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A native of Ingushetia has been detained in Tbilisi, who had prepared an attempt on the Georgian journalist, Giorgi Gabuniya on an order from Chechnya, the director general of the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Channel, has stated. Some Facebook users ridiculed this version; while others called on the Georgian authorities to protect the journalist.

In Baku, Azerbaijani activists have staged an action against the use of force during the special operation conducted in the Yeni Yasamal neighbourhood. Policemen detained four female protesters and released them after a "prophylactic conversation".

Ramzan Kadyrov did not have any right to issue instructions to take away cars from participants of long wedding party processions, while only a court could make such decisions, lawyers emphasize. The authorities of Chechnya use illegal methods to deal with quarantine violators, notes conflict expert Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya.

A policeman and a fighter of the National Guard of Russia were killed during a conflict in Nazran. According to a source, they and another killed man were relatives.

Three citizens of Georgia face even up to five years of imprisonment in a case on violation of the border with Abkhazia. The detainees have been kept at a temporary detention facility for 10 days, awaiting a decision concerning the pre-trial restriction measure.

The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and more than 30 NGOs express their "alarm at increasing attacks by the Azerbaijani authorities on peaceful protests" in the country. The human rights defenders "called on the country's authorities to immediately cease the human rights violations."

Over the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 26 times, including from sniper rifles and machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

During riots in the tent camp in the village of Kullar, four law enforcers suffered, authorities of the Derbent District have informed.

The clashes that broke out in the French city of Dijon of members of the Chechen Diaspora with local residents of Arab origin continue. The city's prosecutor said the clashes were racist in nature and directed against "natives from the Maghreb."

A protest action held by Azerbaijani citizens in the Dagestan village of Kullar ended in mass detentions, eyewitnesses inform.

Over 3000 Dagestani Muslims have paid for their pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, but in case this year's Hajj is cancelled due to the pandemic, they may have their money back or book tours for the next year, the "Marva Tour" travel agency has promised. The residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, and Ingushetia, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", said they were ready to cancel their trips.

Tent camp tenants, awaiting their departure to Azerbaijan, have staged a protest rally, which grew into clashes with law enforcers. Policemen used tear gas and truncheons against protesters. Some Azerbaijani citizens received traumas.

In Moscow, a native of Ingushetia opened fire on policemen and was wounded by return fire, sources reported. The assailant is being checked for involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.

The coming days will show whether pilgrims will be able to get to Mecca this year, the Russian Hajj Mission announces.

At least ten people were injured in a conflict involving natives of Chechnya, the Prosecutor's Office of the French city of Dijon reported.

Political analysts associate the criminal prosecution of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party, with the possible consolidation of the opposition around him.

Cars cannot be seized from violators of wedding rules, there are fines for this, social network users have noted in response to an order of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to punish participants of long wedding corteges. Other users believe that strict measures are a must; otherwise the coronavirus epidemic will not end soon.

During the week of June 8-14, 2020, no events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded, as well as no casualties and victims. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The amendments to the Russian Constitution will not change Russians' lives for the better, activists in Southern Russia believe. In their opinion, the voting outcomes can be easily falsified. Activists in Northern Caucasus are also concerned about the amendment formulations on federal territories.

Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; calls to help Karachay-Cherkessia in the fight against COVID-19; 25th anniversary of the terror act in Budyonnovsk; celebration of Russia Day amid the pandemic; election of the Stavropol administration head, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 8-14, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".