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The Armenian armed forces. Photo https://mil.am
23:59, 1 June 2022
Azerbaijan reports about a shootout on border with Armenia
Azerbaijani army units in the Tovuz and Kelbadjar Districts were shelled from the territory of Armenia, after which they returned fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
23:57, 1 June 2022
In Baku, activists demand to increase benefits for children of poor people
At a protest action in Baku, female activists from an opposition party called on the authorities to increase benefits for children from low-income families.
Filipp Kirkorov’s concert. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/breakingmash/35355
23:55, 1 June 2022
Muslims ask to ban Kirkorov’s concerts in Caucasus
Saipuddin Guchigov, the head of the “Our Home is the City of Grozny” movement, demanded to ban Filipp Kirkorov’s concerts in the Caucasus after a show in which the singer was dancing on a cross. Earlier, Filipp Kirkorov’s concert in Pyatigorsk was cancelled due to numerous people’s requests.
Marina Zakharchenko. Photo marishka_zakharchenko
23:53, 1 June 2022
Krasnodar activist fined for a pacifist post
In Krasnodar, a court fined activist Marina Zakharchenko 15,000 roubles, considering her pacifist post on a social media outlet to be discrediting the Russian armed forces.
The Armenian Investigative Committee. Photo: https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2019/09/24/Следственный-комитет/1609815
16:20, 1 June 2022
Relatives of perished servicemen come out to protest in Yerevan
Several dozen parents of the military servicemen who perished in the autumn war of 2020 gathered near the building of the Investigating Committee of Armenia and demanded to arrest Nikol Pashinyan, the country's Prime Minister.
Denis Ulbrekht. Screenshot https://rakams.ru/item/10032-on-byl-otchizne-veren-do-kontsa
16:14, 1 June 2022
Authorities of Volgograd Region report military's death in Ukraine
Senior Sergeant Denis Ulbrekht has perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Kamyshin District has reported.
The opposition rally in Yerevan on May 31, 2022. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzIbwIEm-X4
16:10, 1 June 2022
Opposition accuses Pashinyan of manipulating data on war losses
Authorities have several times made public the death toll of Armenian soldiers in the autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh in an attempt to hide the true number of casualties, the participants in a rally in Yerevan have stated, adding that Nikol Pashinyan should be held responsible for deaths of Armenian military servicemen.
The Noble Partner 2020 military exercises in Georgia with the participants from the US and other NATO member states. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:04, 1 June 2022
Georgia's aspiration to join NATO coincided with Turkey's national interests
Georgia has been invited to a meeting of NATO defence ministers; and at the upcoming summit, according to the head of the NATO office in Tbilisi, the issue of Georgia's accession will be discussed.
Alexei Vlasenko. Photo courtesy of Alexei Vlasenko
16:02, 1 June 2022
Investigators detain Sochi resident who claimed torture
A criminal case on a false denunciation has been opened against Alexei Vlasenko, a Sochi resident, who had accused law enforcers of torturing him; a decision was made to detain him, the "Gulagu.net" project has reported.
The police detains an activist. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:54, 1 June 2022
Armenian Ombudsperson notes increase in violence during protests
Kristine Grigoryan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated that protesters in Yerevan are increasingly injured due to the use of unlawful force by the police. In his turn, a deputy head of the police reported six hospitalized law enforcers.
The LGBT flag at a rally in support of the journalists injured during the clashes with the opponents of the gay parade, July 6, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwNJEfBNwmY
15:12, 1 June 2022
Organizers of "LGBT Week" abandon the idea of gay parade in Tbilisi
The holding a "Dignity March" in Tbilisi may be unsafe for its participants, the "Tbilisi Pride" has explained and refused to hold the march this year.
Russian military during the special military operation in Ukraine. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence
23:58, 31 May 2022
Authorities confirm information about 350 natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, spokespersons of regional authorities have reported the information about at least 250 natives of Northern Caucasus and 100 residents of the Southern Federal District in Ukraine. Most of the dead were natives of Dagestan, the authorities confirmed the information about at least 129 perished natives of the republic.
The father of a native of Dagestanskiye Ogni, who perished in Ukraine, is handed over Order of Courage. Screenshot https://t.me/dagogni_press/667
23:55, 31 May 2022
Orders of Courage handed over to fathers of Dagestani residents who perished in Ukraine
Abedin Magomedov and Roman Nurov, who perished during the special military operation in Ukraine, were posthumously awarded the Orders of Courage, the administration of the city of Dagestanskiye Ogni reported.
A protest action near the German Embassy in Baku. May 31, 2022. Photo: ToplumTV
23:53, 31 May 2022
Relatives of activists deported from Germany hold a protest in Baku
At a protest action near the German Embassy in Baku, relatives of those who were deported to Azerbaijan and later arrested called on the German government not to remain indifferent to the fate of those people. The police pushed the protesters away from the diplomatic mission building.
The police at a protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:51, 31 May 2022
Eight protesters arrested in Yerevan
A criminal case on organizing mass riots was instituted after the opposition held a protest action in front of the government building in Yerevan. Eight protestors were arrested, the Investigating Committee of Armenia reported.
Chechen volunteers before going to Ukraine. Photo: Shamil Maziev, Grozny Inform news agency https://grozny-inform.ru/news/ukraina/139215/
23:49, 31 May 2022
Social media users doubt verification of conditions for selection of volunteers in Chechnya
Candidates for participation in the special military operation in Ukraine should not suffer from overweight and hemorrhoids, media report. It is not clear how the information provided by volunteer candidates is being checked, Instagram* users note.
The flag of Georgia. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:47, 31 May 2022
Georgia takes a half-hearted position ahead of new sanctions against Russia
The Prime Minister of Georgia promised not to impose sanctions against Russia. Meanwhile, a branch of VTB Bank has stopped its operation in Georgia, and problems arise with transportation of goods at customs, although no laws restricting the transportation of sanctioned goods to Russia have been adopted till present.
Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:45, 31 May 2022
PFPA activist arrested on charges of drug dealing
Razi Alyshov, a member of the Ganja city branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was accused of drug dealing. The court has arrested him for two months. His party colleagues are convinced that he is being persecuted for political reasons.
A protest action demanding the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:43, 31 May 2022
Yerevan: opposition resumes protest marches
In Yerevan, the Armenian opposition has resumed protest marches demanding resignation of the government. The protest leaders have put forward a number of demands to the authorities, including the inadmissibility of Nagorno-Karabakh's entry into Azerbaijan, and the issue of demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
23:42, 31 May 2022
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 23-29, 2022
Persecution of participants in pacifist actions in Southern Russia; protests in Armenia demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan; decisions of courts in Nalchik and Vladikavkaz on the lawsuits filed by fighters of the National Guard of Russia dismissed from service; pardoning of prisoners in Azerbaijan; adoption of the Russian law on dual citizenship with South Ossetia; creation of border delimitation commissions in Armenia and Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 23-29, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
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Azerbaijani social media users responded to calls for the extradition of convicted NKR leaders to Armenia.

The Vardanyan case investigation has been completed.

Protesters asked Vance to help free former Karabakh leaders

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.