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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.
Residents of the temporary tent camp on the border with Azerbaijan. Photo by the press service of the Magaramkentsky District administration
02:13, 14 August 2020
Arrest of three Kullar protesters extended
A court in Dagestan has left the residents of Azerbaijan, Nakhid Agaev, Aziz Ferekzad and Emin Imamaliev, accused of using violence against law enforcers during protests in the tent camp in Kullar, in custody for another month. They refuse to plead guilty.
20:58, 13 August 2020
Court doubles imprisonment term for Ingush activist Ramazan Gagiev
Public prosecutors succeeded in seeking a toughening of the verdict against Ramazan Gagiev, who hit a fighter of the National Guard of Russia at a rally in Magas. The court prolonged the term of imprisonment for the activist from four to eight months.
A resident of the tent camp in Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:50, 13 August 2020
Human rights defenders consider situation in Kullar as basis for claim to ECtHR
The authorities of Azerbaijan have no right to delay the return of their citizens from Russia and force them to live in a tent camp in Kullar, and this is the basis for a claim to be filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), human rights defenders note.
Women wearing face masks in the streets of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
20:26, 13 August 2020
Chechen residents express their indignation with increased control over wearing masks
Ruslan Alkhanov, the Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs, instructed his subordinates to monitor the compliance with the mask regime even more strictly. Instagram users note that the coronavirus prevention measures in the region are already excessive.
War in Syria. Damascus. Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica
20:20, 13 August 2020
Chechen soldier sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for killing his colleague in Syria
A soldier from Chechnya was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in a penal colony after he had shot and killed his colleague in Damascus for quarrelling in the presence of their commander.
The police car in Baku during the quarantine regime. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:20, 13 August 2020
Police fine "Musavat" Party activist
On August 11, Aziz Mamiev, the deputy chairman of the youth organization of the opposition "Musavat" Party, was fined for violating the mask regime and then released from a police station. The activist considers the punishment as unlawful.
15:56, 13 August 2020
Woman from Baksan complains about criminal prosecution of her son
Leila Djash, the head of the Baksan branch of the Association of Victims of Political Repression, has treated the criminal prosecution of her son Khasan for theft as illegal. According to her version, her son's signatures under the confession protocol had been forged.
Baku Court of Appeal. Photo by the press service of the Baku Court of Appeal https://courts.gov.az/ru/bakuappeal
15:51, 13 August 2020
Defence finds violations in cases of three Azerbaijani activists
The court has dismissed the complaints against the arrests of Sarvan Djumaev, Babek Muradov and Yashar Kerimov, members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The advocate and the PFPA have stated violations of the procedure and the detainees' rights to defence.
People at the tent camp near the Dagestani village of Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
12:42, 13 August 2020
Over 700 people remain in camp near Kullar
Azerbaijani citizens continue arriving at the tent camp near the Dagestani village of Kullar. A day after another group of Azerbaijanis was sent to their homeland, the number of camp residents again exceeded 700 people.
Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage walking in the neighborhood of the village of Benoi. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU2jm0Z-05c
11:59, 13 August 2020
Kadyrov's example prevents residents of Chechnya from accepting mask regime
Supermarket workers in Grozny are intimidated by strict checks and are closely monitoring the presence of medical masks on customers, local residents report. Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage are demonstratively ignoring the mask regime, and this noticeably annoys people, analysts note.
Zainulla-Haji Ataev, the head of the Fatwa Division under the Dagestani Muftiate. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL8GGNlI6W8
11:56, 13 August 2020
Dagestani Muftiate opposes female genital mutilation
The Islam prohibits mutilating surgeries, unless they are done on doctor's prescription, said Zainulla-Haji Ataev, the head of the Fatwa Division under the Dagestani Muftiate. He has assured that the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) is preparing a ban on female circumcisions.
Orkhan Bakhyshly. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE4zPMaiGaM
11:52, 13 August 2020
CER denied to Azerbaijani oppositionist
A court in Baku has refused to satisfy the petition for the conditional early relief (CER) of Orkhan Bakhyshly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who had served half of his prison term. His defence will appeal against this decision.
Activists detained in Belarus promise "not to make a revolution" in front of a camera. Screenshot of the video https://inforesist.org/nikogda-ne-budu-delat-revolyucziyu-belorusam-pokazali-raskayavshihsya-protestuyushhih-sredi-nih-ukrainczy/?fbclid=IwAR1hwVFdhyuCPV967rZ_eTI6ONxPiaKm836PCfJP1umNlI0YfLxLSo3cnZ4
11:29, 13 August 2020
Belarusian TV deserves comparison with "Grozny" TV Channel
Amid mass protests, the Belarusian State TV Company showed a group of detainees, who repented before law enforcers, promising "not to make a revolution." In this context, Telegram users have recalled the apologies and humiliation of the residents of Chechnya in the stories broadcast by the "Grozny" TV Channel.
Akhra Avidzba (on the left) and Aslan Bzhaniya. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: Andrew Butko https:/ /ru.wikipedia.org/ Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6A9iQeKqwU&t=118s
23:58, 12 August 2020
Incident with Abkhazian President's aide jeopardizes relations with Russian authorities
Aslan Bzhaniya, President of Abkhazia, found himself in a vulnerable position in front of Moscow after his aide Akhra Avidzba had rammed a gate on the Russian border, journalists note. The diplomatic status which Akhra Avidzba referred to cannot be used for personal travels and does not give the right to violate the Russian border, lawyers explain.
Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=2655666991313272
23:54, 12 August 2020
Brother of Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov acquitted in case on support to IS
In Germany, the court has reviewed a Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov's case and refused to recognize his posts on the social network as extremist.
An officer of the Investigating Committee at the scene in Saint Petersburg. Photo by the press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation https://spb.sledcom.ru/Novosti/item/1490090/
18:09, 12 August 2020
Ex-militant from Dagestan killed in Saint Petersburg
In Saint Petersburg, Terman Alimagomedov, a former militant from Dagestan, rendered resistance while the police tried to detain him and was shot dead by a policeman. The police found firearms and ammunition in the suspect's car, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported.
An ambulance. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:07, 12 August 2020
Social network users treat Kadyrov's call to refrain from calling an ambulance as absurd
While commenting on the information stating that people who do not have symptoms of the coronavirus infection also address an ambulance, Ramzan Kadyrov has said that residents of Chechnya should call an ambulance only in exceptional cases. People may call an ambulance not only because of the suspicion of COVID-19, Instagram users and residents of the republic note.
Dmitry Kraskovsky. Photo by the press service of the "Committee against Torture"
15:53, 12 August 2020
Wife of Krasnodar resident killed in SIZO doubts law enforcers' version
Dmitry Kraskovsky, a resident of Krasnodar, was detained and died after being beaten in a SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to investigators, inmates of the detainee beat him to death. A wife of the deceased detainee appealed to the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) and claimed her husband had been subjected to pressure.
Food aid for Lebanese Armenians is loaded onto the plane in Nagorno-Karabakh. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan, Armenia. August 9, 2020. Photo from the page of Arayik Harutyunian, President of Artsakh, on Facebook FB ArayikHarutyunian
15:48, 12 August 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh announces fundraising to help Lebanese Armenians
The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh announced fundraising for Armenian families in Beirut, where a powerful explosion took place. The first shipment of food aid was sent to the Lebanese capital.
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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.