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11:56, 8 June 2017
Rights defenders call on Belarus not to send Murad Amriev to Russia
The State Border Committee of Belarus has confirmed the detention of athlete Murad Amriev, who complained about torture and threats of blood feud against him in Chechnya. Human rights defenders have appealed to the Belarusian law enforcement agencies with a request not to send Murad Amriev to Russia.
Police car transports Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
11:01, 8 June 2017
Rights defenders call on Georgian authorities to investigate Afghan Mukhtarly's kidnapping
23 international public organizations have addressed a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili with the demand to call on the Georgian government to carry out a complete investigation in connection with the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly's case.
10:59, 8 June 2017
Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to block 12 materials on Internet
The Chechnya Prosecutor's Office found 12 materials on the Internet offending religious feelings of believers and filed lawsuits to court to block access to those resources.
Advocate Pyotr Zaikin talks with Murad Amriev, Pytkam.net / Twitter https://twitter.com/pytkam_net/status/872014763206647808/photo/1
10:00, 8 June 2017
Belarusian law enforcers explain detention of Murad Amriev by his search in CIS countries
Athlete Murad Amriev, who complained about torture and threats of blood feud against him in Chechnya, was detained in Belarus, since he was wanted by CIS countries, the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel reports with reference to the ROVD (District Interior Division) in the town of Dobrush.
Murad Amriev. Photo: Committee for the Prevention of Torture, http://www.pytkam.net
03:37, 8 June 2017
Murad Amriev detained in Belarus
Belarusian border guards detained Murad Amriev, an MMA fighter, in Dobrush. Earlier, he has claimed facing the threats of blood feud in Chechnya and fled the transport police building in Bryansk.
01:44, 8 June 2017
Many facts remain hidden in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, advocates assert
The motive for the Boris Nemtsov's murder has not been revealed, and the case contains no objective evidence of any version voiced by investigators. In the course of the debate, advocates have claimed there are a lot of hidden circumstances in the case.
Shelter for stray dogs in Makhachkala. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/makhachkala/makhachkalinskiy
21:18, 7 June 2017
Lawyers see low chances for perished girl's mother to receive multimillion compensation
The mother of the girl, who died of dog bites, will not be able to collect the claimed amount of 50 million roubles from the Mayoralty; her claim will most likely be rejected, said Dagestani lawyers.
Jamil Gasanli. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гасанли,_Джамиль_Поладхан_оглы
20:43, 7 June 2017
Azerbaijani oppositionist Gasanli states unjustified inspection at airport
Jamil Gasanli, the chairman of the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), said that he was exposed to customs examination at the Baku International Airport, despite the fact that he had nothing to declare.
20:11, 7 June 2017
Mukhtarly urges Georgia to publicize video evidence of his kidnapping
Today, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate of the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, has posted a video on the Facebook, reporting his meeting on June 6 with his client at Baku SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison). "Afghan remains vivacious," said the advocate.
17:35, 7 June 2017
Court arrests man suspected of attempting to assassinate Adam Osmaev and Amina Okueva
Today, in Kiev, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest for two months a man suspected of an attempt on Adam Osmaev, a native of Grozny, and his wife Amina Okueva.
Policemen detain rally participant, Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
15:20, 7 June 2017
IRFS calls on Western countries to impose sanctions against government of Azerbaijan
Today, the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has released a statement condemning the authorities of Azerbaijan for a new wave of attacks on freedom of expression in the country. The IRFS has also called on the Western countries and agencies to impose sanctions.
15:17, 7 June 2017
BCA refuses to release Gezyal Bairamly under house arrest
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the appeal filed against the refusal to change the pre-trial restriction measure to Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) for house arrest.
14:29, 7 June 2017
Resident of Dagestan killed in shootout with law enforcers
Last night, a local resident attacked law enforcers in the Lak District of Dagestan and was killed by return fire. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.
Defendant Shagid Gubashev closes his face. Photo by the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent.
13:56, 7 June 2017
Defence considers Shagid Gubashev's guilt to be unproven
During the debate, an advocate of Shagid Gubashev has claimed that the arguments of public prosecutors do not confirm the version about the involvement of his client in the Boris Nemtsov's murder. The advocate has requested the court to acquit Shagid Gubashev.
Banner: 'Free Mustafa. Amnesty Urgent Action: Don't Extradite'. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:45, 7 June 2017
In Tbilisi, protestors demand to ban extradition of Turkish teacher
Today, in Tbilisi, people have held an action against extradition of Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish citizen, accused in Turkey of aiding and abetting terrorists.
Navalny supporters' brand marks. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
11:19, 7 June 2017
Volgograd: Alexei Navalny's supporters complain about eviction from new premises
In Volgograd, an office of supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a building in Peace Street could work a little more than a day. This was reported by Anastasia Andreeva, a staff member of the office.
Banner of the 28th "Kinotavr" Film Festival. Photo: http://drivenew.ru/events/any/kinotavr-2017-daty-i-mesto-provedeniya-ne-izmenilis/?SECTION_CODE=any&ELEMENT_CODE=kinotavr-2017-daty-i-mesto-provedeniya-ne-izmenilis&set_filter=y
07:21, 7 June 2017
Half of "Kinotavr" programme are debuts
Today, Sochi opens its 28th "Kinotavr" Russian Film Festival. The main programme of the festival includes 14 films. Of them, seven works are the debuts of young film directors.
04:40, 7 June 2017
Animal rights defenders criticize police for opening fire at a cow in Makhachkala
Makhachkala policemen who opened fire at a cow from firearms in the middle of a busy street showed an example of cruel treatment of animals, states the regional animal protection centre "Zoolife".
Informal logo of the "Terek" Football Club. Photo: vk.com/fc_terek?w=wall-34443800_505127&z=photo-34443800_456242605%2Falbum-34443800_00%2Frev
03:40, 7 June 2017
"Terek" fans oppose FC's renaming into "Akhmat"
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced renaming the "Terek" Football Club (FC) into "Akhmat" as a final fact. Fans of the club in social networks have criticized this decision.
Arrest of Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
01:00, 7 June 2017
Rights defenders claim 165 political prisoners in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Centre for Defence of Political Prisoners has updated the list of political prisoners, by adding four new arrested ones and excluding one inmate found dead at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The total number of political prisoners on the list is 165 persons; the new list was presented at a press conference on June 6.
News
The deputy asked Bastrykin to intervene in Mintsayeva's fate.

One man was rescued. Still from Albert Rabuev's Telegram channel, May 24, 2026, https://t.me/itonrabuev/2231. The search for two people missing in an avalanche in Chechnya has been completed.

Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.

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.