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23:00, 11 June 2012
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 4-10
Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi; the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Southern Caucasus and aggravation in Karabakh conflict zone; detention of high-ranking officials in Kabardino-Balkaria on suspicion of fraud; next round of Geneva Debates; mass fight of soccer fans with natives of Northern Caucasus in Moscow, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 4-10, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
22:40, 11 June 2012
Sappers report demining 300 hectares in Chechnya
Till present, the military engineer units cleared the Russian Defence Ministry in Chechnya, about 300 hectares of farmland, according to the military commandant's office of the republic.
22:30, 11 June 2012
FSIN Department denies oppressions of Dagestani resident in colony
The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Russian Federation in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District does not confirm the information that Shamil Gaziev, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced for 24 years of imprisonment for committing a terror act, is persecuted on religious and ethnic grounds.
22:20, 11 June 2012
In Armenia, 545 persons take part in lawyers' strike
On June 11, in Yerevan, 545 out of 1152 registered lawyers announced a day of one-day strike to protest against the activities of the Court of Cassation. This was reported today by officials of special group of the Bar Association of Armenia.
22:10, 11 June 2012
In Armenia, life convict goes on hunger strike
This morning, in Armenia, Mher Yenokyan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of murder, went on a hunger strike, demanding a retrial.
22:00, 11 June 2012
IRFS: Anar Bairamly sentenced for his journalist activity
Anar Bairamly, a correspondent of the Iranian "Sugar" TV Channel in Azerbaijan, has been imprisoned for his materials criticizing the authorities. This was stated by Emin Guseinov, Director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS).
21:00, 11 June 2012
In Chechnya, relatives of 11 persons, missing since 2000, ask to reopen investigation
On June 9, activists of the human rights organization "Mothers of Chechnya for Peace" appealed to the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Chechnya, asking to reopen investigation into the case on disappearance in 2000 of 11 residents of the village of Ulus-Kert of the Shatoi District of the republic due to on newly discovered facts.
20:00, 11 June 2012
A five-day environmental action starts in Adygea today
The first five-day environmental action "Clean forest, clean spring" within the framework of which volunteers of Adygea will clean objects of "Bolshoi Tkhach" natural park from debris will start today, June, 11. Cleaning is generally planned in the territory of Taiwan hole, Koryto mountain and Shestakov glade.
19:00, 11 June 2012
Defender of the rights of victims of flood in Azerbaijan accused of illegal storage of arms
A charge of illegal storage of arms and ammunition was brought against Ilham Amirsalanov, detained resident of the settlement Askerbeili, Sabirabad district of Azerbaijan, who during the latest two years was defending the rights of sufferers from a flood of May and June, 2010, in the Kura and Araz rivers. Amirsalanov was arrested by Sabirabad district court for the term of 2 months.
18:00, 11 June 2012
Collection of signatures for construction of a memorial to a victim of road accident with the participation of ex-deputy Ostrovenko is going in Rostov-on-Don
On June, 10, organizers of a picket in memory of student Igor Verbenko who perished in a road accident with the participation of Deputy of the city Duma Ostrovenko in Rostov-on-Don collected about 400 signatures.
23:00, 9 June 2012
Defendants in case on torture at Ingush MIA to demand new handwriting examination
Nazir Guliev and Ilez Nalgiev, employees of the MIA of Ingushetia, accused of torturing their detainees, demand a repeated commission examination of the handwriting of the three witnesses who refused from their signatures to the evidences given during the investigation, said Magomed Magomadov, their advocate.
22:00, 9 June 2012
Three suspects of attacking policemen, who investigate the fight at "Evropeiskiy" TC, detained
As reported by Vladimir Markin, the official spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), three alleged attackers on the policemen, who came to fulfil an order of the investigator, who is investigating the fight in Moscow between the fans of the "Spartak" FC and natives of Northern Caucasus, were detained.
21:00, 9 June 2012
Six persons run for the post of City Manager of Elista
On June 9, the Contest Commission for the election of Elista Mayor (City Manager) considered applications of six candidates and ruled that all of them are eligible, the press service of the Mayoralty of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, reports.
20:00, 9 June 2012
HRW: authorities should compensate Sochi family for demolition of their house for Olympic construction
The Russian government must suspend the demolition of the house of the Khlystov family in Sochi, which is planned in order to clear the space for Olympic construction, until the family is provided compensatory housing in another district, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated.
19:00, 9 June 2012
Inspectors would not associate Magomed Cherkesov's murder with his son's case
The murder of Magomed Cherkesov, 68, the father of Aslan Cherkesov, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering the football fan Yegor Sviridov, was committed on selfish motives, and in no way related to the case of his son, said a source from investigatory authorities.
18:00, 9 June 2012
33 investment agreements signed on the first day of the Dagestani Economic Forum
On June 8, the Dagestani Economic Forum was attended by about 1500 participants, including those from abroad, who signed 33 agreements. The main topic of the event is the development of an efficient economy of the region, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
17:00, 9 June 2012
At Geneva debates, South-Ossetian delegation raises issue of mass burials of Ossetians in Georgia
At the 20th round of Geneva debates on security in the Caucasus, the South-Ossetian delegation raised the issue of revitalization of searches for the citizens of their republic, who went missing in 1989-1992 and 2008. Members of the delegation said that reports are available on existence in Georgian of mass burials of assassinated Ossetians.
15:00, 9 June 2012
Azerbaijan: activist who defended rights of flood victims detained
Ilham Amiraslanov, a local activist of the civil society, was detained in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan detained. The office of the civil society "Kura" and human rights activists treat the detention as pressure on the people who try to protect their rights.
14:00, 9 June 2012
In Adygea, 30 children with disabilities participate in charity action "Volunteers to Children"
The Republic of Adygea has completed the charity event "Volunteers to Children", which was attended by 30 children with disabilities aged 3-15 from all over the republic. This was reported by Galimet Beshkok, the head of the department for rehabilitation of children with disabilities of the Maikop Social Rehabilitation Centre for Minors.
12:00, 9 June 2012
Director General of "Rostov" FC resigns after fans' rally
Director General of the "Rostov" Football Club (FC) resigned after the rally of the fans, who demanded from the leadership of the Rostov Region to terminate the contract with Yuri Belous.
News
Zukhra Muzaeva. Photo: https://nezagorami.media/post/honor-killing Lack of contact with a Chechen resident has raised concerns about her fate.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

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.