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Mikhail Roschin, Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya. Photo by Magomed Tuaev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
11:14, 16 May 2019
Analysts predict activation of IS recruiters in Northern Caucasus
The claim of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court) concerning an attack on law enforcers in Chechnya is intended to make it easier for militants to recruit new supporters after defeats in Syria and Iraq, analysts suggest.
Journalists at the court sessions on the case of Robert Kocharyan. May 15, 2019. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:53, 16 May 2019
Armenian court refuses to close Robert Kocharyan's trial
After an advocate offered to disclose the testimony of one of the witnesses, the prosecutor demanded to hold the court sessions on of Robert Kocharyan behind closed doors, but the court rejected this demand. About 200 Kocharyan's supporters and opponents rallied at the courthouse.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video by ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJaYcGKW99M
08:49, 16 May 2019
Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov shows Akhmat Kadyrov's sermon about Christians
YouTube users have thanked Tumso Abdurakhmanov for posting an archive video, in which Ramzan Kadyrov's father spoke disrespectfully about Christians and unbelievers. Akhmat Kadyrov's statements about Christians contradict the Islam; they mean a radical position, Orientalists have pointed out.
08:47, 16 May 2019
Ingush activist Ismail Nalgiev denies using force to policemen
Ismail Nalgiev denies his guilt and refuses to testify, his advocate, Andrei Sabinin, has informed.
A law enforcer. Photo by Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
21:07, 15 May 2019
Suspect of plotting terror acts detained in Stavropol Territory
Law enforcers have detained a suspected member of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, who was planning to commit terror acts in the Stavropol Territory, the FSB has reported.
The police in Azerbaijan detains an activist. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
21:04, 15 May 2019
Activists criticize EU's reaction to human rights violations in Azerbaijan
In its annual report on human rights, the European Union (EU) has claimed persecutions of journalists and restrictions on lawyers' work in Azerbaijan. In this regard, rights defenders and oppositionists believe that the EU fails to make use of all the influence tools to solve the human rights problem in Azerbaijan.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
20:36, 15 May 2019
ECtHR demands from Russia explanations on complaint of Sochi schoolboy about torture
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from Russian authorities to answer on how efficiently the torture complaint of Georgy Sveshnikov, a Sochi schoolboy had been investigated. This was reported by the head of the Krasnodar branch of the Committee against Torture (CaT).
20:33, 15 May 2019
Hideout with weapons found near Dagestani village
A hideout with weapons and ammunition that belonged to the alleged militants, killed this January has been liquidated in Dagestan, the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) has reported.
A fire in the "Diglas" Shopping Centre in Baku. March 26, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:09, 15 May 2019
Baku police disperses protest action held by fire victims in "Diglas"
In Baku, the entrepreneurs, who suffered from a fire in the "Diglas" Shopping Centre, held a protest action demanding compensation for their suffered damage.
A statue of Lady Justice. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
15:02, 15 May 2019
Employees of shelter for domestic violence victims tell about law gaps
Problems of domestic violence victims have aggravated after the decriminalization of this violence; moreover, rapists very often manipulate victims of family conflicts, employees of shelters for domestic violence victims have stated in their comments on the incident that happened at the Makhachkala centre for the protection of motherhood and childhood. According to their version, the legislation on the protection of mothers' and fathers' rights in Russia is defective.
On a contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:30, 15 May 2019
OSCE mission fixes no violations in the Karabakh conflict zone
The officials of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) have visited the troops contact line and revealed no violations of the ceasefire regime, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have reported.
Afghan Mukhtarly (in the center). Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
11:27, 15 May 2019
Afghan Mukhtarly's defence Protection states obstacles to complaint to ECtHR
The complaints on the cases of the journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, and the oppositional politician, Nemat Panakhly, sent by mail to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, failed to leave Azerbaijan within a month, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate, has stated. He believes that the sending of letters is delayed intentionally.
08:28, 15 May 2019
Soldier dies at exercises in Armenia
Ararat Khechumyan, a serviceman of the automobile company, turned over in a combat vehicle during exercises and died, investigators have reported.
08:25, 15 May 2019
Two "Nida" activists expelled from university in Baku
After his release from prison, Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the "Nida" movement, was not allowed to continue his studies at the Baku Slavic University. Mamedov's associate, Giyas Ibragimov, has been also expelled from the same university.
Aslan Cherkesov, convicted of killing a football fan. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:21, 15 May 2019
Advocates treat Cherkesov's struggle against ban on praying in jail as promising
Aslan Cherkesov, who is challenging the legality of the ban on administering namaz (prayer) in colony, received no rights defenders' reaction within six days, said his advocate. In Chechnya, the court earlier passed a positive decision on a similar convict's complaint.
Robert Kocharyan in the courtroom. May 14, 2019. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 14 May 2019
Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharyan reports about dispersal of protests in 2008
The police dispersed the protest actions in March 2008, since the special services reported that protestors were taking up arms, reported Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia.
Law enforcers. Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:52, 14 May 2019
Analysts associate detentions in Chechnya with attack on law enforcers claimed by IS
The detention of nine suspected militants in Chechnya was preceded by a statement released by the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") about an attack on law enforcers in the Urus-Martan District. The law enforcement bodies called the jihadists' statement the disinformation, but a special operation might have been triggered by it, said scientists engaged in the studies of the Caucasus.
An opponent of Robert Kocharyan holds a poster saying, "A life sentence!". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:48, 14 May 2019
Supporters and opponents of Robert Kocharyan gather outside court building
David Grigoryan dismissed the motion filed by advocates of former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan concerning disqualification of the judge. The police warned supporters and opponents of Robert Kocharyan, gathered in front of the court building, against provocations.
A law enforcer. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:37, 14 May 2019
Veterans of special services doubt version about detention of militants in Chechnya
Sergey Goncharov, the president of the Alpha Anti-Terrorism Unit Veterans' Association, and Gennady Gudkov, the retired FSB Colonel, doubt the credibility of the reports about the detention of militants in Chechnya. Political analyst Alexander Perendjiev suggests that people undesired by the Chechen authorities could be declared militants.
Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
17:32, 14 May 2019
Nagorno-Karabakh demands to resume trilateral format of negotiations on conflict
The agreement of May 12, 1994, signed by Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabakh remains the basis of the ceasefire regime, maintenance of peace and security in Southern Caucasus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
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A court denied a large family from Tuapse access to baby food for their daughter.

Volunteers identified difficulties in cleaning Tuapse beaches from oil products.

Residents of Tuapse spoke about the consequences of another attack on the city.

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.