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Anvar Muradov (on the right) with his advocate Murad Velikhanov near the Magaramkent District Court which decided to transfer him under house arrest. August 14, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 14 August 2020
Defendant in Kullar protest case transferred under house arrest
In Dagestan, a court mitigated the pre-trial restriction measure to Azerbaijani citizen Anvar Muradov, who was arrested after clashes in a camp on the border. Anvar Muradov insists that he was not throwing stones at law enforcers.
Firearms seized from the participants of the "Moral Guardians" grouping. Photo from the Austrian police website, https://www.polizei.gv.at/wien/start.aspx?nwid=6A65665342454C6D6642343D&ctrl=3734335266674D385951343D&nwo=0
23:52, 14 August 2020
Members of Chechen group "Guardians of Morality" detained in Austria
In Austria, the police detained six natives of Chechnya after complaints from their compatriots about beatings for posting photos in swimsuits or dating non-Chechens.
Dagestani Deputy Mufti Abdulla Salimov. Photo from the official website of the the Ministry of National Policy of the Republic of Dagestan https://minnaz.ru/
23:45, 14 August 2020
Dagestani journalists consider Muftiate's public apology statement as a call for peace
The statement about the public apology practice voiced by the Deputy Mufti of Dagestan does not mean an approval of the practice and a call for self-censorship. The religious leaders only urge not to create conflicts with thoughtless phrases, the heads of the Dagestani media suggest.
Aslan Maskhadov. Screenshot of the post from his account https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1Vp2OFlw9/
19:22, 14 August 2020
Son of President of Ichkeria Maskhadov claims pressure on his relatives in Chechnya
Viskhan Khadjimuradov, a nephew and an associate of the President of Ichkeria, was forced to speak on camera in Chechnya, claimed a son of Aslan Maskhadov, living in Europe. The "Grozny" TV Channel announced an interview with Viskhan Khadjimuradov, in which he criticized supporters of the Chechnya's independence who had migrated to Europe.
A mosque. Dagestan. Photo: REUTERS/Maria Tsvetkova
19:19, 14 August 2020
Fatwa on female circumcision not to become mandatory for believers in Dagestan
Believers do not have to agree with a fatwa against female circumcision to be prepared by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Dagestan, and the recognition of the fatwa depends on the personal authority of the Mufti, Islamic experts emphasize. The problem of female circumcision is controversial in Muslim countries.
Ragim Gaziev. Photo: YouTube / kanal13.TV https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20171226/413377251/jeks-ministr-oborona-administrativnoe-nakazanie-baku.html
15:58, 14 August 2020
Court leaves Ragim Gaziev, Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Defence, in custody
The Sabail District Court of Baku has rejected the petition to transfer Ragim Gaziev, a former head of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), to house arrest. Human rights defenders insist that Gaziev's arrest was unlawful, and that there were political reasons for persecuting him.
Soldiers of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://mil.am/hy/news/8213
15:54, 14 August 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling from large-calibre machine guns
Units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 29 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 14 August 2020
In Tbilisi, citizens of Belarus doubt Lukashenko's victory
The voting results for the candidates for Belarusian presidency, organized in Georgia, are more reliable than those announced by the republic's Central Election Commission (CEC), activists believe.
Nubarashen prison. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:27, 14 August 2020
Life prisoner goes on hunger strike in Armenia
Arthur Mkrtchyan, sentenced to life imprisonment, has declared an endless hunger strike in protest against the change of his custody regime, the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has informed. The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) is creating artificial obstacles in the cases of life-sentenced prisoners, human rights defenders assert.
A car after shelling. Photo: ingushetia.sledcom.ru
11:25, 14 August 2020
Investigators reveal details of shootout in Surkhakhi
A 33-year-old resident of the village of Surkhakhi in Ingushetia was killed when his car was shelled from a submachine gun, and his mother and wife were hospitalized with wounds, investigators have informed.
A rally connected to the protests in Belarus was held in Tbilisi. August 13, 2020. Screenshot of the video by Sputnik Georgia - all about Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0yQzkZysKA
02:16, 14 August 2020
Residents of Georgia support Belarusian protesters
Participants of the actions held in Tbilisi and Batumi have called on the Georgian authorities not to recognize the outcomes of the presidential election in Belarus, where opponents of Alexander Lukashenko are holding protests since August 9.
A car after shelling. Photo: Magomed Yevloev, https://gazetaingush.ru
02:14, 14 August 2020
Sources report three shelling victims in Ingushetia
One person was killed and at least two others were wounded when a car was shelled in the Nazran District, sources report.
Residents of the temporary tent camp on the border with Azerbaijan. Photo by the press service of the Magaramkentsky District administration
02:13, 14 August 2020
Arrest of three Kullar protesters extended
A court in Dagestan has left the residents of Azerbaijan, Nakhid Agaev, Aziz Ferekzad and Emin Imamaliev, accused of using violence against law enforcers during protests in the tent camp in Kullar, in custody for another month. They refuse to plead guilty.
20:58, 13 August 2020
Court doubles imprisonment term for Ingush activist Ramazan Gagiev
Public prosecutors succeeded in seeking a toughening of the verdict against Ramazan Gagiev, who hit a fighter of the National Guard of Russia at a rally in Magas. The court prolonged the term of imprisonment for the activist from four to eight months.
A resident of the tent camp in Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:50, 13 August 2020
Human rights defenders consider situation in Kullar as basis for claim to ECtHR
The authorities of Azerbaijan have no right to delay the return of their citizens from Russia and force them to live in a tent camp in Kullar, and this is the basis for a claim to be filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), human rights defenders note.
Women wearing face masks in the streets of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
20:26, 13 August 2020
Chechen residents express their indignation with increased control over wearing masks
Ruslan Alkhanov, the Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs, instructed his subordinates to monitor the compliance with the mask regime even more strictly. Instagram users note that the coronavirus prevention measures in the region are already excessive.
War in Syria. Damascus. Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica
20:20, 13 August 2020
Chechen soldier sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for killing his colleague in Syria
A soldier from Chechnya was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in a penal colony after he had shot and killed his colleague in Damascus for quarrelling in the presence of their commander.
The police car in Baku during the quarantine regime. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:20, 13 August 2020
Police fine "Musavat" Party activist
On August 11, Aziz Mamiev, the deputy chairman of the youth organization of the opposition "Musavat" Party, was fined for violating the mask regime and then released from a police station. The activist considers the punishment as unlawful.
15:56, 13 August 2020
Woman from Baksan complains about criminal prosecution of her son
Leila Djash, the head of the Baksan branch of the Association of Victims of Political Repression, has treated the criminal prosecution of her son Khasan for theft as illegal. According to her version, her son's signatures under the confession protocol had been forged.
Baku Court of Appeal. Photo by the press service of the Baku Court of Appeal https://courts.gov.az/ru/bakuappeal
15:51, 13 August 2020
Defence finds violations in cases of three Azerbaijani activists
The court has dismissed the complaints against the arrests of Sarvan Djumaev, Babek Muradov and Yashar Kerimov, members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The advocate and the PFPA have stated violations of the procedure and the detainees' rights to defence.
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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.