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A tourist voices her indignation after visiting the Sulak Canyon, http://www.instagram.com/p/CRhPAi8lgY9/
11:17, 21 July 2021
Network users dispute about tourists' safety in Dagestan
The Dagestani natural attractions are poorly prepared to receive visitors, Instagram users have emphasized in their comments to the indignation of s female tourist after visiting the Sulak Canyon. However, other commentators assert that the beauty of nature should not be spoiled by metal fences.
06:44, 21 July 2021
During Eid al-Adha, flow of visitors to Chechen mosques drops because they demand vaccination certificate
On July 20, in Chechnya, collective prayers were attended by thousands of believers, Ramzan Kadyrov has informed. However, some residents of the republic refused to visit mosques, as they have not vaccinated against coronavirus.
Serviceman of the Armenian Army. Photo: official website of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am/hy/news/9670
06:27, 21 July 2021
Political analysts point to destabilization reasons on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijan is trying to put pressure on Armenia in order to get concessions from it, while Russia is interested in maintaining stability in the region, and not in defending Armenia's interests in specific border sections, Armenian and Russian political analysts have noted.
Embankment in Sukhum, Abkhazia. Photo: Hons084 / Wikimedia Commons, http://ru.wikipedia.org
23:33, 20 July 2021
Activists call for tougher anti-COVID measures in Abkhazia
In their appeal to the government of Abkhazia, activists claim that the authorities should increase fines for crowded wedding parties and memorial meetings, prohibit mass events, and impose mandatory PCR tests or require vaccination certificates for tourists.
Vagarshak Arutyunyan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
23:21, 20 July 2021
Armenian Defence Minister resigns
Vagarshak Arutyunyan, who was appointed the Armenian Defence Minister after the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, submitted a letter of resignation.
Clashes during protest action in Tbilisi, July 5, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
19:08, 20 July 2021
Number of people detained in case on riots in Tbilisi rises to 26
The police detained a person suspected of involvement in riots in Tbilisi on July 5, and the total number of the suspects detained in the case reached 26, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.
Screenshot from a video about the help to villagers in Chechnya with the supply of water as part of a charity event held by the Kadyrov Foundation, http://www.instagram.com/p/CRhJo0qjez3/
18:29, 20 July 2021
Authorities’ report about water supply to villagers provokes criticism in Chechnya
The Kadyrov Foundation has held a charity event by organizing water supplies to residents of Chechen villages, the “Grozny” state-run TV Channel reported. The authorities should solve the problem of water supply to the villages by laying water pipes, local residents note.
Rally participants block traffic on the Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi demanding to punish the perpetrators of attacks on journalists, July 17, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
14:18, 20 July 2021
Batumi rally demands to punish attackers on journalists
On July 19, a protest rally was held in front of the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi; the participants called on the President of the European Union Charles Michel to take action against Georgian authorities, whom they believe responsible for the violence during the July 5 rally.
An appeal by Oleg Kolpakov, director of the city cemetery, urging people to get vaccinated. Screenshot of the message on Mikhail Minenkov's page, http://www.instagram.com/p/CRgCUd2KKaB/
14:06, 20 July 2021
Stavropol Territory: cemetery campaigning for vaccination angers Instagram users
Mikhail Minenkov, Mayor of Nevinnomyssk, has posted in his Instagram page an appeal of Oleg Kolpakov, the director of the city cemetery, to townspeople to get vaccinated. When addressing the people, Kolpakov is shown standing in the cemetery. Many social network users were outraged by the choice of the place for campaigning.
Armenian military servicemen, October 2020. Photo: http://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhInformation/videos/401158884385156/
11:24, 20 July 2021
Armenian MoD report mortar shelling of its positions
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are shelling Armenian positions in the vicinity of the village of Eraskh from various weapons, including mortars, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Azerbaijani MoD has claimed that Azerbaijani militaries were shelled from the territory of Armenia and opened fire in return.
Sevindj Vagifgyzy, Natiq Javadly, Khalid Agaliev. Screenshot from Meydan.TV video, http://old.agxeber.com/xeberlenti/562-jurnalist-natiq-kavadl-dindirilib.html, musavat.com. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
11:11, 20 July 2021
Use of spyware by authorities worries Azerbaijani activists
There is no surprise in shadowing journalists and human rights defenders, but the introduction of spyware into smartphones raises concerns, journalists and rights defenders have noted.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS / Vincent Kessler
10:58, 20 July 2021
Rights defenders ask ECtHR to award compensation to Gulli Kazanbieva
Representatives of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, have reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) new facts of violation of her rights, and asked to award compensation for suffered moral harm to her, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.
08:44, 20 July 2021
Armenia announced shelling on border with Nakhichevan
Azerbaijani militaries have shelled Armenian positions near the village of Eraskh in the Nakhichevan direction; the Armenian Armed Forces entered into a shootout, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Khalimat Taramova. Photo: anokhinabesit / Instagram
08:31, 20 July 2021
Rights defenders publicize Taramova's story about "expulsion of jinns"
Relatives of Khalimat Taramova, a resident of Chechnya, tried to change her sexual orientation by the ritual of "expulsion of jinns"; after the visit of exorcist, the family started having problems with law enforcers, the "Russian LGBT Network"* has informed.
Armenian serviceman at combat positions. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
00:00, 20 July 2021
Azerbaijani military wounded during shelling
An officer was wounded in Nakhichevan as a result of shelling from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
Activist holding a poster at a rally demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister and the government of Georgia, Tbilisi, July 17, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
21:32, 19 July 2021
Journalists demand to preserve European vector of Georgia’s development
In Batumi and Tbilisi, protesters accused the ruling “Georgian Dream” Party of trying to retract the Georgia’s European integration.
21:17, 19 July 2021
Instagram users discuss sincerity of appeal recorded by Tseretilova’s son
A boy, whose disappearance was claimed by Nina Tseretilova, said that he wanted to live together with his father in Dagestan. Some Instagram users suggested that a video message was recorded under pressure.
LGBT opponents rally against searches. Screenshot of Stringer's page, http://www.newsgeorgia.ge
20:06, 19 July 2021
LGBT opponents protest against police searches in case on disruption of gay pride parade
Today, at an action in Batumi, activists dissatisfied with the police searches in a case on riots during the protests against the gay pride parade have claimed that only military parades should be held in Georgia. The action has been timed to coincide with the visit to Georgia of Charles Michel, President of the European Council.
Polad Aslanov, http://doshdu.com/reportery-bez-granic-prizvali-vlasti-azerbaijdzhana-otkazatsja-ot-presledovanija-polada-aslanova/
19:52, 19 July 2021
Polad Aslanov stops his hunger strike in penal colony
Today, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov has reported that on July 18, he stopped his hunger strike in connection with the termination of pressure on him in the penal colony.
Detention of a suspect. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru/sites/default/files/styles/universal_view/public/1_1397.jpg
19:40, 19 July 2021
On July 12-18, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 12-18, 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.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Sochi residents expelled from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag

An agreement on Russian medical aid has given hope to residents of Abkhazia.

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.