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Preparing for a prayer. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:02, 12 July 2022
Lifting of COVID restrictions made it easier to provide charity on Eid al-Adha
The "Nadezhda" (Hope) Dagestani Fund has gathered 25 tons of meat for distribution to those in need on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Murad Kerimov, the head of the Fund, has informed, noting that the lifting of coronavirus restrictions has improved the conditions for holding charity events.
Demining the territories in Azerbaijan. Photo https://caliber.az/ru/post/41880/
13:48, 12 July 2022
EU allocates 4 million euros to Azerbaijan for demining
Azerbaijan will receive additional funds from the European Union (EU) for demining the territories affected by the Karabakh conflict.
The houses destroyed in Berdzor (Lachin). February 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 11 July 2022
Forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh call for easier allocation of housing in Armenia
At a protest action in Yerevan, people have claimed that part of the money allocated by the Armenian government for housing certificates to forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh goes to banks for the selection of housing, and the remaining amounts are not enough to purchase housing.
Law enforcers entered the office of the HRC “Memorial.” Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/obyski-v-ofisah-memoriala-prodolzhalis-pochti-12-i-14-chasov
23:50, 11 July 2022
Complaint about searches in offices of “Memorials”* filed to ECtHR
In a complaint filed to the European court of Human Rights (ECtHR), human rights defenders have pointed out that the searches in the offices of the “International Memorial” * (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial” and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* were carried out with violations, and the office equipment was seized unreasonably.
A banner at a picker in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pwh968l-xI
23:48, 11 July 2022
In Dagestan, law enforcers disrupt solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
The police detained Magomed Magomedov, an employee of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Draft), who went to a picket in Makhachkala in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Journalist Murad Muradov* who was filming the picket was also detained by the police.
Volunteers from Chechnya before the dispatch to Ukraine. Photo: Shamil Maziev / Grozny Inform news agency
23:46, 11 July 2022
Ramzan Kadyrov calls information about forcing residents of Chechnya to fight in Ukraine a gossip
Amid reports about coercion of residents of Chechnya to participate in the special military operation, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that many residents of Chechnya even quit their jobs in order to voluntarily go to Ukraine.
The FSB detained eleven members of the "Islamic State" in Karachay-Cherkessia. Screenshot of the video © Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia
14:49, 11 July 2022
FSB reports detention of members of IS* unit in KChR
The court has sent into custody 11 people detained in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist organization, the FSB has reported.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev in a hospital ward. Photo https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/3170907.html
14:43, 11 July 2022
Azeri Prosecutor's Office again refuses to open case against doctors who treated Gyulyalyev
The Nasimi District Prosecutor's Office has again refused to open a criminal case against the doctors who had treated the human rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev. His family intends to continue steps in order to hold the doctors accountable.
Kakha Gogol. Photo: screenshot t.me/NGnewsgeorgia
11:55, 11 July 2022
Details of Georgian volunteer's death in Ukraine become known
Kakha Gogol, a volunteer from Georgia, has perished in the Lugansk Region as a result of an air strike.
The remand centre of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Rostov Region. Photo https://61.fsin.gov.ru/structure/fku_si_1/
11:53, 11 July 2022
FSIN checks rights defenders' data about execution threat of convict in Rostov-on-Don
The Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Rostov Region has appointed a check against the colonel, whom human rights defenders accused of threatening to execute a convict.
Believers in the Grand Mosque in Makhachkala, July 9, 2022. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nPP-SPDmY
11:01, 10 July 2022
During Eid al-Adha, North-Caucasian Muslims note increase in number of mosques visitors
After the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions, the number of mosque visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday has greatly increased, believers from various North-Caucasian regions have stated.
Tourists in Grozny. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYJlYXW4uc
10:47, 10 July 2022
Social network users dispute about rules of conduct for tourists in Chechnya
In Chechnya, tourists must respect the republic's customs, including wearing modest clothes, some users have pointed out in their comments to the Instagram* post containing rules of conduct for visitors to the region. Other commentators have objected that tourists can dress as they please, and besides, locals do not always follow these rules themselves.
Shalva Khanikaev, son of a victim of the Beslan terror act, who died while awaiting hospitalization to the North-Caucasian Medical Centre. Image made from video posted by Mash Gor on June 27, 2022, https://t.me/mash_gor/1994.
10:30, 10 July 2022
Victims of Beslan terror act complain about obstacles in obtaining medical care
The son of Zaur Khanikaev, a victim of the Beslan terror act, who died while awaiting hospitalization to the North-Caucasian Medical Centre, has filed complaints with the investigating committee and the prosecutor's office. Other survivors of the Beslan school attack have also complained about obstacles in receiving the planned medical care.
17:02, 9 July 2022
After feeling worse, Elchin Mamed stops his hunger strike in colony
Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, has stopped his hunger strike in the colony due to a sharp deterioration in his health, his relatives have informed.
Adam Aushev. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfvnK5JJsI
16:33, 9 July 2022
After his criticism of elders, Ingush teip rejects blogger Adam Aushev
The blogger, Adam Aushev, has insulted the Ingush elders, after which the Aushev teip (family clan) abandoned him, Akhmet-Bashir Aushev, the teip elder, has informed.
Combat position of the Armenian Army. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/8402
16:12, 9 July 2022
Yerevan refutes Baku's statement about shelling
Today, the Azeri party has stated that in the evening on July 8, Armenian militaries shelled Azerbaijani soldiers' positions stationed in the Kelbadjar District.
15:47, 9 July 2022
Opposition accuses Georgian authorities of anti-European rhetoric
Georgian authorities have promised to lower the electoral threshold for parties at the parliamentary elections if the European Union (EU) grants the country the status of an EU candidate. Putting forward an ultimatum looks like an attempt to derail the course towards European integration, the opposition has reacted.
11:55, 9 July 2022
Rights defenders comment on incident at Krasnodar children's centre
The forced haircutting on a 9-year-old girl is equated to physical violence, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo: memohrc.org
11:17, 9 July 2022
Abdulmumin Gadjiev's arrest extended by three months
The Southern District Military Court has left Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist from the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, accused of financing terrorism, in custody until October 28.
A rally organized by the Armenian opposition. Image made from video posted by Yerkir Daily, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xphoem9UcDY
08:48, 9 July 2022
Opposition accuses Pashinyan of lobbying Turkish and Azeri interests
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister, and his team are promoting the Azerbaijani and Turkish agendas to the detriment of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the participants in the march held in Yerevan have stated.
News
Fighters at the Grozny airport. Still from a video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, May 17, 2026, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6608. A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

Just over a quarter of the required amount was raised for Zarema Musaeva's gifts.

An Akhmat fighter beats a woman. Still from Sapa Kavkaz, May 16, 2026, https://t.me/sapakavkaz/7165. Chechnya reportedly expelled a participant in the beating of women from the Akhmat club.

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.