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A view of Surb Amenaprkich (St. Saviour) Church in the village of Shushi. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:41, 5 May 2016
Armenia’s Govt approves bill on recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh
The Government of Armenia has approved the bill "On Recognition of Independence of the Republic of Artsakh by Armenia”, initiated by Zaruhi Postanjyan and Grant Bagratyan, the MPs of the National Assembly. The bill will now go to the Parliament for discussion.
The entrance to Itum-Kali. Photo: http://www.itumkali.com/tag/administraciya-itum-kali/feed
11:24, 5 May 2016
Chechen authorities launch two new tourist routes
In the coming weeks, Chechnya will open a new bicycle and hiking trails for tourists. Currently, the republic has 16 approved tourist routes.
The airport of Rostov-on-Don. Photo: http://www.livekuban.ru/news/ekonomika/novyy-sovet-direktorov-aktsionery-rostovskogo-aeroporta-izberut-v-mae/
10:15, 5 May 2016
Prosecutor's Office found no violations in Rostov airport in connection with air crash
The South Transport Prosecutor's Office has conducted a general supervisory check at the airport of Rostov-on-Don on the fact of the crash of the “FlyDubai” aircraft. During the check, no violations were found and no grounds for the prosecutor's intervention, said a source from the Office.
Works of the art of gold embroidery. Photo: http://intercircass.org/?p=5143&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25d0%25be%25d0%25b6%25d0%25b8%25d0%25b2%25d1%2588%25d0%25b5%25d0%25b5-%25d0%25bf%25d1%2580%25d0%25be%25d1%2588%25d0%25bb%25d0%25be%25d0%25b5
04:45, 5 May 2016
Gold embroidery masters from Adygea state continued interest in their art
The young people’s interest in the art of gold embroidery, which is one of the traditional Adyg crafts, is not going down, say the teachers of this type of needlework. This art is taught at the Maikop State Humanities-Technical College (MSHTC) under the Adygea State University (ASU).
Ibragim Belkharoev. Photo: instagram.com/kadyrov_95
00:46, 5 May 2016
Car blown up at religious figure’s house in Ingushetia
In Nazran, a bomb has exploded under a car, parked near the house of a religious leader Ibragim Belkharoev.
19:00, 4 May 2016
Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria accused of shadowing law enforcers
According to investigators, a resident of Baksan was engaged in watching the movements of law enforcers by order of militant Ruslan Goplachev. The criminal case of suspected accomplice of militants was sent to the court.
The consequences of the shelling of the village of Talysh. Nagorno-Karabakh, April 28, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:17, 4 May 2016
Experts predict new escalation of Karabakh conflict
The military exercises carried out by Azerbaijan with the use of modern Russian-made howitzers prove the possibility of new escalation of the Karabakh conflict. This opinion was expressed by Azerbaijani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
In the court room of the the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria at the hearing of the case of the attack on Nalchik. 2009. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:02, 4 May 2016
Man involved in attack on Nalchik files complaint to ECtHR
The "Russian Justice Initiative" has sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a complaint of Anzor Mashukov, who had been sentenced in the criminal case of the attack on Nalchik. According to the human rights defenders, the article of the Convention on Human Rights concerning respect for private and family life was violated with regard to Anzor Mashukov.
Fridun Shakhpazo. Photo: http://fondleki.ru/2016/03/12/shahpazov-fridun-iz-s-bilbil-kazmalyar/
15:52, 4 May 2016
In Dagestan, businessman associates pressure from law enforcers with construction of schools
Fridun Shakhpazov, who is building two schools in Dagestan at his own expense, intends to leave his business in the republic because of the constant inspections of the supervising bodies.
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:59, 4 May 2016
Law enforcers identify another man killed in Dagestan
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the evening of May 3, a shootout occurred in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. Three persons were killed, including Umar Sabuev, the leader of a local armed grouping.
Nikolai Karpyuk (to the left) and Stanislav Klykh in the court. Photo: RFE/RL
11:30, 4 May 2016
Pleadings in case against Karpyuk and Klykh postponed
In Grozny, the court, engaged in consideration in the criminal case against Ukrainian citizens Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk, has postponed the pleadings to May 5, since their advocates did not come to the trial.
Adlan Varaev. Photo: http://wrestchr.ru/federacziya/nashi-chempionyi/volnaya-borba/varaev-adlan.html?action=refreshCalendar&month=11&year=2015
11:19, 4 May 2016
Athlete Adlan Varaev disappears in mountains of Chechnya
On May 3, Adlan Varaev, a well-known athlete, Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, disappeared in the high-mountainous Itum-Kali District of Chechnya. His car was found near a cliff. The search for Adlan Varaev involves law enforcers, rescue workers and volunteers from the local community.
Umar Sabuev. Photo: http://tochkakipeniya.com/ostatki-kizilyurtovskoj-bandgruppy/
06:52, 4 May 2016
Law enforcers identify one of men killed in Dagestan
One of the three men killed in the Kizilyurt District was identified as Umar Sabuev, the leader of a local armed grouping. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
The building of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Photo: © Sputnik/ Murad Orujov, http://ru.sputnik.az/politics/20160427/404870953.html
06:43, 4 May 2016
Azerbaijani MFA: recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh may deprive Armenia of its right to negotiate
In case if Yerevan recognizes the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia will lose its mandate to conduct negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. This was stated by Khikmet Gadjiev, the chief of the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Mardiros Demerchyan. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:43, 4 May 2016
Advocate of Mardiros Demerchyan reports on inadmissible evidence in his client's case
Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder engaged in construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi, and his advocates started to examine the case of false denunciation against policemen. The defenders believe that the case includes the examination, which has no relation to the charge of false denunciation.
Migran Pogosyan. Photo: http://www.panorama.am
03:01, 4 May 2016
Experts treat initiation of criminal case against Migran Pogosyan for "Panamanian dossier" as pure formality
The criminal case instituted on the basis of publications about the offshore scandal will not be brought to the end, and no resonant resignations and lawsuits will follow it. This opinion was expressed by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to the experts, the institution of the criminal case is pure formality.
Ramazan Djalaldinov. Screenshot of his video appeal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oDJXutJJc
23:38, 3 May 2016
Ramazan Djalaldinov states attempts to bribe his relatives
Ramazan Djalaldinov, a resident of Chechnya, who complained in his video appeal to Russian President Putin about corruption in the village of Kenkhi, said that his mother was offered to tell for money to journalists that her son Ramazan was mentally ill.
Ramazan Djalaldinov with an old woman in the village of Kenkhi. Screenshot of his video message on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oDJXutJJc
14:40, 3 May 2016
Ramazan Djalaldinov asks GPO head to check Kadyrov
Ramazan Djalaldinov, the author of the video message to President of Russia about corruption in the Chechen village of Kenkhi, wrote an appeal to Yuri Chaika, the head of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), with a complaint about the insult of him by Ramzan Kadyrov, the acting head of the republic.
The village of Ariavan of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh. March 23, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:45, 3 May 2016
Armenian MPs demand to recognize independence of Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian parliamentarians have presented to the government the bill "On Recognition of the Republic of Artsakh". Its consideration is scheduled for May 5, said a governmental source.
An officer of the Chechen Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) with a flag of the Republic with a portrait of Akhmat Kadyrov. May 9, 2015. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:58, 3 May 2016
Residents of Chechnya dissatisfied with transfer of Memory and Grief Day
Starting from May 5, in connection with the forthcoming May 10 actions related to the Memory and Grief Day, all the mosques of Chechnya are reading the Koran.
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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.