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The participants of the mass protests against the decision to increase the electricity tariff. Yerevan, June 29, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:56, 30 June 2015
Protests in Armenia become political
The movement against the rise of electricity tariff in Armenia is not a social, but a political phenomenon, believe the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They are sure that any attempts to disperse the protesters will be used against the authorities themselves.
14:45, 30 June 2015
Adler court adjourns consideration of the case of Gritsevich and Kimaev
Today, the consideration of the case of disobeying policemen of journalist Anna Gritsevich and ecologist Vladimir Kimaev did not take place at the Adler District Court. It was postponed indefinitely.
MfE's rescuers evacuate the residents of the village of Mirny by boats. Sochi, June 26, 2015. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:21, 30 June 2015
Sochi authorities pay compensation to 262 flooding victims
A group of 262 residents of Sochi, victims of the severe flooding, have received compensation payments through the banks of the city, said Irina Romanets, a Deputy Mayor. The city is still under the emergency regime.
The law enforcers. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:13, 30 June 2015
ICG calls on Kremlin to attend finance and power agents in Chechnya
The Russian government should ensure the accountability of Chechen authorities to local residents, as well as take control over Chechen power agents and spending of budget funds in the republic. This is stated in the report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) "Chechnya: Internal Abroad".
Anna Gritsevich. Photo from her personal page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101433623311858&set=a.101433619978525.1384.100003356612944&type=1&theater
12:44, 30 June 2015
Advocate claims police's misconduct at detention of Gritsevich in Sochi (+video)
Ecologist Vladimir Kimaev and journalist Anna Gritsevich, detained in Sochi, committed no illegal actions, says advocate Alexander Popkov. In the actions of the police, he saw obstruction of Gritsevich's journalistic activities.
Relatives of the defendants in the Amirov's case standing in line near the territory of the North Caucasian district military court. Rostov-on-Don, May 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:37, 30 June 2015
Court starts filing documents in Amirov's case
The court in Rostov-on-Don, which considers the case of ex-mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, has begun reading out documents with further filing them into case files. The first the health certificate of defendant Murad Aliev was announced.
The special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-untsukulskom-raione-obnaruzhen-blindazh-neitralizovany-dva-bandita.html
11:09, 30 June 2015
Power agents state involvement of Nalchik casualties in "Imarat Kavkaz"
The persons killed in Nalchik have been identified – both were members of the international terrorist organization "Imarat Kavkaz", said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Law enforcer during the special operation in Nalchik. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-ingushetii-neitralizovany-dvoe-uchastnikov-mezhdunarodnoi-terroristicheskoi-.html
04:56, 30 June 2015
CTO regime introduced in Nalchik
Starting 3:00 a.m. Moscow time, the micro-district of Iskozh in the city of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), is under a counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted by the republic's department of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau).
The fans in the stadium. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:24, 30 June 2015
Azerbaijan medal-winners at European Games will receive 7.7 million US dollars as premiums
Azerbaijani champions and medal-winners at the First European Games were awarded with premiums to the total sum of about 7.7 million US dollars and state awards. The achievements of the national team of Azerbaijan have surpassed expectations, believes Sarkhan Musaev, a sports observer.
23:48, 29 June 2015
Initiative group "No to robbery!" decides to stop sit-in strike in Yerevan
Today, in Yerevan, the initiative group "No to robbery!" has decided to stop the sit-in strike. So far, no reasons have been announced.
Vladimir Kimaev. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:24, 29 June 2015
Ecologist Kimaev and journalist Gritsevich released from police
Journalist Anna Gritsevich and ecologist Vladimir Kimaev are charged with disobeying to Sochi policemen, when the latter performed their official duties.
No. 5A in Akatsij Street after the flooding. Sochi, June 28, 2015. Photo by the tenant Yuliya Saltykova
13:11, 29 June 2015
Residents of Akatsij Street in Sochi report no help after flooding
For four days No. 5A in Akatsij Street in Sochi is in the flooding area; however, the authorities render no help to tenants. As stated by the deputy head of the Adler District, they are unable to help all those affected by the flooding.
13:03, 29 June 2015
Two residents of Grozny suspected of helping militants
Employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained two locals in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny on suspicion of helping members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).
An archive photo - "Leaders of the Mountain Republic". Photo: http://www.sknews.ru/rubriki/society/68880-v-chechnu-privezli-unikalnyje-dokumenty-iz-francii.html
11:58, 29 June 2015
Unique documents on Denikin's talks with mountaineers brought from France to Chechnya
One of the jewels of the archive, which Chechnya has received from France, are the reports of Europeans on the situation in the Caucasus in 1917-1921, as well as documents about the negotiations of Anton Denikin with mountaineers, said Mairbek Vachagaev, a historian. For a long time, the events in Northern Caucasus during the Civil War were covered one-sidedly and require an independent study, experts say.
In the house of Polyanchikov family furniture, domestic appliances, floors and carpets are spoiled. Sochi, June 26, 2015. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:38, 29 June 2015
Water pumping out of flooded houses in Sochi is over
As reported by Victor Filonov, the first deputy mayor of the resort-city, water has been pumped out of all the houses flooded by torrential rains on June 25. Rescuers are cleaning riverbeds and flooded territories.
09:00, 29 June 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 22-28
Heavy rains that led to flooding of houses in Sochi and other settlements of the Krasnodar Territory, Karachay-Cherkessia and Abkhazia; protests against increase of electricity tariff in Armenia; statement of the "Islamic State" about establishment of its branch in Northern Caucasus; end of the First European Games in Baku; decision of Russian Supreme Court on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya; sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for terror act in Boston, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 22-28, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
The defendant Zaur Dadaev. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:55, 29 June 2015
"Kommersant": Zaur Dadaev presents new version of events on Nemtsov's murder day
At his repeated interrogation at the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, presented a completely new version of the events that occurred on the murder day, the "Kommersant" reports.
The congress of the "Adyge-Khase-Circassian Parliament", KChR, Cherkessk, June 27, 2015. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:15, 29 June 2015
Delegates to the "Adyge-Khase" congress state authorities' inaction in addressing Circassians' problems
Authorities of Karachay-Cherkessia ignore the problems of dwelling settlements of the Khabez and Adyge-Khabl Districts, densely populated by Circassians, said the delegates of the reporting-election congress of the "Adyge-Khase-Circassian Parliament" on June 27.
The participants of the protest action against "pharmacy drug addiction". Nazran, June 28, 2015. Photo http://magas.ru/content/nazrani-proshla-aktsiya-fleshmob-ramkakh-proekta-protiv-lirikifoto
04:24, 29 June 2015
Mass protest actions held in NCFD against "pharmacy drug addiction"
According to organizers, about 6000 people took part in a one-day action "Against 'Lirika'" held on June 28 in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). The drugs "Lirika", "Zaldiar" and "Tropikamid" are legally sold in pharmacies.
The special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
02:22, 29 June 2015
On June 22-28, at least 11 people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from June 22 to June 28, 2015, at least 11 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: nine of them were killed and two others – wounded. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources
News
87 Azerbaijani families received keys to apartments in Karabakh.

The ban on communication for Aregnaz Manukyan with close relatives has been lifted.

"Rosneft" sent 960 tons of gasoline to Abkhazia

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.