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Abdul-Kerim Edilov. Photo: screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/1in4NYK5pJE
22:23, 29 May 2019
Ultimate Fighting Championship terminates contract with coach of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons
The administration of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, has ceased its cooperation with Abdul-Kerim Edilov, a light heavyweight athlete from Chechnya, the media report.
The police officers in Magas. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:19, 29 May 2019
Court extends arrest of Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev
The court left Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant of a rally held in Magas in March, in custody until September 25. This was reported by Fatima Urusova, an advocate of Magomed Khamkhoev.
A believer in a mosque. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:04, 29 May 2019
Complaint against oppression of Muslims in Kobuleti filed to ECtHR
The Georgian authorities failed to protect the rights of religious minorities and did not help ensure the opening of a boarding house for Muslim students in Kobuleti, stated NGO "Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring".
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
21:41, 29 May 2019
Belgium extradites Dagestani native accused of involvement in IS
Immampasha Akhmadov, a native of Dagestan, extracted from Belgium, is accused of involvement in combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia), reports the FSB of the Russian Federation.
Journalist Idris Yusupov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:54, 29 May 2019
Dagestani journalist reports being summoned to police of Saint Petersburg
Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov reported that after his visit to Saint Petersburg, he was called by phone from the law enforcement bodies, since he "was on the police preventive registration list." In Dagestan, the police preventive registration continues to exist, but only few people file complaints about it, reports Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Photo: screenshot of the video by "Match TV" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1xeijorS8I
16:49, 29 May 2019
Armenian footballer's refusal to come to Baku raises issue on politicization of sports
While the security guarantees for Armenian athletes are definitely respected, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player of the "Arsenal" FC, has deliberately politicized his refusal to come to the UEFA Europa League Cup Final in Baku, state Azerbaijani experts. The football player's decision is dictated by political motives, confirm Armenian journalists.
10:59, 29 May 2019
Four oppositionists detained on Republic Day in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, members of opposition parties held a rally on the Republic Day in the village of Novkhany near Baku. Four detainees were released at the end of the day.
10:56, 29 May 2019
Chechen resident fined for posting Timur Mutsuraev's song
Since early 2019, the first resident of Chechnya has been fined for posting a song of bard Timur Mutsuraev on a social network. According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", over the same period of 2018, at least five persons were brought to justice on similar charges in the Chechen Republic.
The David Gareja monastery complex. Photo: Andrzej Wójtowicz https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30058767
10:54, 29 May 2019
Georgian priests call for dialogue on David Gareja complex
Residents of Georgia, who took part in a rally at the David Gareja monastery complex, walked about two kilometers along a mountain trail from the Chichkhituri monastery to the Ascension Church on the border with Azerbaijan. Activists claimed encroachments on the Georgian shrine, but the priests urged them to refrain from emotional speeches.
09:56, 29 May 2019
KBR woman complains about inquiry into kidnapping case
Over the past six months, law enforcers of Nalchik did nothing to investigate the kidnapping of two young children from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Kamila Zukaeva, a KBR resident, has stated. Her former husband has told the police that the children are with him; therefore, the court judgement to return them to their mother has not been enforced.
09:35, 29 May 2019
Film by Kantemir Balagov from KBR to be screened at "Zerkalo" Festival
At the "Zerkalo" (Mirror) International Film Festival, Russia will be represented by the film "Dylda" (Beanpole) by Kantemir Balagov, a film director from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the organizers of the festival have informed.
A mass iftar. Photo: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
23:30, 28 May 2019
Citywide Iftar in Dagestani Kizilyurt disrupted after special operation
They will not manage to prepare a mass Iftar at the stadium in Kizilyurt, because of the restrictions imposed after the special operation conducted in Sultan-Yangi-Yurt; however, residents of the district gather in hundreds for collective evening Iftars, the organizers claim.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:24, 28 May 2019
Complaint about staged video with the oath to IS is a unique case for Dagestan
The application of residents of Buynaksk that law enforcers had forced them to record an oath to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, is a unique phenomenon for Dagestan, Sirazhutdin Datsiev, a rights defender, and Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate, have noted. The accusation of an attempt to leave for Syria was lifted from the residents.
23:17, 28 May 2019
Georgian activists and clergymen hold action at "David Gareja" monasteries
Several hundreds of Georgian residents took part in the march demanding open talks on the border demarcation with Azerbaijan in the territory of the "David Gareja" Complex. Khalaf Khalafov, a deputy head of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), has treated the construction works in the complex as a sovereign right of Azerbaijan.
Artists from South Africa at the opening of the festival in Makhachkala. Photo by the press service of the Dagestani Ministry of Culture
20:20, 28 May 2019
Festival of Puppet Theatres gathers full house in Makhachkala
In spite of a weekday, a performance within the "The Magic World of BRICS Puppet Theaters" International Festival, gathered a full hall, residents of Makhachkala have stated.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
20:14, 28 May 2019
ECtHR awards compensations to relatives of 12 residents of Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 1.168 million euros in compensation to relatives of 12 people who went missing during the second military campaign in Chechnya.
Maxim Lapunov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user euronews (in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdtOC14tSg
15:55, 28 May 2019
Lawyers call unprecedented gay Maxim Lapunov's complaint to ECtHR
The complaint lodged by Maxim Lapunov about torture in Grozny was the first case of persecution based on one's sexual orientation in Chechnya that has reached the European Court of Human Rights.
The Kenkhi village. Photo: screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel gazetachernovik
15:53, 28 May 2019
Kenkhi villager, who left because of threats, reproached authorities for silencing problems
After numerous complaints addressed to Chechen authorities, the problems of the residents of the village of Kenkhi, Sharoi District, remain unresolved.
15:51, 28 May 2019
Protesters in Baku support convicts in "Tartar case"
At a rally in Baku, family members of those killed and convicted in the so-called "Tartar case" have declared the criminal case against their relatives unjustified.
10:18, 28 May 2019
Azerbaijani journalist denied accusations of abusing honour and dignity
Elmira Alandarova, a deputy principal of a Baku school, filed a lawsuit against the journalist Sevindj Vagifgyzy (Abbasova), demanding apologies, monetary compensation, and removal a video from the network about the presidential election of April 11, 2018. Ms Vagifgyzy denies accusations of abusing honour and dignity.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

A still of a man detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of espionage. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/kriminali/126948-jashushobis-braldebit-magalchinosani-daakaves A high-ranking government official has been detained in Georgia in connection with an espionage case.

A Georgian activist was fined for a social media post.

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.