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South-Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
17:49, 6 June 2019
South Ossetia decides to close border with Georgia during parliamentary elections
South Ossetia has decided to close the border crossing points with Georgia for the period from June 8 to 11 in connection with the enhanced security measures introduced during the parliamentary elections.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo: © Union of "Yerkrapah" official site
17:39, 6 June 2019
Manvel Grigoryan's health state deteriorates sharply
General Manvel Grigoryan, a former deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, has been transferred to a civilian hospital, the press secretary for the Penitentiary Department reports today. Manvel Grigoryan stays at the resuscitation ward in severe condition, reported a doctor from the medical centre.
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
14:30, 6 June 2019
Azerbaijan claims 18 shelling attacks in border area
The positions of the Azerbaijani army came under fire in the territory bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Policeman. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
14:20, 6 June 2019
Elista policemen detained after death of pensioner
In Kalmykia, three policemen are suspected of involvement in the death of a pensioner, and two of them are detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
UN General Assembly Hall. Photo: Patrick Gruban, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Генеральная_Ассамблея_ООН
11:17, 6 June 2019
For the first time, Armenia doesn't support Russia in the UN on issue of Georgian refugees
In the course of its 73rd session, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the status of refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia and has affirmed their right to return to their homes located throughout Georgia. For the first time, Armenia did not take part in voting on the proposed resolution and abstained.
Vadim Kharchenko. Screenshot from YouTube channel "Personal Opinion": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btw65pYCdLU
11:03, 6 June 2019
Krasnodar blogger needs surgery after attack
Vadim Kharchenko, a Krasnodar blogger, said that after the attack on him, he turned to a Moscow clinic for a surgery of the stabbed arm. Policemen are seizing surveillance cameras in the vicinity of the incident and search for witnesses.
The ceremony of reburial of the remains of Khadji Murad. Photo by Alexander Nechepurenko https://haqqin.az/news/151510
06:55, 6 June 2019
Analysts doubt whether reburial of Hadji Murad's remains is in line with Sharia
The ceremony of reburial of the remains of Khadji Murad, held in the village of Khunzakh on June 2, was not in line with the Sharia law, Khadjimurad Donogo, a historian, and Ziyavudin Uvaisov, a lawyer, have stated. Good grounds are needed for such a ceremony, said Imam Akhmad Anchikhsky.
Screenshot of the post on the page "Novye Atagi" on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/ByV0U8ZC5i1/
06:50, 6 June 2019
Chechen authorities leave Tumso's message about wounded local resident without reaction
Law enforcement bodies of Chechnya gave no reaction to the statement by Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who reported that a resident of the village of Novye Atagi was seriously wounded by law enforcers. The video about this incident aroused great interest among YouTube users. Investigators must check the information about the crime, Musa Pliev, an advocate, has stated.
Zaza Saralidze (in the center). Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 5 June 2019
Investigators voiced out details of schoolboys' murder in Tbilisi
Mikhail Kalandiya was accused of killing a schoolboy in Tbilisi after new evidence of his involvement in the crime appeared, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated. Kalandiya refuses to plead guilty.
The flag of Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:52, 5 June 2019
Rights defenders blame Azerbaijani authorities for disrupting PACE Rapporteur's visit
The meeting of Azerbaijani officials with the Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), who is preparing a report on political prisoners, has been postponed for three months. By taking advantage of the fact that the lady's visit had been scheduled for the holiday, the authorities have disrupted her speech, human rights defenders assert.
23:51, 5 June 2019
Court extends Akhmed Barakhoev's arrest
The Nalchik court has extended the arrest of the Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev by 3.5 months and rejected the defence's motion for the disqualification of the judge.
Akhmed Barakhoev at a protest action in Magas. Screenshot of the video by Ilez Pliev on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeTkWnqw04
19:55, 5 June 2019
Law enforcers cordon off courthouse because of trial of Ingush elder Barakhoev
The courthouse in Nalchik, where a session is underway on extending the arrest of the Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev, was surrounded by armed law enforcers. Relatives were not allowed into the courtroom, Fatima Urusova, an advocate, has stated.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%E2%F0%EE%EF%E5%E9%F1%EA%E8%E9_%F1%F3%E4_%EF%EE_%EF%F0%E0%E2%E0%EC_%F7%E5%EB%EE%E2%E5%EA%E0
19:52, 5 June 2019
ECtHR awards 1.64 million euros to families of missing residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russian authorities to pay compensation to relatives of 20 persons, who disappeared during special operations in Chechnya and Ingushetia.
People who disagreed with the outcomes of the presidential election came into the streets in Yerevan on March 1, 2008. Photo: Serouj, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3653411
15:54, 5 June 2019
Armenia adopts law on compensation for victims of March 2008 events
On 4 June, the Armenian MPs have approved the bill prescribing to pay compensations to those who suffered during the dispersal of demonstrators on March 1-2, 2008. The amount of compensation will be defined by the government.
15:50, 5 June 2019
"European Georgia" claims pressure on voters in Tbilisi
Opponents hinder the placement of campaigning materials in the Mtatsminda District, where the second round of parliamentary elections will take place on June 9, activist of the "European Georgia" Party report, asserting that the authorities are even using released prisoners to exert pressure on voters.
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, known as "The Heart of Chechnya", Grozny. Photo by OOO Media Group Islam Info http://www.info-islam.ru
11:26, 5 June 2019
Chechnya: Ramadan passes amid promotion of Kadyrov Fund
In the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Chechen republic's mass media are constantly reporting about the charity events held by the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund. This is a typical activeness of the Fund during Ramadan, although such a scale is not typical for charitable funds in other Muslim regions of Russia.
Orkhan Bakhyshly (in the center). Photo by the press service of the Institute for Peace and Democracy http://ipdthinktank.org/Orhan_bahisli_ru.html
11:21, 5 June 2019
Defence of Azerbaijani oppositionist Orkhan Bakhyshly criticize verdict
Despite the softening of his sentence, the advocates of Orkhan Bakhyshly, a young activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), intends to appeal against it to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Grozny residents in Berkat market, July 16, 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
07:38, 5 June 2019
Residents of Chechnya tell about traditions of celebrating Uraza Bayram
Muslims in Chechnya celebrate the Uraza Bayram with granting Zakat, collective prayers and visiting relatives' graves.
Uraza Bayram celebration. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
07:25, 5 June 2019
Uraza Bayram celebration raises issue of returning Krasnodar mosque to Muslims
There is not a single operating mosque in Krasnodar; the nearest ones are in Adygea; and they are always overcrowded on holidays, local Imams have stated.
Participants of rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:16, 4 June 2019
Ingush activist Zelimkhan Bopkhoev arrested
A Nalchik court has ruled to detain Zelimkhan Bopkhoev, a participant of the March rally in Magas, accused of attacking law enforcers, for two months, his advocate Kaloi Akhilgov has informed.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

A soldier in court. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

Larisa Tuganova. Still from a video from State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Alania". The former deputy prime minister of North Ossetia is suspected of receiving a large bribe.

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.