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Naima Neflyasheva. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:55, 5 June 2015
Women from Northern Caucasus awarded "Peace for Young Women in Caucasus" Prize
At the conference "Caucasus is our common home", historian Naima Neflyasheva and lawyer Eteri Sigaeva are awarded the Prize "Peace for Young Women of Caucasus".
20:33, 5 June 2015
Attempt to block "The Family" is example of fight against undesired information
The story of the documentary “The Family” about Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, which has been blocked and then unblocked on YouTube, has shown that any user can initiate a ban on dissemination of information. Meanwhile, complaints about copyright infringement are often false and filed with the only purpose to block the dissemination of meaningful content; furthermore, dispute settlement mechanisms created in social networks have been actively used to impose political censorship. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
17:25, 5 June 2015
Relatives of Kharachi villager find his whereabouts
Akhmed Kutbudinov, a resident of the village of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, who was considered missing since June 3, is kept at the OVD (Interior Division) of the village of Shamilkala, his wife told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.
16:34, 5 June 2015
Student of Astrakhan higher school accused of supporting IS
Saida Khalikova, a student of the Astrakhan Medical Academy, was sure that she donated money to a charitable fund; but now she is accused of sponsoring the "Islamic State", said her advocate.
Police cordons off the Nasyr-Kort mosque. Ingushetia, June 5, 2015. Screenshot from the video posted by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:36, 5 June 2015
Spokesman of Ingush Security Council states absence of victims in Nasyr-Kort (+video)
On June 4, in the village of Nasyr-Kort of the Republic of Ingushetia, a conflict broke out among believers, where spontaneous automatic fire was opened. The conflict was triggered by the decision of local Imam not to hold collective Friday prayers.
10:31, 5 June 2015
Zaur Dadaev appeals against investigators' refusal to open case of torture
Zaur Dadaev, the main defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has filed an appeal against the investigators' refusal to institute a criminal case on unlawful acts used against him. This was reported by advocate Shamsudin Tsakaev.
Taimuraz Mamsurov. Photo: http://glava.rso-a.ru/mamsurov/
10:22, 5 June 2015
Vladimir Putin relieves Taimuraz Mamsurov of his post as leader of North Ossetia
Taimuraz Mamsurov, the leader of North Ossetia, has been relieved of his post because of expiration of his term. Tamerlan Aguzarov has been appointed the acting leader of the republic.
Tamara Novikova holds picket at the Administration of Krasnodar.
10:11, 5 June 2015
Mother of Judge Novikov holds picket in Krasnodar
Today, Tamara Novikova, the mother of Dmitry Novikov, a retired judge of Sochi, has come to the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krasnodar with a poster in defence of her son.
08:19, 5 June 2015
UN Special Rapporteur calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners prior to European Games
Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has criticized the persecution of rights defenders in Azerbaijan. He has also called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release them on the eve of the first European Games to be started in Baku on June 12.
06:58, 5 June 2015
KBR: two persons killed in CTO
Two suspected militants have been killed near the village of Atazhukino in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), which is under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime.
06:08, 5 June 2015
"Rosbalt": suspects of Boris Nemtsov murder were exposed by their acquaintance
In the case of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, investigators have got a secret witness, who knows the defendants and who has the information about the crime. This was reported by the "Rosbalt".
Bus in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:53, 5 June 2015
Protesters and rioters brought by buses to CaT's JMG office, eyewitnesses assert (+video)
Participants of the rally in Grozny, which grew into a pogrom of the office of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the apartment, where members of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of rights defenders lived, show the use of administrative resources for centralized transportation of protesters to the capital of Chechnya.
Border checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars". Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:41, 4 June 2015
KBR residents detained at checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars" released
Two young men, who were detained at night on June 2, at the border checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars", and who were on the way, as reported by special services, to Syria aiming to take part in the war on the side of the "Islamic State", today have been sent home, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Timur Aliev. Photo: http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/60462/
17:28, 4 June 2015
HRC members scold Timur Aliev for unawareness about pogrom in Grozny
Today, members of the Russian Federal Human Rights Council (HRC) have discussed the pogrom in Grozny at their special sitting with participation of Timur Aliev, the head of the Chechen HRC, and Vadim Gaidov, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Roman Pukalov, the deputy head of the all-Russian public organization "Green Patrol". Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:12, 4 June 2015
"Green Patrol" states environmental violations in Volgograd Region
Great-scale violations of the environmental legislation have been revealed in the course of the ecological expedition in the Volgograd Region, said activists of the public organization "Green Patrol". The ecologists have drafted 53 acts to be sent to supervisory authorities.
15:24, 4 June 2015
HRC to inform Putin about Kalyapin's position on attack on rights defenders in Chechnya
The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia has instructed Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Committee against Torture (CaT), to prepare a report about the attack on the office and apartment of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny. The report will be handed over to Vladimir Putin.
‘October’ cinema hall in Makhachkala. Photo: AbuUbaida, http://ru.wikipedia.org
14:58, 4 June 2015
Redistribution of Said Amirov's resources underway in Makhachkala
The redistribution process of assets and spheres of influence of the ex-mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov began immediately after his arrest and is still on, the Dagestani experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Furniture was turned upside down in the Committee against Torture office in Grozny, June 3, 2015.
14:34, 4 June 2015
Eyewitnesses refute allegations about mass detentions of pogromists of JMG in Grozny
During the attack on the office and apartment of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny there were no mass detentions, because no policemen were present at the attack, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by eyewitnesses. In their turn, law enforcement bodies of Chechnya assert that relatives of the murdered Jambulat Dadaev were the organizers of the pogrom.
12:27, 4 June 2015
Dagestani SC puts Mukhammad Magomedov under house arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has satisfied the appeal, lodged by the advocate of Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "The Union of the Just", against the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala to put his client into custody.
12:12, 4 June 2015
CTO regime cancelled in Untsukul District of Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced on June 3 in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, has been cancelled because of the completion of activities. No results of these activities are specified.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

A Georgian citizen has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

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.