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Medical workers at a protest action in Shamilkala. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:56, 10 August 2020
In Dagestan, hospital personnel reprimanded after protest action
In Dagestan, the administration of the Shamilkala hospital reprimanded ten medical workers who took part in an action to protest against the reorganization of the hospital.
Akhra Avidzba. Photo: screenshot of the video on the «Оплот ТВ» YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18yIT601Rck
11:14, 10 August 2020
Social network users call on to punish Abkhazian President's aide after incident on Russian border
Akhra Avidzba, the aide to the President of Abkhazia, who rammed a gate at a border checkpoint in the Russian Federation, explained that he had to do that after waiting for many hours at the border.
Distribution of sacrificial animals to residents of Mecca on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Screenshot of the video on Ramzan Kadyrov's page on VKontakte https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_513271
11:12, 10 August 2020
Islamic scholars see tradition in Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation's charitable action in Mecca
The distribution of meat of sacrificial animals to residents of Mecca is in line with Islam and Muslim tradition, Islamic scholars explain. According to them, the local media did not cover the charitable action held in Saudi Arabia by the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation.
Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot of the post on his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsh4ROQFRbL
11:10, 10 August 2020
Colleagues of Circassian activist Kochesoko see political motives in his prosecution
Colleagues of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko associate the criminal proceedings against him with his social and political activities. According to Azamat Tsagov, the chairman of the board of the NGO "Khabze", investigators demonstrated their biased attitude.
Georgian tanks. Photo: http://news.siteua.org/Мир/25258/
11:08, 9 August 2020
Rights defenders criticize Georgian authorities for refusing to inquire into August War events
The Georgian authorities have withdrawn from their own inquiry into the conflict in South Ossetia, and even failed to compile a list of victims, human rights defenders assert.
10:55, 9 August 2020
Native of Chechnya detained for attacking MIA employee in Saint Petersburg
A native of Chechnya, known for his public apologies for shooting near the police building in Saint Petersburg, was detained after using force against a female employee of the migration service. The incident occurred amid the demonstrative return by law enforcers of hundreds of young people convicted of offenses to Chechnya.
Ramzan Kadyrov dancing lezginka, Grozny, March 8, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
10:43, 9 August 2020
Kadyrov's annual income of almost 148 million surprises social network users
According to the declaration he filed, in 2019, the income of the head of Chechnya made 147.9 million roubles, almost 20 times higher than the income for 2018. Kadyrov's wife, according to her declaration, increased her income 40 times over the year. Instagram users question the sources of the rapid income growth of Ramzan Kadyrov and his family.
Protest action dedicated to the anniversary of the start of the "Five Day War". Screenshot from Rustavi 2 TV Channel broadcasting: https://www.rustavi2.ge/en/news/172192
19:21, 8 August 2020
Georgian activists mark anniversary of "Five-Day War" with protest actions
On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the start of the "Five Day War", on the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, three protest actions were held; the participants thereof spoke out for the territorial integrity of Georgia.
19:03, 8 August 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling of three border villages
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 35 times during the last 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
A Muslim woman. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
18:30, 8 August 2020
Three residents of Dagestan detained on suspicion of bride abduction
Three men abducted a 22-year-old girl, took her to Derbent and kept her in an apartment for 24 hours, demanding her consent to marry one of them, investigators have suggested.
Mamed Ibragim, September 6, 2016. Photo by Parvana Bairamova for the Caucasian Knot
18:12, 8 August 2020
BCA leaves Mamed Ibragim in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint against the arrest of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). He was brought to criminal responsibility in connection with the July 15 unsanctioned rally in Baku. According to Ibragim, he did not take part in the rally and did not send anyone there.
'Berkat' market in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
12:12, 8 August 2020
Grozny townspeople outraged by demand to wear masks in marketplaces
Visitors to Grozny marketplaces have complained about the demand to wear medical masks outdoors. However, market traders have explained that because of the threat of huge fines, they have to perform this requirement of supervisory bodies.
Candles. Photo: Katie Phillips from Pixabay
11:49, 8 August 2020
NKR commemorates victims of Beirut explosion
The participants of the commemoration action lit candles in the temples of Stepanakert and district centres of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) in memory of the victims of the Beirut explosion.
Checkpoint on the Chechen-Ingush border. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
11:21, 8 August 2020
Drivers complain about control of crossing Chechen-Ingush border
Residents of Chechnya are not let out on the Ingush border; and residents of other regions are officially banned from entering the Chechen territory due to the threat of coronavirus spread, drivers claim.
Law enforcers. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-belgorodskoy-oblasti-7.html#&gid=1&pid=3
11:10, 8 August 2020
Contradictory data on CTO in Ingushetia raises doubts in law enforcers' version
Members of the Ingush sports community would not believe in the involvement of Muslim Evloev, a freestyle wrestler, in the armed underground, a source from the republic's Ministry of Sports said. Law enforcers' official versions of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) inspire no confidence, Izabella Evloeva, a journalist, has noted.
Protester against the development of Amulsar. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:35, 8 August 2020
Jermuk authorities fulfil one of Amulsar defenders' demands
The trailers of the "Lydian Armenia" Company were moved off the road shoulder as demanded by activists. The authorities must show political will and finally close the gold mining project, Amulsar defenders have stated.
Azerbaijanis staying in the Kullar tent camp. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=110&v=11hN-YEmPIg&feature=emb_logo
08:23, 8 August 2020
Arrest of Kullar protester cancelled
The decision to arrest Anvar Muradov, a resident of Azerbaijan, accused of using violence against a policeman during the protests in Kullar, has been cancelled and sent for a new consideration, Murad Velikhanov, an advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
An improvised explosive device found during special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
22:18, 7 August 2020
Sources report about an Ingush wrestler fleeing during CTO
Muslim Yevloev, an Asian freestyle wrestling champion, was not killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Ingushetia, while he managed to escape, sources reported. The CTO took place after a fighter of the National Guard of Russia had been killed near the village of Yandare.
Public rebukes of Chechens. Screenshot from a video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtK88gUkvI&feature=youtu.be
22:05, 7 August 2020
Instagram users criticize Ramzan Kadyrov's spokesman for justifying public humiliation
The forced return from Moscow and the public reprimand on the air of the "Grozny" TV Company became a blessing for the young people who voiced their apologies, since "five minutes of shame were better than years behind bars," said the press secretary for Ramzan Kadyrov. Offenders should be punished under the law, while apologies voiced on the air of the TV Channel are no longer taken seriously, Instagram users note.
Muslim Yevloev, a winner of the Asian Wrestling Championship. Photo: Ministry of Sports for Ingushetia, http://www.ingsport.ru/
19:04, 7 August 2020
Sources disclose name of a suspect killed in CTO in Nazran
One of the suspects killed during a special operation in Nazran was identified as Muslim Yevloev, a winner of the Asian Wrestling Championship. This was reported by sources from the sports circles of Ingushetia.
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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.