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21:00, 3 May 2013
RWB: Ramzan Kadyrov and Vladimir Putin included in list of enemies of freedom of information
In 2013, the organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) included Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, in its annual list of the enemies of freedom of information. In Chechnya, the fear of the regime has become the cause of self-censorship, which "is switched on at full capacity", and, in general in Russia, attacks and attempts on journalists "are regularly repeated," the RWB reports.
20:10, 3 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, challenge to judges in case against Avaz Zeinalov, editor-in-chief of newspaper "Khural", rejected
Today, the challenge to the panel of judges of the Court of Appeal in the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", who was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment for tax evasion and receiving a large bribe, was rejected. On May 13, the consideration of the appeal against the sentence will be continued by the current composition of the panel of judges.
20:00, 3 May 2013
In Nalchik, rally against law enforcers' tyranny attended by about 20 persons
In Nalchik, participants of the today's rally spoke against tyranny of law enforcement agents and human rights violations in Kabardino-Balkaria. The protest action was attended by about twenty persons, not including journalists and policemen on duty.
19:00, 3 May 2013
British Foreign Office recommends British citizens not to travel to NCFD
The British Foreign Office recommended British citizens not to go in the near future to Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan, and some Districts of the Stavropol Territory because of high terrorist activity.
17:00, 3 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, oil-industry workers go on warning strike, Mirvari Gakhramanly reports
Today, in Baku, workers of the Gas and Oil Producing Administration (GOPA) "Bibi-Aibat" of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), held a warning strike to demand higher wages. This was reported by Mirvari Gakhramanly, the head of the Committee to Protect Rights of Oil-Industry Workers. The SOCAR denied the information about the strike.
22:50, 2 May 2013
Builders of highway Alyat-Astara in Azerbaijan go on strike
On May 1, the construction of the highway Alyat-Astara was again stopped because of the strike. The protest action was held by operators of heavy equipment and workers at the site of construction works in the Salyan District.
22:40, 2 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Musa Rakhim, PFPA activist, arrested for two months
The Nasimi District Court of Baku arrested for two months Musa Rakhim, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), on suspicion of hooliganism. This was reported by his advocate Asabali Mustafaev.
22:30, 2 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Mamed Azizov, "Nida" activist, to stay under arrest for two months more
On May 2, the Nasimi District Court of Baku extended the arrest of Mamed Azizov, an activist of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), accused of illegal possession of drugs, till July 7.
Winners of the contest "Human in History; Russia – 20th Century": Alexandra Karasyova, Alexander Lysenko and Ekaterina Zagorulko; Moscow, April 30, 2013. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 2 May 2013
Jury of contest "Person in History, Russia, 20th Century" held by HRC "Memorial" distinguishes papers of schoolchildren of Southern Russia
17 representatives of the Southern Federal District (SFD) became laureates of the 14th All-Russian contest of historical research papers of senior schoolchildren "Person in History, Russia, 20th Century", organized by the International Organization "Memorial".
Student May Day demonstration in Tbilisi moving to Rustaveli Avenue. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 2 May 2013
Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics expresses concern over detention of journalists at May Day action
During the confrontation between students and the police that occurred on May 1 in Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue, law enforcement agents detained the journalists who worked at the place. The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics has called on the police not to interfere with the work of the journalists and give explanations in connection with the incident. All the detainees were released by the evening of May 1, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
22:00, 2 May 2013
Detainees in case of Boston terror act face charges of impeding inquiry
Three young men, detained on the case of the terror act in the US city of Boston, were arrested. Two of them are charged of concealing and destroying evidences, and another one of giving false testimony.
21:00, 2 May 2013
South Ossetia releases five Georgian teenagers
Five teenagers from the group of eleven Georgian citizens, detained in South Ossetia on charges of illegal crossing of the border, were released.
20:00, 2 May 2013
In Georgia, staff of Chokhatauri hospital goes on strike
In the district centre of Chokhatauri, staff members of the local hospital went on strike, demanding to pay wage arrears. The health professionals state that the strike will last till their demands are fulfilled.
19:00, 2 May 2013
In Volgograd Region, activist goes on hunger strike to protect historic floating landing stage
In the farm yard of Bobry near the town of Krasnoslobodsk of the Volgograd Region, Daniel Enzhil, the leader of members of the informal youth movement for the protection of the floating landing stage, went on a hunger strike because of the plans of the leaders of the Volgograd Academy of Physical Education (VAPE) to demolish the old building, the river attraction of the region the floating landing stage.
18:00, 2 May 2013
Head of North-Ossetian "Yabloko" associates search in his house with political order
In Vladikavkaz, the house of Anatoly Sidakov, Chairman of the North-Ossetian Branch of the "Yabloko" Party, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Mir Kavkaza" (World of the Caucasus), was searched. According to the Anatoly Sidakov's version, investigators were looking for weapons; however, he believes the political order was the real reason for the search.
17:00, 2 May 2013
Azerbaijani researcher Khalida Khalid arrested in Iran
Khalida Khalid, a researcher of literature, a citizen of Azerbaijan, was arrested in the city of Tabriz in northern Iran together with four activists of the movement for the rights of Azerbaijanis of South (Iranian) Azerbaijan.
Protest hunger-striker David Bursunashvili; Tbilisi, April 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 1 May 2013
In Georgia, three persons continue one-month hunger strike near Bidzina Ivanishvili's business centre
Three persons spent the 31st day of their hunger strike near the business centre of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia. The participants of the protest action demand to issue long-term and low-interest loans to pay off the mortgage and to suspend evictions until the loans are repaid.
Police stops the column of nationalists and "The Other Russia" during the May Day march in Volgograd. A still from the video at http://nbp-volzhsky.livejournal.com
22:40, 1 May 2013
In Volgograd, at May Day rally, policemen stop march of nationalists and activists of Other Russia
Today, about 60 representatives of the Other Russia and nationalists had to leave the festive column of the May Day march in Volgograd at the request of the police. This was reported by Leonid Makhinya, an activist of the Other Russia.
22:30, 1 May 2013
Mother of ex-prosecutor from Ingushetia claims her son being pressured in prison
The mother of Ali Dobriev, a former staff member of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Ingushetia, who is serving his sentence at the Federal Public Institution (FPI) Penal Colony (PC) No. 13 in Nizhny Tagil of the Sverdlovsk Region, complains that his son is subjected to harassment on ethnic or religious grounds by the administration and personnel of the penal colony. This information is going to check the members of the Public Supervisory Commission.
Muslim prisoners at prayer in the mosque of Colony No. 7 of the Department Russian Federal Correction Service (UFSIN) in the Republic of Mordovia. Photo by the press service of the UFSIN
22:20, 1 May 2013
Relatives of convicted natives of Northern Caucasus report about hunger strike at IK-7 in Mordovia
At the Penal Colony No. 7 (known as IK-7) of the Department for the Republic of Mordovia of the Russian Federal Correction Service (FSIN), a group of prisoners, most of them being natives from Northern Caucasus, went on a hunger strike to protest against their custody conditions, as well as they way they are treated by the colony personnel, relatives of the prisoners report. So far, there was no official confirmation of the protest action from the prison administration.
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A piece of a drone in fuel oil washed up on the coast of Kuban.

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.