at the "Surmalu" shopping centre in Yerevan has risen to 10.
Aishat Kadyrova. Photo: LIFE / Sergei Dubrovin
23:04, 15 August 2022
Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house faces second lawsuit within a year
Until August 29, the Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house “Firdaws” is to provide explanations to the Moscow Arbitration Court on a claim filed by the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) “Condé Nast” publishing house, which demanded to return a debt and pay a penalty.
Explosion in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:58, 15 August 2022
Death toll in Yerevan explosion rises to seven
In Yerevan, rescuers removed the body of the seventh victim from the ruins of the “Surmalu” shopping centre. The number of missing people has risen to 17.
News
A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

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.