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Ogtai Gyulyalyev, Azerbaijani rights defender. Screenshot of the video at the "Elçi TV" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag5cMhW5rG4
23:45, 11 August 2021
Relatives report stabilization of health condition of Azerbaijani rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev
The state of health of Ogtai Gyulyalyev is assessed as stably grave, but doctors note some positive dynamics. He remains unconscious, but already reacts to appeals, his relatives have informed.
Mountains in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR). Photo by Elnur Kelbizadeh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Naxçıvan#/media/File:Ordubad_rayonu_Nüsnüs_kəndi_Dərə_piri.jpg
22:58, 11 August 2021
Azerbaijan claims shelling in NAR direction
Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of their Azerbaijani opponents stationed near the Heydarabad settlement in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Barakh Chemurziev at the court hearing. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:18, 11 August 2021
Defence demands to question Evkurov under the case of Ingush protest leaders
At the court session, an advocate asked the court to summon Yunus-Bek Evkurov, a former head of Ingushetia, and Zyalimkhan Evloev, a former Prime Minister of Ingushetia, as witnesses in the case of Magas protesters. Ten defence witnesses have confirmed the defendants' innocence.
12:14, 11 August 2021
Chechen SC finds refusal to investigate abduction of queer girl legitimate
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has found legitimate the investigator's refusal to investigate the girl's abduction by her relatives, from whom she tried to hide, the Russian LGBT Network* has informed. The girl asserted that her family had learned about her sexual orientation; and her life was in danger.
Aslan Iritov in the courtroom. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:05, 11 August 2021
Court demands from investigators to assess law enforcers' actions against activist Iritov
Based on the application submitted by Aslan Iritov, the head of the NGO "Volny Aul" (Free Village), about his beating by policemen, a Nalchik court has obliged investigators to check the information.
The Criminal Code of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:58, 11 August 2021
Makhachkala resident accused of extremism
In Dagestan, a local resident will appear before the court, as investigators treat him as a member of the banned religious association "At-Takfir Wal-Hijra"*.
Russian soldiers monitor the Enguri Bridge on August 19, 2008. Photo: REUTERS / Umit Bektas
11:55, 11 August 2021
Residents of South Ossetia dispute on relevance of actions on "Five Day War" anniversary
South Ossetia has held events in memory of the victims of the "Five-Day War" that began on August 8, 2008. Residents of Tskhinvali, who refused to attend these events, prefer to personally share their memories with their descendants. Those who attended them believe that such events are important for the next generations to remember the history.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot https://grozny.tv/news/main/42078
23:59, 10 August 2021
Election commission registers Kadyrov as a candidate to lead Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov got a certificate of the candidate from the “Edinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) Party in the election for the leader of Chechnya, scheduled for September 19.
Rafig Bairamov. Photo by the press service of the AR MINISTRY OF CULTURE
23:59, 10 August 2021
Prosecutor requests 10 years of imprisonment for Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture
Public prosecutor asked the court to sentence Rafig Bairamov, the former Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture, to 10 years of imprisonment for abuse of power. The defence demanded to remove the arrest from the Rafig Bairamov’s bank account and claimed he was not guilty.
The village of Mkhitarashen in Nagorno-Karabakh. March 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:52, 10 August 2021
Karabakh villagers demand a reaction from authorities to shelling attacks
The Azerbaijani armed forces used their positions in the city of Shushi to shell the Armenian positions near the villages of Mkhitarashen and Shosh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported. Villagers asked for peacekeepers to be deployed in the area, and the recent shelling attacks have again highlighted the security concerns, local residents complain.
Lachin Veliev. Screenshot http://www.massa.az/news/ru/15803/velieva-arestovali-posle-otkaza-dat-pokazaniya-protiv-liderov-pnfa
22:54, 10 August 2021
Azerbaijani oppositionist stops his hunger strike after hospitalization
Lachin Veliev, a supporter of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, and a former member of the “Musavat” Party, was hospitalized on the ninth day of his hunger strike. After being forced to accept food, Lachin Veliev stopped the action he was holding in protest against the extension of his arrest.
17:55, 10 August 2021
Court refuses to change verdict to Azerbaijani citizens for aiding terrorism
A Baku court has upheld the verdict to the Azerbaijani citizens who had earlier been found guilty of complicity with the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, and sentenced to terms ranging from two and a half to eight years in prison.
The building of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani MoD
17:52, 10 August 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling on NAR border
On August 9, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
12:59, 10 August 2021
Azerbaijani activist Alizamin Salaev achieves transfer to colony medical unit
On August 10, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), will be transferred to the medical unit of the colony where he is serving his term, his son has informed. However, the medical unit has no equipment and facilities for treating serious diseases, but the custody conditions there are better, human rights defenders have explained.
A poater in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:56, 10 August 2021
Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in Dagestan in his support
Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the edition, and the journalist, Idris Yusupov, came out to solo pickets in Makhachkala demanding to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and all political prisoners.
A tent camp set up in the Volga-Akhtuba floodplain. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:02, 10 August 2021
Defenders of Volga-Akhtuba floodplain set up tent camp
Eight tents have been set up by opponents of oak felling in the Volga-Akhtuba floodplain near the site where the road construction is planned.
11:35, 10 August 2021
Rights defenders worry about fate of Ibragim Musaev, missing resident of Chechnya
The disappearance of Ibragim Musaev, a resident of the village of Sernovodsky, whom law enforcers were interested in, indicates a real danger for him, human rights defenders believe, suggesting that a criminal case can be fabricated against Musaev.
The building of the Armenian government. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 9 August 2021
Relatives of Armenian POWs demand a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan
Relatives of Armenian prisoners of war kept in Azerbaijan, including convicts, went to a protest rally in front of the building of the Armenian government. The protestors promised to continue their action until officials provide them with concise answers about the situation with the prisoners of war (POWs).
Advocate Umalat Saigitov. Screenshot of the page www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001788225861
23:54, 9 August 2021
Defence: terrorism financing case against Dagestani native far-fetched
In Moscow, a court extended the arrest of Alikhan Adjamatov, a native of Dagestan, by six months. According to the defence, the case is based on the fact that the counterparties, with whom Alikhan Adjamatov had business contacts, had indirect ties with persons convicted in terrorist cases.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo by Meydan TV https://d9mc3ts4czbpr.cloudfront.net/en/article/спецслужбы-азербайджана-задержали-посла-эльдара-гасанова/
23:48, 9 August 2021
Former ambassador of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasanov feels worse in hospital
The defence of Eldar Gasanov again requested the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan to change the pre-trial restriction measure for his treatment at a clinic because of the deterioration of his condition at a hospital.
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Participants of the march in Tbilisi, April 24, 2026. Photo: Protesters in Tbilisi held a march in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The court refused to consider Amaglobeli's second lawsuit against the Georgian Prime Minister.

Georgia's former defense minister has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for corruption.

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.