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'Royal Park' restaurant in Elista. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
12:41, 11 July 2020
Elista restaurateurs threaten authorities with protests
Owners of cafés and restaurants in Kalmykia are planning protest actions demanding to ease the restrictive measures in public catering and support the entrepreneurs who have to stay without incomes.
Magomed Khabibov holds picket in support of the detained Ashikov brothers at the Higher Court of Dagestan in Makhachkala. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
12:25, 11 July 2020
Raip Ashikov claims compensation for infected with coronavirus at SIZO
Raip Ashikov, a former head of Makhachkala police, accused of financing terrorism, went to court to demand compensation for the inhuman custody conditions. According to his story, when at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), he was infected with COVID-19 and failed to receive any treatment for more than 40 days.
Tangim Mosque. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:36, 11 July 2020
Law enforcers resume raiding Tangim Mosque
With the restart of Friday prayers in the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque, law enforcers gathered near it and began stopping believers' cars of and copying drivers' and passengers' personal data.
Azerbaijanis are leaving for their homeland from a camp in Kullar. Screenshot of derbentskiyrayon's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBfxh8SjTo8/
08:22, 11 July 2020
Azerbaijani citizens forbidden to contact their relatives after arrival from Kullar
The citizens of Azerbaijan, who have arrived from Dagestan to their homeland, are satisfied with the living conditions in the quarantine tent camp set up near the Samur border checkpoint. Until the end of quarantine, they are forbidden to contact their relatives, since COVID-19 is diagnosed in some of the arrivals.
A child's hands and the Quran. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji AJ/THI
22:22, 10 July 2020
Human rights defenders criticize verification of female circumcision complaint in Ingushetia
The "Legal Initiative" will challenge the investigators' refusal to institute criminal proceedings against a clinic in Magas where a nine-year-old girl was subjected to female circumcision surgery. The investigators failed to carry out a thorough check into the activities of the clinic, human rights defenders claim.
Policemen, France. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
21:58, 10 July 2020
French police continue detentions in Dijon unrest case
In France, the police detained five more participants of clashes between members of the Chechen and Maghrib Diasporas in Dijon. Two detainees are charged with using violence.
A young man who introduced himself as a brother of Minkail Malizaev, a blogger living in Europe. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbEUjICrTD/
19:27, 10 July 2020
Malizaev's brother publicly apologizes for blogger's criticism of Chechen authorities
A young man who introduced himself as a brother of Minkail Malizaev, a blogger living in Europe and criticizing the Chechen authorities, recorded a video message with apologizes for the blogger.
Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
19:14, 10 July 2020
In Baku, analysts assess risks of Karabakh conflict escalation
Despite the crisis in Azerbaijan and Armenia caused by the pandemic, there is still a threat of the resumption of large-scale hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone. Meanwhile, the key factor of the possible escalation is not the intensity of the shelling attacks, but the lack of progress towards a political settlement. This opinion was voiced by Azerbaijani military analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Protest action in Berlin. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/DAS-173163580040616
13:44, 10 July 2020
Protesters in Berlin demand from Baku to stop persecuting activists
On July 9, Azerbaijani political émigrés held four protest actions in the German capital urging the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the US Embassy and the EU mission to introduce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials for harassing their political opponents.
Mamikhan Umarov (left), Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from videos posted by 'Svobodny' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um5yvcA3SgI, and by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz5uSD2Z_2Y&feature=emb_logo
13:26, 10 July 2020
MFA treats involvement of Chechen authorities in Umarov's murder as speculation
On July 9, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) treated the assumptions that the leadership of Chechnya had to do with the murder of Mamikhan Umarov in Vienna as insinuations that impede an objective inquiry into the murder.
A woman shielding herself with her arm. Photo: Latina On a Mission https://flickr.com/
11:30, 10 July 2020
Beatings of Makhachkala woman show investigators' indifference to domestic violence
The ex-husband of Gullya Kazanbieva, a resident of Makhachkala, used to brutally beat her up even after a divorce, but investigators have qualified domestic violence under a too lenient article. The woman fears for its life; however, complaints submitted to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) are ignored, advocates assert.
Azerbaijanis, staying in a temporary tent camp near Kullar, during the visit of Maria Yezhova, Dagestan's ombudsman for children's rights,. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYSDqsomco/
11:18, 10 July 2020
Residents of spontaneous camp in Kullar claim difficulties of moving into tents
To move from a spontaneous camp into the tent one set up near Kullar, Azerbaijani citizens need to undergo coronavirus testing, but the issuance of test results is highly protracted. Besides, camp residents complain about an unfair compilation of lists of returnees to Azerbaijan.
Ramzan Kadyrov gives speech prior to the beginning of a football game in honour of Vladimit Putin, Grozny, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
08:49, 10 July 2020
Kadyrov accuses western special services of killing his critics
Western special services have organized the killings of bloggers Mamikhan Umarov and Imran Aliev in order to impose responsibility for these crimes on the Chechen leadership, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Policemen in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:34, 10 July 2020
Action demanding to open restaurants in Yerevan ended with detentions
Policemen have drawn up protocols on ten protesters outside the Armenian government building. They complained that they had been unemployed for five months due to the closure of restaurants.
Batumi, Adjara. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot
22:16, 9 July 2020
In Adjara, protesters demand to open border with Turkey
On July 8, a protest action was held in front of the building for the Supreme Council of Adjara. Protestors demanded from the government to open the state border with Turkey or pay compensation for the loss of earnings from work in the neighbouring country.
Policemen, Austria. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
22:04, 9 July 2020
Austrian police not sure of political motive in Umarov's murder
The killing in Vienna of Mamikhan Umarov, a refugee from Chechnya, might have been a contract murder or motivated by a domestic conflict, the Austrian police announce contrary to the statements voiced by members of the Chechen Diaspora. A lawsuit based on the Mamikhan Umarov's death may be filed against the Austrian authorities for their failure to provide the protection for the asylum seeker from Chechnya, believes Khusein Iskhanov, a member of the Chechen Diaspora.
Hideout with ammunition. Photo: press service of the National Guard of Russia, https://rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-chechenskoj-respublike-pri-uchastii-rosgvardii-obnaruzhen-i-unichtozhen-tajnik-s-boepripasami
19:00, 9 July 2020
Law enforcers report elimination of hiding with ammunition in Chechnya
On July 8, law enforcers discovered a hiding arranged by militants in a forest on the outskirts of the Alkhazurovo village in the Urus-Martan District, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learned from an official of the Chechen military commandant's office.
Madina's mother (left) Madina Umaeva. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot from video posted by @heda_saratova
18:46, 9 July 2020
Lawyers doubt prospects for examination in case on Madina Umaeva's death
In Chechnya, human rights defenders and lawyers suggest that public officers may affect the forensic examination in the case on the resonant death of Madina Umaeva, a resident of Gudermes.
Sign at the entrance to the village of Kirovaul of Kizilyut District of Dagestan, July 8, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
15:14, 9 July 2020
Kirovaul villagers vote to rename it in honour of Nurmagomedov
On July 8, residents of the village of Kirovaul held a gathering, at which they supported the idea of renaming the village in honour of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
Brides in Grozny. Photo: ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://grozny.tv/news.php?id=38090
14:48, 9 July 2020
Ban on wedding ceremonies cancelled in Chechnya
At the July 7 sitting of the Operative Headquarters for Countering the Spread of Coronavirus, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the lifting of the ban on wedding ceremonies, introduced earlier because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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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.