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21:14, 16 June 2017
Court in Oslo extends arrest of Ingushetia's native
The arrest of the 17-year-old native from Ingushetia, accused of storing a bomb and attempting to blow it up, has been extended until the end of October, said his advocate Zhavid Shakh. The defendant insists on his innocence.
21:10, 16 June 2017
Azerbaijani GPO issues warning for publications about Mukhtarly
Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the "BastaInfo" portal, has received a warning from the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) in connection with the publication of data, "the public distribution of which is prohibited by law." Mr Gadjibeili said that the warning was caused by materials about the case of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.
A house destroyed by a gas explosion in the Soviet District of Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for "Caucasian Knot"
19:23, 16 June 2017
Housing certificates granted to 42 families from destroyed house in Volgograd
In Volgograd, at a meeting with tenants of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in University Avenue, officials reported on assistance provided to victims.
Ramaz Sakvarelidze, a political analyst from the "Club of Independent Experts". Photo Sputnik/Alexander Imedashvili
17:44, 16 June 2017
Georgian political analysts doubt prospects of "Movement of Construction" Party
The new political party "Movement of Construction" established by David Usupashvili, the former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, is still unknown to voters and will not be able to compete seriously with the influential parties at the forthcoming local government elections. This was stated by political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
The Krasnodar Regional Court. Photo © Yelena Sineok, YUGA.ru
15:05, 16 June 2017
Court of Appeal upholds sentence to Krasnodar rights defender
The Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the verdict against human rights defender Vladislav Nikitenko, who defended Kuban activist Darya Polyudova. He was found guilty of contempt of court, obstruction of justice, and use of violence against a policeman.
Ramazan Djalaldinov. Photo by Ilyas Khadji http://chernovik.net/content/respublika/ramazan-dzhalaldinov-ya-ne-zhaleyu-chto-nachal-etot-put
14:27, 16 June 2017
Ramazan Djalaldinov too scared to return to Chechnya
Ramazan Djalaldinov, known for criticizing Chechen officials, has said he is hiding, since he is afraid to repeat the fate of athlete Murad Amriev.
Fuad Akhmedli. Photo http://www.contact.az/
13:13, 16 June 2017
Azerbaijani oppositionist Fuad Akhmedli sentenced to four years in prison
The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has sentenced Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to four years of imprisonment. The defence treats the verdict as politically motivated and intends to challenge it.
Ali Bakaev. An urgent appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPW31tczms
12:56, 16 June 2017
Suspected organizer of attack on National Guard of Russia in Chechnya pleads not guilty
A message of Ali Bakaev, a resident of the Naur District of Chechnya, whom law enforcers called an organizer of the attack on a unit of the National Guard of Russia in March, was published on the Internet. The man claimed that he was not involved in the attack. His friends and relatives found his statement to be reliable.
Logo of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress". Photo http://vakrf.ru/news/russian_news/4748/
10:40, 16 June 2017
"All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" challenges decision on its liquidation
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
Armenian farmers affected by hail claim need to freeze loans
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
Azerbaijani activists claim importance of European Parliament's resolution on Afghan Mukhtarly's case
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
Organizer of anti-corruption rally in Makhachkala avoids administrative punishment
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 improves its business attractiveness among European countries
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
Jalaldinov's relatives wail over no reaction to their appeal to Putin
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
Missing resident of Dagestan found at police station
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
Housing shareholders of "Park Evropeisky" manage to win support of Russia's "Minstroy"
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
Azerbaijan allocates funds for construction in Chodjuk Mardjanly
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
European Parliament condemns kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly
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
Kantemir Balagov's and Rezo Gigineishvili's films awarded "Kinotavr" prizes
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
Court refuses to release journalist Aziz Orudjev from custody
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.
News
Mintsayeva's arrest highlighted the problem of security forces interfering in family disputes.

Chechen residents have submitted over 15,000 applications for flood-related payments.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

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.