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10:53, 4 June 2013
Louisiana State recognizes independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, its MFA says
The US State of Louisiana has passed a resolution in support of the efforts of Nagorno-Karabakh to develop as a free and independent state, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
House in Tskhinvali where refugees from Georgia live. Photo by Andrel Babitski (RFE/RL)
08:55, 4 June 2013
In Tskhinvali, Georgian refugees complain of poor living conditions
The refugees from Georgia living in the collective centres in Tskhinvali claim that they are forced to live in dilapidated buildings in the absence of natural gas; and these problems are addressed by nobody.
04:33, 4 June 2013
Guluzade: Iran held citizens of Azerbaijan Khalida and Guseinov in breach of international law
The Azeri writer Khalida Khalid and her driver and assistant Shamkhal Guseinov, released on June 3 inIran, had been held in this country for over a month in violation of the Convention on Diplomatic Service and the rights of the detainees, said Vafa Guluzade, a former state adviser on foreign policy.
Victor Zhenkov (on the left) and Kirill Kravchenko at the press conference dedicated to the case of 16 Jehovah's Witnesses from Taganrog. Moscow, June 3, 2013. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot".
03:01, 4 June 2013
Charges against 16 Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog are absurd and fuzzy, experts say
The case of 16 Jehovah's Witnesses, who are tried in Taganrog since May 30, shows the absurdity of the Russian anti-extremism legislation, experts in human rights said at a press conference in Moscow.
23:46, 3 June 2013
Teenagers attack journalist in Sochi
On Monday night, an attack was committed on Irina Lukyashko, a reporter of the Internet-based medium "Yuga.ru". Two teenage girls beat the journalist and took away her bag, purse and cell phone, Irina Lukyashko herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
23:24, 3 June 2013
Azerbaijani writer Khalida Khalid and her assistant Shamkhal Guseinov released in Iran
Iranian authorities have released two citizens of Azerbaijan – the writer Khalida Khalid and her driver and helper Shamkhal Guseinov, who were arrested on April 30, said Elman Abdullaev, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan.
22:11, 3 June 2013
Court in Sochi changed journalist Yarst's detention for home arrest
On Monday, the Tsentralny District Court of Sochi dismissed the petition of the investigation to change the recognizance not to leave of the journalist of the Public Television of Russia (PTR) Nikolai Yarst for custody. Instead, the court appointed a two-month home arrest.
21:56, 3 June 2013
Defendants in the case of attack on Nalchik go on hunger strike
On Monday, at the trial of the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, the defendant Murat Kashirgov said that several defendants had gone on hunger strike. According to Kashirgov, the protest was caused by the fact that the defendants' complaints remain within the SIZO and fail to reach the destinations.
21:04, 3 June 2013
In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov stops hunger strike in dungeon
Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the movement "Republican Alternative" ("ReAl") has stopped the hunger strike in the penalty chamber (dungeon), said his lawyer Khalid Bagirov. The information about Mamedov's hunger strike is not true, said Mekhman Sadygov, a representative of the Penitentiary Service.
19:55, 3 June 2013
Dockers stop their five-day strike in Batumi Port
The strike held in the Batumi Port by employees of the company "Batumi International Container Terminal", who demanded higher wages and better working conditions, is over. The strikers demanded higher wage, to open a medical centre at the enterprise, and take measures to ensure labour safety.
15:36, 3 June 2013
Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov detained on suspicion of organizing murder
As reported by Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov was detained on suspicion of organizing a murder of an investigator in Dagestan. On June 1, the police blocked Parkhomenko Street in Makhachkala and, according to eyewitnesses, surrounded the house of Said Amirov. A source from the republic's law enforcement bodies said that the mayor was detained and taken out of the city in a helicopter.
15:16, 3 June 2013
"Caucasian Knot" statistics casts doubt on data of US State Department on terrorism in North Caucasus
The data on terrorist activity in Russia in 2012, published in the annual report of the US State Department, are essentially diverging from the data conducted by the "Caucasian Knot" on the basis of its own materials and information from open sources. The report of US State Department contains information about 182 terror attacks committed in Russia in 2012. Meanwhile, the statistics on the North Caucasus compiled by the "Caucasian Knot" shows a significantly lower figure.
15:13, 3 June 2013
In Baku, over 2500 receive symbolic EU passports
The historical centre of Baku has launched a two-day festival "European Town", which has aroused a great interest in residents of the capital of Azerbaijan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The festival was held with the aim to expand the knowledge of European values and promote Azerbaijan-EU relations.
15:05, 3 June 2013
Picket against animal abuse in circuses held in Volgograd
A picket under the motto "For Russian circus without cruelty" that was held on the embankment of Volgograd brought together about forty protesters. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt from Tatiana Ryabinova, the organizer of the picket and coordinator of the "Vita" Centre in Defence of Animals' Rights, that the picket of 30 people had been agreed with the authorities.
15:00, 3 June 2013
Court of Stavropol schedules next session on Bestuzhy's case for June 5
On Monday, the Oktiabrsky District Court of Stavropol continued the preliminary hearing on the case of Igor Bestuzhy, the former head of the city administration. It was held behind closed doors; and the court retired to the jury room until June 5.
14:51, 3 June 2013
Families of retired militaries fear eviction in Nakhichevan
In the city of Nakhichevan, authorities are forcibly evicting nine families of retired militaries and veterans of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from their apartments, the residents of the military township are complaining. "In 1987, we received a warrant for the apartment. Now, the authorities of Nakhichevan have brought the police here and demand to quickly abandon the flat," a veteran Abdullah Orudjov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
14:33, 3 June 2013
Residents of Krasnodar go to picket demanding to build a kindergarten
In the micro-district Yubileiny of Krasnodar, about 20 young parents took part in a picket with a demand to the local authorities to solve the problem of shortage of places in kindergartens of their micro-district. The picket was dated to the International Children's Day.
14:28, 3 June 2013
Azerbaijan: arrested theologian Talekh Bagirzade placed in dungeon, his lawyer asserts
The theologian Talekh Bagirzade, who is kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), located in the Baku suburb of Kyurdakhany, was put into a dungeon for five days. It happened on May 28 and was associated with the detainee's open appeal, addressed to leaders of foreign states and urging them to be "objective in assessing the situation in Azerbaijan," a Bagirzade's advocate said.
14:15, 3 June 2013
Ibragim Todashev's father leaves for USA for his son's body
The father of Ibragim Todashev, who was killed during interrogation by FBI agents, received a USA visa, said Kheda Saratova, an activist of the Information Centre "Objective". On June 1, he flew to the USA to take the body of his son.
14:02, 3 June 2013
Azerbaijan: protesters against the ban on hijabs in schools convicted in Baku
On Monday, the Nariman District Court in Baku sentenced six believers, who were arrested for taking part in the action against the ban on hijabs in schools, to the terms ranging from one year and nine months to six years in prison. Advocates of the convicted disagreed with the verdict and said that they would appeal against it.
News
The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

J.D. Vance and Ilham Aliyev at the signing of the Charter. Screenshot from a photo by the press service of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, February 10, 2026, https://president.az/az/articles/view/71562 Vance's visit to Baku demonstrated the pragmatism of US interest in the South Caucasus

Bahruz Samedov ended his hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison.

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.