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Taimuraz Mamsurov. Photo: http://glava.rso-a.ru/mamsurov/
10:22, 5 June 2015
Vladimir Putin relieves Taimuraz Mamsurov of his post as leader of North Ossetia
Taimuraz Mamsurov, the leader of North Ossetia, has been relieved of his post because of expiration of his term. Tamerlan Aguzarov has been appointed the acting leader of the republic.
Tamara Novikova holds picket at the Administration of Krasnodar.
10:11, 5 June 2015
Mother of Judge Novikov holds picket in Krasnodar
Today, Tamara Novikova, the mother of Dmitry Novikov, a retired judge of Sochi, has come to the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krasnodar with a poster in defence of her son.
08:19, 5 June 2015
UN Special Rapporteur calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners prior to European Games
Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has criticized the persecution of rights defenders in Azerbaijan. He has also called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release them on the eve of the first European Games to be started in Baku on June 12.
06:58, 5 June 2015
KBR: two persons killed in CTO
Two suspected militants have been killed near the village of Atazhukino in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), which is under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime.
06:08, 5 June 2015
"Rosbalt": suspects of Boris Nemtsov murder were exposed by their acquaintance
In the case of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, investigators have got a secret witness, who knows the defendants and who has the information about the crime. This was reported by the "Rosbalt".
Bus in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:53, 5 June 2015
Protesters and rioters brought by buses to CaT's JMG office, eyewitnesses assert (+video)
Participants of the rally in Grozny, which grew into a pogrom of the office of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the apartment, where members of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of rights defenders lived, show the use of administrative resources for centralized transportation of protesters to the capital of Chechnya.
Border checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars". Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:41, 4 June 2015
KBR residents detained at checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars" released
Two young men, who were detained at night on June 2, at the border checkpoint "Verkhniy Lars", and who were on the way, as reported by special services, to Syria aiming to take part in the war on the side of the "Islamic State", today have been sent home, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Timur Aliev. Photo: http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/60462/
17:28, 4 June 2015
HRC members scold Timur Aliev for unawareness about pogrom in Grozny
Today, members of the Russian Federal Human Rights Council (HRC) have discussed the pogrom in Grozny at their special sitting with participation of Timur Aliev, the head of the Chechen HRC, and Vadim Gaidov, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Roman Pukalov, the deputy head of the all-Russian public organization "Green Patrol". Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:12, 4 June 2015
"Green Patrol" states environmental violations in Volgograd Region
Great-scale violations of the environmental legislation have been revealed in the course of the ecological expedition in the Volgograd Region, said activists of the public organization "Green Patrol". The ecologists have drafted 53 acts to be sent to supervisory authorities.
15:24, 4 June 2015
HRC to inform Putin about Kalyapin's position on attack on rights defenders in Chechnya
The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia has instructed Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Committee against Torture (CaT), to prepare a report about the attack on the office and apartment of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny. The report will be handed over to Vladimir Putin.
‘October’ cinema hall in Makhachkala. Photo: AbuUbaida, http://ru.wikipedia.org
14:58, 4 June 2015
Redistribution of Said Amirov's resources underway in Makhachkala
The redistribution process of assets and spheres of influence of the ex-mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov began immediately after his arrest and is still on, the Dagestani experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Furniture was turned upside down in the Committee against Torture office in Grozny, June 3, 2015.
14:34, 4 June 2015
Eyewitnesses refute allegations about mass detentions of pogromists of JMG in Grozny
During the attack on the office and apartment of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny there were no mass detentions, because no policemen were present at the attack, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by eyewitnesses. In their turn, law enforcement bodies of Chechnya assert that relatives of the murdered Jambulat Dadaev were the organizers of the pogrom.
12:27, 4 June 2015
Dagestani SC puts Mukhammad Magomedov under house arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has satisfied the appeal, lodged by the advocate of Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "The Union of the Just", against the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala to put his client into custody.
12:12, 4 June 2015
CTO regime cancelled in Untsukul District of Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced on June 3 in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, has been cancelled because of the completion of activities. No results of these activities are specified.
12:00, 4 June 2015
CaT states police inaction during pogrom in Grozny
Employees of the human rights organization Committee against Torture (CaT) have turned to law enforcement bodies of Chechnya on the attack on the office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny.
11:17, 4 June 2015
Five residents of Chechnya convicted for killing Bashkir OMON fighters in 2012
Five participants of an illegal armed formation (IAF), who shot dead OMON (riot police) fighters from Bashkiria in 2012 in Chechnya, have been sentenced from 3 to 25 years in a high-security colony. Their defence intends to appeal against the verdict.
Activists distributing stickers about the protest rally. Photo by Armine Martirosya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:21, 4 June 2015
Activists demand from Armenian authorities guarantees of refusal from increasing electricity tariffs
In Yerevan, opponents of increased electricity tariffs have held an action aimed to inform about the planned protest march. Activists have also demanded from the authorities to provide guarantees that they have refused to increase energy tariffs, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Broken door in the office of the Committee against Torture.
23:59, 3 June 2015
CaT rejects Kadyrov's allegations about provoking incident
The pogromists who attacked the office of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the apartment of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny had pre-planned their actions, said Dmitry Utukin, a CaT activist, and refuted the statement of the head of Chechnya that rights defenders had themselves provoked the incident.
Khaiser Dzhemilev in the court room. Photo: http://qha.com.ua/krasnodarskii-sud-vnov-otlojil-rassmotrenie-dela-sina-djemileva-143147.html
23:11, 3 June 2015
Advocate treats trial of Khaiser Dzhemilev as attempt to pressure his father
Russian authorities are trying to put pressure on Mustafa Dzhemilev, an MP of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, by oppressing his son, the mother and advocate of Khaiser Dzhemilev, found guilty by the jury of the Krasnodar Territorial Court of manslaughter, believe.
Mukhammad Magomedov at the All-Russia Civil Forum, 2014. Photo by Abakar Abakarov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:00, 3 June 2015
Advocate demands to release Mukhammad Magomedov from SIZO
The arrest of Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "The Union of the Just", expired in the evening on June 2, said his advocate Magomed Magomedov and demanded to release his client from the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
News
Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

The treatment of the arrested Vugar Mamedov in Azerbaijan has been interrupted.

A strong fire broke out at the oil terminal in Baku.

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.