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. Journalist Zoya Svetova at presentation of her book "Innocent Found Guilty". Cultural Centre "Pokrovskie Vorota", Moscow, April 27, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 17 May 2011
Zoya Svetova finds Orlov's statement on Kadyrov's responsibility for Estemirova's murder reasonable
Journalist Zoya Svetova is sure of political responsibility of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov for Estemirova's death. She told about it on May 16, while giving evidence at the Khamovniki Court of Moscow. According to her story, during her meeting with Estemirova in London, the latter expressed fears for his life; and the threat came not from militants.
21:00, 17 May 2011
A mother in Volgograd region is demanding accommodation in a kindergarten for her child by means of an open-ended hunger strike
On May, 13, Marina Ziuryaeva, a twenty-three-year old single mother in Volgograd region, went on an open-ended hunger strike for the reason of getting no reply from the authorities to her request of accommodation her child in a kindergarten.
20:00, 17 May 2011
Detainee Tigran Postanjyan in Armenia went on a hunger strike
Tigran Postanjyan who is in prison "Nubarashen" went on a hunger strike protesting against the prison conditions. According to Postanjyan, 18 prisoners are kept in a cell of 25 square meters, the people sleep in turn and it is impossible to observe elementary rules of hygiene in the cell.
19:00, 17 May 2011
An action of protest passed off in front of the US Embassy in Tbilisi
The "Georgian Party" held an action of protest in front of the US Embassy. The leaders and supporters of the party called for the US Administration to stop support of Saakashvili's Government.
18:00, 17 May 2011
A militiaman in Rostov-on-Don sentenced to four years of imprisonment for beating up a detained person
A district court in Rostov-on-Don brought in a verdict of guilty to a former militiaman Yaroslav Umrikhin for illegal detention and beating up a local resident.
23:45, 16 May 2011
After reports about planted bombs, police checks Nalchik-Moscow trains
Policemen are examining the Nalchik-Moscow and Moscow-Nalchik trains for the presence of explosive devices. An unknown woman said by telephone that the trains had been mined.
Teenager beaten by militiamen in the district hospital. His mother Aishat Guseinova is behind him. Dagestan, Shamil District, July 2010. Photo by the HRC "Memorial": www.memo.ru
23:40, 16 May 2011
In Dagestan, policemen accused of beating teenager refuse to plead guilty
On May 3, in the course of the judicial session on the case of policemen's beating a 14-year-old teenager, which is considered by the Shamil District Court of Dagestan, the defendants claimed that they rejected all the presented charges. One of the witnesses, who had earlier claimed that he saw a beaten boy at the ROVD (District Interior Division), changed his evidence in court.
23:30, 16 May 2011
Rights defenders offer to sign-in in support of Oleg Orlov
Human rights activists and public figures of Russia have issued a statement in defence of the Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" Oleg Orlov, accused of slandering the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Collection of signatures under the statement is underway on the Internet.
Pyatimat Hashagulgova and her children. Photo: angusht.com
23:20, 16 May 2011
Issa Khashagulgov's wife appeals to European Parliament
On May 12, Pyatimat Khashagulgova, a resident of the Ingush city of Kurabulak, whose husband Issa had been detained on suspicion of involvement in the terror act in Vladikavkaz, addressed Heidi Hautala, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, asking for "assistance in protecting the rights and freedoms of her husband and family, provided for by international legal acts and the Declaration of Human Rights."
23:10, 16 May 2011
Chechen accused of terrorism faces trial in Denmark
The Municipal Court of Copenhagen has begun a trial of Lors Dukaev, a Chechen boxer-invalid, who is living in Belgium and accused of terrorism.
Parishioners of the mosque in the village of Sovietskoe, Magaramkent District of Dagestan, May 15, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot "
23:00, 16 May 2011
Dagestan: parishioners of mosque in Sovietskoe complain of beating by power agents
Residents of the village of Sovietskoe, Magaramkent District, said that on May 13 they were beaten and humiliated by local policemen. The victims have appealed to the investigatory committee of the Magaramkent District. The local police division does not confirm the information about the incident.
22:40, 16 May 2011
Power agents tried to kidnap resident of Ingushetia for ransom, said MIA source
On May 12 in Nazran, Adam Moshkhoev, a local resident and an entrepreneur, was kidnapped by employees of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). They wanted to receive ransom for him, said a source from the MIA, who preferred to remain anonymous. The local authorities deny this information.
22:30, 16 May 2011
Thomas Hammarberg visits Kabardino-Balkaria
In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Thomas Hammarberg, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, was interested in the issues of human rights in enforcement of judicial decisions, actions of power agents, the progress of the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005.
22:20, 16 May 2011
Thomas Hammarberg is concerned about refugees' problems in North Ossetia and investigation of Beslan terror act
Today, North Ossetia saw a one-day visit of Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. He was interested in the fate of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Ossetia, respect of human rights and investigation into the Beslan terror act.
22:10, 16 May 2011
Capital of Kabardino-Balkaria commemorates Arthur Zokaev
On May 15 in Nalchik, at the Memorial to Balkars-Victims of Repressions, a rally was held in memory of Arthur Zokaev, head of the administration of the village of Khasanya. The event was attended by about 200 persons - residents of Balkar dwelling settlements and Zokaev's friends and relatives.
20:00, 16 May 2011
Press Secretary of Head of Chechnya denies the fact of Ramzan Kadyrov' threats to Estemirova
During the trial on the case of slandering Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov by Oleg Orlov, Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center, going on in Khamovniky court of Moscow Alvi Karimov, Head of Kadyrov's Press service, declared that he knew nothing of Ramzan Kadyrov's threats to Natalia Estemirova.
19:00, 16 May 2011
Parents in Ingushetia reported abduction of their son by members of the top brass
The parents of Ruslan Magometovich Poshev born in 1982, native of the settlement of Dongaron, Prigorodny district of Ingushetia, reported abduction of their son to human rights center "Mashr". In their opinion, the abduction was committed on May, 14, by members of the top brass who accuse the young man of involvement in armed underground.
18:00, 16 May 2011
A young man who disappeared in Grozny had already been kidnapped before and forced to confess the fact of terrorist activities
The young man kidnapped on May, 9, in Lenin district of Chechen capital is not yet found. It emerged that on May, 7, he was also captured by personnel of unknown power ministries, tortured and forced to confess the fact of preparation an act of terror. However, then the kidnapped man was released.
23:00, 14 May 2011
Defence insists that suspects of murdering Ruslan Yamadaev are innocent
The advocates of the defendants in Ruslan Yamadaev's murder case state the existence of proofs of their clients' evidences and complain of violations in the criminal case.
22:00, 14 May 2011
New witnesses to be questioned on "March 1" case in Armenia
In Yerevan, in the course of the review of the case on the events on March 1, 2008, the issue is considered to summon the ex-presidents for evidencing and question new witnesses, General Andranik Mirzoyan, head of the Special Investigatory Service (SIS) of Armenia, told journalists.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

A UAV in the sky. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Residents' homes in Rostov Oblast damaged by drone attack

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.