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21:00, 20 June 2009
Militants crack RIA "Dagestan" website and take responsibility for Magomedtagirov's murder
Today the Internet website of the RIA "Dagestan", founded by the Ministry for National Policy, Information and External Relations of Dagestan, was attacked by hackers. The main page posted an appeal on behalf of members of the extremist grouping of Ibragim Gadzhidadaev - he took responsibility for murdering Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Adilgerei Magomedtagirov.
20:00, 20 June 2009
In Moscow, Maskhud Abdullaev, deported from Egypt son of Chechen militant, disappeared
Human rights activists cannot establish the whereabouts of Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, leader of Chechen armed underground movement and closest ally of Doku Umarov, leader of the militants of Northern Caucasus.
19:00, 20 June 2009
In Georgia, fishermen block Poti-Batumi Highway
Today, fishermen from the city of Poti have blocked the Poti-Batumi Highway in Georgia for a couple of hours. The picketers demanded from the authorities to allow them fishing at sea and in Lake Paliastomi, located near Poti.
18:00, 20 June 2009
The issue of Georgian-Azerbaijani border remains unsettled
The today's sitting of the Azeri-Georgian intergovernmental commission in Tbilisi has failed to bring closer the positions of both countries in delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border. This was stated by Khalaf Khalafov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
17:00, 20 June 2009
Two more persons arrested on Baku massacre case
In Baku, law enforcement bodies have arrested two more persons in connection with the massacre on April 30 committed in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA). This is the topic of the joint statement of the General Prosecutor's Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.
16:00, 20 June 2009
Chechen woman suspected of kidnapping "Rosneft" vice-president's son arrested
The Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow has sanctioned arrest of Zarema Dadaeva, 34, a native of Grozny, who was detained in Moscow on June 18 as a suspect of kidnapping the son of vice-president of the "Rosneft" Mikhail Stavskiy.
15:00, 20 June 2009
Saakashvili suggests Georgian opposition to get back to parliament
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has offered those members of radical opposition who had torn their mandates into pieces after parliamentary elections on May 21, 2008, to return to parliament.
14:00, 20 June 2009
MIA of Dagestan: car with militants burned down
Today, in the Karabudakhken District of Dagestan, in the highway section between Dzhanga and Gubden villages, a burned down VAZ-2107 car with scorched bodies of two men was found; presumably, they were participants of illegal armed formations (IAFs), reports the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
13:00, 20 June 2009
Armenian government prohibited to go to long vacations
Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sarkisyan has forbidden his government to leave for long summer vacations. The reason of his decision is in deterioration of the country's economic situation because of the global financial crisis.
12:00, 20 June 2009
Twenty illegal migrants deported from Chechnya this year
During five months of 2009, twenty illegal migrants were deported from Chechnya; protocols on administrative offences against 200 more persons have been drawn up. This was stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source in the Republic's Migration Service.
Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/10894468@N00
23:40, 19 June 2009
In Kabardino-Balkaria, sons of Shevkhuzhev, killed in special operation, detained
On June 18, in Dugulubgei village of Kabardino-Balkaria, minor sons were detained of Sultan Shevkhuzhev, 40, a resident of Dugulubgei, who was killed in a special operation on May 28 in Mechnikova Street in Nalchik. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Sultan's father - Asredin Shevkhuzhev.
Tbilisi, camp of opposition. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 19 June 2009
Opposition in Tbilisi restores tents destroyed by police
Supporters of the opposition have begun rebuilding the tent camp near Saakashvili's residence, destroyed late at night on June 18 by policemen.
European Court. Source: http://flickr.com/photos/33784579@N05
23:00, 19 June 2009
European Court obliges Russia to pay 35,000 euros to Chechen woman
On June 18 in Strasbourg, a decision of the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on case No. 2393/05 "Magomadova versus Russia" was announced. The court obliged the Russian Federation to pay 35,000 euros of compensation to the resident of Chechnya.
22:30, 19 June 2009
In Azerbaijan, police stops picket of opponents to amendments in the law on NGOs
Over 100 activists of the civil society of Azerbaijan have rallied together today at midday for holding an action near the parliament against the would-be amendments to the Law "On Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)"; however, they were stopped by the police some 300 meters off the building of the National Assembly. Nobody was detained.
Ingushetia. Photo by www.ingushetia.org
22:10, 19 June 2009
Ahmed Sultygov: preacher Kartoev was killed for truth in Ingushetia
Attempts on religious leaders in Ingushetia are committed because they are not afraid to answer any question. This was stated by Ahmed Sultygov, chairman of the PR division of the Administration of Ingushetia, when he spoke about the murder of preacher Abdurakhman Kartoev, 85.
22:00, 19 June 2009
Stavropol Territory: investigation of Dmitri Medkov's false murder charge is over
In Stavropol Territory, the investigation is over of the criminal case against the head of the criminal search division of Novoselitskiy ROVD (District Interior Unit) and his subordinate, for whose guilt teenager Dmitri Medkov had been illegally brought to criminal liability for the murder of his sister that he never committed.
21:00, 19 June 2009
National Assembly of Armenia approves the bill "On Amnesty"
Today, the extraordinary session of the National Assembly has adopted with 98 votes for, at three refrained and one vote against, the bill on amnesty submitted by Minister of Justice Gevork Danielyan.
19:00, 19 June 2009
At trial on Nalchik attack, issue was discussed of extending defendants' custody
Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, at the session on the criminal case on the events on October 13, 2005, held under chair of Galina Gorislavskaya, discussed the issue of another three-month extension of defendants' custody term, which expires on June 27.
18:00, 19 June 2009
"Memorial" is concerned about life of Maskhud Abdullaev deported from Egypt to Russia
The Human Rights Centre "Memorial" has expressed its anxiety of the fate of Maskhud Abdullaev, who was deported today from Egypt to Russia for violating the migratory legislation of the former country.
23:50, 18 June 2009
Mass suicide prevented in Azerbaijan
In Baku, near the shopping centre "Teze Basar" (New Marketplace), a suicide attempt of a group of 30 persons was prevented. They were brought to police station No. 21 of the Nasimin District and later released.
News
The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

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.