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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.
Araik Papikyan. Photo: http://hetq.am/
00:24, 16 August 2017
Advocate Araik Papikyan complains about threats
The Armenian Helsinki Association has reported threats in address of its employee, advocate Araik Papikyan. He gets to his e-mail the threats of "personal nature" related to his professional activities. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent with reference to the statement released by the Armenian Helsinki Association.
Asker Sokht, deputy chairman of the "Adyge Khase". Photo: http://kavpolit.com/authors/asker_soht-1816/
20:13, 15 August 2017
Circassian activists demand to punish policemen after lezginka dancers' detention
Circassian activists believe that the policemen who detained lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik should be brought to justice.
Before the court session on Nagavkin case, August 15, 2017. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent.
18:51, 15 August 2017
Nagavkin is hunger-striking at SIZO for eighth day
According to Igor Nagavkin, a rights defender, he has been holding his unlimited hunger strike since August 8. Igor told his advocate Farit Murtazin about hunger strike before the beginning of the court session on the issue of extending Nagavkin’s custody, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Lezginka master class, May 27, 2012. Photo by Semyon Charny for the Caucasian Knot.
18:22, 15 August 2017
Petition to lift ban on lezginka collects 370 signatures during one day
The ban to dance lezginka contradicts the Constitution and violates the basic rights and freedoms of Russian citizens. This is stated in the petition, which collected 370 signatures per day.
Zaurbeg Musaev. Photo: https://chernovik.net/content/lenta-novostey/v-mahachkale-snova-pohitili-mestnogo-zhitelya
16:46, 15 August 2017
Relatives of Dagestani resident complain about his kidnapping
In Makhachkala, Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, was kidnapped by armed men at a bus stop. This was reported by relatives of the kidnapped man.
Police detain a young man dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik. Photo: screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccUY6Y0GBao
16:45, 15 August 2017
In Gelendzhik, police release one of lezginka dancers
After a meeting of the delegation of Circassian activists with officials from the Gelendzhik authorities, law enforcers released one of two arrested lezginka dancers.
Georgian Railways train. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili
16:21, 15 August 2017
Employees of "Georgian Railways" go on hunger strike
Today, three employees of the "Georgian Railways" have declared a hunger strike. According to them, the management of the "Georgian Railway" proposed them to move to workplaces 150 kilometres from their houses, and when they refused, they faced warnings of dismissal.
14:11, 15 August 2017
"Sberbank" top manager arrested in Rostov-on-Don
Gennady Musienko, the deputy chairman for the "Sberbank" branch in Rostov-on-Don, was taken into custody in a case on fraud. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies. Officials from the "Sberbank" confirmed the detention of Gennady Musienko, but refused to report the details.
Yerevan and Ararat Mountain. Photo: Serouj Ourishian https://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:54, 15 August 2017
Armenia experiences trend of inevitable population decline
During 1.5 years, 18,700 residents left Armenia, reported the National Statistic Service. The downward trend in the country's population will continue. This opinion was voiced by experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
Car of the Investigating Committee. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot.
13:30, 15 August 2017
Astrakhan investigators confirm arrest of 9 suspected accomplices in killing law enforcers
In the case on the killing of road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) inspectors and on the attack on fighters of the National Guard of Russia in Astrakhan, the number of detainees includes a wife of one of the killed defendants. This was reported by investigators.
Donguz-Orunbashi mountain pass. Photo: Andrey Aleev https://www.flickr.com/photos/135402957@N06/
12:02, 15 August 2017
Two Georgian citizens sentenced for crossing Russian border illegally
In Kabardino-Balkaria, the court has sentenced Georgian citizens to more than two years of imprisonment. They were accused of illegally crossing the state border of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian tourists evacuated by helicopter of the Georgian MIA's Department for Emergencies. Photo: screenshot of video: https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20170814/236975949/Spasateli-pomogli-ukrainskim-turistam-v-Svaneti.html
06:53, 15 August 2017
Tourists evacuated from mountain pass in Georgia
Three Ukrainian tourists have failed to independently continue their way through the mountain pass in Svaneti, and rescuers brought them by helicopter to a safe place. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia.
Car of Russia's Investigating Committee. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot.
02:42, 15 August 2017
Killers choose deserted place to shell and kill Ingush police officer
An Ingush policeman was killed on a section of a road in North Ossetia, which is rarely crowded. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by a source from the police. According to the source, several versions for motives of the killing are under investigation.
Beach. Photo: http://vlg-media.ru/society/v-rosi-pojavitsja-kurortnyi-sbor-57094.html
00:42, 15 August 2017
In Kuban, feminists with a child brought to police twice a day
In the Krasnodar Territory, a feminist camp has been disrupted, since its organizers were first threatened with reprisals, and then the police detained them twice a day with a minor child. This was reported by the women themselves.
00:04, 15 August 2017
Azerbaijani opposition claims political nature of Ruslan Gara's arrest
The court's decision to arrest Ruslan Gara (Garaev), an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is unreasonable and politically motivated, and therefore it will be challenged. This was reported by the activist's advocate.
The Abkhaz–Georgian conflict in 1992. Photo: © Sputnik. Tsagareli
22:24, 14 August 2017
Residents of Abkhazia treat victory over Georgia as main achievement in 25 years
The main achievements of Abkhazia over the 25 years of its history were the victory in the war against Georgia under President Vladislav Ardzinba and Russia's recognition of the republic's independence under President Sergey Bagapsh. This was stated by the residents of Abkhazia, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
20:35, 14 August 2017
"Chernovik": residents of Dagestani village protest against house demolition
Today, about 500 residents of the village of Novaya Shangoda-Shitlib in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan have come out to a rally against the disconnection of 18 houses from the gas supply and demolition thereof.
18:03, 14 August 2017
RT TV Channel: Astrakhan woman identifies boy from Baghdad shelter
On a video from a Baghdad shelter, an old woman from Astrakhan has recognized her grandson, who was born after the departure of her daughter with husband to Syria, the RT TV Channel reports.
News
A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

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.