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Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian Parliament building. July 12, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:19, 13 July 2021
Georgian analysts predict consequences of attacks on journalists in Tbilisi
The attacks of LGBT opponents on journalists in Tbilisi could turn into a media vs. authorities confrontation, which will exacerbate the political crisis. The incident has affected the "Georgian Dream" ratings; while the West may impose sanctions and suspend economic aid to the country, Georgian analysts believe.
A square in front of the Georgian Parliament, July 12. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:11, 13 July 2021
Two persons receive traumas at rally in Tbilisi
A journalist and an oppositionist, who were detained on July 12 during a protest action near the office of the "Georgian Dream" Party, were injured; one of them was hospitalized.
14:22, 13 July 2021
Twelve persons detained at rally in Tbilisi
At the rally held near the office of the "Georgian Dream" Party, law enforcers detained 12 people. Protesters promise to come there again until their demands – the resignation of Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, and the government; and the investigation into the death of Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company – are satisfied.
Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
13:41, 13 July 2021
Resident of Ingushetia suspected of aiding militants
A 27-year-old resident of Ingushetia provided food and transport to members of an illegal armed formation (IAF), and also kept a bomb and a grenade at home, investigators assert.
Prison. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
13:33, 13 July 2021
Defence of Azerbaijani activist, Razi Gumbatov, to appeal against his arrest
Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who was arrested within a drug dealing case, was deprived of the opportunity to contact his family and invite a lawyer of his choice, his defence has stated in an appeal complaint against his arrest. Gumbatov had been conducting an anti-drug campaign in his dwelling settlement by warning young people against drug use, the movement has stated.
A law enforcer in the streets of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
13:28, 13 July 2021
On July 5-11, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from July 5 to July 11, 2021, at least one person perished during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi. July 12, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:33, 13 July 2021
Tbilisi rally commemorates killed cameraman Lekso Lashkarava
The protesters have commemorated the cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, who died after being beaten up, demanded resignation of the Georgian government and read out the names of the journalists who had been beaten up while covering the gay pride parade in Tbilisi.
Demining works in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence https://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12360907@egNews
11:31, 13 July 2021
Guide of Karabakh rescuers blown up by a mine
The guide of a search group of the Emergency Situations Service (ESS) of Nagorno-Karabakh has lost his leg by stepping on a mine while searching for the casualties' bodies and remains in the battle zone.
Pilgrims visiting a monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh are accompanied by peacekeepers. Photo mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12371357@egNews
23:59, 12 July 2021
Pilgrims visit Karabakh monasteries being accompanied by peacekeepers
Peacekeepers ensured the safety of pilgrims from Stepanakert during their visits to the Amaras and Ganzasar monasteries on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled by Azerbaijan, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 12 July 2021
Oppositionist Yagublu claims he banned from leaving Azerbaijan for political reasons
Tofig Yagublu, a member of the Coordination Centre for the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was banned from flying from Azerbaijan to Georgia to attend his mother’s funeral. The decision was made at the level of the country’s authorities and is biased, the oppositionist says.
23:55, 12 July 2021
Number of suspects accused of attack on Lashkarava rises to five
The Georgian police detained David Kutaladze, who became the fifth suspect accused of beating up Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the “TV Pirveli” TV Company.
A cluster bomb. Photo by David Monniaux https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бомбовая_кассета
23:53, 12 July 2021
Azerbaijani resident injured in a cluster bomb explosion
34-year-old driver Elshan Eivaz oglu Khalilov was injured as a result of a bomb explosion in the village of Garakhanbeili in the Fizuli District, the regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.
15:34, 12 July 2021
Rights defender point to risks for blackmail victims of intimate photo in Northern Caucasus
The victims of blackmailing by means of intimate photos are facing threats to their lives in Northern Caucasus. At the same time, Russian social networks fail to react to demands to remove the photo; while policemen are not always ready to investigate blackmail cases, human rights defenders assert.
The participants of a protest action near the Georgian Parliament building, July 11, 2021. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:27, 12 July 2021
After Lashkarava's death, activists expand protest geography
Journalists and opposition supporters took to large-scale actions in Tbilisi and other large cities of Georgia demanding resignation of the government and an inquiry into the death of Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company.
Searches in the areas of battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the State Emergency Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Nagorno-Karabakh http://rs-nkr.am/content.php?contid=3177
12:07, 12 July 2021
Remains of three servicemen found in Gadrut District
Karabakh rescuers found remains of three more persons who perished in battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh. The total number of bodies and remains of Armenian militaries found has reached 1604.
Visaitovsky District of Grozny where policemen were attacked. Screenshot of a video by the Prefecture of the Visaitovsky District https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8iPwvIIbz/
11:43, 12 July 2021
Stabbing law enforcers in Grozny was the eighth attack in NCFD since May 2018
The armed incident in Grozny was at least the eighth attack on policemen with knives in Northern Caucasus since May 2018. Five attacks were committed in 2019.
A rally to support journalists. Tbilisi, July 6, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:34, 12 July 2021
TV operator dies after being beaten up at anti-LGBT action in Tbilisi
Relatives found Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, who was beaten up during riots at actions against the gay parade in Tbilisi, dead.
A mosque. Photo: Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia
11:51, 11 July 2021
In KChR mosques collective prayers suspended due to COVID-19
All the collective and Friday namazes (prayers) have been suspended in the mosques of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) by the decision of the republic’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) due to the spread of coronavirus. Believers are advised to hold the Eid al-Adha prayers in mosque yards or in spacious places.
Police car in Grozny. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBL-u2jTFcQ
11:27, 11 July 2021
Armed incident in Chechnya is the second in 2021
The attack by a man with a knife on policemen in Grozny was the second armed incident in Chechnya since the start of 2021.
11:13, 11 July 2021
Armenia refutes information about shelling Azerbaijani militaries
The information of the Azerbaijani party about the shelling of the positions of its militaries stationed in the Gadabay District by Armenia has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
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Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

Putin suggested Pashinyan choose a course before the elections.

The resettlement of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh has sparked debate on social media.

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.