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Students of the Tbilisi State University. Image made from video posted by Netgazeti on June 3, 2022, https://netgazeti.ge/life/613879/
12:04, 11 June 2022
Four TSU employees suffered during students' protest
The Tbilisi State University (TSU) has agreed to comply with a students' demand to change the exam format after students seized the rector's study. During the students' protest, some TSU employees suffered; four of them were hospitalized.
Ilham Aslanoglu. Image made from video posted at simasiz tv YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX1iPd0wyQo
11:37, 11 June 2022
Azerbaijani lawyer Ilham Aslanoglu receives new custody term for libel
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced the lawyer, Ilham Aslanoglu, to six months in prison after finding him guilty of libel in his posted video about the "Terter case". This is Aslanoglu's second sentence this year within a defamation case.
Protesters in Yerevan, June 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:19, 11 June 2022
Armenian opposition announces rally against political repressions
Supporters of the opposition have called on their activists to gather on June 11 in a Yerevan square and speak out against political repressions.
Talekh Bagirzade. Photo: http://ru.faktxeber.com/
08:42, 11 June 2022
Six prisoners go on hunger strike in support of Bagirzade
Six other believers kept in jails of Azerbaijan have joined the hunger strike declared by Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" Movement (MUM); in total, now, 11 persons are hunger-striking.
The National Security Service of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: Facebook / Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային Անվտանգության Ծառայություն
08:31, 11 June 2022
Karabakh military detained on suspicion of treason
The National Security Service (NSS) of Nagorno-Karabakh has detained a military serviceman suspected of transferring secret information to a representative of a foreign intelligence service via a social network. The suspect received USD 1550 from the foreign service, investigators assert.
Ali Aliev. Photo: https://haqqin.az/news/220943
22:14, 10 June 2022
Persecution of oppositionist Aliev highlights intolerance of Azerbaijan’s authorities towards critics
Ali Aliev, the chair of the “Citizens and Development Party”, who went on a hunger strike in protest against the third charge, has recently intensified criticism of the authorities, and that fact has become the reason for his persecution, analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” point out.
A female tourist in a swimsuit near the Khuchninsky waterfall. Screenshot: https://vk.com/wall-74219800_1392693
21:56, 10 June 2022
Video with a tourist in a swimsuit provokes disputes about dress code in Dagestan
The authorities of Dagestan should adopt a law on the dress code and rules of conduct for tourists, note some users of the “VKontakte” social media outlet who watched a video with a female tourist in a swimsuit near the Khuchninsky waterfall. Other users point out that local residents themselves do not comply with the requirements for tourists.
Pavel Antonov and Veronika Antonova-Trizno. Photo: http://abc.az/ru/news/97439
17:53, 10 June 2022
Two employees of “Sputnik-Azerbaijan” deprived right to reside in country
Veronika Antonova-Trizno, the editor-in-chief of the “Sputnik-Azerbaijan” news agency, and the agency’s correspondent Pavel Antonov have been deprived of the right to temporary residence in Azerbaijan.
Activists hold march in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:36, 10 June 2022
Activists hold a march in Yerevan amid meeting of CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers
Participants in a march to the presidential residence, where the meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers is being held, state that the participation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the negotiations on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh illegitimate.
Kase Kik. Photo: https://telegra.ph/Pytki-za-ukrainskuyu-pesnyu-06-09
14:20, 10 June 2022
Adygea: activist complains about torture by law enforcers in Cherkessk
In Cherkessk, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), law enforcers have detained Kase Kik, an Adyg activist, and tortured him, after what he was charged with petty hooliganism, the activist himself has stated. The court sentenced him to seven days of arrest, human rights defenders have informed.
Russia’s military servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia https://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=109307@cmsPhotoGallery
13:58, 10 June 2022
Lawyers explain risks for militaries for refusing to go to Ukraine
For their refusal to go to the special operation in Ukraine, military servicemen, including those from the regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal District (NCFD and SFD), face the risk of being accused of disobeying an order, but the criminal articles on desertion and unauthorized abandonment of a military unit are not applicable in these cases, lawyers have pointed out.
Savely Morozov. Photo courtesy of Savely Morozov
13:29, 10 June 2022
In Stavropol, activist fined for discrediting militaries
The Oktiabrsky District Court of Stavropol has fined Savely Morozov, an activist, by 40,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Army.
Borjomi employees hold a strike. Screenshot: https://web.telegram.org/z/#-1404451300
11:25, 10 June 2022
Striking "Borjomi" workers complain to Ombudsperson about discrimination
The bosses of the IDS "Borjomi" Company have paid wages only to those workers who had signed contracts; and those who disagree with the new working conditions are under pressure, strikers said at their meeting with Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson.
Opposition supporters in Yerevan streets, May 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:04, 10 June 2022
Opposition blames Lavrov for pressing Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh issue
Sergey Lavrov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), is putting pressure on the Armenian authorities, demanding that they give in to Azerbaijan and Turkey on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, activists of the National Democratic Pole (NDP) have stated at a rally held near the Russian Embassy to Armenia. They demanded to declare Lavrov a persona non grata in Armenia.
08:46, 10 June 2022
Two inmates stop hunger strike in support of Talekh Bagirzade
Djabbar Djabbarov, a convicted activist of the "Muslim Unity" Movement (MUM), has stopped his hunger strike, declared in solidarity with Talekh Bagirzade and his demand to punish law enforcers for blasphemy, due to his health problems. Under the threat of a ban on telephone conversations with relatives, the journalist, Polad Aslanov, has also stopped his hunger strike.
Georgian border guards. Photo: https://www.trend.az/scaucasus/georgia/3271730.html
08:32, 10 June 2022
Residents of Northern Caucasus systematically denied entry to Georgia
Without explaining the reasons, Georgian border guards refuse to let natives of Northern Caucasus into Georgia, the residents of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.
Bidzina Ivanishvili. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QLffnm4wHM
23:28, 9 June 2022
European Parliament demands to impose sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili
Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which they pointed to the harassment of the media and threats to the safety of journalists in Georgia. Authors of the resolution suggested that the Council of Europe impose sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili because of his participation in the persecution of journalists and political opponents.
The European Court of Human Rights. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-88hSwHudE
23:11, 9 June 2022
Azerbaijani oppositionist considers unfair ECtHR’s decision on complaint against his arrest
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) excluded from the list of the cases under consideration a complaint about the pre-trial arrest of Azerbaijani oppositionist Alikram Khurshudov after the government promised to pay compensation to him. The oppositionist himself said that he refused a settlement agreement with the authorities and was dissatisfied with the amount of compensation.
Protest rally in Yerevan, May 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan
19:28, 9 June 2022
Armenian opposition supporters call on Lavrov to comply with agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh
An opposition march was timed to coincide with the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Yerevan. Participants of the march have expressed their hope that Russia will fulfil its obligations as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and will not go beyond the statements adopted by the co-chairs on the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Adam Delimkhanov. Photo: press service of the State Duma http://duma.gov.ru/multimedia/photo/11310/
19:12, 9 June 2022
Internet users react with irony to Delimkhanov’s statement about timing of special military operation
The special military operation in Ukraine may be completed before the end of the year, suggests Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma member from Chechnya. Some Internet users point out that only the president of the country may talk about the timing of the end of the special military operation, and other users considered the deadline mentioned by Adam Delimkhanov to be too long.
News
A fire broke out at a plant in Volgograd after a drone attack.

Two soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in the SVO zone.

Pavel Nestrugin. Photo: Administration of Uryupinsk A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation.

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.