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Elnur Medzhidli. Photo from personal archive
19:00, 4 June 2011
Azerbaijan suspends criminal case against blogger Elnur Medzhidli
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has suspended criminal proceedings against Elnur Medzhidli, an active user of social networks, journalist and blogger, who is now living in France.
17:00, 4 June 2011
Missing Kokrek villager found dead in Dagestan
The body of Magomed Musaev, a resident of the village of Kokrek, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, who disappeared on May 27, was found. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Magomed's wife - Makhabat Musaeva.
Drawing of the new mosque built in Magas. Borrowed from the official website of the administration of President of the Republic of Ingushetia (www.ingushetia.ru)
16:14, 4 June 2011
Mosque is started in capital of Ingushetia
A foundation stone has been laid of the first congregation mosque in the city of Magas, where 8000 believers will be able to pray at the same time - it will be the largest mosque in Ingushetia.
16:00, 4 June 2011
Astrakhan Region opens new route of historical tourism
In the Astrakhan Region tourists will be able to visit a large-scale reconstruction of the medieval town of Sarai-Batu - the capital of Golden Horde, built in the steppes of the Kharabalin District, near the site of the actual archaeological excavations of the ancient settlement.
15:00, 4 June 2011
South Ossetia bans imports of fresh vegetables from EU
The South-Ossetian leadership has banned the import of vegetables from the European Union (EU) countries to the territory of the republic. The decision has to do with the hazardous intestinal infection spread in Europe.
13:00, 4 June 2011
Oil source found in Georgia near Black Sea coast
Satellites found a natural source of oil in the Black Sea off the coast of Georgia, the "ScanEx" Company reports.
23:50, 3 June 2011
Grozny: unidentified assailants attack Chechen Human Rights Centre
On May 30, armed men broke into the office of the Human Rights Centre of the Chechen Republic in Grozny and started threatening the employees of this organization. This was reported by the HRC "Memorial", which added that the attackers were not identified, and the reasons of the attack are unknown.
23:40, 3 June 2011
Blast kills people in Tskhinvali
Today in the evening a grenade blew up in Tskhinvali and wounded, according to various sources, two or three persons, one of them later died.
23:20, 3 June 2011
Printing house of "Krestianin" in Rostov Region reopened by court decision
Today, under the ruling of the Rostov Regional Court, the printing facility of the "Krestianin" (Peasant) newspaper, located in the village of Chaltyr, Myasnikov District of the Rostov Region, was reopened for operation. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Irina Samokhhina, the head of the "Krestianin" Publishers.
23:10, 3 June 2011
Tigran Postanjyan released in Armenia
On June 3, Tigran Postanjyan, brother of Zaruhi Postanjyan, deputy of the parliamentary faction of the "Heritage" Party, was released from custody under decision by the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan.
23:00, 3 June 2011
Russian Public Chamber demands inquiry into persecution of Muslims in North Ossetia and Dagestan
Mass arrests of Muslims in North Ossetia and beating of believers in Dagestan are provocations on the eve of the 2012 presidential election in Russia and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. This was stated in the statements of the Working Group of the Public Chamber (WGPC) for promoting social dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus.
22:50, 3 June 2011
Azerbaijani Court of Appeal leaves oppositionists in custody
On June 2, the Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaints against extension of custody term lodged by Arif Gadjily, head of the executive office of the "Musavat" Party, Tural Abbasly, chairman of the "Musavat" youth organization, and Muhammad Medzhidli, member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).
22:40, 3 June 2011
Society of Dagestan is on the brink of civil war: over 2000 disappearances remain unsolved
A human life in Dagestan is cheaper than in the rest of Russia; and the Dagestani society is on the brink of civil war - these are the conclusions reached at the travelling session of the Presidential Council on Civil Society Development and Human Rights, held on June 2. It was announced at the session that in general for the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) over 2000 human disappearances remain unsolved.
22:10, 3 June 2011
Muratov: current methods do not allow final inquiry into the death of Yuri Schekochikhin
The investigation into the death of journalist Yuri Schekochikhin, who shortly before his death, namely in 2002-2003, was a member of the public commission of inquiry into the explosions of houses in Moscow and Volgodonsk in 1999, was resumed five times, and then stopped. This was stated by Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta". According to his story, the newspaper continues its independent inquiry into the death of Schekochikhin.
22:00, 3 June 2011
A non-governmental Constitutional Committee demanded independent investigation of the details of dispersal of the oppositional action
A non-governmental Constitutional Committee of Georgia consisting of ex-judges, experts and practicing lawyers considers it necessary to from an independent investigative committee that will undertake investigation of the events connected with dispersal of the unauthorized oppositional meeting at night of May, 26, by members of the top brass.
21:00, 3 June 2011
Free English language schools opened in Sochi
Free English language schools for volunteers are now working at schools of Sochi health resort, Krasnodar region.
20:00, 3 June 2011
Taxmen in Krasnodar region suspected of bribery
Employees of the Inspection of Federal Tax Service of Russia in Krasnodar are suspected of having received a bribe to a sum of 250 thousand rubles.
19:00, 3 June 2011
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia accuses Russia of organizing an act of terror
The Department of Constitutional Security of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia prevented an act of terror two residents of Abkhazia were going to commit upon the instructions of Russian special services, the Georgian Ministry of Interior Affairs reports.
18:00, 3 June 2011
Sakunts: the major problem of prisons in Armenia is their overload
The situation in the penal enforcement institutions of Armenia is becoming worse and the lack of space remains the major problem, human rights activist Arthur Sakunts, Head of Vanadzor office of Helsinki Civil Assembly, declares.
23:30, 2 June 2011
Dmitry Medvedev to examine criminal case on Beslan terror act
During his meeting with Susanna Dudieva, Chair of the "Beslan Mothers" Committee, and Elvira Tuaeva, a member of the Committee, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised to study all the materials of the case on the Beslan terror act and try to give a new impetus to investigatory procedures.
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A repatriate from Russia appealed in court the denial of an Abkhaz passport.

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.