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Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:54, 7 July 2020
Pashinyan claims need to extend state of emergency due to coronavirus
The situation with the coronavirus epidemic, despite some relative stability, remains tense; and there are no guarantees that it won't worsen, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, said at a briefing on July 6, which was broadcast live on his Facebook page.
Participants of a rally of forced migrants talk to policemen. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
10:41, 7 July 2020
Forced migrants from Chechnya share details of brawl with law enforcers in Magas
No rally was planned outside the Ingush administration; forced migrants from Chechnya gathered to sign a group appeal to the authorities, said Madina Dzortova, the head of the initiative group.
Malika Djikaeva. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/BqM4ka8AjrY/
08:32, 7 July 2020
Malika Djikaeva's relatives complain about ban to visit her in SIZO
In her letters from SIZO (pre-trial prison), Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, has complained about pressure from law enforcers, but her relatives could not visit her because of the imposed ban, her sister has informed
08:18, 7 July 2020
Three Azerbaijanis arrested in Dagestan provided with defence
Advocates have begun defending the rights of three out of ten Azerbaijani citizens arrested under the criminal case opened in connection with the events in Kullar on June 15. Activists are trying to find advocates for the remaining seven figurants in the case, Emin Guseinov, the director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), has informed
Historic part of Tbilisi. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
23:42, 6 July 2020
Postponement of border opening affects tourism industry of Georgia
Owners of travel agencies make staff redundant, and hoteliers reduce staff salaries because of the delay in opening Georgian borders to foreigners, travel agencies claim.
23:16, 6 July 2020
Gyumri investigators: Russian contract soldier commits suicide
A Russian contract soldier of the 102nd military base in Gyumri was found dead with a suicide note. The Investigative Committee of Armenia investigates the case under the article on bringing to suicide.
Flowers and Boris Nemtsov's portrait at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repressions in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot
22:59, 6 July 2020
ECtHR questions effectiveness of investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder
The Russian government should report whether the investigation into the case on the murder of Boris Nemtsov, in which natives of Chechnya were sentenced, was effective and whether the right of a politician's daughter to defence was respected, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) notes.
Interview with Madina Umaeva's mother. Screenshot from video by @heda_saratova
19:16, 6 July 2020
"Novaya Gazeta": deceased Gudermes woman was regularly beaten
The woman from Gudermes, whose death provoked interference of Ramzan Kadyrov in a conflict between the two families, was regularly beaten in her husband's family, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.
Mamikhan Umarov, also known as "Anzor from Vienna". Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=7EOpX-sncFk&feature=emb_logo
18:54, 6 July 2020
Suspects in Mamikhan Umarov's murder reported
Two persons detained in Austria on suspicion of involvement in the murder of blogger Mamikhan Umarov are natives of Chechnya, who have been living in Europe with refugee status for more than 15 years, the Austrian media and sources from the Chechen Diaspora report.
Special forces agent. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-tyumeni-neytralizovany-bandity-svyazannye-s.html#&gid=1&pid=3
13:54, 6 July 2020
From June 29 to July 5, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week from June 29 to July 5, 2020, no casualties or wounded persons were recorded during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Mamikhan Umarov, also known as "Anzor from Vienna". Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um5yvcA3SgI
13:39, 6 July 2020
Killings of Kadyrov's critics in Europe take systemic character
Mamikhan Umarov has complemented the list of critics and opponents of Chechen authorities assassinated in Europe in recent years. At the same time, Umarov himself had cooperated for many years with Austrian special services, trying to identify Chechen killers sent to Europe, the members of the Diaspora, who knew him personally, assert.
Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv-DE8vC5lY
13:15, 6 July 2020
Niece of Psyzh villager recognizes him among detainees
Inna Musaeva, a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic, said that she has recognized her uncle and several other Psyzh villagers in the detention footage posted by special services. The detainees are accused of extremism, and, according to Musaeva, they were under physical pressure.
Anzor Umarov. Screenshot from YouTube Channel 'ANZOR TSCHARTO BECK MARTIN': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7YTN6Ass0w
10:58, 6 July 2020
Social network users are sure that murder of blogger Umarov was customized
The murder in Vienna of the blogger, Mamikhan Umarov, was a punishment for insulting and criticizing the Chechen leadership, Instagram users believe. Umarov's brother was killed; his mother was bullied in order to find out the whereabouts of her son, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has pointed out.
Information booklets. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
10:36, 6 July 2020
State servants' stories about coercion to vote explain Kadyrov's words about 95% turnout
Ramzan Kadyrov's statement about the veracity of the voter turnout on the vote on constitutional amendments looks unconvincing amid stories of state servants about coercion to vote, social network users assert.
Screenshot from the "Anzor Tscharto Beck Martin" YouTube channel with videos criticising the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his relatives
10:18, 6 July 2020
Anzor from Vienna criticized Kadyrov in style of murdered blogger Mansur Stary
Mamikhan Umarov, whose murder in Vienna on July 4 was reported by sources, became famous for his harsh criticism and insults to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, his relatives and his adviser Shaa Turlaev. A similar style of criticizing Kadyrov was used by Mansur Stary, the blogger assassinated in France.
Vladimir Osechkin. Screenshot from the Gulagu.net YouTube channel https://youtu.be/4W-LTJ7wq7A
11:44, 5 July 2020
Gulagu.net founder arrested in absentia after post about Chechen killers
A team of killers has arrived in Moscow from Grozny "to neutralize the remnants of the opposition," Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of the Gulagu.net project, stated one day before the court's decision to arrest him in absentia. Osechkin has linked his criminal prosecution with the attempts of special services to take control over his human rights project.
11:43, 5 July 2020
Rights defenders doubt legality of CER rejection to Azeri oppositionist
Azerbaijani legislation has collisions regarding the conditional early relief (CER); and they are often used to refuse applying CER to political prisoners, rights defenders have claimed in their comments to the case of oppositional leader, Babek Gasanov.
11:35, 5 July 2020
Azerbaijani court leaves activist Mamedzade under arrest
A court in the city Sumgait has left Djavid Mamedzade under arrest. The activist has every reason to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) claiming to recognize his arrest illegal, his advocate believes.
Khas-Magomed Kadyrov. Photo from the website of the Mayoralty of the city of Argun https://newargun.ru/%d0%bc%d1%8d%d1%80/
11:31, 5 July 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize appointment of Kadyrov's relative as Security Council Secretary
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has appointed his relative, Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, earlier the Mayor of the city of Argun, to the post of the Secretary of the Security Council of the republic. Kadyrov continues strengthening his power by appointing his relatives and fellow villagers to leadership positions, despite their age and managerial skills, Instagram users and residents of Chechnya have noted.
The entrance to the village of Kirovaul. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кироваул
23:50, 4 July 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov's father buried in Dagestan
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was buried in the village of Kirovaul, Kizilyurt District; the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, came to express his condolences to his relatives.
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Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

Ukrainian prisoners held in Chechnya have returned home.

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.