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Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
11:36, 22 August 2020
Resident of Georgia convicted in Tskhinvali for border violation
Khvicha Mgebrishvili, a resident of Georgia, who entered the territory controlled by South Ossetia in search of bat cocoons for sale, was found guilty of illegally crossing the border and sentenced in Tskhinvali to three months' imprisonment.
Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:42, 22 August 2020
Law enforcers write down data of believers near Tangim Mosque
After the Friday (August 21) namaz (prayer), a raid was held in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala, where law enforcers stopped cars and copied personal data.
Tamara Grodnikova holds solo picket in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 22 August 2020
Volgograd activists demand to treat Navalny abroad
Doctors must allow transporting Alexei Navalny to a foreign clinic, Volgograd picketers insist. They link his poisoning with his political activities.
Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFTwzLC_bB/
08:17, 22 August 2020
Rights defenders treat Daudov's threat to seize cars in Chechnya as lawlessness
The law forbids to seize a car or take it to car impound for the absence of medical mask on the driver or a passenger, lawyers and human rights defenders have commented on the threats voiced out by Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.
Shaganaz Rabadanova at the Soviet District Interior Division in Makhachkala, August 21, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
23:37, 21 August 2020
Law enforcers release women from Derbent who announced solo pickets
In Makhachkala, mothers of Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov were released from the ROVD (District Interior Division) without any claims brought against them. Meanwhile, law enforcers warned women about responsibility for unsanctioned protest actions.
A Muslim woman. Photo: REUTERS/Danish Ismail
23:18, 21 August 2020
Islamic experts: fatwa against female circumcision addressed to Dagestani residents
The practice of female circumcision, which the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan opposed, is not related to the Islam concepts, and the Muftiate voiced its position not for religious leaders, but for residents of the republic, suggest Islamic experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Elena Barzukaeva at a police station in Makhachkala, August 21, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
17:36, 21 August 2020
Law enforcers detain mothers of Derbent residents accused of terrorism
Mothers of Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov, who were arrested in a case of terrorism, were brought to the Makhachkala ROVD (District Interior Division). The women planned to hold a protest action with the demand for a medical examination of their sons and an unbiased investigation into the defendants' claims of torture.
Tamaz Khomasuridze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
17:17, 21 August 2020
Father of Georgian football player accused of murder stops his hunger strike
Tamaz Khomasuridze considered further continuation of his hunger strike senseless, because his request for a polygraph test for his son, accused of murdering the football player Giorgi Shakarashvili, was ignored.
An Armenian soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
14:03, 21 August 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling six villages
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled in the villages of the border regions and on the territory of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Vienna. Photo: Andjey Otrembsky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vienna
13:38, 21 August 2020
Natives of Chechnya tell about activeness of "Moral Guards" in Europe
The members of the "Moral Guards" group detained in Austria have a vague idea of Chechen traditions, the observance of which they demand from Chechen women, members of the Diaspora believe. According to their version, similar groupings of "Moral Guard" are also active in France, Belgium and Germany.
10:48, 21 August 2020
Azerbaijani political prisoner Emin Shagiev starts hunger strike in colony
After the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan rejected the cassation appeal against his verdict, Emin Shagiev, a political prisoner, held in the colony, went on a hunger strike.
Protest action against development of the Amulsar deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:35, 21 August 2020
Activists demand holding new examination of gold mining at Amulsar
Lack of information about the project for the development of the Amulsar deposit casts doubt on the conclusions of the earlier environmental impact assessment, activists assert. During a protest in Yerevan, they demanded to conduct a new examination of the gold mining, and also called on the authorities to voice out their position on this issue.
Alexei Navalny. Photo courtesy of Evgeny Feldman, Novaya Gazeta
10:21, 21 August 2020
Navalny supporters in Southern Russia announce pickets because of his poisoning
Activists will hold solo pickets in connection with the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the coordinators of his offices in Volgograd and Krasnodar told the "Caucasian Knot".
"Akhmat"-"Rotor" football match. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFBm-1l_bh/
08:32, 21 August 2020
Grozny residents complain about enforcing to attend "Akhmat"-"Rotor" football match
The state servants, who receive their salaries from the budget, were obliged to attend the match of the Grozny "Akhmat Football Club (FC) with the "Rotor" FC from Volgograd under orders of their bosses, residents of Chechnya have complained.
08:19, 21 August 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionists demand data on Gasanov's hunger strike at SIZO
The activist, Ismail Gasanov, who on August 16 went on a hunger strike in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), received no permit to make phone calls to his relatives, and has not passed information through his cellmates for two days, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has stated.
Protest against the development of the Amulsar deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:15, 20 August 2020
Amulsar defenders announce starting a series of disobedience actions
Opponents of the development of the Amulsar deposit held a motor rally from Jermuk to Yerevan with the participation of about 250 people. The today's activity was announced to be the beginning of a series of peaceful actions of disobedience.
Square in Batumi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
21:39, 20 August 2020
Partial opening of borders fails to save tourist season in Georgia
The opening of the Georgian borders to five EU countries failed to bring a flow of foreign clients to tour operators. This summer, small hotels and guest houses on the Black Sea coast have to survive due to domestic tourism, their owners report.
Mekhti Ibragimov. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/turan-ibrahim-tubzondan-gelen-melumata-gore-qardasimin-veziyyeti-pisdir/
19:54, 20 August 2020
Advocate treats transfer of Mekhti Ibragimov to quarantine zone as illegal
Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of a Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was sent to a quarantine centre, despite the court's decision to place him under house arrest. Advocate Agil Laidjev treats such a transfer of his client as a violation of the law.
Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFTwzLC_bB/
19:31, 20 August 2020
Chechen residents criticize Daudov's demand to confiscate cars for absence of mask
According to a video disseminated on the Internet, Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, has voiced a demand to confiscate cars from drivers who do not wear protective masks. Instagram users considered the demand for confiscation of people's property for violation of the mask regime unjustified.
Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, law enforcers. Photo: kremlin.ru, NAC press service. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
19:15, 20 August 2020
Analysts argue about Kalimatov's chances to reduce militant activity in Ingushetia
In Ingushetia, the number of reports about attacks on law enforcers increased after the republic was headed by Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, human rights defenders note. The increase in the number of armed incidents will not affect the Kremlin's attitude towards Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, since the Ingush leader is not able to change the situation, Caucasus expert Akhmet Yarlykapov believes.
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Residents of the North Caucasus reported problems accessing Telegram.

Islamic scholars explained the specifics of calculating zakat in Chechnya and Dagestan.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

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.