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Inessa Tarverdieva. Photo: http://dosug.md/UserFiles/dosugmd_news/max/banda-zhenschin-i-gaishnikov-grabila-lyu.jpg
05:07, 17 June 2016
Inessa Tarverdieva pleads partially guilty in case against "Rostov Amazons"
At the court session in the criminal case against the "Rostov Amazons", after the pronouncement of the indictment, two defendants have pleaded not guilty, and two others, including Inessa Tarverdieva, the suspected leader of the criminal grouping, have pleaded partially guilty.
The law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
23:56, 16 June 2016
Law enforcers report on six men killed in special operation in Dagestan
Five militants and one special forces fighter were killed in the course of a special operation carried out n the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.
Tornike Sharashenidze, an expert of the "International Centre for Geopolitical Studies". Photo: http://sputnik-georgia.ru/georgia/20141225/217242286.html
17:20, 16 June 2016
Georgian political analysts associate postponement of visa-free regime with EU problems
The EU has postponed until the autumn the issue of liberalization of visa regime for Georgia because of the problem of migrants in Europe. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
A bridge over Dudergof Channel in the Geroyev avenue. Photo: http://baltic.today/2016/04/21/dvizhenie-po-mostu-na-prospekte-geroev-otkroetsya-26-aprelya/
14:42, 16 June 2016
Decision on Kadyrov's bridge provokes controversy among politicians and users of social networks
A bridge in Saint Petersburg was named after Akhmat Kadyrov in spite of the citizens' attitude towards his personality, and the decision itself was adopted with violations. This was stated by opponents of the initiative.
Workers of "Nairit" at the protest action in Yerevan on 11.06.16. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:36, 16 June 2016
Workers of "Nairit" prepare appeal to court
Today, former workers of the Yerevan "Nairit" plant have held new protest action in front of the government building. They have reported the beginning of consultations with lawyers concerning the cancellation of the agreements with the top-managers of the plant on refusal to pay fines and penalties.
The law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:58, 16 June 2016
Law enforcers report on involvement of militants blocked at Kasumkent in explosion at Djemikent checkpoint
The information is reported about the number of suspected militants involved in a shootout with law enforcers in the Suleiman-Stalsky District. According to some sources, there were five suspected militants, and according to other sources three.
The village of Mekhelta. Photo: Mo-gumbet.ru
13:29, 16 June 2016
Court refuses residents of Dagestani village of compensation for destroyed houses
On June 15, the Tver Court of Moscow dismissed the claim for compensation in favour of residents of the Dagestan village of Mekhelta for their houses destroyed by natural disaster. The Court has recognized the Russian Ministry of Finance as improper defendant.
Marks from artillery on a gate of one of the houses in the village of Gapanly. Photo by Famil Makhmudbeyli for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:22, 16 June 2016
Child injured in explosion of ammunition in Karabakh conflict zone
In the Terter District of Azerbaijan, an eight-year-old boy got burns in the explosion of ammunition.
During the judgement delivery in the case of the attack on Nalchik. December 2014. Photo http://memohrc.org/news/vynesen-prigovor-po-delu-o-vooruzhennom-napadenii-na-nalchik
07:59, 16 June 2016
Court leaves Amur Khakulov in custody
The Kirov Regional Court has left in custody Amur Khakulov, sentenced in the case of the attack on Nalchik. The Court has pronounced such a decision at the request filed by lawyer Olga Gnezdilova, who asked to release Amur Khakulov for health reasons.
04:54, 16 June 2016
In Chechnya, relatives of advocate Ilyas Alaev demand to open criminal case on his murder
Moscow lawyer Ilyas Alaev, a native of Chechnya, who was found dead in a garage cooperative, was killed. This was stated by his relatives. They reject the investigators' preliminary version about his suicide.
Eduard Paladyan, the defendant in Sergey Zirinov's case. http://новости.ростов.рф/фигуранту-дела-зиринова-эдуарду-пала/
04:43, 16 June 2016
Judge recognizes use of torture against defendant in Sergey Zirinov's case
At the court session in the case against Sergey Zirinov, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Kuban, the court has announced the results of the examinations concerning signs of physical impacts and injuries on the body of defendant Eduard Paladyan.
Checkpoint in Georgia. Photo: http://apoedukaya.ru/gruziya-progulki-po-tbilisi/
23:31, 15 June 2016
Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not agree with UN resolution on refugees
During the 36th round of the Geneva Discussions on Transcaucasia, the delegations of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Russia have negatively assessed the UN resolution adopted on refugees and left the room.
Igor Stenin on 04.05.2016 after the debates in the trial. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:57, 15 June 2016
Stenin's complaint against fine rejected
Today, the Sovietsky District Court of Astrakhan has upheld the ruling of the magistrate judge to fine by 300 roubles Igor Stenin, the leader of the nationalist movement "Russians of Astrakhan" for the dissemination of personal data.
18:11, 15 June 2016
Dagestani woman convicted for attempt to join Syrian militants
The Kaspiysk City Court has sentenced a local woman Umukusum Asgedinova to five years in prison on charges of an attempt to participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in Syria.
Relatives of Salafi Omar Musaev, kidnapped in Khasavyurt, hold a rally in front of the local ROVD (District Interior Division). Photo: http://chernovik.net
17:56, 15 June 2016
Relatives of Omar Musaev demand to let them into police building (+video)
Relatives of Salafi Omar Musaev, kidnapped in Khasavyurt, hold a rally in front of the local ROVD (District Interior Division). Law enforcers have assured the protesters that Omar Musaev is not being kept at their place; however, they refused to let them into the building.
A view of the village of Karabudakhkent. Photo: http://мо-карабудахкент.рф/photos/103
16:00, 15 June 2016
Two persons detained on suspicion of shelling director of House of Culture in Dagestan
Suspects are reported in the case of injury of the director of the House of Culture in the village of Karabudakhkent. They are two bodyguards of the head of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, reports a source of the "Chernovik" (Draft). According to the source, both suspects are detained.
A stele at the entrance to Kaspiysk. Photo: http://nesiditsa.ru/city/kaspiysk
15:28, 15 June 2016
Court asks resident of Kaspiysk to address law enforcers, although he complains about their actions
The Kaspiysk City Court has demanded from Nurakhmed Mirzaev, a local resident, who filed a complaint about the inaction of the police, to provide the data. The paradox is in the fact that Nurakhmed Mirzaev went to the court to complain about non-receipt of those data, reports the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
A prison. Photo: © Flickr/ Michael Coghlan
14:23, 15 June 2016
Azerbaijan starts enforcing Amnesty Act
On the first day of enforcing the Amnesty Act, 350 persons will be released, said Alimamed Nuriev, a member of the Public Oversight Committee (POC) and the head of the Research Fund "Constitution". However, according to rights defenders, the amnesty has not covered political prisoners.
A rally of the residents of Pasechnaya Street against the construction in the landslide risk zone with the participance of the officials and the developer. Sochi, April 24, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:44, 15 June 2016
Committee of Civil Initiatives mentions Kuban among most unstable regions of Russia
The Krasnodar Territory (also named Kuban by the name of the main river) has been mentioned among seven regions with high index of socio-economic and political tensions, which were indicated in the report prepared by experts of the Committee of Civil Initiatives.
11:35, 15 June 2016
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov again refuses to sign protocol of familiarization with criminal case
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, a suspected accomplice of the killer, has refused to sign the protocol of familiarization with the materials of the criminal case.
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A soldier from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine

A resident of Khasavyurt has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two women.

The alleged murderer of the widow of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan has been put on the wanted list.

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.