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23:00, 1 May 2009
Pshenisnova: newly elected Sochi Mayor Pakhomov has "A pupil syndrome"
As noted by Tatiana Pshenisnova, representative of the press service of the administration of the city of Anapa, Anatoly Pakhomov, former Anapa Mayor, elected on April 26 to the post of the Mayor of Sochi, has "A pupil syndrome"; while Galina Snimschikova, head of the information department of the administration of Sochi, asserts that Pakhomov, being acting Mayor, made "a lot of good things for Sochi."
22:20, 1 May 2009
In Dagestan, 14 persons got poisoned by bad potable water
On April 30, 14 residents of Novy Sulak village, Kizil-Yurt District of Dagestan, including five children, were hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis "food poisoning by potable water".
22:00, 1 May 2009
In Chechnya, a soldier injured by fougasse explosion
In the Shali District of the Chechen Republic, when two ATCs (armoured troop-carriers) of the Internal Troops of Russia's MIA were moving along the bridge, a powerful self-made land mine (fougasse) was blown up. As a result of the explosion, one of the soldiers was wounded and hospitalized.
Students' action against terror, Baku, 1 May 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
21:10, 1 May 2009
Azerbaijan: students hold action against terror
In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a mass students' action under the motto "No to terror!" was held. Young people have also demanded to announce mourning in the country in memory of the victims of the bloody massacre in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA).
21:00, 1 May 2009
Religious figure shot dead in Ingushetia
In the village of Troitskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, unidentified persons shot dead point-blank Said-Ibragim Kalimatov, 32, a religious figure, near the gate of his house.
20:00, 1 May 2009
Ter-Petrosyan: social disruption is possible in Armenia
If the state fails to promptly settle a range of problems, which have arisen in recent months in the social and economic sphere, spontaneous discontent of certain layers of population can grow into a serious disruption. This was stated at a rally on May 1 by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of Armenia and leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC).
Camp of opposition on Freedom square, Tbilisi, 29 April 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 1 May 2009
Georgian opposition to continue protests till May 15
Leaders of the opposition parties of Georgia have submitted an application to the Mayoralty of Tbilisi notifying that the actions demanding resignation of Mikhail Saakashvili will go on from May 8 till May 15.
18:00, 1 May 2009
In Dagestan, armoured Khasavyurt SIZO vehicle blown up
In a suburb of Dagestan city of Khasavyurt, unidentified persons undermined an armoured special vehicle, which transported employees of local SIZO (investigatory prison). Fortunately, there were no casualties and victims.
Tbilisi, 29 April 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 30 April 2009
In Georgia, opposition sets up a group for everyday contacts with diplomatic corps
In Georgia, the opposition has set up a special group, which will have everyday contacts with the diplomatic corps - embassies and the international organizations.
22:30, 30 April 2009
In Tbilisi, attempt was made on leader of Georgian Labourites
On April 29 in the evening, unidentified persons tried to attack Shalva Natelashvili, leader of the Labour Party of Georgia.
Tbilisi, 29 April 2009. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 30 April 2009
Georgia: 150 members of pro-Presidential party join the opposition
The ruling party in Georgia - the "United National Movement", where President Mikhail Saakashvili is the leader, was left by 150 members who decided to join the opposition. This was stated by Mamuka Katsitadze, one of oppositional leaders on Wednesday, April 29, at the rally held in front of the building of the Parliament.
22:00, 30 April 2009
Editor of newspaper "Corruption and Crime" beaten in Rostov
Today, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, unidentified persons attacked Vyacheslav Yaroshenko, editor-in-chief of the local newspaper "Corruption and Crime". In a grave condition with a skull trauma, the journalist was hospitalized.
21:10, 30 April 2009
In Dagestan, skirmish between power agents is investigated
A special commission will study the reasons of the incident that happened in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, where two persons were wounded in a skirmish that burst out among MIA servicemen.
21:00, 30 April 2009
Tyubeev: in Nalchik, mentally retarded children-orphans need no individual housing
The pupils of the children's house for mentally retarded children in Nalchik are not able to live independently in individual apartments. This was stated by Albert Tyubeev, Minister of Labour and Social Development of Kabardino-Balkaria, in reply to results of the check of observance of housing rights of children-orphans.
20:00, 30 April 2009
GPO of Azerbaijan gives names of execution victims in Oil Academy
During the bloody massacre in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy in Baku 13 persons were killed and 13 more wounded. At present, 11 casualties have been identified, as spoken in a joint statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan.
19:00, 30 April 2009
Condition of journalist Kiviryan wounded in Armenia remains grave
The state of health of Argishti Kiviryan is very grave, but his life is out of danger. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Armenika Kiviryan, sister of Argishti, coordinator of the Internet edition "Armenia Today", who was attacked today in the morning.
18:00, 30 April 2009
Six months of Evkurov's presidency in Ingushetia: estimates are controversial
Half a year ago, on October 31, 2008, Yunus-Bek Evkurov was appointed President of Ingushetia and replaced Murat Zyazikov, who had headed the Republic since March 2002 and was dismissed before term after mass protests and unrests flooded Ingushetia.
23:50, 29 April 2009
Court refuses to consider the arrest case of former advocate of Kalmykian ex-senator
On April 28, the Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow returned to the Investigatory Department for Moscow of the RF's ICPO the petition on arrest in absentia of advocate Boris Kuznetsov, accused of disclosing state secrets. Earlier, Mr Kuznetsov had presented the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, convicted to nine years of imprisonment.
23:30, 29 April 2009
Kabardino-Balkarian HRC states breach of inmate's rights
The Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre (HRC) has sent a letter to the Federal Service of Punishment Enforcement on illegal convoying of prisoner Aslanbek Mutsolgov to Omsk from a corrective colony in Kabardino-Balkaria, while his case on conditional early relief (CER) was under consideration.
A boy in a canteen of a compact residence centre in Chechnya, Said Magomedov specially for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 29 April 2009
Apaev: Chechen refugees are driven home from Ingushetia
The forced migrants from the Chechen Republic, now temporarily living in the so-called "compact residence centres" (CRCs) in the territory of Ingushetia, are offered to go home before May 1. As reported by Aslambek Apaev, expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group for Northern Caucasus and Chairman of the NGO named "Committee in Defence of Forced Migrants' Rights", the people are exposed to pressure.
News
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

The Nadezhda Foundation reported raising a billion rubles for flood victims in Dagestan.

The village of Gubden. Screenshot of photo https://blog.welcomedagestan.ru/dagestan/karabudahkentskij/gubden/ A report on the detention of extremists in Gubden has raised questions for security forces.

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.