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200 fighters before the dispatch from Chechnya for the special military operation in Ukraine. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2040
23:50, 6 May 2022
Kadyrov’s report on sending volunteers to Donbass causes scepticism among social media users
Another detachment of 200 fighters has voluntarily left Chechnya for the special military operation zone, Ramzan Kadyrov reports. Volunteers are attracted by the promise of large remuneration or by pressure, some Instagram* users suggest.
The police at the rally. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:47, 6 May 2022
Forty-eight protesters detained in Yerevan
The police violently dispersed a protest action near Victory Bridge in Yerevan, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, reported. The police reported about 48 detainees, and according to the opposition, about 100 people were taken to police stations.
Mississippi State Legislature. Photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Mississippi
15:39, 6 May 2022
State of Mississippi recognizes Armenian Genocide
Mississippi has become the last, the 50th US state to recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
A banner with the map of Azerbaijan. Photo https://www.day.az/
15:34, 6 May 2022
Azerbaijan defines places for two BCPs with Armenia
The new border checkpoints (BCPs) will be set up in the dwelling settlements of Eivazly and Gazanchy in the south-western part of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, the Azeri Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.
The flag of Nagorno-Karabakh at the opposition rally in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:29, 6 May 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh opposition and activists support Yerevan protesters
In Nagorno-Karabakh, people support the demands of the protesters in Yerevan, but due to the ban on mass events, they cannot express their solidarity with them, local oppositional activists have stated.
Participants in the march in Yerevan, screenshot of the video by the NEWS AM channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqWD0cu2ZVE&t=2s
15:24, 6 May 2022
Opposition threatens to paralyze traffic in Yerevan
On May 5, the opposition marched in Yerevan, calling on townspeople to join the movement demanding Pashinyan's resignation. The protesters announced large-scale actions and their intention to block traffic in Yerevan from four directions.
Igor Kovalyov. Screenshot https://t.me/marzoev_oleg/197
15:17, 6 May 2022
Authorities confirm deaths of two natives of North Ossetia in Ukraine
Sergey Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia, has presented the relatives of 16 natives of the republic who perished during the military operation in Ukraine with the Order of Courage, including the relatives of Senior Lieutenant Igor Kovalyov and Private Akop Kazaryan, whose deaths were not officially reported earlier.
Memorial plaques opened in memory of the residents of Stavropol Territory who perished in Ukraine. Screenshot https://t.me/vX3VTrgu6vxlZWVi/809
15:14, 6 May 2022
Memorial plaques opened in memory of residents of Stavropol Territory who perished in Ukraine
Alexander Mescheryakov, Evgeny Boiko, Ruslan Mgoev, Oleg Manuilov and Maxim Manzyk have perished in Ukraine; memorial plaques have been installed at the schools where they studied, the head of the Novoaleksandrovsky urban district has informed.
The protesters near the building of the Azeri Ministry of Education. Baku, May 5, 2022. Photo by Faik Medjid for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:06, 6 May 2022
Activists claim despotism in Azerbaijani higher schools
The protesters who gathered near the building of the Azeri Ministry of Education have stated discrimination, suppression of free thought at universities and students' social problems.
The police watches the protesters. Yerevan, May 3, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 5 May 2022
In Yerevan, a protester dies of cardiac arrest
An opposition supporter who participated in a protest action in Square of France died of cardiac arrest. The authorities have accumulated a lot of law enforcers near the square, but there is not a single ambulance car near the place of the protest, one of the activists has expressed her indignation.
Amir Aliskhanov. Photo from the official website of the Novolaksky district administration http://mo-novolak.ru
23:53, 5 May 2022
Authorities report about death in Ukraine of two natives of Dagestan
Nurutdin Mamaev from Buynaksk and Amir Aliskhanov from the village of Yamansu perished in Ukraine.
Insa Lander. Photo: https://twitter.com/rednalasni
23:49, 5 May 2022
Blogger Insa Lander faces difficult situation after her arrest, her friends say
Insa Lander, a blogger from Kabardino-Balkaria, found herself without money after she was banned from using the Internet under house arrest. The costs of an advocate, a rented apartment, and food are being covered by blogger’s friends, while Insa Lander does not have access to her bank accounts, her friends say.
Elchin Mamed. Screenshot of the video published on the Kanal13 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmH31Q8uTdQ
23:47, 5 May 2022
Human rights defender Elchin Mamed’s mother asks President Aliev to pardon her son
Rakhilya Mamedova, a mother of convicted journalist and human rights defender Elchin Mamed, called on the President of Azerbaijan to pardon her son. The woman fears that a hunger strike in prison could result in her son’s death.
Participants in the rally. Yerevan, May 4, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:35, 5 May 2022
Number of activists detained in Yerevan reaches 69
In Yerevan, the police detained 69 protesters for failure to obey the police. Levon Kocharyan, one of the organizers of the protest action, called a clash between marchers and policemen the result of a provocation by the police.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev (on the right) in the courtroom. Photo by the press service of the Presnya District Court of Moscow
16:22, 5 May 2022
Chechen Djumaev placed into dungeon
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was sentenced to five years within the case of using violence against law enforcers, has been place into the dungeon (punishment cell).
Alanian Men's Monastery in North Ossetia. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:16, 5 May 2022
Amid sanctions, Russian govt corrects NCFD development plans
With account of the anti-Russian sanctions, the North-Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) will mainly develop its agriculture, the transport infrastructure and tourism, including in Dagestan, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and Chechnya, the Russian government has indicated in the development strategy for Northern Caucasus.
The opponents of Pashinyan have blocked streets in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video by the NEWS AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZSYLsi0WFk
15:56, 5 May 2022
Pashinyan's opponents block streets in Yerevan
The activists demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, have blocked several streets in Yerevan, the Armenian capital. Law enforcers have detained at least three persons.
Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili. Photo: Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=410894323838316&ref=sharing
15:36, 5 May 2022
Rights defenders state doctors' non-admittance to Saakashvili
The prison administration has refused a council of doctors to visit Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, an ex-president of Georgia, the NGO "Empathy Centre for Psychological Rehabilitation of Torture Victims" has informed. In Tbilisi, protesters demanded to let Saakashvili to go abroad for medical treatment.
Volunteers from Chechnya. Photo by the Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company https://grozny.tv/news/main/47477
14:36, 5 May 2022
Military experts dispute about Kadyrov's data on sending volunteers to Ukraine
In Chechnya, it is realistic to train within a week about two hundred volunteers to be sent to Ukraine, if they already have experience in military service, a military expert has pointed out in his comment on Ramzan Kadyrov's words about training of volunteers.
Participants in the rally. Yerevan, May 4, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:33, 5 May 2022
Analysts assess potentials of protest movement in Armenia
The Armenian protest movement has the potentials capable to paralyze the state ruling, but the organizers are using them incorrectly, experts believe.
News
A picketer holds signs. Screenshot from RusNews photo from May 2, 2026, https://t.me/rusnews/84132. Activists in Yerevan demanded the release of Russian political prisoners.

Armenian politicians began their campaign for votes before the start of their campaign.

Three Strong Armenia representatives arrested in voter bribery case

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.