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A teenager apologized to Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJUPWTKn24/
13:40, 17 June 2021
Instagram users dispute about forcing teens to apologize to Kadyrov
A head of the region should pay no attention to adolescents' offensive posts that appear in social networks, the readers of the Chechen Instagram have pointed out in connection with another public apology to Ramzan Kadyrov. Their opponents, including the plenipotentiary of the head of Chechnya, have called for punishing Kadyrov's offenders with community works.
The Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev (on the left) and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, signing the declaration. June 15, 2021. Photo: Reuters
13:37, 17 June 2021
Shusha Declaration evidences strengthening of Turkey's role in the Caucasus
The declaration, signed by Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan in Shusha, demonstrates the increased role of Turkey in the region, while there are no benefits for Yerevan from the corridor suggested by Aliev and Erdogan, Armenian experts believe.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
13:36, 17 June 2021
Resident of Dagestan achieves, through the court, police's response about prophylactic registration
Marat Shiraev, a resident of Makhachkala, who has been checked by policemen for several years, was only able to get a written response through the court from the police division that he was not under the so-called "prophylactic registration".
Arrested Ingush protest leaders. Screenshot of the post on Instagram soul_3000
13:34, 17 June 2021
Witnesses testify in favour of Ingush protest leaders
Akhmed Barakhoev and Barakh Chemurziev did not call for violence at the rally in Magas and tried to calm the protesters down, Kureish Sapraliev, the head of the Public Security Department of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has stated.
Khalimat Taramova. Screenshot of the video Instagram.com/Grozny.tv
07:35, 17 June 2021
Russia’s Ombudsperson believes Chechen authorities’ information about Taramova
Everything is in order with Khalimat Taramova, says Russia’s Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova. She refers to the information from the Chechen Prosecutor’s Office and the administration of the leader of the republic.
Sappers in Fizuli, November 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 16 June 2021
144 residents of Azerbaijan fell victim to mine explosions after autumn war
Ilham Aliev associates multiple mine explosion casualties among civilians and military personnel after the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh with the fact that Baku did not have maps of minefields. Without the maps, the process of demining may last 10 years, the President of Azerbaijan notes.
Bulat Kurbanov, Asfar Myss, Rashid Akkaziev. Photos: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=380&v=Rly5Ig-8NMI&feature=emb_logo; public council in the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, https://vk.com/wall-83689986_14520?&offset=40. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:45, 16 June 2021
Religious leaders of Northern Caucasus declare no alternatives to Hajj
For the second year in a row, the authorities of Saudi Arabia restrict pilgrimages from other countries to Muslim shrines in Mecca and Medina in connection with the pandemic. According to religious leaders of Northern Caucasus, there are holy places in the republics of Northern Caucasus, for example, graves of prominent Islamic figures, and visiting those places are a good deed, but that will not replace a pilgrimage to Mecca, Medina, and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A hideout with ammunition in the outskirts of Grozny. Photo by the press service of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) https://rosguard.gov.ru/ru/news/article/v-chechenskoj-respublike-voennosluzhashhie-rosgvardii-obnaruzhili-i-unichtozhili-tajnik-s-boepripasami-1-2
22:02, 16 June 2021
Law enforcers find hideout with ammunition in outskirt of Grozny
A hideout with artillery shells, mines and a grenade launcher has been liquidated in the vicinity of Grozny region.
Shakhin Gadjiev, Togrul Djuvarly. Photos: Facebook/Tevan J. Poghosyan; screenshot of the video by Meydan TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gAC2dEZRtmw Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 16 June 2021
Azerbaijani military analysts assess importance of Shusha Declaration
By signing the Shusha Declaration on Allied Relations, the heads of Azerbaijan and Turkey have fixed the results of the Karabakh war and formalized the legal basis for the countries' military alliance, analysts believe. The document guarantees the security of Azerbaijan and the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh under its control, Elkhan Shakhinoglu, the head of the "Atlas" Research Centre, has stated.
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.
News
Armenian and Turkish flags near a railway. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in Photoshop. Armenia has gained access to freight transport via the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway.

Anar Asadli. Photo: https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detailru/-6129 Azerbaijani opposition figure convicted in fraud case

Mine Action Agency staff conduct training for new residents of Khojavend. May 22, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/sostoyalos-ocerednoe-pereselenie-v-gorod-xodzavend-653217 17 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

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.