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Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot of the post on Kochesoko's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNoduOHzis/
11:11, 14 June 2019
MIA claims Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko has pled guilty
Martin Kochesoko, the head of the Circassian NGO named "Khabze", arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria, has confessed to possessing a large stock of drugs, the police assert.
A road sign on the Chechen-Dagestani border. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:06, 14 June 2019
Threats of Chechen authorities because of road signs on border with Dagestan alarm rights defenders
The road signs knocked down by a truck driver on the Chechen-Dagestani border have been restored, the Chechen administration has stated. After the threats voiced out by Magomed Daudov, the driver should fear not only a fine, human rights defenders believe.
10:48, 14 June 2019
Azerbaijani journalist suspected of treason
Polad Aslanov, the editor-in-chief of two Azerbaijani editions, has been detained on suspicion of espionage, the State Security Service (SSS) has announced. The journalist's wife has linked her husband's detention with his professional activities.
10:42, 14 June 2019
Soldier dies in Karabakh conflict zone
On June 13, a serviceman of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has died as a result of a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the NKR has informed.
Martin Kochesoko © Photo from Martin Kochesoko's page www.facebook.com/martin.kochesoko
23:55, 13 June 2019
Rights defenders explain weak resonance to case of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko
The detention of Martin Kochesoko, a Circassian activist, failed to trigger the same resonance as the case of the Moscow journalist Ivan Golunov, because Russians are accustomed to human rights violations in Northern Caucasus, experts assert.
A video appeal of Dagestani activists. Denga Khalidov is in the center. Screenshot of Shamil Khadulaev's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dagrsva/posts/2299226956812051
23:52, 13 June 2019
Leaders of Dagestani NGOs urge not to blow up Kizlyar conflict
Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the Coordinating Council of Non-Commercial Organizations (NCOs) of Dagestan, has called on Dagestanis and Chechens to reach mutual understanding. Facebook users criticized the sluggish reaction to the harsh statements of Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament speaker at the site where a road sign in the outskirt of Kizlyar was dismantled.
The fire from the anti-aircraft missile complex was opened during exercises held near the border with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Screenshot of the video by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/
17:53, 13 June 2019
Azerbaijan claims missile attack from NKR
The fire from the anti-aircraft missile complex was opened during exercises held near the border with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the MoD of the unrecognized republic (the NKR) declared a violation of the flight zone by Azerbaijan aviation.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left) and Vladimir Vasiliev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov, screenshot of the video by RIA Novosti Dagestan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6P9V0-3pNY
17:45, 13 June 2019
After Kizlyar conflict, social network users criticize Vasiliev and support Kadyrov
The words of Vladimir Vasiliev, the Dagestan leader, about absence of claims to authorities of Chechnya have triggered criticism of Dagestani social network users. Residents of Chechnya, on the contrary, have supported Ramzan Kadyrov's tough position on the road signposts issue on the Dagestani-Chechen border.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo Reuters Said Tsarnayev
17:40, 13 June 2019
Kadyrov's threats to social network commentators should be taken seriously
The threats of Ramzan Kadyrov addressed to commentators in social networks are serious, human rights defenders assert. Authorities can easily identify these commentators, an expert has warned.
Galas Taimaskhanov. Photo by the press service of the United Russia party
17:36, 13 June 2019
Career growth of Kadyrovs' fellow villager raises problem of Ramzan's "inner retinue"
The appointment of Galas Taimaskhanov, a Kadyrovs' fellow villager, the administration head of the head of Chechnya is associated with the specifics of this post, said Orientalist, Akhmet Yarlykapov. The Taimaskhanov family clan has long been linked with the Kadyrov one, said Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
16:00, 13 June 2019
Chechnya marks Day of Russia without pathos
In Grozny, state servants and students were forced to attend the rally on the occasion of the Day of Russia, but there was no strict attendance control, local residents report.
An HPP on the Gegarot River. Photo by Samvel Pipoyan https://www.ecolur.org/ru/news/energy/vgegharotv-small-hpp-monitoring-results-photos/7521/
11:55, 13 June 2019
Armenian villagers achieve HPP stop
The environment protection agency has decided to suspend operation of two small hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Gegarot River. However, the plants have not yet been stopped; and local residents warn that they intend to force HPP bosses to stop the operation.
11:52, 13 June 2019
German rights defenders stop deportation of Azerbaijani journalist
After deportation from Germany, the activist, Vugar Niftiev, can be arrested in Azerbaijan, like the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, the AND (For Democracy in Azerbaijan), organization of Azerbaijani political emigrants in Europe, has stated. They managed to stop his deportation only after the intervention of human rights defenders and a protest action at the Dusseldorf Airport.
A rally near the Chechen signpost in the city of Kizlyar. June 11, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:49, 13 June 2019
Analysts treat incident with signpost in Kizlyar as provocation
Chechen authorities have announced the settlement of the conflict that broke out on the border with Dagestan, where residents of Kizlyar demolished a signpost with the inscription "Shelkovskoy District". The problem that provoked the incident is beneficial to the Kremlin, human rights defenders believe.
Screenshot of the video published on Shamil Khadulaev's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dagrsva/videos/2297588380309242/
11:47, 13 June 2019
Two more road signs demolished on Dagestani-Chechen border
An unidentified truck driver has demolished two signposts with the designation of the Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya on the border with the Tarumovka District of Dagestan. A member of the Dagestani border demarcation commission has blamed republic's residents of fomenting a conflict with Chechens.
A prison cell. Photo by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay
11:44, 13 June 2019
Azerbaijani SC refuses to release paralyzed activist Bunyadov
The defence of Abulfaz Bunyadov, a bedridden religious activist, has announced its intention to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan refused to release him for health reasons.
A Chechen road sign installed in the outskirt of the city of Kizlyar. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 12 June 2019
Kizlyar residents link border incident with silence of Dagestani authorities
Residents of Kizlyar were indignant not by the installation of Chechen road signs, but by the fact that the signs were installed unexpectedly, townspeople report. In their opinion, local authorities should have warned people that this piece of land belongs to Chechnya.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:52, 12 June 2019
Social network users criticize Kadyrov for threats to commentators
The words of Ramzan Kadyrov, who promised to "break fingers and tear out the tongue" of authors of offensive comments, are inadmissible for the head of the region, social network users have noted. They indicate that residents of Chechnya write a lot of insulting messages to Dagestanis in connection with Chechen road signposts.
23:49, 12 June 2019
Georgia: signatures are collected for parliamentary inquiry into Machalikashvili's murder
Relatives of Temirlan Machalikashvili, 19, who was killed in a special operation in Pankisi, began collecting signatures to a petition on setting up an inquiry commission under the Georgian Parliament. They demand to find those responsible for Temirlan's death, and to assess whether the use of weapons by law enforcers was justified.
Shell fragments collected after the attacks committed on the front lines of Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:59, 12 June 2019
Azerbaijan reports mortar shelling attacks in border area
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled from large-calibre machine guns and mortars, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
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Afgan Sadygov with his new ID. Screenshot from Sevinj Sadygova's page, April 25, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1503949298000556&set=a.106173941111439 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Afgan Sadygov encountered obstacles in obtaining a passport

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.