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Tbilisi metro station. Photo: Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli, https://sputnik-georgia.com/society/20180606/240765331/konsensusi-migweulia-metromushaobas-1400-zeganaaxlebs.html
09:48, 6 June 2018
Tbilisi metro drivers stop their strike
The decision to stop the protest action was made today after the night talks with officials of the Tbilisi Mayoralty.
Asker Sokht. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/articles/society/7137.html
06:04, 6 June 2018
Refusal to study national languages threatens youth's radicalization
Many residents of Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria are against the transfer of studying their native languages to the voluntary basis, the Adyg scientists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", have stated. In their opinion, people's discontent can lead to the creation of a new social movement.
00:04, 6 June 2018
Georgia breaks its diplomatic relations with Syria
The decision of the Syrian authorities to establish diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia was made under Russian pressure; it violates the fundamental norms and principles of the international law, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Sasna Tsrer" members. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:40, 5 June 2018
"Sasna Tsrer" abandons uprising idea
With the change of power in Armenia, the need for an armed uprising has vanished; the "Sasna Tsrer" regiment is ready to cooperate with the new authorities, its members have stated today.
Teya Tsulukiani. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)
18:43, 5 June 2018
Activists demand resignation of Georgia's MoJ head
Teya Tsulukiani, the Minister of Justice of Georgia, cannot elect a new chief prosecutor, as she failed to cope with reforming the justice system, activists of ten non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stated. The Georgian Prime Minister has rejected the demand to dismiss the head of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Isa Khamkhoev (left). Photo: press service of the Republic of Ingushetia
16:34, 5 June 2018
Evkurov's conflict with Muftiate reminds of Kadyrov's interests in Ingushetia
The periods of relation aggravation between Yunus-Bek Evkurov and the Muftiate are related to disagreements between the leaders of Ingushetia and Chechnya, believes Akhmet Yarlykapov, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Caucasus Studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (known as MGIMO).
Participants of the "Kinotavr" wear T-shirts with portraits of Oleg Sentsov and Kirill Serebrennikov, Sochi, June 2, 2018. Photo by Denis Kolovsky for the Caucasian Knot.
15:54, 5 June 2018
"Kinotavr" participants wear T-shirts with photos of arrested film directors
At the "Kinotavr" film festival opened in Sochi on June 2, friends and colleagues of film directors Kirill Serebrennikov and Oleg Sentsov held an action to draw attention to the criminal cases against the Russian and Ukrainian film directors.
Special operation. Photo: the National Antiterrorist Centre, http://nac.gov.ru
14:47, 5 June 2018
CTO legal regime lifted in Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been lifted in the Tsumada District in Dagestan after the completion of special actions, reports the spokesman for the operative headquarters of the republic.
Tbilisi metro station is closed because of metro drivers' strike. Photo: Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20180604/240742088/Transportnyj-kollaps-Tbilisi-shantazh-ili-popytka-privlech-vnimanie.html
09:17, 5 June 2018
Negotiations on resumption of metro work in Tbilisi fail
This night, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has had two rounds of talks with metro drivers on strike. However, the negotiations have failed. The machinists stay unhappy with the proposal to raise their salaries in 2019 and announced the continuation of their strike.
Rally of Azerbaijani opposition in Baku, June 28, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
08:36, 5 June 2018
BCA dismisses appeals filed by ReAl activists
The court has dismissed appeals filed by two activists of the "Republican Alternative" Party (ReAl) about their administrative arrests.
Believer prays in the 'Heart of Chechnya' Mosque in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:20, 5 June 2018
Chechnya to have four free days to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
The authorities of Chechnya declared the days off for June 15-June 18 in connection with the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Meanwhile, local theologians have not yet decided on the date for completion of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
Islam Gugov in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
06:53, 5 June 2018
Rights defenders treat Islam Gugov's case as unprecedented
A case of Islam Gugov, involved in the third trial after his voluntary return from Syria, is a precedent when the law enforcement bodies ignore the guarantees given by the authorities, believes Oleg Orlov, a member of the Council for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Depreciation of the authorities' promises inflicts great damage to the prevention of extremism and terrorism, believes Valery Khatazhukov, head of the movement "For Human Rights" in Kabardino-Balkaria.
01:20, 5 June 2018
Lawyer Emin Aslan kidnapped in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani lawyer Emin Aslan, who prepared for Azerbaijani citizens a number of complaints to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), was detained in Baku and taken away to some unknown destination, the "Caucasian Knot" was informed by Anar Mamedli, the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS).
Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot.
00:49, 5 June 2018
Father of schoolboy killed in Tbilisi demands to detain all guilty persons before end of week
A father of one of the teenagers killed in Tbilisi demanded to detain until June 10 the people who killed his son and law enforcers who covered them up. The man threatened to continue protest actions demanding a change of power in the country.
Oyub Titiev in the courtroom. Photo: press service of HRC "Memorial".
20:27, 4 June 2018
HRC "Memorial" announces first night of the play about Oyub Titiev
The premiere of the play "Oyub" will take place on June 13 in the Moscow office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Participants of rally in France, June 3, 2018. Screenshot from the 'Caucasian Knot' video
18:42, 4 June 2018
Paris: local Chechens urge Frenchmen not to treat them as terrorists (+video)
On June 3, about 500 participants of the action in France condemned the actions of the Chechen-born Khamzat Azimov, who attacked passers-by in Paris, and called on the French media to stop their anti-Chechen campaign.
Presidential election in Russia, March 18, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay
15:41, 4 June 2018
Observers prove the overstated voter turnout at election in NCFD regions
The official voter turnout at the election of the Russian president in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) were overstated, volunteers report, who compared the data of video records from some polling stations with the official data of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. Photo: © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170827/411611498/Azravtoyol-avariya-verxovniy-sud.html
14:33, 4 June 2018
Azerbaijani SC refuses to unblock opposition websites
The cassation complaints against the blocking of websites azadliq.info (the website of the Azadlig newspaper) and azadliq.org (the website of the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty) were denied today by the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan.
Special operation. Photo: press service of National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
13:32, 4 June 2018
On May 28-June 3, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from May 28 to June 3, 2018, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least one person was killed; no information about wounded was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
'Berkat' market in Grozny. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent Magomed Magomedov
12:31, 4 June 2018
Residents of Chechnya complain about price rise on eve of end of Ramadan fasting
Despite the fact that the exact date for the end of Ramadan fasting has not been defined, Chechnya has seen the growth of prices on juices, meat, and butter by 10-25 roubles, local residents have stated.
News
Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Participants in a social media discussion placed the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in the context of the Baku-Yerevan peace talks.

The "We and Our Mountains" monument. Photo: Merisargsyan. https://ru.wikipedia.org/ Baku analysts pointed to Azerbaijan's right to decide the fate of the "We and Our Mountains" monument.

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.