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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.
Machine gun. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
14:36, 29 July 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on three villages in conflict zone
The ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 17 times during a day, and villages in the regions bordering Armenia were shelled, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Ammunition, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:25, 29 July 2019
Armenian MoD reports death of soldier on the border
A soldier was killed in a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Opposition rally in Batumi. Screenshot of Irma Inashvili's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=698099827302078&set=pcb.698100983968629&type=3&theater
11:13, 29 July 2019
Georgian opposition rallies in Batumi on relations with Russia
On July 28, a rally was held in central Batumi, at which its participants called for the establishment of relations with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Russia.
Argun. Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54427971
11:01, 29 July 2019
Change of Argun Mayor raises townspeople's questions to Kadyrov
The appointment of the 28-year-old Khas-Magomed Kadyrov as Mayor of Argun has continued the practice of appointing relatives of the head of Chechnya to senior positions without taking into account their managerial experience, local residents said.
Online demonstration in support of Gadjiev. Screenshot of Instagram page at: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/демонстрациязасвободуабдулмумина/
10:50, 29 July 2019
Online demonstration in support of Gadjiev launched in social networks
On July 28, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the Dagestani edition "Chernovik" (Draft), arrested under the case of financing terrorism, have held an action in his support in social networks.
Vlad Pogorelov, an LGBT activist, at a picket in Volgograd on July 27, 2019. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:50, 28 July 2019
Volgograd activist pickets against LGBT discrimination
At his solo picket, Vlad Pogorelov, a Volgograd activists, demanded to protect lives and rights of members of the LGBT community. Some of the passers-by supported the picketer; but one man snatched a poster from the activist and threw it into the garbage bin.
The military exercises Agile Spirit 2019 in Georgia. Screenshot of the report by the TV IMEDI on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2XP14L0sa0
11:46, 28 July 2019
Agile Spirit 2019 military exercises aimed at Georgia's defence capacity
The multinational military exercises Agile Spirit 2019 have started in Georgia. They are intended to master defensive skills, which corresponds to the country's position, military experts believe.
Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://youtu.be/uuhMs9jZrRY
11:43, 28 July 2019
Story about young Kadyrov's admirer show promotion techniques of Chechen authorities
The Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation has gifted a six-year-old video hero, who said he was dreaming of becoming Ramzan Kadyrov's bodyguard, ready to die for him. The boy's parents filmed the video, seeking an award, while Chechen authorities used it for self-promotion, said local residents.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted on the ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yZgZPSYIMo
11:40, 28 July 2019
Rights defenders and residents of Chechnya disbelieve allegations that blogger Abdurakhmanov works for Chechen authorities
The Grozny resident, whose kidnapping was reported by the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, accused him, in his video message, of collaborating with the authorities. Social network users have treated this statement as a fake. Rights defenders are sure that the author made his video under pressure.
Russian tourists in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the video https://www.dw.com/ru/российские-туристы-не-боятся-отдыхать-в-грузии-28062019/av-49406632
20:54, 27 July 2019
Georgian businesses see no decrease in tourist flows after Russian sanctions
The ban on direct Russia-Georgia flights resulted in a decrease in the number of Russian tourists, but it was compensated by the increase of tourist inflow from Europe, the Georgia's Association of Entry Tourism has reported. Russian tour operators have reported that they found alternatives to the Georgian direction.
Malik Butaev, a journalist of the Derbent information agency, participates in a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:51, 27 July 2019
Dagestani SC cancels permit for action in support of journalist Gadjiev
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the officials of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan on the issue of demonstration in support of the arrested journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Gadjiev's relatives are not able to visit him in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for the second month, the journalist's mother said.
10:27, 27 July 2019
Malkhaz Machalikashvili's nephew detained in Georgia
Moris Machalikashvili, a nephew of Malkhaz Machalikashvili, is suspected of assaulting policemen during the riots outside the parliament building in Tbilisi.
A road in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:23, 27 July 2019
Azerbaijan condemns Armenia for building road in the conflict zone
The plans of Armenian authorities to build a new 150-kilometre road to Nagorno-Karabakh nullify the successes in resolving the conflict, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Khas-Magomed Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video of the meeting in the Argun administration on July 26, 2019, at which Kadyrov was introduced to the staff of the mayor’s office https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Y9TuLF_6q/
10:12, 27 July 2019
Kadyrov's relative appointed acting Mayor of Argun
The 28-year-old Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, who earlier worked as an assistant to the head of Chechnya and the head of the Grozny's branch of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has been appointed to the post of Mayor of the city of Argun.
Magomed Magomedov, a journalist of the "Chernovik", holding a solo picket. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:07, 27 July 2019
Makhachkala: passersby support pickets in defence of journalist Gadjiev
On Friday, July 19, outside the building of Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan, solo pickets were held demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik". The pickets found support among passersby and drivers of cars passing by.
Idris Yusupov. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:51, 27 July 2019
Journalist complains about detention at "Tangim" mosque
Idris Yusupov, an employee of the Dagestani edition "Chernovik" (Draft), has stated that he was detained on Friday during a raid conducted by law enforcers near the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala.
A law enforcer. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
09:39, 27 July 2019
Dagestani woman finds her detained son in Chechnya
Abidat Kurbanalieva met her son Kurban, detained in Moscow, in Chechnya. Law enforcers failed to explain the reasons for his detention, she said.
A Muslim girl. Photo: pxhere.com / CC0 Public Domain
09:23, 27 July 2019
Child's death in Dagestan actualizes problem of protecting mothers' right to custody
In Northern Caucasus, divorced women find it difficult to achieve custody over their children if the ex-husband decides to keep them. Relatives can interfere with mother's contacts with children and put pressure on them, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated after the death of a four-year-old girl from Makhachkala in her stepmother's family.
23:57, 26 July 2019
Advocate tells about hunger strike of Gasanov, Azerbaijani oppositionist
The state of health of Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, who is conducting his hunger strike for the fourth day at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has deteriorated. He is protesting against the protraction of his trial, which has been on for more than six months, said his advocate.
News
Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Airports in southern Russia have suspended operations following the attack on Rostov-on-Don.

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.