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Ali Taziev (Magas) at the court session on May 12, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:20, 2 June 2015
Taziev's trial arouses no public interest
The announcement of interrogation protocols of the victims in the case of Ali Taziev, also known as "Magas", continues in Rostov-on-Don.
18:12, 2 June 2015
KBR court appoints examination of video with Tokhov's interrogation
The Zolsky District Court has appointed an examination of the video record of the interrogation of Zaur Tokhov, a resident of the village of Kamennomostskoye of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), accused of aiding militants.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:07, 2 June 2015
Prosecution in Amirov's case states protraction of trial by defence
The motions to be moved by the defence in the case of Said Amirov, the ex-mayor of Makhachkala, will be heard only after questioning the prosecution witnesses, the court held after the prosecutor has criticized his counterparts for trying to protract the trial.
16:04, 2 June 2015
Resident of Stavropol Territory sentenced for taking part in Syrian conflict
The court has sentenced Alimkhan Temirov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, found guilty of taking part in the warfare in Syria as a member of the ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), to two years in colony.
15:15, 2 June 2015
Not all residents of Northern Caucasus unconditionally support polygamy
Only 3% of Russian residents consider it necessary to allow polygamy to the country's Muslim nations, showed the opinion poll conducted by the All-Russian Centre for Studying Public Opinion (known as VTsIOM).
13:31, 2 June 2015
Alleged BORN leader refuses to plead guilty
The defendant Ilya Goryachev, accused of organizing the extremist community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN), has refused to plead guilty during a session at the Moscow City Court (MCC).
12:17, 2 June 2015
Grozny resident suspected of transferring money to militants
Law enforcers have detained a resident of Grozny on suspicion of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).
The "Tree of Grief" in the memorial cemetary located in the City of Angels. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:40, 2 June 2015
"Mothers of Beslan" ask to expand the list of hostages of 2004 terror act
The members of the committee "Mothers of Beslan" have addressed Valentina Matvienko, the head of the Russia's Federation Council, asking to add 66 children to the list of victims of the 2004 terror act and provide them with the due social benefits.
A gun. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/3034.html
09:03, 2 June 2015
Dagestani authorities announce buy-out of illegal weapons
Dagestani authorities have extended the operation of buying out illegally possessed firearms and ammunition from the local population until the end of 2015.
In Taman Forest. Photo: http://bloknot-stavropol.ru/news/sudba-perinatalnogo-tsentra-reshena-600326?sphrase_id=78697
00:43, 2 June 2015
New tree felling planned in Taman Forest of Stavropol
In Stavropol, within the construction of the territorial perinatal centre in the territory of the Taman Forest, they plan a new tree felling, the activists said.
Grozny residents. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:03, 1 June 2015
State servants in Chechnya complain about systematic deductions from their salaries
Systematic deductions are made from salaries of doctors, teachers and policemen, while the final recipients of the deduced money are unknown, said the Chechen residents working in the budget-funded sector interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
A woman with a child. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:53, 1 June 2015
Armenian NGOs stress the need to set up trust centres in rural communities
As stated in Yerevan by leaders of district nongovernment organizations (NGOs), to improve the situation in the sphere of protection of children's rights, daytime trust centres should be set up in rural areas of Armenia.
The lilac water was discharged from the big pipe and dissolved in the body of the river's water. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
17:48, 1 June 2015
Experts declare manganese to be pollutant of Terek River in North Ossetia
The Department for North Ossetia of the "Rosprirodnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Nature Supervision) has announced the results of studying the storm water manifold, which was used for discharged pollutants into the Terek River.
16:57, 1 June 2015
Two KBR residents convicted for aiding militants
A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced two local residents on charges of helping the armed underground.
A police car. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:55, 1 June 2015
MCC forms jury to consider Goryachev's case
On June 2, the Moscow City Court (MCC) will start considering on the merits, with participation of the jury, the case of Ilya Goryachev, the alleged leader of the Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists (known as BORN).
Kurban Askandarov (in the foreground). Photo: http://www.sknews.ru/rubriki/law/68558-advokata-ne-puskajut-k-zaderzhannomu-v-dagestane-sluzhitelu-mecheti.html
15:54, 1 June 2015
Court in Makhachkala leaves deputy imam in custody for another month
The advocate of Kurban Askandarov, a deputy imam of a mosque in Makhachkala, arrested on suspicion of illegal storage of firearms, intends to appeal against the ruling to place Askandarov behind bars.
The law enforcers. Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:43, 1 June 2015
Residents of Chechnya report power agents beat up girls in hijabs
A conflict of the youth of one of Chechen villages with local power agents broke put after three girls in hijabs were beaten up there, locals have reported, asserting that during the incident, power agents opened spontaneous fire into the air.
The participants of the celebratory marching holding a portrait of Kadyrov in the street of Grozny. September 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:58, 1 June 2015
"Kommersant": Kadyrov Fund would not report to MoJ
The Chechen leader and his retinue keep control over a multimillion flow of funds, aimed at realization of all major initiatives in the republic; it is done through the fund named after Akhmat Kadyrov and its affiliated organizations, the "Kommersant" reports.
At the spot of Boris Nemtsov's murder in Moscow. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:21, 1 June 2015
New video records appear in Boris Nemtsov's murder case
The case files now have new videos, picturing all the suspected figurants in the crime, in particular, Zaur Dadaev and Ruslan Geremeev.
The active phase of the special operation in Makhachkala. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/05/09/nak-aktivnaya-faza-spetsoperatsii-v-makhachkale-zavershena-otkazavshiesya-sl-0.html
01:39, 1 June 2015
On May 25-31, at least three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from May 25 to May 31, 2015, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed at least three human lives; while no wounded persons were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources. All the casualties are the persons, involved, according to law enforcement bodies, in the activities of the armed underground in Dagestan.
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.