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World Press Freedom Day: representatives of democratic journalism and public of Azerbaijan at Elmar Guseinov's tomb, Baku, May 3, 2011. Courtesy of the deyerler.org
22:40, 3 May 2011
Azerbaijani journalists mark World Press Freedom Day at Elmar Guseinov's grave
Today, representatives of the democratic journalistic community of Azerbaijan marked the World Press Freedom Day by visiting the grave of Elmar Guseinov, editor-in-chief of the "Monitor" magazine, who was killed in March 2005 at the doorstep of his house.
Makhmud Akhmedov in the district hospital, July 2010, Dagestan, Shamil District. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" (http://www.memo.ru)
22:40, 3 May 2011
Dagestan: at trial on teenager's beating his mother fainted
Today, at a regular session of the Shamil District Court in Dagestan on beating of a 14-year-old boy by militiamen, Aishat Akhmedova, victim's mother, suffered an epileptic fit. The woman fell to the floor in the course of interrogation. Doctors of the ambulance that came after a while rendered help and eliminated the fit.
22:00, 3 May 2011
In Azerbaijan, prosecutor asks the court to sentence oppositionist Savalan to three years in prison
At the Sumgait City Court of Azerbaijan, at the trial of Jabbar Savalan, a youth activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of illegal drug possession, the prosecutor Movlud Osmanov asked the court to appoint the maximum penalty under this article - three years of imprisonment - to the defendant.
21:00, 3 May 2011
"Reporters Without Borders": lawsuits against newspapers threaten freedom of speech in Armenia
Unjustified sums of compensation juridically demanded from a number of Armenian newspapers jeopardize the existence of these mass media and promote creating an atmosphere of self-censure in then, international organization "Reporters Without Borders" states.
20:00, 3 May 2011
30 thousand people in the North of Chechnya have remained without electricity supply
As a result of a breakdown of service settlements of plain areas of Shelkovskoy district of Chechnya have been cut off power. Experts of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and "Nurenergo" company are working on the scene of the incident.
19:00, 3 May 2011
The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited the 25th Geneva International Book and Press Fair
On visiting the 25th International Book and Press Fair going on in Geneva, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said that it was a very important event before the 500th anniversary of book printing in Armenia and declaring Yerevan the World Book Capital in 2012.
18:00, 3 May 2011
Head of Dagestan had a meeting with a delegation of European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
Head of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov discussed the development of democratic institutions and activities of law enforcement bodies in the region with a delegation of European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ECPT) in Makhachkala.
23:55, 2 May 2011
In Armenia, Association of Political Sciences asks to pardon political prisoners
The Association of Political Sciences of Armenia (APSA) has addressed President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan asking to pardon political prisoners convicted on the case of March 1, 2008. According to the authors of the petition, this step will facilitate the internal political dialogue and strengthen the internal security of the country.
23:50, 2 May 2011
Azerbaijani MoD: soldiers in Karabakh were killed by Armenian militaries
On April 29, a soldier, an Armenian citizen, killed two soldiers, who were born in the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), from his submachine gun, says the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan in its statement. In its turn, the Armenian MoD accused Azerbaijan of killing the soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh.
23:45, 2 May 2011
"European Union of Deportees and Displaced Persons" to acquaint European community with Karabakh problem
The organization named "European Union of Deportees and Displaced Persons" (EUDDP) plans to hold actions aimed to acquaint the European community with the Karabakh problem. As reported by Maximiliano Lakota, secretary general of the EUDDP, the first such event will be held this autumn in Italy.
23:40, 2 May 2011
Reznik: Kadyrov's representative in Moscow City Court tries to replace subject of trial
Andrei Krasnenkov, representative of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov at the criminal trial on slandering Kadyrov, is misleading the court by trying to substitute the subject of the trial. This was stated on April 28 by Genry Reznik, advocate of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", at the session at the Moscow City Court. This was Mr Reznik's reaction to Krasnenkov's demand to add Kadyrov's interview and video from his meeting with human rights defenders to the materials of the case.
23:30, 2 May 2011
Rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov arrested in Azerbaijan
Mr Iskenderov, head of the NGO "Promotion of Democracy Defence" and a member of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" was arrested on charges of violating the law during the parliamentary elections in 2010.
23:10, 2 May 2011
Political prisoner Aram Baregamyan released in Armenia
Aram Baregamyan, head of the Razdan branch of the Party "Armenian Nationwide Movement" (ANM) and a board member of the ANM, received his CER (conditional early relief) and left the penal institution "Sevan".
23:10, 2 May 2011
In Georgia, five footballers detained on suspicion of game rigging
A corruption network has been revealed within the national football championship; several persons were detained. According to investigators, players agreed beforehand on the course and results of football matches with organizers of illegal totes, as reported at a news briefing by Soso Topuridze, Deputy Head of the Department of Constitutional Security of the MIA of Georgia.
23:00, 2 May 2011
NGOs and opposition hold protest action in Tbilisi
Activists of several NGOs, youth organizations and oppositional parties have held a protest action near Tbilisi courts, where in May 2005 Zurab Vazagashvili and Alexander Khubulov were killed in a police special operation.
22:50, 2 May 2011
Repatriation of Meskhetian Turks to Georgia to start in 2012
It is expected that since January 2012, the process of repatriation to Georgia of Meskhetian Turks from various countries of the world will begin.
22:40, 2 May 2011
Freedom House: Georgia is best in Southern Caucasus by freedom of press
Today, the international NGO Freedom House has issued a comparative analysis of the status with the freedom of press in 196 countries worldwide. Georgia is in the 118th place, which is the best among the countries of Southern Caucasus.
22:10, 2 May 2011
In Dagestan, beaten journalist states he was threatened by attackers
Journalist Magomed Khanmagomedov, beaten in Derbent, sent a telegram on the fact on attack on him to the head of the Dagestani MIA (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Abdurashid Magomedov, where he reports about the threats expressed by the assailants.
Independent Lithuanian journalist Thomas Chivas. Photo by Ruslan Kondratiev, Balsas.lt
22:00, 2 May 2011
Lithuanian journalist Thomas Chivas demanded from Public prosecutor's office to attach his articles to Egle Kusaite's case
On April, 27, Lithuanian journalist Thomas Chivas appealed to the prosecuting party asking to attach his articles to the case of Egle Kusaite accused of terrorism equally with the telephone talks of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko and human rights activist Oksana Chelysheva submitted by Public prosecutor's office as one of the evidences of Egle Kusaite's pressure upon the investigation.
21:00, 2 May 2011
Chief of Department of Interior Affairs of Sergokala district killed in Dagestan
In the evening of May, 1, some strangers shot down Nasrulla Magomedov, Chief of the Department of Interior Affairs of Sergokala district.
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.