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Participants of a protest action in support of Zaza Gakheladze. Tbilisi, July 19, 2020. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:19, 16 June 2021
Relatives of Zaza Gakheladze threaten Georgian authorities with protest actions
The Georgian authorities must take efficient action to release Zaza Gakheladze, convicted in South Ossetia for crossing the border, his relatives have stated, threatening otherwise to hold protests.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (on the left) and Ilham Aliev. Photo by the press service of the President of Azerbaijan
13:14, 16 June 2021
Erdogan and Aliev sign agreement on military help and Zangezur Corridor
The Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed the Shusha Declaration on Allied Relations, which includes an agreement on mutual military help and stipulates the creation of the Zangezur transport corridor to Nakhichevan.
Ruslan Zakriev in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video by NTV https://yandex.ru/video/preview/?text=Чеченский%20писатель%20Руслан%20Закриев&path=wizard&parent-reqid=1623734449425676-10243658158673455683-balancer-knoss-search-yp-vla-7-BAL-9778&wiz_type=vital&filmId=15471500808689787490
13:03, 16 June 2021
Chechen writer re-challenged authorship of "Avatar" in court
Ruslan Zakriev, a Chechen science fiction writer, went to court with a demand to recognize himself as a co-author of the film "Avatar". His legal representatives intent to attract the film director, James Cameron, to the case consideration and demand to recover 10 million roubles (USD 15,000) in Zakriev's favour as compensation for moral harm.
12:50, 16 June 2021
Rights defenders point to role of Chechen media in human rights violation cases
In Chechnya, there is a trend towards using media to suppress the resonance around high-profile cases of human rights violations, human rights defenders have stated in their comments on the story with Khalimat Taramova, who was abducted from the shelter in Dagestan.
23:30, 15 June 2021
Mother of killed Nalchik resident wins case at ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found unlawful the Kabardino-Balkarian Supreme Court’s refusal to Madina Bapinaeva in giving out the body of her son, who was shot dead by law enforcers. However, the ECtHR did not oblige the Russian authorities to pay any compensation for moral damage.
23:26, 15 June 2021
LGBT opponents promise to disrupt gay pride parade in Tbilisi
A Georgian political party called on the authorities to ban the “March of Dignity” announced by the LGBT community and threatened its activists with contraction.
21:45, 15 June 2021
Azerbaijani lawyers set up a league to help poor people
In Azerbaijan, lawyers have established a league for work with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to help low-income citizens bring their complaints to the Court. Residents of Azerbaijan need such an organization, especially after the abolition of the practice of representation of citizens in courts, human rights defender Elshan Khasanov emphasizes.
21:40, 15 June 2021
Kremlin distances itself from situation with Khalimat Taramova
The Kremlin is aware of reports about Khalimat Taramova, who fled domestic violence, but does not attribute such cases to its competence, says Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian President.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
21:33, 15 June 2021
ECtHR awards compensation to mother of missing Chechen resident
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Russian authorities guilty in the case of kidnapping Aslanbek Saidakhmadov, a resident of Grozny, by law enforcers and ordered them to pay his mother compensation in the amount of 60,000 euros.
Diana Dibirova, an activist (in the centre). Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ7tJ2MVtJo
21:27, 15 June 2021
Makhachkala: activist achieves fine cancellation
A Makhachkala court has sent for a new consideration the case against the activist, Diana Dibirova, who in April was detained before the action in support of Alexei Navalny and fined for petty hooliganism.
Georgian soldiers. 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:59, 15 June 2021
NATO announces conditions for Georgia's joining the Alliance
The member-countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have supported the Georgia's right to join the Alliance. The preconditions for this are national reforms and the enforcement of NATO's standards and principles.
17:57, 15 June 2021
Doctors find health problems in Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Gasanzade
At a medical institution, several serious illnesses were diagnosed in Elchin Gasanzade, an Azerbaijani journalist, who is serving his sentence.
12:00, 15 June 2021
Case against 13 law enforcers is punishment for prevented conflict at Magas rally
In the spring of 2019, the police prevented a clash of law enforcers with protesters in Ingushetia, which would inevitably lead to bloodshed, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, and Magomed Shamilov, the chairman of the Dagestan police trade union, have noted.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
11:58, 15 June 2021
ECtHR demands information from Russia on Khalimat Taramova's case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg gave 10 days to Russian authorities to answer the questions on the case of Khalimat Taramova, a Chechen girl, who, according to human rights defenders, was forcibly taken to Chechnya from the Makhachkala shelter for victims of domestic violence. The publicity helped to avoid a tragedy, but now the girl's fate is in her relatives' hands, human rights defenders believe.
A spontaneous march in support of the Azerbaijani Army on July 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:56, 15 June 2021
Twelve Baku protesters sentenced to conditional terms
The court has found the participants in the unsanctioned march on July 15, 2020, in Baku, including four members of the presidium of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), guilty of violating the public order, using force against policemen and causing minor bodily harm.
Khalimat Taramova. Screenshot of a video report released by the “Grozny” TV Channel https://youtu.be/CxuqoPCnoVw
00:10, 15 June 2021
Social media users doubt Taramova’s words about observance of her rights in Chechnya
In their comments under a video report released by the “Grozny” TV Channel, social media users noted that Khalimat Taramova behaved unnaturally during the video and could hardly answer the questions sincerely. Internet users doubt the young woman’s statement about the observance of her rights in Chechnya.
The building of the orphan boarding school in Ninotsminda. Screenshot of the video by the Rustavi 2 TV channel
00:05, 15 June 2021
Bishop Abuladze resigns as director of orphan boarding school in Ninotsminda
The Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch holds the position of the director of the orphan boarding school in Ninotsminda after human rights defenders had criticized Bishop Spiridon Abuladze. The orphan boarding school still accommodates 23 children, and the institution will not close for at least another year, the Georgia’s Patriarchate announces.
23:59, 14 June 2021
Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev hold pickets on second anniversary of his arrest
In Makhachkala, activists held solo pickets with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an observer of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft). The Dagestani journalist’s arrest lasts for two years already.
A man with a hand grenade. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/K4OjtmNr_uo
23:55, 14 June 2021
On June 7-13, 2021, one person injured in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of June 7-13, 2021, at least one person was injured in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No killed were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
23:52, 14 June 2021
Azerbaijan updates list of autumn war casualties
During the autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2904 people were killed from the Azerbaijani side, and 10 soldiers are listed as missing in action, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
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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.