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Military vehicles in the village of Gubden. Screenshot of the post on INSTAGRAM of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtkGq3KuBb/
18:14, 17 July 2020
Police treat law enforcers' raids in Dagestan as routine preventive measures
The checks in the village of Gubden have to do with law enforcers' reaction to the conflict in Manas, villagers have suggested. Ordinary preventive measures will take place in several republic's districts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained.
Tofig Yagublu. Screenshot of the video Siyasete Qarısmayanlar https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=P3Aw3ESF-iI&feature=emb_logo
17:53, 17 July 2020
Tofig Yagublu's daughter states threat to his life in SIZO
The arrested politician Tofig Yagublu was placed into a cell where people with infectious diseases are kept, his daughter has stated, expressing her fear that this could undermine her father's health.
A soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence, http://www.mil.am/ru/news/8097
11:36, 17 July 2020
Armenia claims 39 wounded and four killed persons since conflict escalation
In the Tavush Region of Armenia, the opponent's shelling wounded 36 military servicemen, two policemen and one local resident, the authorities have reported. As of July 16, the number of killed Armenian soldiers was four; while the total number of victims reached 43.
11:31, 17 July 2020
Children and elderly Azerbaijani frontline villagers sent to relatives due to shelling
On July 16, the warfare continued, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The villagers from the Tovuz District interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" were forced to evacuate their children and elderly relatives.
Beach visitors in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video by "Byuro Perevodov" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHiui7lZNkM
11:26, 17 July 2020
Residents of Dagestan criticize Muftiate for dress code recommendations for tourists
The Muftiate of Dagestan has urged those who come to the republic to respect local "traditions and foundations" with their behaviour and appearance. The clergy cannot dictate to the guests of the region how to dress, residents of the republic and social network users believe.
11:21, 17 July 2020
Chechen law enforcer's threats to smokers raise doubts of legality thereof
Smokers of tobacco in Chechnya cannot be legally brought to community works and public rebukes, since this habit is not a crime, Caucasian scholars and lawyers believe.
Aiza Anokhina. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MICBu4LPWOQ&t=607s
11:12, 17 July 2020
Apologies of Chechen presenter pointed to threat of blood feud to her father
The presenter Aiza Anokhina, who told about her father's work for special services and his involvement in the death of Djokhar Dudaev, has caused a threat of blood feud on her whole family. The videos with apologies will not affect this situation, residents of Chechnya believe.
A policeman scolds three residents of Chechnya for dangerous driving. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CCfhrStFt-X/
23:47, 16 July 2020
Resentment of Chechen residents grows due to practice of public humiliation
The practice of public condemnations and apologies adopted in Chechnya is humiliating for residents of the republic, and it increases their discontent with the policy of the authorities, note human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina and political analyst Ali Magomedov after the Chechen law enforcement bodies had posted a new video with apologies.
Law enforcers near the Gubden village in Dagestan. Screenshot of the video by Ruslan Kurbanov "СРОЧНО: Военные в Дагестане введены в село с техникой" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhzcXBLrWc&feature=emb_logo
23:43, 16 July 2020
In Dagestan, Gubden residents report about law enforcers' raids
For the second time after a conflict in Manas, law enforcers are conducting a raid with visits to every house and yard in the Dagestan village of Gubden, local residents report.
23:35, 16 July 2020
In Armenia, villager of Chinari wounded in shelling attack
A resident of the border village of Chinari was seriously injured during a shelling attack by an Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Adam Delimkhanov. Photo: REUTERS REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin, press service of the Kremlin
23:30, 16 July 2020
Investigation into Ramzan Kadyrov's business ignored in Chechnya
The investigation into the Ramzan Kadyrov's connections with big businesses did not cause any public outcry in Chechnya, since local residents have long been aware of the scheme of earnings for regional leaders, notes Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
Protesters poured borsch over the building of the Ukrainian Embassy. Screenshot of the video https://www.gorodovoy.spb.ru/news/v-erevane-protestuyuschie-oblili-borschom-zdanie-posolstva-ukrainy?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fyandex.ru%2Fnews
23:21, 16 July 2020
Ukraine's statement on conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan leads to protest in Yerevan
On July 15, the youth wing of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Party held a rally in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia. The activists protested against the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine concerning the "territorial integrity of Azerbaijan" in connection with the aggravation of the conflict on the border. The protesters poured borsch over the building of the Ukrainian Embassy.
A poster in memory of Natalia Estemirova. Photo by Karina Gadjieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:15, 16 July 2020
Colleagues of Estemirova, killed 11 years ago, note enhanced atmosphere of fear in Chechnya
Over the 11 years, during which the murder of Natalia Estemirova remains unsolved, the flow of appeals from residents of Chechnya to human rights defenders has decreased significantly amid the deterioration of the situation with human rights violations, claim colleagues of the murdered journalist. They associated the above fact with strengthening of the atmosphere of fear in the Chechen Republic.
Leyla Yunus with the French Legion of Honor. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:39, 16 July 2020
ECtHR recognizes violation of Yunus spouses' rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized a violation of rights of Azerbaijani human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus under several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Strasbourg Court obliged the authorities of Azerbaijan to pay the human rights defenders the compensation in the amount of 51,000 euros.
17:35, 16 July 2020
Two PFPA activists detained in Azerbaijan
The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) treats the persecution of its activists, Farid Asadov and Elvin Bakhmanoglu as political. The whereabouts of Asadov after his detention is unknown; Bakhmanoglu was arrested for 15 days, Gezyal Bairamly, the PFPA deputy chair, has stated.
A house in the village of Dondar Guschu of the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan, damaged after shelling during the escalation of the situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border on July 12-14. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:32, 16 July 2020
Azerbaijan declares resumption of warfare on Armenian border
Armenian militaries tried to attack Azerbaijani positions by shelling the villages of the Tovuz District with large-calibre weapons and mortars, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
17:25, 16 July 2020
US intelligence data used against Kadyrov's critics in Europe
Russia has used the agreement on exchange of intelligence information with the USA to search for residents of Chechnya who fled from the republic to Europe, sources in European security and intelligence structures have stated.
Posts about Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram. Screenshot by the "Caucasian Knot"
17:22, 16 July 2020
Chechen state servants claim forcing to promote authorities in social networks
In Chechnya, law enforcers and employees of budget-funded organizations were instructed to write laudatory comments about the actions of the republic's authorities and ridicule criticism thereof.
Soldiers of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://mil.am/hy/news/8092
13:20, 16 July 2020
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Armenia counts damaged houses after shelling on Azerbaijani border
During the shelling conducted by Azerbaijani militaries, in the Tavush Region of Armenia 22 houses were damaged, said Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsman.
13:17, 16 July 2020
Azerbaijan claims voluntary border crossing by resident of Armenia
Narek Sardaryan, a resident of Armenia, has crossed the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) and asked for Azerbaijani citizenship, the authorities of this country report. Armenia, in its turn, denies Sardaryan's voluntary crossing of the border, stating that he disappeared a few days ago.
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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.