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Man-portable air defence system ‘Strela-2M’ presented by prosecution at the trial on the case of Said Amirov in the North-Caucasian District Military Court, Rostov-on-Don, May 16, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:43, 18 May 2014
Said Amirov and Yusup Djaparov have nothing to do with MPADS, advocates assert
The defendants in Said Amirov's case have nothing to do with the man-portable air defence system (MPADS), presented by the prosecution, said the advocate of the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala. In his turn, the state prosecutor said that not all the evidences had been presented yet, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the trial underway in Rostov-on-Don.
Imbankment in Sochi seaport surrounded by construction fence on the day of the resort season opening. May 17, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko
03:43, 18 May 2014
Sochi is not ready for resort season, locals assert
The noisy opening of the resort season says nothing about the city's preparedness for the arrival of tourists, said local residents questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The opening ceremony took place on May 17 in Sochi – concerts, festivities and other entertainment events lasted till late at night.
The construction of the Darial Hydraulic Power Plant. May 2012. Photo http://darialienergy.ge/
02:44, 18 May 2014
Georgian Ministry of Energy: HPP builders are not responsible for landslide in Darial Gorge
In connection with the disaster in the Darial Gorge, the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Energy has issued the statement which denies the responsibility of builders of the Darial Hydraulic Power Plant (HPP) for the landslide.
Protest action held by local residents on the day of visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Nagorno-Karabakh, Berdzor, May 17, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:45, 18 May 2014
Visit of Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group to Nagorno-Karabakh faces protest
The visit of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to the Kashatag District of the breakaway and non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh was met by a protest of local residents against the principles of conflict settlement proposed by James Warlick, the US Co-Chair of the above Group.
20:41, 17 May 2014
Tenants of emergency house in Vesyoloe (Sochi) state that bureaucrats ignore resettlement decision
In Sochi, city officials fail to enforce their own decision of 2011 on demolition of the emergency house, situated in the settlement of Vesyoloe, Adler District, and on resettlement of its tenants. People claim that they have no sewage, heating, water and gas supplies, while officials disregard all their problems.
17:52, 17 May 2014
Leaders of Tarkin communities detained in Dagestan
Today, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Arslanali Zeinalov, the Chairman of the Board of Elders, that Magomedamin Magomadov and Zalimkhan Valiev, the leaders of community councils of Tarkin settlements, were detained in Karaman, near Makhachkala. Residents of the above settlements demand their release under recognizance not to leave.
Anti-gay rally in Tbilisi, May 17, 2014. Screenshot from the ‘Caucasian Knot’ video.
16:53, 17 May 2014
Tbilisi: policemen clash with opponents of same-sex marriage (+video)
Today, in the capital of Georgia, during a protest action against the anti-discrimination law, which prohibits harassment, including of people with non-traditional sexual orientation, a conflict burst out of the protesters with the police.
15:24, 17 May 2014
NAC reports on elimination of militant leader plotting terror acts in KBR
Tonight, at about midnight, in the city of Chegem of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a crew of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) has been attacked. During the shootout, a policeman was wounded, two attackers were killed by return fire, and one more attacker managed to escape.
14:21, 17 May 2014
Dagestan five villagers detained during searches in Sogratl, local reports
Today, during searches conducted in the village of Sogratl in Dagestan, law enforcers detained five persons, including the principal of the rural school. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a local resident.
07:41, 17 May 2014
In KBR, four prisoners make attempt to commit suicide, their relatives assert
In Kabardino-Balkaria, Tamerlan Fargiev, Maxim Kolesnik, Azamat Tanov, and Azamat Khachev, inmates of the penal colony No. 3, have made a suicide attempt to protest against the use of physical violence against them. This was claimed by relatives of the prisoners.
Imam of Stalskoe village Omaraskhab Alibegov. Screenshot from YouTube video, http://www.youtube.com/watchv=CUphhTCXUO8
03:54, 17 May 2014
Imam murdered in Dagestan was a relative of Aliaskhab Kebekov, leader of "Imarat Kavkaz", source reports
Omaraskhab Alibegov, the imam of the village of Stalskoe of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, who was found murdered, was presumably kidnapped on May 14 by law enforcers. This was claimed by one of the relatives of the religious figure. The relatives have identified the murdered man as Omaraskhab Alibegov, who was a nephew of Abu Mukhammad (Aliaskhab Kebekov), the new leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz".
Parviz Gashimli with his wife. Photo from the journalist’s family archive, published by Radio Azadlyg (RFE/RL), http://www.radioazadlyg.org
02:06, 17 May 2014
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemns conviction of Azerbaijani journalist Parviz Gashimli
The Azerbaijani authorities should stop the practice of criminal prosecution of journalists. This was stated by Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. She has condemned the conviction of journalist and activist Parviz Gashimli, who on May 15 was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment.
01:22, 17 May 2014
Pyatigorsk signs agreement to allocate land for construction of mosque
The commission consisting of officials from the Government of the Stavropol Territory and the administration of the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) together with the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) has determined a land plot near the city of Pyatigorsk to build a mosque. The agreement to allocate the land plot has been signed at the travelling meeting at the office of the SAM for the Stavropol Territory.
Arif Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:11, 17 May 2014
In Azerbaijan, law enforcers violate rights of Yunus spouses, their advocate asserts
In Azerbaijan, law enforcement and judicial authorities flagrantly violate the rights of Leila Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), and her husband Arif Yunus, who are witnesses in the case against journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Khalid Bagirov, an advocate of the Yunus spouses.
Beslan Teuvazhev. Photo from Facebook account.
19:38, 16 May 2014
Circassian activists: initiator of memory ribbons on anniversary of Caucasian War detained in Moscow
Beslan Teuvazhev, an activist of the organization named "Adygekhem Ya Duney" and one of the organizers of making commemorative ribbons to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Caucasian War, was detained today by employees of a Moscow OVD (Interior Divisions), another Circassian activist, Evgeny Tashu, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
19:23, 16 May 2014
Imam killed in Dagestan, locals report
A burnt-down car with a man's body inside was found in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan. According to local residents, the casualty was the Imam of the mosque of the village of Stalskoe, Kizilyurt District. However, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) argues that the body has not been identified yet.
18:55, 16 May 2014
Georgia's Ombudsman reports refusals to admit rights activists to jails
Employees of the penitentiary system of Georgia create artificial obstacles to the officials of the Ombudsman in monitoring the prisons, Ucha Nanuashvili, the Ombudsman, said on May 15 the at a briefing in Tbilisi.
17:05, 16 May 2014
CoA leaves opposition activists Bananyarly and Abbasly behind bars in Azerbaijan
On May 15, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed the complaints lodged against the arrest of Kyamalya Bananyarly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), for participating in the protest action on May 6, and the 15-day arrest of Tural Abbasly, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, for taking part in the same action.
15:14, 16 May 2014
Dagestan: volunteers' advocates appeal against their administrative arrest
The defence of Aisha Abakarova and Sadiyat Arslanova, the volunteers of the Charitable Foundation "Be Merciful!", who were detained for three days on charges of disobeying the police, has challenged the ruling of the Khasavyurt City Court on administrative arrest.
Dagestan, Gunib District, Sogratl village. Photo: http://www.sogralt.net
13:50, 16 May 2014
Four wounded policemen brought to Makhachkala from Gunib District
Today, four law enforcers, who had been wounded on May 15 in the shelling near the village of Sogratl of the Gunib District of Dagestan, have been delivered to Makhachkala. At the GunibHospital, the victims were visited by Abdurashid Magomedov, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
News
Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/126716-kurierebi-da-taqsis-mdzgolebi-tbilisshi-saprotesto-msvlelobas-martaven Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities.

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.