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    Special operation in Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, 2013. Photo from NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru
    13:53, 12 June 2014
    NAC: militants killed in KBR were involved in killings in Stavropol Territory
    Today, at 6:15 a.m. Moscow time, the dwelling settlements of Zalukodes, Zolskoe, Svetlovodskoe and Shardakovo of the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime. During a special operation in the forest in the outskirt of Svetlovodskoe, three militants who opened fire at law enforcers were killed.
    Ukrainian refugees at "Dmitriadovsky" health centre, Neklinovsky District, Rostov Region. June 4, 2014. Photo by Philipp Ivaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    12:01, 12 June 2014
    OSCE Secretary General visits Ukrainian refugee camp in Rostov Region
    Today, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Rasa Ostrauskaite, Deputy Director of the OSCE Centre for Conflict Prevention, arrived in the Rostov Region, where they visited the temporary accommodation centres (TACs) of Ukrainian refugees who came to the Rostov Region.
    09:30, 12 June 2014
    Elchin Shikhly: "Mirror" suspends its activities in Azerbaijan because of financial problems
    In Azerbaijan, the publication of the newspaper "Mirror" has been suspended because of financial problems, and the suspension is not associated with the prosecution against journalist Rauf Mirkadirov. This was announced by Elchin Shikhly, the newspaper's editor-in-chief. According to him, the fate of the newspaper remains uncertain, and the newspaper's staff members are on unpaid leaves.
    07:44, 12 June 2014
    Astrakhan hosts rally in support of referendum on direct Mayor election
    On June 11, in Astrakhan, near the monument to Ilya Ulyanov, city residents held a rally sanctioned by the city authorities in support of the referendum on the direct election of the city Mayor. The rally was organized by Oleg Shein, the leader of the local branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party.
    Activists of Public Organizations Union ‘Save Yerevan’ holding protest action at the Afrikyans' Clubhouse. Yerevan 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    06:44, 12 June 2014
    Yerevan activists to hold long-term protests to defend Afrikyans' Clubhouse
    On June 11, the civil initiative "Save Afrikyans' Clubhouse" organized a protest action against the demolition of the house No. 11 in Teryan Street in the centre of Yerevan. Protestors filmed a video, in which city residents expressed their attitude to the decision to demolish the building.
    01:35, 12 June 2014
    ICRC closes its office in Ingushetia
    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has decided to close its office in Nazran. This was reported on June 11 by the press service of the ICRC.
    00:51, 12 June 2014
    Casualty of shootout in Makhachkala identified as Islam Kichev, MIA source reports
    On June 11, at about 8:00 p.m., in Gadjiev Street in Makhachkala, policemen shot and killed a man who opened fire on them. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source in the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). No policeman suffered.
    17:59, 11 June 2014
    Sri Lanka diplomat killed in Rostov Region; suspects detained
    Tonight, in Rostov-on-Don, a member of the diplomatic mission from Sri Lanka was killed, his colleague was wounded, said a regional law enforcement source, adding that suspects have been detained.
    17:25, 11 June 2014
    Novorossiysk: activist Polyudova fined for petty hooliganism at her picket in defence of Pioneer Grove
    In the Krasnodar Territory, an activist Darya Polyudova spent a night at the police station and was fined for petty hooliganism during her solo pickets against felling the Pioneer Grove near Novorossiysk, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" reports.
    17:13, 11 June 2014
    Suspect of killing Russian diplomat in Abkhazia convicted in Georgia
    Yusup Lakaev, a Russian citizen, a resident of Grozny, who was detained in the Georgian city of Batumi, was sentenced by the local court to 12 years in prison.
    12:32, 11 June 2014
    Advocate of Azerbaijani activist Bashir Suleimanli states violations of his client's rights in SIZO
    At SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 in Baku, Bashir Suleimanli, the executive director of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT), is not allowed to meet his relatives, his advocate Fariz Namazly told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In its turn, the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan has refuted this information.
    Resident of Blutan village Aregi Martirosyan in her garden. Nagorno-Karabakh, Gadrut District, May 25, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    09:29, 11 June 2014
    Creation of infrastructure in villages of Nagorno-Karabakh would save them from collapse, local residents believe (+video)
    The villages of Blutan and Tsakhkavank in the Gadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh are on the verge of collapse. This was reported by residents of the Blutan community. According to the locals, the situation can be improved by development of road, establishment of transport connection and restoration of the school.
    08:46, 11 June 2014
    In Dagestan, appeal against arrest of volunteers of Charitable Foundation to be considered on June 20
    On June 20, the court will consider the appeal filed against the decision of the Khasavyurt City Court on the administrative arrest of Sadiyat Arslanova and Aisha Abakarova, volunteers of the Charitable Foundation "Be Merciful". This was reported Mansur Sepikhanov, an advocate of the arrested volunteers.
    07:53, 11 June 2014
    Armenian opposition puts forward 12 demands to authorities
    The opposition factions of the Armenian Parliament, including the "Armenian National Congress" Party, the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party, the "Heritage" Party, and the "Prosperous Armenia" Party, have put forward 12 demands to the authorities, including the abolition of the mandatory component of the funded pension system and the issue on Nagorno-Karabakh.
    04:56, 11 June 2014
    Ingush law enforcers violate rights of Arthur Gatagazhev's family members, rights defenders assert
    During the detention of Gatagazhev family members, who arrived from Samara to the funeral of Arthur Gatagazhev, law enforcers committed a number of violations of the law. Several complaints filed by the Gatagazhev family members have been already confirmed. This was reported by Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev.
    03:39, 11 June 2014
    In Georgia, convicts sentenced to life imprisonment stop their hunger strike
    In Georgia, a group of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment has stopped the hunger strike. They went on it demanding to reconsider their cases and to expend the amnesty law on them. MP Shalva Shavgulidze believes that the Parliament will consider by the fall the issue to adopt necessary legislative amendments taking into account the demands voiced by the hunger-strikers.
    Photo of Khanmirza Ashurbekov with search notice disseminated by his family through social networks.
    00:42, 11 June 2014
    Dagestani law enforcers present false version on circumstances of Khanmirza Ashurbekov's death, his relatives assert
    Khanmirza Ashurbekov was killed in the shootout that occurred on the Buynaksk-Untsukul highway. This was confirmed by his family members. The Khanmirza Ashurbekov's relatives do not believe the official version on the shootout presented by law enforcers. This was stated by one of the Khanmirza Ashurbekov's relatives.
    Protest march of Zverevo city residents, Rostov Region, June 2, 2014. Photo by Rostov District Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, http://kprf-don.ru/index.php/work/mestnie/3146-2014-06-02-12-16-38.html
    20:27, 10 June 2014
    In Rostov Region, protest marchers hold series of pickets en route
    Starting from June 2, the residents of the city of Zverevo in the Rostov Region, who take part in a protest march, have covered about 65 kilometres. Today, they organized a series of pickets en route, said Valery Dyakonov, a City Duma Deputy and one of the initiators of the action.
    Kutaisi, Georgia. Photo: Derhuti, http://commons.wikimedia.org
    16:38, 10 June 2014
    Belarusian KGB: attempt to hijack Kutaisi-Minsk aircraft prevented
    Today, an attempt to hijack an aircraft performing the Kutaisi-Minsk flight has been prevented, said the State Security Committee of Belarus (known as KGB).
    Advocate Vladimir Postanyuk. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    14:30, 10 June 2014
    At Amirov's trial, witness denies his torture at SIZO
    Today, in Rostov-on-Don, at the trial of Said Amirov, the temporarily dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, accused of preparing a terror act, the court has re-interrogated Murad Aliev as a witness. He rejected the assumption of the defence that he had been tortured at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.
    News
    The accused in the murder of Fatima Kerimova has been detained in Batumi.

    The sister of the victim of "honor killing" from Azerbaijan complained about the indifference of Georgian investigators.

    New information about Skrepetsky's alleged killer has been released.

    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.