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03:20, 20 July 2017
Nine advocates boycott court hearing in "Sasna Tsrer" case
On July 19, the court hearing on the first case against the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) began with a delay. Court officials did not allow advocates Musheg Shushanyan and Araik Papikyan to enter the court building, since they refused to provide their briefcases for inspection, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Sellers protest against dismantling of Firdusi market, Yerevan, July 2017. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6OcYfCCGL0
02:08, 20 July 2017
Yerevan authorities supported by law enforcers dismantle part of Firdusi market
On July 19, the Yerevan Mayor's Office started dismantling a clothing market along Firdusi Street in the centre of the Armenian capital.
21:00, 19 July 2017
Activists come out to " Women's Solidarity March" in Tbilisi
Hundreds of people took part in the march for women's rights, organized in central Tbilisi in response to the "Georgians' March".
Petro Poroshenko at the border with South Ossetia. Photo: http://www.president.gov.ua/ru/news/mi-budemo-borotisya-shob-likviduvati-kolyuchi-droti-preziden-42510
18:06, 19 July 2017
Petro Poroshenko expresses support for Georgia at South-Ossetian border
During his visit to the villages located at the border with South Ossetia, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced the support of the Georgia's territorial integrity.
Blogger Alexander Lapshin. Photo: https://news.day.az/politics/901436.html
17:42, 19 July 2017
Alexander Lapshin repents of his trips to Nagorno-Karabakh
Today, the Baku Court for Grave Crimes has held the final hearing in the case against blogger Alexander Lapshin. In his final speech, Alexander Lapshin has reminded the court that he did not agree with the charges, but expressed his remorse for his trips to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
16:38, 19 July 2017
In Boris Nemtsov's murder case, defence appeals against verdict
Advocates of the sentenced men have appealed to the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia with a request to revoke the verdict and send the case for a new trial.
Participants of miners protest in Gukovo, July 19, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
16:17, 19 July 2017
Two persons join miners' hunger strike in Gukovo
Today, in Gukovo, miners have held another picket in front of the "Kingcoal" Company's office. According to the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, more than 100 gathered in the square in front of the office building.
Bako Sahakyan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
14:33, 19 July 2017
Bako Sahakyan elected President of Nagorno-Karabakh
In Nagorno-Karabakh, 28 out of 32 deputies of the National Assembly voted for the candidacy of Bako Sahakyan, the current leader of the country.
Azerbaijani police. Photo: http://minval.az/news/84405
13:55, 19 July 2017
Azerbaijani law enforcers report detention of six spies
In Azerbaijan, six local residents were detained on the charge of handing secret information concerning the country's security over to foreign secret services. This was reported by the Azerbaijani State Security Service (SSS).
Iraqi soldiers demonstrate a Chechen boy captured by them during the battles for the city of Mosul. Still picture, video posted by user Vladislav Bulakhin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQI4SywSBQ Tumso Abdurakhmanov does not disclose
12:22, 19 July 2017
Chechen woman appeals to Prosecutor's Office to help return her child from Iraq
A mother of a four-year-old boy, captured in the Iraqi city of Mosul, has appealed to the Chechen Prosecutor's Office with a request for help in returning the child home. This was reported by a source from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.
Tumsu Abdurakhmanov. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123705126
11:50, 19 July 2017
Tumsu Abdurakhmanov does not disclose place of his detention
Blogger Tumsu Abdurakhmanov, a native of Grozny, has informed journalist Zviad Mchedlishvili that he was detained in one of the countries he went to from Georgia.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karphukhin
10:41, 19 July 2017
Kadyrov accuses human defenders of inflating rumours about gays in Chechnya
In his interview to a US TV Channel, Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed that the information about the persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya is being disseminated by human rights organizations which are counting on making money on that.
10:33, 19 July 2017
"Death group" admin to be jailed for inciting 15-year-old Astrakhan girl to commit suicide
Philip Budeikin, an administrator of a "death group" in the social network "VKontakte", also known under the pseudonym of Philip Lis, has been sentenced by court to three years and four months of imprisonment in the case on inciting to commit suicide.
Iraqi soldiers demonstrate a Chechen boy captured by them during the battles for the city of Mosul. Still picture, video posted by user Vladislav Bulakhin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQI4SywSBQ
06:04, 19 July 2017
A child kidnapped by his father in Chechnya found in Iraq
Starting from the evening on July 16, in Chechnya, a video record is being actively disseminated among users of social networks, in which Iraqi soldiers demonstrate a Chechen boy captured by them during the battles for the city of Mosul.
Car dealer. Photo: www.riadagestan.ru
05:43, 19 July 2017
State Duma MP complains to Central Bank about loan discrimination of Caucasus
Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma MP from Chechnya, has sent an appeal to Elvira Nabiullina, the chief of the Russian Central Bank, with complaints about discrimination against residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) by Russian banks. The Shamsail Saraliev's appeal was supported by deputies of the State Duma from other Russian regions.
Ruslan Gvashev. Photo: Anzor NIBO, http://adygi.ru/index.php?newsid=11811
22:48, 18 July 2017
Ruslan Gvashev hospitalized with suspected heart attack
Ruslan Gvashev, a former chairman of the Board of Elders of Circassians-Shapsugs was hospitalized on the eve of the consideration of his complaint by the Krasnodar Territorial Court, his advocate Marina Dubrovina reports.
Penal colony in Tskhinvali. Photo: Sputnik/Natalia Airi
17:20, 18 July 2017
In Tskhinvali, hunger-strikers complain about deterioration of their health state
In Tskhinvali, prisoners of a penal colony continue their hunger strike for the eighth day already. One of the prisoners has made a decision to stop his hunger strike because of deterioration of his health state.
Varvara Karaulova. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org
17:10, 18 July 2017
ECtHR accepts Varvara Karaulova's complaint for consideration
The complaint filed by Varvara Karaulova and communicated by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) states numerous violations committed during the preliminary investigation and claims an unreasonably cruel verdict. This was reported by an advocate of Varvara Karaulova.
Tevan Pogosyan. Photo: Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants
15:42, 18 July 2017
Armenia not to accept Russian as official language, local politicians and residents assert
On July 17, at a meeting with Ara Babloyan, the chair of the National Assembly of Armenia, Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker for the Russian State Duma, suggested to accept the Russian language in Armenia as an official to secure the possibility for citizens of the country to work in Russia with driver's licences issued in Armenia.
13:00, 18 July 2017
Court to involve Dagestani authorities in case on schoolgirl's death
The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has granted the request, filed by representatives of the mother of the schoolgirl who died after an attack of stray dogs, to involve in the case the Dagestani Veterinary Committee and the Dagestani Ministry of Finance as co-defendants.
News
Putin Allows Issuance of Russian Passports in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Russian passports. A screenshot photo by https://rkomi.ru/news/3024. Procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia simplified

An election billboard criticizing the Georgian opposition on a street in Kutaisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot" Aage Borchgrevink: secrecy and freedom of elections in Georgia compromised

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.