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02:44, 13 August 2013
MCC to enforce 12 witnesses to the trial on Anna Politkovskaya's murder case
At the process held at the Moscow City Court (MCC) on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", Judge Pavel Melekhin agreed to issue a compulsory delivery to the court of 12 prosecution witnesses, who do not reside at the place of registration and would not appear at the court to testify.
23:55, 12 August 2013
At trial on Anna Politkovskaya's murder, policeman, who followed her, gives testimony
Today, at trial in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", the Moscow City Court questioned Pavel Korsakov, an operating policeman, in the presence of the jury.
21:40, 12 August 2013
Baku Court of Appeal leaves Sardar Alibeili, editor-in-chief of newspaper "P.S. Nota", in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal has considered an appeal filed by Sardar Alibeili, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "P.S. Nota" and of the online edition with the same name, charged of disorderly conduct. The journalist challenged the selected pre-trial restriction measure the arrest for a period of two months.
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan. Photo http://flnka.ru/
21:36, 12 August 2013
Russian Embassy in Baku: relative of FLNCA head, detained in Azerbaijan, has advocate
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan has confirmed the information about the arrest by law enforcement bodies of this country of a citizen of the Russian Federation Djavid Babaev.
Students march in defence of their rights. Yerevan, November 15, 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:09, 12 August 2013
Protesters against higher tuition fees demand to meet Armenia's Premier
This morning, about 70 students gathered at the building of the Armenian Government to demand to abolish the authorities' decision to increase tuition fees in universities. The protesters chanted "Freedom!" and "Prime Minister!" demanding to meet the Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan.
Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo http://vs.kchr.sudrf.ru/
17:58, 12 August 2013
Defence of Karachaevsk Mayor challenges decision of his arrest
Today, the defence of the Mayor of Karachaevsk sent to the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia appeals against the decision of the Cherkessk City Court to arrest Soltan Semenov for 2 months and temporary suspend him from office.
17:02, 12 August 2013
In Vladikavkaz, ambulance drivers decide to go on strike
Today, in Vladikavkaz, ambulance drivers and physicians made a decision to go on strike. They are dissatisfied with their low salaries and lack of ambulance cars. The drivers did not announce the specific date for the protest event. They have just noted that the strike will be started "soon".
15:19, 12 August 2013
Mufti of Stavropol Territory complains to police about receiving threats
The Pyatigorsk Prosecutor's Office took control of the case of threats against Mukhammad Khadji Rakhimov, Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.
07:38, 12 August 2013
Rostov-on-Don: 40 people come to support journalist Alexander Tolmachov
About 40 persons attended a rally in support of Alexander Tolmachov, the editor-in-chief and publisher of the newspaper "I'm Authorized to State" that took place on Lenin Square of Rostov-on-Don on August 11.
Archaeologists are working at a height of 40 m, in the cultural layer of the Azokh Cave. Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh, village of Azokh, August 4, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:26, 12 August 2013
Archaeologists to study artefacts found during 11 years in Azokh Cave in Nagorno-Karabakh
This year, archaeologists plan to analyze and qualify the materials collected since 2002 during excavations in the Azokh Cave, located in the Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh.
11:31, 11 August 2013
Cheredinina: Volgograd Region was late with concluding contracts for supply of drugs to privileged patients
Applications for drugs to privileged patients were drawn up in the Volgograd Region based on available budget funds, rather than on the patients' actual needs, said Oksana Cheredinina, a senior assistant to the Public Prosecutor of the Volgograd Region.
A soldier of the Armed Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh on a frontier. Photo http://www.nkrmil.am/
06:36, 11 August 2013
Karabakh soldier Indjigulyan brought to Baku
The soldier Indjigulyan, who came to the territory controlled by the military forces of Azerbaijan, has been brought to Baku and handed over to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Shakhin Sailov, the Secretary of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, said on August 10.
02:12, 11 August 2013
In 2013, in Chechnya, 14 families of World War II veterans receive funds for improvement of their housing conditions
The Chechen authorities allocate 800,000 roubles to each widow and family of the veterans of World War II, who live in Chechnya, for the improvement of their housing conditions. Starting from the beginning of the year, the housing certificates were issued to 14 families. This was reported by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Development of Chechnya.
South Ossetia, August, 2008. Photo: news agency "Federal Press", http://fedpress.ru/
00:49, 11 August 2013
Alexander Rusetsky: events of August 2008 were part of huge geopolitical conflict
Experts believe that the events of August 2008 continue affecting many aspects of life in Southern Caucasus. Alexander Rusetsky, Director of the Caucasus Institute for Regional Security, believes that the conflict should be viewed in the context of geopolitical games played by Russia and NATO.
Pre-trial prison №4, Moscow. Photo: Vas_Nick, http://www.panoramio.com/
20:28, 10 August 2013
In Moscow SIZO, defendant in case of terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport was beaten, advocate reports
A staff member of the pre-trial prison No. 4 of Moscow has beaten Bashir Khamkhoev, a native of Ingushetia, charged in the case of the terror act committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport.
17:37, 10 August 2013
Dagestani resident asks Ramazan Abdulatipov to take control of investigation into her husband's murder
Saida Khaibulaeva, a resident of the village of Karlanyurt of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, appealed to Ramazan Abdulatipov with a request to take control of the criminal investigation into the murder of her husband Radjab Magomedov.
17:23, 10 August 2013
Azerbaijani CEC approves Ilham Aliev as candidate to run for presidency
On August 10, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has approved the candidacy of incumbent President Ilham Aliev for taking part in the presidential election.
16:13, 10 August 2013
British Prime Minister rejects idea of boycotting Sochi Olympic Games
Great Britain should not boycott the Olympic Games in Sochi because of the Russian law banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships, says David Cameron.
Tural Abbasly. Photo: http://deyerler.org/.
15:27, 10 August 2013
Tural Abbasly spent three days in handcuffs in Baku jail, his mother asserts
In Azerbaijan, Tural Abbasly, the leader of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party, who is serving an administrative penalty of arrest, is subjected to inhuman treatment in detention. This was reported by the activist's mother.
Karachaevsk, Karachaevo-Cherkesia. Photo: http://karachaevsk.info/
14:50, 10 August 2013
Case against Mayor of Karachaevsk is customized, his advocate asserts
The criminal case against Soltan Semyonov, Mayor of Karachaevsk, is of ordered and political nature. This was stated by Andrei Ostroukhov, an advocate of Soltan Semyonov, during the court session to review the motion to take Soltan Semyonov in custody.
News
300 people were evacuated from a high-rise building in Grozny due to a fire.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

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.