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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.
Said-Khusein Magomadov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYeal77pv4
23:17, 23 July 2021
Magomadov refuses protection after a failed attempt on him
Blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov explains his rejection of the protection offered by the Austrian police by inconveniences at work, but he does not feel safe. Said-Khusein Magomadov called the failed assassination on him a political order of the Chechen authorities.
The Kelbadjar district. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, http://mod.gov.az
22:58, 23 July 2021
Azerbaijani soldier dies in border shootout
During a shelling attack from the Armenian side on positions in the Kelbadjar district, a warrant officer of the Azerbaijani army was killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today. The Armenian Ministry of Defence reported about three wounded soldiers and claimed that the Armenian side was not involved in the death of the Azerbaijani soldier.
The village of Yandare; law enforcers. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Adam Sagov, Wikipedia.org, http://nac.gov.ru
22:39, 23 July 2021
Ingush resident detained unreasonably, his relatives claim
Relatives of Abbas Khamkhoev, a detained resident of Ingushetia, do not trust the version of the law enforcement bodies, according to which he was allegedly storing an explosive device in a house with his own minor children. After the search at the house and detention of Abbas Khamkhoev, the family members were not aware about his whereabouts for 24 hours and filed a complaint to the police about the kidnapping, an advocate reports.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
18:03, 23 July 2021
ECtHR supports Georgian contraceptive manufacturer
The “Aiisa” Company won in the Strasbourg Court a case on condoms, the packaging of which angered Orthodox believers. When Georgian courts banned the production of those condoms, they violated the right to freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.
Andrei Pivovarov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-JMTroMLDINHdifqgl-ayw
17:50, 23 July 2021
Defence challenges Pivovarov’s arrest
Cooperation with an undesirable organization, in which Andrei Pivovarov is accused, is a crime of moderate gravity, and the evidence of guilt was presented with violations, advocates claim in a complaint about the arrest of a politician who is being kept at a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar.
Gas distribution tap. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
13:39, 23 July 2021
Analysts treat gasification problem in KChR as systemic
For a long time, residents of many dwelling settlements of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have failed to draw authorities' attention to the absence of gas supplies to their houses, while the active reaction of Rashid Temrezov to the complaint of a female resident of Ust-Djeguta to the president has to do with the upcoming election of the head of the region, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tatiana Glinberg. Photo: http://vk.com/id517828749?z=photo517828749_456239018%2Falbum517828749_0%2Frev
13:16, 23 July 2021
Law enforcers' interest in Navalny's supporter in Stavropol worries activists
Law enforcer have interrogated Tatiana Glinberg, the former coordinator of Navalny's office* in Stavropol, and then released her. Her persecution fits into the trend of systematic expelling of Navalny's supporters from Russia, the local activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Vaccination. Photo: REUTERS/Tatiana Makeyeva
11:49, 23 July 2021
Dagestan: vaccination campaign methods give rise to criticism of authorities
The compulsory vaccination introduced in Dagestan for workers in some spheres will have a bad effect on the vaccination campaign as a whole, says Ziyautdin Uvaisov, the head of the human rights organization "Patient's Monitor". "This initiative is discrediting the very vaccination procedure," he told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Detention of activists during the riots at the protests against the gay parade in Tbilisi, July 5, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
11:33, 23 July 2021
Number of those arrested for attacking journalists in Tbilisi reaches 27
The Tbilisi City Court has arrested two more suspects of attacking journalists. Media professionals held another protest action at the Georgian Parliament demanding to punish the organizers and participants of the violence.
Vehicle of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12373452@egNews
08:32, 23 July 2021
Peacemakers help return Karabakh shepherd from Azerbaijan
A resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, who got lost and ended up in the area controlled by Azerbaijan, has been returned from captivity through the intervention of Russian peacemakers, Gegam Stepanyan, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on July 22.
08:20, 23 July 2021
Thirteen Armenian citizens convicted in Baku on sabotage case
A Baku court has found 13 persons captured in the vicinity of Gadrut guilty of crossing the border and illegal arms trafficking; the charge of terrorism was dropped. Each of them was sentenced to six years in prison.
Participants of a rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
22:04, 22 July 2021
Advocates of Ingush protest leaders argue with judge about status of witnesses
A court refused to grant Ingush activists the status of witnesses in a case on seven leaders of protests against the border agreement with Chechnya. The court’s refusal can result in the exclusion of the testimony from the case, the defence declares.
FSB agents. Photo: FSB Public Affairs
21:49, 22 July 2021
Eight persons detained in Stavropol Territory in case on extremism
In the Stavropol Territory, law enforcers detained eight suspected members of the extremist organization “At-Takfir wal-Hijra”*, banned in Russia.
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh received houses in the Lori Region. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:35, 22 July 2021
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh receive houses in Armenia under charity programme
Three families of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have been granted houses in the Lori Region from the “Children of Armenia” charity foundation, and other ten families are expecting to be settled in August.
Eduard Dubakov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvfZz3Wa4s&t=24s
20:32, 22 July 2021
Dubakov sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for taking part in Karabakh war
In Baku, a court has recognized Russian citizen Eduard Dubakov as a participant in the battles against Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
Construction works in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
20:20, 22 July 2021
Two Azerbaijani construction workers injured in a mine explosion in Karabakh
Takhir Makhmudov and Yasin Mekhraliev, workers of a construction company, were injured in a mine explosion during reconstruction works in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reported.
Rights defender Djambulat Gasanov and journalist Idris Yusupov. Photo: HRC 'Memorial' (the organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the “Register of non-profit organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent”); screenshot of a video posted by Zair Rabadanov, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw6kCYylx2Q
14:35, 22 July 2021
Dagestani activists treat ban to film law enforcers as unjustified
Djambulat Gasanov, a human rights defender, has challenged in court a policeman's ban on video filming a picket in Makhachkala. Law enforcers are unreasonably demanding not to film them for fear of video recording of violations, local activists have suggested.
Attack on one of the activists. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_0PaDkGbSU
14:21, 22 July 2021
Environmentalists complain about attack during inspection near Essentuki
A group of environmentalists was inspecting an illegal garbage dump near the Klin-Yar nature monument when the landfill owner rammed their car by his jeep; he hit one of the activists and threatened others with violence.
News
Fraud allegations have become the basis for the prosecution of Dzhamilya Garunova.

A Dagestani soldier was killed in the SVO zone.

A still from a video message from the staff of the Krasnoarmeysky school in Dagestan. Photo: Dagestan Headquarters / Telegram channel Teachers at a school in Dagestan were asked to improve the village.

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.