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01:33, 6 August 2021
Fellow villagers report repeated disappearance of Ibragim Musaev
Ibragim Musaev, a resident of the village of Sernovodsky, who returned home two days ago after his disappearing in June, disappeared again on August 4. His fellow villagers saw a police car with North-Ossetian license number plates near Musaev's house, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.
Participants of a rally in Magas, March 26, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
23:13, 5 August 2021
Defence claims attempts to conceal materials proving Ingush activists not guilty
Advocates of the leaders of the Ingush protests have obtained the involvement in the case of the experts who did not find any extremist appeals in the statements voiced by the defendants. The defence claims that investigators concealed the results of the expert examinations.
Installation “Bribe-Prison” created by sculptor Alexander Chaplygin, Stavropol, August 4, 2021. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CSI-sYaqsLq/
22:56, 5 August 2021
Stavropol law enforcers refuse to accept a symbolic golden toilet bowl
After an arrest of the chief for the GIBDD (Road Police) Department for the Stavropol Territory, artist Alexander Chaplygin offered the police department an installation with a golden toilet bowl as a reminder of the punishment for bribery. Alexander Chaplygin was detained and complained that law enforcers threatened to institute against him a case for insulting a public officer.
Azerbaijani police department in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
19:39, 5 August 2021
Two residents of Azerbaijan detained for violating ban on visiting Karabakh
In the Kelbadjar District, the police detained two residents who tried to enter the areas not cleared of mines in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan reports.
Radisson Roza Khutor' hotel. Photo: Nina Zotina, Yuga.ru, http://www.yuga.ru/news/357209/
19:24, 5 August 2021
Sochi hoteliers claim outflow of tourists
In Sochi, after the requirement of the vaccination had been imposed for tourists, the hotel occupancy rate has decreased by almost 1.5 times, and about a third of the resort’s guests refuse to be vaccinated, hotel owners complain.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: http://www.facebook/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695
14:02, 5 August 2021
Alizamin Salaev goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijani colony
Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has announced a hunger strike in the colony, demanding to provide him with medical care. Salaev's health has worsened, his son has informed.
Checking point at Abkhazia-Russia border. Photo: user DILIN, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Государственная_граница_Республики_Абхазия
13:40, 5 August 2021
Seven countries urge Russia to refuse recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Seven Western countries have signed a joint statement calling on Russia to recall its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and to immediately withdraw its troops from there.
Empty classroom. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
13:25, 5 August 2021
Parents demand to complete building school in Karabulak
Residents of the town of Karabulak in Ingushetia went out to a rally near the building of the unfinished school, which officials have promised to open for three and a half years. In protest, parents decided not to send their children to other schools on September 1, Zarema Akhilgova, the head of the parent committee, has stated.
Magomed Daudov presents Ramzan Kadyrov with a T-shirt of the Akhmat football club with the emblem of a bookmaker, July 31, 2021. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU3QA4zGuE&t=525s
11:03, 5 August 2021
Bookmakers' ads jeopardize reputation of "Akhmat" FC among Muslims
Under the terms of the sponsor's agreement, the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) is now advertised by the "PariMatch" betting company, the logo of which is on the players' T-shirts. The cooperation with bookmakers will not improve the club's image among Muslims, since gambling is prohibited by Islam, experts have noted.
Policemen taking the posters away from the activists, Baku, August 4, 2021. Screenshot: Meydan TV, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm9Wy_44uWs
08:39, 5 August 2021
Azerbaijani feminists blame authorities for death of domestic violence victim
A group of feminists has held a rally in front of a police building in Baku aiming to draw attention to the death of Sevindj Magerramova, a resident of the settlement of Zira, who had complained of beating by her husband. The protesters poured paint on the building and were detained for half an hour.
08:20, 5 August 2021
Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions on Armenian border
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar District have been shelled from Armenia, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Alizamin Salaev. Photo taken from Alizamin Salaev's personal Facebook page
23:47, 4 August 2021
Alizamin Salaev complains about lack of medical care in penal colony
Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has complained about the lack of medical assistance in a penal colony where he is serving his sentence. The activist suffers from heart disease and needs hospitalization, his son reports.
Water park in Volzhsky. Photo: official website of the water park, http://аквапарк-21век.рф/attractions/multiclad
23:14, 4 August 2021
ICRF to investigate non-admission of a child with autism to water park in Volzhsky
Investigators have launched a check after employees of a water park in the city of Volzhsky refused to let a family with a disabled child in. The administration of the water park explained the ban by taking care of other children on vacation, but is ready to compensate for moral damage to the family.
19:10, 4 August 2021
Chechen law enforcer detained in Dagestan, sources report
A commander of a police squadron, a relative of the Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, was detained near Khasavyurt with a pistol, sources have reported.
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
18:52, 4 August 2021
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using an UAV at border
The Armenian armed forces have suppressed an attempt by an Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle to fly over the territory of the Gegarkunik Region, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.
Dargavs necropolis. Photo by Tamara Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot
18:37, 4 August 2021
Crypts of “City of the Dead” in Dargavs to be closed due to wide public outcry about a video
The “City of the Dead” complex has got enhanced security, and it has been decided to block openings into all the crypts, Batraz Tsogoev, the director of the National Museum of North Ossetia, reports.
Clashes between Rosgvardia agents and protesters in Magas, March 27, 2019. Screenshot from video posted by Zarifa Sautieva
15:28, 4 August 2021
ECtHR communicates complaint of law enforcers fired after rally in Magas
In their complaint submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the former inspectors of the patrol-and-post service (PPS) of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), claimed the political pretext of their firing.
Saratov, entrance to the town. Photo: Irina, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Saratov#/media/File:Саратов_вьезд_в_город_с_моста.jpg
15:09, 4 August 2021
After brawl in Saratov, Public Chamber members stand up for Chechen youngsters
The criminal prosecution of five young guys from Chechnya for a brawl with law enforcers in Saratov needs to be checked by the Prosecutor's Office, Mansur Soltaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Russia, has stated. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), four policemen who tried to stop the brawl were beaten up. In its turn, the defence insists that the policemen were drunk and attacked the young guys themselves, the defence claims.
Activist Diana Dibirova (centre). Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?vWJ7tJ2MVtJo
14:56, 4 August 2021
Court finds law enforcer's actions against Diana Dibirova to be illegal
On August 3, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan upheld the decision of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, which found the actions of the policeman, who had declared a warning to the student, Diana Dibirova, for a solo picket she never held.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
11:26, 4 August 2021
Council of Teips members claim in court about provocations at rally in Magas
At the session of the court that considers the so-called "Ingush case", members of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans) have testified that at the rally held in Magas in March 2019, young people were provoked to use violence, while the defendants tried to calm them down.
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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.