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Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC "Memorial"
09:05, 23 June 2018
Today, the US State Department has demanded to liberate Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", calling the accusations against him groundless. The head of Chechnya has replied that the truthfulness of the charges should be evaluated by the court; besides, Kadyrov doubted Titiev's authority as a human rights defender.
08:48, 23 June 2018
The conflict that took place on June 15 in the village of Duisi, after the appearance of cars with portraits of Akhmat Kadyrov, was staged by residents of the Pankisi Gorge on both sides, residents of Georgia believe.
Chechen dance. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:32, 23 June 2018
The Chechen authorities have reported about reunification of 1500 divorced family couples. However, local residents doubt the viability of marriages, restored at the demand of authorities.
Gadji Gamzatov in the decisive battle with Johan Mayer. Photo: http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/gadzhi_gamzatov_pobeditel_pervenstva_evropi
22:40, 22 June 2018
The Russian Wrestling Federation has disqualified Gadji Gamzatov, an athlete from Dagestan, who in 2018 became the European youth champion, for four years.
22:21, 22 June 2018
Aidemir Khydyrbekov, born in 1984, is suspected of shooting and killing a resident of Dagestan; he was put on the wanted list, investigators said today.
Abubakar Edelgeriev. Photo: official website of United Russia Party, https://chechen.er.ru
21:56, 22 June 2018
The decree on appointing Abubakar Edelgeriev, the head of the Chechen government, to the post of adviser to the Russian president Vladimir Putin was published today by the Kremlin's press service.
Isa Khamkhoev (left) and Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: press service of Ingush leadership
19:22, 22 June 2018
The statement voiced by a religious figure from the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) concerning the legitimacy of Ingush Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and the conflict between the Mufti and Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov have political and not religious reasons. This opinion has been voiced by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Law enforcers. Photo: National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
19:04, 22 June 2018
For more than a week, relatives of Ibragim Aliev killed after his detention cannot get his body for burial, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today. According to the HRC, the law enforcement bodies have not yet responded to the Ombudsman's letter concerning the problem.
Russia v Egypt 2018 FIFA World Cup match. Photo: REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
18:41, 22 June 2018
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) intends to file a complaint to the FIFA about refereeing at the World Cup match between the national teams of Egypt and Russia, announces Hany Abo Rida, the president of the EFA. Despite the critic statement voiced by the EFA, the authorities of Chechnya invited members of the Egyptian national team to take part in a collective namaz (prayer).
Administration of Stavropol. Photo: http://ставрополь.рф
14:51, 22 June 2018
The administration of Stavropol offered Alexei Navalny's supporters to reschedule the intended July 1 rally against the reform of the pension system planned by Russian authorities to another date.
Military drills in Azerbaijan Photo: © Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/caucasus/20170418/235644567/Krupnomasshtabnye-uchenija-prodolzhajutsja-v-Azerbajdzhane.html
14:35, 22 June 2018
During the last 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army in three villages were shelled, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180621/12788436/premer-armenii-ne-prinyal-otstavku-tandilyan.html
14:19, 22 June 2018
The commission for reforming the Armenia electoral legislation has offered to abolish the rating system of voting at parliamentary elections, to abandon the use of fountain pens, and to colour voters' fingers with colourless ink to rule out any repeated voting.
Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo: http://president.e-dag.ru/novosti/zayavleniya-obrashcheniya/obrashchenie-vrio-glavy-dagestana-v-a-vasileva-ko-dnyu-pamyati-i-skorbi-o-pogibshikh-na-frontakh-velikoj-otechestvennoj-vojny
09:22, 22 June 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin will nominate Vladimir Vasiliev for the post of the head of Dagestan, sources report. Political scientists warn about the intensification of the "anti-colonial discourse" in the republic under Vasiliev.
Investigative Committee's car. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
09:15, 22 June 2018
Unidentified persons launched a shooting in Makhachkala. One man was shot dead, another one was hospitalized.
09:05, 22 June 2018
Georgian participants of the Geneva meeting have called on Russia to immediately transfer the internal organs of Archil Tatunashvili to Georgia for a full-fledged examination, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on June 21. The Archil Tatunashvili's remains are in Vladikavkaz, but the issue should be resolved by Georgia and South Ossetia, Russia's deputy foreign minister said.
Nikol Pashinyan during protests in April 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
08:43, 22 June 2018
Today, the Investigating Service of Armenia has announced that the criminal prosecution of the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters within the case of mass protests in Yerevan has been stopped for lack of corpus delicti (crime elements).
Mohamed Salah, Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov (from left to right) visit stadium in Grozny. Photo by provided by press service of the Chechen Parliament, http://www.parlamentchr.ru/press-centre/news/7382-v-groznyj-pribyla-sbornaya-egipta-po-futbolu
08:25, 22 June 2018
The choice of Grozny as the base of the national team was a big mistake because of the remoteness of Chechnya from the cities where Egypt is to play its FIFA World Cut matches, while participation of Ramzan Kadyrov in promotion actions prevented the due rehabilitation of the key player, observers of foreign media have pointed out.
Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC "Memorial".
23:44, 21 June 2018
The information about the criminal history of the witness and about possible law problems faced by the police witnesses are of key importance in the case against Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today.
Refugees from Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
23:14, 21 June 2018
Today, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported that the European Union has financed the integration of Syrian refugees in Armenia. Three million euros of assistance were raised by the European Union within the framework of the "Madad" Foundation.
Khamzat Kadyrov (right). Screenshot from video by user prikolno 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrRvKUjVMI
22:56, 21 June 2018
On June 20, the Council of Delegates for the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya approved Khamzat Kadyrov, a nephew of the Chechen leader, as the head of the municipal administration.
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.