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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.
Funeral of Inal Djabiev, August 2020. Photo: https://respublikarso.org
08:37, 9 July 2022
Prosecutor claims Inal Djabiev's non-involvement in attempt on MIA head
Inal Djabiev, who died after being interrogated by law enforcers, and Nikolai Tskhovrebov were not involved in the attempt on the life of Igor Naniev, a former head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the prosecutor stated on July 8, demanding to sentence Tskhovrebov to conditional imprisonment for arms trafficking.
A video clip with Kadyrov and an actor performing Zelensky. Screenshot: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2515
08:23, 9 July 2022
Kadyrov's serial fits into trend of discrediting Ukrainian authorities
Ramzan Kadyrov has repeatedly criticized the President of Ukraine and the filming of the "serial" about Zelensky has become a continuation of the federal trend of making attacks against Ukrainian authorities, although the videos clips with Kadyrov "starring" should be treated mainly as entertainment, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Rustavi metallurgical plant. Photo: Helios40 http://wikimapia.org
21:53, 8 July 2022
Workers of Rustavi metallurgical plant stop their strike
Wages of Rustavi metallurgical plant employees will gradually increase by the equivalent of 85 US dollars, the wage rate will be increased in July, a trade union representative reports. According to him, the workers have already stopped their strike and resumed work.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater
21:28, 8 July 2022
Azerbaijani oppositionist Alizamin Salaev arrested for 30 days
Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was placed under arrest for 30 days for failure to obey the police. The activist tried to hold a protest action but was detained, his son said.
Arthur Stepanyan, a refugee from Gadrut. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:54, 8 July 2022
Refugees from Gadrut and Shushi demand from UN to grant them refugee status
Participants of a protest action held in front of the UN office in Yerevan demanded to grant refugee status to people who left the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the 2020 war.
Residents of the Khynalyg village in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:41, 8 July 2022
Analysts point to low incomes of Azerbaijani residents
According to a joint study conducted by the Baku Human Rights Club and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), most of Azerbaijani residents are deprived of normal housing and access to quality medical services because of their low incomes.
Lake Ritsa, Abkhazia. Photo: https://abxa.ru/ozero-rica/
14:54, 8 July 2022
Distrust in authorities triggers scandal with investment project in Abkhazia
The behind-the-scene format of discussing a large investment project for the construction of a dwelling settlement has caused resonance in Abkhazia. Residents demanded not to sell land to foreigners, as they perceived a threat of frauds with investments, because of which their amount could then become a burden on the republic's budget, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: Djtm, http://ru.wikipedia.org
14:33, 8 July 2022
ECtHR awards compensations to two residents of Southern Russia for non-providing medical care in colony
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded 15,000 euros in compensation for the suffered material damage and moral harm, as well as for legal expenses, to Alim Khokonov from Kabardino-Balkaria and Khristofor Golovatov from Rostov-on-Don. They were diagnosed with oncological diseases, but they were not provided with medical care in colony, says the ECtHR's decision, posted on its website on July 7.
Pills. Photo: Freestockimages.ru
11:08, 8 July 2022
North-Caucasian republics are among regions with lowest consumption of antidepressants
Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia are among the top 10 regions of Russia, where residents consumed the least amount of antidepressants over the six months of this year.
Police detain participants of a rally against the self-isolation regime in Vladikavkaz, 2020. Image made from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxG_fs1r0M&t=1s
10:36, 8 July 2022
Vladikavkaz: five protesters against self-isolation sentenced to real prison terms
A court in Rostov-on-Don has found five participants in the 2020 rally in Vladikavkaz guilty of participating in mass riots and sentenced them to terms ranging from three years and ten months to four years and three months of freedom deprivation in a general security colony.
Combat activities. Photo: mod.gov.az/министерство обороны Азербайджана
08:34, 8 July 2022
Armenian and Azeri MoDs exchange accusations of shelling
Azerbaijan has shelled the Armenian positions and the road in the direction of the village of Elpin, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, its Azerbaijani counterpart has announced the shelling of its positions in the Kelbadjar District.
Andrei Pivovarov. Photo: HRC ‘Memorial’* press service. * The organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs performing the functions of a foreign agent.
08:21, 8 July 2022
Prosecution demands five years in prison for Andrei Pivovarov
The prosecutor has asked to sentence Andrei Pivovarov, a former executive director of the "Open Russia"*, to five years in prison and to ban him from being elected to power bodies for eight years, his advocate has informed.
Rafiq Tagi. Photo: EHRAC https://ehrac.org.uk
23:55, 7 July 2022
ECtHR awards compensation to widow of murdered Azerbaijani publicist
The Strasbourg Court has concluded that the investigating authorities violated the article on the right to life of the Convention on Human Rights by refusing to investigate the murder of writer and publicist Rafik Tagi, and awarded compensation of 12,000 euros to his widow.
Chechen military servicemen. Photo: Grozny-Inform; https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
23:29, 7 July 2022
Monoethnicity becomes a distinguishing feature of new Chechen battalions
The requirement to recruit only Chechen residents into new battalions may lead to the creation of monoethnic military units, and other republics of Northern Caucasus will want to follow this trend, experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” state.
A barrack of the “Sever-Akhmat” battalion. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/politic/140733/
20:05, 7 July 2022
Kadyrov reveals new details about Chechen battalions
The creation of battalions, which will be part of the Russian Ministry of Defence, will create 1800 jobs in the republic, the leader of Chechnya reports.
Road sign at an entrance to the Astarinsky District. Photo: https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Астаринский_район
19:44, 7 July 2022
Authorities of Astara District refuse to sanction Talysh festival
The executive authorities of the Astara District of Azerbaijan did not sanction holding of a folklore festival, which was initiated by the municipal council of the Khamosham village, where ethnic Talysh live. The Public Council of the Talysh People of Azerbaijan treat the refusal as a discriminatory policy of the authorities towards the Talysh people.
Employees of the ‘New Life’ rehab. Photo: https://1news.az/news/20220706065414373-V-Baku-arestovany-5-sotrudnikov-reabilitatsionnogo-tsentra-New-Life-istyazavshie-patsientov-FOTO
19:26, 7 July 2022
Employees of rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan arrested in a case on torture
A court placed under arrest five employees of a drug and alcohol addiction treatment centre located in the Absheron District of Azerbaijan after one of the patients died. According to the investigators’ version, the victim was kept by force at the centre and subjected to torture there.
Workers of the Rustavi metallurgical plant. Photo courtesy of the plant’s press service
14:33, 7 July 2022
Rustavi strikers reject proposal of phased wage indexing
The striking workers of the metallurgical mills located in Rustavi have denied the company bosses' proposal to make a step-by-step wage indexing by 15%; they intend to go on striking until wages were increased by a third at once.
A disabled person in a wheelchair. Photo: pixabay.com
14:22, 7 July 2022
Activists win lawsuit on inaccessibility of street in Makhachkala for disabled people
The court has supported the activists who demanded to make a street section in Makhachkala convenient for wheelchair users.
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.