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Rally demanding legalization of marijuana and light drugs, Tbilisi, June 2, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:47, 13 August 2018
Georgia's CC responds to opponents of marijuana legalization
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Georgia has treated as unjustified those assessments and statements made by the clergy in connection with the decision made by the CC on marijuana consumption.
12:23, 12 August 2018
Brother of former Armenian Prime Minister indicted
Genrikh Abramyan, a brother of Ovik Abramyan, a former Prime Minister of Armenia, is accused of illegal acquisition and storage of arms and ammunition. The court decided to arrest him.
22:39, 11 August 2018
In Western Georgia, dozens of families cut off from outer world by heavy rains
In the Senak Municipality of Georgia, about 70 families were cut off from the outside world: after intense rainfalls, the Tekhura River came out of the banks; and streams of water smashed two bridges.
Ammunition found by law enforcers in Dagestan. Photo http://www.rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-dagestane-vzryvotexniki-omon-unichtozhili-vzryvoopasnye-boepripasy
18:38, 11 August 2018
Two hideouts with ammunition found in Chechnya and Dagestan
Hideouts with submachine guns and ammunition have been neutralized in the Chechen village of Kalaus and in the Makhachkala settlement of Shamkhal, law enforcers have reported.
The barrel of a gun. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:34, 11 August 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for 200 bombardments during a week
From August 5 to 11, Azerbaijani soldiers made more than 1800 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.
14:17, 11 August 2018
Tourist from Austria dies on Mount Elbrus
Rescuers have handed the body of a man, whose heart stopped on Saturday while he was climbing Mount Elbrus, over to law enforcers.
Azerbaijani tanks. Photo by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/tankovye-podrazdeleniya-pristupili-k-intensivnym-zanyatiyam-video-23771.html
14:06, 11 August 2018
Azerbaijan counts 82 shelling episodes from Armenia
Within the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 82 times by using heavy machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Harlem Désir. Photo: OSCE/Frédéric de La Mure
10:39, 11 August 2018
OSCE Official for Media Freedom urges Baku to stop blocking news websites
Harlem Désir, the OSCE Official on Media Freedom, has called on Azerbaijani authorities to urgently reform the country's mass media legislation. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has cancelled the blocking of one of the news websites – the "arqument.az".
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.
News
An ecologist complained about the chaotic nature of the Tuapse beach cleanup.

Novomed Children Medical Center. Photo from the medical center's website https://новомеддети/ A doctor at a children's medical center in Novorossiysk faced threats over the death of a patient.

A drone attack was recorded in Kuban.

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.