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Artillery units of the Armenian Ministry of Defence. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://mil.am/hy/news/8050
15:07, 13 July 2020
Armenia reports new shelling attacks on Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijani militaries continued shelling attacks on the border with the Tavush Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The shelling was carried out on the positions stationed near dwelling settlements, the country's ombudsperson has stated.
Police officers at a meeting with the local service chiefs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CCj-LjvlAgV/
14:54, 13 July 2020
Chechen law enforcer equates smokers to terrorists
The residents of Chechnya-cigarette-smokers should be attracted to public works, a local police officer has announced. By comparing smokers to drug addicts and terrorists, he threatened them with public rebukes and forced cleaning of mosques.
11:29, 13 July 2020
Sources report searches of relatives of murdered Ingush rights defender
In Ingushetia, law enforcers are conducting searches of the homes of Musa Aushev and his nephews, who are relatives of the rights defender, Maksharip Aushev, killed in 2009.
Georgian military servicemen. 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:26, 13 July 2020
Coronavirus diagnosed in 28 Georgian militaries in Afghanistan
The coronavirus was detected in the Georgian military servicemen, who were in Afghanistan within the "Strong Support" NATO's mission. They all returned to their homeland and are treated in hospital.
An explosion. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh http://www.nkrmil.am/gallery/photos/view/18
11:20, 13 July 2020
Azerbaijan claims three casualties in battle on Armenian border
Three soldiers perished and four others were wounded in a fight on the border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
A car of a participant of a motor rally in support of Georgy Guev in Vladikavkaz, July 11, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgJamyK78e/
11:39, 12 July 2020
Georgy Guev's fellow countrymen rally in his support in Vladikavkaz
Residents of Vladikavkaz, who were denied a motor rally in support of Georgy Guev, a native of North Ossetia, accused of financing terrorism, made a photo with posters "I/We Guev Georgy".
11:24, 12 July 2020
Resident of Georgia injured in shootout with South-Ossetian border guards
Zaza Kakheladze, a Georgian citizen, opened fire at detention; this is the first such incident in 12 years, the KGB (Committee of State Security) of South Ossetia has stated. The Georgian party has condemned the actions of South-Ossetian law enforcers.
11:11, 12 July 2020
Azerbaijani journalist goes on hunger strike in SIZO
Azerbaijan has completed a preliminary inquiry into the criminal case opened against Afghan Sadygov, the head of the "Azel.tv" website. He has gone on a hunger strike, insisting on his innocence, his wife has stated.
A policeman scolds three residents of Chechnya for dangerous driving. Screeshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCfhrStFt-X/.
10:56, 12 July 2020
Law enforcers publicly scold three residents of Chechnya for dangerous driving
The fathers of the young men, caught by Chechen law enforcers for violating traffic rules, have stated to the camera that they felt disgraced by the behaviour of their sons. Law enforcers should have not humiliated the fathers, Instagram users and local residents have noted.
Screenshot of video appeal by Salakh-Haji Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, posted on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCebN14qo0z/
18:56, 11 July 2020
Chechen Mufti's instructions about weddings surprise social network users
It is recommended to invite minimum of guests to the wedding; while a wedding cortege should not consist of more than two cars, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has announced. His statement looks illogic amid the authorities' lift of ban on weddings, Instagram users believe.
18:15, 11 July 2020
Azerbaijan reports 49 shelling attacks on the frontline
During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the Armenian border were shelled for 49 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
17:49, 11 July 2020
Abkhazia announces opening of humanitarian corridor on Georgian border
The authorities of Abkhazia have decided to open the border from July 13 to July 17, so that local residents could return home from Georgia. All the returnees have to undergo health control.
"Kezenoi-Am" tourist complex, Chechnya. Photo: wikipedia.org
17:32, 11 July 2020
Chechnya's borders remain closed for tourists due to coronavirus
This summer, the tourist season in Chechnya has not been opened; only local residents spend their vacations in the republic's resorts, because under the coronavirus epidemic the borders of Chechnya are closed for foreign tourists, the resort workers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
17:19, 11 July 2020
Khasavyurt medics claim incomplete coronavirus statistics
The bosses of the Khasavyurt ambulance station refuse to pay surcharges to medics, taking advantage of the fact that due to lack of tests, not all the infected persons were diagnosed the coronavirus, health workers claim.
'Royal Park' restaurant in Elista. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
12:41, 11 July 2020
Elista restaurateurs threaten authorities with protests
Owners of cafés and restaurants in Kalmykia are planning protest actions demanding to ease the restrictive measures in public catering and support the entrepreneurs who have to stay without incomes.
Magomed Khabibov holds picket in support of the detained Ashikov brothers at the Higher Court of Dagestan in Makhachkala. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
12:25, 11 July 2020
Raip Ashikov claims compensation for infected with coronavirus at SIZO
Raip Ashikov, a former head of Makhachkala police, accused of financing terrorism, went to court to demand compensation for the inhuman custody conditions. According to his story, when at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), he was infected with COVID-19 and failed to receive any treatment for more than 40 days.
Tangim Mosque. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:36, 11 July 2020
Law enforcers resume raiding Tangim Mosque
With the restart of Friday prayers in the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque, law enforcers gathered near it and began stopping believers' cars of and copying drivers' and passengers' personal data.
Azerbaijanis are leaving for their homeland from a camp in Kullar. Screenshot of derbentskiyrayon's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBfxh8SjTo8/
08:22, 11 July 2020
Azerbaijani citizens forbidden to contact their relatives after arrival from Kullar
The citizens of Azerbaijan, who have arrived from Dagestan to their homeland, are satisfied with the living conditions in the quarantine tent camp set up near the Samur border checkpoint. Until the end of quarantine, they are forbidden to contact their relatives, since COVID-19 is diagnosed in some of the arrivals.
A child's hands and the Quran. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji AJ/THI
22:22, 10 July 2020
Human rights defenders criticize verification of female circumcision complaint in Ingushetia
The "Legal Initiative" will challenge the investigators' refusal to institute criminal proceedings against a clinic in Magas where a nine-year-old girl was subjected to female circumcision surgery. The investigators failed to carry out a thorough check into the activities of the clinic, human rights defenders claim.
Policemen, France. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
21:58, 10 July 2020
French police continue detentions in Dijon unrest case
In France, the police detained five more participants of clashes between members of the Chechen and Maghrib Diasporas in Dijon. Two detainees are charged with using violence.
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Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

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.