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The monument to Joseph Stalin in the village of Ozrek of the Lesken District of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: http://kavtoday.ru/14356 © www.kavtoday.ru
21:53, 18 May 2016
Monument to Joseph Stalin provokes debate in KBR
Participants of the "roundtable" held at the Kabardino-Balkarian Institute of Humanitarian Studies (known as KBIGI) did not come to a consensus regarding the monument to Joseph Stalin erected in the village of Ozrek.
Adnan Khuade (to the right) standing in a solo picket in a square in Maikop, Adygea. Photo: Hartpress
19:20, 18 May 2016
Circassian activist Khuade suspected of bribing
The family of the Circassian activist Adnan Khuade has received a notification from the Investigating Department (ID) Adygea of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) about a start of inquiry into the criminal case.
Rally in the memory of Boris Nemtsov. Inscription on a poster: "Free Nadezhda Savchenko! #FreeSavchenko". Moscow, Moskvoretskaya Embankment, March 1, 2015. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:05, 18 May 2016
Advocates expect Savchenko's transfer to Ukraine in six months
The Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko can be returned to Ukraine within six months, said her advocates. Russian authorities will take the right decision by returning Savchenko, a political prisoner, to Ukraine, said Alexander Cherkasov, the chairman of the board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
The Basmanny Court of Moscow. Photo http://basmanny.msk.sudrf.ru/
16:05, 18 May 2016
Court leaves Dmitry Kamenschik under house arrest
The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to extend until July 28 the house arrest of Dmitry Kamenschik, a defendant in the criminal case on the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport.
Imam Yaraliev. Photo www.riadagestan.ru
15:51, 18 May 2016
Power agents report about weapons in house of Imam Yaraliev
During searches in the house of the former Mayor of Derbent Imam Yaraliev, weapons were found, said law enforcement sources. Information was also received from Derbent about the assault on one of the apartments, during which, according to some sources, two power agents were killed.
Pyotr Parpulov. Photo: Pyotr Parpulov's personal page at Odnoklassniki
15:26, 18 May 2016
Court upholds verdict to Parpulov
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the appeal against the verdict passed to Sochi pensioner Pyotr Parpulov, convicted for treason.
Rashid Evloev. Photo: RFE/RL
15:24, 18 May 2016
FSB rejects Rashid Evloev's petition to hold confrontations and examinations
The Investigating Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has rejected the motion lodged by Rashid Evloev, a native of the village of Maiskoye, accused of links with Syrian militants, who asked to conduct a number of investigatory actions, and sent his case to the prosecutor's office.
Flowers and Nemtsov's photo at the murder spot. Screenshot of a video by the user Open Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_WZ9i31GY0
11:22, 18 May 2016
Daughter of Boris Nemtsov challenges ICRF's refusal to question General Victor Zolotov
Zhanna Nemtsova has filed an appeal against the refusal of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to question Victor Zolotov, the head of the National Guard, in the course of the investigation into the murder of her father, politician Boris Nemtsov. This was reported by advocate Vadim Prokhorov.
Resident of Martakert is buying food at the store. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:46, 18 May 2016
Residents of Martakert, who left their houses because of shelling, begin to return home
Residents of the city of Martakert, who left home after the April escalation of the Karabakh conflict, start to return to their houses. According to an official from the City Mayoralty, the damaged buildings are being repaired at the expense of the authorities.
Detention after a mass fight which occurred at the Khovanskoye cemetery. Photo: http://www.newsfederation.ru/?p=5113
10:45, 18 May 2016
Fight at Khovanskoye cemetery caused by domestic conflict, defendants assert
In Moscow, the mass fight at the Khovanskoye cemetery could be caused by a domestic conflict initiated by one of the defendants in the criminal case and natives of Tajikistan, who illegally worked there. This version was voiced by advocates of the suspects.
A meeting of Serzh Sargsyan (to the right) and Ilham Aliev. Photo: http://armenia-news.ru/03/vstrecha-prezidentov-armenii-i-azerbajdzhana-v-vashingtone-mozhet-ne-sostoyatsya/
05:24, 18 May 2016
Armenian political analysts: Sargsyan and Aliev lay foundation for return to negotiations
The meeting of presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan has formed the basis for a return to the negotiating table; however, no radical improvement of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone should be expected, said the Armenian political experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Igor Trunov. Photo: RFE/RL
20:25, 17 May 2016
Victims of "Domodedovo" terror act promise to recall their lawsuits from ECtHR after receiving compensations
Upon receipt of compensations for the harm suffered at the 2011 terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport, the victims would recall their complaints from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said their advocate Igor Trunov.
The meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: Sputnik Armenia http://sputnikarmenia.ru/armenia/20151219/1439998.html#ixzz48zAklhvx. Twitter/Vladimir Akopyan
20:09, 17 May 2016
Baku experts: conflict may be resolved after meeting of Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan
The Vienna meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has become neither a breakthrough nor a failure in attempts to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the meeting can become a basis for advancing the peace process and achievement of the political settlement of the conflict.
A mass fight at the Championship in the city of Stary Oskol. May 15, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the user Vladimir Kornev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZlXVCXMY_8
18:29, 17 May 2016
Disqualification of Chechen athlete to be considered on May 18
A man with a firearm, who appears on the video record of the mass fight involving a Chechen athlete, can become involved in the criminal case in case if it is found out that he did not have a permit for the pistol. This was stated by lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Members of the Anapa District Cossack Society. Photo: http://anapa.bezformata.ru/content/image80276932.jpg
17:18, 17 May 2016
Anapa Cossacks declare non-involvement in attack on Navalny
Members of the Anapa District Cossack Society tried to stop a brawl in the city airport, Cossacks assert. According to preliminary data, six supporters of the Fund to Fight Corruption (FFC) suffered; one of them was hospitalized.
Alexei Volchenko. Photo: Nikita Tatarsky, RFE/RL
15:40, 17 May 2016
Organizer of farmers' rally states his detention in Kuban
Alexei Volchenko, the head of the initiative group of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) farmers, is charged with disobeying the police. This was stated by the activist himself, who has linked his detention with the plans to hold a rally in the village of Kazanskaya, Kavkazian District, which the oppositional leader Alexei Navalny had planned to visit.
Ramazan Djalaldinov (in the centre). Photo by the "Chernovik" newspaper
15:08, 17 May 2016
Dagestani authorities decide to help Djalaldinov's family
A delegation from Dagestan has visited the Chechen village of Kenkhi on the order of Ramazan Abdulatipov, the leader of the republic; no violations of villagers' rights were fixed, the Dagestani leadership has stated. The head of Dagestan instructed his subordinates to study a possibility of providing temporary housing to Djalaldinov's family, which has left Chechnya.
The winner of the "Eurovision-2016" song contest. Photo: Postaviv Andres (ЕВС), http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=ukraine_wins_2016_eurovision_song_contest
14:46, 17 May 2016
Petition for revision of "Eurovision" results has over 250,000 signatures
The number of signatories to the appeal of a resident of Yerevan to the organizers of the "Eurovision-2016" song contest demanding to revise the outcomes of the contest has increased within six hours from 68,551 to 250,173.
War in Syria. Photo by the user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com
14:17, 17 May 2016
KBR resident convicted for involvement in IS
The court has sentenced a resident of the Urvan District to seven years in colony, finding him guilty of links with militants and illegal possession of ammunition and narcotic drugs.
A mosque in the Dagestani villahe Chokh. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:52, 17 May 2016
Researchers start studying stereotypes and realities of Dagestani Muslims
A joint research team of the Centre for Regional and Urban Studies and the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy has started polling Dagestani Muslims on "Values of Dagestani population". The questionnaire intended to study Dagestani Muslim communities may be found on the "Caucasian Knot".
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Residents of villages in the Dakhadayevsky district reported on the consequences of landslides.

A Dagestani woman has been accused of financing an extremist organization.

The Makhachkala bypass is closed due to road damage.

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.