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Barakh Chemurziev. Screenshot from 'Dozhd' TV Channel broadcasting: https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/kruglyj_stol/ingushetija-473104/
10:24, 7 June 2019
Barakh Chemurziev demands to transfer arrested activists from Nalchik to Ingushetia
Keeping the Ingush activists, arrested after rallies in Magas, in Nalchik creates problems for their legal defence and meetings with relatives, said Barakh Chemurziev, an activist. He asked human rights defenders to facilitate the transfer of those arrested to Ingushetia.
Grozny. Photo: Alexxx1979 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53929188
10:11, 7 June 2019
Grozny residents complain about extortions at schools
At the end of the school year, schools of Grozny announced raising money for renovation of premises, pupils' parents report to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, specifying the amounts from 100 to 1500 roubles. The lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" recommend parents to apply to the Prosecutor's Office.
Beaten Vardan Arutyunyan. Screenshot of his Facebook post dated June 3: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2453172568055999&set=a.618587571514517&type=3&theater
08:49, 7 June 2019
"Dashnaktsutyun" members admit en masse of beating Kocharyan's opponent
Supporters of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" have appeared at the police station in Yerevan and other cities of Armenia and pled guilty of beating up Vardan Arutyunyan, an activist. They stated that they had punished the activist for insulting the supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia.
08:42, 7 June 2019
Tbilisi court arrests person accused of killing schoolboy
Mikhail Kalandiya, accused of killing a schoolboy in Tbilisi, has been placed in custody. His advocate claims that the prosecution has failed to gather sufficient evidence.
21:34, 6 June 2019
Temirlan Machalikashvili's relatives file complaint to ECtHR
A complaint about an ineffective investigation into the murder of Temirlan Machalikashvili during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Tamta Mikeladze, a human rights defender, has stated today.
Grave of Hadji Murad. Photo: courtesy - Arif Gadjily, head of the "Musavat" Party
21:22, 6 June 2019
Head of "Musavat" Party demands to check data on reburial of Hadji Murad's remains
Today, Arif Gadjily, the head of the "Musavat" Party, has discovered traces of opening of the grave of Hadji Murad in Azerbaijan and demanded an inspection of this fact.
17:58, 6 June 2019
Top-ranking law enforcer accused of murdering Armenian activist
Gegam Petrosyan, the former deputy commander of the police, the chief of the police headquarters, is charged with murder that was committed during clashes in Yerevan on March 1 and 2, 2008, investigators reported.
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.
News
A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

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.