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22:53, 13 June 2014
Ecologist Vitishko reports pressure from colony administration because of his complaints to rights defenders and prosecutor
Ecologist Evgeny Vitishko reports that the administration of the colony, where he is serving his court-appointed term, sets other inmates against him, by encouraging them to demonstrate their hostile attitude to him. This is stated in Vitishko's record in the LiveJournal.
22:12, 13 June 2014
Ukrainian orphans sent from Rostov Region to Dnepropetrovsk
The children-orphans from Ukraine, who had arrived at the summer camp "Donetsky" in the Rostov region from the town of Snezhnoe, have been sent to Dnepropetrovsk, said Anna Temnikova, the first deputy head of the Donetsk administration.
21:45, 13 June 2014
Law enforcers of Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of trespassing
At night on June 13, a Ukrainian infantry combat vehicle (ICV) broke the Russia's state border in the Rostov Region, said Vasily Malaev, the head of the press service of the Frontier Department of the Russia's FSB for the Rostov Region.
19:55, 13 June 2014
Rights defenders: local resident was kidnapped in Makhachkala
Ramazan Magomedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was kidnapped in the area of Gagarin Street and taken to an unknown place, activists of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
18:10, 13 June 2014
Azerbaijan: court starts hearing on merits the case of "Intellectual Citizen" Centre
On June 13, the Nizami District Court of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja (Gandzha) began the consideration on the merits of the case opened against Gasan Guseinli, the head of the "Intellectual Citizen" Education Centre, who is accused of hooliganism.
12:23, 13 June 2014
In Azerbaijan, Anar Mamedli's advocate appeals against verdict of guilty
The guilty verdict pronounced in the case against Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT), and activists Bashir Suleimanly and Elnur Mamedov has been appealed against. This was reported by advocate Djavad Djavadly.
10:31, 13 June 2014
Ukrainian MFA: orphans kidnapped in Snezhnoye are brought to Rostov Region
The Russian side let armed men to illegally bring to the territory of the Russian Federation 16 orphans, Ukrainian citizens, who were kidnapped on June 12 in the city of Snezhnoye. This was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). This has been clarified today by the press service of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
03:48, 13 June 2014
Arsen Avakov reports on arrival of tanks in Donetsk through Rostov section of Russian-Ukrainian
Military vehicles, including three tanks, have arrived in the Donetsk Region through the Rostov section of the Russian-Ukrainian border. This was reported on June 12 by Arsen Avakov, Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs.
Residents of dilapidated houses No. 5 and No. 7 in Esaulenko Street, Sochi, June 8, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:57, 13 June 2014
In Sochi, residents of dilapidated houses complain about forced resettlement into Olympic volunteers' house
In Sochi, about 30 residents of the two dilapidated houses No. 5 and No. 7 in Esaulenko Street complain about unlawful, in their opinion, resettlement to a house built for volunteers of the Olympic Games. According to the residents, they are provided with insufficient accommodation.
02:21, 13 June 2014
ECtHR to consider complaint about Tarkhan Kartoev's death in Yekaterinburg penal colony
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has adopted for consideration the complaint filed by advocate Oksana Preobrazhenskaya, Director of the "Centre for International Protection", against the fact of the death of prisoner Tarkhan Kartoev, who died on June 29, 2013, at the penal colony IK-2 in Yekaterinburg. According to Oksana Preobrazhenskaya, the complaint contains a request to recognize the fact that the Tarkhan Kartoev's death was resulted from torture.
00:02, 13 June 2014
50 Muslims go on hunger strike in KBR's SIZO
Today, about 50 Muslims have declared hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). They are protesting against the obstruction in the performance of religious rites. This was reported by bloggers.
Participants of the action "June 12 is Day of Lost Dreams", Volgograd, June 12, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:47, 12 June 2014
In two SFD regions, Day of Russia celebrations were accompanied by protests
Today, festivities in honour of the Russia's Independence Day were held in Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Astrakhan and Maikop. In Volgograd and Rostov-on-Don, celebrations were accompanied by protests.
21:34, 12 June 2014
In Yerevan, over 100 people hold action in support of "Million Mask March"
Today, in front of the courthouse in Yerevan, where the case of the "Million Mask March" is considered, an action in support of the defendants was held. More than a hundred people demanded "to release political prisoners," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Spectators at the concert organized to mark the Day of Russia at the square in front of ‘Heart of Chechnya’ Mosque, Grozny, June 12, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:10, 12 June 2014
Residents of Chechnya complain about coercion to participate in Day of Russia celebrations
On June 12, celebrated as the Day of Russia, a mass festive demonstration was held in the centre of Grozny, the Chechen capital. "The total number of participants may exceed one hundred thousand persons," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Mayoralty.
Special operation in Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, 2013. Photo from NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru
13:53, 12 June 2014
NAC: militants killed in KBR were involved in killings in Stavropol Territory
Today, at 6:15 a.m. Moscow time, the dwelling settlements of Zalukodes, Zolskoe, Svetlovodskoe and Shardakovo of the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime. During a special operation in the forest in the outskirt of Svetlovodskoe, three militants who opened fire at law enforcers were killed.
Ukrainian refugees at "Dmitriadovsky" health centre, Neklinovsky District, Rostov Region. June 4, 2014. Photo by Philipp Ivaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:01, 12 June 2014
OSCE Secretary General visits Ukrainian refugee camp in Rostov Region
Today, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Rasa Ostrauskaite, Deputy Director of the OSCE Centre for Conflict Prevention, arrived in the Rostov Region, where they visited the temporary accommodation centres (TACs) of Ukrainian refugees who came to the Rostov Region.
09:30, 12 June 2014
Elchin Shikhly: "Mirror" suspends its activities in Azerbaijan because of financial problems
In Azerbaijan, the publication of the newspaper "Mirror" has been suspended because of financial problems, and the suspension is not associated with the prosecution against journalist Rauf Mirkadirov. This was announced by Elchin Shikhly, the newspaper's editor-in-chief. According to him, the fate of the newspaper remains uncertain, and the newspaper's staff members are on unpaid leaves.
07:44, 12 June 2014
Astrakhan hosts rally in support of referendum on direct Mayor election
On June 11, in Astrakhan, near the monument to Ilya Ulyanov, city residents held a rally sanctioned by the city authorities in support of the referendum on the direct election of the city Mayor. The rally was organized by Oleg Shein, the leader of the local branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party.
Activists of Public Organizations Union ‘Save Yerevan’ holding protest action at the Afrikyans' Clubhouse. Yerevan 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:44, 12 June 2014
Yerevan activists to hold long-term protests to defend Afrikyans' Clubhouse
On June 11, the civil initiative "Save Afrikyans' Clubhouse" organized a protest action against the demolition of the house No. 11 in Teryan Street in the centre of Yerevan. Protestors filmed a video, in which city residents expressed their attitude to the decision to demolish the building.
01:35, 12 June 2014
ICRC closes its office in Ingushetia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has decided to close its office in Nazran. This was reported on June 11 by the press service of the ICRC.
News
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.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

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.