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00:00, 8 June 2019
Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in March 2019 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
21:45, 7 June 2019
Prosecutor demands 6.5 years in jail for Azerbaijani journalist
At the trial in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the prosecutor asked to sentence Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, to 6.5 years in prison. The journalist denies the charge and believes that his case is customized and related to his publications.
Believers praying in Mecca. Photo: REUTERS/Waleed Ali
21:11, 7 June 2019
Muslims of Southern Russia criticize high cost of Hajj
The quotas for the regions of Southern Russia for pilgrimage to Mecca, provided within last year's amounts, have not been fully bought out yet. Residents of Chechnya and Dagestan are outraged by the rising prices for the 2019 Hajj.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Screenshot from Fortanga Org video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
19:00, 7 June 2019
Arrest of Ingush elder Malsag Uzhakhov extended
A Nalchik court has extended, until September 25, the arrest of Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush People. The arrest is telling negatively on Uzhakhov's health, because he cannot take medicines regularly, his defence has stated.
18:44, 7 June 2019
Azerbaijani journalist Fuad Abbasov is prepared for deportation from Russia
The advocate of the Azerbaijani journalist, Fuad Abbasov, said that his client would be expelled from Russia today.
A small hydropower plants (HPP) built on the Gegarot River. Photo by Samvel Pipoyan https://www.ecolur.org/ru/news/energy/vgegharotv-small-hpp-monitoring-results-photos/7521/
14:34, 7 June 2019
Armenian villagers threaten to change riverbed to stop two HPPs
The operation of two small hydropower plants (HPPs) built on the Gegarot River led to a deterioration of water quality. If the authorities fail to stop the HPPs, the river bed will be changed, local residents have threatened.
The team of South Ossetia at the opening of the ConIFA Championship in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:24, 7 June 2019
South Ossetia reached final at ConIFA Championship
At the European Football Championship of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA), which is underway in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), finalists have been defined: the teams of South Ossetia and Western Armenia. 
Screenshot of post on arson of Jehovah's Witnesses' building in Prokhladny
10:41, 7 June 2019
Jehovah's Witnesses'* Hall in KBR set on fire amid persecutions of believers
Jehovah's Witnesses* have reported the arson of a building in the dwelling settlement of Prokhladny, where religious services had been held before the ban of the religious organization. The arson was the result of an information campaign launched by official media, said a representative of the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses (the organization has been banned in Russia by the court).
Barakh Chemurziev. Screenshot from 'Dozhd' TV Channel broadcasting: https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/kruglyj_stol/ingushetija-473104/
10:24, 7 June 2019
Barakh Chemurziev demands to transfer arrested activists from Nalchik to Ingushetia
Keeping the Ingush activists, arrested after rallies in Magas, in Nalchik creates problems for their legal defence and meetings with relatives, said Barakh Chemurziev, an activist. He asked human rights defenders to facilitate the transfer of those arrested to Ingushetia.
Grozny. Photo: Alexxx1979 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53929188
10:11, 7 June 2019
Grozny residents complain about extortions at schools
At the end of the school year, schools of Grozny announced raising money for renovation of premises, pupils' parents report to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, specifying the amounts from 100 to 1500 roubles. The lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" recommend parents to apply to the Prosecutor's Office.
Beaten Vardan Arutyunyan. Screenshot of his Facebook post dated June 3: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2453172568055999&set=a.618587571514517&type=3&theater
08:49, 7 June 2019
"Dashnaktsutyun" members admit en masse of beating Kocharyan's opponent
Supporters of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" have appeared at the police station in Yerevan and other cities of Armenia and pled guilty of beating up Vardan Arutyunyan, an activist. They stated that they had punished the activist for insulting the supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia.
08:42, 7 June 2019
Tbilisi court arrests person accused of killing schoolboy
Mikhail Kalandiya, accused of killing a schoolboy in Tbilisi, has been placed in custody. His advocate claims that the prosecution has failed to gather sufficient evidence.
21:34, 6 June 2019
Temirlan Machalikashvili's relatives file complaint to ECtHR
A complaint about an ineffective investigation into the murder of Temirlan Machalikashvili during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Tamta Mikeladze, a human rights defender, has stated today.
Grave of Hadji Murad. Photo: courtesy - Arif Gadjily, head of the "Musavat" Party
21:22, 6 June 2019
Head of "Musavat" Party demands to check data on reburial of Hadji Murad's remains
Today, Arif Gadjily, the head of the "Musavat" Party, has discovered traces of opening of the grave of Hadji Murad in Azerbaijan and demanded an inspection of this fact.
17:58, 6 June 2019
Top-ranking law enforcer accused of murdering Armenian activist
Gegam Petrosyan, the former deputy commander of the police, the chief of the police headquarters, is charged with murder that was committed during clashes in Yerevan on March 1 and 2, 2008, investigators reported.
South-Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
17:49, 6 June 2019
South Ossetia decides to close border with Georgia during parliamentary elections
South Ossetia has decided to close the border crossing points with Georgia for the period from June 8 to 11 in connection with the enhanced security measures introduced during the parliamentary elections.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo: © Union of "Yerkrapah" official site
17:39, 6 June 2019
Manvel Grigoryan's health state deteriorates sharply
General Manvel Grigoryan, a former deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, has been transferred to a civilian hospital, the press secretary for the Penitentiary Department reports today. Manvel Grigoryan stays at the resuscitation ward in severe condition, reported a doctor from the medical centre.
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
14:30, 6 June 2019
Azerbaijan claims 18 shelling attacks in border area
The positions of the Azerbaijani army came under fire in the territory bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Policeman. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
14:20, 6 June 2019
Elista policemen detained after death of pensioner
In Kalmykia, three policemen are suspected of involvement in the death of a pensioner, and two of them are detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
UN General Assembly Hall. Photo: Patrick Gruban, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Генеральная_Ассамблея_ООН
11:17, 6 June 2019
For the first time, Armenia doesn't support Russia in the UN on issue of Georgian refugees
In the course of its 73rd session, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the status of refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia and has affirmed their right to return to their homes located throughout Georgia. For the first time, Armenia did not take part in voting on the proposed resolution and abstained.
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Alexei Safonov's 20-year sentence was upheld on appeal.

The arrest of the former deputy head of Pyatigorsk has been extended.

A Stavropol official is suspected of fraudulent landfill liquidation.

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.