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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.
A view of Makhachkala. Photo: Arsen Bagaziev, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=2323&com=photogallery
11:11, 3 May 2016
Relative of high-ranking policeman wounded in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, in the course of a domestic conflict, a relative of a senior police officer has suffered, said a law enforcement source, adding that the man was hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
Fragments of the shell in the village of Talysh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:25, 3 May 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of mortar shelling
Last night, the Azerbaijani party violated the ceasefire agreement, by using, in particular, calibre 82 mm mortars, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated. The Armenian MoD has also reported shelling of the border by Azerbaijan.
ergey Reznik. Photo from his personal page at Vk.com
07:53, 3 May 2016
USA urges Russian authorities to release Sergey Reznik
John Kirby, the spokesman of the US State Department has called on Russian authorities to release the Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik, who was sentenced in January 2015 to three years in prison.
Igor Vasiliev, the leader of the Sochi Branch of CPRF, at the rally on November 7. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:30, 3 May 2016
Sochi CPRF leader appeals to Putin on arrest of assistant of State Duma MP
Igor Vasiliev, the leader of the Sochi Branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has addressed the reception office of President Vladimir Putin asking him to take action in connection with the placement of Alexei Goryachkin, an assistant of Sergey Obukhov, a State Duma MP, into a temporary detention facility (known as the IVS).
Elena Nikitina, the organizer of the picket in the Lazarevskoye District, in the intensive care unit. Photo by Igor Kovtun
02:36, 3 May 2016
Organizer of Sochi picket is still under intensive care
Elena Nikitina, the organizer of the April 29 picket in the Lazarevskoye District, is still in the intensive care unit, as prescribed by her doctors. After discharge from the hospital, she intends to appeal to the prosecutor's office with a complaint about policemen's actions, said her advocate.
Bashir Pliev's burnt minivan. March 10, 2016. Photo courtesy of Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev
02:02, 3 May 2016
Bashir Pliev granted new minivan
A new minivan was given to Bashir Pliev, a resident of Ingushetia, who in March was transporting journalists and human rights defenders in the region together with them fell victim to an attack. The minivan will be insured, notes Igor Kalyapin, the leader of the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture".
22:59, 2 May 2016
Four residents of regions of Southern Russia nominated for Boris Nemtsov Prize
The list of 45 nominees has included Elena Grebenyuk, a journalist from Astrakhan, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", Tuapse ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova, and Polina Zherbetsova, a writer, a political refugee from Chechnya.
Olga Gnezdilova. Photo: Vera Vasileva (RFE/RL)
22:27, 2 May 2016
Rights defenders treat return of son to Elita Magomadova as unique for Chechnya
Elita Magomadova, a native of Chechnya, managed to enforce the court judgement on the return of her child to her, which her ex-husband had taken away after the divorce. The rights defenders, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", have treated the fact of the return of the child as contrary to the established traditions and the inefficient Russian legal system.
The consequences of the shelling in the village of Talysh, NKR. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:41, 2 May 2016
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of preparing aggression
Azerbaijan is accumulating its military equipment and manpower across the whole contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, Eduard Nalbandyan, the head of the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), during his visit to Finland.
Elena Milashina. Photo: http://www.oneworld.cz
17:51, 2 May 2016
Seimour Khazi and Elena Milashina awarded Gerd Bucerius Prize
Journalist Seimour Khazi, who is serving his prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has become one of the winners of the annual Gerd Bucerius Prize "Free Press of Eastern Europe 2016", awarded by the German "Zeit-Stiftung" Foundation and the Norwegian "Free Speech" Foundation.
One of the tanks of the NKR army near the village of Talysh, Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:45, 2 May 2016
Political analysts: Sargsyan waits for guarantees from the OSCE Minsk Group
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group should provide Armenia with additional security guarantees and find Azerbaijan guilty of aggravating the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian political analysts believe.
13:55, 2 May 2016
Journalists beaten in Ingushetia accuse investigators of inaction
In the course of the investigation into the attack on journalists and human rights defenders on the Ingush-Chechen border, investigators fail to provide the information about the investigation progress. This was claimed by the victims. They intend to appeal to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for clarification.
A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-specoperaciy-v-dagestane-organami.html
11:00, 2 May 2016
On April 25-May 1, 2016, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 25-May 1, 2016, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A toy left in the village of Talysh, NKR, 01.05.2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:31, 2 May 2016
Residents of Talysh are provided with housing in Stepanakert
The village of Talysh in Nagorno-Karabakh is under constant fire from the Azerbaijani party; its residents are provided with temporary shelter in Stepanakert, said Vilen Petrosyan, the community leader.
The rally organized by CPRF near the statue of Lenin on Mira Avenue in Vladikavkaz 01.05.2016. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:57, 2 May 2016
Residents of North-Caucasian regions celebrate May Day with rallies
All regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held rallies on the occasion of the Spring and Labour Day. Participants of the rallies spoke for the decrease in food prices, the fight against unemployment, and the increase of salaries and pensions.
Parliament of Georgia. Photo: http://www.gorod.lv/novosti/171760/print
14:10, 1 May 2016
Political analysts: residents of Georgia disappointed by ruling coalition
In Georgia, the ruling coalition is supported by 20% of the population, while the opposition by 19%. These are the results of the questioning conducted by the "IPM Research" by order of the International Republican Institute (IRI).
01:04, 1 May 2016
Police questions Kenkhi villagers who met journalists Polonsky
Policemen of the Sharoy ROVD (District Interior Division) have detained two residents of the village of Kenkhi in order to obtain information on the whereabouts of Ramazan Djalaldinov, said Vasily Polonsky, a correspondent of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Company.
News
Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

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.