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17:00, 23 July 2010
Kabardino-Balkaria sums up youth forum "Kavkaz-2020"
The main outcome of the youth forum "Kavkaz-2020", held in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, was accumulation of the "bank of projects" for developments of Northern Caucasus. About 20 such projects were presented by the participants of the forum.
16:00, 23 July 2010
"Committee in Defence of Freedom of Speech": less attacks on journalists in Armenia
As compared with last year, in 2010 the number of cases of physical violence over journalists in Armenia has more than halved, Ahsot Melikyan, head of the "Committee in Defence of Freedom of Speech", told journalists.
15:00, 23 July 2010
Final charges are presented to figurants in Markelov's murder case
In the near future, the figurants in the murder case of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova - Nikita Tikhonov and Evgenia Khasis - will start studying the materials of the case.
13:00, 23 July 2010
Dagestan: Chief Engineer of "Sulak Hydropower Cascade" kidnapped
In Shamilkala village, Untsukul District of Dagestan, unidentified persons kidnapped Vladimir Redkin, Chief Engineer of the Company "Sulak Hydropower Cascade".
12:00, 23 July 2010
Malgobek resident asks rights defenders to help his son detained by militia
Bersnako Nalgiev, a resident of Ingushetia, has addressed human rights activists with a request to help in defending the rights of his son Alaudin, 19, who was detained on July 14 in Malgobek as a suspect of helping militants. As he said, his son was beaten at detention.
11:00, 23 July 2010
Seven casualties in road accident in Georgia
On July 22, a minibus fell down into the Argun River from a mountain road. Out of 10 persons inside, 7, including 2 children, were lost.
10:00, 23 July 2010
Dagestan: explosion in railway, one person wounded
A self-made explosion device was triggered today in the railway section Inchkhe-Kayakent in Dagestan. As a result of the explosion an employee of the extradepartmental security service was wounded.
22:00, 22 July 2010
Georgia: refugees from Abkhazia demand better living conditions
Today in Tbilisi, near the Avlabar President's residence, refugees from Abkhazia held a rally, demanding from the head of the state to provide them with decent housing conditions; this was said in a special statement delivered to the presidential administration by the participants of the protest action.
20:00, 22 July 2010
ECtHR fines Russia by 207,000 euros under claims of Chechen residents
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded that Russia had broken a number of articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), namely, the right to life, prohibition of torture and the right to freedom and personal immunity in relation to three residents of Chechnya in 2002 and 2003.
19:00, 22 July 2010
Georgia to introduce two-level education system
The 12-year-long education system in Georgia is not quite reasonable, as pupils of senior classes often miss lessons; therefore, their training in these classes should be voluntary. This was stated today by President Mikhail Saakashvili at his meeting today with top officials of the Ministry of Education.
18:00, 22 July 2010
Ilyumzhinov not to stay head of Kalmykia for his fifth term
The head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will apply to Dmitri Medvedev not to consider his candidature at appointing a new head of the republic. His application will be satisfied by the Kremlin upon expiry of his term in October 2010.
17:00, 22 July 2010
Six militiamen wounded by explosion in Abkhazia
Today in the Gal District of Abkhazia, as a result of explosion of a land mine planted by unidentified persons, six employees of the Bagryab district police of the Gal District received different gravity wounds.
16:00, 22 July 2010
In Karachai-Circassia, young people revive national dances
Practically every month Circassian young nationals of Karachai-Circassia are inviting residents in different villages and districts to show them how Adygs' ancestors danced their national dances.
15:00, 22 July 2010
Lithuanian court extends arrest of woman from Klaipeda suspected of terrorism
Under the decision of the Vilnius Regional Court, Egle Kusaite, suspected of terrorism, will stay behind bars till September 26. The court is afraid that once at large the woman may disappear from justice.
14:00, 22 July 2010
Mudslide destroys 20 houses in Kabardino-Balkaria
In Bulungu village, Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, a mudslide destroyed about 20 houses; two of them are not subject to restoration. Four heads of cattle were lost.
13:00, 22 July 2010
Azerbaijan demands to remove film about Karabakh away from French broadcasting
The embassy of Azerbaijan in France has sent a protest letter to the German-French TV channel named ARTE because of broadcasting of the film "Haut Karabagh: Gomchassar", telling about the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
12:00, 22 July 2010
Power agents suspect Kazbek Tashuev of organizing the Baksan HPP terror act
Law enforcement bodies believe that one of militants' leaders - Kazbek Tashuev - may stand behind the explosions at the Baksan Hydraulic Power Plant (HPP) in Kabardino-Balkaria triggered on July 21. This was stated by a source from power agencies of the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District. According to his version, members of his grouping were recognized by the workers of the HPP.
10:00, 22 July 2010
Residents of Dzhaparidze village in Georgia ask authorities' protection against wolves
Residents of Dzhaparidze village, Dedoplistskaroi District of Georgia, ask the authority to ensure protection of the village against wolves, which get into the yards of private households.
Baksan Hydraulic Power Plant (HPP). Photo by: © Branch of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "RusHydro" – "Kabardino-Balkarian Branch"/www.kbf.rushydro.ru
23:00, 21 July 2010
17 explosions were triggered in Kabardino-Balkaria during 50 days
Operative agents of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) believe that they have established a potential organizer of the explosions at the Baksan Hydraulic Power Plant (HPP) in Kabardino-Balkaria committed on July 21. According to their data, this is one of militants' leaders, whose name is not disclosed in the interests of the investigation.
22:00, 21 July 2010
Prayer house destroyed in Pankissi Gorge, local residents assert
As reported by villagers of Birkiani, located in the Pankissi Gorge of Georgia, a prayer house of local followers of traditional Islam was ruined there.
News
Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

Human rights activists reported violations of Belkisa Mintsayeva's rights.

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.