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22:00, 15 May 2013
In Dagestan, houses of Kosyakino residents searched, and their owners detained, Gulnara Rustamova reports
Today, early in the morning, in the village of Kosyakino of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, armed men in masks blocked the two houses, whose owners were detained. This was reported by Gulnara Rustamova, the representative of the organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). The police have confirmed that today, the Kizlyar District faced actions that law enforcers called preventive ones.
21:00, 15 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov and Tofiq Yagublu to remain in custody for other three months
Periods of detention in custody of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republic's Alternative" (ReAL), and Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party, were extended for three months till September 2013. This was announced today by the advocates of the oppositionists.
20:00, 15 May 2013
Dagestani residents Makhach Gamzatov and Zaurbek Ashurov arrested for two months
Today, the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala arrested for two months Makhach Gamzatov and Zaurbek Ashurov, residents Buynaksk. Both detainees are charged of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by Gadjimurad Gamzatov, the brother of one of the detainees.
19:00, 15 May 2013
"Le Monde": Gerard Depardieu to play role of Akhmat Kadyrov in film about restoration of Grozny
Actor Gerard Depardieu is preparing to play the role of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first Chechen president, in the film "Father's Heart". The next film, involving Gerard Depardieu, will also be shot in Grozny, and the French actor will play a role of gangster in that film. This was reported by the French newspaper "Le Monde".
18:00, 15 May 2013
"Alternativa": in Dagestan, seven workers were kept at factory by force
In Dagestan, seven workers were forcibly kept at a stone work factory; their documents were taken away and no wags were paid to them. Three of them managed to escape, and four others were released on May 13, the youth movement "Alternativa" (Alternative) reports.
17:00, 15 May 2013
In Zugdidi, 20 refugees go on hunger strike
Today, in the Georgian city of Zugdidi, 20 refugees went on a hunger strike at the building of administration of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
22:40, 14 May 2013
Molchanov was pressed for his human rights activities in Sochi, rights defenders assert
Relatives and friends of 49-year-old Yuri Molchanov, a human rights defender from Sochi, believe that his premature death became the result of the pressure, which he suffered for his human rights activities.
22:30, 14 May 2013
In Yerevan, trial of ecologist Nersisyan postponed till June 10
In Yerevan, the court postponed the court session on the lawsuit filed by the company "Dino Gold Mining" against ecologist Yeghiya Nersisyan till June 10. The court session scheduled for May 13 was not held because of illness of Tigran Yegoryan and Lusine Akopyan, advocates of the ecologist.
22:20, 14 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Court of Appeal leaves theologian Talekh Bagirzade in custody
On May 13, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Abid Abdinbekov, considered the appeal filed by theologian Talekh Bagirzade against the refusal to grant the motion to change the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention in custody to home arrest. The Court dismissed the appeal filed by Talekh Bagirzade and left him in custody. The defence intends to file a complaint against, according to the defence's opinion, unlawful arrest to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
22:10, 14 May 2013
KBR journalists ask Prosecutor to take Tsagoev's case under personal control
The journalist community of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) appealed to Oleg Zharikov, Republic's Prosecutor, with a request to take under his control the investigation into the case against journalist Igor Tsagoev.
22:00, 14 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Yeni Musavat" complains of receiving threats
Azer Aikhan, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper "Yeni Musavat", claims receiving during three days the demands to stop publishing critical articles about Elmar Veliev, the head of the executive authorities of the city of Gandzha, and threats of physical violence.
21:00, 14 May 2013
ICRF: defendant suspected of brutal murder of Volgograd resident makes confession
The murder of a young man in Volgograd was committed because of his unconventional sexual orientation, one of the detainees, suspected of committing the crime told investigators. This was reported by Badma Gilyandikov, a representative of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
20:00, 14 May 2013
In Stavropol Territory, ex-Mayor of Lermontov prosecuted
Alexander Dunaev, ex-Mayor of the city of Lermontov of the Stavropol Territory, is suspected of attempting to discredit the election of the City Mayor and interfere with work of the election commission, and he faces up to four years of imprisonment. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
19:00, 14 May 2013
HRC "Memorial" to send request to Prosecutor's Office about Makhach Gamzatov's fate
Gadjimurad Gamzatov appealed to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" with a request to assist in the search for and protection of the rights of his brother Makhach. On May 15, at the request of the brother of Makhach Gamzatov, the appeal will be sent to the Republic's Prosecutor's Office. This was reported by Elena Denisenko, the representative of the HRC "Memorial" in Dagestan.
18:00, 14 May 2013
In USA, Worcester police ask authorities to repay expenses for guarding Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body
The Police Department of the city of Worcester has stated that the state is to repay the expenses in the amount of 47,171 US dollars for the protection of the funeral home "Graham, Putnam and Mahoney", where the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspected of committing the terror act in Boston, was stored.
17:00, 14 May 2013
Serviceman tried to commit suicide in KChR
In Karachay-Cherkessia, a 23-year contract military from Bashkiria shot to his head and survived. This was reported by the police of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).
22:50, 13 May 2013
Three soldiers from Georgia lost in Afghanistan
Three soldiers from Georgia were killed, and 20 others were wounded in the Afghan province of Helmand in a terrorists' attack on the military base, said today Irakli Alasaniya, the Georgian Defence Minister.
22:30, 13 May 2013
Eleven natives of Northern Caucasus detained in Moscow
In the park of the December Uprising in the Presnya District of the Central Administrative District of Moscow, 11 natives of Northern Caucasus were detained. The police suspect them of robbery.
The building of the Nalchik City Court. Photo from http://nalchiksky.kbr.sudrf.ru
22:20, 13 May 2013
Charges against former KBR officials of abusing power are unlawful
Today, the Nalchik City Court has declared illegal the charges of abuse of power of the figurants of the case of trying to sell the building of the Philharmonic Society, said the lawyer Ruslan Koblev.
22:10, 13 May 2013
Interpol treats Russia's request to seek Targamadze as political
The Interpol has stopped searching for the Georgian MP Givi Targamadze, who had been put on the international wanted list by the Russian MIA, by regarding the request of the Russian party as politically motivated. As of May 12, Targamadze is still being wanted in Russia.
News
The beach in Vityazevo has been removed from the emergency zone.

A Ukrainian citizen was detained in Krasnodar for desecrating the graves of SVO participants.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

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.