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19:00, 31 May 2013
Azerbaijan: ex-GPP complains of threats
Ali Omarov, the former General Public Prosecutor (GPP) of Azerbaijan, has stated today that he had received threats from a man, who introduced himself as a police officer. His statement will be investigated by law enforcement bodies, the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
18:00, 31 May 2013
Soldier commits suicide in Azerbaijan
An additional service soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, who was taking his service at the military unit in Shamkira, has committed suicide, said the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Participants of the protest hunger strike Olga Cheburakova, Ekaterina Romashkina, Tatiana Sviridova, Yulia Yamnova, Irina Kharkova with a poster: "Country's Future Belongs to Children!" Volgograd, May 31, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:00, 31 May 2013
Volgograd: nine mothers go on three-day hunger strike for children's rights
Nine mothers have announced a three-day hunger strike in Volgograd, trying to attract attention of local authorities to the problem of shortage of places in kindergartens, rehabilitation of children with disabilities, the need to reopen dairy kitchens and increase salaries of preschool educators.
16:00, 31 May 2013
Defenders of unloading dock attacked in Volgograd, eyewitness reports
In the evening on May 30, four unidentified men attacked the defenders of the unloading dock, located in the Volgograd Region, a blogger Alexei Ulyanov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
22:30, 30 May 2013
In Dagestan, court rejects lawyer Kadiev's claim for moral compensation
Today, the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala has rejected the claim lodged by the lawyer Rasul Kadiev in demand of compensation for his moral harm caused by the abolition of direct elections. The lawyer said that he would appeal against the rejection.
22:20, 30 May 2013
Prosecution asks up to 7.5 years in prison for protesters against ban on hijabs in Baku
The Nariman District Court of Baku is finalizing the trial of six believers, who were arrested last October for taking part in the action against the ban on wearing hijabs in schools.
22:10, 30 May 2013
Washington Post: Ibragim Todashev, shot dead by FBI agent, was unarmed
Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya and an acquaintance of Tamerlan and Johar Tsarnaev, suspects of committing the Boston terror act, who was shot dead by an FBI agent during an interrogation in Florida, was not armed, The Washington Post writes.
22:00, 30 May 2013
ICRF: in Krasnodar Territory drunken policeman knocked down a man with a child
On May 28, in the Tbilisi District of the Krasnodar Territory, a policeman knocked down a 27-year-old man with a child of 9, who were on the road shoulder. The injured persons were taken to hospital with multiple injuries of varying gravity.
Anzor Tsarnaev and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva at a press conference in the office of the "Chernovik" newspaper; Makhachkala, April 25, 2013. Courtesy of the http://chernovik.net
21:00, 30 May 2013
Zubeydat Tsarnaeva tells about phone conversation with her son detained in USA
Johar Tsarnaev, a suspect of committing the Boston terror act, who was wounded at detention, has recovered his voice recovered; and he already had a six-minute phone conversation with his mother Zubeydat Tsarnaeva.
20:00, 30 May 2013
Georgia: law enforcers and trade unions investigate worker's death in Poti Port
At Berth 4 of Poti Port, a cargo container fell down and killed a 45-year-old worker. The Occupational Safety Division of the Association of Trade Unions of Georgia is investigating the accident trying to reveal those guilty persons, said Gocha Alexandriya, the spokesman of the Association. The official investigation says that the versions of safety violations and negligence are studied.
19:00, 30 May 2013
Villagers of Kubina in KChR complain of beating by police
As reported by locals, at night on May 26, policemen beat and detained a group of young people in the village of Kubina, Abaza District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The MIA has refuted the information, claiming that policemen did nothing illegal.
18:00, 30 May 2013
Death toll of explosion in Makhachkala reaches two persons
Today, the spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that another victim of the explosion in Gamzatov Street in Makhachkala died in hospital.
In the area of Georgian-South-Ossetian warfare; Tskhinvali, August 2008. Courtesy of thehttp://cominf.org/
17:00, 30 May 2013
Papuashvili: human rights activists demand inquiry into events of August 2008 in The Hague
The Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is almost ready to open a criminal case on the five-day war in August 2008 in the area of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict; however, the resumption of the investigation in Georgia can suspend the process, believes Simon Papuashvili, a volunteer of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. In its turn, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia treats the investigation as "a matter of honour."
Sitting of Conflict Commission on the Unified State Examination (USE); Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, 2011. Courtesy of thehttp://www.edukbr.ru
16:00, 30 May 2013
Ministry of Education: USE result of KBR schoolgirl to be annulled for her putting test on Internet
The Uniform State Exam (USE) in the Russian language of a schoolgirl the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will be cancelled, because the girl posted her performed test on the Internet, Tamara Djappueva, the head of the department for supervision and control in the field of education of the KBR Ministry of Education, has announced today.
"Armavia" employees hold protest action demanding to pay wage arrears. Yerevan, May 29, 2013. Photo from hetq.am
22:50, 29 May 2013
In Yerevan, "Armavia" employees hold protest action demanding to pay wage arrears
Today, near the residence of the President of Armenia, former employees of the company "Armavia" which declared bankruptcy held a protest action. The protesters filed to the President's Office the complaint against the management of the company, demanding to pay wage arrears.
22:30, 29 May 2013
In Georgia, former deputy head of military police detained
Today, Malkhaz Bokhua, the former deputy head of the military police of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia, was detained on charges of embezzling budget funds on a large scale. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence.
22:20, 29 May 2013
In Dagestan, policemen question women wearing hijabs, local woman reports
Three female residents of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan in hijabs were detained by law enforcement agents. After fingerprinting and questioning, the women were released. This was reported by Khadizhat Magomedova, one of the detained women, a resident of the village of Mogilyovskoe. The interrogations are being conducted in connection with the murder of a policeman; however, they are being conducted correctly. This was stated by Fatima Ubaidatova, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
22:10, 29 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Iskender Gamidov, former Minister of Internal Affairs, released
Today, Iskender Gamidov, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, was released from the police after he had given evidence in the case of a rally held in the village of Novkhany.
22:00, 29 May 2013
In Ingushetia, power agents plant IED on local resident, his relatives assert
During the search, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted to Uruskhan Karadjev, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District of Ingushetia, who was detained today. This was reported by his brother Magomed. The law enforcement bodies do not confirm the information.
19:00, 29 May 2013
In Azerbaijan, Court sentences adviser to leader of "Musavat" Party to 15-day arrest
Mustafa Gadjibeili, an adviser to the leader of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was sentenced by the court to 15-day administrative arrest as punishment for disorderly conduct. This was reported by his brother Vagif. The "Musavat" Party treats the arrest as politically motivated and demands to release the arrested man.
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The Dagestani official stated the ineffectiveness of social media blocks.

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.