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An attack on a squad of the patrol-and-post police service (known as PPS) in the village of Mara-Ayagy. April 29, 2024. Photo by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation
21:30, 8 May 2024
On April 29-May 5, seven persons killed and four wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from April 28 to May 5, 2024, five suspected militants and two policemen were killed, and four other policemen were wounded during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
An illustration in a printed edition of Jehovah’s Witnesses*. Photo by M. Kuznetsova for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:04, 8 May 2024
Witnesses in case against believers in Kalmykia reject investigators’ version
None of the witnesses questioned at a public prosecutor’s request confirmed that Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Kalmykia Kishta Tutunova, Tsagan Khalgaeva, and Yekaterina Menkova voiced any extremist statements. That was reported by an advocate of Kishta Tutunova.
Nadezhda Kevorkova at a court. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:42, 8 May 2024
Defence treats arrest of journalist Kevorkova as unlawful
The text by Orkhan Djemal, the publication of which became the reason for accusing Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, of justifying terrorism, had not been declared illegal earlier. The argument that the publication on Kevorkova's Telegram channel was accessible does not correspond to reality, her advocate has emphasized.
Dmitry Ivanov*. Screenshot of the video by the “Dozhd” (Rain)* TV Channel (included into the register of foreign agents) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijA8ZdL2VPQ
23:52, 7 May 2024
Court arrests blogger Dmitry Ivanov* in absentia
A court in Moscow has arrested in absentia Dmitry Ivanov*, a blogger, accused of spreading fakes about the Russian Army. The blogger covered events in Southern Russia on his YouTube channel, the "OVD Info"* project has informed.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, May 6, 2024. Photo posted on the Telegram channel of the newspaper “Chernovik’ (Rough Draft) on May 5, 2024
21:58, 7 May 2024
Journalist Magomed Magomedov complains about attempted disruption of picket in support of Gadjiev
A young man wearing a mask tried to join a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, reports Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik’ (Rough Draft). He considered the incident an attempt to disrupt the picket.
A young man puts the New Testament into the fire in a portable grill. Screenshot of the video posted by the Branch for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation on May 3, 2024 https://t.me/su_skr26/3115
20:32, 7 May 2024
Analysts consider reaction of Stavropol Territory Governor to burning of Bible to be imitation of Kadyrov’s actions
With his activities in a case on the burning of the New Testament, Vladimir Vladimirov, Governor of the Stavropol Territory, copies the Ramzan Kadyrov’s reaction to the burning of the Koran in an attempt to earn political dividends, analysts have suggested.
Monument dedicated to victims of political repression in Nalchik. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
19:26, 7 May 2024
MPs refuse to provide land plot in Kabardino-Balkaria for memorial to victims of repression
MPs of the Islamey village in the Baksan District refused to provide a plot of land for a memorial to victims of repression. The head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Association of Victims of Political Repression suggests that the above refusal contradicts the law.
Olga Kasyanenko; a stand-up concert spectator apologizing for his joke. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of a video https://ya.ru/video/preview/6792317559158295758; screenshot of the video posted on the "ChP Grozny 95" Telegram channel on April 29, 2024 https://t.me/c/1304691628/9305
17:02, 7 May 2024
Practice of public apologies is commonplace for Chechen authorities
Authorities of Chechnya have initiated the practice of public apologies; however, now law enforcers and ordinary residents in different Russian regions are resorting to this practice, analysts have commented on the video with an apology of a girl from Krasnodar and the author of a joke about Chechen women.
Law enforcers talk to the residents of the village of Kirants, May 2, 2024. Photo: aysor.am https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2024/05/02/Киранц/2269417
23:34, 6 May 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 29-May 5, 2024
Attack on DPS checkpoint in Mara-Ayagy, protests in Georgia, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, march to Yerevan, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 29-May 5, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Nadezhda Kevorkova. Photo: youtube.com/Alif TV https://www.m24.ru/news/obshchestvo/06052024/689401
23:33, 6 May 2024
Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova detained for post about attack on Nalchik
Investigators have accused Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, a defence witness in the case of the attack on Nalchik, of justifying terrorism. The reason was in her repost of the journalist Orkhan Djemal's text about this attack and her publication about the "Taliban"* movement.
Screenshot of the video appeal recorded by Anna Tsomartova's parents www.youtube.com/watch&v=zCml7AtaOYU
22:03, 6 May 2024
Parents of missing athlete Tsomartova ask to move inquiry to Moscow
Investigators in Dagestan are inefficient in investigating the disappearance of the athlete Anna Tsomartova, the girl's parents have stated in their appeals to the director of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) and the senator from North Ossetia; they have asked to transfer the case to investigators in Moscow.
Alexander Nozdrinov at a court. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel of the Krasnodar Territorial Court on March 29, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0VMD_SZwQ
20:45, 6 May 2024
Convicted journalist Alexander Nozdrinov transferred to a colony in Kuban
Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist and blogger from Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), convicted of spreading fakes about the Russian Army, was transferred to a colony in the town of Khadyzhensk. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"*.
Leniye Umerova. Photo https://tvrain.tv * included into the register of foreign agents
18:59, 6 May 2024
Rights defenders declare Leniye Umerova as political prisoner
The criminal prosecution of Leniye Umerova, a Crimean Tatar woman, detained at a checkpoint in North Ossetia and accused of espionage, contradicts the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians, the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has stated.
18:07, 6 May 2024
Contract serviceman from Krasnodar Territory sent to penal colony for three years for escaping from service
The Krasnodar Garrison Military Court has sentenced Artyom Sluzhilov, a military serviceman, who was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission during the mobilization period, to three years in penal colony.
22:55, 4 May 2024
Residents of Stavropol Territory apologize for burning New Testament
A video with an apology from two participants in the incident with the burning of the New Testament in the Stavropol Territory was posted by Governor Vladimir Vladimirov. The young men have admitted their guilt and promised not to do this again.
Zarema Musaeva at a court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
22:09, 4 May 2024
Advocate complains about denial of Zarema Musaeva's treatment
In his complaint to the Chechen Prosecutor, Alexander Savin, one of Zarema Musaeva's advocates, has stated that she had been denied due medical treatment for several months, despite the obvious deterioration in her health.
21:36, 4 May 2024
Dagestani Omar Murtazaliev returned from SIZO to penal colony
They plan to transfer Omar Murtazaliev, a native of Dagestan, to another correctional institution, but in the meantime he has been returned to the penal colony in the Kurgan Region, where he was held earlier, his advocate has informed.
The Memorial to the Victims of Repression of the Karachay People. Screenshot of the photo posted on Marat Urusov's Telegram channel on May 3, 2024 https://t.me/maraturusov/5961
20:08, 4 May 2024
Karachais dispute about rehabilitation outcomes of repressed nations
Some Karachai activists believe that the political rehabilitation of Karachais is over. Their opponents object claiming that the payments for the lost property were grossly inadequate.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:08, 4 May 2024
Court releases Malgobek law enforcers accused of extortion
Three policemen from Ingushetia, accused of using violence against a detainee and extortion, have been released. The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has explained that the period specified by law for the preliminary investigation had expired and their further detention is illegal.
23:38, 3 May 2024
In Rostov Region, mobilized man fined for trying to give bribe not to go to SMO
The Novocherkassk garrison military court found Maxim Shirin, who was mobilized in October 2022, guilty of giving a bribe. The court recognized that the man tried to avoid being sent to a combat zone through bribery and to gain protection at service.
News
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A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Lithuania.

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.