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18:00, 6 July 2012
Writer Vagram Saakyan beaten up in Armenia
Unidentified people committed an assault at writer Vagram Saakyan. He underwent cruel beating and is currently staying at home with a violent headache, Aram Antinyn, Editor-in-Chief of "Blognews" media, reported.
Arms found by special services in the place of a skirmish with militants, Dagestan, Makhachkala, May 15, 2012. Courtesy of http://nak.fsb.ru
23:00, 5 July 2012
Dagestani MIA verifies fact of video threats against militants of Kizilyurt District, posted on Internet
The Internet has disseminated an appeal of a group of armed men, threatening militants and personally Temirbek, a certain "Amir of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan" and calling on them to lay down their arms. The video record has caused widespread debate among web users. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has begun to examine the video record, and it promises to punish under the law for extrajudicial executions.
22:40, 5 July 2012
Chief Treasurer of Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of embezzling more than 19.8 million roubles
Leonid Zrumov, the head of the Department of the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, is suspected of misuse of budgetary funds for the amount of more than 19.8 million roubles. This was reported today by the press service of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
22:40, 5 July 2012
Azerbaijan presents demining project for Djeyranchol steppe
Today, Baku hosted the presentation of the project "Djeyranchol", developed by the National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) and the Trust Foundation of the NATO Programme "Partnership for Peace".
22:20, 5 July 2012
Woman, accused of killing pensioner in Apsheronsk, is not Jehovah's Witness, believers assert
A 29-year-old female native of Uzbekistan was detained on charges of murdering an 88-year-old female resident of the city of Apsheronsk. According to investigators, she was connected with the religious organization "Jehovah's Witnesses". This was reported by the press service of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Krasnodar Territory. In their turn, Jehovah's Witnesses stated that the defendant was not a member of the organization.
22:10, 5 July 2012
Dagestani native complains about prohibition to visit his native village
Gazimagomed Abdullaev, a native of Dagestan, who permanently resides in Moscow, stated that border guards did not allow him visiting his native village Vitsiyatl of the Tsuntin District. According to the Border Guard Department of the Russian FSB in the Republic of Dagestan, Gazimagomed Abdullaev was not allowed to the village of Vitsiyatl, since he failed to obtain a permission to stay in the border area.
22:00, 5 July 2012
Makhachkala resident claims disappearance of her husband
Mariam Badalyan, a resident of Makhachkala, claims disappearance of Murad Sitablaev, her 29-year-old husband.
21:00, 5 July 2012
Search of a sixteen-years-old girl who disappeared in Adygea going on
Search of a missing underage schoolgirl from the settlement of Kamennomostsky is going on in Maikop district of Adygea. The policemen suppose that the sixteen-years-old girl was together with her fellow villager whose body was found on July, 3, in the bed of the Belaya river not far from the settlement, web-site of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reports.
20:00, 5 July 2012
A picket with the demand of freedom to Hilal Mamedov passed off near the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Moscow
"Citizen's Assistance" human rights center held a picket is support of Hilal Mamedov near the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Moscow.
19:00, 5 July 2012
A journalist who disappeared in Rostov region killed, the suspect detained
Journalist Viacheslav Tkachenko who disappeared in Rostov-on-Don was found killed in the suburbs of the city. The man died from a blunt trauma of his head, the suspect is detained.
18:00, 5 July 2012
Vice-mayor of Volzhsky, Volgograd district, suspected of abuse of authority
Deputy Head of Administration of the town of Volzhsky, Head of Department of municipal property management Ella Kuzmina is suspected of abuse of authority with allotment of a land parcel in 2011.
Sanctioned picket against Russia's accession to the WTO, held by a Komsomol organization in Lenin Square; Volgograd, July 3, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 4 July 2012
In southern Russia, participants of protest actions against Russia's accession to WTO fear of worsening social and economic problems
Yesterday, on July 3, several cities of southern Russia hosted protest actions against Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which were organized by the regional branches of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). The protest actions were attended by representatives of other social and political movements. Most of the supporters of the protest actions believe that Russia's accession to the WTO will ultimately destroy the national economy and deteriorate the social and economic situation in the country.
Oleg Kirpa, Volgograd, July 23, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 4 July 2012
In Volgograd, trial on case of bribery in GIBDD postponed till July 23
Today, in Volgograd, at the trial on bribery in the GIBDD (road police), during interrogation, witness Nikolai Lazarev retracted his testimony, which he gave at the preliminary investigation. The trial was postponed till July 23 due to vacation of one of the lawyers.
23:30, 4 July 2012
Profile Committee recommends State Duma to deprived Vladimir Bessonov of his parliamentary immunity
The Committee on Rules and Organization of Work of the State Duma recommends it to agree to deprive of his parliamentary immunity Vladimir Bessonov, the MP from the Rostov Region, accused by investigators of rendering resistance policemen during the pre-election rally, held on December 2, 2011, in Rostov-on-Don.
23:20, 4 July 2012
Georgia: "Crystal" Director detained for chlorine leakage
Levan Datuashvili, Director of the "Crystal" Company, was detained by the police of the Isani-Samgori District of Tbilisi, which investigated the leak of chlorine in the territory of one of the private enterprises in the dwelling settlement of Saknavti. As a result of leakage, 73 persons suffered.
23:20, 4 July 2012
In Yerevan, protesters demand to prosecute Ruben Airapetyan
Today, in Yerevan, near the building of the National Assembly, a protest action was held, which participants demanded to convene an extraordinary session of the parliament on the recent incident at the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant. The participants of the protest action voiced demands to institute criminal proceedings against Ruben Airapetyan, ex-MP, the owner of the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant.
23:00, 4 July 2012
Volgograd court cancels fine of activist of "For Fair Elections"
Today, the Central District Court of Volgograd cancelled the decision of the magistrate court on imposing a fine of 800 roubles on Nikolai Belikov, who participated in the gathering, held on June 6 against the decision of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on increasing penalties for unsanctioned protest actions.
22:50, 4 July 2012
Oleg Orlov: by his claim, Andrei Krasnenkov tried to take revenge for loosing "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case
The judge's decision to dismiss a claim on protection of business reputation, filed by Andrei Krasnenkov, the lawyer of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, is fair. This was stated by representatives of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Andrei Krasnenkov is surprised by the judge's decision and intends to challenge it.
22:40, 4 July 2012
In Azerbaijan, Hilal Mamedov faces charges of treason and inciting ethnic hatred
In Azerbaijan, new criminal charges under Articles of treason and inciting ethnic hatred were filed against Ghilal (Hilal) Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) and the deputy head of the Talysh Cultural Centre. This was reported by Rafiq Djalilov, co-Chairman of the "Committee to Protect Hilal Mamedov' Rights".
22:20, 4 July 2012
Skirmish in Yaroslavl Region with natives of Azerbaijan was initiated by FSB agent
Instigator of the shooting with Azerbaijanis in the Borisoglebsk District of the Yaroslavl Region is a staff member of the Russian FSB. This was reported by a source at the law enforcement agencies. He underwent craniotomy, and after that the man was brought to a Moscow clinic.
News
A captured Georgian fighter was sentenced to life in prison in Donetsk.

Participants of the rally on Rustaveli Avenue, February 12, 2026. Photo: Nino Kikvadze / Publika Student marchers joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue.

Russia has expressed its desire to restore rail service with Georgia via Abkhazia.

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.