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14:00, 7 June 2012
In Volgograd, court fines activists of "For Fair Elections" movement
In Volgograd, court fined three activists of the movement "For Fair Elections", who participated in the gathering in the city centre against the decision of the Russian State Duma on increasing fines for participation in mass events. This was reported by Artyom Panenko, the lawyer of the movement "For Fair Elections".
13:00, 7 June 2012
Memorial to victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict opened in Ingushetia
In Nazran, the memorial to the memory of victims of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict of 1992 was opened. Next to him, a mosque and a prayer house were built. Opening of the memorial was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Ingushetia.
23:00, 6 June 2012
In Astrakhan, Oleg Shein claims false testimony at trial on cancellation of Mayor's election
In Astrakhan, Oleg Shein asked to prosecute 18 witnesses in the case of cancellation of the results of Mayor's election. According to Oleg Shein, witnesses of 18 precinct election commissions gave false testimonies.
22:00, 6 June 2012
US Secretary of State recommends Azerbaijani authorities to release arrested journalists
Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, called on the Azerbaijani authorities to respect human rights and democratic freedoms of citizens and release the journalists arrested "for their publications and activists convicted for their participating in public demonstrations."
21:00, 6 June 2012
In Volgograd, police detains six activists of movement "For Fair Elections"
In the centre of Volgograd, near the reception room of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, a gathering against the decision of the Russian State Duma on increasing fines for participation in public events was held. Activists of the movement "For Fair Elections" called on to dissolve the Parliament and to veto the draft law. According to organizers, six protestors were detained.
20:00, 6 June 2012
In Nagorno-Karabakh, one soldier killed and two wounded
Last night, Azerbaijani reconnaissance and sabotage group tried to enter at the position of the Defence Army of Karabakh. As a result of the combat action, the Karabakh side lost one soldier, and two soldiers were wounded. This was reported by the Department of Information and Propaganda of the army of the unrecognized republic.
19:00, 6 June 2012
In Adygea, 40 persons attend rally in support of homeless animals
40 persons attended a picket, which was held in Maikop on 5 June, on the World Environment Day. Students, ecologists, working citizens and retired people with banners gathered near the Government House of the Republic. They chanted slogans: "We are for Russia without cruelty", "Animals have right to life and protection" and demanded to speed up the construction of kennel for homeless animals in the city.
18:00, 6 June 2012
Kuban: priest, who spat at gallery owner Marat Gelman, expelled from Eparchial Court
In the Krasnodar Territory (also known as "Kuban" by the name of the main river), the priest, who participated in the protest action, which disrupted the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Icons" organized by Marat Gelman, was expelled from the court of the Ekaterinodar and Kuban Dioceses.
17:00, 6 June 2012
Forbes: Makhachkala is listed in top 10 best cities for business
According to the rating of the Russian cities compiled by the Forbes magazine, five cities in southern Russia are the most convenient to do business. The first place among the 30 presented cities went to Sochi, the 10th place to Krasnodar, and the 7th place to Makhachkala. The rating caused ambiguous reaction of the Runet users.
15:00, 6 June 2012
Georgia's MFA to check content of textbooks on history of Turkey
Turkish textbooks contain a map, on which the territory of modern Georgia, in particular, Adzharia, and Armenia are parts of Turkey. At present, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) checks the information. The Turkish side calls the incident a mistake.
13:11, 6 June 2012
Three persons injured in fight between natives of Northern Caucasus and football fans in Moscow
In Moscow, three persons were injured in a fight between natives of Northern Caucasus and football fans. Two victims are in serious condition.
11:00, 6 June 2012
Unidentified persons in Stavropol region burned down the campaign office of a nominee as municipal deputy of Lermontov
Tonight unidentified persons in Stavropol region burned down the campaign office of Alexander Dunaev, ex-Head of Lermontov, nominee as deputy of the City Council of the fifth convocation, representatives of the office reported.
10:00, 6 June 2012
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan dismissed four oppositional activists’ cassational appeals
On June, 5, trial on cassational appeals of four activists convicted in connection with the oppositional meeting of April, 2, 2011, was held in the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan under the chairmanship of judge Farman Kerimov. Sahib Kerimov, Babek Gasanov, Elshan Gasanov and Elnur Israfilov asked the court to revoke the verdicts of guilty against them and bring verdicts of complete acquittal, however the Supreme Court dismissed the activists’ appeals.
09:00, 6 June 2012
Residents of Dagestan report their relatives’ disappearance
Relatives of resident of Makhachkala Magomed Rasulov appealed to the police reporting his disappearance. Father of Esmira Ganieva reported his daughter’s disappearance in the settlement of Akhty, web-site of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Dagestan informs.
08:00, 6 June 2012
Lawyers in Armenia will hold a strike connected with the actions of the Court of Cassation
Members of the Bar of Armenia announced their plan to hold a one-day strike on June, 11, in this way expressing dissatisfaction with the activities of the judges of the Court of Cassation, lawyer Lusine Saakyan, member of the pressure group for organization of the strike, reported. As of June, 5, there were 100 lawyers ready to take part in the strike.
23:00, 5 June 2012
Earthquake hits Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, in the evening of June 5, near the town of Zaqatala, an earthquake measuring 4 points on the 12-point scale occurred, no one was injured.
22:00, 5 June 2012
Vladikavkaz: about 30 persons hold picket against operation of "Electrozink"
About 30 persons gathered in Victory Square in Vladikavkaz to attend the last rally, organized by the initiative group "Electrozink. What do we breathe?" against the activities of the factory.
21:00, 5 June 2012
Anzor Kurashinov: 300 more returnees from Syria to come to Kabardino-Balkaria till end of year
Till the end of the year, the number of returnees, coming from Syria to Kabardino-Balkaria, will increase by 300 more persons, and 150 returnees have already arrived. This was reported on June 5 by Anzor Kurashinov, Chief of the Division of the State Committee on affairs of public and religious organizations in Kabardino-Balkaria, at the seminar on adaptation of returnees from Syria, held in Nalchik.
20:00, 5 June 2012
Trial on case of torture in Ingush MIA resumed
On June 4, after a break, the Karabulak Court of Ingushetia resumed court hearings on the case against Nazir Guliev and Ilyas Nalgiev, ex-officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), accused of torturing detainees.
19:00, 5 June 2012
In Tbilisi, activists of "Georgian Dream" protest against tree felling
Youth organizations of the "Georgian Dream" party coalition protest against felling of trees in Tbilisi. This was announced today by Tatiya Shetakuri, the representative of the coalition, at a campaign briefing.
News
The US Senate called for the release of journalists from Azerbaijan and Georgia.

17 service members have died in Azerbaijan outside of combat since the beginning of the year.

The destruction of an Armenian memorial in Karabakh sparked a debate on social media.

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.