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Three religious activists were detained in Sumgait after they wrote on a wall in a public place the slogan reading: “Punish those who insult Allah!” in support of Talekh Bagirzade’s demands. One of the activists were sentenced to ten days of arrest, and two others are being kept in Sumgait police departments.

Insa Lander, a blogger from Kabardino-Balkaria, who escaped from house arrest to Georgia, but got stuck on neutral zone between the countries, has no right to leave for a third country without the permission of the Georgian authorities. This was noted by experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

During the week of June 13-19, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus 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.

Activists of the movement "For Georgia" have held a protest action near the prison in Rustavi, where Nika Gvaramiya, a former head of the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel, is kept; during their protest, they demanded to release him.

29.7% of the population of Ingushetia lives below the poverty line; it follows from the data of the "Rosstat" (the Russian Federal State Statistics Service). This is the worst indicator among all Russian regions. While in terms of the population's income to expenditures ratio, the republic turned out to be the penultimate one in the rating.

Trade union activists and strikers at the "Borjomi" factories believe that their struggle may have consequences for the entire Georgian society and for the future of the trade union movement in the country, an article of the British "Tribune" magazine has suggested.

On June 18-19, within the "borderization" activities, in the territory under their control near the village of Khurvaleti, Gori Municipality, Russian troops installed illegal, according to the Georgian party, banner signs, the "News-Georgia" Agency has informed referring to the Georgian State Security Service (SSS).

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed on the Armenian border were shelled from sniper rifles and small arms, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence  (MoD) stated on June 19.

Ramzan Kadyrov, having reproached the President of Kazakhstan for his unwillingness to follow Russia and recognize the DPR and LPR (Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics), forgot about the help that Kazakhs rendered to Chechens after the latter's deportation in 1944, Instagram* users have indicated.

The oppositional rally held in Yerevan has accused the country's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, of a failed policy. In protesters' opinion, after the overthrow of Pashinyan's power, the country will have to reform many areas, as well as develop a new national security strategy.

Saadat Djakhangir, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has lost her complaint about the ban on leaving the country.

After six days of arrest, Aslan Naptugov, a Circassian activist, was arrested again for two months on charges of extremism. His acquaintance believes that Aslan is being pressured in order to obtain the testimony needed by investigators.

Countries in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have received Russia's support, but their leaders, out of fear of sanctions, dare not publicly support Russia's actions in Ukraine, the head of Chechnya has stated.

The idea to create the "Daimokkh" Park on the Chechen-Ingush border should not look like a transfer of Ingush lands to Chechnya; therefore, it needs improvement, analysts have pointed out.

Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was tortured in the colony and threatened with tougher punishment if he complained, the PFPA has stated.

Kase Kik, an Adyg activist, has left Russia after complaints of being tortured in Cherkessk, human rights defenders have stated. He has explained that he had feared for his safety.

Workers in sciences and culture have held a protest action in Tbilisi demanding the reinstatement of their colleagues who, in their opinion, had been fired for criticizing the Minister of Culture.

At the 19th International Film Festival "Golden Apricot", which will open on July 10, spectators will see films from around the world, including from Armenia, the organizers have announced.

Within one night, 80,000 roubles were raised to pay the fines imposed for discrediting the army, the painter known as Philippenzo has informed. In his opinion, this is evidence that an initiative civil society has evolved in Russia.

There are no political overtones in the case, under which friends of the stand-up comedian, Tatiana Schukina, who announced that she was persecuted in Armenia because of criticising Putin, were interrogated, the Armenian Investigating Committee asserts.