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Protesters against the increase of electricity tariffs, Yerevan, June 21, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:44, 23 June 2015
Police use water cannons to disperse protesters in Yerevan
In the centre of Yerevan, the Armenian police dispersed a rally protesting against the increase in electricity tariffs. Several hundred people were detained.
05:18, 23 June 2015
Azerbaijan completes preliminary investigation into Khadija Ismayilova's case
Azerbaijan has completed the preliminary investigation into the case against journalist Khadija Ismayilova. The defence treats the charges as unfounded and intends to appeal to the court with a request to stop criminal proceedings and to release the arrested journalist.
22:06, 22 June 2015
Marchers urge Armenian President to cancel rise of electricity tariffs
Today, protesters against the increase of electricity tariffs staged a sit-in strike in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan. They demand from the Armenian President to sign a decree cancelling the decision of the Commission on Regulation of Public Services (CRPS) to increase electricity tariffs.
Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru
16:06, 22 June 2015
MoJ stops KBR's Union of Writers
The activities of the Union of Writers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been suspended until September 17 this year. This decision was made by the head of the Department for the KBR of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) because of violations of the legislation regulating the work of non-profit organizations (NPOs).
Activist Elvin Abdullaev (in the centre). Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org
15:39, 22 June 2015
Verdict to Azerbaijani opposition activist Abdullaev appealed against
The defence intends to achieve acquittal of Elvin Abdullaev, a member of the youth committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), sentenced to six years in prison on charges of illegal drug dealing.
Private house in Sochi slides into the pit dug for residential complex "Kurortny". Sochi, June 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:07, 22 June 2015
House near the pit for residential complex "Kurortny" in Sochi destroyed
The Vernichenko family from Sochi has finally lost their house, which earlier slid into the pit intended for building the nearby residential complex "Kurortny".
Memorial complex The Motherland Calls! at Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd. Photo: Oleg V. Dimitrov http://www.volfoto.ru/volgograd/mamayev_kurgan/rodina_mat/photos/3636.html
12:25, 22 June 2015
Residents of Southern Russia rally to commemorate war victims
Mourning rallies, laying flowers and lighting candles have been held tonight in the southern regions of Russia in honour of the Day of Memory and Grief.
10:40, 22 June 2015
Law enforcers kill two suspected militants in Dagestan
Last night two members of the so-called "Khasavyurt" grouping were shot dead during a special operation, said a Dagestani law enforcement source. According to his version, the members of the illegal armed formation (IAF) were killed in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.
09:00, 22 June 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 15-21
Works to eliminate the aftermath of severe flooding in Tbilisi; decision to raise electricity tariffs in Armenia, causing protests; European Games in Baku at the background of international criticism of the situation in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 15-21, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Svanidze street after flooding. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:16, 22 June 2015
Tbilisi: special commission starts appraising flooding damage
The capital of Georgia has launched a full inventory of citizens' property damaged by the recent severe flooding. All the victims will be awarded the status of ecological migrants.
03:52, 22 June 2015
Ramzan Belyalov's defence complains about investigators' inaction
The advocate of Ramzan Belyalov, who is kept in the Pyatigorsk SIZO (pre-trial prison) named "Bely Lebed" (White Swan), has filed complaints to the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Chief Investigating Department (ChID) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) because of the unwillingness of investigators to interrogate the witnesses, who can confirm the alibi of his client in relation to the militants' attack on the city of Budyonnovsk.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/06/v-khode-kto-v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovano-dvoe-bandito.html
01:32, 22 June 2015
On June 15-21, at least three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from June 15 to June 21, 2015, at least three persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; two of them were killed and one was seriously wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
People’s protest against illegal construction. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:46, 21 June 2015
Deputy Head of Khosta administration declared construction in the ornithology park illegal
Today in Khosta, local residents have blocked the construction of a high-rise building, which was launched by a private developer in the protected area. According to locals, the construction site has no passport and no markings. The action was attended by about 15 persons.
Kurman-Ali Baichorov at the court session, January 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:07, 21 June 2015
Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov sues for defamation
A lawsuit on defence of his honour and dignity and compensation of moral harm was lodged to the Leninsky District Court of Stavropol by the Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, who demands to attract as respondents the STRC (State TV and Radio Company) "Stavropolye" and Mark Tolchinskiy, the head of the press service of the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:52, 21 June 2015
Tbilisi protesters demand to close the zoo
Tbilisi has hosted a protest action under the motto "We Need No Zoo!" The organizers intend to demand from local authorities to close the zoo and open a refuge for savage animals instead.
Private house in Sochi slides into the pit dug for residential complex "Kurortny". Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:47, 21 June 2015
Private house in Sochi slides into the pit dug for residential complex "Kurortny"
On June 18, in the course of construction works, several dozens of cubic meters of soil slid into the pit, prepared for the construction of the residential complex "Kurortny". The collapsed soil was bearing the private house of the Vernichenko family. As of June 21, the house had entirely slipped into the pit.
Caspian Sea beach in the town of Kaispiysk. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:40, 21 June 2015
Cholera bacteria detected in Caspian Sea near coast of Dagestan
Specialists from the Dagestani "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) have established that the untreated sewage discharge into the Caspian Sea have caused the appearance of a cholera vibrio of the third pathogenicity group – a causative agent of acute intestinal diseases.
21:38, 20 June 2015
Yerevan marchers demand to cancel increase of energy tariffs
Protesters against the rise of electricity tariffs have marched along central streets of Yerevan.
Flowers in the mourning ceremony for Boris Nemtsov in Sochi, March 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:36, 20 June 2015
Sochi Mayoralty refuses to perpetuate Boris Nemtsov's memory
The members of the toponymic commission under the Sochi Mayoralty have decided not to install this year a memory plaque of Boris Nemtsov. However, they recommended the initiators of the perpetuation to raise the same issue after a year will have passed after the assassination of the politician.
Tengiz Kenchashvili, the Tsknetskaya Street resident, got caught in the flooding in the veranda of the house facing the Vere river bank. Tbilisi, June 18, 2015. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:55, 20 June 2015
Officials exclude any threat of epidemic outbreak in Tbilisi
There is no threat of any epidemic in Tbilisi after the flooding; however, the volunteers and civil servants involved in clearing obstructions may het vaccinated against stupor if they wish to.
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.