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The ceremony of reconciliation of warring families in the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed2s6tTdgQ
12:00, 13 June 2022
Chechen authorities report reconciliation of blood feudists
The two families, who had been at war for 10 years because of the death of a young man, have reconciled with the mediation of the Muftiate, the "Grozny" TV Channel has reported.
Protesters in Tbilisi. June 12, 2022. Photo: SOVA https://sova.news/
11:58, 13 June 2022
Russians in Tbilisi stand against special operation in Ukraine
The Russian citizens who have moved to Georgia held an action in Tbilisi against the military operation in Ukraine. Two more pacifist actions were organized by local activists.
The meeting of the fighters of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) who took part in the special operation in Ukraine was held in Magas, June 12, 2022. Photo by the press service of the head of Ingushetia https://ingushetia.ru/news/v_magase_otmetili_den_rossii_s_uchastiem_rosgvardeytsev_i_omonovtsev_vernuvshikhsya_iz_donbassa/
11:56, 13 June 2022
Group of servicemen returns from special operation in Ukraine to Ingushetia
On June 12, fighters of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) from Ingushetia returned home from the special operation in Ukraine; hundreds of people came to meet them, the press service of the head of the republic has reported.
Rally in support of Nagorno-Karabakh, Yerevan, April 5, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
13:22, 12 June 2022
Yerevan opposition demands from authorities to stop political repressions
On June 11, the youth wing of the "Resistance" oppositional movement held a march in Yerevan demanding the release of activists detained at recent activists' rallies. Protesters have treated these people as political prisoners and stated that authorities were trying to extinguish the opposition movement by means of arrests.
Ramzan Kadyrov (left) annd Adam Delimkhanov. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com/
13:08, 12 June 2022
Delimkhanov's appointment as deputy chairman of State Duma committee improves Kadyrov's influence
Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP from Chechnya, has been appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption; it was done as a reward for his staying in the special operation zone in Ukraine. His appointment evidences the growing influence of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
12:41, 12 June 2022
CE calls on Azeri authorities to acquit nine activists
Azerbaijani authorities should lift convictions from nine activists, including the journalist, Khadidja Ismayilova, and fully acquit them, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CE) has stated.
Security forces lead a protester in the Ararat region into a police minibus. Screenshot: https://news.am/rus/news/706794.html
19:17, 11 June 2022
Ararat Region: several activists detained at protest action
In the Ararat Region of Armenia, law enforcers have detained several activists who tried to block the local highway in protest against the arrival of Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, in the region.
Mukhammad Mairanov, chairman of the Dagestan Muftiate. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuM1JM1uOk8
19:03, 11 June 2022
Muftiate's position over a kiss in Makhachkala sparks disputes in social media
The resident of Dagestan, who made a remark to a couple, who were kissing each other in public at a Makhachkala shopping centre, should not have initiated a brawl, Mukhammad Mairanov, the chairman of the Dagestan Muftiate, has stated. Some network users believe that the tough reaction contributes to the protection of traditions, while their opponents condemned the violence.
Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAKOLSlcvd/
18:34, 11 June 2022
Zarema Musaeva's arrest of extended until July 12
On June 10, a court in Grozny extended the arrest of Zarema Musaeva; the case of her attacking a law enforcer is being checked by the prosecutor's office, Abubakar Yangulbaev, a Musaeva's son, has informed.
Anna Kolmagortseva. Screenshot: https://zen.yandex.ru/video/watch/629f578b62994c2ee9e02f4f
12:23, 11 June 2022
Sochi blogger fined for interview with "Civil Initiative" coordinator
A court in Sochi has imposed a fine of 15,000 roubles on Anna Kolmagortseva, finding her guilty of abusing the freedom of media for her interview with Vladimir Atamanchuk, the coordinator of the "Civil Initiative" public movement about the situation in Ukraine.
Students of the Tbilisi State University. Image made from video posted by Netgazeti on June 3, 2022, https://netgazeti.ge/life/613879/
12:04, 11 June 2022
Four TSU employees suffered during students' protest
The Tbilisi State University (TSU) has agreed to comply with a students' demand to change the exam format after students seized the rector's study. During the students' protest, some TSU employees suffered; four of them were hospitalized.
Ilham Aslanoglu. Image made from video posted at simasiz tv YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX1iPd0wyQo
11:37, 11 June 2022
Azerbaijani lawyer Ilham Aslanoglu receives new custody term for libel
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced the lawyer, Ilham Aslanoglu, to six months in prison after finding him guilty of libel in his posted video about the "Terter case". This is Aslanoglu's second sentence this year within a defamation case.
Protesters in Yerevan, June 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:19, 11 June 2022
Armenian opposition announces rally against political repressions
Supporters of the opposition have called on their activists to gather on June 11 in a Yerevan square and speak out against political repressions.
Talekh Bagirzade. Photo: http://ru.faktxeber.com/
08:42, 11 June 2022
Six prisoners go on hunger strike in support of Bagirzade
Six other believers kept in jails of Azerbaijan have joined the hunger strike declared by Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" Movement (MUM); in total, now, 11 persons are hunger-striking.
The National Security Service of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: Facebook / Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային Անվտանգության Ծառայություն
08:31, 11 June 2022
Karabakh military detained on suspicion of treason
The National Security Service (NSS) of Nagorno-Karabakh has detained a military serviceman suspected of transferring secret information to a representative of a foreign intelligence service via a social network. The suspect received USD 1550 from the foreign service, investigators assert.
Ali Aliev. Photo: https://haqqin.az/news/220943
22:14, 10 June 2022
Persecution of oppositionist Aliev highlights intolerance of Azerbaijan’s authorities towards critics
Ali Aliev, the chair of the “Citizens and Development Party”, who went on a hunger strike in protest against the third charge, has recently intensified criticism of the authorities, and that fact has become the reason for his persecution, analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” point out.
A female tourist in a swimsuit near the Khuchninsky waterfall. Screenshot: https://vk.com/wall-74219800_1392693
21:56, 10 June 2022
Video with a tourist in a swimsuit provokes disputes about dress code in Dagestan
The authorities of Dagestan should adopt a law on the dress code and rules of conduct for tourists, note some users of the “VKontakte” social media outlet who watched a video with a female tourist in a swimsuit near the Khuchninsky waterfall. Other users point out that local residents themselves do not comply with the requirements for tourists.
Pavel Antonov and Veronika Antonova-Trizno. Photo: http://abc.az/ru/news/97439
17:53, 10 June 2022
Two employees of “Sputnik-Azerbaijan” deprived right to reside in country
Veronika Antonova-Trizno, the editor-in-chief of the “Sputnik-Azerbaijan” news agency, and the agency’s correspondent Pavel Antonov have been deprived of the right to temporary residence in Azerbaijan.
Activists hold march in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:36, 10 June 2022
Activists hold a march in Yerevan amid meeting of CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers
Participants in a march to the presidential residence, where the meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers is being held, state that the participation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the negotiations on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh illegitimate.
Kase Kik. Photo: https://telegra.ph/Pytki-za-ukrainskuyu-pesnyu-06-09
14:20, 10 June 2022
Adygea: activist complains about torture by law enforcers in Cherkessk
In Cherkessk, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), law enforcers have detained Kase Kik, an Adyg activist, and tortured him, after what he was charged with petty hooliganism, the activist himself has stated. The court sentenced him to seven days of arrest, human rights defenders have informed.
News
Three Georgian political prisoners have been charged with playing cards in prison.

Timofeev's defense called the denial of asylum and the plans for deportation from Georgia unlawful.

Ibrahim Yaganov (designated a foreign agent). Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Hsrl6Hcgo from January 30, 2026. Yaganov's* comments on the Lata tragedy sparked outrage in 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.