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22:40, 27 May 2013
Azerbaijani authorities treat AI's report on situation in the country as biased
As stated by Elnur Aslanov, the head of the Division for Political Analysis and Information Support of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) uses outdated methodology to compile its reports on the human rights situation; therefore, there is no need to discuss its reports. At the same time, Azerbaijani human rights activists believe that the AI's conclusions are correct.
During the protest rally in Baku, December 10, 2012. Photoby Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 27 May 2013
CoE's Commissioner calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop prosecuting citizens for their statements
The Azerbaijani leadership should stop criminal prosecution of citizens for their statements and respect democratic norms in the country, Nils Mujzhnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), said after his visit to Azerbaijan.
22:20, 27 May 2013
Head of Sochi sports department arrested on fraud suspicion
The Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the Sochi Administration has been arrested on suspicion of an attempted large-scale fraud. He is accused of soliciting a bribe of 1.1 million roubles, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) said today.
Victims of the terror act in Gamzatov Avenue are taken into the aircraft of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for transporting to Moscow; Makhachkala, May 26, 2013. Courtesy of the press service of the Chief Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the MfE, 05.mchs.gov.ru
22:10, 27 May 2013
Ministry of Public Health of Dagestan: 19 people were hospitalized after explosion in Makhachkala
After the explosion near the MIA building in Makhachkala on May 25, 19 victims were hospitalized; 13 of them are still there, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Health of Dagestan.
22:00, 27 May 2013
"Memorial": native of Chechnya disappears on Azerbaijani-Russian border
On May 20, Muslim Bibulatov, a native of the Chechen city of Argun, disappeared under unclear circumstances on the Azerbaijani-Russian border, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Igor Bestuzhy. Photo: courtesy of Stavropol city administration
21:00, 27 May 2013
In Stavropol, at trial of Bestuzhy, defence states his torture
The confessions of Igor Bestuzhy, the former administration head and city manager of Stavropol, were obtained by torture, his advocate Inna Denisova said today at a preliminary court hearing.
20:00, 27 May 2013
Suleiman Barbakadze, chairman of the International Society of Meskhetian Turks, released in Georgia
The President of the International Society of Meskhetian Turks "Vatan", a citizen of Russia Suleiman Barbakadze has been released from custody in Georgia, said Konstantin Dolgov, the commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
20:00, 27 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, arrested "Nida" activist sues MNS and state TV
Mamed Azizov, an activist of the youth movement "Nida" (Shout), who was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of drug possession, has filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of National Security (MNS) and the AzTV State Channel, claiming to recognize a breach of his presumption of innocence and payment of monetary compensation of moral harm.
19:00, 27 May 2013
At trial on attack on Nalchik, defendant Berov declared unlawful methods of inquiry
At the trial dealing with the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, the prosecution announced the documents on refusals to institute criminal cases on defendants' complaints. The advocates and defendants complain that investigators use violence and threats in the course of inquiry.
18:00, 27 May 2013
Magomed Magomedov who disappeared in Georgia had left Dagestan because of conflicts with the police, his sister reports
So far, the whereabouts of Magomed Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, who disappeared on April 16 in Tbilisi, is unknown. Magomedov had left Russia because of problems with law enforcers, his sister Khadizhat asserts.
17:00, 27 May 2013
Abkhazia: two residents of Taglan convicted for spying in favour of Georgia
The Supreme Court of Abkhazia has sentenced Djemiko Okudjava and Otari Djgarkava, two residents of the Taglan village of the pre-border Gali District to 13 and 11.5 years of imprisonment, respectively in a high security penal colony.
16:00, 27 May 2013
Skinhead girl convicted in Moscow for attacking Dagestanis
Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has sentenced Darya Botvinskaya (Tikhanova) to five years at a minimum security colony for assaulting two natives of Dagestan under the motive of ethnic hatred. During the trial, the defendant pled guilty.
23:30, 24 May 2013
MIA: journalists detained in Sochi are suspected of drug possession
Narcotic drug was found in the car of the filming group of the Public Television of Russia Nikolai Yarst and Filipp Vasilenko, who were detained in Sochi, said the spokesman of the city UVD (Interior Department).
23:00, 24 May 2013
Local resident disappears in Dagestan, his wife reports
A resident of Buynaksk Gadjimurad Ilyasov was taken away to some unknown place by armed men in masks, his wife has reported. A source from law enforcement bodies said that Ilyasov was detained and is checked for involvement of the armed underground.
22:00, 24 May 2013
Amnesty International: special operations in Northern Caucasus are accompanied by violations of human rights
In its annual report on the situation of human rights in 159 countries around the world, the Amnesty International has declared suppression of freedoms in Russia, oppression of minorities and pressure of the state on NGOs.
21:00, 24 May 2013
Armenia: "Heritage" cancels a week of rallies
The oppositional "Heritage" Party has cancelled the week of rallies, announced in Liberty Square in Yerevan from May 24 to May 30, said the party spokesman Ovsep Khurshudyan.
20:00, 24 May 2013
Moscow court refuses to recognize prosecutors' actions in inspecting "Memorial" illegal
The Zamoskvoretskiy District Court of Moscow has dismissed the claim of the International Society "Memorial" that challenged the inspection of the Society by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.
19:00, 24 May 2013
Georgia: 2400 workers of ferroalloys factory in Zestafoni go on strike
The strike of the workers of the Zestafoni ferroalloy factory continues for the fourth day, Tamaz Doloberidze, the chairman of the Metalworkers' Union of Georgia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to his story, the strikers are all the 2400 workers of the factory.
18:00, 24 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, court extends detention of theologian Bagirzade until June 30
Today, the Nariman District Court in Baku has extended the term of arrest of the theologian Talekh Bagirzade until June 30. The defendant and his defence treat this decision as unreasonable and intend to appeal against it at the Court of Appeal.
17:00, 24 May 2013
Parents of casualties of special operation in Nazran ask Evkurov to have their bodies for burial
At a meeting, held in Ingushetia, of Yunus-Bek Evkurov with relatives of Djamalele Mutaliev and Aliskkhan Ozdoev, who were killed yesterday in a special operation in Nazran, the latter asked the head of the republic to get the bodies for burial.
News
Ruben Vardanyan and Anait Manasyan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the "Copilot" program. Armenia's Human Rights Defender refused Vardanyan's request to visit Azerbaijan.

A political scientist assessed the parties' prospects for winning the Armenian parliamentary elections.

More than 20 parties have submitted documents to the Central Election Commission of Armenia to participate in the elections.

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.