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Russian peacekeepers guard grape pickers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo from the official website of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation https://mil.ru/images/upload/2019/uivrebvubgerogbvorwugbvw3.JPG
22:02, 25 August 2021
Russian peacekeepers guard grape pickers in Nagorno-Karabakh
Residents of the Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh appealed for help to the Russian peacekeeping contingent. They requested to ensure security during the harvesting of grapes near the demarcation line. The peacekeepers have cleared the area of mines and are guarding the harvest pickers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation reports.
13:24, 25 August 2021
Georgian special services name detained Pankisi Gorge residents
The young people detained on charges of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS)* are from 18 to 20 years old. They took an oath of allegiance to the terrorist organization and recorded it on video, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed.
Akhmetkhan Timurziev. Screenshot of his video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov t.me/fortangaorg/9162
13:22, 25 August 2021
Appeal of Timurzievs' father to Kadyrov remains unanswered
According to Ismail, a local resident, almost all the villagers came to the memorial service held at the house of Timurziev family in the village of Dolakovo. Akhmetkhan Timurziev, the father of the murdered brothers, said that no response to his appeal to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was received.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev (from left to right). Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:17, 25 August 2021
Gadjiev's colleague treats refusal to grant public defender's status as violation
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has rejected the journalist Idris Yusupov's petitions to grant him the status of a public defender at the trial of Abdulmumin Gadjiev; Kemal Tambiev's wife was also rejected. The refusal to bring public defenders into the case has no legal grounds, Mr Yusupov has pointed out.
13:10, 25 August 2021
Armenian journalists demand to lift restrictions on work in parliament
During Nikol Pashinyan's speech, a group of journalists held a protest action in the Armenian Parliament. They demanded to cancel the restrictions on the work of media professionals in the legislature and provide more freedom to the media.
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/tv/CS7ktgQnzQI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
23:43, 24 August 2021
Khabib apologizes after accusations of indifference to Muslims of Afghanistan
Internet users accused Dagestani MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov of disrespecting Afghan Muslims after he had refused to comment on events in Afghanistan.
A plaque on the building of the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:39, 24 August 2021
Dagestani resident sentenced to a year of imprisonment for justifying terrorism
In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court found a resident of Dagestan guilty of justifying terror acts and sentenced him to a year of imprisonment in a penal colony.
The Grozny International Airport. Photo: autocifero https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Грозный_(аэропорт)#/media/Файл:Аэропорт_Грозный.jpg
22:34, 24 August 2021
Human rights defenders comment on Grozny airport named after Akhmat Kadyrov
The assignment of the name of Akhmat Kadyrov to Grozny airport continued the course of “akhmatization” of the republic, tacitly approved by the Kremlin, human rights defenders believe. The authorities also timed the opening of the “Grozny Mall” centre, a mosque in the village of Aldy and the allocation of apartments in the Nadterechny District to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Akhmat Kadyrov’s birth.
A view over the valley in the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/Yekaterina Anchevskaya
22:28, 24 August 2021
Five residents of Pankisi Gorge detained during special operation
The Georgian State Security Service (SSS) conducted a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge and detained at least five local residents, suspected of participation in a terrorist organization.
15:54, 24 August 2021
Pashinyan updates death toll in Karabakh War
Armenia had 3773 persons perished in the Karabakh War; other 243 ones are missing, the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated.
A dog in a cage at the centre that takes care of stray dogs. Photo by the press service of the "Centre for the Protection of Animals" in Baku https://ideacares.az/en/pet-adoptions
15:52, 24 August 2021
Azerbaijan: stray animal centre accuses zoo-activists of libel
In Azerbaijan, two employees of the centre that takes care of stray dogs have filed a lawsuit against four zoo activists, demanding to prosecute them for libel and insult. The defendants treat the lawsuit as untenable.
Armenian soldiers. August 2021. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/ru/news/9784
15:44, 24 August 2021
Analysts assess likelihood of attracting foreign peacemakers to Karabakh conflict zone
The parties to the Karabakh conflict are interested in attracting, apart from Russian peacemakers, those from other countries: Baku – from Turkey; Yerevan – from Western countries, in particular, from France. However, this will require consents of both parties in conflict and Moscow, experts believe.
The police officers at a protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:40, 24 August 2021
Confrontation in Armenia show need for police reform
The legislation fails to differentiate when the use of force by the police is justified, and when it is disproportionate, human rights defenders have noted in their comments on the dispersal of the action against the construction of a high-rise building. According to their version, the Armenian police needs reforms, as in modern realities it is "a club in authorities' hands."
A poster in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:34, 24 August 2021
Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev stand up in defence of media freedom
The Makhachkala picketers have pointed to absence of journalists' protection against criminal prosecution and demanded to release political prisoners. The consideration of Abdulmumin Gadjiev's case will last until the end of 2021, the advocate has predicted.
The village of Agvali in the Tsumada District of Dagestan. Photo from the official website of the Tsumada District tsumada.ru
11:47, 24 August 2021
Dagestan: Imam of Tsumada District replaced amid conflict
Following the change of the Imam of the village of Agvali, who failed to satisfy the local Muslim community, the Dagestani Muftiate appointed a new chairman of the Council of Imams of the Tsumada District. The Muftiate's statement about its right to appoint Imams indicates a conflict with Agvali villagers on this issue, Ziyautdin Uvaisov, a religious figure, has suggested.
04:32, 24 August 2021
Police disperse a rally of Afghan migrants in Baku
About 40 migrants from Afghanistan, who do not have refugee status in Azerbaijan, tried to hold a protest action in Baku. They demanded that the UN should pay attention to their problems. The police took the participants of the unsanctioned action out of the park.
A resident of a multi-storey building in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Fq__7J8Cg
04:30, 24 August 2021
Human rights defenders criticize dispersal of protest against construction in Yerevan
Human rights and public organizations of Armenia claim that the policemen should be punished for beating and unjustified detention of the activists protesting against the construction of a multi-storey building. According to the Armenian Ombudsman, the police had no reason to use force.
A woman. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:59, 23 August 2021
Children of a Muslim woman from Rostov-on-Don seized illegally, her advocate claims
A criminal case for assisting terrorist activities has been instituted against Alyona, a native of Rostov-on-Don, who converted to Islam. The woman left her three children to a mother of her husband, and the latter tried to take them to Grozny, but law enforcers took them off the train on the way. The children were sent to an orphanage. Such seizure of children is illegal, advocate Israil Gadadov claims.
The police officers asked women protesters to write explanatory notes. August 23, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 23 August 2021
Relatives point out inconsistencies in case of three Derbent residents
Law enforcers claim that residents of Derbent were detained on foot, but cars of all three men ended up at a police station, relatives of the defendants claim.
The Grozny International Airport. Photo: autocifero https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Грозный_(аэропорт)#/media/Файл:Аэропорт_Грозный.jpg
23:57, 23 August 2021
President Putin names Grozny airport after Akhmat Kadyrov
On the 70th anniversary of the birth of the first President of Chechnya, Vladimir Putin named the Grozny International Airport was after Akhmat Kadyrov.
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Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains. Photo: Fortanga / Telegram channel Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains.

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.