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At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
16:37, 1 July 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling village in conflict zon
During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 50 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
11:02, 1 July 2020
Law enforcers report four detainees after scuffle in Magas
In the city of Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, forced migrants from Chechnya recorded a video appeal to Russian President asking him to solve their housing problems.
The building of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo by the press service of the ECtHR https://roseurosud.org/espch/evropejskij-sud-po-pravam-cheloveka
10:59, 1 July 2020
ECtHR appoints compensation to relatives of Dagestani who died after torture by law enforcers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russia to pay 98,000 euros of compensation to the relatives of Marat Satybalov, a resident of Dagestan, who died after being beaten up at some power body.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Vladimir Putin. Photo by the Kremlin's press service http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57797
10:55, 1 July 2020
Kadyrov's idea of Putin's lifelong presidency sparks disputes on Instagram
The lifelong presidential term for Vladimir Putin proposed by the head of Chechnya is beneficial to Ramzan Kadyrov himself, some Instagram users believe. Their opponents have supported Kadyrov's idea claiming that Putin has no worthy alternative.
08:41, 1 July 2020
"Mediazona" reports on deaths registration problem during pandemic in Northern Caucasus
In the spring of 2020, the mortality in Southern Russia increased, but the official statistics on COVID-19 victims fails to explain this increase. Such statistics for Northern Caucasus during this period shows that some of the deaths were not registered, the "Mediazona" writes.
Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot of the video https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/here_and_now/hbo_o_pytkah_geev_v_chechne-511601/
08:33, 1 July 2020
Gay Lapunov treats HBO film about torturing homosexuals in Chechnya as realistic
The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" premiered in the USA shows precisely the persecution of people for their sexual orientation in this republic, Maxim Lapunov, the film hero, has stated.
23:59, 30 June 2020
Kadyrov associates constitutional amendments with Putin's lifetime presidency
A change in the Constitution of Russia is needed to preserve the state, declares the leader of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov called on to make Vladimir Putin the lifetime president of Russia.
A video appeal from a woman from Chechnya with a request not to disseminate the version of the violent death of her daughter. Screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/p/CCDNYzIKc-O/
23:57, 30 June 2020
Public apologies do not stop discussion about death of Gudermes woman
A video appeal from a woman from Chechnya with a request not to disseminate the version of the violent death of her daughter provoked dissatisfaction among Instagram users. They noted that persistent attempts to justify relatives of the husband of the deceased woman caused distrust.
Regina Gagieva. Screenshot from video posted by iRYSTON TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCHwqCDuAQ
23:55, 30 June 2020
Investigation into murder of North-Ossetian woman Regina Gagieva by her former husband completed
Vadim Tekhov, a former policeman from North Ossetia, detained after the murder of his former wife Regina Gagieva, is also accused of beatings, robbery, attempted murder of two persons, and voicing a threat of murder. The forensic examination recognized him as sane.
Participants of the protest of forced migrants talk to law enforcers. Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:55, 30 June 2020
In Magas, protest of forced migrants ends in a clash with law enforcers
Law enforcers tried to detain forced migrants from Chechnya who gathered in front of the administration building of the leader of Ingushetia.
A tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:50, 30 June 2020
Activists criticize Azerbaijan's authorities for situation in Kullar
The authorities of Azerbaijan are to remove obstacles for the return of citizens from a tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar. Meanwhile, the persons arrested after a protest action held on June 15 need effective protection. This has been declared by participants of a videoconference organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety.
17:51, 30 June 2020
"Musavat" Party activist punished after posting in social media
Djeikhun Mamedli, the chairman of the Zardob District branch of the "Musavat" Party, was detained at home and fined for allegedly disobeying the police. The party treats the punishment as politically motivated.
A law enforcer. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:46, 30 June 2020
FSB reports prevention of terror act in Vladikavkaz
A militant of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court) had been preparing an explosion in Vladikavkaz, after which he was planning to leave for the warfare in the Middle East, the press service of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Bureau) has reported.
The village of Psyzh. Photo: Nuvba https://ru.wikipedia.org/
10:33, 30 June 2020
Relatives of detained Psyzh villagers tell about their conflict with authorities
Close relatives of the detained residents of the village of Psyzh have suggested that the conflict with local authorities was the reason for the searches conducted in their homes. Villagers were arrested after a polemic with the Imam, said a sister of one of the detainees.
10:29, 30 June 2020
Rights defenders remind UN about human rights violations in Northern Caucasus
Twelve Russian human rights organizations have submitted to the UN an alternative report on human rights violations in the country, by specifying the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in several respects. Human rights defenders have specifically noted the totalitarian regime in Chechnya, which controls all spheres of life, up to the private one.
Medical staff in a hospital doorway. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:25, 30 June 2020
Azeri activists criticize authorities for fines during pandemic
During the past 24 hours, 544 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Azerbaijan; the number of coronavirus deaths reached 206 people. Meanwhile, the country's parliament has doubled fines for violating the quarantine. Activists doubt the efficiency of this measure, suggesting the authorities to distribute medical masks among the poor for free.
A house no. 30/2 in Veyernaya st., Moscow. Screenshot from the Google Maps
10:20, 30 June 2020
"Open Media": for several years, Kadyrov failed to declare his Moscow apartment
The head of Chechnya has owned an apartment in Moscow for eight years, but he didn't show it in his tax declarations, the "Open Media" has reported. This Kadyrov family's apartment was mentioned at trial of the murder case of the opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov.
A funeral. Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
10:13, 30 June 2020
Head of Adygea demands tighter control over weddings and funerals
Authorities, acting jointly with Muslim and Orthodox spiritual leaders, must prevent crowds at weddings and funerals, Murat Kumpilov, the head of Adygea, has stated amid an increase in the number of coronavirus infections.
Participants of a protest march in Tbilisi demanded to open gyms. Screenshot of the video http://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/168783
21:17, 29 June 2020
In Tbilisi, participants of protest march demand to open gyms
Coaches, bodybuilders, and owners of fitness clubs held a protest action. They demanded from the Georgian authorities to allow the operation of gyms closed because of the coronavirus epidemic and to soften the rules for their opening.
Sevindj Sadygova at a protest action. Screenshot of the video https://web.facebook.com/Azad.Soz.Az/videos/739806920116792/?v=739806920116792&_rdc=1&_
21:13, 29 June 2020
Spouse of "Azel.tv" director demands to set him free
Sevindj Sadygova held a protest action in front of the building of the Chief Directorate for Combating Corruption of Azerbaijan. The woman demanded to release from arrest her husband Afghan Sadygov, the director of the "Azel.tv" website.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

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.