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Handcuffs. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
11:32, 3 July 2020
KBR resident accused of having links with terrorists
The criminal case of Mikhail Zhigunov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), accused of involvement in the terrorist community in the Kalmyk colony, the organizer of which is considered by investigators to be Shakhban Gasanov, who was killed in 2015 in Khasavyurt, has been sent to court.
Fountains Square in Baku used to be crowded before the quarantine. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 3 July 2020
Tight quarantine regime extended in Azerbaijan
A total of 572 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been diagnosed in Azerbaijan; the total number of those infected has reached 18,684. Amid this situation, authorities have extended the strict quarantine until July 20.
A detention. Screenshot of the video by HBO
11:27, 3 July 2020
"Meduza" tells about new tactics for persecuting gays in Chechnya
At least ten gays were killed in Chechnya over the past three years; while evacuation of LGBT people from the republic is hampered by falsification of criminal cases against them, Olga Baranova, an employee of the Moscow Community Centre, said in her interview with the "Meduza".
A ballot recount. Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
21:56, 2 July 2020
Chechnya registers 95% voter turnout during pandemic
According to the official statistics, Chechnya showed the highest voter turnout in the Russian Federation at the voting on amendments to the Constitution. In Southern Russia, ten regions registered lower voter turnout as compared to the presidential election in 2018.
Gudermes. Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:51, 2 July 2020
Residents of Chechen Gudermes complain about frequent interruptions in water supply
In recent weeks, residents of Gudermes suffer from interruptions in water supply, and in residential buildings, apartments located on the third floors and higher are completely cut off from water supply, city residents complain. People have to buy drinking water and refuse to use washing machines.
19:38, 2 July 2020
Azerbaijan enhances police quarantine enforcement
In Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has removed road checkpoints in order to involve more policemen in foot patrols. The police enhance the control over the compliance with the requirements of social distancing and the use of medical masks.
The Amulsar field. Photo: aravot-ru.am
19:33, 2 July 2020
Activists succeed in seeking withdrawal of armed guards from Amulsar mine in Armenia
In Armenia, residents of the resort town of Jermuk blocked a road in protest against a new security company in the territory of the Amulsar field. The protest ended with the withdrawal of armed guards from the territory of the mine.
Malika Djikaeva. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/BqLVMQqggO8/
16:05, 2 July 2020
Defence announces examination outcomes in blogger Malika Djikaeva's case
Experts have confirmed the version of Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, that she had not taken narcotic drugs. The girl's arrest in Chechnya was extended until mid-August.
Rashid Maisigov. Photo by the press service of the 'Fortanga.ORG'
16:01, 2 July 2020
Ingush journalist Rashid Maisigov claims innocence of storing heroin
Journalist Rashid Maisigov, accused of drug possession, has refused to plead guilty, stating that the proofs had been planted on him, said Magomed Aushev, his advocate. The prosecution of Maisigov has to do with his professional activities, in particular, with his coverage of the protests of opponents of the border agreement with Chechnya in 2019, lawyers believe.
Agil Gumbatov. Screenshot of Gumbatov's video appeal to the President of Azerbaijan on March 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0LMm-tKug
15:56, 2 July 2020
Oppositionist Agil Gumbatov discharged from mental clinic
On July 1, Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was discharged from the psychiatric hospital where he spent three months under forced treatment after he criticized authorities on the Facebook. The activist intends to continue his political struggle.
11:59, 2 July 2020
Court leaves Azerbaijani oppositionist Babek Gasanov in custody
The court has refused to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to Babek Gasanov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), explaining that he had been placed into the dungeon (punishment cell) for violating the discipline.
A polling station in Makhachkala. Photo by Oleg Ionov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:51, 2 July 2020
Dagestan: observers report multiple voting and ballot stuffing
Over 80 observers from the "Solidarity and Freedom" Committee, who monitored the voting on constitutional amendments in Dagestan, revealed facts of ballot stuffing, voting for relatives, the use of administrative resources and other violations. At one of the republic's polling stations, voters were given several ballots at once, as noted at the "Violations Map" of the "Golos" (Vote) movement.
An entrance to a polling station. July 1, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:38, 2 July 2020
Makhachkala residents enticed to vote with music and free protective means
In Makhachkala, voters for constitutional amendments liked patriotic music and the fact that disposable masks, gloves and pens were handed out at the polling stations. Well before the end of the vote, the turnout in Dagestan reached 82%.
Abanotubani, an ancient district of Tbilisi, Georgia, which is popular among tourists. Photo by M. Kuznetsova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:34, 2 July 2020
Opening Georgia to foreign tourists postponed until August
Georgian authorities have postponed the opening of regular international flights by at least a month. Foreign tourists will be able to visit Georgia no earlier than August.
Voting in the city of Yeisk. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 1 July 2020
Observers claim non-transparency of voting in Southern Russia
Observers are not provided with access to the information concerning the voting, and people assigned to polling stations vote more than once or without presenting a passport, report activists from in the Krasnodar Territory, the Rostov Region, and Dagestan.
At a polling station in Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RNU6ilS3wo
23:52, 1 July 2020
Social network users criticize official data on voter turnout in Chechnya
Instagram users post ironic comments concerning the information released by the Election Commission for Chechnya, according to which the republic registered the highest turnout in the Russian Federation during the voting on amendments to the Constitution. The Election Commission for Chechnya explained the active voting of local people by large-scale agitation campaign.
Propaganda leaflets. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:49, 1 July 2020
Chechen public sector employees report coercion to voting
In Chechnya, public sector employees claim that their chiefs require them to report with photos about the participation in the voting on amendments to the Constitution of Russia.
A resident of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCHRVwFeGo/
23:46, 1 July 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize mass cut-off of gas for debtors
In Chechnya, gas services conduct raids and cut off supply of gas for bad debtors. Instagram users explained large debts for gas by the poor situation after self-isolation.
16:40, 1 July 2020
Dagestan: law enforcers accused of violence left under house arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the decision of the first-instance court, which sent the two law enforcers detained for extorting and forcing Yulduz Kurashova, a local resident, to self-incriminate, under house arrest. After the decision of the first-instance about the house arrest of the law enforcers, the woman had to move to another residence, her advocate has stated.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
16:37, 1 July 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling village in conflict zon
During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 50 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
News
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika Protests outside the Georgian parliament have continued for 519 days.

Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo: Publika Protesters in Tbilisi supported the demands of parents of children with Duchenne syndrome.

The body of a Georgian soldier has been delivered to Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika's photo from April 26, 2026. The participation of Georgian fighters in fighting in Ukraine has raised questions about their motivations.

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.