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03:01, 23 June 2013
Charges against ex-Prime Minister of Georgia will be brought until June, 24, Prosecutor General declared
An additional charge will be brought against ex-Prime Minister of Georgia, General Secretary of “United National Movement” pro-governmental party Vano Merabishvily who is under arrest for the period of investigation, Prosecutor General Archil Khbilashvili declared on June 22.
Ansar Tebuev. Photo by official cite of Karachay-Cherkessia
23:58, 22 June 2013
Suspect of killing Vice-Premier of Karachay-Cherkessia tortured, his relatives assert
Atam Achmiz, a resident of Adygea, suspected of killing Vice-Premier of Karachay-Cherkessia Ansar Tebuev, is tortured at the IVS (temporary detention facility) of the city of Cherkessk, his relatives report.
Unidentified persons set fire to the nickel extraction rigs. Novokhopyorsk District of the Voronezh Region, 22 june 2013. Photo by Alexsey Ulianov
21:10, 22 June 2013
After the rally against nickel extraction near Khopyor River rigs set on fire
After the rally in Novokhopyorsk, unidentified persons set fire to the nickel extraction rigs; and several participants of the rally were detained, Leonid Makhinya, an activist of "The Other Russia", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
"Suicide belt". Photo by http://nac.gov.ru/
19:14, 22 June 2013
Mother of Sabina Abakarova, in whose house "suicide belt" was found, claims innocence of her daughter
The "suicide belt" found in the house of Sabina Abakarova was planted there by power agents before the search, Sabina's mother told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. She explained the increased attention of law enforcers to Sabina and her cousin Patimat Abakarova by the fact that they knew the suicide bomber Muslimat Alieva, who committed a self-explosion on May 3, 2012.
17:57, 22 June 2013
GUVD: no illegal actions of policemen against builder Demerchyan revealed in Sochi
The GUVD (Chief Interior Department) of the Krasnodar Territory has conducted a check of Sochi policemen's actions under the claim that the builder Mardiros Demerchyan was beaten, and revealed no illegal actions. The police were too hasty to assess the actions of its employees, the advocate of the builder said in his turn.
Initiative group of tenants of the house №5 located in Poddubny Street of the Krasnooktyabrskiy District of Volgograd where a fire occured. Volgograd, June, 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:04, 22 June 2013
Volgograd: fire victims from Poddubny Street claim faking examination results
The city authorities forced the expert company to change the outcomes of the examination not in favour of the victims of the fire that occurred in the house located in Poddubny Street, said Olga Bozhkova, one of the victims. However, administration officials of the Krasnooktyabrskiy District of Volgograd refute the allegations.
13:04, 22 June 2013
Agaev: gold coins were planted on Muradverdiev in Baku Airport
Akif Muradverdiev, the former head of the office of the Azerbaijani president, who was arrested on June 20 on charges of contraband, is kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan.
03:28, 22 June 2013
Former Deputy Mayor of Novocherkassk Zhuravlyov made no nationalist statements, defence witnesses assert
On June 20, the Novocherkassk City Court proceeded, at its session on the criminal case against the former Deputy Mayor of Novocherkassk Vladislav Zhuravlyov, to questioning defence witnesses. All of them denied the presence of nationalist appeals in the speech of the defendant.
02:45, 22 June 2013
Relatives of Asilder Omarov detained on suspicion of helping IAFs cannot locate him
In Dagestan, the police are concealing information about the whereabouts of a resident of Buynaksk Asilder Omarov, detained on suspicion of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), his relatives assert. The police claim that the detainee is kept at the IVS (temporary detention facility) of Buynaksk.
02:05, 22 June 2013
Supreme Court of Dagestan upholds amendments that cancel direct election of republic's head
The Supreme Court of Dagestan has dismissed the claim of the lawyer Rasul Kadiev, who challenged the amendments to the Constitution of Dagestan the Republic, which have abolished the direct election of the head of the republic. A motivated judgment will be ready within five days, after which Kadiev may decide to appeal.
House in the Georgian village of Ergneti demolished in 2008. Photo © PanARMENIAN Photo / Gohar Karapetyan
01:40, 22 June 2013
Georgia and South Ossetia note reduction in count of detentions on both sides of the border
At the 35th meeting within the framework of the Mechanisms Prevention of and Reaction to Incident (MPRI), held on June 21 in the Georgian village of Ergneti, officials of Georgia and South Ossetia discussed seven agenda points related to the situation in the border areas and release of detainees by both parties.
23:04, 21 June 2013
Dagestani GPO intends to report about inquiry into attempt on journalist Akhmednabiev before July 10
The investigation into the attempt on the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Dagestan Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev should run not under the articles of the Russian Criminal Code, on which it had been opened, Abdurashid Sheikhov, the journalist's advocate is sure. According to his story, he had filed a complaint with the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) about non-fulfilment of the court ruling to re-qualify the articles.
20:24, 21 June 2013
After declaring bankruptcy, "Armavia" has not paid salary debts
On Friday, former employees of the "Armavia" Airlines, which had declared its bankruptcy, came again to the building of the Government of Armenia. About thirty persons demanded help in addressing their problem.
Nikolai Yarst (to the right) and advocate Aleksandr Popkov. Sochi, June 3, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:56, 21 June 2013
RWB: case of Sochi journalist Yarst needs additional inquiry
The international NGO "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has demanded to transfer the investigation into another region and hold additional inquiry into the case of the independent journalist from Sochi Nikolai Yarst, accused of possession and transportation of drugs.
Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia. Photo by press of Georgia's MIA
16:33, 21 June 2013
Extermination of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials of secret surveillance deferred
It was decided to defer extermination of the first part of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials on the citizens’ personal privacy for an indefinite term because a special committee is going to familiarize representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the country with a number of records, one of the members of the committee Lasha Tugushi reported.
Dagestanskie Ogni. Photo http://www.dag-ogni.ru/
15:13, 21 June 2013
Chief Architect of Dagestanskie Ogni arrested
Ismatullah Rakhmetov, the head of the division for architecture and city planning of Dagestanskie Ogni, suspected of taking a bribe, has been put into custody, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported on Friday.
At the scene of the act of terrorism in the central market of Vladikavkaz, September 9, 2010. Photo by Felix Kireev, "Ossetia-Kvaisa"
14:55, 21 June 2013
The case of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz will be considered by Military Court in Rostov-on-Don
The case against five natives of Ingushetia accused of involvement in the act of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz in September of 2010 will be considered by Military circuit court in Rostov-on-Don. Preliminary hearings may be held already in a month, attorney of one of the defendants informed.
Exhibition-sale of Armenian refugees' works organised by the UN Agency for Refugees. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:10, 21 June 2013
Yerevan: Refugee Day was marked by march and exhibition-sale of Armenian refugees' works
On June 20, Yerevan hosted, at the initiative of the UN Agency for Refugees, a march and an exhibition-sale of works made by Armenian refugees. The events were dated the World Refugee Day marked on that day. The exhibition showed works of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria.
10:58, 21 June 2013
Journalists and representatives of NGOs in Georgia argue on whether video records of tortures to detainees should be made public
Video records of tortures to detainees in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia found on June, 17, in hiding places of Samegrelo (Western Georgia) were shown on June, 20, at a press-show for journalists and representatives of NGOs. The experts disagreed on whether such scenes should be shown to the public at large.
Ibragim Todashev. Photo: Reni Todasheva-Manukyan, vk.com
09:27, 21 June 2013
Ibrahim Todashev killed in the USA buried in Chechnya
Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya, who was shot dead in the United States, was buried on June 20 in the evening into the cemetery located in the Grozny District of the Chechen Republic between the settlements of Prigorodnoe and Gikalo.
News
Queue at the Astrakhan gas station. Screenshot from "Point A" dated 09.07.26, https://punkt-a.info/news/glavnoe/v-pervyy-den-novykh-pravil-otpuska-benzina-na-astrakhanskikh-azs-tvoritsya-khaos The introduction of restrictions on gasoline sales has not helped to avoid queues in southern Russia.

Residents of North Ossetia demanded inspections of private gas stations amid the fuel frenzy.

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 9400.

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.