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Naira Zorabyan, a member of the Armenian delegation to the PACE, deputy of "Tsarukyan" alliance. Photo: http://ru.aravot.am/2016/01/27/198505/
17:38, 30 June 2017
Armenian delegation and Azerbaijani NGOs treat positively fight on corruption at PACE
The resignation of Pedro Agramunt, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is predefined and will be a good precedent for fighting corruption, Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stated.
Alexander Lapshin, a blogger. Photo: https://ru.sputnik.az
17:07, 30 June 2017
Lapshin tells court about his recognition of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity
Alexander Lapshin, a blogger, has announced, at the session of the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, the tourist nature of his trips to Nagorno-Karabakh, and refused to admit his guilt.
A burnt car. Photo http://riaderbent.ru/
15:48, 30 June 2017
Judge's car burnt down in Makhachkala
The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has launched an inquiry into the arson of a foreign-made car in Makhachkala. The car belonged to Patimat Makhatilova, a Federal Judge of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, local law enforcement sources have reported.
15:24, 30 June 2017
Rights defenders are sure of Ageyev's return to his homeland
Russia will do everything possible to protect Victor Ageyev, who was detained in Ukraine, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President. Sergey Krivenko, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC), is sure that Russia will soon try to exchange Ageyev for the captured Ukrainian soldiers.
The Poti Port. Photo https://sputnik-georgia.ru
14:06, 30 June 2017
Petya virus blocks Poti Port
The Petya virus has attacked the system of the Danish company Maersk Group, which owns the Poti Port in Georgia.
At the site of the road accident in Krasnodar, June 29, 2017. Photo: Типичный Краснодар/vk.com
12:55, 30 June 2017
Investigators ask to arrest a teen after road accident in Krasnodar
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) is considering the arrest of a teenager, suspected of involvement in the road accident, in which a road worker was killed and four people were injured. Users of social networks doubt that the son of the ex-head of the city UVD (Interior Department) and the Deputy of the City Duma will be severely punished, should the court prove his guilt.
The 9th congress of the political party "Amtsakhara". Photo by Sputnik Robert Jopua http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20170629/1021355756/delegaty-sezda-amcaxara-prinyali-rezolyuciyu.html
10:24, 30 June 2017
Opposition claims Abkhazian leaders' inability to develop state on full scale
About 900 participants of the 9th congress of the political party "Amtsakhara", dedicated to the socio-political and criminal situation in the country, have claimed that the leaders of Abkhazia are not able to achieve national harmony and full-fledged development of the state.
Activists at the Freedom Square in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for "Caucasian Knot"
06:49, 30 June 2017
Experts doubt possibility of a "velvet" revolution in Armenia
In its declaration to other opposition forces, the opposition "Heritage" Party has claimed that there are preconditions for a "velvet" change of power in Armenia. Experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" expressed their scepticism about such a prospect. Political analysts believe that the opposition can unite only in matters of national security.
Shushan Ayrapetyan near the memorial with the carved names of people missed in the Karabakh war, including her own son. The Stepanakert Memorial Complex, Nagorno-Karabakh, June 29, 2017. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot"
04:29, 30 June 2017
Stepanakert marks Memorial Day by book presentation
In Stepanakert, people have marked the Memorial Day to pay tribute to people missed in the Karabakh war by laying flowers and by a presentation of the book "The Hope of the Country".
Araik Khandoyan, member of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment and a veteran of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, also known as Lonely Wolf. Yerevan, July 23, 2017. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for "Caucasian Knot"
01:25, 30 June 2017
Armenian Ombudsperson demands to initiate a case on beating "Sasna Tsrer" members in court
Investigators have been instructed to clear out the circumstances of using violence in the courthouse against five members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment, on whose bodies injuries were found, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.
Detention of a protester at the rally in support of the Ismayilli residents. Baku, January 26, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
00:26, 30 June 2017
ECtHR recognizes violation of three Azerbaijani citizens' rights for freedom of assembly
On June 29, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) granted the complaints filed by youth civil activists Ramin Gadjily, Aghil Aliev, and Nargiz Yagublu, who were brought to administrative responsibility for participating in protests.
Ruzanna Tuko and her father at the talk show "Live on Air". Photo: screenshot of a video http://russia.tv/video/show/brand_id/5169/episode_id/1516789/video_id/1645058/
23:27, 29 June 2017
Ruzanna Tuko is criticized for breaking Circassian traditions
After the scandal with the receipt of a school gold medal, the mother-official and her daughter-graduate had to leave the village of Takhtamukai, their relative has stated on air of a talk show on the federal TV channel. In the opinion of Naima Neflyasheva and Asker Sokht, Ruzanna Tuko, a medallist, who took part in the talk show, violated Circassian traditions and behaved unworthily.
The defendants in the case of Boris Nemtsov's murder in the courtroom. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
19:23, 29 June 2017
Jury's verdict fails to clear out role of Kadyrov's retinue in Nemtsov's murder
It is still unclear from the jurymen's verdict who was the customer of Boris Nemtsov's murder, said his daughter. The defence of the suffered party insists that Kadyrov's retinue was involved in this crime, said Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov family.
Faig Amirov. Photo https://www.radioazadlyg.org/a/28296525.html
18:54, 29 June 2017
Faig Amirov's wife fears for his life
The health condition of Faig Amirov, the financial director of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, accused of inciting inter-religious enmity, has deteriorated, said his wife Lala Amirli.
Detention of the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
18:41, 29 June 2017
Criminal case against Mukhtarly combined with "Meydan TV"
The Baku Court of Appeal has refused to grant the complaint about the refusal to transfer the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly from SIZO (pre-trial prison) under house arrest. According to the joint criminal case against Mukhtarly and the "Meydan TV", Elman Nasirov, an Azerbaijani MP, will be interrogated, said the journalist's advocate.
Anzor Gubashev. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
16:56, 29 June 2017
Jury finds Anzor Gubashev guilty in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder
The jury has found out that Anzor Gubashev, a defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, is guilty and does not deserve leniency.
Sociologist Denis Sokolov, Senior Researcher from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (known as RANEPA). Photo: RFE/RL
16:33, 29 June 2017
Caucasian experts see political motives in Khiramagomed Magomedov's case
Before pronouncing the verdict to Khiramagomed Magomedov, accused of involvement in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization, Caucasian experts assessed his case.
The road accident has occurred in Dzerzhinsky Street in Krasnodar. Photo: http://kubantv.ru/proisshestvija/stali-izvestny-podrobnosti-avarii-na-dzerzhinskogo-v-krasnodare/
14:18, 29 June 2017
In Kuban, drunken teenager in Land Rover drives into a group of road workers, investigators report
In Krasnodar, one person was killed and five others were injured after an off-roader hit a group of road workers. Investigators believe that the vehicle was driven by a teenager in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
13:15, 29 June 2017
Court leaves journalist Aziz Orudjev in custody
In Baku, the court of appeal has recognized as legitimate the court's refusal to release from detention Aziz Orudjev, the executive director of the "Kanal-13" online TV Channel.
Demolished residential houses in Novogrozny. Photo: screenshot of a video https://www.kavkazr.com/a/izvineniya-kak-sposob-davleniya/28583840.html
11:32, 29 June 2017
Alleged author of video about demolition of houses in Chechnya released
A resident of Novogrozny, detained after posting a video on the Internet, showing demolition of residential houses, is back at large, his relatives have reported today, adding that the young man is not allowed to leave the settlement.
News
A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

Analysts explained the significance of the decision in the Gubarev case.

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.