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Military excercise in Azerbaijan. Photo: http://www.mod.gov.az/index2.php?content=photo
10:03, 4 June 2017
Political analysts treat new war for Nagorno-Karabakh as inevitable
The parties to the Karabakh conflict are not ready to reach compromise, and while negotiators from the OSCE Minsk Group are inactive, a new war is almost inevitable. This opinion was voiced by Russian and Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Flag of Ingushetia on the watchtower. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/ingushetiya_otmechaet_24_yu_godovshchinu_so_dnya_obrazovaniya_respubliki/
08:08, 4 June 2017
Ingush residents oppose celebration postponement of 25th republic's anniversary
Residents of Ingushetia interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have criticized the postponement to July 11 of festive events in honour of the 25th anniversary of the republic. The Ingush residents intend to celebrate the date on June 4.
A poster of one of the participants of the rally in support of Afghan Mukhtarly in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
05:03, 4 June 2017
Mukhtarly's advocate and wife report details of his kidnapping in Georgia
Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was transported through an uncontrolled section of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. This was reported at a press conference by Azerbaijani advocate Nemat Kerimli. People in uniform pushed Afghan Mukhtarly into a car parked near the house where he lived, and later with a plastic bag on his head, he was taken out of the country.
00:30, 4 June 2017
Kanal-13 office and Aziz Orujov's flat searched
In Baku, searches have been conducted in the office of the Internet TV Kanal-13 (Kanal13.tv) and the apartment of its executive director Aziz Orujov, who was earlier arrested. Computers, electronic carriers and documents were confiscated, said employees of the TV channel.
23:05, 3 June 2017
Georgian Premier urges President to grant citizenship to Mukhtarly family
Georgian authorities are ready to help the family of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly with the necessary legal procedures, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, has stated. He asked the President to grant citizenship to Mukhtarly's wife and children.
21:08, 3 June 2017
Minor resident of Kaspiysk being searched in Dagestan
In connection with disappearance of a 14-year-old girl-resident of Kaspiysk, a criminal case was initiated under the article "Murder", the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has stated.
Leyla Mustafaeva. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
20:11, 3 June 2017
Afghan Mukhtarly's wife intends to stay in Georgia
Leyla Mustafaeva, the wife of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has changed her decision to leave Georgia.
Nijat Amiraslanov. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/az/site/news/23094/
16:00, 3 June 2017
Advocate claims torture of journalist Nijat Amiraslanov in Azerbaijan
Journalist Nijat Amiraslanov, who is serving his administrative arrest, was tortured and forced to retract his appeal against the court's decision. This was reported by advocate Elchin Sadygov and journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
The memorial to Heydar Aliev in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
14:31, 3 June 2017
In Tbilisi, memorial of Heydar Aliev poured with paint
In the centre of the Georgian capital, the memorial to Heydar Aliev, the third president of Azerbaijan, was poured with paint.
Arthur Panov and Maxim Smyshlyaev at the session of the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for "Caucasian Knot"
13:30, 3 June 2017
Witness in case against Arthur Panov and Maxim Smyshlyaev claims pressure during questioning
Dmitry Remizov, a journalist of the agency "Rosbalt", has told the court that a law enforcer used force against him and demanded to confirm his acquaintance with Maxim Smyshlyaev, accused of plotting a terror act in Rostov-on-Don.
10:30, 3 June 2017
"Natsgvardia" fighters killed in Naurskaya awarded Orders of Courage
Six fighters of a military unit of the National Guard (Natsgvardia) of Russia killed on March 24 in an attack of a group of militants on the military unit in the Naur District of Chechnya were posthumously awarded the Orders of Courage.
Aziz Orudjev. Photo http://azerbayd.videoduel.ru/3-172307-ugolovnoe-delo-protiv-reportera-kanal-13-vozbudili-v-barde-sotrudnik-internet-televideniya-kanal-13-teymur-kerimov.html
05:41, 3 June 2017
Activists associate persecution of journalist Aziz Orudjev with his professional activities
The case against Aziz Orudjev, the executive director of the "Internet TV Kanal-13" (Kanal13.tv), is connected with his professional activities, and after the journalist's arrest, the online channel giving the floor to human rights defenders and oppositionists faced difficulties.
Afghan Mukhtarly was brought to Baku. Baku, May 31, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
04:53, 3 June 2017
Decision on Afghan Mukhtarly's arrest challenged
The defence of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has filed an appeal with a request for his immediate release. This was reported by an advocate.
Argishti Kiviryan. Photo: http://www.pastinfo.am/ru/news/2014/01/23
01:13, 3 June 2017
Rights defenders demand to punish policemen for detention of Argishti Kiviryan
In Armenia, 20 NGOs treat as illegal the actions of policemen in the course of detention of Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the agency "Armenia Today".
23:59, 2 June 2017
AI declares June 2 the World Day of Actions in support of LGBTs in Chechnya
The Amnesty International (AI) has handed over to Russian Embassies in several European countries signatures to the petition "Shed light on repressions against homosexuals in Chechnya!" Since April 5, throughout the world, it has gathered over 663,000 signatures.
Valentina Cherevatenko. Photo RFE/RL
18:54, 2 June 2017
Head of "Don Women" accused of non-fulfilment of foreign agent's duties
Valentina Cherevatenko, a Novocherkassk rights defender, has been accused of malicious default of the law on foreign agents.
Igor Stenin near the correctional colony. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for "Caucasian Knot"
18:14, 2 June 2017
Igor Stenin is back at large
The colony in the Tambov Region, where Igor Stenin, the leader of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", was serving his term, has received a court order on his acquittal; and Igor Stenin was released.
Vidadi Iskenderov. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"
16:37, 2 June 2017
Georgian authorities demand from Azerbaijani rights defender Iskenderov to leave Georgia
The Georgian authorities ask Vidadi Iskenderov, who had received political asylum in the country, to leave Georgia because of Azerbaijan's demands, the rights defender himself has stated; however, the Georgian Ministry for Refugees' Matters has denied this information.
Afghan Mukhtarly's arrest. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"
16:24, 2 June 2017
Authorities forbid ICRC employees to meet Mukhtarly
Afghan Mukhtarly is kept at Baku SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison), Elchin Sadygov, his advocate, has found out. He said that the journalist showed traces of beatings at the court session.
Ruslan Gvashev. Photo: Anzor Nibo, http://www.aheku.org/
16:10, 2 June 2017
Gvashev treats persecution for prayer on Adygs' Memory Day as mockery
The Lazarevskoe District Court of Sochi has found Ruslan Gvashev, the former chairman of the Board of Elders of Circassians-Shapsugs, guilty of organizing an unsanctioned action on the Adygs' Memory Day, and fined him by 10,000 roubles.
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A Yeysk native was sentenced for messages in Ukrainian.

A resident of Adygea was convicted of financing extremists.

The regional state of emergency has been extended to the mountainous regions of Dagestan.

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.