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17:55, 10 August 2021
Court refuses to change verdict to Azerbaijani citizens for aiding terrorism
A Baku court has upheld the verdict to the Azerbaijani citizens who had earlier been found guilty of complicity with the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, and sentenced to terms ranging from two and a half to eight years in prison.
The building of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani MoD
17:52, 10 August 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling on NAR border
On August 9, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
12:59, 10 August 2021
Azerbaijani activist Alizamin Salaev achieves transfer to colony medical unit
On August 10, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), will be transferred to the medical unit of the colony where he is serving his term, his son has informed. However, the medical unit has no equipment and facilities for treating serious diseases, but the custody conditions there are better, human rights defenders have explained.
A poater in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:56, 10 August 2021
Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in Dagestan in his support
Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the edition, and the journalist, Idris Yusupov, came out to solo pickets in Makhachkala demanding to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and all political prisoners.
A tent camp set up in the Volga-Akhtuba floodplain. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:02, 10 August 2021
Defenders of Volga-Akhtuba floodplain set up tent camp
Eight tents have been set up by opponents of oak felling in the Volga-Akhtuba floodplain near the site where the road construction is planned.
11:35, 10 August 2021
Rights defenders worry about fate of Ibragim Musaev, missing resident of Chechnya
The disappearance of Ibragim Musaev, a resident of the village of Sernovodsky, whom law enforcers were interested in, indicates a real danger for him, human rights defenders believe, suggesting that a criminal case can be fabricated against Musaev.
The building of the Armenian government. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 9 August 2021
Relatives of Armenian POWs demand a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan
Relatives of Armenian prisoners of war kept in Azerbaijan, including convicts, went to a protest rally in front of the building of the Armenian government. The protestors promised to continue their action until officials provide them with concise answers about the situation with the prisoners of war (POWs).
Advocate Umalat Saigitov. Screenshot of the page www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001788225861
23:54, 9 August 2021
Defence: terrorism financing case against Dagestani native far-fetched
In Moscow, a court extended the arrest of Alikhan Adjamatov, a native of Dagestan, by six months. According to the defence, the case is based on the fact that the counterparties, with whom Alikhan Adjamatov had business contacts, had indirect ties with persons convicted in terrorist cases.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo by Meydan TV https://d9mc3ts4czbpr.cloudfront.net/en/article/спецслужбы-азербайджана-задержали-посла-эльдара-гасанова/
23:48, 9 August 2021
Former ambassador of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasanov feels worse in hospital
The defence of Eldar Gasanov again requested the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan to change the pre-trial restriction measure for his treatment at a clinic because of the deterioration of his condition at a hospital.
A criminal case. Photo by Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru
23:42, 9 August 2021
Two residents of Makhachkala accused of involvement in IS*
The defendants were aware that their acquaintance was involved in the activities of a terrorist organization and was plotting to create an illegal armed formation, but did not report the above information to the law enforcement bodies, investigators claimed.
An FSB officer. Photo by the Information Center of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-chelyabinskoy-oblasti-2.html#&gid=1&pid=6
19:01, 9 August 2021
Week of August 2-8 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from August 2 to August 8, 2021, no information was received about any perished or wounded persons 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.
Relatives of the victims in the attack on Nalchik are looking at their pictures. Nalchik, November 29, 2005. Photo: REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev
18:58, 9 August 2021
Two convicts for attack on Nalchik challenge Russia's arguments at ECtHR
Law enforcers used torture to obtain confessions of participation in the attack on Nalchik in 2005, two convicts indicated in their answers to the questions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), despite Russian authorities' assurances that they had not been tortured.
After Russian airstrikes in Gori. August 8, 2008. Photo: REUTERS / Gleb Garanich
11:42, 9 August 2021
On anniversary of "five-day war", residents of Georgia commemorate casualties
On the 13th anniversary of the start of the 2008 "five-day war", relatives of those who perished therein have visited the fraternal cemetery and memorials in Tbilisi. Five European states have made statements in support of the territorial integrity of Georgia.
Vadim Krasikov (Vadim Sokolov), Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo: https://govzalla.com/post/158763/s-sanktsii-kremlia; screenshot of the report by the BBC News Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STddYJhfbvI
11:40, 9 August 2021
Relative claims Krasikov looking like person accused of killing Chechen Khangoshvili
The person accused of killing Zelimkhan Khangoshvili looks like Vadim Krasikov, said a latter's relative, but could not confidently identify him. The relative has refrained from identifying the defendant out of fears for his safety, Hristo Grozev, the head of the Bellingcat's investigation division, has written.
11:38, 9 August 2021
Oppositionist detained in Georgia
Law enforcers have detained Giorgi Chaladze, a leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, for disobeying law enforcers. The oppositionist has linked his detention with his political activities.
11:39, 8 August 2021
Health condition of Azerbaijani rights defender Gyulyalyev shows improvement
Doctors of the EGE-Hospital clinic have found out that the reason for the deterioration in the health condition of Ogtai Gyulyalyev, an Azerbaijani human rights defender, was in an infection in the abdominal cavity. His health condition has somewhat improved after the treatment prescribed in the clinic, his wife said.
11:38, 8 August 2021
Azerbaijan reports shootout in NAR direction
Azerbaijani military have suppressed the fire delivered by Armenian units on the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The Armenian organization "Security and Democracy" complained to international structures about deliberate arsons of fields in this border section.
Stepanakert. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:46, 7 August 2021
Stepanakert authorities state drinking water deficit
Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, suffers from water supply outages. Due to the intense heat, rivers have dried up; and the stock of drinking water at purification facilities has decreased.
23:44, 7 August 2021
Azerbaijani activist, Alizamin Salaev stops hunger strike after meeting colony boss
On August 6, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has ended his hunger strike after the colony bosses assured him that in the coming days he would be transferred to a medical unit or prison hospital.
Prize-winners of the contest named in honour of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in 2021. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:41, 7 August 2021
Results of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev contest organized by "Caucasian Knot": in 2021, we see more nominees
In 2021, the jury of the annual contest named in honour of the assassinated journalist of the "Caucasian Knot", Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, considered 50 materials about the Caucasus. The first place was awarded to Alexei Pivovarov for the video report "Why Dagestan has become a hot spot on the epidemic map".
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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.