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10:01, 2 May 2015
Residents of Chechnya claim being forced to attend May Day rallies
On May 1, Grozny held a demonstration, which, according to the Council of Trade Unions of Chechnya, was attended by about 100,000 people. Residents of Chechnya claimed being forced to take part in the May Day demonstrations.
07:39, 2 May 2015
Three persons hospitalized after shootout in Makhachkala
During the shootout in Makhachkala, three persons were injured and hospitalized. One of the wounded men is a brother of a policeman killed in the shootout.
07:07, 2 May 2015
Defence witness in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case denied entry into USA
A Russian citizen invited to testify for the defence in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was denied the entry to the US by the FBI because of his possible association with extremists.
Akhmet Yarlykapov. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:11, 2 May 2015
Chechen leader's announced readiness to resign is just a show
On April 30, in his interview to the "Moscow Speaking", Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed his willingness to "be happy to leave power" and step down as the leader of Chechnya.
Agitation booklets at elections in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:59, 2 May 2015
Opposition senses election hope in NKR
The leaders of the opposition political parties of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), participating in the elections to the National Assembly are optimistic about the future voting and expect to impose the struggle to the so-called "big parliamentary troika".
00:05, 2 May 2015
In Yerevan, participants of May Day rally demand to respect workers' rights
At the May Day demonstration, activists of the "Gnchak" Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Armenia criticized the policy of the Armenian authorities. The activists demanded to respect the workers' rights.
Banner at the May Day rally in Volgograd, May 1, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:09, 1 May 2015
On May 1, residents of South of Russia call to increase wages
Today, celebrations in honour of May 1 passed in the regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD) of Russia. The participants raised the problems of decent wages and lack of jobs.
22:10, 1 May 2015
MIA reports four casualties of shootout in Makhachkala
Four persons have died in a shootout at a restaurant in Makhachkala, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has reported, confirming the death of a police officer in the incident.
17:28, 1 May 2015
Police stops "Communists of Russia" from taking part in pro-government rally
The Stavropol police have driven activists of the "Communist of Russia" Party away from the pro-government rally dedicated to May 1, said Mikhail Abramyan, the second secretary of the Stavropol branch of the party.
15:41, 1 May 2015
Court holds closed session on Saakashvili’s case
Today, the Tbilisi City Court has held a session on the case of the ex-Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on the dispersal of the rally on November 7, 2007.
13:26, 1 May 2015
Opposition activist Tofig Yagublu returned to penal colony in Azerbaijan
Today, Tofig Yagublu, the Deputy Chairman of the opposition "Musavat" Party of Azerbaijan, temporary released to attend the funeral of his daughter, has returned to the penal colony.
Flowers at the memorial dedicated to the victims of Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:56, 1 May 2015
Armenian experts advise Yerevan to voice clear claims to Turkey concerning genocide
The process of recognizing the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey should be continued in the clear formulation of claims by Armenia, which still has not been prepared. This was declared by participants of the "round table" "On the way to the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey: a new stage?", which took place in Yerevan on April 29.
Parliament elections in Nagorno-Karabakh are scheduled for May 3, Stepanakert, April 14, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:35, 1 May 2015
Baku threatens to initiate criminal proceedings against observers on elections in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has warned foreign observers about possible criminal prosecution in the case of their arrival in Nagorno-Karabakh to monitor the elections. The OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs claimed non-recognition of the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday, May 3.
02:48, 1 May 2015
In Rostov-on-Don, case of patient's death near walls of hospital brought to court
Tatiana Kornaeva, a physician of the hospital No. 8 of Rostov-on-Don, is accused of failure to provide medical assistance to Vyacheslav Ivanov, an elderly patient, who died not far from the hospital. The case has been brought to court.
01:52, 1 May 2015
HRW speaks in support of members of "Founding Parliament"
The human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) has sent a letter to Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Prosecutor of Armenia. In its letter, the HRW made a statement in support of the arrested activists of the opposition movement "Founding Parliament".
00:03, 1 May 2015
In Sochi, case of fire in dilapidated house brought to police
In Sochi, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has seen signs of deliberate destruction of property in fire in the dilapidated house and brought the case to the police.
Ruslan Kutaev being escorted from the court building in Urus-Martan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot".
16:48, 30 April 2015
CaT files cassation complaint against verdict to Kutaev
On April 28, a cassation complaint against the verdict to Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, convicted in Chechnya on charges of drug possession, was submitted by the Committee against Torture (CaT) to the presidium of the Supreme Court of Chechnya.
Portrait of Boris Nemtsov in the hands of one of participants of Nemtsov’s funeral service. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:41, 30 April 2015
Kadyrov is ready to testify in Nemtsov's murder case
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has offered his help in the inquiry into the murder of Boris Nemtsov and expressed his readiness to testify. The advocates for the children of the slain politician insist on that.
Tyrnyauz village signpost. Photo by Anna Chernysh for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:17, 30 April 2015
Relatives of Tyrnyauz resident assert he was tortured by law enforcers
Relatives of Ruslan Etezov, a resident of the village of Tyrnyauz, have turned to rights defenders claiming that he was tortured and beating by law enforcers.
16:13, 30 April 2015
South Ossetia to amnesty 10 prisoners
Under the amnesty on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, South Ossetia will pardon and release 10 earlier convicted citizens of the republic.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.