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23:00, 1 June 2009
The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia: the mass media are full of reports about invented violations
The numerous inspections carried out to check the reports of violations at the elections to the Council of Elders of Erevan have shown that most of the information being spread by the mass media has been invented and aimed at imitating mass violations, said Sona Truzyan, Press Secretary of the General Prosecutor's Office in her interview with journalists. She pointed out that as of the end of day on May 31, the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has received no complaints in writing.
22:30, 1 June 2009
The Dagestan authorities consider Gadji Abashilov's murder unsolved
The case involving the murder of Gadji Abashilov, Chairman of GTRC (State TV and Radio Company) Dagestan is considered unsolved by the President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliyev and Suleiman Uladiyev, the Abashilov's successor as the TV and Radio Company Chairman. They believe that the person who ordered the murder has not been found and those who will appear in court are just scapegoats.
Tbilisi, Freedom square. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 1 June 2009
In Georgia, the opposition is piqueting the Tbilisi Mayor's Office
Today the Georgian opposition has started to piquet the Tbilisi Mayor's House demanding that the city authorities should rather fulfil its direct functions, e.g. deal with the sanitary cleaning of the city rather than interfere with the political process.
Tskhinval, South Ossetia. Source: www.flickr.com/photos/jurygerasimov
22:00, 1 June 2009
Kokoity declared the election in the South Ossetia fair amidst protests by the opposition
The elections held in South Ossetia were fair and transparent. South Ossetia has passed a test for mature democracy, declared the President of South Ossetia Edward Kokoity following the announcement of the parliamentary election results by Bella Pliyeva, Head of the Central Electoral Committee.
21:00, 1 June 2009
The Russian students detained by police in Egypt were questioned on the subject of extremism
The Russian students, mostly from the Caucuses, detained in Egypt were questioned on the subject of their participation in extremist groups, said Asvad Harikhanov, one of the arrested students and the resident of Chechnya speaking today to the Caucasion Knot correspondent.
20:00, 1 June 2009
No eyewitnesses or victims in the Nalchik attack case have appeared in court
Today neither the eyewitnesses nor the victims in the criminal case involving the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, have attended the Kabardino-Balkarian Supreme Court's session. The only eyewitness brought to the court refused to enter the court session room.
19:00, 1 June 2009
The convicted Azerbaijani journalist will be represented by his wife at the Bucerius Prize ceremony
This year's nominees for the Gerd Bucerius Prize for "Free Press of Eastern Europe" awarded annually for outstanding achievements in the development of independent press include two Azerbaijani representatives, the journalists of the Azadlyg (Freedom) and Bizim Yol (Our Path) newspapers.
18:00, 1 June 2009
In Dagestan, the Chernovik's case has been returned to the Mahachkala Regional Court
The Dagestani Supreme Court Criminal Board has reversed the Mahachkala Leninski Regional Court ruling on the lack of jurisdiction of the Leniniski Court over the criminal case involving five journalists of the Chernovik's weekly and its referral for consideration on the merits to the Kirovski City Regional Court.
23:00, 30 May 2009
Channel One journalist dies in South Ossetia from gas poisoning
Evgeniy Lukinov, correspondent of Channel One, who suddenly died today morning in the capital of South Ossetia, got poisoned by carbonic oxide. The autopsy revealed the reason.
22:00, 30 May 2009
Relatives of an opposition leader detained in South Ossetia
Today, one day prior to parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, nephews of businessman Albert Dzhussoev, one of the leaders of South-Ossetian opposition, were detained.
18:00, 30 May 2009
Indictment on the case of blowing up "Neva-Express" train approved
The investigation of criminal case concerning inhabitants of Ingushetia Maksharip Khidriev and Salambek Dzakhkiev, accused of blowing up the "Neva-Express" passenger train, is over. The indictment has been approved, and in the near future the criminal case will be sent to the Novgorod Regional Court for consideration on the merits.
16:00, 30 May 2009
In Spain, woman from Chechnya tried to burn herself in protest against eviction
A Chechen woman, mother of four children, committed a self-immolation act in Spain in protest against eviction from a free-of-charge apartment of the Red Cross.
15:00, 30 May 2009
Tbilisi: shops of Benetton network resume work
On May 29 in Tbilisi, the shops of the Benetton trading network reopened after they were closed on May 25 in protest against the plans of the Turkish representative office of the company to open a shop in Sukhumi.
14:00, 30 May 2009
Woman-human rights defender from Volgograd asks refuge in Finland
Elena Maglevannaya, a journalist and human rights defender from Volgograd has applied for political asylum in Finland.
13:09, 30 May 2009
In Azerbaijan, explosion case in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque sent to court
The criminal case dealing with explosion in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque on August 17, 2008, has arrived for consideration to the Court on Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan. Then, a grenade thrown into the Mosque during the evening prayer killed 2 and wounded 13 believers.
12:00, 30 May 2009
In Georgia, opposition plans to rebuild and expand "city of cells"
Leaders of the Georgian opposition, which keeps holding actions in Tbilisi demanding resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili, have announced their plans to "reconstruct" the "city of cells".
11:00, 30 May 2009
Minister assistant's car burnt down in Ingushetia
On May 29 in Nazran, near the building of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Ingushetia, an unidentified person burnt down a "Lada-Kalina" model car belonging to Olga Kasevich, assistant of the Minister.
10:00, 30 May 2009
Egypt: detained Caucasians complain of bad conditions in SIZO
On May 29, special agencies of Egypt conducted a special operation, during which 198 Russian citizens were arrested; most of them are students from Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan. Russia's Embassy in Cairo has confirmed arrest of 35 students. The detainees complain of poor custody conditions in local pre-trial prison (SIZO).
05:00, 30 May 2009
Opposition holds rally and march in Yerevan
On May 29 in Yerevan, supporters of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) held their rally as a summing-up event of the election campaign of this oppositional movement headed by the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
23:30, 29 May 2009
Danielyan: amnesty for political prisoners in Armenia is unlikely
Mikael Danielyan, a well-known legal expert and chairman of the Helsinki Association, believes that Real amnesty of political prisoners in Armenia is unlikely, while talks about it are just a demonstration for the world community.
News
Social media users posted a photo of the state of Anapa's beaches after they were replenished with new sand. Photo: MAKOVOZOVY / Telegram channel Internet users questioned the quality of sand on Anapa's beaches.

A Sochi court has reviewed the ruling on Yuri Napso's lawsuit against blogger Valov.

Rising public transport prices have sparked discontent among Anapa residents.

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.