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22:00, 26 August 2009
In the wake of Nazran terror act, Evkurov accuses his officials of criminal negligence
President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has accused, in his video address to the Ingush people, his officials of negligence and irresponsibility, which led to the terror act at the Nazran ROVD building.
Azerbaijan, Baku. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/44984019@N00
21:10, 26 August 2009
Human rights activists demand from Azerbaijani authorities to investigate Novruzali Mamedov's death
The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sent appeals to the General Public Prosecutor and Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan, urging them to objectively investigate the death on August 17 in the prison hospital of Novruzali Mamedov, head of the Talysh Cultural centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh).
20:00, 26 August 2009
Ingush woman states extrajudicial execution of her son
Relatives of Shamil Makhloev, 21, a resident of Ordzhonikidzevskaya village, state another extrajudicial punishment by power agents.
19:00, 26 August 2009
In Azerbaijan, start of bloggers' trial appointed on September 4
The litigation on the hooliganism case initiated against young bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli will start at the Sabail District Court of Baku on September 4 at 3:00 p.m. local time. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by advocate Isakhan Ashurov.
18:00, 26 August 2009
Terror act at Nazran ROVD could be committed by Said Buryatskiy
The terrorist-suicide bomber, who blew up the ROVD building in Nazran on August 17, could be Alexander Tikhomirov, 27, one of the main Wahhabites' ideologists in Northern Caucasus, also known as Sheikh Said Buryatskiy. In a video record that appeared in the Internet he declares his intention to commit a terror act.
23:50, 25 August 2009
Journalist Shalva Ramishvili to be released in Georgia
In Georgia, on August 26, after four years of imprisonment, journalist Shalva Ramishvili, owner of the TV Company "202", will be released.
23:20, 25 August 2009
Yuri Chaika: in the Caucasus, 78 murders were ascribed to innocents
On August 24, Yuri Chaika, General Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, said, after his working visit to Dagestan, that in Northern Caucasus 78 murders had been ascribed to the persons who never committed them.
23:10, 25 August 2009
In Azerbaijan, "Reporters without Borders" help family of convicted journalist
The "Reporters without Borders" (RwB), an international organization defending the freedom of press, has rendered financial help to the family of convicted journalist Mushvig Guseinov, an employee of the newspaper "Bizim Yol" (Our Way).
23:00, 25 August 2009
Chechen separatists sentence Ahmed Zakaev to death
Separatists of Chechnya have sentenced one of their emissaries Ahmed Zakaev to death. In their opinion, he betrayed Islam, having recognized the legitimacy of Ramzan Kadyrov's government.
22:40, 25 August 2009
Azerbaijan: SC to reconsider journalist's complaint against Nakhichevan police boss
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) (located in Azerbaijan) has considered the appeal complaint lodged by Khakimeldost Mekhtiev, a correspondent of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), against the decision of the Nakhichevan Court to reject Mr Mekhtiev's claim against Sabukhi Novruzov, boss of the city police.
22:00, 25 August 2009
In Krasnodar, cars with special license number plates are revealed as TRs infringers
Spot-checks are organized in this city by local UVD (Interior Department) together with the city-based road-guard regiment aimed to reveal infringers of Traffic Regulations (TRs) driving cars without number plates and with the so-called "special number series". However, local residents find these actions inefficient.
21:10, 25 August 2009
MIA of Chechnya has established the person of suicide bomber
The terrorist-suicide bomber, who has blown up militiamen today in the morning in the Shali District of Chechnya, was a member of the grouping of field commander Muslim Gakaev. His name was Magomed Shakhidov, a resident of Argun, as asserted by local law enforcers.
Volgograd Region. Photo by www.molgvardia.ru
21:00, 25 August 2009
Blacky candidate from Volgograd Region hopes to "cure" racism in local residents
In Russia, where the count of racially-motivated crimes is on a rapid rise, same as the army of skinheads, the decision of black-skinned Joachim Krima to run for a duma deputy of the Sredneakhtuba District of the Volgograd Region has caused a stormy interest. Along with solution of domestic problems of his fellow villagers, the candidate is ready, if elected to the local government, to overcome the racism, so deeply rooted in the consciousness of local residents.
21:00, 25 August 2009
Katsitadze: Georgian authorities suggest to move Guantanamo prisoners to local prisons
Kakha Katsitadze, a Georgian political scientist, does not believe that the States are seriously considering any transfer of Guantanamo inmates to Georgian prisons; he thinks that this is an initiative of local authorities.
20:00, 25 August 2009
"Memorial": in Dagestan, missing resident was found among liquidated militants
The resident of Dagestan, who disappeared right from his workplace on August 17, was found on August 19 among the "trophies" of a special operation. Over 20 bullets were extracted from his body, which had numerous traces of violence. As reported by the HRC "Memorial", the body would not be given out to relatives, until it is proved that the man was not involved in terrorism.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo by www.mkala.ru
19:00, 25 August 2009
Relatives of kidnapped persons hold rally in Makhachkala
Today, in the square in front of the house of government of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, relatives of kidnapped persons have held their rally. According to different sources, from 50 to 200 persons took part in it demanding to stop kidnappings and murders of young people in the republic.
Political meeting timed to the 40th day after Natalya Estemirova's murder, the 24th of August, Moscow. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 25 August 2009
Moscow: participants of Estemirova's commemoration demand Kadyrov's resignation
In the evening on August 24, activists who rallied in the Chistoprudny Boulevard in Moscow to commemorate Natalia Estemirova on the 40th day after her murder demanded resignation of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.
23:20, 24 August 2009
In Georgia, court adjudges Eka Beseliya's relatives
The Kobuleti City Court has set free on bail Rati Milorava, son of Eka Beseliya, secretary general of the oppositional party "Movement for United Georgia", while her brother Sergo Beseliya will have to spend two months in pre-trial custody.
23:10, 24 August 2009
A powerful bomb blows up in Kabardino-Balkaria
On August 23, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), when a local district militiaman was moving in his car, a powerful explosive was triggered. The militiaman did not suffer; and as reported by a source in the republic's power bodies, the culprits have been established.
23:00, 24 August 2009
Teenager wounded by explosion in Chechnya
On August 23, in the submontane Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, a local minor was wounded by explosion of unidentified ordnance.
News
Mudflow in the Kodori Gorge. Photo: https://uks-ra.ru/novosti/item/77-v-kodorskom-ushchele-soshel-sel-dvizhenie-ogranicheno Access to the Kodori Gorge is restricted after a mudslide.

The resumption of sea passenger service between Sochi and Sukhumi has been announced.

A repatriate from Russia appealed in court the denial of an Abkhaz passport.

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.