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23:00, 4 May 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 25 to May 1
Bad weather has once again arranged a transport blockade of the resort city of Sochi; Deputies of Karachay-Cherkessia amend the Republic's Constitution; May Day was marked both in the South of Russia and in Transcaucasia, - look these and other events in the review of the week of April 25 to May 1, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 4 May 2011
Georgian opposition demands dismissal of Minister for Corrections
In Georgia, the social movement "Solidarity with Illegal Prisoners" demands resignation of Khatuna Kalmakhelidze, Minister for Corrections, Probation and Legal Aid of Georgia, because of death of a prisoner.
22:50, 4 May 2011
Ingush MIA warns those wishing to kidnap brides about criminal responsibility
In Nazran, juveniles committed an abduction of a 14-year-old schoolgirl with the aim to enforce her into marriage. Now, the issue is considered to register the teens by the police. The Ingush MIA has addressed young people asking them to give up this way of marriage and warned about criminal responsibility for abductions.
22:40, 4 May 2011
Oleg Shein: "commercial arsons" in central Astrakhan killed 28 persons
During eight recent months, 60 blocks of flats were burnt down in the centre of Astrakhan; 28 persons perished. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Oleg Shein, a State Duma Deputy from the Astrakhan Region and the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party.
22:30, 4 May 2011
Putin and Kadyrov labelled as "enemies of press freedom"
The international organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has published a list of "enemies of the freedom of the press" as of the end of 2010. It includes heads of states and governments, kings, paramilitaries and mafia-like structures - in total, 38 positions.
22:20, 4 May 2011
Chapidze: Freedom House failed to mention simulated report on Russia's invasion into Georgia
Eliso Chapidze, a member of the Board for Journalistic Ethics, believes that last year Georgia really improved some indicators on the media freedom as fixed in the report of the Freedom House. However, she pointed out that last year several journalists were beaten; and the House failed to mention the events of March 2010, when the "Imedi" TV Company showed a simulated story about invasion of Russian troops to Georgia.
22:10, 4 May 2011
In 2010 against 2009, number of appeals to Children's Ombudsperson of Rostov Region increased by quarter
In 2010, the number of complaints addressed to the Children's Ombudsperson of the Rostov Region made 1052, or a 27-percent increase over the level of the previous two years: 769 complaints in 2009 and 749 in 2008. In 2010, practically all violations of minors' rights were remedied, the Ombudsperson's office reports.
22:00, 4 May 2011
In Dagestan, local resident confirms sale of meat of dead animals
A local resident has revealed the details of sale out on April 29 of meat of the bull-calves, which died from drug against mites. The meat was bought by meat wholesalers, who took the dangerous foodstuff to marketplaces. The Russian Federal Service for Consumer Supervision ("Rospotrebnadzor") has forwarded a request to the Prosecutor's Office.
21:00, 4 May 2011
Group of mothers from Volgograd offers Putin to discuss the problem of kindergartens together with them
In Volgograd, an initiative group of young mothers, who are fighting for children's rights, has addressed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and invited him to meet with them and discuss the problem of acute shortage of places in kindergartens of the region.
20:00, 4 May 2011
NAC reports liquidation of organizer of terror acts in Northern Caucasus
On May 3, a special operation in the mountain-woody Vedeno District of Chechnya resulted in murder of Abdullah Kurd (also known as Doger Sevdet), an emissary of al-Qaida and coordinator of terror acts in Northern Caucasus. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
19:00, 4 May 2011
Human rights activist from Novorossiisk Tamara Karasteleva left the Russian Federation fearing of pressure from members of the top brass
Tamara Karasteleva, human rights activist from Novorossiisk Committee of Human Rights (NCHR), had to leave the county, expert of this organization Vadim Karastelev told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. He said that this decision was taken after his wife received a summons to Criminal Investigation Department for a talk from law enforcement bodies.
18:00, 4 May 2011
Jabbar Savalan, a young Azerbaijani oppositionist, sentenced to 2,5 years of imprisonment
A trial on the case of Jabbar Savalan, a youth activist of the Party National Front of Azerbaijan (PNFA) and active Facebook user, under the chairmanship of Ilgar Mamedov came to an end in Sumgait City Court of Azerbaijan today. The court found him guilty according to clause 234.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan (illegal storage of drugs) and sentenced him to 2,5 years of imprisonment.
23:40, 3 May 2011
Azerbaijani rights defender Iskenderov arrested for his union activities, his colleagues believe
Vidadi Iskenderov, the detained leader of the NGO "Promotion to Defence of Democracy" and a member of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC), is prosecuted for his active civil position, human rights activities and participation in oppositional rallies; the accusation against him was fabricated, says the CMDPC.
23:30, 3 May 2011
Million of counterfeit DVDs confiscated in Rostov-on-Don
An underground production facility of pirate products has been liquidated in the territory of an enterprise situated in the northern residential area of Rostov-on-Don. Operative agents confiscated one million DVDs with counterfeit audiovisual records, foreign-made equipment for production and packing and plenty of paints and solvents for marking DVDs.
23:10, 3 May 2011
Militiamen who stopped fight of natives of Chechnya in Moscow sentenced to 3-5 years of imprisonment
Today, the Tushino Court of Moscow has sentenced four former employees of the OVD (Interior Division) Mitino, found guilty of abuse of office during detention of the participants of the fight in January 2009, to prison terms ranging from three to five years. This was reported by Dmitry Bakharev, advocate of one of the defendants.
23:10, 3 May 2011
Explosion near central Moscow OVD injures policeman
At night on May 3 an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the car park of the OVD (Interior Division) and injured a policeman, said a source from law enforcement bodies of Russian capital.
23:00, 3 May 2011
Russian Embassy in Czechia reports detention of members of Jamaat "Shariat" from Chechnya and Dagestan
As reported by Vladimir Fyodorov, press secretary of the Russian Embassy, eight persons were detained on charges of terrorism in the Czech Republic; three of them are supposedly Russian citizens, natives of Chechnya and Dagestan, representing the Jamaat "Shariat".
Forced resettlers from the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, 2007. Photo by the Scientific-Educating Centre "Praxis" (www.praxiscenter.ru)
23:00, 3 May 2011
In Ingushetia, roundtable states systematic violations of IDPs' human rights
On April 27, the office of Ingush Ombudsman housed a roundtable "Legal status of certain categories of internally displaced persons (IDPs)". One of the main problems, according to its participants, is to resettle the people from their today's compact residence centres to homes with decent living conditions.
22:50, 3 May 2011
Yunus-Bek Evkurov: DNA assay fails to confirm Dokku Umarov's death
The results of the DNA assay did not confirm the death of the leader of the North-Caucasian armed underground Dokku Umarov, said the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. According to his story, there are now 50 members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) in the territory of Ingushetia.
22:50, 3 May 2011
Arrest of person accused of killing football fan Sviridov in Moscow extended
Today, the Presnya Court of Moscow has extended till June 6 the arrest of Aslan Cherkesov, accused of murdering Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" FC at night on December 6, 2010, in Moscow, said Olga Sutyapova, the court press secretary.
News
Azerbaijani IDPs. March 11, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/daxili-siyaset/xocavend-ve-xocali-rayonlarina-novbeti-koc-karvanlari-yola-salinib1214323465 The number of Azerbaijani families returned to Karabakh has exceeded 7,500.

Yagublu refused to end his hunger strike despite significant weight loss

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Azerbaijan to Iran. March 10, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/xarici-siyaset/azerbaycan-prezidentinin-tapsirigina-esasen-irana-humanitar-yardim-yola-salinib Azerbaijan sent 30 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran

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.