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    10:34, 11 August 2018
    Terrorist Chataev's helper detained in Georgia
    Law enforcers have detained Ruslan Shavadze, who had been sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison for complicity to the terrorist grouping headed by Akhmed Chataev.
    A flag with a logo of the Committee Against Torture of the United Nations. Photo: press service of the Committee Against Torture http://www.pytkam.net
    08:34, 11 August 2018
    UN point to problems with investigation of torture in Northern Caucasus
    The UN reports are important, but authorities do not always consider them, said Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Civil Assistance Committee, and Sergey Davidis, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
    Participants of an anti-corruption rally in Makhachkala. June 12, 2017. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:27, 11 August 2018
    Witnesses tell about attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
    Karim Kasumov, a resident of Dagestan, accused of attacking a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent during a rally in Makhachkala, knew that he was interfering with making a video by a media professional, one of the witnesses told the court, refuting the version of his defence.
    Robert Kocharyan. Photo © administration of Robert Kocharyan https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180802/13621852/bez-prava-na-svidanie-v-kakih-usloviyah-soderzhitsya-ehks-prezident-armenia-robert-kocharyan.html
    22:01, 10 August 2018
    Court postpones decision on Kocharyan's complaint about arrest
    The Court of Appeal has considered the complaint of the defence of Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President, about his arrest, and has postponed the decision on it until August 13. The members of the Council of Elders of Yerevan from the "Apricot Country" Party have stopped their action against Kocharyan, saying that they will wait for the court's decision.
    21:57, 10 August 2018
    Arrested Azerbaijani activist appeals against relatives' visits
    Ruslan Nasirli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has demanded from the court to restore his right to be visited by family members and have telephone talks with them.
    Manvel Grigoryan. Photo: public domain https://ru.wikipedia.org
    17:35, 10 August 2018
    Defence of Manvel Grigoryan appeals against his arrest
    The state of health of Manvel Grigoryan, a former MP and the head of the Armenian "Erkrapa" Union of Volunteers, is worsening day by day; and his life is under threat, the defence explained its petition to change the measure of the defendant's freedom restraint.
    A Caucasian wedding party. Photo: Rafael Alibegov, http://mykavkaz.ru/photos/active/photo6798.html
    14:24, 10 August 2018
    Anthropologists: tradition of shooting at Caucasian wedding parties turns into epatage
    A ritual of shooting at a Caucasian wedding party was considered to be "a kind of a symbol for protection against the evil eye," but the ancient tradition had long turned into an element of fun and courage, noted experts on the Caucasus. The tradition of saluting takes part not only at wedding parties.
    The issuance of genetic passports in Chechnya. Photo by Ibragim Estamirov / IA Grozny Inform
    14:23, 10 August 2018
    86 relatives of disappeared Chechen residents get genetic passports
    The authorities of Chechnya have reported on the issuance of genetic passports for next 86 relatives of the people disappeared during military campaigns. Local residents complain that it takes a lot of time to get those documents.
    A storm in Poti. Photo https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyManagementService
    12:45, 10 August 2018
    Tourist from Russia drowns in Georgia
    A man who stayed in Poti as a tourist was carried away to the sea during a storm, while a woman who accompanied him was rescued, reported rescuers.
    A large-calibre machine gun. Photo: © Sputnik / Konstantin Chalabov https://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20180805/416515287/armenia-azerbaijan-front-obstrel.html
    12:43, 10 August 2018
    Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling in Karabakh conflict zone
    The ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 94 times during a day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
    A commemoration of journalist Rasim Aliev was held in Baku. August 9, 2018. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    07:47, 10 August 2018
    About 20 people gathered near the grave of journalist Rasim Aliev in Baku
    Three years after the death of journalist Rasim Aliev, Azerbaijan still faces persecutions of the freedom of speech, the activists, who gathered to pay tribute to Aliev's memory, have stated.
    Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. Photo http://www.pravoslavie.ru/orthodoxchurches/58346.htm
    07:45, 10 August 2018
    Archpriest Mamaladze asks Georgia's President for pardon
    Giorgi Mamaladze, sentenced to nine years in prison for an attempt to poison the Patriarch's Secretary, has asked the Georgian President to pardon him; however, he refuses to plead guilty.
    Mamuka Bakhtadze. Photo © FB / Mamuka Bakhtadze https://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20180706/241115661/Stalo-izvestno-kogda-u-Gruzii-budet-novoe-pravitelstvo.html
    21:57, 9 August 2018
    Georgian Premier specifies conditions for restoring relations with Russia
    The withdrawal of Russian troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia may signal the normalization of relations with Russia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, has stated. The Russia's presence in these territories affects "extremely negatively" on people's lives after the "Five-Day War", the UK representative to the United Nations has stated.
    A knife. Photo: Travisty / Flickr.com
    21:56, 9 August 2018
    Chechen resident suspected of killing a child and attacking his fellow villagers
    A resident of the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya killed a child and wounded two men by attacking them with a knife.
    Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    17:59, 9 August 2018
    Court forbids Oyub Titiev to sit next to his advocates
    The Shali City Court has dismissed the defence's petition asking for the time of the session to release Oyub Titiev from the metal cage.
    17:58, 9 August 2018
    Azerbaijani courts decide to block four oppositional websites
    The Azerbaijani Centre for Electronic Security (CES) has found violations of the law in the activities of four oppositional websites, in particular, libel and insults. Media experts treat these actions as illegitimate.
    A report to the senior officer in the Azerbaijani Army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?&pagen=1
    13:36, 9 August 2018
    Azerbaijan reports shelling of four villages in conflict zone
    Within the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Army's positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 83 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
    Georgian soldiers in Gori after Russia's bombing of a residential block. August 9, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
    13:33, 9 August 2018
    Georgian experts indicate shortcomings of Five-Day War report
    The report of the international commission headed by Heidi Tagliavini on the Georgian-Russian war in August 2008 fails to present some important facts, due to the limited time for collecting evidence, and leaves many questions unanswered, Georgian experts believe.
    Genrikh Abramyan. Photo https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2012/03/27/abrahamyan-familly/786858
    10:02, 9 August 2018
    Brother of the former Armenian Prime Minister detained
    Investigators conducted searches at the mechanic-repair plant located in the village of Mkhchyan in the Ararat Region and found a lot of weapons. They have detained Ambik Gevorkyan, who is registered as the owner of the plant, and Genrikh Abramyan, the brother of former Prime Minister of Armenia Ovik Abramyan.
    Zelimkhan Bakaev. Photo: RFE/RL
    09:57, 9 August 2018
    Investigators prove helpless in searching for Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev
    August 8 is a year since the disappearance of the famous Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev. The 25-year-old Bakaev disappeared in Grozny; and a year after his disappearance, a source from investigating bodies has confessed that there was "no progress" in the case.
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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.