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22:00, 18 June 2015
KBR resident reports detention of his son after search
Power agents drove away to some unknown place Akhmed Abazov, a resident of the village of Dugulubgei, said his father Edward. Akhmed is a brother of Murat Abazov, who perished in 2013 in an explosion of the village mosque.
Volunteers in the streets of Tbilisi. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:42, 18 June 2015
Volunteers are actively restoring Tbilisi after flooding
Residents of Georgia, acting on their own initiative, are actively participating in restoration works after the flooding in Tbilisi and help the victims. Volunteers have deployed canteens and first aid centres, and coordinate their work through social networks.
The fragment of the agreement signed on June 18, 1995. Photo: http://echo.msk.ru/blog/orlov_oleg/1568676-echo/
16:01, 18 June 2015
Failure to assault hospital in Budyonnovsk led to signing agreement with Basaev
Today is 20 years since signing an agreement with Chechen fighters, who captured the hospital in the city of Budyonnovsk, which then led to release of hostages. By the date, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has presented the original of the agreement, kept in the archives of the centre.
An exhausted Syrian girl is asleep next her father after they have been saved by the Italian ship. Photo: @UNHCR/A.D’Amato, http://www.unhcr.ru/
13:24, 18 June 2015
UNHCR treats conflict in Syria as major factor of refugees' growth
In 2014, the number of refugees in the world increased by 2.8 million, and amounted to 19.5 million, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on the eve of the World Refugee Day.
12:11, 18 June 2015
Tbilisi court arrests four men accused of involvement in IS
The Tbilisi City Court has ruled to put in custody the four persons accused of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), said the press service of the court.
The village of Verkhni Djalgan of the Derbent District of Dagestan. Photo: АА http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
11:20, 18 June 2015
Rural teacher killed in Dagestan during haymaking
In the evening on June 17, in the outskirt of the village of Verkhni Djalgan of the Derbent District of Dagestan, a local school teacher, who worked at haymaking in military uniform, was shot dead. Investigators believe that militants have to do with the crime, a law enforcement source has reported.
The building of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo: Cannot https://ru.wikipedia.org
10:44, 18 June 2015
ICRF rejects Eskerkhanov's demand to open criminal case on torture
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has dismissed the request, lodged by Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a figurant in the Nemtsov's murder case, to open a criminal case on the torture, allegedly applied to him by law enforcers, the "Kommersant" reports.
10:40, 18 June 2015
OSCE monitoring finds no ceasefire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area
The routine monitoring by the OSCE mission of the troops contact line in the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict passed without incidents, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
The special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
09:13, 18 June 2015
HRW calls on Russian authorities not to violate human rights at war on militants in Dagestan
The fight of Russian authorities against the armed underground in Dagestan is accompanied by serious human rights violations, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) states in its report, which has also documented a number of militants' crimes.
Medical attendants in Alagir with the vaccines for the city residents. June 2015. Photo by Emma Maroeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:37, 18 June 2015
Water decontamination station launched on one water main in Alagir
In North Ossetia, the commissioning of over of a water disinfection station constructed on the Gusarin water main – one of the three sources of drinking water in the city of Alagir.
07:00, 18 June 2015
Makhachkala court upholds Khairullin's complaint about investigators' inaction
On June 17, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala upheld the complaint on investigators' inaction in relation to the application about the beating of local resident Arslan Khairullin by law enforcers, said the advocate Elena Denisenko.
21:52, 17 June 2015
Askandarov's advocate complains to ICRF about Dagestani investigators
An advocate of Kurban Askandarov, an advocate of the Deputy Imam of one of the mosques of Makhachkala, has filed a complaint to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). In his complaint, the advocate claims that investigators have violated his client's rights.
Warehouses near the zoo. Tbilisi, June 17, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:29, 17 June 2015
Tbilisi Zoo Director summoned to Prosecutor's Office for questioning
Investigators decided to question Zurab Gurielidze, the Tbilisi Zoo Director, and his deputies in the case of the tiger's attack on a person.
The consequences of the flooding in Georgia. June 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:44, 17 June 2015
Georgian GPO investigates causes of flooding casualties
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia believes the deaths from the flooding could result from a breach of safety precautions committed during the construction of buildings lately destroyed by the natural calamity.
The participant of the "United National Movement" rally holds the flags of Georgia and Ukraine. Tbilisi, March 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:46, 17 June 2015
New head of Odessa Police escapes prosecution in Georgia
Georgia does not continue criminal proceedings against Giya Lortkipanidze, who on June 16 was appointed the head of the Odessa Police. This was stated by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The Georgian Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have no claims against Giya Lortkipanidze, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party reports.
Firearms. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
17:35, 17 June 2015
ICRF identifies suspect involved in shootout with policemen in Dagestan
Nizami Agamirov, a resident of Dagestan, hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, is suspected of an attempt on the lives of policemen and arms trafficking.
Broken personal computer lying on the heap of papers
15:06, 17 June 2015
CaT's office moves to Grozny apartment of Natalia Estemirova's daughter
The Committee against Torture (CaT) will continue its activities in Grozny at the apartment, which has been provided by a daughter of Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who was killed in 2009.
Young people in the centre of Grozny. May 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:46, 17 June 2015
Suspected militants' accomplice detained in Grozny
A resident of the Chechen capital, detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground, has made a confession. This was reported by an official from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the MIA's official, a 23-year-old resident of Chechnya was detained during the search operations on June 16.
The soldier of the FSA (Free Syrian Army) in the street of Aleppo. Syria. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org
10:46, 17 June 2015
Resident of Dagestan sentenced for involvement in warfare in Syria
In Dagestan, the court has sentenced a local resident to four years of imprisonment for involvement in the combat actions in the territory of Syria as a member of the terrorist organization "Dzhabhat Al-Nusra".
Grozny, Staropromyslov District. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:07, 17 June 2015
Grozny residents claim interruption of water supply
Starting from the morning of June 16, water supply in several districts of the Chechen capital is interrupted. This was reported by residents of Grozny. The utility companies explain interruptions of water supply in Grozny by renovation works.
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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.