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Armenia, Yerevan. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/29272661@N05
21:10, 23 June 2009
Armenia: fact-finding group looks for crime attributes in police actions
The newly-published report of the fact-finding group on March 1 events states that it is necessary to examine the actions of the persons who gave and executed the order to use special gas "Cheryomukha-7" against peaceful demonstrators on March 1, 2008, in Yerevan, for crime attributes, in particular, under Article 34-104 of the Criminal Code "Attempt of deliberate murder".
20:00, 23 June 2009
ICPO: no pressure on defendant in "Neva-Express" train case
Nikolai Uschipovskiy, senior inspector for especially important cases of the Chief Investigatory Department of Russia's Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO), who headed in 2007-2008 the investigatory group dealing with the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train, has stated today that no pressure had been exerted on Salambek Dzakhkiev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of involvement in this crime.
Reviving apparatus. Source: www.into-sana.com
19:10, 23 June 2009
Alexander Sokolov: President of Ingushetia can stay for years under artificial pulmonary ventilation
The wounded President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov can stay for years under artificial lung ventilation; everything will depend on the human and how he is looked after. This was stated by Alexander Sokolov, candidate of medical sciences, leading scientific worker of the Russian State Medical University and a member of the Human Rights Society "Memorial".
19:00, 23 June 2009
Makhachkala court appoints hearing of "Chernovik" case on June 24
Judge of the Leninskiy Court of Makhachkala Zainutdin Madanov has decided to appoint hearing of the criminal case against journalists of the Dagestan newspaper "Chernovik" (Blueprint) accused under Article 282 of Russian Criminal Code ("Kindling of hatred or enmity, or humiliation of human dignity") for tomorrow, June 24, at 10 a.m.
Chechnya. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
18:00, 23 June 2009
AI: Chechen Committee of National Salvation unjustly checked
In its Memorandum on Human Rights, addressed to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, the largest international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) is expressing its concern about incessant checks of the activities of the human rights organization named "Chechen Committee of National Salvation" (ChCNS).
23:50, 22 June 2009
Public Chamber: 77,000 needy children in Astrakhan Region
The Astrakhan Region has 153,000 families, in which 231,000 minors are reared. 50,000 families are needy, and they have 77,000 children, as reported by Ekaterina Lukyanenko, regional minister for social development and labour.
Makhachkala, M. Yaragskogo street. Source: www.mkala.ru, photo of Nikolai Belousov
23:20, 22 June 2009
Thousands Makhachkala residents complain of absence of potable water
With advent of summer, Makhachkala sees a deficit of drinking water. In many multi-storey houses of the capital of Dagestan there is no water for about a week, and people are on the brink of extreme actions.
23:00, 22 June 2009
Magomed Khazbiev: Zyazikov is to blame for attempt on President of Ingushetia
The attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov was backed by former president of the republic Murat Zyazikov, the leader of the Ingush opposition Magomed Khazbiev believes.
22:10, 22 June 2009
In Armenia, amnestied oppositionists want to appeal against their verdicts
The activists of the opposition released today from the courtroom have stated that they will strive for appealing against their "illegitimate verdicts."
22:00, 22 June 2009
Kisriev: attempts in the Caucasus are about posts, money and Moscow's authoritarianism
In the opinion of Enver Kisriev, head of the sector of the "Kavkaz-Centre" for civilisation and regional studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the recent frequent attempts in Northern Caucasus are caused by the political process; and every murder will entail respective response.
21:10, 22 June 2009
European public excited with implications of attempt on President of Ingushetia
Europeans are worried of possible consequences for Ingushetia of today's attempt on Yunus-Bek Evkurov, and of the way the incident can be interpreted. This was stated by Eleonora Aloyan, a Freedom House representative.
20:00, 22 June 2009
Court extends custody for defendants in the case on Nalchik attack
Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has extended the custody term for the defendants in the criminal case dealing with the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik by three more months.
19:00, 22 June 2009
Whereabouts of Maskhud Abdullaev deported from Egypt is still unknown
Neither human rights activists nor relatives are still unaware of the location of student Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, leader of Chechen armed underground movement, who was deported from Egypt to Russia. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Tatiana Kasatkina, executive director of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
18:00, 22 June 2009
Rashid Gaisanov will temporarily act for wounded President of Ingushetia
Kaloy Akhilgov, press secretary of the President of Ingushetia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Rashid Gaisanov, Chairman of the Government of Ingushetia, will temporarily act for wounded Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
17:50, 22 June 2009
One person lost and three wounded in an attempt on President of Ingushetia
According to updated information, in the attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, committed today in the morning in a Nazran suburb, the President and his two securities were wounded, and his driver Mustafa Kotiev, 25, perished.
21:00, 20 June 2009
Militants crack RIA "Dagestan" website and take responsibility for Magomedtagirov's murder
Today the Internet website of the RIA "Dagestan", founded by the Ministry for National Policy, Information and External Relations of Dagestan, was attacked by hackers. The main page posted an appeal on behalf of members of the extremist grouping of Ibragim Gadzhidadaev - he took responsibility for murdering Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Adilgerei Magomedtagirov.
20:00, 20 June 2009
In Moscow, Maskhud Abdullaev, deported from Egypt son of Chechen militant, disappeared
Human rights activists cannot establish the whereabouts of Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, leader of Chechen armed underground movement and closest ally of Doku Umarov, leader of the militants of Northern Caucasus.
19:00, 20 June 2009
In Georgia, fishermen block Poti-Batumi Highway
Today, fishermen from the city of Poti have blocked the Poti-Batumi Highway in Georgia for a couple of hours. The picketers demanded from the authorities to allow them fishing at sea and in Lake Paliastomi, located near Poti.
18:00, 20 June 2009
The issue of Georgian-Azerbaijani border remains unsettled
The today's sitting of the Azeri-Georgian intergovernmental commission in Tbilisi has failed to bring closer the positions of both countries in delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border. This was stated by Khalaf Khalafov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
17:00, 20 June 2009
Two more persons arrested on Baku massacre case
In Baku, law enforcement bodies have arrested two more persons in connection with the massacre on April 30 committed in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA). This is the topic of the joint statement of the General Prosecutor's Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.
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Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

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.