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The Amulsar gold deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:01, 4 August 2020
Police detain Amulsar protestors
The police called on opponents of the Amulsar gold deposit, who had gathered for a protest action, to clear the road. Then, the policemen began to force the protestors out of the roadway. There was a clash between them, and after that the policemen began to detain the activists.
A doctor checking a patient. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
21:46, 4 August 2020
Doctors from Kamensk-Shakhtinsky hospital claim shortage of personnel amid pandemic
In Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, medical officers from the city hospital who demanded the dismissal of the new head physician, filed letters of resignation. They claimed a significant reduction in their remuneration, despite the additional payments promised by Vladimir Putin for the treatment of coronavirus-infected patients.
Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtK88gUkvI&feature=youtu.be
18:12, 4 August 2020
Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize to officials for their behaviour in Moscow
The authorities of Chechnya forced to return from Moscow about a hundred natives of the republic, whom the law enforcement bodies consider to be drug addicts and lawbreakers. The returned young people publicly repented and were sent to community service.
Beach in Baku. Photo: REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
17:57, 4 August 2020
Baku residents express their dissatisfaction with partial lifting of quarantine restrictions
Restrictions on the operation of public transport and catering outlets to be still in force after the easing of the quarantine regime caused discontent among Baku residents.
15:20, 4 August 2020
Chechen authorities mobilize athletes to support Kadyrov
Grozny has hosted a half-marathon race, in which more than 260 people took part. The participants of the demonstrative race for 1.5 kilometres carried the multi-meter-long banner with the inscription: "#MySemyaKRA" (We are the family of Kadyrov, Ramzan Akhmatovich) across the city centre.
Military vehicles of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
14:56, 4 August 2020
Azerbaijan counts 30 Armenian attacks
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army located in five villages near the Armenian border were shelled, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Tenants of a tent camp in Kullar. Photo by Asim Tagiev for the Caucasian Knot
14:42, 4 August 2020
Relatives of arrested Kullar protesters claim their innocence
Relatives of the Azerbaijanis accused of violence during the protest action in the tent camp near the village of Kullar insist that Elmar Mekhtiev, Djeikhun Namazov and Anvar Muradov had committed no illegal actions and did not throw stones at policemen.
Soon after the terror acts at Boston Marathon finish line. April 15, 2013. Photo by Aaron "tango" Tang, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hahatango/8652857375/in/set-72157633252445135
11:27, 4 August 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize Trump for emotional statements about Tsarnaev
US President Donald Trump has treated the decision to revise the case against Djokhar Tsarnaev as absurd, and called the convict "a beast." Instagram users have expressed their outrage at the Trump's statement.
Aimani Kadyrova. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizU0wvgBeI&feature=emb_logo
11:06, 4 August 2020
Aimani Kadyrova contest accents authoritarian regime in Chechnya
In the modern Chechnya, the exaltation of the ruler's mother, which was characteristic of some Middle Eastern monarchies in the past, serves to strengthen Ramzan Kadyrov's power, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Azerbaijanis staying in Kullar camp. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=133&v=FvC3Fw73mK4&feature=emb_logo
10:52, 4 August 2020
Red tape with sending Kullar camp tenants triggers criticism of authorities
The next group of Azerbaijani citizens to be sent home from the tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar includes 250 people; most of them are those who have recently arrived there. Meanwhile, there are camp tenants who are waiting for departure for a long time, while the new arrivals leave for home just in a few days, the camp long-livers complain.
08:39, 4 August 2020
Azerbaijani GPO questions "Defence Line" Director after his statement about activist's torture
On August 3, Rufat Safarov, the executive director of the human rights organization "Defence Line", was summoned the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan and interrogated within the case of the July 15 unsanctioned rally. The GPO issued a warning to him in connection with the dissemination of information about the torture of Fuad Gakhramanly, who is accused within the same case.
A man in a mask. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Medina
08:30, 4 August 2020
Transgender people complain about insecurity of LGBT people in Azerbaijan
Policemen have detained a suspect of attacking a transgender in Baku and launched an investigation. The country has no efficient mechanisms for protecting the rights of LGBT people, transgender people assert.
22:27, 3 August 2020
Fourth participant of kidnapping in Ingushetia sentenced to forced labour
In Ingushetia, a court pronounced a verdict against a local resident in a case on the use of violence against policemen who tried to prevent the kidnapping of a patient from a hospital in Nazran, the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia reports today.
Serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
22:20, 3 August 2020
Azerbaijan reports about machine gun and sniper attacks in conflict zone
Over 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were 35 times shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
FSB agents. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru/
18:55, 3 August 2020
FSB reports about mass detentions of arms makers in Southern Russia
Residents of 12 regions, including Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, the Rostov Region, and Chechnya, were detained on suspicion of manufacturing firearms and ammunition, the Russian FSB reported.
Distribution of sacrificial animals to residents of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the holiday of Eid al-Adha. Screenshot: https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_513271
18:40, 3 August 2020
Instagram users criticize Kadyrov's report on distribution of sacrificial animals in Mecca
The Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation had distributed 1000 sacrificial animals to residents of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the holiday of Eid al-Adha, the leader of Chechnya reported. In response, some Instagram users noted that the assistance should have been directed to the needy residents of the Chechen republic.
Policemen, Toronto. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
18:25, 3 August 2020
Armenians attack citizens of Azerbaijan, Canadian Diaspora claims
On August 2, the Azerbaijani Canadian Association announced that natives of Armenia took part in an attack on Azerbaijani citizens in Toronto. Two persons were injured during the clash, and one of them was hospitalized, the Embassy of Azerbaijan reported.
Law enforcers. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru
15:17, 3 August 2020
On July 27-August 2, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from July 27 to August 2, 2020, one person died during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; no information about the wounded ones was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Aimani Kadyrova. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizU0wvgBeI&feature=emb_logo
15:06, 3 August 2020
Social networks criticize contest in honour of Aimani Kadyrova
Chechnya is holding a contest among schoolchildren for the best video clip dedicated to Aimani Kadyrova, Ramzan Kadyrov's mother. Residents of Chechnya treat the contest as an attempt to plant the cult of the Kadyrov family.
Joseph Stalin bust. Photo by Anna Djioyeva for the Caucasian Knot
14:06, 3 August 2020
Historians explain special attitude to Stalin in Georgia
Many residents of Georgia are unaware of the scale of Stalin's repression and are proud of Joseph Stalin as their fellow countryman who held the highest post in the Soviet Union, historians said.
News
The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

Three houses were destroyed in a Dagestani village due to a landslide.

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.