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An anticorruption rally in Rostov-on-Don, June 12, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for "Caucasian Knot"
11:28, 12 June 2017
In Rostov-on-Don, about 700 people attend anticorruption action (+video)
In Rostov-on-Don, an action of Alexei Navalny's supporters and members of the "Open Russia" is being held under monitoring of law enforcers.
The residents of the capital of Chechnya go to an antiterrorist rally. Grozny, April 8, 2017. Photo by Nikolay Petrov for "Caucasian Knot"
11:11, 12 June 2017
Grozny residents claim being obliged to participate in march on Russia Day
In the capital of Chechnya, the "Parade of the Peoples of Russia" in honour of Russia Day is expected to be attended by several thousand people. This was reported by the Grozny City Mayor's Office. Public employees and students claimed that they were obliged to take part in the march.
Symbol of the "Akhmat" Football Club (former "Terek"). Photo http://fc-akhmat.ru/page/8598
10:16, 12 June 2017
Residents of Chechnya criticize renaming of "Terek" FC
Some residents of Chechnya treat the change of the name for the "Terek" FC (Football Club) to "Akhmat" as a conjuncture decision. They believe there are already enough objects in the republic named after Akhmat Kadyrov.
Stele at the entrance to the Nogai District. Photo http://www.dagestanpost.ru/novosti/46922-tsel-sezda-otstoyat-nogajskuyu-step
10:05, 12 June 2017
On the eve of congress in Dagestan, Nogais state their intent to dispose lands of Nogai District
On June 14, the village of Terekli-Mekteb of the Nogai District will host a congress in protest against the plans of the Dagestani authorities to award the villages located in the lands of free-range animal husbandry the status of dwelling settlements.
During the special operation in Dagestan. Photo http://www.nac.gov.ru/
09:45, 12 June 2017
On June 5-11, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week, from June 5 to June 11, 2017, one person was killed; and no information about the wounded ones was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Garbage in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
04:55, 12 June 2017
Sochi residents complain about garbage dumps
In Sochi, container areas for collecting household waste are littered with garbage. This was claimed by residents and guests of the city. The "Spetsavtokhozyaistvo" utility services company does not manage to take out the garbage because of the overpopulation of the city.
The building of the hostel in Malbakhov Street in Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for "Caucasian Knot"
02:19, 12 June 2017
In Nalchik, they demolish hostel with tenants
Builders have started dismantling the building of the hostel in Malbakhov Street in Nalchik, although people still live in it. Part of the building is ruined; power and water supplies are off, the tenants have informed.
A room of the museum after the theft. Photo courtesy of the museum employees
19:25, 11 June 2017
Six valuable swords and three daggers stolen from museum in Kubachi
On June 10, in the Dagestani village of Kubachi, a major theft occurred in the local museum. 94 exhibits, including the sword of Nadir Shah, were stolen. Local residents do not exclude the relation between the crime and a similar robbery of the museum committed in 1993.
Screenshot of the film "Lalay-Balalay". Photo: http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/news/y2017/6-11/12095/
09:49, 11 June 2017
Main award of "Kinotavr" short film contest goes to filmmaker from Karachay-Cherkessia
In Sochi, the "Kinotavr" Film Festival has summed up the results of the short film contest, and the main prize went to the film "Lalay-Balalay" directed by Ruslan Bratov, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia.
Advocate Pyotr Zaikin talks to Murad Amriev. Pytkam_net / Twitter https://twitter.com/pytkam_net/status/872014763206647808/photo/1
02:36, 11 June 2017
Pyotr Zaikin: Murad Amriev's refusal of legal aid not related to jurisprudence
Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate of Murad Amriev, world champion in MMA, who was brought to Grozny after his extradition from Belarus, has explained his client's decision to refuse the defender by the fact that he himself had been painfully perceived by officials in Chechnya since the Ruslan Kutaev's case.
23:10, 10 June 2017
Amriev rejects advocate Zaikin
Murad Amriev, an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) world champion, who was brought to Chechnya after his extradition from Belarus, decided to abandon his lawyer by agreement, Pyotr Zaikin, who is representing the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). Amriev himself reported this to the "Caucasian Knot".
21:11, 10 June 2017
Rights defenders explain Amriev's statements as compromise with Chechen law enforcers
The statements of the athlete Murad Amriev about the respect of his rights in Chechnya were caused by his situation of a hostage: now he is not really harassed, but he cannot express himself completely freely. This is the opinion of the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
20:54, 10 June 2017
NKR blames Azerbaijan for 250 bombardments per week
Over the past week, on June 4-10, the Azerbaijani party violated the ceasefire regime at various sectors of the troops contact line for more than 250 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
Broken glass in Alexei Navalny's campaign office in Stavropol. Photo from Vkontakte page of Yaroslav Sinyugin, a coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Stavropol, http://vk.com/yarsin
19:46, 10 June 2017
In Stavropol, Alexei Navalny's office attacked; its laptops seized
This night, in Stavropol, a bottle with a combustible mixture has been thrown to a building of Alexei Navalny's campaign office. Later, it became known that the events in Alexei Navalny's office with involvement of law enforcers ended with the seizure of laptops.
Murad Amriev with his sister, Grozny, June 10, 2017. Photo by Kheda Saratova for the Caucasian Knot.
16:00, 10 June 2017
Murad Amriev says his rights are observed in Chechnya
Today, at a press conference, athlete Murad Amriev, released from the police in Grozny this night, has told journalists about the circumstances of his transfer from Belarus to Russia and further transfer to Chechnya.
15:50, 10 June 2017
Georgian authorities cancel decision to deport Azerbaijani activist Agalarov
The Department of Migration of the Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed Dashgyn Agalarov about the cancellation of the decision on his deportation a day before the expiry of the term in which he was obliged to leave the country, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
12:55, 10 June 2017
Makhachkala City Mayoralty refuses to sanction rally for June 12
Marat Ismailov, an organizer of the anticorruption rally in Makhachkala, who has earlier challenged the refusal to sanction the action, intends to hold the event without the sanction of the city administration. The court has obliged the City Mayoralty to sanction the rally; however, the city authorities have still refused to issue a sanction for the action, notes Marat Ismailov.
Murad Amriev. Photo taken from personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100017228985880&lst=100001991967389%3A100017228985880%3A1497005417&sk=about
11:02, 10 June 2017
Chechen MIA denies blood feud motive in Murad Amriev's case
Athlete Murad Amriev was put on the wanted list for using a forged passport, and there are no other motives for his prosecution, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. The law enforcers have denied the information about his kidnapping and torture in 2013.
10:04, 10 June 2017
Advocate Rustam Yunusov detained in Dagestan by FSB agents - "Chernovik"
Rustam Yunusov was brought to the FSB in connection with the case against a third person. This was reported by a source from the FSB Department for Dagestan. Musa Abdulkadirov, a defender of Rustam Yunusov, tried to visit his client, but he was not able to see Rustam Yunusov, the "Chernovik" (Draft) reports today.
Still picture of "Tesnota" film. Screenshot of French trailer
07:28, 10 June 2017
Critics and spectators differ in opinions about Balagov's "Tesnota"
In Sochi, within the "Kinotavr" Film Festival, the film "Tesnota" (Tightness) by Kantemir Balagov, a 26-year-old film director, a native of Nalchik, was screened for the first time. Initially, the hall was packed, but by the middle of the show, spectators began leaving. At the same time, the critics interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" welcomed the film with enthusiasm.
News
A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

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.