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A girl found in Iraqi Mosul. Screenshot of video reportage by RT, https://russian.rt.com/world/article/420035-maryam-mosul-materi-irak-priut
19:34, 17 August 2017
RT: Girl from Dagestan found in Mosul
The girl, found in Iraqi Mosul, said that she was from Makhachkala. Her mother has perished and she herself was wounded, the Russia Today (RT) reports.
Chechen policeman. Photo: © Sputnik / Said Tsarnaev http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/news/20161009/3136879.html
18:45, 17 August 2017
"Novaya Gazeta": Taramov’s and Tazbiev’s relatives beaten up by Chechen law enforcers
Chechen law enforcers have detained Salman Taramov and Magomed Tazbiev, relatives of the young men detained in Chechnya after an attack on Grozny in December 2016. This was reported by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". At 5:28 p.m. Moscow time, Magomed Tazbiev reported on beatings at a police station, the newspaper reports.
Arrest of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
18:14, 17 August 2017
Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly left under arrest for two more months
The Nasimi District Court of Baku has granted the investigators' request and prolonged the arrest of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly until October 30. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Nemat Kerimli.
Village of Novogagatli in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.moidagestan.ru/photo/2034
17:38, 17 August 2017
Two persons killed by explosion in Dagestan
Two persons were killed and one was injured as a result of an explosion near the village of Novogagatli in the Khasavyurt District. This was reported by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
Policeman takes part in shooting with militants in the centre of Grozny, December 17, 2016. Screenshot of video taken by eyewitness, YouTube
15:05, 17 August 2017
"Novaya Gazeta": Chechens demand from Yuri Chaika to investigate torture complaints
More than 150 residents of Chechnya have signed an appeal to Russian General Prosecutor Yuri Chaika with the demand to institute criminal proceedings against law enforcers who tortured Magomed Taramov and Jamalai Tazbiev, detained shortly after an attack on Grozny in December 2016.
Policemen. Photo: Eugeny Reznik / Yugopolis
13:15, 17 August 2017
ICRF and Ombudsman react to detention for dancing in Gelendzhik
The Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory has reported conducting its investigation into the detention of lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik. Following the results of the investigation, the ICRF's Department will assess the actions of both sides to the conflict: the lezginka dancers and the policeman who detained them.
13:10, 17 August 2017
Friends of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev do not exclude his kidnapping
Relatives of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev did not file a complaint about his disappearance to the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya. Friends of the Chechen singer suggest that Zelimkhan Bakaev could be kidnapped, while some others associate his disappearance with a conflict in the family.
Aziz Jamalutdinov in the court. Screenshor of video posted by user Dagestan Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c_wCoxWzNU
10:38, 17 August 2017
Prosecutor's Office challenges verdict to man sentenced for killing Magomed Nurbagandov
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan to sentence Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment in a penal colony on the charge of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov has been challenged in connection with the softness of the punishment.
Relatives of defendants in Nardaran case near Baku court, January 25, 2017. Screenshot of the Caucasian Knot video.
02:50, 17 August 2017
Court dismisses Abbas Guseinov's complaint of torture
In Baku, the court has refused to consider a complaint of torture used against Abbas Guseinov, the deputy chair of the movement "Muslim Unity". His defence treats the court's decision as unlawful.
Woman has just received information about death of her husband who had joined militant ranks. Photo: ca-news.org/print:1399716/
00:06, 17 August 2017
Experts associate women's march in Grozny with complaint about extrajudicial executions
An action of Chechen women, seeking the return of their children and grandchildren from Syria and Iraq, has been organized by the authorities against the background of appeals to European rights defenders from mothers of young people disappeared in the republic. This was stated by Tatiana Lokshina and Alexei Malashenko.
Rally in Elista demanding to solve problem with shortage of drinking water, August 15, 2017. Photo by Aslan Nikolaev for the Caucasian Knot.
20:50, 16 August 2017
Residents of Kalmykia demand to solve problem with drinking water shortage
The problem with shortage of drinking water violates the rights of Kalmyk residents. This was claimed by participants of a rally in Elista. They called for the implementation of a project to build a water pipeline to supply water from the Volga River to Elista and the northern regions of Kalmykia.
18:17, 16 August 2017
Friends of Chechen singer Zelim Bakaev report his kidnapping
Relatives of Chechen singer Zelim Bakaev who lives in Moscow cannot reveal his whereabouts since August 8. Zelim Bakaev was kidnapped by law enforcers in the centre of Grozny, two singer's friends reported.
16:46, 16 August 2017
Aziz Jamalutdinov found guilty of killing policeman Magomed Nurbagandov
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan sentenced Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment on charges of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov.
Office of Turan News Agency, Baku, August 16, 2017. Photo: RFE/RL
16:03, 16 August 2017
Tax officials seize journalists' data from "Turan" office in Baku
Officials from the Azerbaijani Tax Ministry seized the financial documents, electronic media and personal data of journalists from the news agency "Turan". This was reported by its director.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:45, 16 August 2017
Zaurbeg Musaev confirms his return home
Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, has refused to disclose the details of his kidnapping in Makhachkala.
Hunger strikers at the "Georgian Railways" office, Tbilisi, August 16, 2017. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot.
14:07, 16 August 2017
In Tbilisi, railway men on hunger strike banned from installing a tent
For the second day, three employees of the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) "Georgian Railways" continue the hunger strike at the entrance to their employer's main office in Tbilisi.
12:16, 16 August 2017
Chechen woman succeeds in returning a child from her husband's family
A local woman appealed to the Prosecutor of the Urus-Martan District. According to the woman, her one-year-old daughter, who has been with her since the birth, is kept by family members of the child's father, who refuse to return the girl to the mother. On August 12, the child was returned to the mother due to the measures of the prosecutor's response.
Screenshot of Instagram page, https://www.instagram.com/p/BX1KCLUFPkn/
08:01, 16 August 2017
Instagram page of kidnapped Dagestani resident reports his return home
In a video posted on Instagram page of Dagestani resident Zaurbeg Musaev kidnapped by armed people in Makhachkala, a man whose face is not visible says that he has returned home.
Rally in Gelendzhik, August 5, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
04:31, 16 August 2017
In Gelendzhik, participant of estate investors' rally charged with administrative offence
In Gelendzhik, during a rally held by deceived real estate investors, the police drew up a protocol against 18-year-old Kirill Yaroslavtsev on violation of the rules for holding a public action. Kirill Yaroslavtsev believes the police drew up the protocol against him for a poster with the demand to dismiss judges of the Krasnodar Regional Court.
Participant of Baku protest action holds portraits of political prisoners, April 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
03:11, 16 August 2017
Rights defenders: activities of independent NGOs in Azerbaijan paralyzed
The legislation of Azerbaijan to regulate the activities of civil society institutions does not meet the standards of the Council of Europe (CE) and the OSCE. Restrictions provided by the laws and criminal prosecution of activists have deteriorated the environment for the activities of civil society institutions. This was reported by the study "Legal Restrictions on Civil Society Institutions' Activities in Azerbaijan" carried out by the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies.
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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.