×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   News
Policemen in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:34, 10 July 2020
Action demanding to open restaurants in Yerevan ended with detentions
Policemen have drawn up protocols on ten protesters outside the Armenian government building. They complained that they had been unemployed for five months due to the closure of restaurants.
Batumi, Adjara. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot
22:16, 9 July 2020
In Adjara, protesters demand to open border with Turkey
On July 8, a protest action was held in front of the building for the Supreme Council of Adjara. Protestors demanded from the government to open the state border with Turkey or pay compensation for the loss of earnings from work in the neighbouring country.
Policemen, Austria. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
22:04, 9 July 2020
Austrian police not sure of political motive in Umarov's murder
The killing in Vienna of Mamikhan Umarov, a refugee from Chechnya, might have been a contract murder or motivated by a domestic conflict, the Austrian police announce contrary to the statements voiced by members of the Chechen Diaspora. A lawsuit based on the Mamikhan Umarov's death may be filed against the Austrian authorities for their failure to provide the protection for the asylum seeker from Chechnya, believes Khusein Iskhanov, a member of the Chechen Diaspora.
Hideout with ammunition. Photo: press service of the National Guard of Russia, https://rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-chechenskoj-respublike-pri-uchastii-rosgvardii-obnaruzhen-i-unichtozhen-tajnik-s-boepripasami
19:00, 9 July 2020
Law enforcers report elimination of hiding with ammunition in Chechnya
On July 8, law enforcers discovered a hiding arranged by militants in a forest on the outskirts of the Alkhazurovo village in the Urus-Martan District, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learned from an official of the Chechen military commandant's office.
Madina's mother (left) Madina Umaeva. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot from video posted by @heda_saratova
18:46, 9 July 2020
Lawyers doubt prospects for examination in case on Madina Umaeva's death
In Chechnya, human rights defenders and lawyers suggest that public officers may affect the forensic examination in the case on the resonant death of Madina Umaeva, a resident of Gudermes.
Sign at the entrance to the village of Kirovaul of Kizilyut District of Dagestan, July 8, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
15:14, 9 July 2020
Kirovaul villagers vote to rename it in honour of Nurmagomedov
On July 8, residents of the village of Kirovaul held a gathering, at which they supported the idea of renaming the village in honour of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
Brides in Grozny. Photo: ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://grozny.tv/news.php?id=38090
14:48, 9 July 2020
Ban on wedding ceremonies cancelled in Chechnya
At the July 7 sitting of the Operative Headquarters for Countering the Spread of Coronavirus, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the lifting of the ban on wedding ceremonies, introduced earlier because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Disarmed members of IS*. Photo: REUTERS /Parwiz
14:33, 9 July 2020
Analysts explain successes of IS* recruiters in Southern Russia
The increased level of violence in the society and absence of social elevators contribute to young people's radicalization and push them to join terrorist organizations, which is now quite easy, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the prevention of the terror act in Astrakhan.
A tent camp for Azerbaijanis near the village of Kullar in Dagestan. Screenshot from video posted by the Caucasian Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjWplDPOpM&feature=emb_logo
11:08, 9 July 2020
Camp residents in Kullar criticize the principle of drawing up departure lists
The tent camp in the village of Kullar, where Azerbaijani citizens are waiting for their departure to their homeland, has expanded, same as the spontaneous one around it, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. Camp tenants said that the departure lists are compiled chaotically; and many old-timers cannot leave even for funerals of their relatives.
Traffic jam at the entrance to Chechnya. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
10:53, 9 July 2020
Drivers criticize checks at entrance from Dagestan to Chechnya
Law enforcers are examining all the drivers and inspecting all the cars at the entrance to Chechnya from Dagestan, which results in huge jams on the federal highway in the forty-degree-centigrade heat.
Mamikhan Umarov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa4t-1sfIgI&t=2s
10:41, 9 July 2020
Threats received by Umarov confirmed by voice record
Shortly before his assassination, Mamikhan Umarov, a native of Chechnya, claimed that he received threats and blamed Austrian authorities for inaction, which is confirmed by the published his voice record.
Site in Adler where the monument was set up and later dismantled. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
08:39, 9 July 2020
Circassian activists achieve demolition of monument to Russian soldiers in Adler
By a decision of the Sochi Mayoralty, a monument to the participants of the Caucasian War, which was opposed by signatories of the appeal to the authorities, has been dismantled, Madjid Chachukh, a Circassian activist, has informed.
Meeting of the Parliament of Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
08:24, 9 July 2020
Georgia: new law questions full-fledged election coverage
The amendments to the Electoral Code of Georgia adopted by the Parliament are aimed against the pressure on voters near polling stations, but at the same time they prevent journalists from communicating with the electorate, political analysts believe.
Regina Gagieva. Screenshot: Youtube iRYSTON TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCHwqCDuAQ
23:26, 8 July 2020
Case on Regina Gagieva's murder sent to court
The Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia approved the charges brought against Vadim Tekhov. In addition to the charge of his former wife's murder, the defendant is accused of beatings, death threats, attempted murder, and robbery.
Tbilisi airport. Photo: Gmaisuradze15 https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:10, 8 July 2020
Georgia opens borders for foreign tourists
Starting from today, Georgia begins to welcome tourists from five countries of the European Union – Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
Screenshot from YouTube video: https://youtu.be/kt_iOuWDWJc
19:29, 8 July 2020
Chechen woman repents in public of resorting to services of a witch
The police accused Malkan Madaeva, a resident of Gudermes, that she had used the services of a witch. On the air of the state-run TV Company, Malkan Madaeva said that she regretted resorting to the services of the witch.
Policemen. Photo: REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
19:13, 8 July 2020
European media report details of investigation into case on Mamikhan Umarov's murder
A man suspected of killing blogger Mamikhan Umarov earlier sought for political asylum in Austria. That fact did not prevent him from regularly visiting Russia. Both of the suspects arrested in the case refuse to cooperate with investigators, Der Standard and Der Spiegel report.
Servicemen of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/az/news/mudafie-naziri-on-xett-bolmelerinde-olub-video-31397.html
13:32, 8 July 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling village
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 78 times during the last 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Andrei Rudomakha and Mikhail Benyash listening to the court ruling over illegal issuing of a search warrant of the "Ecowatch" premises. Photo: press service of the "Ecowatch", http://ewnc.org/node/28175.
13:16, 8 July 2020
"Ecowatch" activists persuade court to cancel search decision
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has satisfied the complaint against the search warrant to be conducted at the headquarters of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (Ecowatch), environmentalists stated on July 7.
11:10, 8 July 2020
Three arrested Azerbaijani citizens transferred to Derbent SIZO
Three out of 10 Azerbaijani citizens accused of assaulting policemen during a protest action in the tent camp have been transferred from the isolation facility of the Magaramkent District to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Derbent, the advocate, Murad Velikhanov, has stated. The remaining seven detainees are still kept at the Khasavyurt SIZO, he said.
News
Four candidates for the presidency of South Ossetia have been registered by the CEC.

Participants of the action in Yerevan. Screenshot of the publication https://t.me/rusnews/90129 Activists in Yerevan held pickets in support of prisoners.

Refueling in Abkhazia. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucv0U-zRIw Abkhaz drivers complained about high fuel prices.

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.