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15:04, 13 May 2015
In Azerbaijan, six members of "Musavat" Party go on hunger strike
Today, the "Musavat" Party has announced the beginning of the hunger strike involving six persons. The protestors demand to release political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Banner ‘Baku 2015’, Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:19, 13 May 2015
Baku opens European Games Park
Today, Baku has hosted the ceremony to open the European Games Park, where the First European Games in Azerbaijan are to hold competitions in four sports.
10:29, 13 May 2015
In Dagestan, Salafis can go underground in case of pressure on their community, experts assert
Mass detentions of mosque-goers in Buynaksk will not affect the security in the region. However, those detentions suggest discontinuation of the policy of dialogue, and that can lead to non-transparency of activities of the Salafi community. This opinion has been expressed by experts.
02:52, 13 May 2015
Resident of Khasavyurt sentenced for aiding and abetting militants
The Khasavyurt City Court has sentenced a local resident to 2.5 years of imprisonment on charges of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs) and arms trafficking.
01:53, 13 May 2015
Defendant accused of attacking "Founding Parliament" member in Gyumri released from custody
Investigators have changed the pre-trial restriction measure against Rudik Khachatryan, who was arrested on charge of attacking Grachya Mirzoyan, a member of the movement "Founding Parliament". According to the victim, the attacker was released on recognizance not to leave.
21:28, 12 May 2015
ECtHR obliges Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to LGBT activists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) activists, who suffered in Tbilisi in May 2012 in clashes during the action against homophobia.
18:44, 12 May 2015
CTO regime cancelled in two cities and three districts of Dagestan
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime which had been in force since March 16, was cancelled in the cities of Khasavyurt and Kizilyurt and in the Khasavyurt, Kizilyurt, and Novolak Districts of Dagestan.
Ali Taziev talks to his advocate Viktor Vorozheikin (left), Rostov-on-Don, May 12, 2015. Photo by Olesya Dianova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:03, 12 May 2015
Rostov-on-Don court rejects all Ali Taziev's motions
The motions lodged by Ali Taziev, including the appointment of an interpreter, and the provision of time for getting acquainted with his case files, have been rejected today by the North-Caucasian Military District Court.
15:51, 12 May 2015
DPR recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Alexander Zakharchenko, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
15:25, 12 May 2015
Azerbaijani CoA leaves journalist Mirkadyrov in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal lodged by the journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov against the extension of his arrest until 19 September. His defence finds this decision illegal.
13:08, 12 May 2015
Rostov activist Loshkaryov sentenced to two years in colony-settlement
Sergey Loshkaryov, a public activist from Rostov-on-Don, accused of arms dealing, has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement, his advocate Leonid Novikov has reported today.
Said Amirov (left) and Yusup Djaparov during court session. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:06, 12 May 2015
In Rostov-on-Don, Court dismisses motion for same cell for Said Amirov and his nephew
Today, in the course of the trial started at the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don in the case against Said Amirov, the defence has filed a motion for the permit to keep the former Mayor of Makhachkala and his nephew in the same cell. However, the Court has dismissed the motion.
Temryuk District of the Krasnodar Territory. Photo: Vermonter. https://ru.wikipedia.org
12:41, 12 May 2015
ICRF: head of Cossack village in Kuban shelled because of interpersonal conflict
Investigators consider an interpersonal conflict as a major version of the armed attack, in which Mikhail Razievsky, the head of the Cossack village of Akhtanizovskaya, and his assistant were wounded. The lives of the wounded men are not in danger, the Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
09:48, 12 May 2015
Dagestani Prosecutor's Office detects more than 100 websites calling for terror
In Dagestan, the court has granted the claims filed by the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office to recognize extremist six materials on the Internet, which contain calls for the seizure of power, justification of terrorism, and involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs)
Parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, Martuninsky District, May 3, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:48, 12 May 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh residents expect from new parliament solution of social problems
Being a permanent body, the new parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh should be more active in the spheres of foreign and domestic policies of the country. This opinion has been expressed by local residents. Ordinary citizens expect that the new National Assembly will pay more attention to the social problems of the population.
Residents of Maly Akhun District organize festivities dedicated to the Victory Day using their own resources. Photo by Galina Kochkina, organizer of the festive activities in the district.
04:48, 12 May 2015
Residents of Sochi district organize concert under windows of war veterans' house
In Sochi, in the residential district of "Maly Akhun", local residents organized their own events dedicated to the Victory Day, including a concert under the windows of the house with several war veterans, who for health reasons could not take part in the celebrations.
01:05, 12 May 2015
Divers install cross at bottom of Mediterranean Sea in memory of victims of Armenian Genocide
In Lebanon, members of the diving club have installed a two-meter cross at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in memory of Armenians killed during the genocide.
22:28, 11 May 2015
Village head shelled in Krasnodar Territory
Today, an unidentified man made an armed attack on Mikhail Razievskiy, the head of the village of Akhtanizovskaya, Temryuk District of the Krasnodar Territory, and his assistant. Both were wounded and hospitalized.
19:30, 11 May 2015
Tsarnaev's trial completes questioning defence witnesses
Today, at the hearing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case, the court listened to the last witnesses for the defence, said Fatima Tlisova, a reporter for the "Voice of America", who runs a broadcast from the courtroom in her microblog on the Twitter.
17:32, 11 May 2015
Book about oppression of Yazidis published in Yerevan
The book "100 Years After", telling about violence against Yazidis in Northern Iraq, was presented in Yerevan.
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.