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22:00, 7 May 2011
On May 17, South Ossetia starts issuing new passports
Following the order given by President Eduard Kokoity to the government, on May 17 South Ossetia should start issuing new passports to its citizens.
21:00, 7 May 2011
In Georgia, police arrests protesters
The today's protest action held in the city of Rustavi by the oppositional organization "National Assembly" has ended in detention of its participants.
20:00, 7 May 2011
Azerbaijan: advocates of wearing hijabs are criminally prosecuted
A criminal case under the articles of the Criminal Code, which assume responsibility for disorderly conduct and rendering resistance to state officials, was initiated against a group of Azerbaijani believers, who held on May 6 a rally outside the Ministry of Education in Baku demanding the freedom for wearing hijabs in schools.
Nagorno-Karabakh. Participants of International Cyclists' Races that started on May 6, 2011, in Stepanakert. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
19:30, 7 May 2011
International cycling races are on in Nagorno-Karabakh
On May 6, the central square of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, hosted the opening ceremony of the International Bicycle Races. They are attended by over fifty athletes from Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Estonia, Romania, Austria, Germany and France.
19:00, 7 May 2011
Over 40 houses flooded by rain in Vladikavkaz
On May 6, more than 40 private houses were flooded in the capital of North Ossetia as a result of rain and hail that attacked the city: roads were washed off; power lines were broken; and some buildings lost their roofs, reports the administration of the head of the republic.
18:00, 7 May 2011
France allocates 200 workplaces for citizens of Georgia
Citizens of Georgia will be able to work legally in the territory of France; 200 jobs have been allocated for this purpose, said Giorgi Vashadze, Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia.
17:30, 7 May 2011
Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation with head of PA OSCE
Armenia and Azerbaijan intend to discuss the issue of increased concentration of snipers on the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and other topical problems during the visit on May 9-13 to Southern Caucasus of Petros Efthimiou, head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
Sasha Shevelev explains the "lesson" to Maria Mikhailovna. May 6, 2011, Rostov-on-Don. Nuclear Energy Info Center. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
17:00, 7 May 2011
Action "Safe Internet for Veterans" held in Rostov-on-Don
Within the project "Grandmother Online", Rostov-on-Don hosts the action "Safe Internet for Veterans" with the task to teach elderly people to computer skills.
16:00, 7 May 2011
Resident of Ingushetia killed in special operation in Grozny identified
The suspected member of the armed underground, who was killed on May 6 in the Zavodskoy District of the capital of Chechnya, was identified as Muslim Agiev, 26, a native of Ingushetia, the local police reports.
15:00, 7 May 2011
Start of construction of Nabucco gas pipeline postponed till 2013
The construction of the gas pipeline named Nabucco, intended to transport gas from the Caspian region and the Middle East to the EU countries has been postponed till 2013. The consortium named "Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH" has disseminated this information.
Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert Airport, April 14, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
11:30, 7 May 2011
Adbashyan: Stepanakert Airport is ready by 80 percent
In Nagorno-Karabakh, the construction of the Stepanakert Airport is nearing its completion - it is ready to make flights by 80 percent, said Dmitry Adbashyan, Head of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh.
23:30, 6 May 2011
Caravan in memory of victims of terror and war moves across Kabardino-Balkaria
On May 5, the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria was crossed by a memory caravan of victims of terror and war, which started in Vladikavkaz. The tour over the cities of Southern Russia on horses and camels was organized by the NGO "Right to Peace".
23:10, 6 May 2011
The accused of murdering Markelov receive life imprisonment and 18 years in colony
A verdict was passed at today's session of the Moscow City Court on the murder case of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova. At 11:32 a.m., the court sentenced Tikhonov to life imprisonment in a special security colony; and Khasis - to 18 years of imprisonment in a minimum security colony, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.
Evugeniy Dunaev, former chairman of the City Duma, a member of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party and current head of the reception office of Sergey Mironov in the Astrakhan Region. Astrakhan, March 2011. Photos by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 6 May 2011
Ex-Speaker of Astrakhan City Duma prepares complaint to ECtHR against his sentence for slander
Evgeniy Dunaev, former chairman of the City Duma, who was convicted by the Astrakhan Court on charges of defamation during his performances on TV with criticism of Astrakhan authorities, intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), because he believes his verdict to be unfair. Mr Dunaev himself told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Baku, May 6, 2011. Policemen trying to disperse the believers who went out to protest action to the building of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan against the ban on wearing hijabs in schools. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 6 May 2011
Azerbaijan: clashes between believers and police result in victims and detainees
Today in the morning, several hundreds of believers held a protest action in front of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan against the ban to wear hijabs in schools, introduced in November last year. Policemen tried to disperse the protesters; in the course of the confrontation, one of the women lost consciousness, and dozens of people were beaten and detained.
22:40, 6 May 2011
Kaloy Akhilgov: Ilez Gorchkhanov kidnapped and killed in Ingushetia was tortured
The body of Ilez Gorchkhanov, a local resident, who was kidnapped in Nazran, was identified by his relatives. As stated by power agents, the body had no external signs of violent death; however, according to his relative, the body was disfigured by torture.
22:20, 6 May 2011
Social services of Kabardino-Balkaria make lists of those who suffered from introduction of CTO regime
The social services of the Elbrus District, Kabardino-Balkaria, are compiling lists of residents affected by the introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Mussa Dzhappuev, deputy head of the administration of Elbrus settlement.
22:10, 6 May 2011
Armenians and Azerbaijanis apologize to Tver residents for brawl on Easter Day
On April 26, Seiran Kochkanyan, Chairman of the Tver Regional Branch of the "Union of Russian Armenians", and Fayaz Pashaev, Chairman of National-Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis "AzKa-Tver", signed a joint appeal to residents of the city, in which they apologized for the behaviour of the participants in the fight that burst out on April 24 in the Zavolzhskiy District of Tver between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
22:00, 6 May 2011
Bandits attack Krasnodar ecologist Gazaryan in Khimki Forest
In the morning on May 6, Suren Gazaryan, a Member of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" was attacked by unidentified persons in the Khimki Forest near Moscow. The ecologist received minor injuries and wrote an application to the police.
21:00, 6 May 2011
An action "Victory Mail" is going on in Rostov-on-Don
Young journalists, members of the Independent community of journalists ("NOZH") organized an action "Victory Mail" in Rostov-on-Don, representative of the community Karina Kravchuk told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

In February 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Russian troops in a combat zone. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://mil.ru/news/1b9c3525-a768-4ce0-81c3-4b4a885d8335 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.

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.