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Funeral of the massacred Armenian family in Gyumri, January 15, 2015. Photo: © PAN Photo / Vahan Stepanyan
18:12, 27 May 2016
At trial in Gyumri, lawsuit against Russia voiced out
At the today's session of the court, which is considering the murder of the Armenian family by a Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov, the advocate of successors of the Avetisyan family has petitioned for lodging a civil lawsuit against the Russian Federation, which should bear, according to the claimants, responsibility for the mistakes of the command of the military base, which had led to the tragedy.
Igor Kalyapin. Photo: screenshot of the video posted by Open Russia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2O6NfEg0Io
16:12, 27 May 2016
Kalyapin treats decision of Prosecutor's Office on attack in Grozny as formal
The attackers in Chechnya of Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC), will not be prosecuted. This is the opinion of Igor Kalyapin himself, supported by Varvara Pakhomenko, an analyst at the International Crisis Group (ICG).
16:05, 27 May 2016
Rights defenders report another beating of Ayub Tuntuev in colony
Employees of the human rights organization "Legal Initiative" have reported about another beating up of Ayub Tuntuev, convicted for a terror act in Chechnya, in the colony located in the city of Vladimir.
Funerals of Manana Djabeliya, December 2006. Photo: RFE/RL
12:43, 27 May 2016
ECtHR finds Russia responsible for death of Manana Djabeliya
According to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Russian authorities are obliged to pay 70,000 euros to the family of the citizen of Georgia Manana Djabeliya, who died in a Moscow detention centre for foreign nationals in 2006, the advocate of the Djabeliya family has announced today.
Advocate Ilya Novikov. Photo: screenshot of the video: http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/27755009.html
11:14, 27 May 2016
Judge proposes to deprive defenders of Klykh and Karpyuk of advocate status
The Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has pronounced interlocutory orders with regard to Marina Dubrovina and Doku Itslaev, advocates of Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk.
Igor Kalyapin. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/2922/
09:47, 27 May 2016
Chechen Prosecutor's Office treats investigators' refusal to open case on attack on Igor Kalyapin as unlawful
The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has revoked the investigators' resolution on refusal to open a criminal case of the attack in Chechnya on Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The prosecutors have sent the materials for re-verification.
Law enforcers during CTO in Ingushetia. Photo: https://06.mvd.ru/news/item/7852460/
09:25, 27 May 2016
Source reports names of three men killed in Ingushetia
In the course of the special operation in Nazran and Malgobek, law enforcers killed suspected militant Khizyr Galaev and Usman and Zurab Tsoloev, reports a source from the law enforcement bodies. The names of two other killed men have not yet been reported.
Burnt-down house in Perelyotnaya Street, Sochi, May 26, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:01, 27 May 2016
Sochi: residents of dilapidated houses demand new apartments
On May 26, residents of dilapidated houses held a meeting in front of a burnt-down 12-apartment house in Perelyotnaya Street. The authorities were to resettle the residents until 2011, but they failed to do it, claim the participants of the meeting.
Parliament of South Ossetia. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ada Bagian
04:53, 27 May 2016
South-Ossetian MPs: referendum on joining Russia needs revision
The referendum on the South Ossetia's inclusion into Russia should be preceded by serious preparatory work among the population. This opinion was expressed by South-Ossetian politicians. They believe that the referendum could act as an annoying factor in the community in case if it is organized on the eve of the presidential election.
Border guard at the Georgian-Abkhazian border. Photo: © Sputnik/ Mikhail Mordasov, http://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20160522/231788973.html
00:40, 27 May 2016
Georgia appeals to Interpol in connection with killing on border with Abkhazia
The General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has appealed to the Interpol with a request to put on the wanted list an Abkhazian border guard, suspected of killing Giga Otkhozoriya, a citizen of Abkhazia.
President of the International Circassian Association Khauti Sokhrokov. Photo: Intercircass.org
21:24, 26 May 2016
Circassian activists state loss of ICA's position in the world
The International Circassian Association (ICA) has lost its popularity and authority in the Circassian world. Russia needs to establish constructive relations with the structure alternative to the ICA, believe the Circassian activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Government building in Tskhinvali. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ada Bagian, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20160526/1999848.html
19:41, 26 May 2016
Referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia postponed till 2017
The referendum will be held after the presidential election in South Ossetia, says the joint statement, signed today by President Leonid Tibilov and Parliament Speaker Anatoly Bibilov.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
19:26, 26 May 2016
NAC: five militants killed in Ingushetia
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been introduced in the city of Nazran and in the Nazran District of Ingushetia. According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), five militants have been killed in the course of the CTO.
At the court hearing in the case against Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh in Grozny, May 17, 2016. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)
18:13, 26 May 2016
Klykh and Karpyuk sentenced to long prison terms
By the decision of the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) Nikolai Karpyuk has been sentenced to 22 years and 6 months of imprisonment, and Stanislav Klykh – to 20 years.
Belorechensk correctional colony. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:24, 26 May 2016
Three bosses of Kuban colony arrested under case of teenager's death
Investigators have charged three former top managers of the colony located in the town of Belorechensk, Krasnodar Territory (also called Kuban by the name of the main river), with abuse of power within the case of beating inmates, one of whom died. Earlier, seven employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) were arrested.
Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan. Photo: http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=46&com=photogallery
12:37, 26 May 2016
In Dagestan, killed man identified as Kamaldin Kazimagomedov
This morning, in the village of Kasumkent of the Suleiman-Stalsky District, policemen tried to stop a suspicious man to check his documents. The man opened fire on them and was killed by return fire.
Valentina Cherevatenko. Photo: screenshot, http://www.svoboda.mobi/a/25153824.html
12:37, 26 May 2016
AI calls on people to send to authorities letters in support of "Women of the Don"
The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has organized an action of urgent assistance to Valentina Cherevatenko, the leader of the Union "Women of the Don", who faces criminal prosecution for failure to supply documents for inclusion of her NGO in the register of foreign agents.
Khadija Ismayilova: first minutes at home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:05, 26 May 2016
Khadija Ismayilova intends to continue her journalistic investigations
Khadija Ismayilova, released from detention by the decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, is ready to continue working as a journalist and struggling for the liberation of her colleagues and other activists. Meanwhile, the journalist does not agree with the court verdict and intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Prison cell. Photo: © Flickr/ Michael Coghlan
07:55, 26 May 2016
UN reports on human rights violations in Azerbaijani penitentiary institutions
On May 16-25, Mr Sètondji Roland Adjovi (Benin), the head of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and his deputy José Guevara (Mexico) attended 25 penitentiary institutions in Azerbaijan, where detainees and convicts serving their sentences are kept. The UN officials interviewed more than 80 detainees and prisoners and met government officials and activists of civil society in the cities of Baku, Ganja, and Nakhchivan.
Cottage №70 in Khudyakov street occupied by the Saveliev family. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:26, 26 May 2016
Sochi Mayor's Office intends to auction off house occupied by Saveliev family
Members of the Saveliev "Olympic settlers" family have claimed that they do not intend to leave the house put up for the auction, until the City Mayor does allocate to them a cottage to replace their house demolished because of the construction of the Olympic highway M-27. Earlier, the Saveliev family members have abandoned a three-room apartment allocated to them in a resort village of the mountain cluster.
News
Zukhra Muzaeva. Photo: https://nezagorami.media/post/honor-killing Lack of contact with a Chechen resident has raised concerns about her fate.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

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.