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Investigative work in the village of Gedzhukh, Derbent district of Dagestan during which homemade explosives were discovered and neutralized. July 11, 2013. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
16:57, 13 July 2013
NAC: Umar Musaev, who surrendered in Makhachkala, was a militant
Umar Musaev, who has surrendered today to law enforcement bodies in Makhachkala, a year ago became an IAF member – first of the "Makhachkala", and then of the "Derbent" militant grouping, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.
One of the participants of the the campaign "Dress a child for the holiday" with her new dress. Ingushetia, July 10, 2013. Photo from the page of the Charitable Foundation "Hearts Without Borders" on Facebook
15:01, 13 July 2013
In Ingushetia, "Hearts Without Borders" Foundation raises 60,000 roubles for clothing to children in need
For three days, during the campaign "Dress a child for the holiday", the "Heart Without Borders" Charitable Foundation raised 60,000 roubles to purchase clothing for children from poor families and orphans. This was reported by Mussa Bekmurziev, an Ingush blogger, an organizer of the Foundation.
13:59, 13 July 2013
OSCE starts forming observer mission for presidential election in Azerbaijan
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has started forming the observer mission for the presidential election in Azerbaijan to be held in the second half of October 2013.
05:54, 13 July 2013
In Dagestan, preliminary investigation into murder case of five persons in Kizlyar completed
In Dagestan, investigators completed a preliminary investigation into the criminal case on the murder of four Gamzatov brothers and their nephew Magomed Omarov that was committed in Kizlyar on March 18, 2012. This was reported by Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate from the Bar "Omarov and Co.".
04:40, 13 July 2013
Israpil Gadadov: Magomed Guchuchaliev, killed in Dagestan, shortly before his death retired as lawyer
In the evening on July 12, in the village of Semender, a suburb of Makhachkala, unidentified persons shot dead Magomed Guchuchaliev, the head of the Bar Association "Kavkaz". He was the father of Sirazhudin Guchuchaliev, detained by power agents on May 31 in the village of Leninkent.
Khadidja Ismailova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:49, 13 July 2013
In Azerbaijan, community works of journalist Khadidja Ismailova postponed
The Department of execution of judgments of the Binagadi District of Baku has postponed for indefinite period serving of sentence to community service by Khadidja Ismailova, a journalist of the Azerbaijani service of "Radio Liberty".
00:57, 13 July 2013
Georgian Parliament opposes appointment of university acting rectors by Prime Minister
The Parliament of Georgia introduced to the draft amendments to the Law "On Higher Education" a provision stating that in the event of early termination of powers of a rector of a higher education institution, a person to act as acting rector shall be appointed by electoral commission of a higher education institution and not the Prime Minister.
23:45, 12 July 2013
Ingush court orders to evict 54 IDPs from TAC "Promzhilbaza"
The Karabulak District Court has ruled to evict 54 residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", because they have not extended their status of internally displaced persons (IDPs), said the lawyer Mikail Mutsolgov.
23:30, 12 July 2013
Skirmish of members of "Pre-Parliament of Armenia" and police occurs in Yerevan
During a meeting of the initiative group "Pre-Parliament of Armenia" in Yerevan, a clash burst out between its members and the police; the coordinator of the group Garegin Chugazyan was detained.
21:06, 12 July 2013
Armenia: picketers demand to free ANC activists convicted for hooliganism
Today, a picket in support of the four activists of the oppositional "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting the police, was held in Yerevan with participation of about 40 people.
19:26, 12 July 2013
Azerbaijani CoA upholds complaint of "Nida" activist on violation of presumption of innocence
The complaint lodged by Mamed Azizov, a member of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), after the refusal to accept his lawsuit about the infringement of his presumption of innocence, was granted by the Court of Appeal (CoA) of Baku, Fariz Namazly, Azizov's advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
17:52, 12 July 2013
In Chechnya, court marshal Aindy Bulatov convicted for abuse of power dies in road accident
The court marshal Aindy Bulatov, who was found on June 25 guilty of abuse of power by the court, has perished today in a motor crash on the Federal Highway "Kavkaz", said Vakha Chagaev, a senior on duty traffic policeman of the GIBDD (Road Traffic Inspectorate) of Chechnya.
Akhaltsikhe city in region Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. Photo: Tatia Gogoladze, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:15, 12 July 2013
Draft law prohibiting all forms of discrimination brought for public discussion in Georgia
The Georgian Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft law "On Prohibition of All Forms of Discrimination", which, in the authors' opinion, sets up the mechanisms for the prevention of discrimination and ensures equality of all people. The bill has been brought to public debate; the authors promise to take into account people's suggestions.
05:18, 12 July 2013
Navruzov: Chechens were not forced out of Pugachov
Natives of Chechnya were not forcibly evicted from the city of Pugachov, Arbi Navruzov, the chairman of the Saratov regional public organization "Vainakh", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The administration of Pugachov has confirmed the departure a number of natives from Northern Caucasus; however, the exact number of them is unknown.
Juma Mosque since VIII c. in Shemakh, Azerbaijan. Photo: Urek Meniashvili, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
04:30, 12 July 2013
Arif Yunusov: Islamic revolution in Azerbaijan may happen not sooner than quarter of century
Arif Yunusov, a historian and the author of the newly published book "Islamic Factor in Azerbaijan", believes that Azerbaijan continues repressing Islamists, while the state tries controlling processes in the religious community; along with that, the authorities are using the Islamic factor for propaganda purposes.
03:14, 12 July 2013
"Khural" editor Zeinalov complains to Azerbaijani SC about his verdict
In Azerbaijan, Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", who was sentenced to nine years in prison, has filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court (SC), asking to stop his prosecution on the grounds of acquittal. Zeinalov's colleagues have stated the political nature of his case and intend to hold a picket in defence of his rights on July 22.
Maxim Shevchenko. Photo: DenTV Moscow, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
01:48, 12 July 2013
Maxim Shevchenko: refusal to give out bodies of people killed in Northern Caucasus to relatives is absurd
The decision not to give out to relatives the bodies of the people, many of whom have never been convicted by any court, but simply called to be militants, is an absurdity that should be overcome, a journalist Maxim Shevchenko believes.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev at the press conference dedicated to the safety of journalists. Makhachkala, January 14, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Svistunova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:25, 11 July 2013
Akhmednabiev's advocate challenges refusal of prosecutor's office to open case on attempt on journalist
Today, Abdurashid Sheikhov, the advocate of the assassinated "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, has filed a complaint against the actions of the prosecutor's office of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, which had refused to initiate a criminal case on the attempt to kill the journalist committed this January.
20:24, 11 July 2013
Armenia: Khachpar villagers state long water supply outage
Today, residents of the village of Khachpar, Ararat Region of Armenia, have gathered to a protest action demanding to solve the problem of a long-term absence of water in their houses. Should the outage persist, the villagers will hold a protest in Yerevan, said Kazar Martirosyan, the head of Khachpar.
16:24, 11 July 2013
Court dismisses appeal filed by defence of Akif Muradverdiev, former head of presidential administration of Azerbaijan
The Baku Court of Appeal of Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal filed by the defence of Akif Muradverdiev, the former head of the president administration, accused of smuggling, to cancel the decision of the first instance and to release the defendant on bail. The Court left Akif Muradverdiev in custody.
News
Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

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

Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

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.