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The Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:26, 4 June 2021
Case of 14 Armenian militaries sent to Baku court
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has accepted the case of 14 Armenian citizens accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the village of Gadrut.
A still of the film "Forbidden Children" by Evdokia Moskvina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkpGTopRlj0
23:49, 3 June 2021
Film about fate of five Chechen sisters raises problem of children’s return from Syria
The film "Forbidden Children" about the fate of five sisters from Chechnya, who ended up in the Syrian camp of Al-Khol after the death of their parents, was shown in Moscow. Evdokia Moskvina, the film director, told about the difficulties that the girls' relatives had to go through in order to achieve their return home.
On the streets of Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:25, 3 June 2021
Tourists admit to violating mask regime on vacation in Georgia
Foreign tourists who do not have real estate in Georgia can leave the country without paying a fine for violating the mask regime, says lawyer Zurab Kharati.
The site of the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev in Gelendzhik. Screenshot of the video by the Committee Against Torture (CaT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb23qGBwzY
19:09, 3 June 2021
Kuban investigators return Tepsurkaev’s case to Chechnya
At present, there is a chance that a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev will be granted the status of a victim due to the established practice of recognizing religious marriages in the republic.
Soldiers coming with a tank through the village of Talish. Nagorno-Karabakh, January 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:14, 3 June 2021
Azerbaijan updates its death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh
According to updated data, a total of 2900 Azerbaijani soldiers perished in Nagorno-Karabakh; 14 others are regarded as missing, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. On the same day, the remains of another soldier, a resident of Goygol District, born in 1999, were found, the local administration has informed.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am/ru/news/9494
15:12, 3 June 2021
Two Armenian soldiers wounded in clash with Azerbaijani militaries
As a result of a conflict that broke out among Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers on the border of the Gegarkunik Region, two soldiers were wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Akraman Tataev (on the left). Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/UniversalMusicRussia/posts/3847220898724110
15:09, 3 June 2021
Resident of Chechen Argun disavows reports of kidnapping and torture
A video has been posted with Akraman Tataev, whose relatives had complained to human rights defenders about his ill-treatment at the division of some power structure. Tataev claims that he has already returned home, and that law enforcers made him no harm.
12:00, 3 June 2021
Armenian MoD reacts to statements on Azerbaijani border trespassing
The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has treated the Azerbaijan's statement about "violation of the border" by Armenian militaries as unjustified, and blamed Baku for spreading disinformation.
Abducting a bride. Screenshot of the video on Madina Shamurzaeva's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCHUUgZWZ4
11:57, 3 June 2021
Stavropol Territory: bride abduction cases prove viability of this tradition
A court in Neftekumsk began hearing the case of two local residents accused of abducting a bride. This is at least the second such case in 10 months considered by Stavropol territorial courts. The custom of bride abduction is widespread in the Stavropol Territory, but most often occurs by the parties' mutual consent, the local Mufti and analysts believe.
Timur Tumgoev. Screenshot of the video posted at the "РУКА ДОПОМОГИ" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6M0HgKca6s
23:56, 2 June 2021
North-Ossetian native Timur Tumgoev requests a visit of human rights defenders from Moscow
Timur Tumgoev, a native of Vladikavkaz, is serving a sentence in the Saratov Region on the charge of involvement with Syrian militant groupings. He faces regular provocations because of his faith and wearing a beard. The prisoner requested an advocate to ensure a visit to the correctional institution by human rights defenders from Moscow, the Timur Tumgoev’s defender reported.
The detention of the participants of a protest action near the building of the Armenian Ministry for Public Health. June 2, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqEXIhJV8E
23:53, 2 June 2021
Four persons detained at protest action near Armenian Ministry for Public Health
After a scandal around the dead bodies of Armenian soldiers, which were stored in improper conditions, the opposition demanded the resignation of Anait Avanesyan, the acting Minister for Public Health. Participants of a protest action tried to throw sacks at the building of the Armenian Ministry for Public Health. The police detained four protestors.
23:51, 2 June 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenian military personnel of massive border violation
On June 1, about 40 Armenian soldiers entered the territory of Azerbaijan near the village of Armudlu in the Kelbadjar District. The Azerbaijani troops took them out of the country without using firearms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Khabib Nurmagomedov (on the left) and Aslanbek Badaev, the vice-president of the Absolute Championship Akhmat League. Screenshot of the videos https://youtu.be/V34FJfn51CM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBsbmvvB2Q
21:58, 2 June 2021
Chechen “Akhmat” promises to pay Khabib up to 6 million US dollars for a farewell fight
A proposal to hold a farewell fight under the auspices of the “Akhmat” club was voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov himself, so the club will find 440 million roubles for the remuneration, announces Aslanbek Badaev, the vice-president of Absolute Championship Akhmat League.
21:55, 2 June 2021
After deportation from France, Chechen Mansur Ismailov lacks necessary treatment
Mansur Ismailov, a native of Chechnya, deported from France, has been left without documents, without registration, and he cannot go to hospital, Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, has stated. Ismailov himself said that he needed a doctor's examination every month.
Malgobek. Photo: Zastara https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:52, 2 June 2021
Antidrug activists wounded at shooting in Malgobek
Two activists of the "Antilyrica" public movement were fired upon by drug dealers in Malgobek, relatives of the wounded persons have stated. The activists were hospitalized; the shooter was detained, the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
The Black Lake. Photo: Albero wikipedia.ru
14:49, 2 June 2021
Azerbaijani analysts exclude inaccuracies on USSR maps
The allegations that the maps of the USSR General Staff are not suitable for delimiting the Azerbaijani-Armenian border are untenable, since the Soviet era republics' borders had been recognized by the United Nations (UN), Azerbaijani analysts assert.
The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:47, 2 June 2021
Defence treats guilt of Dagestani residents convicted for terrorism as unproved
The court refused to take into account the statements of five residents of the Agul District that their confessions were obtained under duress, the advocates have stated. The defence of the four convicts will appeal against the verdict, while the advocate of the acquitted Ali Aliev intends to achieve his rehabilitation.
Borjomi. Photo: Gaga.vaa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47933586
11:55, 2 June 2021
Georgian health resorts ready to welcome foreigners after border opening
Residents of neighbouring countries can come to Georgia for treatment and rest through the land borders that opened on June 1. Hotels are warning guests to comply with coronavirus restrictions.
23:59, 1 June 2021
Sixteen protesters detained in Yerevan
In Yerevan, the police detained participant of a protest action held in front of the Armenian government building. The opposition demanded the termination of the powers of Nikol Pashinyan as the chair of the government.
Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:57, 1 June 2021
A resident of Dagestan suspected of financing terrorism
The law enforcement bodies treat a young man from the Derbent District of Dagestan as an organizer of the financing of terrorism. According to investigators, the suspect is caught in plans to join militants in Syria.
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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.