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23:23, 2 July 2021
Owner of Anapa hotel explains her conflict with guests by homophobia
In Anapa, young women left a hotel after its owner raised a stink in response to their complaints about a dirty room. The woman explained her act by the behaviour of the guests, whom she suspected of non-traditional sexual orientation.
Screenshot of a video about Caucasian women who have fallen victims to archaic traditions. Video by the Meydantv https://www.facebook.com/kavkaz.uzel/videos/1346373272051860/
23:04, 2 July 2021
Girl leaves Russia after death threats from her family in Dagestan
A girl who came to Dagestan from Sweden to visit her relatives was forcibly kept at home, and her family members were forcing her to agree to marry a man unknown to her, human rights defenders report. The girl left Russia after her relatives threatened her with murder.
Mine clearance of agricultural fields in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence
22:58, 2 July 2021
Peacekeepers report mine clearance of agricultural fields in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian soldiers have started clearing agricultural fields in the Martuni District from unexploded ordnance, including at the request of local residents, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.
Afghan Sadygov, a journalist. Screenshot of the video by "azel tv" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwWuK1CoIQ
16:42, 2 July 2021
Court reduces journalist Afghan Sadygov’s prison term
The Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC) has partially satisfied the complaint lodged by journalist Afghan Sadygov by reducing his prison term from six to four years. The journalist's wife called this decision a "death sentence" to her husband.
A protest action of the LGBT opponents held in Tbilisi on July 1, 2021. Screenshot of the video by Sputnik Georgia - все о Грузии https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Dqxd0iZXU
16:29, 2 July 2021
Number of LGBT opponents detained in Tbilisi rises to 20
After clashes with law enforcers at the rally against the "LGBT Week" in Tbilisi, already 20 people have been detained; they are accused of insubordination to the police and hooliganism, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
13:56, 2 July 2021
Alleged militant killed in the Astrakhan Region
During a special operation conducted in the village of the Astrakhan Region, a supporter of the "Islamic State" (IS)* was killed; and his accomplice was detained in Moscow, the Russian FSB has reported. Both of them had been preparing terror acts in public places, law enforcers have reported.
13:53, 2 July 2021
Twelve LGBT opponents detained at rally in Tbilisi
Law enforcers have detained participants of the action against the "LGBT Week" in Tbilisi for disobeying policemen’ demands and hooliganism. During the disorders, one policeman suffered.
13:47, 2 July 2021
Family of pregnant Makhachkala woman worries about her health in SIZO
A pregnant woman from Makhachkala, deported from Egypt with her husband and children, has been kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for seven months on charges of financing militants. It is difficult for a woman to be in custody on the eve of childbirth; and she has not seen her four children since the moment of arrest, her relatives assert.
A child shooting from a grenade launcher. Screenshot of a video posted at the Lenta.ru website on 01.07.21, https://lenta.ru/news/2021/07/01/grntmt/
13:37, 2 July 2021
Video with child and grenade launcher shows inaction of laws in Chechnya
One of Ramzan Kadyrov's close associate has posted a video in which a child from the family of a high-ranking Chechen military shoots from a grenade launcher, shouting "Akhmat is power!" Meanwhile, the Russian President has increased the minimum age for buying weapons up to 21 years.
Screenshot of a video of child abuse at a boarding school for mentally retarded children in Ingushetia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO38aWNwJqM
03:32, 2 July 2021
Video about child abuse in a boarding school provokes public outcry in Ingushetia
In Ingushetia, inmates of a boarding school for mentally retarded children are being regularly beaten, former employees of the boarding school report after a video of child abuse has been made public. The boarding school administration called the posted video an attempt to discredit the collective.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Ramzan Musaev / IA Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
03:25, 2 July 2021
Political analysts call Kadyrov’s statement during Putin’s direct line ambitious
Political analysts suggest that the Ramzan Kadyrov’s decision to write a post during the Vladimir Putin’s direct line about the Chechen authorities’ ability to serve as an example for the federal authorities in terms of accessibility to the population was an attempt to inflate his own dignity and get even more preferences from Vladimir Putin.
An officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan. Photo by the press service of the MIA of Azerbaijan
19:52, 1 July 2021
Six Azerbaijani residents detained while trying to get to Kelbadjar District
Cases against six persons detained in Azerbaijan for attempting to enter the territory of the Kelbadjar District in spite of warnings about mine danger have been sent to court.
Refugees from Chechnya complained to the Russian President about the unresolved housing problem in Ingushetia. Screenshot of a video appeal https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrHb33sMbhiJ0QoS6uhdd4bR2IVlZPA-HZIm40/
19:49, 1 July 2021
Migrants from Chechnya claim facing obstacles in obtaining housing in Ingushetia
Forced migrants complain that officials explain refusals to provide housing to people, who had moved to Ingushetia during the war in Chechnya, by the lack of forced migrant status and compensations paid many years ago, which were not enough to buy housing.
Abubakar Rizvanov, Kemal Tambiev, and Abdulmumin Gadjiev (from left to right) in the courtroom, July 1, 2021. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:42, 1 July 2021
Court leaves Dagestani journalist Gadjiev under arrest for other three months
In Rostov-on-Don, the military court extended until October 28 the term of arrest for Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), and two other defendants accused of financing terrorism.
A session of the Senate deputies of the American state of New Jersey. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/steveoroho/videos/115554853989547/
16:48, 1 July 2021
State New Jersey recognized Nagorno-Karabakh independence
The Senate deputies of the American state of New Jersey have recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and condemned Azerbaijan's actions against civilians during the last autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict. Some Facebook users, including those of Armenian origin, expressed their approval of this decision.
A police uniform. Photo: Maxim Tishin/Yugopolis
16:42, 1 July 2021
Prosecutor's Office supports rights defenders in torture case of Krasnodar resident
The Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' refusal to initiate a case on the beating Evgeny Lastin, a detained resident of Krasnodar. Investigators had seven times rejected Lastin's claims to initiate a case; now, all these decisions have been cancelled, the head of the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed.
11:45, 1 July 2021
Azerbaijan updates data on casualties during autumn war
The remains of two more Azerbaijani militaries, who had been listed as missing since the fall of 2020, have been found in the Karabakh conflict zone and buried. Eight military servicemen are still on the list of missing persons, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
The Patriarchate of Georgia. Photo by the press service of the Patriarchate of Georgia
11:40, 1 July 2021
Georgian Patriarchy condemns diplomats for supporting gay parade
The United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and Embassies of 16 countries have called on Georgian authorities to prevent violence at the "March of Dignity" announced by the LGBT community. The Georgian Patriarchy has called on foreign diplomats to refrain from supporting the march, stating that the gay action "has nothing to do with dignity."
Akhmed Pogorov. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”
11:37, 1 July 2021
Advocate complains about custody conditions of Ingush activist Akhmed Pogorov
The custody conditions at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, where Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, is kept, humiliate his dignity and harm his health, his advocate, Magomed Gagiev, has complained.
11:31, 1 July 2021
Migrants from Chechnya explain their complaint to Putin by despair
Refugees from Chechnya living in Ingushetia have recorded a video appeal to Vladimir Putin, since they hope that Russian President will force officials to address their long-standing problem.
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A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for repeatedly leaving his place of service.

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.