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Participants of a rally against the bill on the voluntary study of native languages. Elista, July 14, 2018. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:36, 15 July 2018
Rally in Kalmykia regards law on native languages unconstitutional
A rally against the bill on the voluntary study of native languages was held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, in parallel with the sports and entertainment events arranged by the Mayoralty in the same place. The participants of the rally treated the authorities' actions as an attempt to disrupt the rally.
A beach in Makhachkala. Photo from the city's official website, https://www.mkala.ru
10:28, 15 July 2018
Report on infection in Makhachkala arouses interest among social networks users
They are actively discussing the information about Makhachkala children's poisoning because of dirty water in the Caspian Sea. However, there is no official confirmation of this data.
Soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo by Ilya Pitalyov https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20180410/11361722/karabakh-armiya-oborona-proisestviya.html
20:59, 14 July 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 170 cases of shelling per week
On July 8-14, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired more than 1500 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD).
RBC issue on the "New Media". Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1915954931759731&set=a.336538206368086.81215.100000357278781&type=3&theater
20:58, 14 July 2018
Media investigation poses risk to owner of popular "Stalingulag" Telegram channel
Alexander Gorbunov, a native of Makhachkala, mentioned by the RBC as an author of the "Stalingulag" channel in Telegram, may be subjected to persecution.
14:48, 14 July 2018
Residents of Chechnya complain about detention of six fellow villagers
Law enforcers have refused to explain the reasons for the detention of six villagers in the Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya and do not allow relatives to visit them, fellow villagers of the detainees report.
Night shelling of the Azerbaijani armed forces. July 2018. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az
14:48, 14 July 2018
Azerbaijan claims 92 cases of shelling from Armenian side
Over the past day, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
10:52, 14 July 2018
Seven people fall victim to large-scale accident in Dagestan
One person perished and six others were injured in the collision of four cars in the Babayurt District of Dagestan.
The NATO flag. Photo: REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
08:17, 14 July 2018
NATO summit justifies expectations of Southern Caucasus countries
The declaration adopted at the NATO summit on recognizing the territorial integrity of Georgia and Azerbaijan meets the expectations of these countries, political analysts have stated. The visit of the Armenian Prime Minister to Brussels allowed reminding the West of the need for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the Armenian expert believes.
Afghan Sadygov. Photo: İsmayıl Nəsibli https://report.az/ru/proisshestviya/glava-iv-yasamal-skogo-rajona-otozval-zhalobu-v-otnoshenii-zhurnalista/
08:17, 14 July 2018
Court in Baku ignores Sadygov's statement about torture
The Baku Court of Appeal has denied a complaint against the arrest of journalist Afghan Sadygov, who had stated that law enforcers beat him up, his wife has stated.
A policeman. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
08:07, 14 July 2018
"Novaya Gazeta" reports homosexual Chechen kidnapped in Saint Petersburg
A kidnapping attempt was undertaken in Saint Petersburg of a resident of Chechnya, who fled the republic after being persecuted on suspicion of homosexuality. Policemen detained the kidnappers and the Chechen they wanted to kidnap, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper reports.
Security forces block the road to the building of the patrol-and-post service. Yerevan, July 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:49, 13 July 2018
In Yerevan, two members of "Sasna Tsrer" released from custody
Today, the court has pronounced the decision to release on bail Vardan Geravetyan and Toros Torosyan, accused of seizing a building of the police regiment in Yerevan.
The Dagestani village of Tsukhta. Photo: ADBULLAG http://odnoselchane.ru
22:49, 13 July 2018
Residents of Chuni and Tsukhta villages solve spring conflict
The authorities have solved the problem with the water supply to the Dagestani villages of Chuni and Tsukhta by building dams and reservoirs. That smoothed out the conflict between residents of the two villages, who could not divide the spring.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Photo by Mitya Aleshkovsky https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Илюмжинов,_Кирсан_Николаевич
17:45, 13 July 2018
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov removed from FIDE's Office
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has violated the Code of Ethics of the World Chess Federation, the FIDE stated.
Town of Chambarak. Photo Armtoursites https://ru.wikipedia.org/
17:39, 13 July 2018
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Chambarak
The armed forces of Azerbaijan shelled the near-border town of Chambarak, no people were injured, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
Rescuers in the mountains. Photo https://www.facebook.com/search/str/мчс+кчр/keywords_search
15:20, 13 July 2018
A tourist missing in Karachay-Cherkessia found dead
Rescuers handed over to the police a body of a Moscow resident who fell from a cliff into a river in the resort village of Dombay.
Sniper on a border line. Photo www.mil.am
15:17, 13 July 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling from mortar launchers and machine guns
The positions of the Azerbaijani army were subjected to shelling in four villages, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
15:11, 13 July 2018
A man suspected of killing a law enforcer in Ganja shot dead during detention
Rashad Boyukishiev rendered resistance to the police and was killed at night, reported the law enforcement bodies. They also reported the detention of 11 protesters in Ganja.
Screenshot of the "Stalingulag" Twitter account. Photo: https://twitter.com/stalingulag
11:33, 13 July 2018
Most popular Telegram channel denies information about its Dagestani origin
An author of the "Stalingulag" channel in Telegram, whom journalists considered to be a native of Makhachkala, has mocked the conclusions about the authorship of the Telegram channel. The attempts to identify the author were associated with proposals to sell the project.
A participant of the action on the anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:28, 13 July 2018
Rights defenders: for oil and gas, EU turns a blind eye on rights violations in Azerbaijan
The European Union and Azerbaijan have finished negotiations on the priorities of the partnership. Meanwhile, the issue of democracy and human rights is not mentioned among the main areas of cooperation.
A mud bath named after N. A. Semashko, Yessentuki. Photo: Mariluna https://ru.wikipedia.org
08:13, 13 July 2018
Holidaymakers in Stavropol Territory are calm about the resort fee
The introduction of an additional fee for hotel guests in the Stavropol Territory did not affect the number of tourists, although not all of them knew about it. Local analysts had argued about whether the new fee would help in improving the infrastructure of the Caucasus Mineral Waters.
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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.