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22:10, 23 May 2011
Officials of KBR to use public transport for a week
Starting from today, senior officials of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are forbidden to use their service cars. Such order was issued by the head of the republic Arsen Kanokov with the aim to acquaint the top managers of Kabardino-Balkaria with the problems of public transport.
22:00, 23 May 2011
Kumaritov: special troops of Georgian MIA block border with South Ossetia
The Georgian authorities have blocked the road across the border between the villages of the Sinagur District of South Ossetia and Georgia and stopped passing villagers through the checkpoint. This was reported by Pavel Kumaritov, Head of the Administration of the Dzaus District of South Ossetia.
21:00, 23 May 2011
Abramyan: amnesty in Armenia will last till September 21
Journalists were told by Ovik Abramyan, Speaker of the Parliament, that the Armenian National Assembly would consider the amnesty issue at its extraordinary session on May 25. According to his story, this is the ninth amnesty campaign in the history of independent Armenia; and it will be completed before the 20th anniversary of Independence - on September 21.
20:00, 23 May 2011
Opposition in Georgia plans new protests on May 25
Today Tbilisi has seen continuation of oppositional actions; and a new wave of them is scheduled for May 25. However, some Georgian MPs see "the hand of Moscow" in the events, while Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Saakashvili's regime of human rights violations.
19:00, 23 May 2011
The police dispersed a youth action in Baku
In the evening of May, 22, about 30 people tried to organize a procession along Primorsky boulevard in Baku. In this way they wished to support arrested youth activists. The action was dispersed by the police, five persons were detained.
Sakharov May Day Outing" in Moscow, May 22, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot
18:00, 23 May 2011
About four hundred people took part in "Sakharov's May-Day" in Moscow
"Sakharov's May-Day" passed off in Moscow near the Museum and Social Center named after academician Andrey Sakharov. It was on open-air party: "Freedom Day", a meeting and a concert.
23:00, 21 May 2011
Oppositionists report dispersal of rally in Batumi
As reported by Manana Salukvadze, an activist of the People's Forum, in Batumi the police have dispersed a rally of supporters of the oppositional Forum with application of truncheons.
22:30, 21 May 2011
Thirty Volgograd residents join nationwide hunger strike, demanding to solve shortage of kindergartens
In Volgograd, 30 women, whose children have no places in kindergartens, have joined the three-day nationwide hunger strike in defence of children's right to free preschool education.
22:00, 21 May 2011
Georgia: opposition to broadcast live on Public TV
The Georgian Public Television has provided live broadcast to the oppositionists, who gathered today in Tbilisi with a demand of resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.
21:30, 21 May 2011
GIBDD inspector detained in Astrakhan at bribe-taking
At the moment of receiving a bribe of 10,000 roubles, employees of the Department of Own Security of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) of the Astrakhan Region detained a GIBDD (traffic police) inspector.
21:00, 21 May 2011
Nalchik holds rally in memory of Caucasian War victims
The capital of Kabardino-Balkaria hosted an almost a thousand-strong rally near the monument to victims of the Caucasian War, dedicated to the 147th anniversary of the end of the War.
19:30, 21 May 2011
In Yerevan, oppositionists protest against Mayoralty's city planning policy
Deputies of the oppositional "Heritage" Party are holding an action of civil protest in Yerevan with participation of ecologists and residents of adjacent areas. The aim of the action is to stop illegal, according to its participants, construction works in the capital and to restore green plantations.
19:00, 21 May 2011
Armenia: parliamentary commission supports president's amnesty
On May 20, the Standing Commission on State and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia passed a positive opinion on the proposal of President Serzh Sargsyan "On Declaring Amnesty".
18:30, 21 May 2011
Video conferences introduced into Georgian penitentiary system
Now in Georgia, inmates may contact their relatives through video conferencing. Since May 19, this service is available for juvenile offenders; and in the near future the innovation will be gradually introduced in other penal institutions.
16:00, 21 May 2011
Georgia simplifies visa regime for five countries
On May 20, the Parliament of Georgia amended the Law "On Legal Status of Foreigners" and introduced a simplified visa regime for five countries. At entering Georgia for up to 360 days, visas are cancelled for citizens of Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Iraq.
Rally of the People's Forum in Freedom Square in Tbilisi, May 21, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
15:30, 21 May 2011
About 10,000 people take part in opposition protests in Tbilisi
Today, the People's Forum, which unites several oppositional forces, has started its actions in the Georgian capital. The Freedom Square has housed about 10,000 people, who demand resignation of Saakashvili and improvement of living standards.
14:10, 21 May 2011
Moscow hosts event dated to 20 years of Law "On Rehabilitation of Repressed Nations"
Today, Moscow hosts an event dated to the 20th anniversary of the adoption by the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation of the Law No. 1107-1 "On Rehabilitation of Repressed Nations". The event is held by the Ingush public living in Moscow.
13:00, 21 May 2011
Head of European Parliament calls Azerbaijani authorities to hold dialogue with opposition
When speaking at a press conference on the outcomes of his visit to Azerbaijan, Jerzy Buzek, head of the European Parliament, called the Azerbaijani authorities to advance with reforms, ensure democratic rights and freedoms and hold dialogue with the civil society and the opposition.
Astrakhan, May 20, 2011. A solo picket against rising petrol prices. Photo by Sergey Kozhanov
12:26, 21 May 2011
Astrakhan hosts actions against fuel price rise
Yesterday, on May 20, the central Astrakhan was a venue of a series of solo pickets, organized by the Astrakhan regional branch of "The Other Russia" with the aim to attract public attention to the problem of rising prices on fuel and lubricants.
Laying flowers at the place of murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova. Prechistenka St., Moscow, May 20, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot
10:00, 21 May 2011
In Moscow, participants of International Sakharov Conference commemorate Stanislav Markelov
On May 20, after the first day of the conference "Andrei Sakharov: Concern and Hope of 2011", dedicated to the 90th birthday of Andrei Sakharov, Russian rights defenders laid flowers at the place, where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were shot dead.
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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.