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Ruslan Nurushev. Photo courtesy of Ruslan Nurushev for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:56, 12 June 2024
Volgograd lawyer complains about bureaucracy in investigators’ and prosecutors’ work
Lawyer Ruslan Nurushev filed a complaint to the higher instance prosecutor’s office about the inaction of the district prosecutor’s office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the case on the disclosure of his personal data in the media.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. May 2024. Photo from the Telegram channel of the newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft)
17:17, 12 June 2024
Court recognizes violation of Dagestani journalist Magomed Magomedov’s rights by police
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan partially granted the claim filed by Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), recognizing the law enforcers’ request to go to a police station and the detention of the journalist at the police department as illegal.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
22:49, 11 June 2024
Krasnodar student fined for financing FBK*
A court fined a student from Krasnodar 300,000 roubles, finding him guilty of financing the Anti-Corruption Foundation*.
Themis statue. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
21:52, 11 June 2024
Judge resumes inquiry into case of Jehovah's Witnesses* from Elista
The judge who is considering the case of three Jehovah's Witnesses* from Elista (the capital of Kalmykia) failed to pronounce his verdict and resumed the trial for additional examination of the case materials.
The Nalchik City Court. Photo: https://yandex.ru/maps/org/nalchikskiy_gorodskoy_sud/1054706133/reviews/?ll=43.600657%2C43.490511&z=17
18:38, 11 June 2024
Claim of KBR activist against FSB left unsatisfied
Referring to some state secrets, the Nalchik City Court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has refused to satisfy the lawsuit lodged by Olga Begretova, an activist, who demanded to illegitimate the refusal of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) to provide the data collected about her. She intends to appeal against the refusal.
Mukhadin Kishev. Photo: Dywana. https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:18, 11 June 2024
Court recognizes artist Kishev’s right to art house in Nalchik
A court supported artist Mukhadin Kishev in his dispute over the right to premises of an art house in Nalchik, because of which the artist’s spouse appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov. Following the court’s decision, more than a thousand paintings will stay in Kabardino-Balkaria and will not be transported to some other destinations, announces a lawyer of Mukhadin Kishev.
People at a polling station. Tskhinvali, June 9, 2024. Photo by Anna Djioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 10 June 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 3-June 9, 2024
Parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, drones in the Caucasus, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 3-June 9, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
22:50, 10 June 2024
ECtHR recognizes violation of Krasnodar Navalny supporter’s rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized a 10-day arrest of Anastasia Panchenko, a former coordinator of the Alexei Navalny’s office in Krasnodar, for calling for participation in a rally as a violation of her rights. The ECtHR obliged the authorities of Russia to pay Anastasia Panchenko 5 000 euros.
20:49, 10 June 2024
Relatives of Dagestani military man to obtain compensation for his death in Ukraine
In the Kizlyar District, a court obliged the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Ministry of Finance to pay 500,000 roubles to each of six relatives of Khalid Kurbanov, killed in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, in compensation for moral damage.
19:13, 10 June 2024
Sirius resident fined for protesting against SMO
A court in Adler has fined Sergey Libin, a resident of the town of Sirius (Krasnodar Territory) by 40,000 roubles, treating his pacifist inscription in a public place as discrediting the Russian Army.
18:50, 10 June 2024
Akhtubinsk resident fined for statements in memoirs
The court has fined Yuri Novak, a resident of Akhtubinsk, treating his statements in the memoirs he had passed on to his acquaintances as inciting hatred and enmity.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo https://news.rambler.ru/crime/50864316-zaderzhannaya-v-nizhnem-novgorode-zarema-musaeva-byla-gospitalizirovana/
18:10, 10 June 2024
Zarema Musaeva denied release from colony
A court in Shali has rejected the defence's motion to release Zarema Musaeva from the colony settlement for her health reasons. The judge took into account the arguments of the medical commission that Musaeva's health allows her to continue serving her sentence, her advocate, Alexander Savin, has informed.
Vladimir Putin and Ali Kadyrov. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/4837
18:17, 9 June 2024
Kadyrov boasts about his son's meeting with Putin
Vladimir Putin invited Ali Kadyrov to a personal meeting, at which he congratulated him on his upcoming marriage, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.
18:07, 9 June 2024
Stavropol Navalny's supporter wins case at ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a violation of the rights of Artyom Gavrilov, a Stavropol resident, who was fined for supporting Alexei Navalny.
The migrants' identity check. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Donskaya Politsiya" (The Don Police) on April 16, 2024 https://t.me/gumvdro/245
17:06, 9 June 2024
Rights defenders dispute about aims of anti-migrant raids in Southern Russia
The anti-migrant raids, similar to the checks conducted in the Volgograd and Rostov Regions, pursue the aim of identifying migrants who have received Russian citizenship but are not registered for military service, and send them to serve under conscription or persuade them to sign a contract, some human rights defenders have suggested.
Anastasia Emelianova. March 2021. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:14, 9 June 2024
ECtHR finds rights violation of activist from Prokhladny
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russian authorities to pay compensation to Anastasia Emelianova, an activist, who was fined within the case of calls for a protest action. The decision was made amid Russia's refusal to enforce ECtHR's decisions.
23:10, 8 June 2024
Court in Elista refuses to transfer HIV-positive convict to correctional labour
Yuri Mikhailov, who became HIV infected after staying at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Krasnodar Territory and in colonies in Kabardino-Balkaria and Kalmykia, has asked the court to replace the remaining part of his forced labour for freedom restriction and correctional labour.
19:51, 8 June 2024
Man convicted for assassination attempt on Chechen Premier Daudov wins at ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a right violation to adequate medical care of Idris Mezhidov, a native of Chechnya, who was convicted within the case of the 2009 attempt on the life of Magomed Daudov.
A support group watching a live broadcast of the court hearing the case of Oleg Orlov*. Moscow, June 7, 2024
19:08, 8 June 2024
Oleg Orlov* reports to court violation of his rights after verdict
The transfer to Syzran after the verdict complicated consultations with a Moscow advocate and became a violation of the right to defence, complained Oleg Orlov*, the co-chair of the “Memorial” Centre for Human Rights Defence*. An advocate of the human rights defender requested court to return Oleg Orlov* to Moscow.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
18:58, 8 June 2024
Resident of Gorodischensky District fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court fined Yevgeny Omelchenko, a resident of the Gorodischensky District, 30,000 roubles, recognizing the man’s pacifist entry posted on a social network as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
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A Buinaksk resident was sentenced to a long prison term for assisting militants.

The removal of erotic scenes from a film in Makhachkala cinemas has puzzled analysts.

Makhachkala residents criticized the authorities' plans to build an ice arena.

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.