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Tourists from Moscow Region in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzon for the Caucasian Knot
14:26, 24 June 2019
Russian tourists feel safe in Georgia
The tourists from Moscow interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" told that they felt safe in Georgia and mourned about aggravated Russian-Georgian relations.
Participants of the rally "Society Demands Justice" in Moscow declare their support for Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the Caucasian Knot
11:18, 24 June 2019
Moscow: rally in support of political prisoners was almost 4000 strong
On June 23, 3900 people took part in the rally "Society Demands Justice", held in Moscow as part of the All-Russian action. The rally declared support for the arrested Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev and the Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko.
Special operation. Photo: National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru
11:06, 24 June 2019
Attack on policemen in Grozny was second this year in Chechnya
The attack on a DPS (road-and-patrol service) unit, committed in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, in which one policeman and two attackers were killed, was the second since the start of 2019 in the republic.
10:50, 24 June 2019
Georgian cinemas reject Russian-language films
Films with translation into Russian have been stopped in Georgian movie theatres; all films are screened in Georgian or English, the Tbilisi Cinema Association has announced. The restart of screening films in Russian is still open.
FSB agent takes part in special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/fotomaterialy@page=2.html#&gid=1&pid=3
10:38, 24 June 2019
Dagestan: two men shot dead in shootout
Two supporters of the terrorist organization "Islamic State (IS), banned in Russia by the court, were killed in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has reported.
11:09, 23 June 2019
Protesters continue their action at Georgian Parliament
The protesters, who came to the building of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi on June 22, have voiced out three demands to the authorities, including release, by the end of the day, of all those detained at previous actions.
Journalist Arsen Magomedov holds solo picket, June 22, 2019, Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
10:56, 23 June 2019
Makhachkala: after talk at police, journalists continue their action in support of Gadjiev
On June 22, eight journalists were detained, while picketing in support of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev in Makhachkala. All the journalists were released after recording their personal data.
Participants of miners' picket in Gukovo, June 22, 2019. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
10:45, 23 June 2019
Gukovo miners mark three years of their struggle for payment wage debts with a picket
Former workers of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Zamchalovsky Anthracite" have elected a representative, who will defend their interests in courts and the prosecutor's office, Gukovo picketers, who marked the third anniversary of the start of miners' protests, have informed.
16:45, 22 June 2019
Picketer in support of Gadjiev detained in Makhachkala
Law enforcers have brought Shamil Abashilov, a former editor-in-chief of the "Youth of Dagestan" newspaper, to a police station, after he went out to the Prosecutor's Office in Makhachkala to hold a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
16:31, 22 June 2019
NKR counts over 190 shelling attacks from Azerbaijan within a week
On June 16-22, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces used mortars and grenade launchers during their shelling attacks on the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed today.
Rubber 'torpedos' used to shoot at protesters in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
16:17, 22 June 2019
Fifty-four victims remain in hospitals after dispersal of Tbilisi action
Two out of 54 victims of the dispersal of the action in Tbilisi at night on June 21 are in resuscitation wards, one is in the intensive care unit, doctors have informed today.
15:59, 22 June 2019
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 20 shelling attacks
The units of the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire for 20 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
Participants of a roundtable in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
15:50, 22 June 2019
Refugees in NKR tell about housing problems
On June 20, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, in Stepanakert, more than 40 people gathered for a roundtable "Refugees in the NKR: Status and Main Problems", organized by the NGO "Union of Armenian Refugees from Azerbaijan" in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
11:49, 22 June 2019
Rights defenders blame Azerbaijani special services for persecuting journalists
The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have condemned Azerbaijani authorities for politically motivated arrests of journalists Ikram Ragimov and Polad Aslanov.
Representatives of Chechnya and Dagestan at the border. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PFq_gv4ILQ
11:42, 22 June 2019
Kizlyar conflict shows danger of new disputes around border with Chechnya
The disputable section of the border near Kizlyar, where the incident with road signposts broke out, had been offered by Chechnya to Dagestan in exchange for any other territory. However, authorities of Dagestan have done nothing to execute this exchange; and attempts to resolve this issue now are fraught with new conflicts, the Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Protest rally in Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
11:32, 22 June 2019
Tbilisi protesters demand to release their detained comrades
In the evening on June 21, in Tbilisi, protesters again gathered at the parliament building and demanded from Giorgi Gakhariya, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), to resign. Oppositionists also demanded to liberate all those detained during protests at the previous night.
Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow. Photo: svo.aero © Yuga.ru
08:32, 22 June 2019
Putin forbids Russian airlines to fly to Georgia
Since July 8, Russian airlines are forbidden to transport passengers to Georgia. The Russian government will help organizing the return of Russian citizens from Georgia, says the decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
Special forces disperse protest action, Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
08:25, 22 June 2019
Political analysts argue about law enforcers' actions at dispersal of Tbilisi action
Zaal Andjaparidze, the coordinator of the International Centre for Conflicts and Negotiations, finds the policemen's actions in Rustaveli Avenue reasonable, as a whole, while Mamuka Zhgenti, an expert of the Georgian Institute of European Values, saw gross violations of the law in them.
Detention of the alleged members of an extremist organization in Karachay-Cherkessia. Screenshot from video posted at: http://nac.gov.ru/terrorizmu-net/v-karachaevo-cherkesskoy-respublike-presechena-protivopravnaya.html
08:15, 22 June 2019
FSB reports detention of 12 members of extremist organization in KChR
The 12 residents of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), detained on June 21 in the course of a special operation, are supporters of the "At-Takfir wal-Hijra", an extremist organization banned in Russia, the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported.
Protest rally in front of the Georgian Parliament, Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
23:46, 21 June 2019
MIA reports about 305 detainees at protest action in Tbilisi
The court arrested four participants of the protest rally in front of the Georgian parliament for 12 days, and other several dozen people are waiting for court hearings. A reporter of a local TV channel was also detained while filming the demonstration.
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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.