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20:55, 1 July 2015
Yerevan protesters exclude putting forward political demands
Apart from the sit-in strike in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan, Armenia has stopped other protest actions against the increase of electricity tariff.
Vyacheslav Starodubets has held a solo picket in Makhachkala trying to attract authorities' attention to the investigation of his case. July 1, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:24, 1 July 2015
Starodubets states refusal to investigate his beating in Dagestan (+video)
The beaten and kidnapped blogger Vyacheslav Starodubets has held a solo picket in Makhachkala trying to attract authorities' attention to the investigation of his case.
19:08, 1 July 2015
Prosecutor demands life sentence for Taziev
Today, at the trial of Ali Taziev, accused of taking part in the attack on Nazran in June 2004, the pleadings began. Prosecutors ask the court to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment.
The participants of the protest action in Yerevan, June 24, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:27, 1 July 2015
Armenian GPO starts inquiry into disperse of protesters
The legality of policemen's actions on June 23 in Yerevan will be checked by the Special Investigating Service, said Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Public Prosecutor of Armenia.
Lyudmila Bogatenkova near the building of the city court of Budyonnovsk on May 19, 2015. Photo: Anna Mikhaylova
17:20, 1 July 2015
Court in Budyonnovsk amnesties Lyudmila Bogatenkova
The court acquitted Lyudmila Bogatenkova on one of the episodes of her fraud case; and re-qualified the charge on the other episode; and applied the amnesty act.
Sunrise in Makhachkala. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, Sergey Martyanov //24.08.2012, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=3618&com=photogallery
16:46, 1 July 2015
Abdulatipov's statement of distrust to Suleimanov was made amid preparations for elections in Makhachkala
The conflict of Magomed Suleimanov, the acting head of the administration of Makhachkala, with Khizri Shikhsaidov, the speaker of the Dagestani parliament, around lists of candidates for deputies of district assemblies of Makhachkala was preceded by Abdulatipov's statement of distrust to Suleimanov.
The police patrolling Bagramyan Avenue. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:58, 1 July 2015
Police stop patrolling Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan
The situation in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan, where protesters against rise of electricity tariff are still rallying, is quiet; and the police decided to suspend patrolling the area. The night passed without incidents.
Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov. Photo: http://svopi.ru/obsh/49542-ushel-iz-zhizni-predsedatel-chechenskogo-parlamenta-dukuvaha-abdurahmanov.html
13:48, 1 July 2015
Mourning events over Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov concentrated in Djalka
The main mourning events announced in Chechnya in connection with the death of Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov, the Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, are held in the house of his family in the village of Djalka, Gudermes District. The issue of a new parliament speaker remains open.
The stele "City of Military Glory". in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:58, 1 July 2015
Grozny residents complain of traffic jams during opening of the stele "City of Military Glory"
The celebrations dedicated to awarding the title of the "City of Military Glory" to the Chechen capital have essentially impeded the motor traffic in Grozny, locals report.
The participants of the protests against the decision to increase the electricity tariff. An inscription on the poster: "Electricity is free for you anyway, light up your souls a bit". Yerevan, June 29, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 30 June 2015
Two activists go on hunger strike in Yerevan
Arutyun Arutyunyan, 29, a cook, and Ike Parikyan, 28, an entrepreneur, have gone on hunger strike against the increase of electricity tariff in Yerevan.
17:34, 30 June 2015
House and office of leader of "Law and Order" in Sochi searched
Roman Shikarev, the leader of the public movement "Law and Order", gives testimony to investigators as a witness in a criminal case. His office and home were searched.
The participants of the mass protests against the decision to increase the electricity tariff. Yerevan, June 29, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:56, 30 June 2015
Protests in Armenia become political
The movement against the rise of electricity tariff in Armenia is not a social, but a political phenomenon, believe the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They are sure that any attempts to disperse the protesters will be used against the authorities themselves.
14:45, 30 June 2015
Adler court adjourns consideration of the case of Gritsevich and Kimaev
Today, the consideration of the case of disobeying policemen of journalist Anna Gritsevich and ecologist Vladimir Kimaev did not take place at the Adler District Court. It was postponed indefinitely.
MfE's rescuers evacuate the residents of the village of Mirny by boats. Sochi, June 26, 2015. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:21, 30 June 2015
Sochi authorities pay compensation to 262 flooding victims
A group of 262 residents of Sochi, victims of the severe flooding, have received compensation payments through the banks of the city, said Irina Romanets, a Deputy Mayor. The city is still under the emergency regime.
The law enforcers. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:13, 30 June 2015
ICG calls on Kremlin to attend finance and power agents in Chechnya
The Russian government should ensure the accountability of Chechen authorities to local residents, as well as take control over Chechen power agents and spending of budget funds in the republic. This is stated in the report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) "Chechnya: Internal Abroad".
Anna Gritsevich. Photo from her personal page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101433623311858&set=a.101433619978525.1384.100003356612944&type=1&theater
12:44, 30 June 2015
Advocate claims police's misconduct at detention of Gritsevich in Sochi (+video)
Ecologist Vladimir Kimaev and journalist Anna Gritsevich, detained in Sochi, committed no illegal actions, says advocate Alexander Popkov. In the actions of the police, he saw obstruction of Gritsevich's journalistic activities.
Relatives of the defendants in the Amirov's case standing in line near the territory of the North Caucasian district military court. Rostov-on-Don, May 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:37, 30 June 2015
Court starts filing documents in Amirov's case
The court in Rostov-on-Don, which considers the case of ex-mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, has begun reading out documents with further filing them into case files. The first the health certificate of defendant Murad Aliev was announced.
The special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-untsukulskom-raione-obnaruzhen-blindazh-neitralizovany-dva-bandita.html
11:09, 30 June 2015
Power agents state involvement of Nalchik casualties in "Imarat Kavkaz"
The persons killed in Nalchik have been identified – both were members of the international terrorist organization "Imarat Kavkaz", said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Law enforcer during the special operation in Nalchik. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-ingushetii-neitralizovany-dvoe-uchastnikov-mezhdunarodnoi-terroristicheskoi-.html
04:56, 30 June 2015
CTO regime introduced in Nalchik
Starting 3:00 a.m. Moscow time, the micro-district of Iskozh in the city of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), is under a counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted by the republic's department of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau).
The fans in the stadium. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:24, 30 June 2015
Azerbaijan medal-winners at European Games will receive 7.7 million US dollars as premiums
Azerbaijani champions and medal-winners at the First European Games were awarded with premiums to the total sum of about 7.7 million US dollars and state awards. The achievements of the national team of Azerbaijan have surpassed expectations, believes Sarkhan Musaev, a sports observer.
News
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 523 days in a row.

March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

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.