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06:22, 1 May 2014
UNHCR officials visit KBR to study problems of Syrian repatriates
A delegation from the office in the Russian Federation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), consisting of UNHCR's representative in Russia Baisa Vak-Voya and Legal Adviser Ivan Saleev has visited the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), to get acquainted with the problems of immigrants from Syria.
The Lenin District Court of Makhachkala. March 2010. Photo by Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:41, 30 April 2014
Dagestan: defence in Akhmedilov's murder case to challenge the decision to make trial closed
The advocates of Murad Shuaybov, accused of murdering journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov, are preparing an appeal against the decision of the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala to run the trial behind closed doors. One of them, Adilgerey Omarov, reports that at the court session his client Shuaybov said that he was tortured during the investigation.
The Moscow City Court. Photo http://mosgorsud.su/
14:24, 30 April 2014
MCC reappoints pleadings in Politkovskaya's murder case for May 14
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has postponed the hearing of parties' arguments on the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", till 14. The reason was in the vacation of Alexei Mikhalchik, an advocate for the defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov, who had duly informed the court about it.
Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:28, 30 April 2014
Law enforcers confiscated printed materials when searching Leyla Yunus' flat in Baku
In the evening on April 29, employees of law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan conducted a search of the flat of Leyla Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), who had been detained in Baku airport with her husband and taken to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) for questioning.
River in the Stepnovsk District of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: http://www.pmk38.ru/
11:52, 30 April 2014
Casualties of shootout with power agents in Stavropol Territory were residents of Dagestan, investigators report
The persons killed in an armed clash with policemen in the Stepnovsk District (with the administrative centre in the village of Stepnoe) of the Stavropol Territory have been identified as residents of Makhachkala, as reported by investigating authorities.
11:08, 30 April 2014
Sochi: observers reveal problems with information and accessibility of police stations for invalids
Sochi has held an inspection decade of the work of police offices and stations. Rights defenders and activists of public organizations inspected 14 police stations located in all four districts of Sochi, Adler and Krasnaya Polyana, including those at railway stations.
The increased security regime on the day of a football match. Grozny, March 24, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:06, 30 April 2014
Chechen power agents strengthen security for May holidays
In the context of May holidays, since Thursday, the Chechen law enforcement bodies will switchover to the round-the-clock service, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The increased security regime will last until May 11.
10:15, 30 April 2014
Georgia: Ombudsman asks authorities not to extradite natives of Northern Caucasus to Russia
Russia has asked Georgia to extradite natives of Northern Caucasus, including Mikhail Kadiev and Yusup Lakaev, accused of resonance killings, said the Ombudsman of Georgia Ucha Nanuashvili. He sent a memo to the Prosecutor's Office asking not to do it.
Kutaisi, Georgia. View of the Annunciation Church. Photo: Vladimer Shioshvili, http://commons.wikimedia.org/. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
08:18, 30 April 2014
Kutaisi hosts rally against anti-discrimination legislation
A protest against the antidiscrimination legislation was held on April 29 in Kutaisi. It happened after the statement of the Patriarchate of Georgia against adoption of the bill.
Cherkessk, entrance to the building of the Bureau No. 2 of the Chief Department of Medico-Social Examination of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:21, 30 April 2014
KChR resident challenges experts' decision on his Category III disability
Bureau No. 2 of the Chief Department of Medico-Social Examination of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has appointed disability Category III to Muradin Alshunov, a resident of the aul Erkin-Yurt of the Nogai District, who became disabled after being beaten up in September 2012.
The building of the government of Abkhazia in Sukhum. Photo: Alaexis, http://commons.wikimedia.org/, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
03:32, 30 April 2014
In Abkhazia opposition demands government resignation
The Abkhazian oppositionists have demanded from the republic's president to dismiss the cabinet of ministers and form the government of people's trust. The Coordinating Council (CC) of oppositional political parties and public organizations offers to retain the right to nominate a candidate for the prime minister, who will then form the government alone.
22:26, 29 April 2014
KChR resident sentenced to three years for giving 1000 roubles to militants
Baris Bairamkulov, a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has been sentenced to three years in colony on charges of financing illegal armed formations (IAFs) in the amount of 1000 roubles. The defendant refused to plead guilty.
The Krasnodar Territorial Court. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:39, 29 April 2014
KTC dismisses Demerchyan's complaint
The Krasnodar Territorial Court (KTC) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of the Sochi builder Mardiros Demerchyan, accused of slandering policemen, against holding the handwriting examination without regard of defendant's questions.
20:30, 29 April 2014
Missing resident of Dagestan found among those killed in Stavropol Territory
One of the casualties of the armed clash with policemen in the Stepanov District of the Stavropol Territory was identified as Nizam Asaliev, a resident of Dagestan, said a source from the Lenin ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala. Earlier, Asaliev's relatives stated that he disappeared on April 26.
Leila Yunus. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:07, 29 April 2014
IPD office searched in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani law enforcers conducted a search in the office of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), which is headed by rights defender Leila Yunus, who was detained on the eve and questioned at the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). During the search, they confiscated computers, documents, conference materials and books by Leila Yunus' husband.
17:25, 29 April 2014
Infografika: statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in 2010-2013 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
Leila Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:30, 29 April 2014
9-hour-long interrogation of Leila Yunus is over in Baku
Leila Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), left the building of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan at about 3:00 p.m. Moscow time after being questioned for nine hours at the Investigating Department for Grave Crimes.
The village of Ullubiyaul, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. Photo by Nadzhibully Adukov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
12:40, 29 April 2014
Militants' camp found in CTO area in Dagestan
A special operation to search for members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) is underway near the village of Ullubiyaul, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, said a law enforcement source. According to his version, an abandoned militants' camp with weapons and foodstuffs was found in a forest near the village.
Olympic facilities construction in the Imereti valley. Sochi, June 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:22, 29 April 2014
GPO: violations during preparation of Sochi Olympics result in 55 criminal cases
The checks of the preparation process for the Winter Olympic Games in Russia revealed numerous violations of the law; 55 criminal cases were opened, says the report of Yury Chaika, the Russia's Public Prosecutor General, which has arrived in the Federation Council.
Said Amirov (to the right) talks to his advocate Vladimir Postanyuk at the court session in the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don, April 24, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:18, 29 April 2014
In Rostov-on-Don, prosecution witness in Amirov's case states torture in SIZO
In Rostov-on-Don, on April 28, the North-Caucasian District Military Court questioned, in the case of Said Amirov and Yusup Djaparov, the witnesses of the prosecution – Magomed Abdulgalimov, the former Assistant Public Prosecutor of the city of Kizlyar, and his driver Murad Aliev. Abdulgalimov said that he was tortured in SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Dagestan.
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Social media users found the government's involvement in cleaning the beaches of Tuapse villages insufficient.

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.