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    21:52, 26 July 2021
    Week of July 19-25 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
    During the week from July 19 to July 25, 2021, of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, there was no information about any perished or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
    A lava field of the Porak volcano on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Photo: Jim Luhr https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Азербайджано-армянская_граница
    21:50, 26 July 2021
    Armenian MoD reports new shootout on Azerbaijani border
    Armenian militaries were shelled from the Azerbaijani side in Gegarkunik and Ararat Regions and opened fire back, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. Because of the shelling in the Karabakh conflict zone, workers of the Sotk mine were evacuated.
    Islam Gugov at a court session. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:40, 26 July 2021
    ECtHR's decision on Gugov's complaint disappoints rights defenders
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the complaint lodged by Islam Gugov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria about his second sentence for the same crime to be unacceptable. The ECtHR's decision in Gugov's case could become a landmark for Russia, where the practice of repeated prosecution for the same crime is becoming increasingly common, said Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre HRC) "Memorial"*.
    Timur Tumgoev. Screenshot of the video posted at the "РУКА ДОПОМОГИ" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6M0HgKca6s
    11:38, 26 July 2021
    Timur Tumgoev, native of North Ossetia, complains about pressure on witnesses in colony hunger strike case
    Timur Tumgoev, a native of North Ossetia, who is in colony in the Saratov Region, told his sister that they stopped persecuting him for his refusal to shave his beard. He complained that pressure was being exerted on witnesses in the new case on charges of disrupting the colony.
    Protesters at the rally against LGBT, and the police in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:35, 26 July 2021
    Police report 29 detainees under Tbilisi riot case
    A total of 25 suspects in the attack on journalists at the protest against the gay parade in Tbilisi have been detained; four others are suspected of smashing the "Tbilisi Pride" office and attacking a passer-by.
    Lyubov Bashirova's video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Screenshot of the post on Instagram-"LIFE \ Жизнь Дагестан" https://www.instagram.com/p/CRt0UtNo1nx/
    11:32, 26 July 2021
    Mother of Dagestani native asks Putin for help in releasing her son
    Makhach Bashirov, a native of Dagestan, who was declared a supporter of an extremist organization, was kidnapped by people in camouflage uniforms and masks, his mother asserts in her video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. She insists that her son is innocent.
    12:33, 25 July 2021
    Rights defenders claim torture of religious activist in Azerbaijan
    Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, gave confessions within the case of illegal drug dealing under torture, the NGO "Defence Line" has stated.
    11:49, 25 July 2021
    Stavropol policeman dies in hospital after attack
    A deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Division in Stavropol received gunshot wounds in the attack and died in the intensive care.
    Chechen natives patrol streets in Troitsk. Screenshot: http://web.facebook.com/groups/YasenevoDistrict/post/3016811878641525
    11:33, 25 July 2021
    Social media users dispute about the idea of Chechen patrols near Moscow
    The authorities of the town of Troitsk near Moscow have hired a private security company made up exclusively of Chechen natives to help local policemen. This idea will have a positive impact on the problem of hooliganism, some social media users have suggested. Their opponents have objected that the police should guard the public order.
    11:18, 25 July 2021
    Thirteen Armenian soldiers sentenced to six years in colony in Azerbaijan
    The verdict to the last group of Armenian soldiers detained in December 2020 in the vicinity of Gadrut was passed on July 23 by the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Thirteen soldiers were found guilty of illegal border crossing and arms trafficking.
    Sonya Cherkesova, mother of Aslan Cherkesov. Screenshot: http://ok.ru/video/39744508260
    19:22, 24 July 2021
    Aslan Cherkesov's mother complain about long absence of permits to visit her son
    Sonya Cherkesova, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, has complained that she had not seen her son for about five years; Aslan is in a colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
    18:42, 24 July 2021
    The condition of wounded Armenian soldier is treated as extremely grave
    One of the three Armenian soldiers wounded in the shootout in the Gegarkunik Region is in grave condition, investigators have informed.
    People stand in line at a vehicle with water, Dagestan. Abstract illustration. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot
    16:00, 24 July 2021
    Izberbash townspeople claim problems with drinking water
    The city of Izberbash continues facing problems with water supplies; sometimes water runs from taps, but in very scanty quantities, townspeople complain.
    15:16, 24 July 2021
    Armenia states destruction of Azerbaijani drone
    A drone that tried to fly into the territory of Armenia was liquidated on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
    Meeting room of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
    12:22, 24 July 2021
    ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay EUR 30,000 to Arthur Badalyan
    Azerbaijani authorities have violated the prohibition of torture and the right of Arthur Badalyan, an Armenian soldier, to freedom and personal immunity during his captivity, and must pay him 30,000 euros in compensation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has stated.
    Law enforcers block a street. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of the Russian Federation
    11:54, 24 July 2021
    Rights defenders ask Kokov to take CTO case in Nalchik under control
    A group of human rights defenders from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has appealed to the region head, Kazbek Kokov, with a demand to take personal control over the inquiry into the case of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Nalchik and Baksan, as a result of which five casualties were declared militants.
    Armenia soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
    11:31, 24 July 2021
    Shootouts continue on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
    After the death of an Azerbaijani serviceman and the wounding of three Armenian soldiers, shootouts on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continue.
    Ballot papers in a strong box at a polling station in Yerevan during the early parliamentary elections, June 20, 2021. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
    11:18, 24 July 2021
    Law enforcers open 78 criminal cases on election violations in Armenia
    Armenian law enforcers have initiated 78 criminal cases related to violations at the June 20 early parliamentary elections. A total of 83 persons are charged under these criminal cases, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.
    Cathedral Mosque in Maikop, Photo: Kesoff, http://ru.wikipedia.org
    08:37, 24 July 2021
    Believers in Adygea upset by cancellation of Juma Namazes
    Imams and mosque visitors have reacted with understanding to the cancellation of Friday namazes (prayers) in Adygea; today, all the republic's mosques were closed. Some believers have offered to open mosques for those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus.
    Eduard Dubakov. Screenshot: ISTIMAI TV, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvfZz3Wa4s&t=24s
    08:22, 24 July 2021
    Lawyers assess chances of Dubakov's extradition from Azerbaijan
    Eduard Dubakov, a Russian sentenced by a court in Baku to 10 years in prison, has asked about his chances to lodge an appeal, his advocate said. Russia and Azerbaijan have an extradition agreement, which allows extraditing a convict to his homeland; Dubakov can also ask the President of Azerbaijan for a pardon, lawyers have noted.
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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.