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21:19, 16 July 2017
Afghan Mukhtarly's wife hands over to police new evidence of his kidnapping
Leyla Mustafaeva, the wife of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, has handed over to the Georgian police the photos of three persons who watched her husband prior to his kidnapping.
17:40, 16 July 2017
In Makhachkala, more than 1000 people come to rally against abortions
In Dagestan, prevention of abortions would have allowed avoiding a decline in the birth rate, marked in the republic in recent years. This was declared by organizers of the rally in Makhachkala.
Police car. Photo: Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaitsuk
07:55, 16 July 2017
Abkhazia identifies people suspected of killing Russian tourist
In Abkhazia, all participants of an attack on Russian tourists have been identified. This was reported by Mukhamed Kilba, Secretary of the Abkhazian Security Council.
Georgia-South Ossetia border sign. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the Caucasian Knot.
02:35, 16 July 2017
Hundreds of activists protest against moving South-Ossetian border into Georgia's territory
In Georgia, near the village of Bershueti in the Gori District, activists held a protest action against a transfer of the administrative border with South Ossetia into the territory of Georgia. Several hundred people came to the protest action, including members of a number of opposition parties, NGOs, students, and media representatives.
"Sexy Durga" movie poster. Photo: http://kinoart.ru
00:37, 16 July 2017
Film by Indian director wins "Golden Apricot" in Yerevan
On July 15, in Yerevan, the "Moscow" cinema hosted the ceremony for awarding the winners of the 14th International "Golden Apricot" film festival. In the nomination "International feature film", the award of the "Golden Apricot" went to the film "Sexy Durga" by Indian director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.
17:52, 15 July 2017
Two Georgian villagers detained in South-Ossetian border
Two men were detained by Russian militaries in the pasture, where they grazed their cattle, residents of the village of Tsitelubani, Gori District of Georgia, have reported.
Embankment of Gagra. Photo from the site of the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism in Abkhazia
17:03, 15 July 2017
Tourist's murder in Abkhazia has affected tourist industry
People, who bought tours to Abkhazia, reject them and claim their money back, the director of a travel company reports. The owner of a private hotel in Sukhumi has confirmed that tourists are scared with the murder.
Picketer with a poster in Moscow on the seventh anniversary of Natalia Estemirova's murder. July 15, 2016. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for "Caucasian Knot"
15:03, 15 July 2017
Natalia Estemirova's murderers remain unpunished for eight years already
On the eighth anniversary of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova's murder, the US Department of State has called on the Russian authorities to punish the persons guilty for the above crime and put an end to the long-standing climate of impunity for extrajudicial executions.
13:08, 15 July 2017
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 500 bombardments a week
On July 9-15, Azeri militaries violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 500 times, by using mortars and grenade launchers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov in the courtroom. Photo by Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS
10:53, 15 July 2017
Relatives of convicts for Boris Nemtsov's murder treat verdict as unjust
Relatives and friends of Khamzat Bakhaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, residents of Chechnya, sentenced to 11 and 14 years of imprisonment, respectively, claimed the lack of proof for their guilt.
Landslide puts a house in Sochi at risk of collapsing. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
04:22, 15 July 2017
Tenants of Sochi apartment block ask to protect them from landslide
At night on July 15, a heavy rain hit the "Makarenko" garden association and caused an active soil shift toward a residential 8-storey house.
03:08, 15 July 2017
"Sasna Tsrer" supporter suspected of using violence against policeman
David Yeghiazaryan, a brother of Gagik Yeghiazaryan, a member of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has been accused of using violence against policemen after an incident in the yard of the court which considers the case on capture of a building of the police regiment in Yerevan.
Fuel station in Baku. Photo: Median.az
02:03, 15 July 2017
Azerbaijan raises retail price for gasoline
On July 15, Azerbaijan raised the retail price for AI-92 automobile gasoline by 28.5%. This decision of the Tariff Council under the Azerbaijani Government was announced by the State TV Channel of Azerbaijan.
Georgian Parliament. Photo © Sputnik/ Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20170409/235527880/V-Gruzii-vspominajut-zhertv-9-aprelja.html
23:21, 14 July 2017
Tbilisi: "Georgians' March" participants demand deportation of migrants (+video)
In the centre of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, protest marchers have demanded from the authorities to immediately deport all illegal migrants and ban the oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM).
The frontier post. Photo http://voskanapat.info/?p=24290&l=ru
19:20, 14 July 2017
Russian border guard found dead in Armenia
The dead body of the head of the frontier post was found in the Syunik Region of Armenia. According to preliminary data, the death was caused by myocardial infarction, said Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia.
Alexander Lapshin. Photo: blog of Alexander Lapshin https://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20170712/411073957/lapshin-sud-obvineniye-territorialnaya-celostnost-azerbaijana.html
18:55, 14 July 2017
Lapshin's defence treats prosecutor's speech as unconvincing
Alexander Lapshin had twice travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh, accompanied by several people, in whose relation the criminal case was isolated into a separate proceeding, the prosecutor has stated at today's court session. Lapshin's advocate said that he would ask to acquit the blogger.
18:41, 14 July 2017
BCA rejects complaint of Mukhtarly's defence
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly asking to check his mobile phone and accounts in social networks without the court's sanction.
Alan Kankulov on the top of the podium. Photo http://kbrria.ru/sites/default/files/field/image/boec_iz_kbr_stal_chempionom_mira_po_dzhiu-dzhitsu.jpg
17:47, 14 July 2017
KBR's athlete wins World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
In the final fight of the world ACBJJ championship, Alan Kankulov, an athlete from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was the winner in the weight category of up to 75 kilograms. The silver medal in the category of up to 85 kilograms went to Arsen Shalov, another KBR's fighter.
Arslan Bekmurzaev, a representative of the Nogai elders, after the meeting with the Deputy Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in the NCFD, July 14, 2017. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for "Caucasian Knot"
16:41, 14 July 2017
MIA declares non-interference in the conflict at Nogai District Administration
Baimagomed Yarlykapov, who was removed from office by local deputies' decision, continues performing the duties of the district administration head, the reception office of the head of the Nogai District of Dagestan has reported.
The border between Ukraine and Russia. Photo http://www.mfa.gov.ge
16:10, 14 July 2017
About thousand Georgians hold protest on South-Ossetian border
A protest action "No to occupation!" with the participation of oppositional politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held in the Georgian pre-border village of Sobisi.
News
A drone alert has been declared in the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Russian military. Still from a video by the Russian Ministry of Defense from December 18, 2025, https://t.me/mod_russia/59569. Official losses in the southern part of Russia in the North-Eastern Military District zone exceeded 8,300

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.