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A security services officer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:45, 29 July 2020
Attack on law enforcer is the fourth one in Ingushetia since start of year
The shelling of the car of a "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) serviceman committed in the village of Yandare was preceded by three attacks on law enforcers in the Nazran District this year.
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11:38, 29 July 2020
Social network users outraged by awarding Chechen officer who fought in Ukraine
Zamid Chalaev, the commander of the A. Kadyrov special purpose regiment, while congratulating his colleague on his birthday in social networks, said that the officer had fought in Ukraine, South Ossetia, Libya and Syria. Instagram users drew attention to the contradictions of Ramzan Kadyrov's official position with the words of the regiment commander.
The police officers. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), http://nac.gov.ru/fotomaterialy@page=12.html#&gid=1&pid=2
11:30, 29 July 2020
Policeman killed in shelling in Ingushetia
A law enforcer has received wounds and died as a result of shelling of his car in the Nazran District, an Ingush law enforcement source has reported.
11:24, 29 July 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist arrested for four months
Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is charged under four articles in connection with the action held at night on July 15 in Baku. The court arrested him for four months. The PFPA treats the charges as politically motivated.
23:58, 28 July 2020
Authorities of North Ossetia: local residents join IS because of unemployment
Out of more than 30 natives of North Ossetia who joined the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"), most lived in a village where it was difficult to find any job, noted Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of the region.
Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgfKIpk4Iuo
23:56, 28 July 2020
Media: Dagestani feminists live in an atmosphere of threats
In Dagestan, women are subjected to harassment and threats when they openly agree with the ideas of feminism, belong to "informal communities," or complain about violence and blackmail, journalist Svetlana Anokhina reports.
Citizens of Azerbaijan in the village of Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 28 July 2020
More than 500 Azerbaijani citizens still stay in Kullar after another group sent home
On Tuesday, 250 citizens of Azerbaijan were taken home from Dagestan, and about 500 others still wait for their turn and stay at a tent camp arranged in the village of Kullar. The Moscow Diaspora of Azerbaijanis called on the authorities to include more people in groups to be sent home from the tent camp once a week.
A video about Ramzan Kadyrov breaking into the White House. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDKNxXdFS4-/?utm_source=ig_embed
18:30, 28 July 2020
Instagram users criticize video about Ramzan Kadyrov in White House
The "Grozny" TV Channel released a humorous video about Ramzan Kadyrov breaking into the White House with machine guns. The video continued a series of statements voiced by the authorities of Chechnya concerning the US sanctions imposed against the leader of the republic. Some Instagram users found the video to be funny, while others made fun of its authors. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov mentioned "clowning" as a specific feature of the Chechen authorities' policy.
Military equipment of the Armenian army. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://www.mil.am/
18:04, 28 July 2020
Armenian authorities announce de-escalation on border with Azerbaijan
Over the past night, the positions of the Armenian troops were shelled 17 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. The ceasefire violations still take place, but during the past two-three days, the number of shelling attacks has decreased, says Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
17:51, 28 July 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling of four villages near Armenian border
During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled for 38 times, including from sniper rifles, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
11:24, 28 July 2020
Georgian policeman fired after Azerbaijanis-Armenians conflict
In the Georgian village of Sadakhlo, a conflict broke out of local Azerbaijanis with a visitor – a young man of Armenian origin. After the incident, the young man's father was fired from the police.
The Amulsar gold deposit. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:22, 28 July 2020
Armenia: eight opponents of Amulsar field development detained
Opponents of the development of the Amulsar gold deposit accuse the owner of the mine, the "Lydian Armenia" Company, of provocation.
A sign at the viewing platform in the Sulak Canyon in the Kazbek district of Dagestan with an appeal to the guests of the republic to observe the dress code. Screenshot of the post on the "lifedagestan" account Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6fvc5IX09/
11:20, 28 July 2020
Instagram users treat dress code demand as dangerous for Dagestani tourism industry
Tourists are ready to observe the dress code introduced for them in the Kazbekovsky District of Dagestan, as follows from the video posted on the "Mash" Telegram channel. Commentators to the video have criticized the demands put forward to tourists. Some have stated that the dress code could scare away tourists and could affect local residents' incomes.
11:18, 28 July 2020
Six Azerbaijani activists remain under arrest
The court session to consider the complaints against the arrest of five members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the PFPA Presidium was held without the participation of the defendants. None of the complaints were satisfied.
Martin Kochesoko. Photo by Alexander Shalov https://vk.com/shaloff
23:59, 27 July 2020
Media: Circassian activist Kochesoko claims contradictions in indictment
According to Martin Kochesoko, law enforcers gave contradicting testimonies in a drug case against him, while during a search, attesting witnesses were false. The Circassian activist also spoke about the threats he got when law enforcers tried to force him to take the blame.
23:55, 27 July 2020
Armenian soldier killed on border with Azerbaijan
At night on July 27, while staying at a strongpoint, soldier Ashot Mikaelyan was killed by a sniper, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.
A law enforcer with an air pistol. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CDElZQ-qEkG/
23:52, 27 July 2020
Three residents of Chechnya apologize for video with air pistol
Two young men detained in Chechnya repented for posting on the Internet a video in which they were posing with an air pistol. An older brother of one of the repenting young men promised to prevent a repetition in future of any incident of such kind. Instagram users saw no reason for a public apology in the video.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
23:50, 27 July 2020
ECtHR questions effectiveness of investigation into case on torture of Zaur Dadaev
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to report whether a complaint about torture used against Zaur Dadaev, sentenced in a case on the murder of Boris Nemtsov, had been effectively investigated.
A special operation. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/
23:48, 27 July 2020
During the week of July 20-26, 2020, at least four persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 20-26, 2020, four suspected members of the armed underground fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
18:16, 27 July 2020
Georgian villager released after being detained at border
Malkhaz Lezhava, a resident of the village of Medjvriskhevi, detained at the border with South Ossetia, has been released and placed under quarantine in Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has reported.
News
A family from Makhachkala complained about delays in compensation for their flooded home.

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Renaming streets in Makhachkala has complicated flood victims' efforts to receive compensation.

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.