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Construction works in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
20:20, 22 July 2021
Two Azerbaijani construction workers injured in a mine explosion in Karabakh
Takhir Makhmudov and Yasin Mekhraliev, workers of a construction company, were injured in a mine explosion during reconstruction works in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reported.
Rights defender Djambulat Gasanov and journalist Idris Yusupov. Photo: HRC 'Memorial' (the organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the “Register of non-profit organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent”); screenshot of a video posted by Zair Rabadanov, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw6kCYylx2Q
14:35, 22 July 2021
Dagestani activists treat ban to film law enforcers as unjustified
Djambulat Gasanov, a human rights defender, has challenged in court a policeman's ban on video filming a picket in Makhachkala. Law enforcers are unreasonably demanding not to film them for fear of video recording of violations, local activists have suggested.
Attack on one of the activists. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_0PaDkGbSU
14:21, 22 July 2021
Environmentalists complain about attack during inspection near Essentuki
A group of environmentalists was inspecting an illegal garbage dump near the Klin-Yar nature monument when the landfill owner rammed their car by his jeep; he hit one of the activists and threatened others with violence.
Meeting of the Gasanguseinovs with Sergey Melikov. Photo: press service of the head of Dagestan (glava.e-dag.ru/novosti/v-centre-vnimaniya/sergej-melikov-navestil-murtazali-i-patimat-gasangusejnovykh-v-sele-goor-khindakh/
11:21, 22 July 2021
Melikov promises support to parents of Gasanguseinov brothers
Sergey Melikov, the acting head of Dagestan, has met Murtazali and Patimat Gasanguseinov in the village of Goor-Khindakh and planted trees in memory of their murdered sons. According to Murtazali Gasanguseinov, Melikov promised to help the family.
A hiding child. Photo: pixabay.com
11:07, 22 July 2021
Lawyers criticize guardianship authorities' passivity in KBR
A woman from the Chegem District was accused of torturing her son only after the boy's father had learnt about beatings, while the guardianship bodies knew nothing about the family problems. The Nalchik large family, where the girl beaten by her stepfather died, was known to the officials as a problem one, but they did not notice the child abuse.
The village of Heydarabad. Photo: Turanmahmudov, http://wikimapia.org
08:58, 22 July 2021
Border skirmish alarms Heydarabad residents
The shooting in the direction of the dwelling settlement of Heydarabad of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), bordering on Armenia, caused no material damage to local residents, but worried them.
Timur Tumgoev. Photo courtesy of Marina Tumgoeva
08:42, 22 July 2021
Marina Tumgoeva achieves permit to visit her brother in colony
Marina Tumgoeva, a resident of North Ossetia, has met the head of the Department of the Russian FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service) for the Saratov Region and received permit to visit her convicted brother, who complains about custody conditions at his colony and pressure over his beard.
Sacrificial animals. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
08:30, 22 July 2021
Pandemic increases popularity of Eid al-Adha sacrifices through funds
The Dagestan "Nadezhda" (Hope) Fund has organized, at people's requests from Makhachkala, Kaspiysk and other cities, conducting sacrifices on Eid al-Adha, followed by freezing and gradual distribution of meat to those in need. The option to order a sacrifice remotely has turned out to be very much in demand during the pandemic, the staff of the Fund has explained.
21:16, 21 July 2021
Maikop residents claim death of their relative after being beaten by law enforcers
Pavel Zaporozhtsev, a resident of Maikop, was severely beaten by law enforcers and died from injuries in a hospital, his relatives claimed. According to Valery Brinikh, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the leader of Adygea, investigators are trying to hush up the case.
An official from the Prosecutor’s Office talks with Marina Tumgoeva, July 21, 2021. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
21:04, 21 July 2021
Tumgoev’s sister demands to improve conditions in penal colony
Today, in Saratov, a sister of prisoner Timur Tumgoev has held a solo picket and claimed that the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Prosecutor’s Office should take measures to protect her brother, a native of North Ossetia, who complains about the conditions of detention in the penal colony in the Saratov Region.
Professor Armen Charchyan, director of the "Izmirlyan" Medical Centre. Photo: press service of the Medical Centre, http://izmirlianmedicalcenter.com/rus/index
20:47, 21 July 2021
Professor Charchyan released from arrest in case on pressure on voters
Today, in Yerevan, a court has granted the defence motion for the release on bail of Armen Charchyan, the chief of the Izmirlian Medical Centre, who spent a month under arrest in a case on pressure on his subordinates before the parliamentary elections.
Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and Said-Khusein Magomadov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTxmv_pZdU
20:09, 21 July 2021
Two Chechen natives arrested in Austria in case on attempted murder of Magomadov
The Austrian police are investigating a case on an attempt to blow up refugee Said-Khusein Magomadov, who criticized Ramzan Kadyrov in his blog.
The village of Tekh. Photo: Dan Kablack, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex#/media/Файл:Tegh.jpg
14:35, 21 July 2021
Residents of Syunik Region of Armenia complain about Azerbaijani militaries
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces prevent residents of the border community of Tekh in the Syunik Region of Armenia from working in the fields; they detained a local combine operator and threatened him, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson has made public villagers' complaints today.
The village of Islamei (Kabardino-Balkaria). Photo: Siseys, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исламей_(село)#/media/Файл:Исламей.jpg
13:54, 21 July 2021
KBR residents complain about water supply problems
The cities of Nalchik and Baksan, as well as villages of six districts of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), see systematic water supply outages, local residents complain.
Attack on journalists in Tbilisi. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rik8355eRSg&t=3s
11:33, 21 July 2021
Six more journalists found to be victims of riots in Tbilisi
On July 20, it became known that six more journalists received the status of victims in the case of the July 5 riots, including Marika Gotsiridze, a reporter of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company.
A tourist voices her indignation after visiting the Sulak Canyon, http://www.instagram.com/p/CRhPAi8lgY9/
11:17, 21 July 2021
Network users dispute about tourists' safety in Dagestan
The Dagestani natural attractions are poorly prepared to receive visitors, Instagram users have emphasized in their comments to the indignation of s female tourist after visiting the Sulak Canyon. However, other commentators assert that the beauty of nature should not be spoiled by metal fences.
06:44, 21 July 2021
During Eid al-Adha, flow of visitors to Chechen mosques drops because they demand vaccination certificate
On July 20, in Chechnya, collective prayers were attended by thousands of believers, Ramzan Kadyrov has informed. However, some residents of the republic refused to visit mosques, as they have not vaccinated against coronavirus.
Serviceman of the Armenian Army. Photo: official website of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am/hy/news/9670
06:27, 21 July 2021
Political analysts point to destabilization reasons on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijan is trying to put pressure on Armenia in order to get concessions from it, while Russia is interested in maintaining stability in the region, and not in defending Armenia's interests in specific border sections, Armenian and Russian political analysts have noted.
Embankment in Sukhum, Abkhazia. Photo: Hons084 / Wikimedia Commons, http://ru.wikipedia.org
23:33, 20 July 2021
Activists call for tougher anti-COVID measures in Abkhazia
In their appeal to the government of Abkhazia, activists claim that the authorities should increase fines for crowded wedding parties and memorial meetings, prohibit mass events, and impose mandatory PCR tests or require vaccination certificates for tourists.
Vagarshak Arutyunyan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
23:21, 20 July 2021
Armenian Defence Minister resigns
Vagarshak Arutyunyan, who was appointed the Armenian Defence Minister after the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, submitted a letter of resignation.
News
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A Ukrainian soldier described the conditions of captivity in Chechnya.

Blogger Remeslo has been transferred from the pre-trial detention center to the psychiatric institute.

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.