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18:00, 17 May 2012
Relatives of seriously ill Ingush resident ask Yunus-Bek Evkurov to help with drugs
Relatives and friends of Khava Torshkhoeva, the seriously ill resident of Ingushetia, appealed with an open letter to Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of the republic, in which they claim about the threat of Khava Torshkhoeva's life, since the Republic's Ministry of Health does not give drugs to be received by the women. The Ministry refers to complexity of the procedure for procurement of the drugs.
23:40, 16 May 2012
Volgograd hosts rally of owners of summer cottage land plots
On May 15, in Volgograd, in Lenin Square, a rally was held, at which gardeners of the gardening association "Gourmand" urged officials to fulfil the law on the summer cottage amnesty adopted by the State Duma and to legalize the summer cottage land plots, which were allocated to the people more than twenty years ago.
23:40, 16 May 2012
In Tuapse, at trial on case against activists of "Ecological Watch", three defence motions considered
On May 15, the Tuapse District Court held preliminary court session on the criminal case against Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" and the "Yabloko" Party. At the court session, the court considered 3 out of 14 motions of the defence. The next court session was appointed for May 22.
23:20, 16 May 2012
ICRF: teenager was killed by shell explosion in Volgograd
Death of a 16-year-old teenager in Volgograd was caused by explosion of a World War II shell. This was reported by representative of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
23:10, 16 May 2012
Two men kidnapped in Dagestan, eyewitnesses assert
Today, in the city of Derbent, unidentified armed men in masks beat and kidnapped Tagir Gudjaev, born in 1984, and Rezvan Firzaliev, born in 1985, two Derbent residents. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ali Gadjiev, a resident of Derbent, a friend of the disappeared men, with reference to eyewitnesses.
23:00, 16 May 2012
In Dagestan, relatives of Makhachkala resident report about his kidnapping
In Dagestan, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov, a 34-year-old resident of Makhachkala, a native of the village of Kharachi of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, was kidnapped. This was reported by his relatives.
21:00, 16 May 2012
Dagestani resident reports on disappearance of her husband
Today, Djamilya Feitullaeva, the resident of Makhachkala, reported that her husband disappeared on May 11 and till that moment, his whereabouts were unknown.
Consequences of double terror act on Sulak pot in Makhachkala, May 4, 2012. Photo by Magomed Magomedov
20:00, 16 May 2012
In Dagestan, car, which was not checked by policemen, exploded, blogger asserts
Policemen on duty at the check point in Makhachkala, where, on May 3, a double terror act was committed, refused to check a Gazel car, which had been pointed out as suspicious prior to explosion by local residents. This is stated by witnesses of the terror act, who are quoted by Timur Gusaev, the Dagestani blogger. The Investigatory Committee (IC) in Dagestan promises to verify the information.
19:00, 16 May 2012
In Baku, protesters lay black wreath at Iranian Embassy
Participants of the protest action, which was held today in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, demanded to stop anti-Azerbaijani provocations in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The picket, organized by the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) and the International Centre of Azerbaijani Diaspora, was attended by more than 100 persons.
Salman Ugurchiev, who lost four sons in 2009-2011, picketing Russian State Duma, Moscow, May 16, 2012. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 16 May 2012
Ingush oppositionists hold picket in defence of human rights in front of Russian State Duma
Today, near the building of the State Duma in Moscow, members of the Ingush regional social movement "Mekhk-Kkhel" (People's Parliament) held single pickets under slogans sounding: "Stop extrajudicial killings and kidnappings in Ingushetia!" and "Evkurov to resign!".
23:50, 15 May 2012
Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group concerned over incidents on contact line in Karabakh conflict zone
Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA), and Jacques Faure (France), the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, who visited Yerevan and Baku on May 11-14, expressed their concern over incidents on the contact line in the conflict zone.
23:40, 15 May 2012
Health of figurant of case on Anna Politkovskaya's murder deteriorates sharply
State of health of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, ex-officer of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Division), the figurant of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", has deteriorated during the May holidays, in SIZO (pre-trial prison), he had four epileptic attacks. This was stated by a source in the secret services.
23:30, 15 May 2012
In Azerbaijan, convicted oppositional activists go on hunger strike
Today, in Azerbaijan, at penal institutions, convicted oppositional activists recognized by the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" as "prisoners of conscience", went on a hunger strike demanding their release. This was reported by Gyulaga Aslanly, Secretary of the Coordinating Council (CC) of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC).
23:20, 15 May 2012
Policemen stop disturbing parishioners of mosque in Kaspiisk after interference of top-ranking official
In Kaspiisk, officers of the local OVD (Interior Division) do not hamper parishioners of the mosque, located in Aeroflotskaya Street, to perform prayers in the building, although yet on April 21, they asked parishioners not to do that. This was reported by Timur Emirbekov, the leader of local Muslims. The incident was resolved after interference of a top-ranking official.
23:00, 15 May 2012
Relatives of people kidnapped in Dagestan plan massive protest action
Today, in Makhachkala, relatives of people kidnapped in Dagestan again gathered near the Republic's Prosecutor's Office. They claimed that they planned to hold a large-scale protest action in Makhachkala.
22:40, 15 May 2012
Azerbaijan: soldier kills his comrade and commits suicide
Vyusal Nabiev, a soldier of the Azerbaijani National Army, shot dead his colleague Medjnun Garazade from service weapon and then committed suicide.
Policemen breaks protesters' cordon at the Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar, May 15, 2012. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 15 May 2012
In Krasnodar, 10 persons detained at protesting against exhibition "Icons"
Police detained 10 persons for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action against holding in Krasnodar the exhibitions "Icons", brought by gallerist Marat Gelman.
22:10, 15 May 2012
"Yabloko" activist hit by car near courthouse in Tuapse, eyewitnesses assert
Today, near the building of the Tuapse District Court, during the trial on the case against Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, a man pierced wheels of the car, in which Krasnodar activists had arrived. While escaping in a car, he hit Igor Kharchenko, the activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who tried to detain him, eyewitnesses report.
22:00, 15 May 2012
Volgograd: teenager killed by explosion of unidentified device
In the Soviet District of Volgograd, in one of the private houses, an explosion of unidentified device occurred. As a result, a 16-year-old teenager got serious injuries and died in hospital.
21:00, 15 May 2012
In Azerbaijan, oppositionist Elnur Medjidli released from prison
In the evening of May 15, in Baku, Elnur Medjidli, the activist of the youth organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released from prison.
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Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

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A Dagestani resident has been accused of confidential collaboration with foreigners.

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.