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Picket in support of arrested activists, May 6, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
02:04, 7 May 2018
Pickets in support of arrested activists held in Rostov-on-Don
In Rostov-on-Don, activists held a series of solo pickets in support of Yan Sidorov and Vladislav Mordasov, accused of plotting mass riots.
Participants of the rally "He's not our tsar!" in Rostov-on-Don, May 5, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
19:18, 6 May 2018
Participant of rally "He's not our tsar!" in Rostov-on-Don arrested for seven days
The Kirov District Court of Rostov-on-Don has ruled to arrest Vladimir Khripun, an activist detained at an action against Putin's inauguration, for seven days. His advocate claims that he had been beaten up by law enforcers.
Suleiman Kerimov. Photo: press service of FC 'Anji', fc-anji.ru
17:11, 6 May 2018
Suleiman Kerimov comes to Moscow and gets into resuscitation ward
Suleiman Kerimov, a Senator from Dagestan, arrived in Moscow with the permit of the French court, and was placed in the intensive care unit because of his heart problems, Alexei Krasovsky, his assistance at work in the Federation Council, has stated.
15:16, 6 May 2018
Astrakhan: participant of the action "He's not our tsar!" arrested for five days
The Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has found Abudin Mustafaev, a detained participant of the action "He's not our tsar!", guilty of petty hooliganism with disobedience to the police.
Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video
11:19, 6 May 2018
ECtHR communicates Mukhtarly's complaint about his detention in Baku
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started a communication on the complaint of the convicted Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly about his detention for a protest action in Baku in the spring of 2011.
04:22, 6 May 2018
Astrakhan detainees complain about use of force
The participants in the protest action before the inauguration of Russian President, detained in Astrakhan, state that they were detained with the use of violence.
Participants of the trally "He's not our tsar!" in Krasnodar. May 8, 2018. Photo courtesy of Vilen Dyomin, a volunteer of the local Navalny's office
19:14, 5 May 2018
Krasnodar: 32 people detained at a rally "He's not our tsar!" against Putin
With the use of violence, policemen have detained 32 protesters at a rally "He's not our tsar!" in Krasnodar.
Participants of the rally in Makhachkala. May 5, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:57, 5 May 2018
Makhachkala: rally participants demand Putin's resignation
In the capital of Dagestan, more than 30 people went out today to hold a rally of supporters of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny; they demanded the alternation of power and opposed the blocking of the Telegram messenger.
14:35, 5 May 2018
Two Chechen female residents suspected of links with Syrian militants
The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has stated that investigators failed to thoroughly check the information about the departure of two women from Chechnya to Syria, but the Office has opened criminal cases against them.
A resident of Yerevan with the posters saying, "Armenians, join us!", "Nikol is the Prime Minister of Armenia". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:30, 5 May 2018
Yerevan townspeople announce their willingness to start new protests
Supporters of oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan are willing to continue their protest actions on his call to remove the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) from power, ensure fair elections and reforms, and release political prisoners. This was stated by residents of Yerevan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Participants of equestrian crossing. Photo: Ruslan Hakuy, https://www.facebook.com/ruslan.hakuy"
06:20, 5 May 2018
Participants of equestrian crossing through Adygea report revival of Circassian traditions
About 100 horsemen from Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and the Krasnodar Territory became participants in the equestrian crossing. The action is aimed at the revival of the Adyg traditions of horse breeding and horseman culture, which declined during the Soviet era, and the popularization of the Kabardian breed of horses.
05:37, 5 May 2018
Rights defenders claim persecution of political emigrants' relatives in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners reported about the pressure on Azerbaijani political emigrants and listed the names of 30 activists persecuted even in exile, whose relatives in Azerbaijan are arrested and sentenced.
Nikol Pashinyan at the rally in Yerevan on May 1. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 4 May 2018
Political analysts explain Pashinyan's softer rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh
Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the Armenian opposition, who had spoken for the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, has changed his position, when becoming a candidate for the country's Premiership, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
20:15, 4 May 2018
Rights defenders do not wonder about court's refusal to release Oyub Titiev
In Chechnya, the decision of the court to keep Oyub Titiev in custody was expected, stated his colleagues who attended the today's court hearing. They believe the prosecution of Oyub Titiev will not stop the activities of rights defenders in Chechnya. 
A law enforcer during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-devyat.html
17:34, 4 May 2018
Stavropol Territory: this year's second CTO against militants
The shootout in the city of Nevinnomyssk, during which two men were killed, broke out less than two weeks after a similar incident, also in the Stavropol Territory.
Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
13:23, 4 May 2018
Court leaves Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev under arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has rejected the complaint against the extension of the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny.
12:40, 4 May 2018
Armenian soldier commits suicide
The soldier's body was found on the frontline of an Armenian military unit. The case is being investigated under the article of bringing a person to suicide.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo: screenshot of the video by Abu-Saddam Shishani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfFPaXpqAo
11:41, 4 May 2018
Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov explains his relatives' criticism by pressure on them
Appeals of relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, who is hiding from persecutions in Poland, to stop criticizing the authorities were made under pressure, Tumso is sure.
Palace of Sports and Youth named after Ali Aliyev in Kaspiysk. © Photo kaspeuro2018.ru
10:33, 4 May 2018
More than 150 people injured in European Championships in Dagestan
During four days of competitions at the European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, 150 people addressed doctors for help, despite official statements of no incidents. Most injured people are mostly athletes, but there are also spectators, the Ministry for Public Health reports, describing a case of a fan diagnosed with a heart attack.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=22462
09:06, 4 May 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks
On May 3-4, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime 95 times in various directions of the front, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. Meanwhile, large-calibre machine guns were used in shelling, the Azerbaijani MoD's website reports.
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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.