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23:40, 9 June 2011
Reznik: sentence of acquittal on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case would stop abuse by prosecutor's office
During nine month of litigation, the guilt of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", accused of libel against the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was never proved; and an acquittal could stop "abuses of the prosecutor's office," said Genry Reznik, Orlov's advocate, at the debate session on June 9.
23:20, 9 June 2011
Colonies of Krasnodar Territory to set up "Glasnost Rooms"
By this August all the penal colonies of the Krasnodar Territory will open special rooms, where prisoners will be able to express their complaints and wishes to prison bosses, said Yuri Kulik, the head of the Russian UFSIN for the region.
23:00, 9 June 2011
Opposition activist Sargis Atspanyan set free in Armenia
Today, Sargis Atspanyan, an active opposition figure, a French citizen and a veteran of the Karabakh War, was released from the penal institution "Vardashen" in Armenia.
22:50, 9 June 2011
In Georgia, women to hold protest against illegal detentions
On June 14, a peaceful action will be held in front of the building of the parliament in central Tbilisi under the slogan "Women - for Life and Country's Dignity". One of the women's demands is "to release innocent detainees".
22:40, 9 June 2011
North Ossetia: father of supposed killer of poet Dzhigkaev refused from his son
Today, Georgiy Murashev, father of David Murashev, who was killed during a special operation in Vladikavkaz and who was suspected of murdering poet Shamil Dzhigkaev, decided to refuse from his son.
Building of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Moscow. Photo from www.mosgid.ru
22:30, 9 June 2011
Islamic Cultural Centre to challenge court's ruling to liquidate it
The All-Russia Islamic Cultural Centre will appeal to the supreme Russia's, and then - to European justice. This was stated by Abdul-Vakhed Niyazov, head of the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC), who gave his comments on satisfaction by the Russian Supreme Court of the lawsuit of the Russian Ministry of Justice asking to close the Centre. According to Anvar Khadjiev, the Centre's representative in Kabardino-Balkaria, the work of the ICC was helpful for the Muslims of Northern Caucasus, as the Centre was explaining the essence of Islam as the religion of peace.
22:00, 9 June 2011
Newspaper "Krestyanin" ("Peasant") in Rostov region estimated its damage from closure of the print shop to one million rubles
Material damage from suspension of the work of the print shop of "Krestyanin" newspaper makes about one million rubles, Irina Samokhina, Director General of "Krestyanin" publishing house told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:00, 9 June 2011
A Georgian oppositionist went on a hunger strike in an isolation ward
A representative of the Conservative Party of Georgia Lasha Chkhartishvili who was detained on June, 5, for an attempt of organizing an action of protest in the center of Tbilisi went on a hunger strike.
20:00, 9 June 2011
During the trial "Kadyrov vs Orlov" Public prosecutor demanded to fine Head of HRC "Memorial" to a sum of 150 thousand rubles
In Khamovnichecky court of Moscow Public prosecutor appealed to the court to fine Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov accused of slandering Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to a sum of 150 thousand rubles. In the opinion of Public prosecutor, Orlov's guilt of committing the crime stipulated by clause "Slander" was completely proven.
19:00, 9 June 2011
Svetlana Gannushkina will become Holder of the Order of the Legion of Honour
Svetlana Gannushkina, member of "Memorial" Human Rights Center, Chairperson of the Committee "Civil Support", member of the Presidential Council of Assistance to Development of the Institutions of Civil Society and Human Rights, whose activities is to a great extent connected with North-Caucasian republics will become Holder of the Order of the Legion of Honour today.
18:00, 9 June 2011
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Ingushetia denied presence of residents of the republic on the list of "potential suicide bombers"
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Ingushetia denied the information that on the list of names of 52 people called potential suicide bombers allegedly published by security services the majority were natives of Ingushetia. The Ministry called for the residents of the republic to report all the facts of obscure disappearance of citizens to law enforcement bodies.
23:50, 8 June 2011
Authorities of Grozny resume large-scale subbotniks
The capital of Chechnya has resumed the practice of mass voluntary work of citizens (the so-called "subbotniks"), who clean up city streets of trash, ill weeds and other wastes. Employees of state-run institutions and public offices are involved in this free-of-charge labour. Some residents of Grozny believe that local authorities abuse their powers.
23:40, 8 June 2011
Investigators believe Rector Sadikov's fight against extremism in Islam was main reason of his murder
The investigatory bodies have announced their main version of the murder of Maksud Sadikov, the Rector of the Makhachkala Institute of Theology, who was shot dead on June 7. It was, according to the investigators, in his professional and social activities, where he actively opposed radical Islamic groupings.
23:30, 8 June 2011
Office of HRCCR Republic closed
At present, the office of the Human Rights Centre of the Chechen Republic (HRCCR) in Grozny is not functioning; and its head Minkail Ezhiev is looking for a new premise for his organization. This was reported by Kheda Saratova, head of the "Objective" Information-Analytical Centre.
23:20, 8 June 2011
Chechnya: power agents refuse to give Shamil Omarov's body to parents, relatives assert
The OVD (Interior Division) of the city of Gudermes (Chechen Republic) refuses to give out the body of Shamil Omarov, a resident of Dagestan, without a certificate about the composition of his family and a document from the Investigatory Committee that he was not a militant, his father told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
22:40, 8 June 2011
Second figurant in "Domodedovo" terror act arrested today by Moscow court
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has ruled in absentia to arrest Rustam Altemirov, another suspect of committing the terrorist act in the "Domodedovo" Airport.
22:10, 8 June 2011
Rights violations of defenders in Nalchik attack case stated at press conference of Public Chamber's Working Group
Today, the press centre of the RIA "Novosti" in Moscow hosted a press conference of the Working Group of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for the Caucasus on the topic: "From Nalchik to Vladikavkaz: Brink Between Justice and Reality". Maxim Shevchenko, the head of the Working Group, treated the trial on the case of the attack on power agencies of Nalchik in 2005 as "unprecedented"; while the journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova spoke about human rights violations at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where the figurants in this case are kept.
19:00, 8 June 2011
Missing participants of the oppositional meeting in Georgia found in investigative isolation wards
Participants of the "People's Assembly's" meeting of protest who had been considered missing after dispersal of the action on May, 26, were found in investigative isolation wards of Tbilisi, People's Defender of Georgia Georgi Tugushi declared.
18:00, 8 June 2011
Maksud Sadykov became the twelfth religious figure killed in Northern Caucasus during these two years
Maksud Sadykov, a public and religious figure well known in Dagestan, Chancellor of the Institute of Theology, was killed at the moment of firing at a car in Makhachkala. His nephew Zelimkhan Musaev perished together with him, Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Dagestan reported.
23:30, 7 June 2011
During the week of May 23-29, 17 persons were lost in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 23-29, the glowing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least 17 human lives; at least two more persons were wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
News
Volgograd City Hall proposed postponing a rally in defense of Telegram due to the shelling.

More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

Drone. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Residents of the Rostov region lost power as a result of a drone attack.

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.