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Refugees from Ukraine in one of the camps organized in Rostov Region, June 22, 2014. Photo by press-service of the MfE of the Rostov Region, www.61.mchs.gov.ru
23:59, 24 June 2014
Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that every day up to 200-300 people, mostly women and children, arrive in the refugee camp organized in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Region, the capacity of which is 48 persons.
19:13, 24 June 2014
On June 23, Parviz Gashimli, a journalist and human rights activist, who is kept in SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Baku was placed into dungeon for six days, said his advocate Bakhruz Bairamov. Gashimli's advocates have not yet decided whether to appeal against the decision to place him into the dungeon.
Magamed Iliev. Photo: http://www.4vsar.ru/news/49484.html
17:18, 24 June 2014
Today, the Frunze District Court of the Saratov Region has found Magamed Iliev, the plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Ingushetia in the Volga Federal District (VFD), guilty of a large-scale fraud and sentenced him to 5.5 years in a general security colony. The second defendant in the case – Maria Akhlupkina – was sentenced to 4.5 years in same-type colony.
Zverevo town, Rostov Region. Photo: http://www.gukovo.ru/culture/dobrop/zverevo1.php
17:05, 24 June 2014
Today, residents of the city of Zverevo have finished their protest march to Rostov-on-Don launched on June 2, after officials promised to consider their demands.
13:15, 24 June 2014
Yesterday, on June 23, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" filed an appeal against the decision of the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow to dismiss the HRC's complaint against the prosecutors' demand for registration as a foreign agent. This was reported by Alexander Cherkasov, Chairman of the Board of the HRC "Memorial".
Head of the "Union of Don Women". Photo: Delovoi Rostov, http://www.gorodn.ru
10:10, 24 June 2014
The "Union of Don Women" has filed an appeal against the decision of the Novocherkassk City Court of the Rostov Region on recognising the NGO as a "foreign agent". The session to consider the appeal should take place within two months, Ildar Shafiev, the lawyer for the Union, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, adding that he had submitted the appeal to the above City Court on June 16.
Tent camp prepared for Ukrainian refugees in Kuschevskaya  Cossack village, Krasnodar Territory, June 23, 2014. Photo: Kot Begimot, http://станицакущевскаяю.рф
05:02, 24 June 2014
A camp for Ukrainian refugees, located in the heart of the Cossack village of Kuschevskaya is the first camp deployed in the Krasnodar Territory. The camp is provided with all communications and convenient approach roads. This was reported by the administration of the Cossack village of Kuschevskaya.
03:43, 24 June 2014
Abukar and Islam Evloev, two residents of the village of Sagopshi of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, detained by law enforcers on June 17, are being tortured and beaten at the IVS (temporary detention facility). This was reported by their relatives.
03:13, 24 June 2014
On June 23, at the session in Strasbourg, the Bureau of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) approved a draft resolution entitled "Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what steps are taken in terms of respect for human rights?". The draft resolution has been developed by the initiative of Irish MP Michael McNamara.
Arrested organizer of ‘Million Mask March’ Shant Arutyunyan in the court, Yerevan, June 12, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:20, 24 June 2014
In Yerevan, advocates of the defendants in the case against Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and other participants of the "Million Mask March" held on November 5, 2013, who are accused of hooliganism, require the court to ensure the transparency of the trial against the activist. The defenders believe that the courtroom provided for the trial fails to ensure conditions for effective work.
19:53, 23 June 2014
A clash of the police and activists happened today in Yerevan during a protest action against rise of tariffs on electricity. Several dozens of activists were detained, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. In the evening, more activists gathered near the central police station demanding to liberate the detainees.
18:42, 23 June 2014
Power agents began persecuting Ilmudin Gasanov, who disappeared on June 20 inDagestan, after the murder in 2008 of his nephew Khalid, who had joined militants. This was reported by Gasanov's relatives, who cannot find his whereabouts for four days, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported today.
17:31, 23 June 2014
Today, the Azerbaijan Centre for Resisting Repressions at the Institute of Peace and Democracy (IPD) has moved an initiative to the international community to impose sanctions on the Azeri officials who violate human rights. As stated by Leyla Yunus, the Director of the IPD, the list similar to the "Magnitsky List" should include six judges.
Participants of rally opposing results of presidential elections in Azerbaijan holding national flag. Baku, October 12, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:15, 23 June 2014
A broad range of Azerbaijani oppositional forces have urged the government to promptly sign the association agreement with the European Union. At the same time, they expressed their negative attitude to the prospect of Azerbaijan's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEC).
10:20, 23 June 2014
As reported by the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), a factory is being built in the dwelling settlement of Kamennomostsky, Republic of Adygea that poses a danger to local residents and tourists. Ecologists have sent their appeals to supervisory authorities and bodies of power, asking them to make a check.
09:00, 23 June 2014
Preliminary voting outcomes at municipal elections in Georgia; armed clashes in Russian-Ukrainian border in Rostov Region and increase of the number of refugees from Ukraine in Southern Russia; next round of Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, – look these and other news about major events in the Caucasus during the week of June 16-22, 2014, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Man who killed policeman in Grozny on May 22, 2014. CCTV screenshot.
08:47, 23 June 2014
During a check of IDs on the road in the Urus-Martan District, two suspected militants opened fire on policemen out of their car. During an armed conflict, both attackers were killed. According to law enforcers, they were involved in the murder of policeman Magomed Dapaev committed on June 22 in Grozny.
Law enforcers in Dugulubgey village, Baksan District, Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo from MIA press-service archive, 07.mvd.ru
03:46, 23 June 2014
During the week from June 16 to June 22, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed one human life, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participant of rally for peace in Donbas holding posters. Volgograd, June 22, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:34, 23 June 2014
The participants of the rally demanded from Russian authorities to take measures to stop the bloodshed in Eastern regions of Ukraine. Along with the rally, a flash mob was held in Lenin Square of those who disagreed with the demands of rally participants.
Hill-men leaving their village (Petr Gruzinsky 1837-1892). Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org/
00:07, 23 June 2014
Members of the Circassian community in Russia and some other countries have sent an appeal to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk asking them to recognize the genocide of the Circassian nation.
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.