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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.
A ticket to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. http://welcome2018.me/garantii/
09:00, 4 May 2018
IS threatens with explosions during 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia has called on its supporters to commit terror acts during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which matches will take place in the cities of Southern Russia.
Opening ceremony of the memorial complex "Barbashovo Pole" in North Ossetia. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:01, 4 May 2018
Over 2000 attend opening ceremony of memorial complex in North Ossetia
The Museum of Military History "Barbashovo Pole", named after Pyotr Barbashov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, was created in the venue of bloody battles near Vladikavkaz, which began the counteroffensive operation of Soviet troops in Northern Caucasus during WW II.
22:17, 3 May 2018
Tbilisi resident detained in South Ossetia
The authorities of South Ossetia have detained a 22-year-old resident of Tbilisi, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the Georgian Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, has stated. The young man had illegally crossed the border of South Ossetia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
The OSCE car on the contact line of the armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:29, 3 May 2018
OSCE Mission sees no violations in the Karabakh conflict zone
Today, OSCE observers have conducted monitoring of the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and did not record any ceasefire violations. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:12, 3 May 2018
Nikol Pashinyan gets a new chance to become Prime Minister of Armenia
Today, Nikol Pashinyan has gathered signatures of one third of the MPs necessary for nomination to the post of the Prime Ministers of Armenia.
At the site of the bank robbery. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:04, 3 May 2018
Second wounded man at robbing Yerevan bank dies
The policeman wounded at detention of the bank robber in Yerevan has died in hospital. The armed man detained for raiding the bank turned out to be a Police Colonel Daniel Danielyan.
At the site of the bank robbery. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:54, 3 May 2018
Three persons fell victim to a bank robbery in Yerevan
Today, in Yerevan, the police have detained a man who has wounded two persons and killed another one during a bank robbery.
News
Queue at the gas station. Frame from the video Krasnodar/Teletype from 22.07.26, https://t.me/tipichkras/81260 Residents of southern Russia deemed the rise in gasoline prices unjustified.

Teenagers in Alagir. Screenshot of the publication https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-0QC6MNYh/?hl=ru (the activities of Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia) Teenagers in Alagir independently fixed a road defect.

Residents of North Ossetia reported that queues at gas stations remain after the price drop at private gas stations.

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.