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Black Sea coast hotels. Photo: Eugeny Lodyanov, http://ru.wikipedia.org
08:32, 4 August 2021
Kuban hoteliers suffer losses due to demand of tourist vaccination
When accommodating into a hotel in the Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory, called like that by the name of the main river, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"), tourists must present vaccination certificates or a promise to get the first vaccination within three days. The accommodation demands have reduced, as these demands scare tourists away, tourism professionals report.
Ibragim Musaev. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org
22:20, 3 August 2021
Fellow villagers report about release of disappeared native of Chechnya
Ibragim Musaev, a resident of the Chechen village of Sernovodskoye, who disappeared in June on his way from the Magas airport after his return from Greece, is at home, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports today.
Water park in Volzhsky. Official website of the water park, http://аквапарк-21век.рф/attractions/muticlad
21:13, 3 August 2021
Astrakhan family complains about non-admission of an autistic child to water park in Volzhsky
In the city of Volzhsky, employees of the water park unreasonably refused to let in a family with a disabled child who had come to rest from Astrakhan, the boy’s parents complained. The Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the incident.
Irma Inashvili, leader of the “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” Party. Photo: Aleko123124, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Инашвили,_Ирма#/media/Файл:Irmainashvili.jpg
19:07, 3 August 2021
“Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” requests President Putin to restore dialogue with Tbilisi
Activists of the opposition “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” Party have addressed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which they asked him for assistance in settling the Georgian-Russian relations, the “Georgia Online” reports today with reference to Irma Inashvili, the leader of the “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” Party.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
18:53, 3 August 2021
Chechen resident sentenced for assisting in terrorist activities
A court found Mokhyamadkhan Abdulvakhabov, a resident of Chechnya, guilty of transferring money to a friend for travelling to Syria and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Wedding bouquet. Photo: CC0 / Anna Siracusa / flowers
14:12, 3 August 2021
Almost 90 mass wedding participants fined in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, 89 persons who attended weddings have been fined for violating the quarantine restrictions; 2700 more people were not let to the celebrations because of absent of COVID-19 passports, the Azeri Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
Search activities in the combat zone in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Emergency Service of the Ministry of Interior of Nagorno-Karabakh
13:57, 3 August 2021
Remains of four militaries found in Fizuli District
In the Fizuli District, Karabakh rescuers have found remains of four military servicemen who perished in the Nagorno-Karabakh hostilities. The total number of bodies and remains of Armenian militaries found has reached 1623.
Screenshot of the "Akhmat" FC Instagram page, http://www.instagram.com/akhmatgrozny/
13:44, 3 August 2021
In new football season, Chechnya retains practice of forcing fans to attend "Akhmat" FC's matches
In the first home match of the Russian Premier League football championship, the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) lost to "Sochi" FC. Residents of Chechnya complained about being forced to attend the team's match.
Armenian soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
11:34, 3 August 2021
Baku: rights defenders argue about sentences to Armenian militaries
The human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have diverged in their opinions regarding the sentences passed to Armenian militaries: some treat them to be adequate to the imputed crimes, while others treat the sentences to Mkrtchyan and Khosrovyan as excessively lenient and compared them with those passed to Azerbaijani oppositionists.
Poster in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
11:19, 3 August 2021
Abdulmumin Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, solo picketers have demanded to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, and all political prisoners; they also called to stop arrests without proofs.
08:36, 3 August 2021
Woman from Chechnya suspected of torturing children
A 53-year-old resident of Chechnya, whom investigators have suspected of torturing two children, was detained.
Ludvig Mkrtchyan. Photo: http://jam-news.net/ru/людвиг-мкртчян-военнопленный-караба/
08:24, 3 August 2021
Baku court sentences two Armenian militaries to long prison terms
A military court in Baku has found Ludvig Mkrtchyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan guilty of torturing Azerbaijani soldiers during the first Karabakh war and sentenced each to 20 years in prison.
A video with a bone posted by the tourist. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/pCSB7mEvjg7F/
22:41, 2 August 2021
A tourist explains her video with a bone in Dargavs necropolis
A female traveller, suspected of desecrating the remains after her video with a bone in the Dargavs necropolis in North Ossetia, explained her act by ignorance and confidence that it was a dummy. The young woman complained about threats on social media.
Policemen at the Parliament of Armenia. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
22:25, 2 August 2021
Opposition boycotts first session of Armenian new parliament
MPs from the opposition “Armenia” and "I Have the Honour" factions left the first session of the Armenian National Assembly of the eighth convocation, boycotting the discussion of the candidacy of Alen Simonyan, the speaker of the ruling “Civil Contract” Party, the “News-Armenia” reports today.
FSB officer. Photo: NAC press service
20:38, 2 August 2021
On July 26-August 1, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 26-August 1, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
An Armenian serviceman in the conflict zone. Photo: official website of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am
20:24, 2 August 2021
Heydarabad residents go to agricultural work in spite of shelling attacks
Shootouts involving Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers take place away from the Heydarabad town, and people go about their daily activities and gather crops without fear of being hit by shelling attacks, local residents says.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: the Kremlin press service
20:08, 2 August 2021
Pashinyan reappointed Prime Minister of Armenia
The President of Armenia signed a decree on the appointment of Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister, whose candidacy was proposed by the “Civil Contract” faction on the first day of the work of the new parliament.
People who had left inscriptions on the bumpers on the highway in Kezenoi-Am are painting the inscriptions over. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CSCQPlcoh4e/
14:27, 2 August 2021
Chechen law enforcers punish authors of inscriptions on road bumpers
In the Vedeno District, police found the people who had left inscriptions on the bumpers on the highway in Kezenoi-Am and forced them to paint the inscriptions over, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Tourism has announced, treating it as "public works."
Dwelling settlement of Heydarabad, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. Photo: Turanmahmudov, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гейдарабад
14:10, 2 August 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling on NAR border
Tonight, Armenian servicemen shelled the Azeri positions located near the dwelling settlement of Heydarabad of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR). Azerbaijani militaries opened fire back, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Interrogation of a detainee on suspicion of organizing a blood feud motivated murder. Screenshot: http://bryansk.sledcom.ru/news/item/1597254
13:51, 2 August 2021
Three Dagestani residents detained on suspicion of blood feud motivated murder
Three residents of Dagestan have been detained on suspicion of organizing a kidnapping and killing a citizen of Tajikistan; a resident of the Moscow Region has been detained with them. According to investigators, blood feud was the motive for committing the crime.
News
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.

Seder food. Photo: Haim Charbit / Unsplash.com Jewish communities in southern Russia have rejected media coverage of their Passover celebrations.

Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

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.