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14:58, 23 May 2025

Rostov blogger Avakyan detained after publishing incriminating evidence against police inspector

In Rostov-on-Don, video blogger Gaspar Avakyan has been detained in a criminal case on violation of privacy. A source suggests that the case is related to the publication of a video in which a police inspector sniffs white powder.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot of a photo posted on his advocate’s page in Instagram*, https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8fvqns9eX/.

13:45, 23 May 2025

Authorities of Kazakhstan respond to Movlaev’s request for asylum

Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, has received the status of an asylum seeker in Kazakhstan. In his appeal to natives of Chechnya and residents of Kazakhstan, Mansur Movlaev asked for help and support to prevent his extradition to Russia.

Vladimir Yarotsky taken into custody from the courtroom: still frame from the video of the United Press Service of the Courts of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) from May 21, 2025: https://t.me/opskuban/1221

18:33, 22 May 2025

Vladimir Yarotsky sentenced to 5.5 years in colony

A court in Krasnodar has considered the posts placed in the social network by Vladimir Yarotsky, a local resident, telling about the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine and the publication of a picture with a Saint George ribbon to be the dissemination of fakes about the Russian Army and an insult to the symbols of the military glory.

Coat of arms of Russia: screenshot from the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVx-EmVMkaY

18:29, 22 May 2025

Peskov excludes discrepancies in coat of arms image

Russia has only one coat of arms (emblem) and it has crosses, Dmitry Peskov, the presidential press secretary has stated in his comment on different types of the coat of arms – with crosses and diamonds on the Kremlin website. The discussion about the image of crosses in the Kremlin website arose after the son of the head of Chechnya received his award against the background of a coat of arms without crosses.

Protest action. December 2024. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"

18:25, 22 May 2025

Human rights defenders appeal to the Georgia’s CC in connection with foreign agents law

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has filed an application to the coutry’s Constitutional Court (CC) demanding that the Law on Registration of Foreign Agents be declared invalid and that the relevant articles of the law be suspended.

Novruz Tagiev and Rashad Aliev (left to right): photos provided by the PFPA; the collage by the "Caucasian Knot".

18:21, 22 May 2025

PFPA leader treats arrest of two activists as political persecution

Novruz Tagiev, a bodyguard of the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has been arrested within a criminal case; another PFPA activist, Rashad Aliev, has been sentenced to 25 days of administrative arrest.

Taking water samples from the sea. Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software.

13:58, 22 May 2025

In Dagestan, more than half of water samples on beaches fail to comply with safety standards

Monitoring of the condition of beach areas in Dagestan on the eve of the opening of the swimming season has shown that 12 out of 21 water samples taken by the “Rospotrebnadzor” (Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare) fail to comply with the safety standards. Almost the entire coastline in Dagestan is dangerous for swimming, since sewage discharges are spread into the sea, environmentalists note.

Circassian flag at a Circassian rally in Turkey. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the “Caucasian Knot”.

13:51, 22 May 2025

Repatriation to Russia loses its appeal for Circassians abroad

The programme for resettling Adyge people from other countries to Kabardino-Balkaria is designed for only 20 families during three years. However, there are no conditions or grounds for expanding the above programme, as there are few Circassians abroad who want to move to Russia.

Yasin Guseinzade. Photo: https://vesti.az/

13:40, 22 May 2025

Iranian citizen executed for attacking Azerbaijani Embassy

Iran has executed the death penalty for Yasin Guseinzade, convicted of attacking the Embassy of Azerbaijan.

Fighters from Krymsk. Screenshot: https://vk.com/video-200432135_456252879

18:04, 21 May 2025

Fighters from Krymsk report threats received from entrepreneur for complaining to Bastrykin

In their video appeal addressed to Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), participants in the special military operation (SMO) from the town of Krymsk reported that they had received threats from an entrepreneur, whom they had earlier complained about his suspicions land frauds.

Rally against expulsion of Chechens from Croatia, Vienna, May 20, 2025, photo: https://www.facebook.com*/photo/?fbid=4157538231142877&set=pcb.4157479254482108

17:14, 21 May 2025

Rally against expulsion of Chechens from Croatia held in Vienna

The activists who gathered in Vienna have called on the Croatian authorities not to allow the expulsion of arrested natives of Chechnya to Russia.

Candles at the memorial, May 20, 2025: photos by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

17:07, 21 May 2025

Nalchik townspeople light candles to commemorate Caucasian War victims

Residents of the city of Nalchik have come to the "Tree of Life" Memorial to take part in the memorial party dedicated to the 161st anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. At the end of the party, they lit 101 candles in casualties’ memory.

The Baku Court on Grave Crimes: Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/naznachen-sud-ya-v-bakinskij-sud-po-tyazhkim-prestupleniyam/

13:30, 21 May 2025

Prosecutor requests imprisonment as punishment for defendants in “Abzas Media” case

At the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, a public prosecutor requested terms of 11 to 12 years of imprisonment for employees of the “Abzas Media” online media outlet. The defence does not agree with the public prosecutor’s speech and intends to ask for the defendants to be acquitted.

Broadcast of Mikhail Saakashvili's speech. November 20, 2023. Screenshot Newsgeorgia https://t.me/NGnewsgeorgia/11176

13:26, 21 May 2025

Verdict in Saakashvili’s border crossing case upheld

The Court of Appeal has decided to uphold without a hearing the verdict against Georgia’s third President Mikhail Saakashvili in the case on illegal border crossing. The lack of consideration violated the Mikhail Saakashvili’s right to a fair trial, the defence claims.

Varvara Kosheleva. A photo by press service for the Libertarian Party of Russia.

13:24, 21 May 2025

Activist of campaign in support of Seda Suleimanova reports being subjected to pressure

Unidentified persons tried to break into the apartment of Moscow activist Varvara Kosheleva, who filed an appeal to the Russian presidential administration in connection with the case on the disappearance of Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya.

The collapsed bridge in the village of Kunki: screenshot from the video provided by the villagers.

18:51, 20 May 2025

Ancient bridge collapse in Kunki exposes traffic safety problems

The ancient bridge, which has collapsed without waiting for repairs, in the Dagestani village of Kunki is now closed to traffic, but walking on it is also dangerous, although local residents have no alternative option for moving.

Two prisoners.Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software

18:33, 20 May 2025

Zabaikalsky Krai: two prisoners accused of justifying seizure of Beslan School

A criminal case has been sent to court against two colony inmates kept in Zabaikalsky Krai (Territory), who are accused of justifying the terror act committed in Beslan; one of them is a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

Igbal Abilov.Screenshot of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvV1TCazR

18:23, 20 May 2025

Court sentences Talysh researcher to 18 years of freedom deprivation

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Igbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher, to 18 years of freedom deprivation for treason. The charges were based on subjective assumptions, his defence has stated intending to appeal against the verdict.

Former MP from Smolensk Maxim Baranov runs behind the Adam Kadyrov’s car. May 17, 2025. A screenshot from the video https://t.me/MAKSIMBARANOFF/996.

14:27, 20 May 2025

Former MP explains running next to Adam Kadyrov’s car

In response to criticism for running next to Adam Kadyrov’s car, former MP from Smolensk Maxim Baranov has explained that his goal was to highlight on social networking services the passing of standards for receiving maroon berets.

Igor Nagavkin in the courtroom. A photo by Natalia Shirshina.

14:23, 20 May 2025

Human rights defenders treat Nagavkin’s conditions of detention in penal colony as torture

An advocate of prisoner Igor Nagavkin and human rights defenders have claimed that the conditions of his detention in the Uryupinsk penal colony-settlement are “torturous.” A court has accepted for consideration an administrative claim in which Igor Nagavkin is challenging seven penalties imposed on him.

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