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Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1Rf2eZxdM
08:56, 5 July 2019
Dagestani authorities reject all applications for actions in support of journalist Gadjiev
Under various pretexts, authorities have refused to sanction any of the seven applied actions in defence of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly; however, attempts to hold a rally in Makhachkala will continue, protest organizers have stated.
08:53, 5 July 2019
Georgian GPO qualifies Tbilisi protests as an attempt of coup d'etat
The case of using violence at rallies in Tbilisi will be investigated under the article on an attempt to overthrow the power, the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported detention of four activists suspected of attacking policemen.
Elchin Sadygov, a lawyer. Photo by the press service of Amnesty International https://amnesty.org.ru/
08:45, 5 July 2019
Advocate reports threats received because he defends Azerbaijani journalist
Elchin Sadygov, an Azerbaijani lawyer, who is defending the journalist, Polad Aslanov, accused of treason, says that that he has received threats. He treats them as pressure related to his professional activities, indicating the plight of advocacy and journalism in Azerbaijan, the NGO activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Khadijat, Omar Abdurashidov's sister, held a picket in the center of Makhachkala. July 4, 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 4 July 2019
Makhachkala picketers demand to drop charges against Ashikovs and Abdurashidov
Relatives of Ziyavudin Ashikov, the acting head of the Kaspiysk police, his brother Raip Ashikov and Omar Abdurashidov came out to pickets in the capital of Dagestan, stating that the men are illegally prosecuted for alleged financing terrorism.
Believers during a prayer in the yard of Meshedi Dadash Mosque in Maku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:48, 4 July 2019
Orientalists treat threat of Islamic extremism in Azerbaijan as negligible
The Azerbaijani militants, who have recorded their oath to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, are extremely small in number and have no influence on believers inside the country; while Azerbaijani authorities keep all religious groups under control, Orientalists believe.
The memorial service in memory of Police Sergeant Alexander Dvornikov. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs https://42.мвд.рф/news/item/17460315/
20:51, 4 July 2019
Body of policeman killed in Chechnya sent home
The body of the policeman from Novokuznetsk, killed in an attack on a police checkpoint in Chechnya, will be buried tomorrow in his homeland, reports the Department for Kemerovo of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Investigators are engaged in questioning relatives and friends of the attacker, the Chechen MIA reports.
Elena Barzukaeva at the police building in Derbent. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:50, 4 July 2019
In Derbent, hunger-strikers need medical help
In Derbent, the health states of both participants of the hunger strike have deteriorated sharply at night. However, the women refused to be hospitalized, reported a female relative of one of the hunger-strikers.
Protesters and the police in Tbilisi on June 21, 2019. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/5433
14:14, 4 July 2019
"Georgian Dream" Party holds opposition responsible for riots in Tbilisi
The dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi, during which dozens of protestors and journalists were injured, was a response to the calls for assaulting the parliament building, stated Kakha Kaladze, Secretary General of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party. Activist Giorgi Mshveniradze treats the Kakha Kaladze's statement as an attempt of the authorities to relieve themselves of all responsibility for the victims.
Tbilisi airport. Photo by the press service of the airport
14:13, 4 July 2019
EU condemns ban on flights from Russia to Georgia
The decision of the Russian authorities to ban flights to and from Georgia is an unreasonable measure that will "adversely affect" citizens of both countries, the European Union declares.
14:07, 4 July 2019
CE reports new stage in fight against family violence in Armenia
On July 3, Armenia started to introduce measures under the Istanbul Convention to combat family violence. The programme includes retraining of lawyers, police officers, and social workers, reports the Council of Europe (CE) Office in Yerevan.
An FSB officer. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru/terrorizmu-net/v-hasavyurtovskom-rayone-respubliki-dagestan-zaderzhan-chlen.html
11:07, 4 July 2019
Termination of adaptation programmes increases threat of militants' stepping up in Northern Caucasus
So far, the growth in the number of armed incidents in Kabardino-Balkaria does not mean a real militants' activation, but the conditions for the operation of the armed underground have not disappeared, but the work on militants' adaptation has been curtailed, analysts assert.
11:03, 4 July 2019
Russian court refuses applying Assad's amnesty to Chechen native
The Syrian President, Bashar Hafez al-Assad, has announced a general amnesty, but a Perm court refused to change the verdict and release a native of Chechnya, convicted for participating in the Syrian conflict on the side of militants, from his colony.
Protesters in Tbilisi. June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Marika Kochiashvili
10:56, 4 July 2019
Rights defenders treat "borderization" as major factor of anti-Russian protests in Georgia
The erection of fortifications on the demarcation lines with South Ossetia and Abkhazia is painfully perceived by the Georgian society and supports anti-Russian sentiments in it, as can be seen from the recent protests in Tbilisi, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated.
10:49, 4 July 2019
Analysts treat mass detentions after attacks in Chechnya as lawlessness
The practice of mass detentions of acquaintances of a suspected militant is not unique for Chechnya and Northern Caucasus; this is a common method of Russian law enforcers, said Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
Ahmed Barakhoev. Photo: screenshot of the video by Fortanga.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkmHRYIwW80
23:46, 3 July 2019
Court reduces Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev's arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has reduced the arrest of the Ingush elder, Ahmed Barakhoev, from three to two months.
Pavel Chikov, the head of the "Agora", wrote that the case of eight Dagestanis killed in Chechnya was sent to court. Screenshot https://t.me/pchikov/2369
23:43, 3 July 2019
Case of eight Dagestanis killed in Chechnya sent to court
The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has sent the case of eight residents of Dagestan, who, according to law enforcers, had prepared a terror act and were killed in a shootout, to the Supreme Court of Chechnya. The casualties' relatives insist on the trial to be held Dagestan, Andrei Sabinin, a lawyer of the "Agora" International Human Rights Group, has stated.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1Rf2eZxdM
23:25, 3 July 2019
Court leaves Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev in custody
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan refused to transfer Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), to house arrest. The defence believes that the detention of Abdulmumin Gadjiev is not justified.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCoKuLbaULM
23:20, 3 July 2019
Ramzan Kadyrov requests to remove attacked police checkpoint in Chechnya
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claims that the police checkpoint, where policemen were attacked, is of "no strategic" significance. The police checkpoint is located in the forest at a great distance from villages and towns, local residents report.
At a meeting with the participation of Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCoKuLbaULM
20:50, 3 July 2019
Chechen law enforcers: man killed in attack on policemen was a drug addict
Zelimkhan Musaev, who was killed while attacking a police checkpoint in Chechnya, was a drug addict, married to a woman whose relatives were militants who had left for Syria, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.
Police officers at a protest action in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:45, 3 July 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist complains about police threats
Today, activist Sakhib Rustamli has been taken to a police station and warned for criticizing the authorities on social networks and issues of the online opposition TV channel. This has been reported by the activist himself. Members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) treat the detention of Sakhib Rustamli as a part of the campaign to persecute oppositionists.
News
Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

"Immortal Regiment" in Makhachkala. Screenshot from a photo by the State Archives of the Dagestan ... Residents of southern Russia faced restrictions on mobile internet and communications on Victory Day.

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.