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16:04, 14 May 2022
Georgian PM rules out Saakashvili's transfer abroad for medical treatment
Poland is ready to provide Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili with the necessary treatment and send a plane to Georgia to pick him up, Giuli Alasaniya, the mother of the country's third president, has informed. However, Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister (PM) has treated the information about Saakashvili's grave health condition as a speculation.
A mosque in a Dagestani village. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru/news/g_kizilyurt/v_tsentralnoy_mecheti_goroda_kizilyurta_organizovali_mavlid_dlya_slabovidyashchikh/
15:35, 14 May 2022
Analysts explain reasons for conflicts over land near Dagestani mosques
The territories around mosques in Dagestan are attractive for doing business; therefore, disputes around them are not uncommon, the journalists and Caucasian scholar interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the incident in the village of Karabudakhkent District.
Protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
12:10, 14 May 2022
Armenian opposition starts blocking state institutions
The oppositional "Resistance" movement has held disobedience actions in Yerevan. They blocked for an hour one of the government buildings, where a number of Armenian ministries are located. Activists will periodically block state institutions until Nikol Pashinyan resigns, oppositionists have claimed.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:56, 14 May 2022
Gadjiev's defence demands to re-examine his articles
At the court session on the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, his defence put forward a petition demanding to comprehensively examine the journalist's articles.
Law enforcers in Magas. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B8_(2018%E2%80%942019)
11:36, 14 May 2022
Law enforcers refuse to plead guilty of non-fulfilment order at rally in Magas
At trial, the policemen charged with disobeying the order to disperse protesters in Magas in 2019 have refused to plead guilty. Their advocate claims that their actions at the rally made it possible to avoid serious consequences.
Aiten Mamedova. Photo: Meydan TV
08:55, 14 May 2022
Attack on Mamedova confirms authorities' interest in Suleimanov's case
The court failed to receive any proofs of Ilkin Suleimanov's guilt in the murder of a ten-year-old girl; and his allegations of torture were considered only formally, his advocate, Alibaba Rzaev, has stated.
Volunteers from Chechnya. Photo: ‘Grozny-Inform’, https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/138531/
08:37, 14 May 2022
Rights defenders receive signals about forced sending of residents of Chechnya to the front
Dozens of residents of Chechnya have sent messages asking for help to leave Russia in order to avoid being sent to Ukraine, the Chechen human rights association "Vayfond" has informed.
Anatoly Bibilov. Photo: http://kremlin.ru
08:25, 14 May 2022
Bibilov appoints referendum on joining Russia on July 17
On May 13, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia approved a package of documents on holding a referendum on joining Russia; and incumbent president Anatoly Bibilov signed a decree on holding the referendum on July 17.
Rufat Safarov. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/5/free/Social/ru/4858.htm/001
22:14, 13 May 2022
Organizers of a protest against attacks on journalists in Azerbaijan report receiving threats
A father of Rufat Safarov, the head of the “Line of Defence” NGO, one of the organizers of the rally demanding an end to violence against activists and journalists, received threats of his son’s arrest if he joined the rally.
Policemen in Yerevan, May 13, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:53, 13 May 2022
Six persons detained at a protest action of students in Yerevan
Activists of a youth movement held a rally in Yerevan, calling on students to join the opposition protests. Six persons were detained and charged with failure to obey law enforcers, the police reported.
19:44, 13 May 2022
FSB reports about prevention of a terror act in Sochi
A suspected terrorist was detained for preparing a terror act on Victory Day in one of the shopping and entertainment centres in Sochi, the Russian FSB reports today. During an interrogation, the suspect confessed that he intended to kill more than 50 people.
Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/заявление-института-свободы-и-безопа-2/
19:27, 13 May 2022
Human rights defenders demand to stop persecution of Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu
Representatives of the Council of Europe (CE) should demand from the Azerbaijan’s authorities to stop persecuting oppositionists and journalists, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety has stated, calling for the release of activist and blogger Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu.
City court of Yessentuki. Photo: the court’s press service
19:11, 13 May 2022
Three residents of Yessentuki fined for discrediting armed forces
The Yessentuki City Court imposed fines ranging from 30,000 to 35,000 roubles on three local residents, finding them guilty of discrediting the Russian armed forces.
Law enforcers in Magas. Image made from trailer of the documentary ‘Doazuv’ (‘Border’): www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVjOvRGS_
14:03, 13 May 2022
Case of law enforcers' refusal to disperse rally in Magas reaches the court
A court in Zheleznovodsk has begun hearing the case of 12 policemen accused of disobeying an order to disperse protesters in Magas in 2019.
Investigative Committee of Armenia. Photo: press service of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, https://www.ccc.am/ru
13:18, 13 May 2022
Armenia: opposition activist detained for trying to bribe chairman of university student council
Avetik Chalabyan, a supporter of the opposition, is suspected of an attempt to bribe the chairman of the student council of the Agrarian University for him to involve 2000 university students in protest actions.
A gavel. Photo: Inactive_account_ID_249 с сайта Pixabay
12:54, 13 May 2022
Court finds Shakhty resident guilty of discrediting militaries
The Shakhty City Court has arrested Anatoly Nurskanov, a local resident, for five days, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Parliament of Armenia. Photo: press service of the Parliament of Armenia. http://www.parliament.am/
12:23, 13 May 2022
Political analysts assess threat of parliamentary crisis in Armenia
The constitutional crisis, which may arise if the oppositional MPs refuse from their mandates, does not guarantee the opposition's victory at early elections, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Mamuka Chkhikvadze. Image made from vi,eo posted by Rustavi TV Channel, https://rustavi2.ge/en/news/217098
12:05, 13 May 2022
Former Georgian military convicted in South Ossetia
Mamuka Chkhikvadze, who was detained by South-Ossetian authorities near the border of the region, has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
Policemen during a protest action in Yerevan, May, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:42, 13 May 2022
Armenian analysts name opposition's tactical mistakes
The protest movement has reached its peak and is acting by inertia, as the opposition leaders failed to increase the number of supporters and correctly use the methods of influencing the incumbent government, Armen Badalyan, a political strategist, has stated. The opposition cannot guarantee a change of the political course, even if it comes to power, Andrias Gukasyan, a political analyst, has pointed out.
Askhabali Alibekov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEXV7hJLxyV&t=307s
08:26, 13 May 2022
Novorossiysk activist fined under article about army discrediting
Askhabali Alibekov, who runs the "Wild Paratrooper" blog on the YouTube, was found guilty of discrediting the armed forces. He disagrees with the ruling and intends to appeal against it.
News
Activists in Yerevan burned the Turkish flag on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Photo: News-Armenia / https://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/uchastniki-fakelnogo-shestviya-k-godovshchine-genotsida-armyan-napravilis-k-tsitsernakaberdu-foto/ Activists in Yerevan burned a Turkish flag on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

Participants of the congress in Paris called on Armenians to speak out against the current government.

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.