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A 15-year-old teenager from Dagestan who lives in the Moscow Region and his father apologized to Kadyrov https://www.instagram.com/p/CPD8ULQp8Tp/
23:52, 20 May 2021
Dagestani social media users consider fellow countrymen’s apologies to Kadyrov forced
Relatives of a teenager from Dagestan who called Ramzan Kadyrov a “shaitan” (demon) publicly apologized to the leader of Chechnya against their will, Dagestani Instagram users suggest.
The building of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo by the press service of the ECtHR
23:50, 20 May 2021
Armenia complains about Turkey to the ECtHR
Yerevan has accused Turkey of sending mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh, who had fought for Azerbaijan there. Such complaint was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The European Parliament has also condemned sending mercenaries by Ankara.
A still of the film "Feat of Mercy". Angelina Lautenschläger / YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=LwDL5QGb5d8)
17:23, 20 May 2021
Film about feat of Beslenei residents interests Moscow spectators
The film "Feat of Mercy" was created to exclude the repetition of such tragedies as the Holocaust, Askerbiy Nagaplev, the film director, has stated. The society needs films about the Caucasus made by Caucasian authors, Andzor Emkuzh, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, believes.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the post on Instagram grozny_inform https://www.instagram.com/p/CPEInG7n5ZF/?utm_medium=copy_link
15:21, 20 May 2021
Social network users treat Kadyrov's words about election as a threat
Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he would not participate in the upcoming election, if at least "a few percent of the population" opposed his candidacy. Those who fail to support Kadyrov's nomination will face persecution or reprisals, Instagram users have suggested.
Tigran Avinyan, acting Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, near the Black Lake (Sev Lich) on the border with Azerbaijan. May 16, 2021. Photo from his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tigran.avinyan/photos/pcb.2743389715965431/2743389685965434/
15:19, 20 May 2021
Armenian analysts name preconditions for border demarcation with Azerbaijan
The demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is possible after the establishment of diplomatic relations by both countries, but first it is necessary to define the maps based on which the demarcation will be made.
Malsag Uzhakhov, Zarifa Sautieva and Akhmed Barakhoev (from left to right) before the court session. March 2021. Photo by Bagautdin Myakiev
15:16, 20 May 2021
Court upholds arrest extension of Ingush activists
A court in Stavropol has upheld the extension of the arrest of Ingush protest leaders accused of creating an extremist community. The defence intends to appeal against this decision.
15:12, 20 May 2021
HRC "Memorial' demands to investigate kidnapping of Argun resident
Akraman Tataev, a resident of the city of Argun, was kidnapped by law enforcers and ill-treated; he is exhausted and on the verge of suicide, his mother has stated.
The Syunik region of Armenia. Photo: Gregor Samsa https://ru.wikipedia.org/
15:09, 20 May 2021
Armenia blames Azerbaijan for disrupting talks
Azerbaijani officials have failed to appear at the next round of negotiations on the situation at the border, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. Yerevan agrees to discuss the border demarcation only after complete withdrawal of Azerbaijani military from the disputed territories.
Father and other relatives of a 15-year-old teenager from Dagestan who lives in the Moscow Region apologized to Kadyrov https://www.instagram.com/p/CPD8ULQp8Tp/
15:07, 20 May 2021
Relatives of the author of comment to Kadyrov apologize
A 15-year-old teenager from Dagestan who lives in the Moscow Region left a comment on Ramzan Kadyrov's live broadcast. Apologies for the poor upbringing of his son were brought by his father and other relatives, the "Grozny" TV Channel has informed.
European Parliament plenary session, May 19, 2021. Photo: Fred MARVAUX / Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Kingdom of Belgium
11:35, 20 May 2021
European Parliament calls on Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide
With the aim of further reconciliation of the two nations, the European Parliament has urged Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
Sheremetyevo International Airport. Photo: Shuklina Olga / flickr.com (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
11:25, 20 May 2021
Rights defenders worry about fate of Chechen Ismailov, deported from France
Mansur Ismailov, deported from France, risks his health and life in Russia, human rights defenders believe. They treat his extradition as illegal, since the man has been tortured in Chechnya, while the medicines he needs are available only in France.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by "Present Time. Reports" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOefA5bcak
23:59, 19 May 2021
Human rights defenders consider Kadyrov’s answer to Instagram user a threat of murder
Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats against a user who called him a “shaitan” (demon) fall under the murder threat clause. However, even if the Instagram user or human rights defenders file a complaint, the Chechen Prosecutor’s Office will ignore it, the human rights defenders note.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photos: Time for Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWyclHTd89o; Grozny Inform news agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYnVDSqgwDA Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 19 May 2021
Dagestani fighter Nurmagomedov ignores a challenge to a duel with an “Akhmat” fighter
The leader of Chechnya says his proposal to Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov to hold a duel with a fighter from the “Akhmat” league was a spontaneous move. In their comments, social media users note that the Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement about Khabib Nurmagomedov contained no insults. The fighter ignored the challenge.
Oleg Orlov, Lev Ponomaryov, and Svetlana Gannushkina with Bagaudin Myakiev, a member of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans), before the hearing in case of leaders of Ingush protests. Photo by Imsail Tatiev
13:41, 19 May 2021
Defence points to bias of trial of Ingush activists
More than half of the prosecution witnesses in the case of Ingush activists have abandoned their claims against the defendants; however, everything develops towards a guilty verdict to be passed by the court, said Djabrail Kuriev, an advocate.
An Armenian soldier on active duty. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
13:38, 19 May 2021
Russia offers mediation in demarcation of Armenian-Azerbaijani border
To resolve the conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan should set up a commission to fix the border; Moscow is ready to act as a mediator, said Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister.
12:42, 19 May 2021
Azerbaijani political analysts predict peaceful settlement of Syunik conflict
The rhetoric around the situation in the Syunik Region of Armenia will be followed by agreements, since the conflict escalation is out of the plans of either Yerevan or Baku, political analysts believe.
Clashes in Dmanisi. Screenshot of the video by the Sputnik Georgia YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSxdy0ZJhk&t=21s
12:39, 19 May 2021
Georgian rights defenders criticize Patriarchy for its position on Dmanisi conflict
Dmanisi is a region with an unfavourable ethnic balance; while the conflict of Svans with Azerbaijanis was fuelled by external forces, said Andriy Djagmaidze, the spokesman for the Georgian Patriarchate. He was criticized by human rights defenders, who called on the Patriarchy not to incite ethnic hatred in the society.
A visitor to the museum. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:33, 19 May 2021
Exhibitions in Stepanakert museums remind local residents of lost heritage
On the International Museum Day, exhibitions and lectures were held in Nagorno-Karabakh on the cultural heritage. The Shushi State Museum of Fine Arts presented an exhibition of 90 paintings that Armenia managed to preserve after the last autumn war. The problem of preserving the cultural heritage is especially acute today, visitors of the exhibitions have stated.
The Yarag-Kazmalyar customs checkpoint in Dagestan. Photo by the user rosgrandstroy19 https://yandex.ru/
12:25, 19 May 2021
Over 600 Russians return from Azerbaijan through corridor in Dagestan in two days
On May 17-18, a total of 639 Russian citizens, who had to stay in Azerbaijan due to the pandemic, returned to their homeland through the customs checkpoint in Dagestan.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://grozny.tv/news/main/36266
12:19, 19 May 2021
Analysts assess chances of de-anonymizing the author of negative comment on Kadyrov
The author of the comment, who called Ramzan Kadyrov a "shaitan", can be identified by the content or data in social networks, experts in cyber security believe. Such statements by Kadyrov are quite serious; the commentator is in real danger, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, believes.
News
Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Airports in southern Russia have suspended operations following the attack on Rostov-on-Don.

Drone. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Three regions of the Southern Federal District were hit by drone attacks.

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.