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18:00, 24 May 2011
Mortar shells found near a nuclear power plant in Armenia
Two mortar shells were found in 800 meters distance from Metsamor nuclear power plant in a field neighbouring to the settlement of Akhnalich, Armavir district of Armenia.
23:30, 23 May 2011
In The Hague, rights defenders to complain about non-investigated crimes in Georgia during the August 2008 conflict
Today in The Hague, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) will publish a report on Georgia entitled "Unable or Unwilling?" In the opinion of the NHC, for various reasons the Georgian authorities are "braking" efficient inquiry of the crimes that fall into jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
23:20, 23 May 2011
In Volgograd, police officer suspected of drug dealing
An employee of the Russian MIA's Chief Department for the Southern Federal District (SFD) is accused of planting a kilo of heroin into the car of Alexander Afanasiev, Director of the OBI Supermarket, against whom a criminal proceeding was later instituted on drug dealing.
23:10, 23 May 2011
Satirical play on Putin admitted in Rostov-on-Don
The bosses of the Rostov Youth Theatre have apologized for the situation around cancellation of several plays of the festival "Rostov Readings" and cancelled their earlier decision not to admit them to performance.
23:00, 23 May 2011
Residents of Khrakh-Uba demand removal of Dagestani Minister Bekmurzaev from enclave resettlement
Today, Makhachkala hosted a rally of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba, located in the territory of Azerbaijan. The participants of the action told about threats of deportation from Azerbaijan and harassment of enclave villagers. The protest rally was about 60 persons strong. The action was sanctioned by the administration of Makhachkala.
22:50, 23 May 2011
"Echo Moskvy" journalist denied entry to Azerbaijan for his trip to Nagorno-Karabakh
As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan, Sergey Buntman, deputy editor-in-chief of the "Echo Moskvy" radio station, was put on the list of persons, whose visit to the country is highly undesirable.
22:40, 23 May 2011
Ecologists manage to stop build-up of Mamay Forest in Stavropol
The Stavropol Interregional Ecological Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the decision of the Administration of Stavropol to cut and build up the Mamay Forest, which was defended by the city public.
22:30, 23 May 2011
EU official urges Azerbaijani authorities to revise sentences passed to oppositionists
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has resolutely condemned conviction in Azerbaijan of young oppositionists Jabbar Savalan and Bakhtiyar Gadjiev.
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.
News
Sergey Melikov. Photo: Administration of the Head and Government of the Republic of Dagestan The flood in Dagestan was the "last straw" before Melikov's resignation.

Just over 4% of applicants received payments following the flooding in Dagestan.

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

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.