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17:26, 20 June 2025

European Parliament demands to liberate Mziya Amaglobeli

The Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted a resolution demanding the immediate release of Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the "Batumelebi" and "Netgazeti" online outlets, treating her arrest as politically motivated.

Apti Alaudinov and Schema-Abbot Gavriil. A still from the video posted on the Apti Alaudinov’s Telegram channel.

14:04, 20 June 2025

Apti Alaudinov personally apologizes to Schema-Abbot Gavriil

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the “Akhmat” special forces, personally apologized to Schema-Abbot Gavriil for his words about the priest’s mental abilities. Schema-Abbot Gavriil has stated that he had “no disagreements” with Apti Alaudinov after their personal meeting. The priests has also noted that his statement about Muslims was “misunderstood.”

The detention of the man suspected of extorting money from the deceased military man’s widow. Photo by the press service of the Chief Directorate for the Krasnodar Territory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation.

14:02, 20 June 2025

Kuban MP suspected of extorting money from soldier’s widow

A parliamentarian from the Dinsky District of the Krasnodar Territory has been detained on suspicion of extorting money from a widow of a deceased military man for the evacuation of her husband’s body from the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

Women’s beach in Makhachkala. Photo by https://2gis.ru/makhachkala/gallery/firm/70000001023611171/photoId/30258560109542079

13:59, 20 June 2025

Makhachkala City Mayoralty considers moving women’s beach to another place

In Makhachkala, a women’s beach may be moved to the area of the Spiritual Centre between Kaspiysk and Makhachkala. Beach female visitors complain that observers are preventing Muslim women from relaxing.

Relatives of the missing block traffic on Baghramyan Avenue. June 19, 2025. A screenshot of the video https://news.am/rus/news/889252.html

18:22, 19 June 2025

Relatives of missing soldiers demand to cancel resignation of Armenian NSS chief

Relatives of the missing soldiers during Karabakh wars are blocking traffic in Bagramyan Avenue in protest against the dismissal of Armen Abazyan, the head of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS), who conducted extensive work to search for the missing soldiers.

Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot of video https://www.instagram.com*/reel/DK18jZ0oDH2/

18:15, 19 June 2025

Social media users are sceptical about Alaudinov's proposal for mobilization

Alaudinov's calls for mobilization are absurd, and if it is so necessary, it should start with the families of Chechen leadership and authorities, social media users have suggested.

A frame of video of residents of Lyublino in Moscow. June 19, 2025. Video screenshot https://t.me/chp_kavkaz/23733

18:07, 19 June 2025

Conflict with "Russian Community" in Moscow attracts attention in Chechnya

Residents of the Lyublino District in Moscow have filmed a video in which they claimed that activists of the "Russian Community" tried to illegally detain Chechen children. The police were called to the venue; and the representative office of the head of Chechnya in Moscow got involved in the situation.

Seda Suleymanova: Photo: "Where is Seda?" / Telegram

16:49, 19 June 2025

Human rights defenders: police pretend to be searching for Seda Suleimanova

The appearance of a Seda Suleimanova’s wanted card in the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) database actually only indicates that the law enforcement bodies are simulating their activities. When a criminal case is instituted, all active actions to search for a missing person are being carried out at the discretion of an investigator from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Journalist Nizfa Arshba* at a court hearing in Sukhumi, June 17, 2025. Still image of the video "Abaza-TV".

16:46, 19 June 2025

Journalist Nizfa Arshba* refuses to disclose her sources to Abkhazian State Security Service

At a trial on a lawsuit against the State Security Service of Abkhazia, Abkhazian journalist Nizfa Arshba* called the compensation in the amount of five million roubles demanded by her adequate. The journalist also refused to disclose the sources of her posts. Representatives of the defendant’s side withdrew their statement on readiness for a settlement agreement.

Samvel Karapetyan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot with the use of AI in the Copilot software

16:42, 19 June 2025

Samvel Karapetyan arrested for two months

Samvel Karapetyan, an owner of the “Tashir” Group of Companies, whose house in Yerevan was searched by officers of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia after his public speech in support of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has been accused of calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order and taken into custody.

Coordinators and experts of the New Perspective programme, Armenia, Yerevan, June 13, 2025: photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot".

09:26, 19 June 2025

Psychologists call support for Karabakh refugees necessary

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, including children, are having a hard time being forced to move to Armenia; the situation is aggravated by financial problems. The psychological support that 250 families have received helps them overcome the adaptation difficulties, experts from the New Perspective Project believe.

Sergey Davidis*, lawyer and rights defender: photo: https://memorialcenter.org/ru/news/sergej-davidis-obyavlen-prichastnym-k-terrorizmu-zayavlenie-soveta*.

18:24, 18 June 2025

Refusal to exclude “Memorial”* from foreign agents register upheld

The Moscow appellate court has rejected the complaint against the court ruling refusing to remove the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* from the register of foreign agents.

Georgian priest: the illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" with the help of the AI in the Copilot software.

18:23, 18 June 2025

Georgian priest detained in Abkhazia

A Georgian priest, Father Pimen (Roman Kardava), has been detained in Abkhazia. According to the Abkhaz Orthodox Church, he had promoted "nationalist ideas" among the local population.

18:12, 18 June 2025

Book about life of rights defender Natalia Estemirova published

The book "Please Live" about the life of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova has been presented in England. According to the author, Lana Estemirova, it took many years to write the book because it was emotionally difficult. Lana wanted to immortalize her mother's name in the absence of a fair investigation into her mother's murder.

Eset Umarova next to a portrait of her son Movsar: photo: https://t.me/no_torture/3635.

18:07, 18 June 2025

Rights defenders criticize investigators for refusing to familiarize Grozny woman with her son’s case

Contrary to a court ruling, investigators in Chechnya wouldn’t allow Eset Umarova to study the case materials on the disappearance of her son, Movsar. Human rights defenders have assessed the investigators’ position as “a mockery of the mother and the law.”

Zara Yakhyaeva. Still from the video by https://grozny-news.net/society/2025/06/17/226346.html

16:29, 18 June 2025

Chechen state-run TV channel reports public apology of woman accused of practicing witchcraft

Zara Yakhyaeva, a resident of the Kurchaloi District, her son, and several women who addressed her for help were taken to a police department. A state-run TV channel journalist called on residents of Chechnya to report to the police about persons who provide occult services.

A beach in Anapa. June 17, 2025. Photo by https://t.me/makovozovy/38686

16:25, 18 June 2025

Bloggers dispute operational headquarters’ data on absence of fuel oil emissions in Anapa

A lot of clots of fuel oil washed up on the Central Beach of Anapa and the beaches of Dzhemete. This was reported by bloggers, who posted videos from the shore. The operational headquarters for the Krasnodar Territory reported no fuel oil emissions.

Samvel Karapetyan. Photo screenshot https://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/v-erevanskom-osobnyake-milliardera-samvela-karapetyana-proizveden-obysk-mvd-video-/

16:08, 18 June 2025

Armenian NSS conducts search at billionaire Samvel Karapetyan’s house in Yerevan

The National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia conducted a search at the Yerevan house of Samvel Karapetyan, an owner of the “Tashir” Group of Companies, after the businessman had expressed his support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. Forty-five people were detained near the Samvel Karapetyan’s house. The Armenian Apostolic Church and the opposition condemned the persecution of Samvel Karapetyan.

Military servicemen: photo by the “Grozny Inform”: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/147942/

17:32, 17 June 2025

Alaudinov's call to declare mobilization is in conflict with law

According to the Russian law, the Israeli-Iranian hostilities are no ground for declaring mobilization in Russia, but if necessary, authorities can declare it because of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, analysts have pointed in their comments on Apti Alaudinov's calls to mobilize at least 500,000 people.

A beach in Anapa. Photo by Anton Bykov, Yuga.ru

17:26, 17 June 2025

Hoteliers in Anapa and Temryuk District will be partially reimbursed for amounts of returned reservations

Because of the fuel oil (mazut) spill in the Black Sea, the occupancy rate of Anapa hotels has decreased by 50% compared to the same last year’s period. Some hotels are in dire straits because they cannot return money to tourists for cancelled bookings, a source from the Association of Russian Tour Operators has stated.

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