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A dormitory located in Severnaya Street in Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:10, 16 May 2018
In Nalchik, dormitory tenants appeal to rights defenders for help
At a roundtable held on May 15 at the Kabardino-Balkarian Public Human Rights Centre, tenants of a dormitory located in 10 in Ashurov Street in Nalchik complained about the difficult living conditions, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
A woman with children in southwestern Kirkuk. Iraq, October 4, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/АКО Rashid
02:16, 16 May 2018
A KBR woman from describes captivity conditions in Iraq
Aisha Efendieva, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who awaits trial in Iraq, has written a letter to her relatives and described inhuman conditions of detention and abuse. The woman asks her relatives to return her with her children home from captivity.
Barbed wire. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:00, 16 May 2018
A case on torture of an Ingush resident entrusted to new investigator
The Investigating Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has taken control over the investigation into a complaint of torture used by law enforcers against Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, the Committee Against Torture reports.
Police at the site of the terror act in Paris on May 12, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Reuters TV
19:55, 15 May 2018
French Foreign Minister argues with Ramzan Kadyrov
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a harsh comment on the statement voiced by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the responsibility of Paris for an attack on passers-by committed by Chechen native Khamzat Azimov.
Nikol Pashinyan (in the center). Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:30, 15 May 2018
Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Premier, fires six officials
Today, Nikol Pashinyan, the new Prime Minister of Armenia, has signed decrees on the dismissal of the chief court superintendent, the head of the department for state property management, three deputy ministers and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Mikhail Fedotov, Oyub Titiev, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by kremlin.ru, Mariya Shischenkova from the archive of the Human Rights Centre 'Memorial', collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
12:52, 15 May 2018
Kadyrov accuses 60 well-known Russians of putting pressure on court in Oyub Titiev's case
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov treats a letter, in which cultural figures, journalists and religious figures asked President Vladimir Putin "to put an end to the persecution of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) 'Memorial'."
A believer is reading the Quran. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:13, 15 May 2018
Muftiate of Dagestan re-schedules start of Ramadan for May 17
In Dagestan, according to the decision of the Council of Alims of the republic, the fasting in honour of the holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 17. In that matter, the Muftiate of Dagestan disagrees with the Council of Muftis for Russia, which declared the holy month of Ramadan to be started on May 16.
A marathon in support of orphans in Baku gathered more than 12,000 participants. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:13, 15 May 2018
In Baku, marathon in support of orphans turns into a PR action for authorities
A marathon has been held in Baku. All the funds raised during it will be directed to support children deprived of parental care. The marathon has become a PR-action for the authorities and measures to support social orphans should not be advertised, believes Natiq Jafarli, a member of the Mejlis of the "Republican Initiative" Party.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (on the right) with Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia. Photo http://kremlin.ru/
05:58, 15 May 2018
New Armenian Premier re-promises no anti-Russian rhetoric
At the Eurasian Economic Union summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Nikol Pashinyan, who became the Prime Minister of Armenia after large-scale protests.
The Shali city. Photo: video by the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=750&v=VX30dMDF5UY
04:34, 15 May 2018
Chechen teenagers get into a fight when authorities distribute bicycles
In Chechnya, the distribution of gifts at the grand opening of the city centre has ended in conflicts among children. Residents complained about the bad organization of the action.
Valery Khatazhukov. Photo courtesy of the KBR's Human Rights Centre
00:25, 15 May 2018
Activists call on KBR's authorities to protect national languages
The law on the voluntary study of national languages at schools will lead to the disappearance of the nations inhabiting the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and the republic itself, and may trigger conflicts. This was stated by Madina Khakuasheva, a philologist, and Valery Khatazhukov, human rights defender.
An LGBT rally. Photo Sputnik / Vadim Zhernov https://sputnik-georgia.ru/Tbilisi/20171106/238066336/Sportivnyj-LGBT-skandal-v-Gruzii-akcija-protesta-snova-proshla-v-Tbilisi.html
21:15, 14 May 2018
Russian authorities tell about unsuccessful search for gays in Chechnya
The checks of information about the persecution of gays in Chechnya have reached a deadlock, as the authorities failed to find any members of the LGBT community there, Alexander Konovalov, the acting Russia's Minister of Justice, has announced.
20:42, 14 May 2018
Azerbaijani citizen sentenced for raping a child in Dagestan
A citizen of Azerbaijan is found guilty of sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Kaspiysk.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
15:55, 14 May 2018
Chechen rights defenders urged Putin to stop persecution of Oyub Titiev
Scientists and art workers, clergymen, journalists and rights defenders have called on Vladimir Putin to transfer the consideration of the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", to the federal level.
Participants of the protest action "For Our Rights". Tbilisi, May 13, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
14:50, 14 May 2018
Georgian MIA explains reasons for raiding nightclubs
Organizers of the protest action "For Our Rights" and the Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs decided to create two groups to resolve drug policy issues and analyze the police actions during raids to nightclubs.
At the frontline of the Karabakh army. Photo © Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20180514/12018071/tyazhelo-ranen-no-zhiv-v-karabahe-soldata-obstrelyali-so-storony-azerbajdzhana.html
11:47, 14 May 2018
A soldier of Karabakh Defence Army wounded
Shamkhal Petrosyan, a soldier, born in 1998, was seriously wounded as a result of a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Police at the site of the terror act in Paris on May 12, 2018. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq0bjAKB9TQ
11:05, 14 May 2018
IS disseminates a video with Paris terrorist swearing allegiance to militants
According to the version of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia, a native of Chechnya, who committed a terror act in Paris, mentioned his attack was provoked by France bombing his companions.
A tank of the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=22213
10:00, 14 May 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling four villages
Over the past day, the armed forces of Armenia have violated the ceasefire regime 98 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.
Special forces officers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-altayskom-krae-provedeno-0.html
08:59, 14 May 2018
On May 7-14, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 7-14, 2018, there were no victims to 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.
Participants of the protest action in Tbilisi. May 13, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 13 May 2018
Head of Georgian MIA apologizes to participants of action "For Our Freedom"
After negotiations with protesters, Giorgi Gakhariya, Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs, came out to participants of the action "For Our Freedom" and apologized for a special operation in nightclubs.
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Special operation. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program. Authorities have recognized at least 9450 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

Four regions in southern Russia have crossed the 100 rubles per liter mark for AI-95.

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 9400.

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.