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05:27, 9 June 2015
An advocate of Khavazh Temirsultanov, a native of Chechnya, accused of robbing a pensioner in Sochi, has filed a complaint to the court. In the complaint, the advocate asks to oblige investigators to organize the translation of the materials of the criminal case against his client into Chechen language.
Banner of the conference ‘Caucasus our Common Home’ in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:58, 9 June 2015
In Yerevan, the conference "Caucasus our Common Home" was attended by representatives of the republics of Northern Caucasus, Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, a number of embassies in Armenia, members of the Yazidi community and international organizations of NATO and UNICEF. The main theme of the event was the role and rights of women in the Caucasus.
03:01, 9 June 2015
In Belgium, the police detained 16 natives of Chechnya on suspicion of extremist activities. Two of the detainees were arrested on charges of recruiting mercenaries to take part in the combat actions in Syria. The other detainees were released.
02:07, 9 June 2015
In Rostov-on-Don, Tamara Novikova, the mother of Dmitry Novikov, the former Judge of the Khosta District Court of Sochi, held a picket in defence of her son.
01:08, 9 June 2015
In the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, two laboratories for the production of explosive devices were discovered in the houses belonging to suspected accomplices of members of the armed underground.
20:58, 8 June 2015
The Ingush authorities have urged parties to the conflict at the mosque in Nasyr-Kort to forgive each other. Otherwise, officials promise to close the mosque.
20:45, 8 June 2015
The Anti-Corruption Centre of the Transparency International (TI) has decided to send to the Armenian Central Election Commission (CEC) the complaints about the violations identified by observers in the process of electing administration heads and members of Councils of Elders.
Khikmet Gadjizade, political scientist and the head of the FAR Centre for Political and Economic Studies. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
16:33, 8 June 2015
The reason for liquidation of the OSCE office in Baku was in the recall of Alexis Shakhtakhtinsky from the head of the office, Azerbaijani experts believe. They see the reason for closing the office in the policy of Azerbaijani authorities to curtail cooperation with Western institutions dealing with democracy.
14:11, 8 June 2015
A resident of the settlement of Saray, Apsheron District of Azerbaijan, has been detained on suspicion of committing a brutal murder of the head of local administration Vasilya Abdulgasanova and her husband Vafadar.
Law enforcement officers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:12, 8 June 2015
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has brought official apologies for the caused moral harm to Sergo Djaboev, whose murdered son Biaslan was acquitted on charges of involvement in the armed underground.
Police officers in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:57, 8 June 2015
In Chechnya, upon application for travelling passports, young people under 30 years old are being subjected to thorough verification. This was reported by a staff member of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.
The Terek river got reddish hue due to the lilac water discharged from the pipe near the Krasnogvardeisky Bridge. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:15, 8 June 2015
The Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia has taken explanations from the head of the "Kit-Service Plus" Company, which has allegedly contaminated the Terek River with manganese.
Law enforcers during CTO in Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/06/v-khode-kto-v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovano-dvoe-bandito.html
08:15, 8 June 2015
During the week of June 1-7, 2015, at least five persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, three persons were killed, and two 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.
Anzor Gubashev is lead to the courtroom, March 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:10, 8 June 2015
Anzor Gubashev, who is involved in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has made a confession immediately after his detention, the "Kommersant" reports.
Evgeny Gorlov in the City Hospital №4 of Sochi. Photo: Alexander Valov, http://blogsochi.ru
07:44, 8 June 2015
Viktor Belevsky, a resident of the city of Essentuki, rejects the accusations that he had allegedly beat Sochi Vice-Mayor Evgeny Gorlov. According to Viktor Belevsky, he fell victim to false evidence.
Igor Siskevich. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:52, 8 June 2015
In Sochi, the law enforcement bodies are unreasonably delaying the consideration of the complaint, in which Sochi pensioner Igor Siskevich had reported on the abuse of power committed by law enforcers during his detention.
Ballot-box. Photo: Factinfo, http://www.pastinfo.am/
01:41, 8 June 2015
Observers of the anti-corruption centre "Transparency International" (TI) have reported on violations committed during the voting at the elections of the heads of administrations and members of the Council of Elders of Armenia.
Evgeny Gorlov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:09, 7 June 2015
On June 6, Evgeny Gorlov, the Vice-Mayor of Sochi, was brought with brain concussion to the city hospital No. 4 after an attack of a local resident. The Vice-Mayor has filed a complaint about his beating to the police of the city.
Mosque in Nasyr-Kort, Ingushetia. 2012. Photo: barhano.livejournal.com
13:09, 7 June 2015
In the village of Nasyr-Kort, the conflict situation has still not been resolved; the confrontation between Khamzat Chumakov, the imam of the local mosque, and Mufti Khamkhoev continues, and it could result in bloodshed. This opinion has been expressed by experts and members of the local community interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Flag of OSCE. Photo: http://voskanapat.info/?p=11544
07:28, 7 June 2015
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan has given the OSCE a month to stop activities of its office in Baku. On June 4, the appropriate note was sent to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; however, the information about the note appeared in the media only on June 6.
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.