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10:55, 20 May 2008
EU supports independent investigation into March 1 events in Armenia
Today, the European Union has disseminated a statement related to the extraordinary report presented by the Ombudsman of Armenia and supporting the Ombudsman's initiative to have an independent investigation of the events that happened on March 1 this year in Yerevan.
10:51, 20 May 2008
In Krasnodar Territory, Rashid Gurzhiev from Kurmanch community kidnapped
On May 19, at about 12 p.m., about a dozen of persons in civilian clothes appeared in ward No. 14, Surgery Division, of the Central District Hospital of the city of Apsheronsk, Krasnodar Territory, and forced away patient Rashid Gurzhiev, a member of the Kurmanch community.
10:40, 19 May 2008
"Voice of Beslan" dissatisfied with Ustinov's appointment as plenipotentiary representative for SFD
The members of the All-Russian NGO "Voice of Beslan" are dissatisfied with appointment of Vladimir Ustinov to the post of plenipotentiary representative of Russian President in the South Federal District (SFD) and sent a letter today to the new official.
10:37, 19 May 2008
"Memorial" demands to investigate the crimes of "Vostok" battalion fighters in Chechnya
Human rights activists are concerned with the situation around the "Vostok" (East) battalion of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, deployed in Chechnya, and state that irrespective of the political context, the grave crimes revealed during the recent weeks shall be investigated.
10:34, 19 May 2008
Capital of Dagestan hosts a rally against closing the "Charitable Women's Hospital"
The central square of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, is now the venue of a protest rally, in which about one hundred persons take part. The protesters demand to stop prosecuting the "Charitable Women's Hospital".
10:29, 19 May 2008
Two members of Kurmanch community beaten by law enforcers in Krasnodar Territory
Rashid Gurzhiev and Anatoly Dursunov, members of the Kurmanch community, were beaten by employees of law enforcement bodies of the Krasnodar Territory.
10:26, 19 May 2008
In Azerbaijan, PACE co-rapporteurs meet the arrested journalists
Andres Herkel and Evgenia Zhivkova, co-rapporteurs of the PACE, continue their meetings in Azerbaijan. Today they had a meeting with Azer Ahmedov, director of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.
10:23, 19 May 2008
At trial on attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, the defence questions candidates for jurymen
Today, at the trial on the events on October 13, 2005, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria continued to select future jurymen. The defence party has finished questioning the candidates. Two defendants have stated that they were beaten by sentries.
23:56, 17 May 2008
Alan Parastaev lodged a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court of South Ossetia
On May 15, Alan Parastaev, a citizen of South Ossetia, who was sentenced on charges of an attempt on President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity and high treason, lodged a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court of the Republic of South Ossetia with a demand to reconsider the verdict.
23:52, 17 May 2008
Georgian Ombudsman demands to punish those who destroyed Eka Beseliya's election posters
Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has addressed Levan Tarkhnishvili, head of the Central Electoral Commissions of Georgia, with a request to draw up a protocol on Lado Kvichidze, Manager of the Tbilisi City Illumination Agency ("Tbilgorodosveschenie"), who ordered to take away pre-election posters of Eka Beseliya, a candidate from the United Opposition.
23:48, 17 May 2008
Yakobashvili: Georgia to hamper Russia's accession to WTO
Temur Yakobashvili, State Minister for Reintegration Issues, made his forecast in answer to the question on how the present status of Russian-Georgian relations can affect the next round of negotiations on accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization to start early next week.
15:15, 16 May 2008
Oleg Orlov: experience of Northern Caucasus is spreading militia's violence all over Russia
Beatings, tortures and other illegal actions of Russian militiamen against their fellow citizens are in many aspects provoked by their experience gained in the course of "counterterrorist operations" in Northern Caucasus, Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asserts.
15:11, 16 May 2008
In Georgia, 26 "industrialists" withdraw their candidatures from elections
Because of the pressure exerted by the authorities of Georgia, 26 majority candidates from the block of "industrialists" have withdrawn their candidatures.
15:06, 16 May 2008
In Armenia, police has confiscated hunger-strikers' tent
Today in the afternoon, the police have undertaken a number of steps to prevent a protest action planned by supporters of Aram Karapetyan, leader of the opposition party "New Times", near the building of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Armenia, and took away their tent.
15:04, 16 May 2008
Dagestan: Women's Charitable Hospital exposed to total audits
The Women's Charitable Hospital, located in Makhachkala, is now under audits and inspections held by the Ministry of Public Health of Dagestan. The Hospital managers explain these measures by their unwillingness to abandon the premises now occupied by the Hospital.
15:00, 16 May 2008
Leila Yunus: Azerbaijani authorities deprive citizens of the freedom of choice
The authorities of Azerbaijan are depriving their citizens of the opportunity not only to resist falsifications during elections and violence in the country, but also to trace these crimes. This is the topic of the statement of Leila Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy.
14:57, 16 May 2008
In Krasnodar Territory, the case of Private Ivanov who was beaten by his comrade-in-arms sent to the court
The case of Private Alexander Ivanov who was beaten on February 24 in Military Unit No. 6822, deployed in Krasnodar, was transferred to the Krasnodar Garrison Military Court.
14:55, 16 May 2008
Larissa Dorogova: in Kabardino-Balkaria, many people are dissatisfied with how militants' relatives are defended
Advocate Larissa Dorogova told that she is persecuted by those for whom proper defence of the rights of the relatives of those militants who perished on October 13, 2005, during the attack on power agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria is disadvantageous.
13:03, 15 May 2008
"Voice of Beslan" has drafted a bill in defence of rights of terror act victims
The All-Russian NGO "Voice of Beslan" has drafted, together with the Volgodonsk NGO of Terror Act Victims, a bill named "On Social Defence of Terror Act Victims".
12:55, 15 May 2008
Prosecutor's Office of Volgograd Region finds lenient verdicts to militiamen who have beaten teenagers inadmissible
The Prosecutor's Office of the Volgograd Region states the inadmissibility of the lenient verdicts passed by the Regional Court to former militiamen who had severely beaten teenagers.
News
Crossing the border. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program QR code requirements at the border have made it difficult for residents of the South Caucasus to enter Russia

Flowers laid at the memorial to fascism victims in Krasnodar. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Protokol Krasnodar" on February 16, 2024 https://t.me/protokol_band/3894 Political analysts voice meaning of actions in memory of Alexei Navalny* for Southern Russia and countries of Caucasus

Fatima Zurabova. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/chertamedia/4972 Ingush native detained in Armenia after fleeing domestic violence

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.