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Activists blocking construction site of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant. Screenshot from video posted by RUSTAVI 2 TV Channel
13:16, 8 June 2021
Protesters against Namakhvan HPP block Kutaisi street
Protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Rioni River have blocked a street near the "Enka" Company office in Kutaisi and sealed the doors into the building with Scotch tape.
Traffic police inspector. Photo courtesy of Eugenia Melchenko, Yuga.ru
10:55, 8 June 2021
Azerbaijani activists demand from Putin to punish policeman
In their open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, more than 50 Azerbaijani politicians, human rights defenders and journalists have criticized the release from custody of traffic police inspector, Alexander Gusev, who shot dead the 19-year-old Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev near Novosibirsk while trying to detain him.
10:41, 8 June 2021
Pupils share details of life at boarding school in Ninotsminda
Four brothers told about their life at the Saint Nino boarding school for orphans in Ninotsminda. According to two of them, pupils were beaten up by both educators and older pupils; they were deprived of lunch and sleep. However, other brothers have refuted this information. In Tbilisi, an action was held in support of the head of the boarding school, Father Spiridon, whose participants demanded the dismissal of the Georgian Ombudsperson.
An Armenian military serviceman. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
08:40, 8 June 2021
Baku analysts treat escalation of border conflict with Armenia as unlikely
There are no serious preconditions for Azerbaijan to switchover to full-scale military operations on the border with Armenia; this topic is deliberately exaggerated by Armenian politicians in connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections, military analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
'Atom-21' antiterrorist exercises in Chechnya in February 2021. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia
08:27, 8 June 2021
Week from May 31 to June 6, 2021, passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from May 31 to June 6, 2021, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A man detained during rally, June 7, 2021. Screenshot: http://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2021/06/07/Никол-предатель/2514495
22:24, 7 June 2021
Three persons detained at a Pashinyan’s meeting with voters
During a rally organized by the “Civil Contract” Party with participation of Nikol Pashinyan in the Armavir Region, several people were detained, including one of them detained under the article on obstructing the campaigning and beaten, sources reported.
Engineering works at the Verin Shorzha village. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smjoXexfhW0
22:11, 7 June 2021
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of building fortifications at border
The Armenian troops forced Azerbaijani soldiers to stop excavating near the village of Verin Shorzha, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today. Local residents express their concern over what is happening at the border, but there is no panic, the head of the village says.
Akhmetkhan Timurziev. Still picture from his appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov, t.me/fortangaorg/9162
19:12, 7 June 2021
Timurziev brothers’ father asks Kadyrov to give out their bodies
In his video appeal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Akhmetkhan Timurziev, a resident of Ingushetia, has noted that the refusal to give out dead bodies, even when it comes to murderers, contradicts the Muslim traditions.
Gathering of residents of the village of Sagopshi, June 2, 2021. Photo: Ibragim Tsoroev, http://www.gazetaingush.ru/news/minnac-ingushetii-derzhit-na-kontrole-situaciyu-vokrug-obstrela-aktivistov-dvizheniya
18:54, 7 June 2021
In Ingushetia, participants of gathering demand to protect “Antilyrica” activists
After a shooting attack in Malgobek, residents of the village of Sagopshi claimed the need to ensure the safety of the “Antilyrica” movement activists and stop the spread of drugs in the region. About 30 relatives stayed in a hospital overnight with their wounded family members.
Flowers and candles at Inal Djabiev's portrait. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CKIMRR1rjtq/
18:37, 7 June 2021
Forensic expert suspected of fabricating data on Djabiev’s death
Forensic expert Zarina Dzagoeva exceeded her power by introducing inaccurate data into the conclusion drawn up after the death of Inal Djabiev, the General Prosecutor’s Office of South Ossetia suggests.
Armenian General Prosecutor's Office. Photo: the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia
14:12, 7 June 2021
Armenian military arrested for espionage in Azerbaijan's favour
During the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the commander of a detachment of the Armenian Army and his acquaintance conveyed information about the armament and deployment of Armenian troops to Azerbaijani special services, the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has informed today.
A still from the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by David France, http://www.youtube.com/watch?=v_2KMm49B6pE
13:55, 7 June 2021
Film about persecution of gays in Chechnya wins British Film Academy Award
The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by the American film director, David France, about the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya has won an award from the British Film and Television Arts Academy.
An orphan. Photo: Diana Petriashvili, http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/363633
11:25, 7 June 2021
Count of pupils who left Ninotsminda boarding school is 20
NGOs have welcomed the court's decision to spread the pupils of the boarding school named after Saint Nino in Ninotsminda among other institutions and relatives. By the evening of June 6, the number of children who left the boarding school reached 20.
11:13, 7 June 2021
Georgian authorities promise houses to 130 refugee families
Within the coming three months, refugees and forced migrants can choose a house with a land plot bought in rural areas at the expense of the state, the head of the Georgian Agency for Refugees announced on June 6.
Participants of a ceremony of reconciliation of the families-participants in a road accident, Vedeno District of Chechnya. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CPvylDJnB5G
10:58, 7 June 2021
Reconciliation of blood feudists in Chechnya sparks controversy over laws and Adats
The village of Makhkety, Vedeno District, has seen a ceremony of reconciliation of the families-participants in a road accident, in which two villagers perished. Many social network users have welcomed the families' reconciliation. Others have doubted that the accident perpetrators should not be punished under the law for criminal offenses.
Gumbet District of Dagestan bordering Chechya. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoykXvoiLo
10:42, 7 June 2021
Analysts assess Melikov's risks in addressing Chechen border issue
Vladimir Vasiliev, a former head of Dagestan, froze the work on clarifying the border with Chechnya because of the threat of losing his authority; and his successor, Sergey Melikov, is under risk, when addressing this issue, of facing the discontent of residents of border villagers, Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
The funeral of the journalist Magerram Ibragimov in Azerbaijan, June 5, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://video.azertag.az/ru/site/video/118887
12:02, 6 June 2021
Azerbaijani journalists blown up by a mine buried
The funerals of the journalists, Siradj Abishov and Magerram Ibragimov, who perished in the Karabakh conflict zone, took place in the Apsheron District and on the Martyrs' Alley in Sumgait.
11:59, 6 June 2021
Court rules to transfer all pupils from the church boarding school in Ninotsminda
All the pupils of the Saint Nino boarding school for orphans should be distributed among families and family-type shelters, the court has ruled after considering the human rights defenders' request. The UN Children's Fund has offered help to Georgian authorities.
Participants of a hunger strike in Tbilisi. June 5, 2021. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:55, 6 June 2021
Tbilisi hunger-strikers complain of health worsening
Residents of the village of Shukruti are on a dry hunger strike for the second day at the US Embassy in Georgia, seeking compensations from the Georgian Manganese Company for their damaged houses. The activists have stated that they could no longer stand on their feet because of weakness.
11:52, 6 June 2021
Armenia accuses Azerbaijani soldiers of stealing herd at border
Azerbaijani militaries opened fire at a shepherd in the Gegarkunik Region and captured a cow herd from him; then, there was a shootout with Armenian soldiers, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
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Alexander Vaysero. Photo: https://minval.az/ An Azerbaijani court has sentenced one of eight Russians arrested for money laundering.

Ruben Vardanyan and Anait Manasyan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the "Copilot" program. Armenia's Human Rights Defender refused Vardanyan's request to visit Azerbaijan.

Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/osuzhdennyj-na-16-let-zhurnalist-polad-aslanov-prodolzhaet-golodovku/ Polad Aslanov's wife complained about the restriction of his rights.

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.