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Alexander Valov. Photo: http://svpressa.ru/text/404/
14:35, 6 June 2016
Alexander Valov rejects charges of organizing rally in Sochi
Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the website "BlogSochi", who was arrested by a Sochi court for five days after being detained with American journalists, has no claim to the custody conditions at the Matsesta temporary detention centre (known as IVS). He states that there was no rally, of organizing which he had been accused, and is going to appeal against the actions of power agents and the court, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Grenade launcher operator. Photo: http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12072238@egNews
10:30, 6 June 2016
In Ingushetia, military unit shelled from grenade launcher
On June 5, in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, a military unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) was shelled from a grenade launcher. This has been reported today by sources from the law enforcement bodies. According to them, no one was injured as a result of the incident.
Special forces agent. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/segodnya-nochyu-v-hode-kto-v-dagestane.html
09:15, 6 June 2016
On May 30-June 5, 2016, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 30-June 5, 2016, six persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, at least two persons were killed, and at least four others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/27397707.html
05:22, 6 June 2016
Court allows Intigam Aliev to leave for Strasbourg for conference of rights defenders
In Azerbaijan, the court has issued the permission for leaving the country for Intigam Aliev, a rights defender, sentenced to conditional imprisonment. Intigam Aliev is allowed to leave Azerbaijan for 10 days to take part in the international conference on civil society development in the countries-members of the Council of Europe.
Wrestlers fight at the Wrestling Championship in Yakutsk. Photo: http://news.ykt.ru/article/39061?qf=12311021&qs=59882647
23:55, 5 June 2016
Dagestani journalists report on numerous violations at Russian Wrestling Championship in Yakutsk
The violations at the Russian Wrestling Championship began with the selection of the venue. Furthermore, experts from the same country were selected as referees. This was claimed by participants of the meeting of the "Games of Journalists" Press Club.
Flooding in Sochi streets after heavy rain, June 5, 2016. Photo: vk.com/wall-97313562_49955
17:04, 5 June 2016
Residents of Dagomys demand from officials to allocate funds to repair water drains
According to residents of the Sochi village of Dagomys, who have been affected by a new flooding, the officials continue to ignore their demands to clean and arrange water drains. The local residents believe that the authorities fail to understand that it is much more beneficial for them to allocate funds to repair and clean water drains than to regular pay compensation and to eliminate the consequences of cases of flooding.
Tbilisi JAM Fest logo. Photo provided by organizers, May 21, 2016, facebook.com/tbilisijamfest/
07:16, 5 June 2016
Rock festival in Tbilisi disrupted because of conflict with priests
The two-day rock music festival "Tbilisi JAM Fest 2016" was disrupted shortly after its start. Priests of the monastery located nearby came to the venue of the festival and demanded to stop the concert.
"HBO" TV network is a part of Time Warner Corp. Photo: screenshot of HBO website.
06:21, 5 June 2016
Advocates treat actions of law enforcers during detention of journalists in Sochi as unlawful
Legal norms were violated during the detention of the US crew of the "HBO" TV Channel and Alexander Valov and Dmitry Saltykovsky, two Russian citizens, in the village of Vesyoloe-Psou in Sochi. This opinion was voiced by Sochi advocates interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
05:59, 5 June 2016
Cossacks come to rally with demand to return direct election of village head in Stavropol Territory
In the district centre of Alexandrovskoye, Terek Cossacks held a rally, at which they demanded to give them back their right to all-people's election of the head of the village. The protestors demanded to amend the charter of the village and to dismiss the Governor.
23:43, 4 June 2016
In Sochi, FSB agents prevent "HBO" TV Channel from interviewing Mardiros Demerchyan
In Sochi, five FSB agents came to the house of Mardiros Demerchyan when the crew of the US "HBO" TV Channel tried to interview him. The FSB agents warned them that the crew was in the border zone and did not have permission for shooting. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Mardiros Demerchyan.
22:09, 4 June 2016
Policemen from CTO zone in Kabardino-Balkaria complain to HRC members about absence of compensation
Today, former policemen from the Terek District, who worked at the border with counterterrorist operation (CTO) area during the two Chechen campaigns, have met members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation.
Georgy Margvelashvili. Photo: Michał Józefaciuk, Wikimedia.org
08:37, 4 June 2016
Law on Constitutional Court of Georgia adopted with President's amendments
The Parliament of Georgia has adopted the amendments to the Law "On Constitutional Court", taking into account the proposals of the Georgian President, who vetoed the previous version of the draft law.
A Russian surface-to-air guided missile system "Vityaz". Photo by Vitaly Kuzmin, Wikipedia.org
05:52, 4 June 2016
Armenian MPs support creation of air defence system unified with Russia
The Armenian Parliament Standing Commission on Foreign Relations has approved the Armenian-Russian agreement on creation of the Unified Regional Air Defence System in the Caucasus. The issue of the ratification of the agreement will be now discussed at the session of the National Assembly.
Covers of the books from the series "The Caucasus". Photo: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007154072034, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
04:19, 4 June 2016
Series of books "The Caucasus" of Nalchik publishing house presented at festival in Moscow
On June 3, the festival "Books of Russia" was opened at the Red Square in Moscow. The publishing house of Maria and Viktor Kotlyarov from Kabardino-Balkaria presents its products at the festival. The presentation of the books from the series "The Caucasus" of the above publishing house is scheduled for June 6.
A policeman checks the identity cards of the participants of a protest action. Photo by David Frenkel, Vk.com/kadyrovmost
02:21, 4 June 2016
In Saint Petersburg, about 100 people come to protest action against renaming bridge after Akhmat Kadyrov
On June 3, in Saint Petersburg, people held an action to protest against the renaming one of the bridges of the northern capital after Akhmat Kadyrov, the first Chechen President.
Alexander Valov. Photo by Yevgeny Panin, Vk.com/alexandrvalov
23:47, 3 June 2016
Sochi: FSB detains blogger and journalist for 48 hours
In Sochi, the FSB has released detained US journalists. Russian citizens Alexander Valov and Dmitri Saltykovsky are accused of violating the procedures for organization and holding gathering in the near-border village of Vesyoloe-Psou.
22:55, 3 June 2016
Detainees in Sochi Olympic settlement treat power agents' actions as illegal
Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the "BlogSochi", and interpreter Dmitri Saltykovsky, who are now, after being detained with a group of American journalists in the settlement of Vesyoloe-Psou, kept in the FSB building, have stated about power agents' refusal to explain their actions, draw up a protocol and admit an advocate to them.
21:56, 3 June 2016
HRC members state violations of custody conditions in Ingush SIZOs
Residents of Ingushetia complain about low wages and violations at the implementation of housing programmes; and the republic's SIZOs (pre-trial prisons) have serious problems with custody conditions. This was stated by the members of the delegation of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) at the end of their travel to Ingushetia.
The building of the FSB department for the Krasnodar Territory in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:09, 3 June 2016
Group of journalists detained in Sochi
Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the "BlogSochi", and a group of American television journalists have been detained by FSB agents in the settlement of Vesyoloe-Psou. They are accused of breaking the border regime.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov (to the right) and Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Human Rights Council at the meeting. May 3, 2016. Screenshot of a video record, Tvrain.ru
19:32, 3 June 2016
Evkurov reproaches rights defenders for attempts to confront him with Kadyrov
Law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia cannot efficiently investigate the March attack on rights defenders, because of the Chechen trace in the case, said Igor Kalyapin, a rights defender, at a meeting of HRC members with Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
News
Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

A flood destroyed a house. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Chechen residents have submitted over 19,000 requests for compensation following the flood.

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.