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Uraza Bayram celebration. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
07:25, 5 June 2019
Uraza Bayram celebration raises issue of returning Krasnodar mosque to Muslims
There is not a single operating mosque in Krasnodar; the nearest ones are in Adygea; and they are always overcrowded on holidays, local Imams have stated.
Participants of rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:16, 4 June 2019
Ingush activist Zelimkhan Bopkhoev arrested
A Nalchik court has ruled to detain Zelimkhan Bopkhoev, a participant of the March rally in Magas, accused of attacking law enforcers, for two months, his advocate Kaloi Akhilgov has informed.
22:08, 4 June 2019
Azerbaijani SC softens verdict to oppositionist Bakhyshly
The prison term of Orkhan Bakhyshly, a young activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been halved by the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan.
Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:26, 4 June 2019
Witness of resonant schoolboys' murder in Tbilisi detained
A suspect in the case of the murder of schoolboys has been detained while trying to leave Tbilisi, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed today.
Vadim Kharchenko. Screenshot form the Kharchenko's "Personal Opinion" YouTube channel: http://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=Btw65pYCdLU
19:07, 4 June 2019
Kuban police react to blogger's attack statement
The Krasnodar Territorial Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has launched a check of the video, in which Vadim Kharchenko, a local blogger, told about an attack on him. YouTube users have supported the blogger and his activities.
Uraza Bayram in the city of Volzhsky. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
18:49, 4 June 2019
Volgograd Region: not enough room in mosques for believers to mark Uraza Bayram
Today, at least 200,000 Muslims, who live and came to the Volgograd Region to visit their relatives or get seasonal work, took part in celebrating the Uraza Bayram holiday, Andrei Kirilenko, the executive officer of the regional Muftiate has stated.
Barrack on Fabrichnaya Street in Nazran. Courtesy HRC ‘Memorial’
14:35, 4 June 2019
Ingush authorities promise to suspend demolition of resettlers' barracks
The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has ordered to inspect, by June 20, the places of compact residence of forced migrants and to update the lists of those who claim to get the state support. There is no plan to urgently resettle the barracks in Nazran, said Timur Akiev, a representative of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Relatives of detainees in the case on the Jehovah's Witness in the courtyard of the Soviet Court in Makhachkala, June 3, 2019. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
14:28, 4 June 2019
Wife of a Jehovah's Witness* arrested in Dagestan tells search details
The law enforcers, who conducted a search of the apartment of Arsen Abdullaev, a Jehovah's Witness (the organization, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia by the court), who was arrested in Dagestan, used threats and intimidation, Suat, Arsen's wife, has stated.
Protest action in front of the Yerevan branch of the Soros Foundation, June 3, 2019. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr1v26war08&feature=youtu.be
11:07, 4 June 2019
Police stop protest action at Soros Foundation office in Yerevan
Several dozen participants gathered for a protest action in front of the office of the branch of the "Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation" (known as "Soros Foundation") in Yerevan. However, policemen did not allow protesters to approach the building by blocking the access with cordons.
Spectators of the football match of the ConIFA-2019 Football Championship in Nagorno-Karabakh, June 3, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:50, 4 June 2019
NKR residents tell about their expectations of ConIFA tournament
After two days of the ConIFA-2019 Football Championship held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the teams of Abkhazia and Western Armenia are in the lead. Locals hope that the tournament of this scale will bring the NKR closer to international recognition.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrnpK6-2-BY
00:57, 4 June 2019
Tumso tells about Chechen's grave wound in conflict with law enforcers
A resident of the village of Novye Atagi has lost his leg as a result of his wound received while trying to prevent armed people from kidnapping his neighbour, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has reported. According to his story, the shooter was a law enforcer.
00:52, 4 June 2019
Ban on LGBT actions in Volzhsky appealed against at the ECtHR
The prohibition of the gay parade and two LGBT pickets, scheduled in the city of Volzhsky, Volgograd Region, for August 2018, has been appealed against at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) today, Nikolai Alekseev, an LGBT movement activist, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Believers praying. Photo: © Musa Sadulayev, Yuga.ru, https://www.yuga.ru/news/399200/
21:19, 3 June 2019
Muslims of Southern Russia are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
The authorities of the majority of the republics of Northern Caucasus and Adygea announced days off on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. On the eve of the celebration, the leader of Ingushetia called on the law enforcement bodies to give relief to petty offenders, and the Caucasian Muftiates reported holding collective iftars (collective breaking of the fasting) not only in their regions, but also beyond them.
Relatives of suspects in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses are waiting in the courtyard for the court decision. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
21:01, 3 June 2019
In Dagestan, court arrests four Jehovah's Witnesses*
In Makhachkala, the Soviet District Court took into custody for two months four Jehovah's Witnesses*, who were detained after searches in their apartments.
Zaza Saralidze (in the center), father of one of the killed teenagers, at a protest action. May 31, 2018. Photo © Sputnik / Shota Nozadze https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20180531/240687552/Sotni-chelovek-sobralis-na-akcii-protesta-u-Glavnoj-prokuratury-Gruzii.html
19:59, 3 June 2019
Tbilisi court tightens punishment for defendants accused of killing schoolchildren
Today, the Tbilisi Court of Appeal has increased the sentences to 11 years and 3 months of imprisonment for both defendants accused of killing schoolchildren in Tbilisi, advocates reported. Zaza Saralidze, the father of the murdered schoolboy, called the court's decision fair.
19:42, 3 June 2019
Two persons arrested after assault on Samvel Babayan's supporters in Armenia
People suspected of the armed attack against supporters of Samvel Babayan, the former Minister of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, were charged with illegal acquisition of weapons and ammunition. The court arrested them for two months, the spokesperson of the Investigating Committee of Armenia reports today.
Special forces agent. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:34, 3 June 2019
On May 27-June 2, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 27-June 2, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Automatic firearm. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:09, 3 June 2019
Azerbaijan blames Armenia for machine gun shelling of two villages
During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line was broken for 28 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
12:58, 3 June 2019
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Armenian political analysts criticize idea to change format of Nagorno-Karabakh talks
The Baku's idea of attracting a delegate of the Azerbaijani community of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to negotiations on Karabakh settlement will violate the earlier agreements and finally drive the talks to deadlock, the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
A car with portraits of Russian and Chechen leaders. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
11:17, 3 June 2019
Members of Assembly of Caucasian Nations claim "akhmatization" of Chechnya
A new micro-district in the Nadterechny District intended for resettlers from landslide zones has been named after the former head of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. The intensive "akhmatization" of the Chechen ideology is going on, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
News
Convicted former senator Rauf Arashukov in court. Photo: Kommersant / https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8922759 The court decided to consider Rauf Arashukov's claims against the "Black Dolphin" colony.

Pardoned by the President of Georgia, Russian citizen Denis Kulanin. Photo: TV Company Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/134289-denis-kulanini-saqartvelos-1-seqtembers-datovebs-rusi-aqtivisti-mesame-qvekanashi Denis Kulanin is prohibited from leaving for a third country without a court decision.

Rashid Temrezov. Photo: http://kremlin.ru/ Temrezov's rivals in the elections are named formal candidates.

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.