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23:00, 11 June 2011
Dagestan: car of head of Untsukul District Electric Grid blown up
In the morning on June 11, in the highway "Untsukul-Shamilkala", explosive devices were triggered, when the VAZ-21014 car with the above head of the Untsukul District Electric Grid inside was passing by.
22:23, 11 June 2011
Foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia meet in Moscow
On June 11 in Moscow during a working meeting, the basic principles of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement were discussed by heads of MFAs (Ministries of Foreign Affairs) of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan Eduard Nalbandyan, Sergei Lavrov and Elmar Mamedyarov respectively.
21:00, 11 June 2011
Sentencing of Oleg Orlov accused of slandering Kadyrov is expected on June 14
Announcement of the verdict to Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Council of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who is accused of slandering the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14. The verdict will be read out at 4:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the Khamovniki Court of Moscow.
Reconstruction of Akhmad Kadyrov Avenue in Grozny. Photo from the website of the Ministry for Housing and Municipal Facilities of the Chechen Republic (http://mgkhs.ru)
19:00, 11 June 2011
Mosque to be demolished in Grozny
It was decided to demolish a small mosque in Kadyrov Avenue in the Chechen capital, where broad-scale repair and construction works are on for several weeks already. According to the authorities, "it does not match the architectural appearance of the avenue," which awaits a radical reconstruction. A local clergyman treats the demolition of the mosque as sacrilege.
17:00, 11 June 2011
Fatullaev: readers in Azerbaijan want restoration of independent newspapers and earlier political course
The niche of independent journalism in Azerbaijan is almost completely destroyed; the country has big problems with the freedom of speech; however, readers want restoration of independent newspapers and continuation of the previous political course. This was stated by Einullah Fatullaev, a former political prisoner and editor-in-chief of the newspapers "Real Azerbaijan" and "Gyundelik Azerbaijan", who had spent his last 4 years in prison and was released on May 26. Therefore, he intends to continue publishing his newspapers.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo from operative materials of Russia's MIA for Dagestan
16:11, 11 June 2011
Searches conducted in Novy Khushet, Dagestan, two persons detained
Gadjimagomed Makhmudov, a resident of the township of Novy Khushet, Lenin District of Makhachkala, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in the morning on June 11 many township houses were searched; Ramil Magomedov and Akhmed Omarov were detained.
16:00, 11 June 2011
Alexei Dudko's advocate to appeal against verdict
Abusupyan Gaitaev, advocate of the blogger Alexei Dudko, intends to file a cassation complaint against the sentence passed by Judge Natalia Larina from the Taganka District Court of Moscow, which awarded Dudko with 6 years in a minimum security colony.
15:11, 11 June 2011
Canadian Armenians go on hunger strike against denial of Armenian Genocide
In the Canadian city of Toronto, eight Armenians began their 72-hour-long hunger strike, saying that they protest against denial by Turkey of Armenian Genocide.
15:00, 11 June 2011
Visa Kungaev does not associate Budanov's murder with vengeance for his daughter's death
The assassination of former colonel Yuri Budanov has nothing to do with the death of Elza Kungaeva, which caused Budanov's conviction in 2003, as Visa Kungaev, the girl's father, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by telephone from Norway.
13:00, 11 June 2011
In Azerbaijan, diplomats meet opposition leaders
On June 10, at the headquarters of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, the diplomatic corps and heads of the international organizations deployed in Azerbaijan held a meeting with activists of the oppositional Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC).
Yuri Budanov. Photo from Anna Politkovskaya's article "Budanov's Case No. 14-0012-OOD", published on the website of the "Novaya Gazeta" on May 23, 2002 (NovayaGazeta.Ru)
23:40, 10 June 2011
Moscow policemen do not rule out provocations in context of Budanov's murder
Vengeance and provocation are named among the versions of the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was convicted back in 2003 for murdering a Chechen girl. Meanwhile, the Moscow police is taking steps to curb possible attempts of nationalist-minded groups to use the murder for their own benefits, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.
23:30, 10 June 2011
Eighty peasants are on hunger strike in Krasnodar Territory
Eighty residents of the village Boiko-Ponura, Kalinin District of the Krasnodar Territory, went on hunger strike, said Alexei Volchenko, a farmer. However, the district administration does not confirm this information.
23:30, 10 June 2011
Sanasaryan: findings of IAEA mission mismatch reality
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is obsolete; while its equipment and location are a potential hazard. The conclusions of the commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the safety of the ANPP are just a formal assessment. This statement was made today by Akop Sanasaryan, Chairman of the Union of Greens.
23:20, 10 June 2011
Moscow court sentences blogger Alexei Dudko to six years in colony
Today, the Taganka District Court has announced the verdict to blogger Alexei Dudko. Judge Natalia Larina found him guilty on all points; while his evidences were treated as unjustified and unconfirmed.
23:10, 10 June 2011
Five policemen accused of using torture face trial in Volgograd Region
Five law enforcers from the Volgograd Region are accused of inflicting bodily harm to detainees with the aim to obtain their confessions. The case has been forwarded to the court, the press service of the regional prosecutor's office reports.
23:00, 10 June 2011
Blogger who posted video on corruption in Pension Fund of Kabardino-Balkaria complains of threats
Blogger Boris Sarakuev, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who has posted a video on the Internet about corruption in the State Department of the Russian Pension Fund for the KBR, receives demands to remove the video, accompanied by threats of execution. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Sarakuev himself.
22:00, 10 June 2011
The Appelate court of Armenia rejected the complaint of "Aikakan Zhamanak" newspaper
On June, 9, the Appelate court of Armenia on civil cases rejected the complaint of "Aikakan Zhamanak" newspaper. It brought a standing judgment on the verdict of the court of general jurisdiction. The newspaper will have to offset harm to three deputies of the ruling Republican party of Armenia.
20:00, 10 June 2011
Participants of Video Web Conference Moscow - Kazan: the reason for Maksud Sadykov's murder might have been his endevour for a dialogue with moderate Salafis
A video web conference Moscow - Kazan: "Murder of Maksud Sadykov: will the murderers be found?" passed off on June, 9, in RIA "Novosti", Moscow. The participants honoured the victim's memory and discussed possible reasons for the attempt at the scientist.
19:00, 10 June 2011
A workgroup of the Public Chamber for the affairs of the Caucasus reported violations of the rights of the Moslems detained in North Osetia
A press conference of members of a workgroup of the Public Chamber for the affairs of the Caucasus "From Nalchik to Vladikavkaz: a border between justice and reality" was held on June, 8, in the Press center of RIA "Novosti". Human rights activists and journalists spoke about violations of the rights of members of Moslem community detained in Vladikavkaz.
18:00, 10 June 2011
A lawyer in Makhachkala reports an attempt of his kidnapping and beating up
A resident of Makhachkala who works as a lawyer submitted a statement to the standby unit of the Department of Interior Affairs of the town reporting that at night of June, 9, three unknown persons inflicted injuries on him and tried to kidnap him, Press service of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported.
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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.