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Law enforcers in Magas. Ingushetia. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
10:52, 25 August 2020
Arrest of Ingush activist Isropil Nalgiev extended
The court extended the arrest of Isropil Nalgiev, accused of attacking a law enforcer during a rally in Magas on March 26, 2019, by two months. The activist denies the prosecution's version of political motives of his attack.
Monitor compliance on the part of the 5th fighting connections of a military unit N in combat positions of Armenia. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
10:42, 25 August 2020
Azeri analysts treat exchange of captured Armenian officer as possible
Gurgen Alaverdyan, the captured Armenian officer, faces criminal prosecution, but Azerbaijan can exchange him and two other convicted Armenian military servicemen for the Azerbaijani citizens kept in jails in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Armenia. This is the opinion of Avaz Gasanov, the head of the Society for Humanitarian Studies, and Telman Abilov, the head of the NGO "Military Officers".
Сeremony of laying flowers at Akhmat Kadyrov's monument. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CEOitPhpjmn/
23:12, 24 August 2020
Laying flowers at Kadyrov's monument provokes interest of Chechen residents in officials' attitude to Islam
While commenting on the event dedicated to the anniversary of the Akhmat Kadyrov's birthday, residents of Chechnya and social network users have claimed that in the republic, officials violate the Islam prohibition of erecting statues. Some Islamic scholars consider the above mentioned prohibition not applicable if the monument does not imply any religious content, Caucasus experts explain.
Aneta Gadieva (on the left) and Anastasia Mingalimova. Photo by Inna Getmanets
23:05, 24 August 2020
Exhibition about Beslan terror act impresses Volgograd residents
In Volgograd, the NGO "Mothers of Beslan" presented an exhibition of photographs and paintings about the seizure of hostages by terrorists in a Beslan school. The Beslan tragedy still terrifies people even 16 years later, visitors of the exhibition note.
The vehicle's gunner. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://mil.am/hy/news/8252
22:58, 24 August 2020
Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on four border villages
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops, including in villages on the border with Armenia, were shelled 28 times over 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
The detention of a man suspected in organizing the recruitment of residents of Dagestan. Photo by the Russian FSB public relations center
22:45, 24 August 2020
FSB reports capture of man involved in recruitment of Dagestani residents for IS
The FSB reported about the detention of a man suspected in organizing the recruitment of residents of Dagestan and other regions into the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court. According to the FSB, the detainee is also suspected of financing militants.
Law enforcers. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-orlovskoy-oblasti-provedeno.html#&gid=1&pid=3
16:46, 24 August 2020
On August 17-23, at least seven people suffered during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 17-23, 2020, at least seven people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: five perished and two were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
A shot of the film "Death/Survival Is Impossible". Screenshot of the video from the YouTube channel of the Irmon film production company https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=854&v=edJNZITdl8w&feature=emb_logo"
16:42, 24 August 2020
Film about war in South Ossetia wins international festival
The film "Death/Survival Is Impossible", dedicated to the South-Ossetian-Georgian armed conflict has been declared the winner of the International Patriotic Film Festival in the nomination of "The Best Full-Length Film".
Azerbaijani tanks. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
16:35, 24 August 2020
Officer of Armenian Army captured in Karabakh conflict zone
A clash with saboteurs occurred in the Karabakh conflict zone; an Armenian officer was taken in captivity, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Armenian MoD has objected stating that Gurgen Alaverdyan is not a saboteur; he just got lost due to bad weather.
10:59, 24 August 2020
Children of North-Caucasian natives handed over to relatives after return from Syria
Doctors found no coronavirus in 26 children-natives from Northern Caucasus evacuated from Syria. All the children were transferred to their relatives in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia, the children's ombudsperson has informed.
The site of the special operation conducted in the village of Troitskoye on August 23, 2020. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:52, 24 August 2020
CTO with three casualties held in Ingush Troitskoye village
Three supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, were killed, and two security officials were wounded in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the village of Troitskoye, Sunzha District of Ingushetia. This was announced by the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC).
10:50, 24 August 2020
Relatives report kidnapping of former head of Untsukul District
The whereabouts of Shamil Magomedov, the former head of the Untsukul District, cannot be established after unidentified persons took him away on August 22, his relatives report. According to their story, a search had been conducted in Magomedov's house a few days earlier.
Health workers in protective suits. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:44, 24 August 2020
NKR residents complain about rights violations during quarantine
The Ombudsperson of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is collecting complaints of human rights violations during the quarantine introduced due to coronavirus. The main complaints concern restrictions on travel, self-isolation conditions and delayed test results, Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson, has stated.
Aslan Maskhadov. Screenshot of the post from his account https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1Vp2OFlw9/
11:06, 23 August 2020
Rights defenders point to threat to Maskhadov due to his criticism of Chechen authorities
The Chechen authorities are worried about the existence of such authoritative opponents as Anzor Maskhadov; therefore, he is in danger, human rights defenders assert. Maskhadov has preserved the archives of the President of Ichkeria*, his father, and is voicing out facts that are disadvantageous to the Chechen authorities, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has noted.
Olga Korpukhina holds solo picket in Volgograd, August 22, 2020. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
10:50, 23 August 2020
Volgograd solo picketers in complain about provocateurs
In Volgograd, activists have held solo pickets in support of Alexei Navalny, and protests in Khabarovsk and Belarus. The picketers reported that they were obsessively video filmed and provoked with insulting shouts by people who refused to introduce themselves.
10:37, 23 August 2020
Opposition activist claims unjustified ban on leaving Azerbaijan
Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, has complained that he could not go to Lithuania to his family because of the ban on leaving Azerbaijan. He has stated that there are no legal grounds for such a ban, since the term of his criminal sentence and the restrictions associated therewith had expired.
20:03, 22 August 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 350 shelling attacks during week
The Azerbaijani side has violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for about 350 times, firing more than 3500 shots, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported today.
Rally of solidarity with Belarusian protests, Tbilisi, August 21, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:32, 22 August 2020
At rally, Tbilisi residents express solidarity with Belarusian opposition
On August 21, in Tbilisi, about 50 people held an action "Women's solidarity chain against violence". The participants came out with posters "No to violence" and "Georgia, don't recognize the dictator! Support the people of Belarus!"
Vafi Nagi. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/43ZXhEejVtA
19:07, 22 August 2020
Judge offers Azerbaijani activist to delete critical posts from social network
The Neftchala District Court of Azerbaijan has accepted a lawsuit against the activist Vafi Nagi. She believes that the libel charge is untenable, since her criticism of the head of the municipal council "fits into the freedom of expression."
18:34, 22 August 2020
Emin Sagiev's hunger strike is linked to protest against political persecution
After the judgement of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC), Emin Sagiev, a political prisoner, went on a hunger strike, insisting on his innocence and demanding release, his advocate has informed.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Recognized human losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 7,250

Russian military. Still from Russian Defense Ministry video, https://t.me/mod_russia/39882 Recognized losses of southern Russia in Ukraine reach 7,150

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.