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Policemen breaks protesters' cordon at the Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar, May 15, 2012. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 15 May 2012
In Krasnodar, 10 persons detained at protesting against exhibition "Icons"
Police detained 10 persons for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action against holding in Krasnodar the exhibitions "Icons", brought by gallerist Marat Gelman.
22:10, 15 May 2012
"Yabloko" activist hit by car near courthouse in Tuapse, eyewitnesses assert
Today, near the building of the Tuapse District Court, during the trial on the case against Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, a man pierced wheels of the car, in which Krasnodar activists had arrived. While escaping in a car, he hit Igor Kharchenko, the activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who tried to detain him, eyewitnesses report.
22:00, 15 May 2012
Volgograd: teenager killed by explosion of unidentified device
In the Soviet District of Volgograd, in one of the private houses, an explosion of unidentified device occurred. As a result, a 16-year-old teenager got serious injuries and died in hospital.
21:00, 15 May 2012
In Azerbaijan, oppositionist Elnur Medjidli released from prison
In the evening of May 15, in Baku, Elnur Medjidli, the activist of the youth organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released from prison.
Road-in-construction surrounds all residential and social facilities, leaving no pavements. No. 2 in 20th Mountain Division Street is back to back to the road, Sochi, May 14, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 15 May 2012
Tenants of a multistory in Sochi complain of violation of their rights by construction of a roadway
During a gathering on May, 14, tenants of house No 2, 20th Gornostrelkovaya division street, declared violations of their right for safe dwelling by the constructors of a roadway.
19:00, 15 May 2012
Gerter: the sufferers from the road accident in the neighbourhood of Pyatigorsk will get financial aid
The families of the lost people and those who got injured in the road accident with the participation of buses in the settlement of Inozemtsevo, Stavropol region, will get financial aid, Ivan Gerter, Chairman of the Government of Kabardino-Balkaria, said at a session of the Government on May, 14.
18:00, 15 May 2012
A trestle bed set in the courtroom for one of the defendants on the case of assault at Nalchik
Defendant Zaur Tokhov will participate in the trial on the case of assault at Nalchik in a lying position for one month and a half. A special trestle bed was set in the courtroom for this purpose.
23:50, 14 May 2012
Resident of Kaspiisk claims his brother's kidnapping of power agents
In the city of Kaspiisk, relatives of Sedritdin Khalibekov, a local resident, seek help from rights defenders in searching for him. They believe that Makhachkala policemen had to do with Sedritdin's disappearance. However, law enforcers fail to confirm this information.
Dagestan, Derbent. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
23:30, 14 May 2012
In Dagestan, a local resident reports about unidentified persons' attempt to kidnap him
On May 13, in the city of Derbent, an attempt was undertaken to kidnap Ramil Yarmagomedov, a resident of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni. He suspects that Dagestani special agents and law enforcers were involved and fears further provocations against him. The on duty unit of the Derbent GOVD (City Interior Department) said that on that day no special actions were conducted in the city.
23:10, 14 May 2012
Nakhichevan court replaces Bagirzade's prison for conditional punishment
Today, the Supreme Court of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) has completed considering the appeal lodged by the oppositional activist Zeynal Bagirzade accused of falsifying documents and illegally receiving pension. Judge Ilgar Mirzoev has amended the verdict of first instance court and replaced a significant term of imprisonment for a suspended (conditional) sentence. Bagirzade was released in the courtroom.
23:00, 14 May 2012
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 7-13
Preliminary results of parliamentary elections in Armenia, according to which 80 percent of seats go to pro-government candidates; earthquakes in Azerbaijan; oppositional rallies in Volgograd; protests against Gelman's exhibition and opposition's "folk festivities" in Krasnodar; fights and attacks with casualties in Dagestan, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 7-13, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 14 May 2012
Tuapse hosts series of solo pickets in support of ecologists
This evening, the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, was the venue of a series of pickets in support of Suren Gazaryan and Evgeniy Vitishko, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" and "Yabloko" Party, who are under a threat of five years of colony imprisonment.
Policemen detain a participant of an oppositional action, Baku, May 14, 2012. Photo by IA "Turan"
22:30, 14 May 2012
In Baku, police detains 18 oppositional protesters
During the today's attempt of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) to hold an unauthorized protest action the police detained 18 people. They were released after warning, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
Malkho Bisultanov. Courtesy photo
22:20, 14 May 2012
Freedom restriction of Chechen native, accused of trying to sell drugs, extended in absence of advocate
According to Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the Committee "Civil Assistance" and a member of the Board of the HRC "Memorial", the custody of Malkho Bisultanov, a native of Chechnya, who was detained in the territory of the "Mosfilm" Studio and accused of trying to sell drugs, was extended for the fifth time; and this was done without the presence of a lawyer.
22:10, 14 May 2012
Five Armenian residents-victims of balloon blast remain under intensive care
Five persons injured by the explosion of balloons on May 4 are still treated at resuscitation wards of Yerevan hospitals.
Bela Danilina, mother of Timur Danilin, who was kidnapped on March 25, picketing the Republic's Prosecutor's Office, Makhachkala, May 14, 2012. Photo by Zakir Magomedov
22:00, 14 May 2012
Relatives of kidnapped Dagestanis hold picket in front of Republic's Prosecutor's Office
Relatives of Rashid Ismailov, who was kidnapped in May in Makhachkala, have picketed the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan, demanding a meeting with Andrei Nazarov, the Public Prosecutor of the republic. They were supported by relatives of Timur Danilin and Magomed and Abdullah Murtuzaliev, who were kidnapped in March.
21:00, 14 May 2012
Up to 300 houses flooded as a result of downpours in Lagodekh district of Georgia
On May, 12, a downpour inflicted a damage on Lagodekh district (Eastern Georgia). Up to 300 dwelling houses were flooded in the settlements of Apeni, Leliani, Chabukiani and Ananuri.
20:00, 14 May 2012
The police interfered in a quarrel between the fans of "Anzhi" and "Zenit" clubs during a match in Makhachkala
During the final tour of the Championship of Russia "Anzhi" - "Zenit" members of riot squad had to interfere in the quarrel that emerged between the club fans in the tribunes of the stadium in Makhachkala. After the match several stones were thrown into the bus where members of "Zenit" were at the moment.
Participants of the action "White Walk" in Krasnodar, May 13, 2012. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 14 May 2012
About 50 people gathered at a "folk festival" in Krasnodar
In the evening of Sunday, May, 13, an action in form of a concert and intercommunication of civil activists passed off opposite the building of Krasnodar regional administration. About 50 residents of the city took part in it, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
18:00, 14 May 2012
An environmental picket passed off in Stavropol
On May, 13, "Environmental patrol of Stavropol region" held a three-hour picket within the framework of the action "Protection of the city forests". The action was authorized and passed without incidents, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
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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....

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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.