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Johar Tsarnaev. A drawing made in the courtroom. Photo: http://www.golos-ameriki.ru/content/boston-court-tzarnaev/2770764.html?page=1
15:42, 17 May 2015
Lawyers explain death sentence for Johar Tsarnaev by features of US judicial system
According to Russian lawyers, the death sentence imposed on Johar Tsarnaev contradicts the European Convention on Human Rights; however, it can be explained by the peculiarities of the US judicial system and the mentality of US citizens.
10:25, 17 May 2015
In Dagestan, forester shot dead by armed men
In the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, a forester was killed by unidentified assailants. Law enforcers are searching for six armed men.
A banner ad in the street of Baku before the European Games. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:58, 17 May 2015
RWB urges Azerbaijan to release journalists on eve of European Games
The international organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has appeal to the Azerbaijani authorities with a request to immediately release all arrested journalists and bloggers before the European Games to be held in Baku. The RWB has also called on the European Olympic Committees to speak against the repression against the media in the country.
Georgian flags at the rally in Tbilisi, April 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:13, 17 May 2015
In Georgia, people frustrated by political parties, political analysts note
Residents of Georgia are disappointed with the coalition "Georgian" Dream" and the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM). This was stated by Georgian political analysts Nodar Kharshiladze and Gela Vasadze, who commented on the survey held by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
23:23, 16 May 2015
Two Jehovah's Witnesses convicted in KChR for spreading extremist literature
The Cherkessk City Court in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has found Jehovah's Witnesses Andrei Volikov and Dmitry Metelin guilty of distributing extremist literature and fined them by 1000 roubles each. The activists deny that they had spread any extremist literature.
18:02, 16 May 2015
Grozny CRO fixes Guchigov-Goylabieva marriage
The registration ceremony of the marriage of the 48-year-old Police Colonel Nazhud Guchigov to the 17-year-old Louise Goylabieva was held at the Civil Registry Office (CRO) in Grozny.
17:43, 16 May 2015
Utility workers dismantle Alievs' portraits in Baku
On the eve of the European Games to be held in Baku, municipal workers are dismantling, removing, painting over and covering all the stands, billboards and posters bearing portraits of Geidar and Ilham Aliev, as well as banners with their quotations, the townspeople report.
16:27, 16 May 2015
Winner of marathon run in Chechnya gets a Toyota
According to Chechen authorities, over 10,000 athletes from 14 regions of Russia, as well as from Turkey, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, took part in the international marathon run "From Heart to Heart"; and the winner was awarded a Toyota Corolla car.
13:44, 16 May 2015
Participant of shootout in Gyumri detained
Garnik Gukasyan, who was on the wanted list, has been detained on suspicion of involvement in a shootout in Gyumri; and the inquiry period of the case has been extended, said a lawyer involved in the case.
08:05, 16 May 2015
Mother of seriously ill prisoner from Kamyshin demands his medical treatment
The mother of Anton Lanshakov, who is serving his sentence in the Stavropol Territory, has appealed to Alexei Selyukov, the Ombudsman for the Stavropol Territory, and asked him to provide assistance in the organization of the medical treatment of her son. In her appeal to the Ombudsman, the woman has stressed that Anton is a disabled person since his childhood.
05:51, 16 May 2015
Three natives of Chechnya suspected of supporting IS
In Poland, three natives of Chechnya have been arrested for three months on suspicion of raising funds for the financing of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS).
Naima Neflyasheva. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/content/naima-neflyasheva-o-tragedii-cherkesov/25256817.html
05:25, 16 May 2015
Unequal marriages prevail in Northern Caucasus
The story of the wedding of 17-year-old Kheda Goylabieva and Nazhud Guchigov, the 46-year-old chief of the Nozhai-Yurt ROVD (District Interior Division), is typical of the Caucasian society. This opinion has been expressed by experts and local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Drawing by court reporter. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/27019460.html
00:29, 16 May 2015
Dagestan forgets Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but Chechnya believes in his innocence
The trial against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been sentenced by the jury to death penalty in the case of the terror act committed during the Boston Marathon, has attracted not much attention in Dagestan. This was stated by local journalist Ramazan Radjabov. Meanwhile, residents of Chechnya actively discuss the case and do not believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty.
00:01, 16 May 2015
Yulia Parpulova refuses to testify in case against her father
Today, an FSB investigator has questioned Yulia Parpulova, a daughter of Pyotr Parpulov, a resident of Sochi, accused of treason. Yulia Parpulova has refused to answer the questions of the investigator.
23:53, 15 May 2015
Defenders of Taman Forest file fifth lawsuit
The fifth lawsuit was submitted by defenders of the Taman Forest in Stavropol, who demand to declare illegitimate the felling of trees in the above forest, where the authorities are building a perinatal centre.
22:34, 15 May 2015
Jury votes for death sentence to Tsarnaev
In the United States, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of committing the terror act in Boston, has been sentenced to death by the jury.
Hunger strikers at the headquarters of the "Musavat" Party, Baku, May 14, 2015. Photo by Parvana Bairamova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:00, 15 May 2015
Health condition of Azerbaijani hunger-strikers gets worse (+video)
Seven participants of the hunger strike held at the headquarters of the "Musavat" Party have no intent to stop it, despite the deterioration of their health, said Razim Amiraslanov, a member of the party board.
Photo of Boris Nemtsov and flowers. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
16:06, 15 May 2015
Chief investigator into Nemtsov's murder case replaced
As reported by Shamsudin Tsakaev, one of the advocates, the investigation team dealing with the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov is now headed by Nikolai Tutevich, who replaced Igor Krasnov.
Military vehicles in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:52, 15 May 2015
"Novaya Gazeta" denied threats to Milashina's life in Chechnya
As stated by "Novaya Gazeta", its reporter Elena Milashina, the author of the materials about the impending marriage of the head of the Nozhai-Yurt ROVD to a 17-year-old girl, has left Chechnya because of her urgent need to be in Moscow, not because of "threats to her life."
11:58, 15 May 2015
Policeman from Ingushetia suspected of murder
A policeman from Ingushetia has been detained on suspicion of killing a 32-year resident of the village of Arkhonskaya in North Ossetia. During a search of his house, law enforcers found firearms and the keys to the casualty's car.
News
South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives.

A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

The death of a South Ossetian soldier in the North Ossetian Military District sparked a debate on social media.

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.