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Lechi Sadulaev. Photo by the press service of the "Akhmat" FC http://fc-akhmat.ru
11:56, 4 June 2021
"Akhmat" footballer apologizes for brawl at match in Grozny
After being disqualified for participating in a mass brawl and disrespecting the judge, Lechi Sadulaev, an "Akhmat" FC player, has apologized, echoing the controversial thesis about "Akhmat"'s hospitality.
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Screenshot of the video posted on Khabib Nurmagomedov's YouTube channel youtube.com/channel/UCVG90hWNJli0TE9zyxFBiQA
11:50, 4 June 2021
Sports commentators treat "Akhmat"'s offer to Khabib as unprecedented
The royalty of USD 6 million has never been paid to fighters at Russian tournaments; a fight with such a budget is unlikely to pay off, sports commentators said in connection with the proposal to Khabib Nurmagomedov, a Dagestani fighter, made on behalf of the "Akhmat" Absolute Championship Club.
11:49, 4 June 2021
Ingush activist released from courtroom
The court has sentenced Ibragim Merzhoev, a participant of the rally in Magas, to nine months in prison on charges of using violence against a state official. Merzhoev has pleaded guilty; and the court regarded his term to have been served.
Akraman Tataev. Screenshot of his video appeal posted on the "ORSTHO 777" YouTube channel
11:47, 4 June 2021
Rights defenders treat Tataev's video appeal as forced
Akraman Tataev, a resident of the city of Argun, filmed his video, in which he refuted the information about his kidnapping and torture, under law enforcers' pressure, as he fears for his life, human rights defenders have suggested.
An orphan boarding school in the town of Ninotsminda. Screenshot of the video posted on FB Radio NOR https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=434544943969553&t=6
03:29, 4 June 2021
Human rights defenders demand to suspend an orphan boarding school in Ninotsminda
Several criminal cases are under investigation in connection with violence against inmates of an orphan boarding school in the town of Ninotsminda, the Ombudsperson of Georgia reports. The brutal punishments of children at the orphan boarding school had been reported earlier, but the authorities did not react, human rights defenders note.
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:26, 4 June 2021
Case of 14 Armenian militaries sent to Baku court
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has accepted the case of 14 Armenian citizens accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the village of Gadrut.
A still of the film "Forbidden Children" by Evdokia Moskvina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkpGTopRlj0
23:49, 3 June 2021
Film about fate of five Chechen sisters raises problem of children’s return from Syria
The film "Forbidden Children" about the fate of five sisters from Chechnya, who ended up in the Syrian camp of Al-Khol after the death of their parents, was shown in Moscow. Evdokia Moskvina, the film director, told about the difficulties that the girls' relatives had to go through in order to achieve their return home.
On the streets of Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:25, 3 June 2021
Tourists admit to violating mask regime on vacation in Georgia
Foreign tourists who do not have real estate in Georgia can leave the country without paying a fine for violating the mask regime, says lawyer Zurab Kharati.
The site of the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev in Gelendzhik. Screenshot of the video by the Committee Against Torture (CaT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb23qGBwzY
19:09, 3 June 2021
Kuban investigators return Tepsurkaev’s case to Chechnya
At present, there is a chance that a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev will be granted the status of a victim due to the established practice of recognizing religious marriages in the republic.
Soldiers coming with a tank through the village of Talish. Nagorno-Karabakh, January 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:14, 3 June 2021
Azerbaijan updates its death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh
According to updated data, a total of 2900 Azerbaijani soldiers perished in Nagorno-Karabakh; 14 others are regarded as missing, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. On the same day, the remains of another soldier, a resident of Goygol District, born in 1999, were found, the local administration has informed.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am/ru/news/9494
15:12, 3 June 2021
Two Armenian soldiers wounded in clash with Azerbaijani militaries
As a result of a conflict that broke out among Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers on the border of the Gegarkunik Region, two soldiers were wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Akraman Tataev (on the left). Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/UniversalMusicRussia/posts/3847220898724110
15:09, 3 June 2021
Resident of Chechen Argun disavows reports of kidnapping and torture
A video has been posted with Akraman Tataev, whose relatives had complained to human rights defenders about his ill-treatment at the division of some power structure. Tataev claims that he has already returned home, and that law enforcers made him no harm.
12:00, 3 June 2021
Armenian MoD reacts to statements on Azerbaijani border trespassing
The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has treated the Azerbaijan's statement about "violation of the border" by Armenian militaries as unjustified, and blamed Baku for spreading disinformation.
Abducting a bride. Screenshot of the video on Madina Shamurzaeva's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCHUUgZWZ4
11:57, 3 June 2021
Stavropol Territory: bride abduction cases prove viability of this tradition
A court in Neftekumsk began hearing the case of two local residents accused of abducting a bride. This is at least the second such case in 10 months considered by Stavropol territorial courts. The custom of bride abduction is widespread in the Stavropol Territory, but most often occurs by the parties' mutual consent, the local Mufti and analysts believe.
Timur Tumgoev. Screenshot of the video posted at the "РУКА ДОПОМОГИ" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6M0HgKca6s
23:56, 2 June 2021
North-Ossetian native Timur Tumgoev requests a visit of human rights defenders from Moscow
Timur Tumgoev, a native of Vladikavkaz, is serving a sentence in the Saratov Region on the charge of involvement with Syrian militant groupings. He faces regular provocations because of his faith and wearing a beard. The prisoner requested an advocate to ensure a visit to the correctional institution by human rights defenders from Moscow, the Timur Tumgoev’s defender reported.
The detention of the participants of a protest action near the building of the Armenian Ministry for Public Health. June 2, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqEXIhJV8E
23:53, 2 June 2021
Four persons detained at protest action near Armenian Ministry for Public Health
After a scandal around the dead bodies of Armenian soldiers, which were stored in improper conditions, the opposition demanded the resignation of Anait Avanesyan, the acting Minister for Public Health. Participants of a protest action tried to throw sacks at the building of the Armenian Ministry for Public Health. The police detained four protestors.
23:51, 2 June 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenian military personnel of massive border violation
On June 1, about 40 Armenian soldiers entered the territory of Azerbaijan near the village of Armudlu in the Kelbadjar District. The Azerbaijani troops took them out of the country without using firearms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Khabib Nurmagomedov (on the left) and Aslanbek Badaev, the vice-president of the Absolute Championship Akhmat League. Screenshot of the videos https://youtu.be/V34FJfn51CM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBsbmvvB2Q
21:58, 2 June 2021
Chechen “Akhmat” promises to pay Khabib up to 6 million US dollars for a farewell fight
A proposal to hold a farewell fight under the auspices of the “Akhmat” club was voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov himself, so the club will find 440 million roubles for the remuneration, announces Aslanbek Badaev, the vice-president of Absolute Championship Akhmat League.
21:55, 2 June 2021
After deportation from France, Chechen Mansur Ismailov lacks necessary treatment
Mansur Ismailov, a native of Chechnya, deported from France, has been left without documents, without registration, and he cannot go to hospital, Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, has stated. Ismailov himself said that he needed a doctor's examination every month.
Malgobek. Photo: Zastara https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:52, 2 June 2021
Antidrug activists wounded at shooting in Malgobek
Two activists of the "Antilyrica" public movement were fired upon by drug dealers in Malgobek, relatives of the wounded persons have stated. The activists were hospitalized; the shooter was detained, the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
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Flood victims in Chechnya are awaiting compensation.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Fedor Shchukin. Frame from an RGVK Dagestan news video. Shchukin Fedor Vyacheslavovich

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.