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Draft drawing of the Mosque named after Tamerlan Musaev to be built in the village of Mairtup. Screenshot from video posted by 'Chechnya Segodnya', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg8d8Hl6pwo
08:22, 31 July 2019
Building mosque in policeman's memory surprises residents of Chechnya
A large mosque will be built in the village of Mairtup in memory of Tamerlan Musaev, the head of the ROVD (District Police Division), the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced. This news has surprised local residents, already accustomed to the names of Kadyrov's relatives being given to mosques.
Policemen during protest rally, June 20, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
08:14, 31 July 2019
Opposition states false testimonies in case of storming Georgian parliament
Law enforcers have confessed that under pressure they gave false testimonies against the rally participants, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has announced.
Parviz Gashimli being escorted to the Sabail Disctrict Court, Baku, November 7, 2013. Photo: Djavid Gurbanov, http://www.regnum.ru
22:26, 30 July 2019
Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website complains about ban to leave the country
Today, Azerbaijani border guards haven't let Parviz Gashimli, the editor-in-chief of the website "Gununsesi.org", to leave for Russia, because of the ban imposed by the Baku City Prosecutor's Office, the journalist himself has reported.
Alexander Cherkasov, Svetlana Gannushkina, Anastasia Samorukova and Denis Shedov (from left to right) at the court building in Moscow, July 30, 2019. Photo from website of HRC ‘Memorial’, http://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/sud-oshtrafoval-pravozashchitnika-cherkasova-za-piket-na-krasnoy-ploshchadi-v-den-desyatoy
22:03, 30 July 2019
Head of "Memorial" fined for picket on anniversary of Estemirova's murder
Alexander Cherkasov, the board chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", detained in Moscow for a rally on the anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the HRC "Memorial", has been fined by 10,000 roubles.
Law enforcers, Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
19:31, 30 July 2019
In Grozny, raids raise questions about legitimacy of law enforcers' actions
In Grozny, law enforcers carry out raids and write down the personal data of young people wearing beards, report city residents. The fact that a passer-by wears a beard is not a legitimate reason for stopping him, note veterans of the law enforcement bodies.
Orkhan Jemal on air of ‘Dozhd’ TV Company, September 12, 2015. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org
19:17, 30 July 2019
"Dossier" Centre releases report on deliberate murder of Orkhan Jemal
Journalist Orkhan Jemal and his colleagues killed a year ago in Central Africa were watched by local law enforcers and people related to the "Wagner's PMC" (Wagner's Private Military Company), announced the "Dossier" Centre in its report released today.
Detention of Dagestani blogger Kerim Gamidov. Screenshot from video entitled "That's the way they were detaining me" posted by Vodi Mag, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMAI6IHz0j4
19:06, 30 July 2019
Dagestani blogger reports details of detention at rally in Moscow
In Moscow, after detention of activists at a rally for fair elections, law enforcers kept people in a paddy wagon for about six hours, claimed Dagestani blogger Kerim Gamidov, one of the detained activists.
Rosgvardia officer during search in the office of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus". Screenshot of the Facebook post by Alexei Avanesyan, http://www.facebook.com/100005066893432/videos/pcb.1254162881429263/1254177024761182/?type=3&theater
14:56, 30 July 2019
Law enforcers search "EcoWatch" and Krasnodar activists
Today, searches were conducted in the office of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus" (EcoWatch) and in the home of activists Leonid and Marina Zaprudin, Andrei Rudomakha, the "EcoWatch" coordinator, Arina Lisovets, an eco-activist, have reported.
Military exercises in near-front zone. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
14:35, 30 July 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on pre-border areas
The ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 19 times during the last 24 hours; two villages in the districts bordering on Armenia came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
Rally in Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
14:24, 30 July 2019
Tbilisi: rally organizers state protest activeness decline
On July 29, only about 300 people rallied in Tbilisi; therefore, organizers decided that actions in August will continue in the format of conversations and performances, and will resume in the former format from September.
Malkhaz Machalikashvili. Screenshot from 'Kavkaz.Realii' video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5tQwBZMwc
10:59, 30 July 2019
Malkhaz Machalikashvili links his nephew's arrest with collection of signatures for creation of parliamentary commission
Law enforcers have detained Morice Machalikashvili so that his relatives would stop collecting signatures to the petition demanding to set up a parliamentary commission to investigate the circumstances of Temirlan Machalikashvili's death, said the father of the young man killed in a special operation.
Batumi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
10:48, 30 July 2019
Adjara media ignore pro-Russian rally
Several tens thousand people never took part in the rally of the oppositional "Alliance of Georgian Patriots" Party in Batumi; the number of participants was barely three thousand, Georgian experts told the "Caucasian Knot". The media of Adjara practically did not cover the rally.
08:24, 30 July 2019
"Musavat" activist arrested for 30 days
A court in Baku has arrested Elman Guliev, the head of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party, who was detained on July 29 during a protest against the criminal prosecution of Azad Gasanov. The rest of the detainees have been released.
'Chernovik' journalists are waiting for the start of trial on Gadjiev's case. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:15, 30 July 2019
GPO gets interested in Gadjiev's case
After the appeal of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (known as the HRC), the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Russia has initiated a check of the inquiry of the case of financing of terrorism, in which Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) edition, is a figurant.
Karolina Kanaeva. Screenshot from personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=491735491579197&set=pb.100022282517534.-2207520000.1564418884.&type=3&theater
22:06, 29 July 2019
LGBT activist leaves Russia after Djambulat Umarov's comment on Instagram
Karolina Kanaeva, an activist from Mordovia, who stood in defence of Chechen gays, has left Russia after threats received from opponents of LGBT people. A wave of threats was preceded by Kanaeva's appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov and a comment by Djambulat Umarov, a Chechen Minister.
Ruslan Kasheshov. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/podvergshiysya-pytkam-zhitel-kbr-pozhalovalsya-na-psevdosvidetelya-v-dele-o-narkotikah-i
21:52, 29 July 2019
KBR resident complains about torture and falsification of proofs
Ruslan Kasheshov, an entrepreneur from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has stated that he had confessed to the illegal dealing with explosives, drugs and complicity with the IS ("Islamic State", a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court) under torture.
21:39, 29 July 2019
Azerbaijani rights defender goes on hunger strike in colony
Aliabbas Rustamov, a rights defender has been hunger-striking in his colony for five days already, demanding a positive decision on his conditional early relief (CER), Azerbaijani journalist, Shakhveled Chobanoglu, has informed today.
The Gizeldon river valley, June 2018. Photo by Anna Evstafieva.
20:23, 29 July 2019
North Ossetia opens Dargavs Necropolis for tourists
The authorities have enhanced the security at Dargavs Necropolis, which was temporarily closed for visits after tourists started to post selfies with buried skulls, reports today Valery Kubalov, the director of the National Museum of North Ossetia.
TV report with apologies of a 16-year-old teenager for criticizing the Chechen authorities. Screenshot from 'Grozny' TV Channel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzJ9yIq7GYE
20:11, 29 July 2019
In Chechnya, practice of public apologies affects teenagers
A TV report with apologies of a 16-year-old teenager for criticizing the Chechen authorities provoked indignation of local residents. The purpose of the new report prepared by the "Grozny" TV Channel is to intimidate young people and potential critics of the Ramzan Kadyrov's regime, believe experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Temporary buildings. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:48, 29 July 2019
Armenian government to grant housing to victims of Spitak earthquake
The Armenian authorities registered 453 families affected by the earthquake of 1988 to be moved from temporary buildings to new housing. About 6.3 million US dollars are planned to be allocated for the above purposes, Nikol Pashinyan announces.
News
Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.