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Protesters against hike in electricity prices, Yerevan, June 24, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:46, 26 June 2015
Yerevan protesters put forward new demands
Today, the initiative group "No to robbery!" in Armenia has announced its new demands to the authorities. Activists demand to "reconsider the electricity tariff established last year in order to reduce it," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Djabrail Makhmudov (left) and advocate Murad Musaev. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/
15:29, 26 June 2015
Russia's SC reduces prison term of figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case
The Russia's Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals against the sentence on Anna Politkovskaya's murder case, but excluded the episode of arms transfer from the verdict and decreased the prison term for the convict Djabrail Makhmudov from 14 years to 13 years and 8 months.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:45, 26 June 2015
Law enforcers report killing two militants in Grozny
Two residents of Chechnya, who opened fire on law enforcers, have been shot dead in Grozny, said the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Two policemen were wounded. According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the casualties were involved in terror acts.
13:31, 26 June 2015
Advocate states beating of detainees in Khasavyurt
In one of the Khasavyurt facilities, where detainees are kept, a mass beating of people was committed, said the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova. She made an appeal on this issue, but supervisory authorities are doing nothing.
Alexander Ryklin. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/
13:01, 26 June 2015
EJ's editor-in-chief Ryklin tells investigators about Kadyrov's threats to Nemtsov
In 2002, Ramzan Kadyrov had a conflict with the politician Boris Nemtsov because of the latter's statements about the former's policy in Chechnya. This was evidenced by Alexander Ryklin, the editor-in-chief of the Russian "Daily Journal" (known as EJ), on June 25 to investigators.
Ministry of Emergencies workers during flooding in Sochi. Photo: http://www.blogsochi.ru/content/navodnenie-v-sochi-glazami-sotrudnikov-mchs
05:17, 26 June 2015
Water level in Sochi rivers drops below danger mark
The situation in Sochi districts flooded by heavy rain has stabilized. The water level in local rivers dropped down to a safe mark.
Protersters in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:10, 26 June 2015
Experts say that coverage of protests by Armenian TV is passive
The Armenian television is not trying to manipulate the public opinion when covering protests against hike in electricity prices; however, the events themselves in the country are covered rather passively, believe the Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Girl with Armenian flag on her shoulders, protest action against hike in electricity prices, Yerevan, June 24, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:38, 26 June 2015
Clergymen stand as "live wall" between police and protesters in Yerevan
Politicians, actors and clergymen have come today to Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan aiming not to admit any clashes of the police with the protesters against the rise in electricity tariff.
Police officer escorts defendant to the court room. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:44, 26 June 2015
"Interfax": Anzor Gubashev names all those involved in Nemtsov's murder
Anzor Gubashev, a figurant in the murder case of Boris Nemtsov, has named to investigators all those involved in the killing of the politician. Meanwhile, he tried to convince investigators that his cousin Shagid Gubashev was innocent, the "Interfax" reports.
The participants of the protest action against the increase of electricity tariff. Yerevan, June 24, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:36, 25 June 2015
About a thousand march in Yerevan against increase of electricity tariff (+video)
A march against the increase of electricity tariff began today from Freedom Square in Yerevan. Despite the rain, it was attended by about 1000 people; and some 3000 more gathered in Bagramyan Avenue, Armen Mkrtchyan, a member of the initiative group "No to robbery!", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Vitishko in the Kirsanov District Court, on the ninth day of hunger strike. Photo: Alexander Saveliev, http://ewnc.org/node/17814
20:39, 25 June 2015
Tambov Regional Court rejects Vitishko's appeal against CER denial
Today, the Tambov Regional Court has considered the complaints, lodged by Evegeny Vitishko and his advocate against the decision of the Kirsanov District Court, and upheld the latter's refusal to consider the Vitishko's conditional early relief (CER), Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Flooded railway station in Adler. Photo: http://www.privetsochi.ru/blog/Flood/42389.html
19:35, 25 June 2015
Authorities warn about tornadoes near Sochi
Tornadoes are being formed over the Black Sea near Sochi, which can move towards the city, local authorities report. In Sochi the amount of today's rain has reached a six-week usual norm.
15:57, 25 June 2015
Olympic builder Demerchyan complains to ECtHR
In his complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the builder from Sochi Mardiros Demerchyan has complained about the torture used against him at the police station, and the investigators' inaction.
Banner against the electricity tariff increase in Armenia, June 24, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:31, 25 June 2015
Fifteen persons continue sit-in strike in Gyumri
On June 24 in Gyumri, about 30 persons spent the night in Theatre Square in protest against the electricity tariff increase.
Village of Gimry, Dagestan. Photo: http://gimry.ucoz.com/photo/gimry/4
13:28, 25 June 2015
Gimry authorities deny information about blowing up houses during CTO
The administration of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, has refuted information that during the recent counterterrorist operation (CTO) villagers' summer cottages were blown up.
Banner at the protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:46, 25 June 2015
Armenian Prime Minister refuses to cancel tariff increase
The decision to raise electricity tariffs will not be cancelled; however, needy families can hope to receive compensations from the budget, Ovik Abramyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, has stated today.
Screenshot from IS propaganda record allegedly depicts Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the "Islamic State", an organization recognized as terrorist in a number of countries, http://rus.azattyq.org/content/news/27017479.html
11:07, 25 June 2015
Video clip about Caucasian militants' oath to al Baghdadi is aimed at young people
The anonymous call on Muslims to swear to the "Islamic State" (IS) is aimed at the radical Muslim youth, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Law enforcers during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/07/11/v-khode-spetsoperatsii-v-tsumadinskom-raione-dagestana-neitralizovany-dva-band.html
10:29, 25 June 2015
Power agents identify two Nazran casualties
The investigating team has identified two people, shot dead during a special operation in Nazran.
Rustam Asilderov. Photo: https://05.mvd.ru/news/item/455394/
09:38, 25 June 2015
Dagestani militant Asilderov is IS leader in Northern Caucasus
The leader of the North-Caucasian branch of the "Islamic State" (IS), which has been recognized as a terrorist organization, is the Dagestani commander Abu Mukhammad (Rustam Asilderov). His name was announced by the international non-governmental organization (NGO) "Institute for the Study of War", which is writing about the participation of militants from the Caucasus in the Syrian conflict.
Banner at the protest action in Tbilisi. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:49, 25 June 2015
Tbilisi supports Yerevan protesters
In Tbilisi, about 40 persons came to Armenian Embassy to express their solidarity with the protesters in Yerevan against increase of electricity tariffs.
News
A drone alert has been declared in the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts.

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.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.