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23:53, 23 May 2017
Imam of "Tangyim" mosque says power agents confiscated CCTV records
In the course of the search that lasted for three hours, power agents took away records from the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, Nigmatulla Radjabov, the Imam of the Makhachkala mosque, located in Hungarian Warriors Street, told the "Caucasian Knot". They explained their actions by checking the information about a bomb allegedly planted at School No. 15, the Imam has added.
22:31, 23 May 2017
Azerbaijan decides to bid for Olympics-2028
Azerbaijan has announced its intention to nominate for hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2028. Madrid will be Baku's main rival.
Shagen Arutyunyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
21:56, 23 May 2017
Shagen Arutyunyan sent to a psychiatric examination
Shagen Arutyunyan, who was sentenced to four years of conditional imprisonment in the case of "Million Mask March" in Yerevan, reported that he was sent to a psychiatric clinic for examination and treated it as pressure on him.
20:35, 23 May 2017
Power agents were searching for bomb at Makhachkala school and mosque
Today, policemen came to the "Tangyim" mosque to check a message about the bomb allegedly planted at School No. 15, located in the same General Omarov Street, said parishioners. Officially, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) did not confirm the information about the check in the mosque.
Protest action of miners in Gukovo, June 27, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:03, 23 May 2017
Gukovo miners state disruption of payment schedule by authorities
Miners of the "Kingcoal" Company have refuted the authorities' information that they had almost completely received their salary debts; they think about a new hunger strike.
Police cars. Photo: Eugeny Reznik / Yugopolis
15:28, 23 May 2017
Married couple accused of kidnapping a child in Rostov Region
Residents of the Volgograd Region are charged with kidnapping a child. Besides, a local woman is also accused of the death of her adopted son by negligence. This was reported by Natalia Kunitskaya, the spokesperson for the Investigating Department for the Volgograd Region of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Alexei Volchenko (right). Photo: RFE/RL
15:22, 23 May 2017
In Krasnodar, farmer detained for picket in front of presidential motorcade
Today, participants of a "tractor march" have organized a picket in Krasnodar where Vladimir Putin arrived. Sergey Plyonkin, one of the activists, was detained after he unfolded a poster in the street when the presidential motorcade was passing by.
15:03, 23 May 2017
With opening of Islamic Centre, Muslims of Sochi get three rooms for praying
On May 22, the Islamic Cultural Centre was opened in Sochi. The City Mayor's Office has announced the expansion of opportunities for prayer for 10,000 local Muslims. The Mufti for Adygea and Kuban has called opening of such centres a guarantee of tranquillity in the region.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-chetvero.html
11:06, 23 May 2017
Human rights defenders criticize law enforcers' unwillingness to discuss struggle against radicalism in Caucasus
On May 22, Moscow launched meetings of the roundtable on the topic "Problems and best practices for counteracting the radicalization of young people in Northern Caucasus". The event was organized by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" with the expert support of the International Crisis Group (ICC).
Member of "Association of Russian Carriers" came to Khimki to take part in a rally against the "Platon" system. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttS8dMKVgzE
11:03, 23 May 2017
Truck drivers from Dagestan detained while protesting in Khimki
The police have detained members of the "Association of Russian Carriers" (known as OPR), who came to Khimki from various regions, including Dagestan, to hold an action against the "Platon" system. Three detainees are sentenced to fines, and the rest are awaiting a trial.
Sign at the entrance to Gali, Georgia. Photo: http://www.georgianjournal.ge/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7359%3Aabkhazia-informs-they-stopped-terrorists-act-in-gali&catid=9%3Anews&Itemid=23
06:19, 23 May 2017
German citizen detained in Abkhazia for border crossing
In the Gali District of Abkhazia, a German citizen was detained for illegal crossing the border with Georgia. He explained that he was engaged in hiking, and was not aware that he had crossed the border, informs the Abkhazian branch of the Frontier Department of the Russian FSB.
Praying in Shamkhal neighbourhood of Makhachkala. Photo: http://islamdag.ru/news/14079
03:22, 23 May 2017
Employees and believers of Shamkhal mosque associate persecutions with new police bosses
After the change of leadership of the local police department, first a police on duty post was set up near the Salafi mosque, located in the Shamkhal neighbourhood of the Kirov District of Makhachkala; and then it was completely closed without clear grounds, said the employees and parishioners of the mosque, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
21:08, 22 May 2017
Arsen Akhmedov, missing resident of Makhachkala, returns home
The young man, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives four days ago, has returned home and is OK, Arsen Akhmedov's father told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.
Akhmet Yarlykapov. Photo: http://kavpolit.com
19:08, 22 May 2017
Experts doubt existence of "Kadar" militant grouping in Dagestan
At present, there are no large groupings of militants in Northern Caucasus. The "Kadar" militant grouping, the killing of which leader in Dagestan was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia, has been mentioned to attach importance to a special operation. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
17:33, 22 May 2017
National Guard of Russia denies information about murder of its fighter in Chechnya
The information about the murder in Chechnya of a fighter of the National Guard of Russia (known as "Natsgvardia") suspected of homosexual orientation is false. This was reported by the National Guard of Russia.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://www.grozny-inform.ru/
16:47, 22 May 2017
Each of Ramzan Kadyrov's two children earns almost 10 million roubles in 2016
According to the declaration submitted by the leader of Chechnya for 2016, Ramzan Kadyrov's revenues in 2016 almost doubled as compared to 2015. The declaration for 2016 indicates that Ramzan Kadyrov earned 11.46 million roubles, while in 2015, he earned 6.04 million roubles. Today, the information about the income and property of Ramzan Kadyrov for 2016 has been published on the website of the administration of the Chechen leader and government of the region.
Lyudmila Savelieva and her son Alexei Saveliev. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:01, 22 May 2017
In Sochi, court marshals evict Saveliev family with children into street (+video)
Today, in Sochi, court marshals have forcibly evicted Saveliev family members from a cottage occupied by them in the village for Olympic settlers. Adults and children were forced out of the gates of the house into the street in the presence of about 20 people who came to support the Saveliev family.
14:25, 22 May 2017
In Ingushetia, two persons wounded in shelling
Two residents of Malgobek were hospitalized with gunshot wounds as a result of shelling at a vehicle service station. This was reported by the Investigating Department for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Both victims are relatives of Magomed Bekbuzarov, who was killed in an attack on a checkpoint of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS), a source from the law enforcement agencies reports.
Rally against persecution of gays in Chechnya. Photo: RFE/RL
12:12, 22 May 2017
"Novaya Gazeta" describes first results of check of information about victims of anti-gay campaign in Chechnya
The pre-investigation check of the facts of persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya has become a real achievement on the way to investigate cruel repressions in the republic, the "Novaya Gazeta" reports. According to the edition, there is a split among the local law enforcers: while some of them hand over lists of prisoners of "secret prisons", the others put pressure on relatives of the victims.
Tatiana Moskalkova. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Москалькова,_Татьяна_Николаевна
10:55, 22 May 2017
Tatiana Moskalkova sends her staff to check information about gays in Chechnya
Employees of the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in the Russian Federation will come to Chechnya to check the information about harassment of the LGBT community. After receiving the necessary information, Tatiana Moskalkova intends to visit the republic herself.
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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.