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13:39, 18 June 2013
Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has decided to extend the detention of 53 defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik, committed on October 13, 2005, for another three months, until September 26.
Chernobyl cleanup veterans. KBR, Nalchik, 2013. Photo by Luiza Orazayeva for the “Caucasian Knot”
13:04, 18 June 2013
The bailiffs in Kabardino-Balkaria are going on impounding from Chernobyl cleanup veterans the sums of financial compensations paid off to them upon the verdicts of the courts, Chairman of republican organization “Chernobyl Union” Ali Kuchmezov told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
Deputy speaker of the Georgian Parliament Manana Kobakhidze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:54, 18 June 2013
The Georgian MPs have initiated amendments to the Constitution regarding the powers of the Government and the Prime Minister. The amendments assume to allow the persons-holders of dual citizenship to hold high state posts and to reduce the quorum for adopting amendments to the Constitution.
05:54, 18 June 2013
Unidentified persons spread antigovernmental leaflets in the streets of Tskhinvali calling to come out for a meeting in Teatralnaya (Theater) square on June, 18. Mayor’s office of Tskhinvali states that no one submitted notifications of holding the action.
03:03, 18 June 2013
No criminal case against the policemen who beat up two builders of Olympic objects has been initiated yet, the builder’s attorney Alexander Boichenko told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent in the evening of June, 17. According to the lawyer, he cannot receive a determination of refusal to start criminal proceedings from the investigation.
Works on bank protection of Imereti lowland are in process along the seashore. Sochi, June, 8, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the “Caucasian Knot”
02:23, 18 June 2013
Works on bank protection of Imereti lowland are in process along the seashore from the Mzymta to the Psou rivers. Professor Viacheslav Maltsev, Doctor of Engineering, warns about the danger of this project realized within the framework of preparation for the Olympics. The activists of territorial public self-government declare illegality of these works.
The Supreme Court of Dagestan. Foto by www.riadagestan.ru
00:50, 18 June 2013
The Supreme Court of Dagestan took over the claim of lawyer Rasul Kadiev who appeals against the amendments to the Constitution of the republic cancelling direct election of Head of the region. The President and the Parliament of the republic were suggested to provide evidence of observation of the procedure during adoption of the disputable law until June, 18.
Vano Merabishvili. Photo by Anna Konoplyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:08, 17 June 2013
Vano Merabishvili, the General Secretary of the Party "United National Movement" and the former Prime Minister of Georgia, accused of a number of corruption-related crimes, has begun a hunger strike demanding to put a TV-set into his cell and allow his relatives to make use of his bank accounts, said his advocate Georgi Chiviashvili.
Elena and Mikhail Savva in court, June 17, 2013. http://vk.com/mvsavva/
18:47, 17 June 2013
On June 17, the Krasnodar Territorial Court considered the complaint lodged by the advocates of the arrested Professor Mikhail Savva to the ruling of the district court to extend his custody. The Court upheld the ruling finding the decision of the Oktiabrskiy District Court to be lawful and justified.
17:23, 17 June 2013
Court removes Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov from office, and his suicide attempt in SIZO was reported; refusal of Russian government from building Kudepsta TPP in Sochi; start of hearing on the merits of the case of former city manager of Stavropol Igor Bestuzhy; strike of lawyers in Armenia against non-transparent methods of country Court of Cassation; sentence for hostage taking in Astrakhan by using mock firearm and bomb, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 10-16, 2013, prepared by the"Caucasian Knot".
16:29, 17 June 2013
Rustam Ibragimbekov, the chairman of the recently established oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, has held a series of meetings in Washington, where, according to his story, he discussed the issues of reforming the political system of Azerbaijan and the upcoming presidential elections.
14:46, 17 June 2013
A meeting held in the city of Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region, has crowned the motor rally organized by activists of the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) against nickel developments on the Khopyor River, Ekaterina Pechenova, the press secretary of the above Regional Committee, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Weapons. http://minval.az
14:10, 17 June 2013
Underground hidings with the weapons intended to conduct large-scale warfare, a video archive of torture and lists of people, planned for detention on trumped-up charges, were found in Georgia, Nino Giorgobiani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has reported today. According to the MIA, its former officials had to do with the hides.
Mehman Guseinov. Photo by Turkhan Kerimov (RFE/RL)
12:40, 17 June 2013
Member of Azerbaijani Institute of Freedom and Safety of Reporters (IFSR) Mehman Guseinov was detained on June 17, in the airport of Baku. The reporter was not let to fly from the country to Norway for participation in the ceremony of awarding him with prestigious international Gerd Bucerius award “Free Press of Eastern Europe-2013”. This decision was motivated by a criminal case initiated against Guseinov. The journalist himself considers the ban of leaving country groundless.
12:36, 17 June 2013
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has left the Sochi journalist Nikolai Yarst, suspected of drug possession, under home arrest. The OTR journalist is under threat of 3-10 years in prison.
Picketers protest against cruel treatment of animals in Krasnodar, June 15. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:34, 17 June 2013
On June 15, the Chistyakov Grove of Krasnodar hosted a picket, sanctioned by the Mayoralty "We demand a law that protects not kills!" The picketers protested against cruel treatment of animals as well as against cruelty and inhumane methods of catching stray animals. The action brought together about 30 civilian activists, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
12:25, 17 June 2013
The ban on citizens' secret shadowing in Georgia should be reflected in the legislation, the members of the initiative group believe. The Georgian parliament has set up a working group to study these proposals and prepare the appropriate bills.
12:21, 17 June 2013
The defence of the arrested Professor Mikhail Savva has appealed against the decision of the court made on June 5 to extend his custody, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, deputy chairman of the local Adaptation Commission
12:17, 17 June 2013
Mussa Polonkoev, 21, resident of Ingushetia, has returned to peaceful life after two years with militants, said Akhmed Kotiev, the Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia and a deputy chairman of the local Adaptation Commission.
12:09, 17 June 2013
The "Alliance of Patriots" has addressed the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia with an application for a referendum on early parliamentary elections, said Joseph Manjavidze, one of the leaders of the organization.
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.