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Screenshot of a video of a "prophylactic" conversation in the building of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3GYVLFuT9/
23:18, 15 August 2020
Chechen policemen publicly rebuke young people in Kurchaloi
Law enforcers have gathered offenders in the building of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) and recorded a "prophylactic" conversation with them on video. Such videos serve as reports to the authorities, local residents have noted.
The Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:21, 15 August 2020
Law enforcers check documents of visitors of the "Tangim" Mosque
After the Friday (August 14) namaz (prayer), several dozen law enforcers stopped the cars of visitors of the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque and examined their documents.
12:18, 15 August 2020
Teenager's comments in social networks provoked his detention in Chechnya
Law enforcers have detained a 16-year-old resident of the village of Mesker-Yurt in the Shali District. According to the boy's relatives, the reason was in his comments he posted in social networks.
Three residents of Dagestan disappeared in Chechnya. Screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B8v8vjTHix7/
11:44, 15 August 2020
Three Dagestanis lost in Grozny declared wanted
Investigators have put three residents of the Dagestani city of Derbent on the wanted list after they disappeared in Grozny in winter. A criminal case was initiated under the article of "Murder of two or more persons."
The police detains an activist. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:28, 15 August 2020
Defence treats arrest of Azerbaijani activist Atakishiev unjustified
Tural Atakishiev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), came to the police on a summon, but was arrested under the pretext of disobeying law enforcers, his advocate has stated.
Detention of a protester. Minsk, August 10, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
08:59, 15 August 2020
Social network users outraged by apologies of head of Belarusian MIA for detentions
Yuri Karaev, a native of North Ossetia, now the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Belarus, has expressed his regret that "random people" had suffered during the dispersal of protests. Social network users were outraged by Karaev's words and the actions of his subordinates.
08:55, 15 August 2020
Three people wounded in shootout in Makhachkala
Three people have been hospitalized in Makhachkala following a firearm conflict, the police said.
08:51, 15 August 2020
Women-rights defenders persuade Dagestani Muftiate to condemn female circumcision
An official religious explanation on the prohibition of female circumcision in Islam will significantly reduce this practice in Dagestan. The decision of the republic's Muftiate to issue such a Fatwa was the result of a campaign to condemn mutilation surgeries, rights defenders assert.
Anvar Muradov (on the right) with his advocate Murad Velikhanov near the Magaramkent District Court which decided to transfer him under house arrest. August 14, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 14 August 2020
Defendant in Kullar protest case transferred under house arrest
In Dagestan, a court mitigated the pre-trial restriction measure to Azerbaijani citizen Anvar Muradov, who was arrested after clashes in a camp on the border. Anvar Muradov insists that he was not throwing stones at law enforcers.
Firearms seized from the participants of the "Moral Guardians" grouping. Photo from the Austrian police website, https://www.polizei.gv.at/wien/start.aspx?nwid=6A65665342454C6D6642343D&ctrl=3734335266674D385951343D&nwo=0
23:52, 14 August 2020
Members of Chechen group "Guardians of Morality" detained in Austria
In Austria, the police detained six natives of Chechnya after complaints from their compatriots about beatings for posting photos in swimsuits or dating non-Chechens.
Dagestani Deputy Mufti Abdulla Salimov. Photo from the official website of the the Ministry of National Policy of the Republic of Dagestan https://minnaz.ru/
23:45, 14 August 2020
Dagestani journalists consider Muftiate's public apology statement as a call for peace
The statement about the public apology practice voiced by the Deputy Mufti of Dagestan does not mean an approval of the practice and a call for self-censorship. The religious leaders only urge not to create conflicts with thoughtless phrases, the heads of the Dagestani media suggest.
Aslan Maskhadov. Screenshot of the post from his account https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1Vp2OFlw9/
19:22, 14 August 2020
Son of President of Ichkeria Maskhadov claims pressure on his relatives in Chechnya
Viskhan Khadjimuradov, a nephew and an associate of the President of Ichkeria, was forced to speak on camera in Chechnya, claimed a son of Aslan Maskhadov, living in Europe. The "Grozny" TV Channel announced an interview with Viskhan Khadjimuradov, in which he criticized supporters of the Chechnya's independence who had migrated to Europe.
A mosque. Dagestan. Photo: REUTERS/Maria Tsvetkova
19:19, 14 August 2020
Fatwa on female circumcision not to become mandatory for believers in Dagestan
Believers do not have to agree with a fatwa against female circumcision to be prepared by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Dagestan, and the recognition of the fatwa depends on the personal authority of the Mufti, Islamic experts emphasize. The problem of female circumcision is controversial in Muslim countries.
Ragim Gaziev. Photo: YouTube / kanal13.TV https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20171226/413377251/jeks-ministr-oborona-administrativnoe-nakazanie-baku.html
15:58, 14 August 2020
Court leaves Ragim Gaziev, Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Defence, in custody
The Sabail District Court of Baku has rejected the petition to transfer Ragim Gaziev, a former head of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), to house arrest. Human rights defenders insist that Gaziev's arrest was unlawful, and that there were political reasons for persecuting him.
Soldiers of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://mil.am/hy/news/8213
15:54, 14 August 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling from large-calibre machine guns
Units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 29 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 14 August 2020
In Tbilisi, citizens of Belarus doubt Lukashenko's victory
The voting results for the candidates for Belarusian presidency, organized in Georgia, are more reliable than those announced by the republic's Central Election Commission (CEC), activists believe.
Nubarashen prison. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:27, 14 August 2020
Life prisoner goes on hunger strike in Armenia
Arthur Mkrtchyan, sentenced to life imprisonment, has declared an endless hunger strike in protest against the change of his custody regime, the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has informed. The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) is creating artificial obstacles in the cases of life-sentenced prisoners, human rights defenders assert.
A car after shelling. Photo: ingushetia.sledcom.ru
11:25, 14 August 2020
Investigators reveal details of shootout in Surkhakhi
A 33-year-old resident of the village of Surkhakhi in Ingushetia was killed when his car was shelled from a submachine gun, and his mother and wife were hospitalized with wounds, investigators have informed.
A rally connected to the protests in Belarus was held in Tbilisi. August 13, 2020. Screenshot of the video by Sputnik Georgia - all about Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0yQzkZysKA
02:16, 14 August 2020
Residents of Georgia support Belarusian protesters
Participants of the actions held in Tbilisi and Batumi have called on the Georgian authorities not to recognize the outcomes of the presidential election in Belarus, where opponents of Alexander Lukashenko are holding protests since August 9.
A car after shelling. Photo: Magomed Yevloev, https://gazetaingush.ru
02:14, 14 August 2020
Sources report three shelling victims in Ingushetia
One person was killed and at least two others were wounded when a car was shelled in the Nazran District, sources report.
News
A serviceman. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced to prison for evading military service.

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria has been convicted of treason.

A fire in a dilapidated Nalchik dormitory has raised concerns among residents.

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.