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16:00, 30 May 2009
In Spain, woman from Chechnya tried to burn herself in protest against eviction
A Chechen woman, mother of four children, committed a self-immolation act in Spain in protest against eviction from a free-of-charge apartment of the Red Cross.
15:00, 30 May 2009
Tbilisi: shops of Benetton network resume work
On May 29 in Tbilisi, the shops of the Benetton trading network reopened after they were closed on May 25 in protest against the plans of the Turkish representative office of the company to open a shop in Sukhumi.
14:00, 30 May 2009
Woman-human rights defender from Volgograd asks refuge in Finland
Elena Maglevannaya, a journalist and human rights defender from Volgograd has applied for political asylum in Finland.
13:09, 30 May 2009
In Azerbaijan, explosion case in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque sent to court
The criminal case dealing with explosion in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque on August 17, 2008, has arrived for consideration to the Court on Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan. Then, a grenade thrown into the Mosque during the evening prayer killed 2 and wounded 13 believers.
12:00, 30 May 2009
In Georgia, opposition plans to rebuild and expand "city of cells"
Leaders of the Georgian opposition, which keeps holding actions in Tbilisi demanding resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili, have announced their plans to "reconstruct" the "city of cells".
11:00, 30 May 2009
Minister assistant's car burnt down in Ingushetia
On May 29 in Nazran, near the building of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Ingushetia, an unidentified person burnt down a "Lada-Kalina" model car belonging to Olga Kasevich, assistant of the Minister.
10:00, 30 May 2009
Egypt: detained Caucasians complain of bad conditions in SIZO
On May 29, special agencies of Egypt conducted a special operation, during which 198 Russian citizens were arrested; most of them are students from Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan. Russia's Embassy in Cairo has confirmed arrest of 35 students. The detainees complain of poor custody conditions in local pre-trial prison (SIZO).
05:00, 30 May 2009
Opposition holds rally and march in Yerevan
On May 29 in Yerevan, supporters of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) held their rally as a summing-up event of the election campaign of this oppositional movement headed by the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
23:30, 29 May 2009
Danielyan: amnesty for political prisoners in Armenia is unlikely
Mikael Danielyan, a well-known legal expert and chairman of the Helsinki Association, believes that Real amnesty of political prisoners in Armenia is unlikely, while talks about it are just a demonstration for the world community.
Ingushetia. http://web2.0ingushetia.ru
23:10, 29 May 2009
Governor Rossel invites residents of Ingushetia to Sverdlovsk Region
The Governor of Sverdlovsk Region has suggested inhabiting the deserted villages of his Region by resettlers from Ingushetia. According to Eduard Rossel, Ingushetia is in a disastrous financial situation, and is ready to send families to his Region.
23:00, 29 May 2009
Chechnya: militia officer and two supposed militants killed in skirmish
In the southeast of Chechnya, in the foothill Shali District, a militia officer perished attempting to detain unknown persons. Another militiaman was wounded. Two suspected militants, already identified, were liquidated.
22:10, 29 May 2009
Volgograd Region: more crimes against children
The Volgograd Region experiences a growth in crimes accomplished against children and facts of cruel treatment of children by parents and other legitimate custodians. According to the Office of Public Prosecutor of the Volgograd Region, in 2008, 1146 criminal cases were opened on crimes accomplished against minors.
22:00, 29 May 2009
CEC of Kislovodsk: pre-election campaign goes on without essential violations
The campaigning for early election of Kislovodsk Mayor, appointed for May 31, is going on according to the schedule and without essential violations. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it today at the City Electoral Commission (CEC) of Kislovodsk.
21:00, 29 May 2009
Sappers of Russia's MfE finish their work in Chechnya
Sappers of the "Leader" Special-Purpose Centre (SPC) of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Russia, who arrived to Chechnya in mid-April to clear the territory of one of state farms from mines, shells and other explosive matter, have finished their work in Chechnya and take a break till autumn.
Baku. Source: http://ru.wikipedia.org
20:00, 29 May 2009
Azerbaijani SC upholds ban on visiting "Abu-Bekr" Mosque
The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has upheld the ban for parishioners to attend the "Abu-Bekr" Mosque in Baku until the end of the investigation into the fact of explosion in the temple on August 17, 2008. Then, a grenade thrown into the Mosque during the evening prayer killed 2 and wounded 13 persons.
19:00, 29 May 2009
HRW: Shamanov should be sued for massacring Chechen residents
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserts that Vladimir Shamanov, the newly appointed Commander of Russia's Airborne Troops, should be sued under the case on massacres of peaceful residents of Chechnya.
Tbilisi, Rustaveli avenue, camp of opposition. 27 May 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 29 May 2009
Kakabadze: 7 oppositionists detained in Tbilisi after clash with police
As reported by Nana Kakabadze, leader of the NGO "Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights", late at night on May 28 seven supporters of the opposition were detained on suspicion of rendering resistance to law enforcers during a clash with the police near the building of the parliament.
Frederica Behr. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 28 May 2009
Amnesty International: Northern Caucasus remains the most problematic Russian region by human rights violations
On May 28, the Amnesty International (AI) will present a report in several countries of the world, where Northern Caucasus which named the most problematic region in Russia in the area of human rights violations, as reported by Frederica Behr, one of AI researchers.
23:50, 28 May 2009
Armenia: "Heritage" Party is ready to publish materials on events of March 1, 2008
Should the fact-finding group that was setup to investigate the events on March 1, 2008, be disbanded, the oppositional party named "Heritage" will publish the group's materials at its disposal. This was declared on May 27 at a press conference by Armen Martirosyan, a board member of the "Heritage".
Fighters of the Battalion "Vostok". Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org, Iana Amelina
23:40, 28 May 2009
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Isa Yamadaev's relatives think he was not involved in Khaladov's disappearance
Isa, one of the brothers of Sulim Yamadaev, former commander of the "Vostok" special-purpose GRU battalion in Chechnya, could not be involved in disappearance of Alikhan Khaladov, a soldier of the battalion. This is the assertion of close relatives of Yamadaev brothers and one of former "Vostok" fighters.
News
A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

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.