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Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:22, 12 May 2016
Sentence to Said Amirov appealed against at ECtHR
The Russian court has violated the right of Said Amirov, the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, and of other figurants in his case to a fair trial, said Vladimir Postanyuk, one of Amirov's advocates.
Zarema Gaisanova. Photo: http://www.pytkam.net/press-centr.novosti/3955
14:20, 12 May 2016
ECtHR holds Russia responsible for abduction of Chechen woman
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the case of abduction in 2009 in Grozny of Zarema Gaisanova in the course of the special operation under command of Ramzan Kadyrov. Gaisanova's mother has been awarded 60,000 euros of compensation.
Iveta Mukuchyan holds flag of Nagorno-Karabakh on the air of "Eurovision-2016". Photo: blog.mediamall, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160511/3409133.html
12:17, 12 May 2016
Organizers of "Eurovision" threaten to disqualify Armenia
The European Broadcasting Union has treated the demonstration of the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh on the air as violation of the rules of the "Eurovision-2016" song contest.
Debris of house in Talysh village, located 3 km from contact line with Azerbaijan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:10, 12 May 2016
Armenian experts claim need for continuous monitoring in Karabakh conflict zone
The introduction of new mechanisms for monitoring across the entire front line will contribute to identification of violators of the ceasefire. This opinion was expressed by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
03:47, 12 May 2016
Political analysts: Armenia to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh in case of failure of negotiations on its status
The Armenian Parliament has not included in the agenda of its extraordinary session the draft law "On Recognition of the ArtsakhRepublic". The fate of the draft law depends on the actions of Azerbaijan in solving the issue of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. This was stated by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:24, 12 May 2016
Makhachkala: advocate not allowed visiting mosque spokesman, his relatives assert
Magomed Magomedov, the spokesman of the mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street, detained on May 11, is being kept at the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Soviet District of Makhachkala. The advocate, invited to protect the detainee's interests, was unable to visit his client, report family members of Magomed Magomedov.
00:07, 12 May 2016
Conflicting information reported about deportation of US citizen from Russia
Sergey Tabuev, an advocate of US citizen Aubrey Michelle Allen, and the Court Marshal Service for North Ossetia report the conflicting information concerning the whereabouts of the foreign citizen.
20:50, 11 May 2016
"Medusa" journalist detained by police in Grozny
The information about the detention of Azar, a special correspondent of "Medusa", appeared in the website of this news agency. "Azar was detained between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. in the settlement of Kirov in the outskirt of Grozny, where he went to see the burned down houses of the terrorists, who had attacked a checkpoint in Grozny on May 9," says the message posted on the website.
19:16, 11 May 2016
Power agents detain employee of Makhachkala mosque
Policemen have planted weapons to Magomed Magomedov, the spokesperson of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street, assert the eyewitnesses – employees of the mosque.
Portrait of Stalin. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:29, 11 May 2016
Political analysts state growth of Stalin's popularity in Northern Caucasus
At the background of bureaucrats' and power agents' lawlessness, residents of Northern Caucasus find more and more positive elements in Stalin's rule, the political analysts Rinat Mukhametov and Ruslan Kurbanov believe. Their opinion is confirmed by the survey of the "Levada-Center", which has fixed the growth of Russians' sympathy for the "leader of all nations" personality.
16:03, 11 May 2016
Prosecutor's Office reveals illegal detention of Dagestani resident
The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has confirmed the fact of illegal detention and initiation of an administrative case against Nurakhmed Mirzaev, a resident of the city of Kaspiysk. An application was submitted to the Prosecutor's Office by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Action in support of Turkish MP Karo Pailyan, Yerevan, May 11, 2016. Photo: © PAN Photo / Varo Rafayelyan
15:53, 11 May 2016
March in support of Armenian MP of Turkish Parliament held in Yerevan
Today, the participants of the action in support of Karo Pailyan, a Turkish MP, have marched along Yerevan streets with posters: "We are all Karo!" and handed over to the UN office in Yerevan a demand to condemn the attack on Pailyan committed after his speech in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
15:24, 11 May 2016
Armenia denies accusations of using phosphorous shells
The Armenia's Ministries of Defence (MoD) and Foreign Affairs (MFA) have denied the statement of the Azerbaijani MFA about the use of prohibited ammunition by Armenian militaries.
Sergey Litvinov. Photo by Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)
13:06, 11 May 2016
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Sergey Litvinov as political prisoner
The verdict against Sergey Litvinov, sentenced in the Rostov Region in the criminal case of robbery, was based on contradictory evidence. There are reasons to believe that a citizen of Ukraine was subjected to torture, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" states.
House of the relatives of the militants killed on December 4 in Grozny burned down in the village of Yandi, Achkhoi-Martan District, December 7 2014. Photo provided by the HRC ‘Memorial’ press-service.
12:35, 11 May 2016
"Life": houses of attackers on checkpoint burnt down in Chechnya
In Grozny, the houses of Shamil Djanaraliev and Akhmed Inalov who attacked a police checkpoint were burnt down, the "Life.ru" quotes a female relative of Shamil Djanaraliev as reporting. Till present, the information has not been officially confirmed.
Soldiers of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160508/3351466.html
10:45, 11 May 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of breaking ceasefire
Last night, the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelling the contact line from mortar and grenade launchers. This has been reported today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
International Domodedovo" Airport. Photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Домодедово_(аэропорт)#/media/File:Domodedovo_International_Airport_terminal_building.jpg
10:03, 11 May 2016
Victims of terror act file multimillion-rouble lawsuits against top managers of "Domodedovo" Airport
40 people affected by the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport have filed civil lawsuits against the former top managers of the "Domodedovo" Airport and its co-owner. This was reported on May 10 by advocate Igor Trunov, representing the interests of the victims.
City Administration of Rostov-on-Don. Photo: http://rostov-news.net/economy/2014/11/13/25856.html
07:57, 11 May 2016
Rostov-on-Don: over 800 signatures collected under petition for direct election of Mayor
Residents of Rostov-on-Don have demanded to abolish the existing order of election of the City Mayor and to terminate the contract with Sergey Gorban, the current head of the local administration.
Citizen of the United States Aubrey Michelle Allen. Photo: © Sputnik/ Dzerassa Biazarti, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/North_Ossetia/20160421/1760278.html
05:45, 11 May 2016
Court marshals to deport fiancé of Mozdok resident from Russia to US
According to a court decision, Aubrey Michelle Allen, a citizen of the United States, who arrived in North Ossetia to visit her fiancé, is to be deported from Russia for violation of the order of staying in the country.
Nina Ivanovna Kurilo. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:49, 11 May 2016
Sochi authorities refuse to grant housing to former prisoner of Nazi concentration camps
On May 10, 89-year-old Nina Ivanovna Kurilo, a former underage prisoner of Nazi concentration camps and the widow of a war veteran, received a refusal to her request to grant her an apartment in a social house for veterans and disabled people. According to the woman, she cannot live in an old ramshackle house without sewage system, where the water supply is constantly switched off.
News
A case of embezzlement during the construction of a gymnastics academy in Sochi has reached court.

Pollution on Primorsky Beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" from May 7, 2026, https://t.me/my_tuapse/35084 Calls for Tuapse residents to become more actively involved in beach cleanups are being made on social media.

Krasnodar political prisoner Vladimir Yarotsky was found dead in a prison colony.

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.