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18:00, 1 July 2010
Deputy accused of pedophilia in Volgograd pleads partially guilty
Yuri Babin, ex-member of Volgograd city council and former teacher of family ethics, suspected of perverting 20 schoolchildren, has partially pleaded guilty but refuses to give evidence.
Inside the building of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: © Council of Europe/www.flickr.com/photos/councilofeurope
23:20, 30 June 2010
Human rights activists submit complaint to the European Court on torture of Chechen Ganaev
The Inter-regional Committee against Torture has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights on the torture of Amur Ganaev, resident of Chechnya, who was detained by Chechnya operational service officers in January 2006 and brought to the ОRB-2 (criminal investigation bureau).
Prison cell. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/chriscgray
23:00, 30 June 2010
Representatives of Azerbaijan ombudsman claim pressure on inmates of Gobustan prison
Employees of Azeri ombudsman's office have made "a long-term - two-day visit" of Gobustan prison "with the aim of preventing torture and other cases of inhuman or degrading treatment", in the course of which they have revealed facts of exerting pressure on inmates.
22:50, 30 June 2010
Ex-judge from Sochi appeals against decision to bring him to criminal responsibility
Dmitri Novikov, former judge of Khosta district court in Krasnodar Krai, accused of organizing embezzling of 17 "Olympic" land plots in Sochi, has appealed against the permission of the Krasnodar Krai judges' qualification board for bringing him to criminal responsibility on the case of illegal recognition of title for a land plot which is now within the zone of Olympic construction.
22:40, 30 June 2010
Manzhikova claims there are virtually no women in Kalmykia authorities
Russia occupies 83rd place by the number of women in the bodies of power, with virtually no women in Kalmykia authorities, claimed Natalia Manzhikova, president of non-profit foundation "Gender Equality", at the forum on consolidating women's movement.
22:10, 30 June 2010
Local resident killed by explosion in Dagestan
Today, during the night, a car was exploded in the village of Mitaghi-Kazmaliar of Derbent district, Dagestan. A twenty-year-old resident was killed.
22:00, 30 June 2010
Identity of terrorist who exploded himself in Grozny established
According to preliminary data, the suicide bomber who exploded himself near the concert hall in Grozny was an Adam Khamidov, resident of Grozny.
21:00, 30 June 2010
Human rights activist Danielian states that Armenia has turned into a military police state
The assessments given to Armenia by the international organization Freedom House in its annual report fully coincide with the opposition assessments. This has been noted to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Levon Zurabian, coordinator of the Armenian National Congress, who states that "cleptocratic dictatorship rules Armenia".
20:00, 30 June 2010
Einulla Fatullaev to make final speech on July 2
The journalist Einulla Fatullaev charged with illegal storage of drugs and already serving his term in prison, is to make a final speech at the trial in Garadak district court of Baku on July 2. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that this decision has been taken by judge Ismail Khalilov upon the results of the today's session.
19:00, 30 June 2010
Action against amicable agreement with "Electrozink" under way in Vladikavkaz
A group of individuals protest against the amicable agreement with the "Electrozink" works in the capital of North Ossetia near the office of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
18:00, 30 June 2010
Gandaloev detained in Ingushetia tells about torture during arrest
The relatives of Aslan and Mukhtar Gandaloevs detained on June 21 in the village of Sagopshi, Ingushetia, and suspected of exploding a shop in the same village have reported about an illegal search in their house. Witnesses claim that violence was applied during the arrest.
Georgi Tsikhiceli, vice-president of international TV channel RTVI (USA), at the festival of broadcasters “Radio together”. Moscow, June 26, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:30, 29 June 2010
The problem of media independence is acute in Russia, claim participants of the festival "Radio together"
During the festival of radio broadcasters "Radio together" held in Moscow on June 26-28, a round table was arranged on the topic "Review of changes in legislation on media", where Michail Fedotov, member of the council under the RF President on facilitating the development of civil institutions and human rights, one of the drafters of the law on mass media, spoke about the drawbacks of the existing law.
23:00, 29 June 2010
Relatives of Gatagashev, resident of Malgobek, report threats of militiamen
The father of one of the militiamen killed in Ingushetia has announced a vendetta to the family of Artur Gatagashev, resident of Malgobek who is in the wanted list, claims Piatimat Kuzikova, Gatagashev's mother.
Cleaning of Grozny streets. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
23:00, 29 June 2010
Civil servants in Chechnya dissatisfied with mandatory subbotnik
The Chechen authorities have decided to extend the city subbotnik by ten days. This initiative is negatively met by employees of state budget organizations. Chechen functionaries prefer to "pay off".
23:00, 29 June 2010
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 21-27
Nature continues to inflict damage on the residents of North Caucasus; new unrest in the Karabakh conflict zone; new evidence in the case of murder of human rights activist Estemirova; Abkhazia walks out of Geneva discussions, South Ossetia threatens to follow suit - read all this in the "Caucasian Knot" review of main events in the Caucasus during the week of June 21 - 27, 2010.
22:20, 29 June 2010
Oniani accused of kidnapping in RF refuses to give evidence
Tariel Mulukhov (Oniani), born in Georgia, accused of kidnapping in Russia considers the case file containing materials on the actions incriminating him as framed and refuses to give evidence in court.
22:00, 29 June 2010
Tsotne Ghamsakhurdia resumes hunger strike in Georgia
Tsotne Ghamsakhurdia, the son of the first Georgian president Zviad Ghamsakhurdia, who is in prison now, has resumed his hunger strike, reports lawyer Keti Bekauri.
National Thai dish from grasshoppers. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/killerturnip/3294983226
22:00, 29 June 2010
Astrakhan governor proposes to do business on grasshoppers
Astrakhan oblast governor Alexander Zhilkin has moved an idea to make grasshoppers, which inflicted serious damage on southern Russia regions, a good business.
21:00, 29 June 2010
Saakashvili states Georgia prepared to start negotiations with Russia on normalizing relations
Georgian President Michail Saakashvili has stated at the sitting of the National Security Council that Georgia is prepared to start wide-scale negotiations on normalizing bilateral relations without any preconditions.
20:00, 29 June 2010
Thomas Hammarberg states: freedom of expression in Azerbaijan is limited
The freedom of expression in Azerbaijan is limited, considerable improvements are needed in the country. As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, this is what is said in the report of Thomas Hammarberg, CU commissioner on human rights, placed on June 29 at the Council of Europe sight.
News
UAV. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. 23 drones were shot down in five regions of the Southern Federal District.

40 drones were shot down in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

A large-scale drone strike has been recorded in southern Russia.

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.