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Logo of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress". Photo http://vakrf.ru/news/russian_news/4748/
10:40, 16 June 2017
On June 15, an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation on liquidation of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" was filed to the Appeal Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Hail in Armenia. Photo: https://armenpress.am/rus/news/853794/
06:19, 16 June 2017
In Armenia, fallen hail took farmers of the Armavir Region of to the brink of survival. According to Rafik Khachatryan, the leader of the Mrgastan community, farmers are even unable to pay wages to their workers, and some local residents already think about leaving in search for work.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo http://www.demdigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/afgan_mukhtarli_.jpg
00:57, 16 June 2017
In the resolution of the European Parliament on the case of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly kidnapped in Tbilisi, MEPs gave an objective assessment of the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan. This was reported by Elshan Gasanov.
Nurmagomed Gazimagomedov. Photo https://chernovik.net/content/inye-smi/minyust-otozval-razreshenie-na-obshcherespublikanskiy-miting-v-mahachkale?page=0%2C6%2C3
23:59, 15 June 2017
Policemen disrupted an action in the Makhachkala "Hyde Park", where activists planned to out questions to Russian President on the eve of his direct line, said Nurmagomed Gazimagomedov. According to his story, he was released from the police station in the evening on June 14, without drawing up any administrative protocol.
A view of the center of Tbilisi. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/economy/20170615/236319570/Gruzija-uluchshila-svoi-pozicii-v-rejtinge-vedeniya-biznesa-2017.html
23:52, 15 June 2017
Georgia is ranked 20th out of 46 countries in the rating "Best European Countries for Business-2017", stepping up four positions against last year. Armenia went three places down and takes the 39th place, while Azerbaijan is one but last in the rating, having lost one position.
Ramazan Djalaldinov's daughters and wife during their video appeal to the 15th on air dialogue with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. June 2017. Screenshot of the video by the user Ramazan Djalaldinov /vk.com/videos318103275?z=video318103275_456239587%2Fpl_318103275_- 2
23:20, 15 June 2017
In the course of his "direct talk", the Russian President did not respond to the appeal of Ramazan Djalaldinov's relatives, who are now afraid of a negative reaction to their request to return the head of the family home.
21:05, 15 June 2017
Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Chervleny Buruny, whose disappearance after detention was reported by his relatives, is at the police station. This was reported by Rashid's wife.
A poster of the shareholders' rally. Volgograd, June 10, 2017. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for "Caucasian Knot"
19:42, 15 June 2017
The situation with the construction of the "Park Evropeisky" Residential Complex in Volgograd is under special supervision of the "Minstroy" (Ministry of Construction) of Russia, the shareholders of the complex said after their meeting with the Minister.
Ruins in the village of Chodjuk Mardjanly. Photo: Shusha Azerbaijan http://wikimapia.org
18:58, 15 June 2017
About 5.334 million US dollars from the Azerbaijani President's Reserve Fund has been allocated for the construction of 100 houses in the village of Chodjuk Mardjanly, which is controlled by the Azerbaijani militaries since April 2016.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo http://russia-armenia.info/node/39029
17:09, 15 June 2017
In its resolution adopted today, the European Parliament has called on the Georgian authorities to investigate the kidnapping of an Azerbaijani journalist in Tbilisi and the Azerbaijani authorities to release Afghan Mukhtarly.
Vladislav Opelyants, cinematographer of the film "Hostages", and film director Rezo Gigineishvili at the closing ceremony of the 28th Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival. Sochi, June 14, 2017. Photo by Tatyana Ukolova for "Caucasian Knot"
15:45, 15 June 2017
In Sochi, the "Kinotavr" film festival finished, and its main prize went to the film "Arrhythmia" directed by Boris Khlebnikov. The prize "To the Best Film Director" was awarded to Rezo Gigineishvili, a film director of Georgian origin, for his film "Hostages".
14:00, 15 June 2017
The Nasimi District Court of Baku has not dismissed the defence's request to release Aziz Orudjev, the director of the online "Kanal-13" TV Channel, under house arrest.
Political analyst Sergey Minasyan. Photo www.panarmenian
13:59, 15 June 2017
According to political analyst Sergey Minasyan, it is possible that Armenia may use political tools of pressure against Azerbaijan, including economic sanctions. The sanctions will allow avoiding escalation of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone, believes political analyst Stepan Safaryan.
Posters of the participants of the rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov, held in Rostov-on-Don. February 26, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for "Caucasian Knot"
13:30, 15 June 2017
In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, the judge gave the defendants for examination the materials of the court hearings not attended by them. Meanwhile, the judge ignored the statements of the defendants that the documents would be taken away from them during their transfer to the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
12:29, 15 June 2017
In the village of Novogrozny, power agents are looking for the author of a video depicting the demolition by the authorities of residential houses, and detained over 10 persons, local residents report. In their turn, Chechen law enforcers said they had no information about detentions.
Murad Amriev at the press conference in Grozny with Kheda Saratova, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC). Photo: screenshot of a video by KAVPOLIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Serh_t45fgs
11:04, 15 June 2017
Murad Amriev, suspected of using a fraudulent document, has rejected power agents' demand to plead guilty and filed a petition to stop his criminal case, the "Novaya Gazeta" reports.
The Nogai People's Congress in Dagestan. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for "Caucasian Knot"
04:06, 15 June 2017
Following the results of the All-Russian the Nogai People's Congress held in the aul (village) of Terekli-Mekteb, its participants have adopted a resolution and an appeal to Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
Afghan Mukhtarly's detention. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
03:19, 15 June 2017
The journalist Sevinj Vagifgyzy, questioned within the criminal case opened against her colleague Afghan Mukhtarly, was forced to sign a non-disclosure obligation, her advocate reports. Members of the oppositional "Musavat" Party have also been summoned for questioning. The party leader has treated the Mukhtarly's case as politically motivated.
Screenshot of Alexei Venediktov's publication in Twitter about investigators' attempts to question him on threats against "Novaya Gazeta"
01:21, 15 June 2017
Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of the "Echo Moskvy", has announced his readiness to come to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to be questioned in connection with his appeal about threats from Chechnya against journalists of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
June 14, near the building of the court: activist Irina Barkhatova, fined 20,000 roubles for participation in the rally; activist Alexei Bychkov, sentenced to five days in jail; activist Vitaly Buchenkov sentenced to five days in jail. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko
00:22, 15 June 2017
The Central District Court of Sochi has sentenced Alexei Bychkov and Vitaly Buchenkov to administrative arrest for participation in an anticorruption rally. It took ten minutes from the Court to pronounce the decision to arrest both activists, and no people were allowed to attend the court hearing.
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.