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Prison fence. Photo: CC0 / Pixabay
13:30, 24 May 2018
Georgia pardons 143 prisoners
Today, Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Georgia's President, has signed a decree to pardon 143 prisoners. 84 pardoned inmates will be released today; and 59 others will have their terms reduced.
Dinner of policemen in Volgograd. Screenshot from video 'Police Ombudsman': https://vk.com/wall-139453095_432218
10:16, 24 May 2018
MIA denies data on poor living conditions for policemen in Volgograd
The information about poor conditions for deployment of policemen seconded on the eve of the FIFA World Cup to Volgograd is not true, reports the Department for the Volgograd Region of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) after checking a message posted in social networks.
Mountains. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot.
08:50, 24 May 2018
Authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria to introduce mountain ski police
The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria are working on a project to create a ski patrol to ensure order at resorts in skiing areas, reports Murat Shogentsukov, Minister for Resorts and Tourism of the region.
Salman Sever (Maxim Baidak). Screenshot from Youtube Channel by user Soyuz Chesti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVnQo3Uuho
03:13, 24 May 2018
Armenia: Salman Sever receives refuge seeker's certificate
Bogdan Kalyusskiy, also known as Salman Sever, has received a certificate of the status of refuge seeker, Arthur Sakunts, a rights defender and the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on May 22.
00:52, 24 May 2018
Relatives of Russian citizen arrested in Baku report he is tortured
Salekh Rustamov, a citizen of Russia, was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of illegal drug dealing. His relatives report that he is tortured and asked the Russian Embassy to clear out the situation.
The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Museum. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 23 May 2018
Israeli Parliament to discuss recognition of Armenian Genocide
The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) has accepted for consideration a bill on the recognition of the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
Ammunition. Photo: Denis Yakovlev/Yugopolis
18:34, 23 May 2018
Ammunition planted to a resident of Dagestan, his relatives report
During a detention in Makhachkala, Yunus Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, was planted a grenade and rounds, his relatives claim. According to the relatives and friends, Yunus Abdurakhmanov's friend defamed him under torture.
Tirair Muradyan. Photo: Akop Pogosyan, http://hetq.am/rus/news/87571/gospitalizirovan-zhurnalist-tiraiyr-muradyan.html
17:46, 23 May 2018
Armenian policeman accused of detaining journalist for no reason
On April 20, Arsen Arzumanyan, the head of the Kotayk City Police, hampered the work of journalist Tirair Muradyan, who covered the action of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters, investigators have stated today.
Teenager near the car. Screenshot from video posted by Nurmagomeg Astarkhanov, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=A8kHYg7CJlU
17:00, 23 May 2018
Dagestani policeman accused of beating a teenager
A former inspector of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS) in Derbent, who had beaten a teenager and forcibly kept him in a car, was accused of exceeding his powers, investigators report.
Solo picket in support of Oyub Titiev, Moscow, May 21, 2018. Photo by Rustam Djalilov for the Caucasian Knot.
15:02, 23 May 2018
FIFA concerned over Oyub Titiev's case
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has expressed her concern over the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". She has stated the need for a fair trial.
Journalist Afghan Sadygov. Photo: RFE/RL press service
14:37, 23 May 2018
Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadygov released from prison
On the first day at large, Afghan Sadygov, who was recognized as a political prisoner, announced he would continue his journalistic activities.
Nikol Pashinyan during protest action, Yerevan, April 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
13:47, 23 May 2018
Nikol Pashinyan accuses protesters of sabotage
Today, Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, has re-voiced his demand to stop actions of civil disobedience. He has called such actions the sabotage.
Magomed Khazbiev. Screenshot from Magomed Khazbiev’s interview to IA Magas Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ITP9c-8yk
10:41, 23 May 2018
Ingush activist Magomed Khazbiev accused of inciting hatred against officials
Magomed Khazbiev, accused in Ingushetia of illegal storage of weapons and insult of a public official, posted online videos with sharp criticism of law enforcers and officials, and that fact provoked a new criminal prosecution. Investigators try to "accuse the opposition activist at least of something," his advocate believes.
Memory Day in the village of Bolshoi Kichmaj, May 21, 2018. Photo: Asker Sokht
05:29, 23 May 2018
Memory of victims of Caucasian War helps Circassians preserve their national identity
The Memorial Day for victims of the Caucasian War is an integral part of modern Circassian identity, believes Zaurbek Kozhev, a researcher at the Kabardino-Balkarian Institute of Humanitarian Studies.
Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya. Photo: RFE/RL
01:45, 23 May 2018
Analysts report goals and motives of attack in Grozny
Incitement of a conflict between Muslims and Orthodox believers could hardly be a goal of an attack on a church in Grozny, but the attack can be regarded as a symbolic challenge to the Russian presence in Chechnya, believes Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, the director at the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre.
North-Caucasian Federal University. Photo: http://bishkek.adiso.kg/obrazovanie/nabor-v-severo-kavkazskiy-federalnyy-49998
00:04, 23 May 2018
Navalny's supporter expelled from university after rally in Stavropol
Pyotr Istomin, a staff member of Alexei Navalny's office in Stavropol, has been expelled from the North-Caucasian Federal University (NCFU) for taking part in opposition actions, the office has stated.
20:51, 22 May 2018
"Musavat" activist arrested after criticizing Azerbaijani President
Elvin Abdullaev, a deputy chairman of the Khatain district organization of the "Musavat" Party, was found guilty of disobeying the police and arrested for 30 days. His party colleagues associate his arrest with his criticism of the Azerbaijani president.
17:40, 22 May 2018
Resident of Chechnya complains to ECtHR against law enforcers
A resident of the Vedeno District in Chechnya, who got disabilities after a wound in 2016, demanded to recognize a violation of his rights to life and effective legal protection. Soldiers, who took the civilian for a militant, were not brought to justice, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Ramzan Kadyrov and his nephew Khamzat. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/kadyrov.team/?hl=tr
16:29, 22 May 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew heads Kurchaloi District of Chechnya
The appointment of 21-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov the acting head of the Kurchaloi District administration has continued a series of appointments of Chechen leader's relatives for leading posts in the republic.
Adam Osmaev. Photo: Mikhail Shtekel (RFE/RL)
14:31, 22 May 2018
"Novaya Gazeta" reports about man suspected of attempt on Osmaev and Okueva
A citizen of Ukraine, taken in custody in Kiev on suspicion of attempting to assassinate Chechen native Adam Osmaev and his wife Amina Okueva in June 2017, introduced himself as Russian citizen Arthur Krinari and pleaded not guilty, the edition reports on May 21.
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A Makhachkala resident is suspected of calling for terrorism.

Gas supply to residents of Mamedkala has been restored.

The head of Dagestan's public procurement committee is suspected of bribery.

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.