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The Chechen village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District. Screenshot of a video by the user Standart Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhzCawq-RpQ
20:32, 16 May 2016
Village of Kenkhi cordoned off by law enforcers, local residents report
The Chechen village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District, the home of Ramazan Djalaldinov, who complained to the Russian President, is being cordoned off by law enforcers since May 14, local residents report. According to them, the law enforcers demand from the villagers to reveal the whereabouts of Ramazan Djalaldinov.
After the mass fight at the Khovanskoye cemetery. Moscow, May 14, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the user POLICE not TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tAxdLFeGms
19:29, 16 May 2016
Experts treat people involved in fight at cemetery as infantry of criminals
Natives of Northern Caucasus, who have fallen under the influence of Moscow criminal leaders, are involved in the conflict as ordinary "foot soldiers". This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Magomed Karataev. Photo: the Supreme Court of the Republic of Chechnya
16:45, 16 May 2016
Kremlin supports Kadyrov in his conflict with Judge Karataev
There is nothing illegal in the circumstances of resignation of Magomed Karataev, the head of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President.
Igor Stenin. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:53, 16 May 2016
Astrakhan court sentences Stenin to two years in colony
Igor Stenin, the head of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", has been found guilty of public calls to extremism, and sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement. He intends to appeal against the verdict.
Ramazan Djalaldinov. Screenshot of a video youtube.com/watch?v=WYniIbMjbb4
13:22, 16 May 2016
Law enforcers announce versions of fire in Djalaldinov's house
The basic versions of the fires in the village of Kenkhi, Sharoi District, belonging to Ramazan Djalaldinov's family, are an arson and poor electric wiring, said the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya.
A meeting of visually impaired persons from the branch of the "All-Russian Association for Visually Impaired". Sochi, May 16, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:31, 16 May 2016
Sochi Association for Visually Impaired requests authorities to return their room
In Sochi, visually impaired persons held a meeting. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that they asked the city authorities to allocate a room for them, but it was obtained by a local MP. The Sochi Association for Visually Impaired needs new room in connection with the increase in the number of its members.
A special operation in Derbent. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/aktivnaya-faza-kto-v-dagestanskom-gorode-derbent.html
09:44, 16 May 2016
Three power agents wounded in Derbent are in grave condition
The policemen wounded during a special operation in Derbent, have been transferred from the city hospital into the medical unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Makhachkala. The health condition of three of the 15 hospitalized patients is estimated as grave.
Participant of "Immortal Regiment" action in Makhachkala, May 9, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:00, 16 May 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 9-15
Victory Day celebrations; participation of singers from South-Caucasian countries in the "Eurovision-2016" song contest; special operation in Derbent after the murder of 82-year-old Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov; ECtHR judgment in the case of abduction of Chechen woman in 2009; attack on a checkpoint in Chechnya and burning down of attackers' houses and the house of Ramazan Djalaldinov, who had raised corruption issues; start of NATO military exercises in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 9-15, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Syamra's performance at the "Eurovision 2016". Photo: © Sputnik/ Vladimir Astapkovich, http://ru.sputnik.az/culture/20160514/405160344.html
06:29, 16 May 2016
Residents of Baku assess negatively new procedure of defining winner of "Eurovision"
The change of rules of evaluating the performers and a separate voting of the professional jury and spectators at the "Eurovision-2016" song contest had influenced negatively the objectivity in defining the winners, said the residents of Baku, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Bairam Mamedov and Giyas Ibragimov, the activists of the opposition's movement "Nida". Photo: http://minval.az/news/123583954
05:30, 16 May 2016
HRW calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release two young activists
The international organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) has called for the release of Mamedov and Ibragimov, arrested in Azerbaijan after the appearance of graffiti on the pedestal of the monument to Geidar Aliev.
04:33, 16 May 2016
On May 9-15, at least 30 people suffered during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from May 9 to May 15, 2016, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least 30 people suffered; of them, at least seven persons were killed and at least 23 others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The participants of the congress of The Union of Entrepreneurs of Southern Russia "Solidarity", Lermontovo, 14 May, 2016. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:53, 15 May 2016
"Solidarity" announces creation of branches in regions of Northern Caucasus
The Union of Entrepreneurs of Southern Russia "Solidarity" has announced a start of preparation for the opening of its branches in the regions of Northern Caucasus. "We need to self-organize and unite," believes the Union.
Several cars parked near the entrance to the cemetery were smashed and turned upside down during the brawl. Photo: https://petrovka38.ru/news/item/7782137/
13:03, 15 May 2016
Natives of Chechnya and Dagestan detained after brawl in cemetery in Moscow
Natives of Chechnya and Dagestan are suspected of organizing of and participating in a mass brawl in the Khovanskoye Cemetery; criminal cases have been initiated against them, said a law enforcement source.
The law enforcers. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
03:09, 15 May 2016
For the third time this year, IS declares its involvement in attacks in Dagestan
The armed clashes in Derbent were the third incident since the start of the year, in which the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia) has declared its involvement. At least six persons were killed in these attacks, mostly, power agents.
Law enforcers in Dagestan. Photo: MIA press-service.
20:23, 14 May 2016
17 power agents suffer in special operation in Derbent
Today, in the city of Derbent, an apartment was blocked in a high-rise building; and four suspected militants were killed in a special operation. According to power agents, the blocked apartment was used as a shelter by suspects of committing on May 9 the murder of the 82-year-old Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov, the father of the former Mayor of the city Felix Kaziakhmedov.
Village of Mekhelta, Dagestan, Mo-gumbet.ru
18:57, 14 May 2016
Residents of Mekhelta demand increased compensations for destroyed housing
A representative of the residents of the Dagestan village of Mekhelta, who have been trying for ten years to get compensations for their houses destroyed during a natural calamity, has filed a motion claiming to increase the amounts requested from the Ministry of Finance in connection with the change in market value of housing.
Village of Kenkhi. Screenshot of Djalaldinov’s video appeal to Putin, Youtube.com
13:44, 14 May 2016
"Yabloko" calls on Putin to clear out situation in Kenkhi
The arson of the house of Ramazan Djalaldinov, a resident of the Avar village of Kenkhi, who had raised the issue of corruption in Chechnya, should be investigated; and the pressure on his fellow villagers should be stopped, the Dagestani branch of the "Yabloko" Party says in its appeal to President Vladimir Putin.
Ariskhan Movsarov. Screenshot of the video footage by ‘Grozny-TV’, Youtube.com
10:36, 14 May 2016
Serviceman from Chechnya, who disappeared in Maikop, gets in touch with his family
Ariskhan Movsarov, who had disappeared under mysterious circumstances from the territory of his military unit in Adygea, has told his relatives that he is in Novocherkassk.
06:56, 14 May 2016
Advocates criticize recruitment of soldiers for service at Gyumri base
In the course of the court session on the case of Valery Permyakov, poor quality of selecting soldiers for transfer to take their service at the military base in Armenia was revealed, the advocates of the successors of the Avetisyan family told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, stating the need to bring to justice the Russian officers who were in charge of sending the defendant to Gyumri.
06:24, 14 May 2016
In Makhachkala, law enforcers carry out mass detention of believers of Salafi mosque
On May 13, in the capital of Dagestan, in the course of a raid, law enforcers detained at least 20 believers of the Salafi mosque. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by local residents.
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Security forces detained in Georgia for beating protesters in 2024

From left to right: Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manzhgaladze, Paata Burchuladze, Murtaz Zodelava, Lasha Beridze at the rally 04.10.25. Screenshot of photo "Interpressnews" https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/174819-po-delu-4-oktiabria-paata-burchuladze-murtaz-zodelava-iraklii-nadiradze-lasha-beridze-i-paata-ma ndzhgaladze-prigovoreny-k-7-tornike-mchedlishvili-nika-gventsadze-iraklii-chkhvirkiia-k-5-a-iraklii-shaishmelashvili-k-2-godam-lisheniia-svobody. The defense called the verdict in the case of the storming of the presidential palace in Georgia illegal.

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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....

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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.