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The consequences of the shelling in the village of Talysh, NKR. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:41, 2 May 2016
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of preparing aggression
Azerbaijan is accumulating its military equipment and manpower across the whole contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, Eduard Nalbandyan, the head of the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), during his visit to Finland.
Elena Milashina. Photo: http://www.oneworld.cz
17:51, 2 May 2016
Seimour Khazi and Elena Milashina awarded Gerd Bucerius Prize
Journalist Seimour Khazi, who is serving his prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has become one of the winners of the annual Gerd Bucerius Prize "Free Press of Eastern Europe 2016", awarded by the German "Zeit-Stiftung" Foundation and the Norwegian "Free Speech" Foundation.
One of the tanks of the NKR army near the village of Talysh, Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:45, 2 May 2016
Political analysts: Sargsyan waits for guarantees from the OSCE Minsk Group
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group should provide Armenia with additional security guarantees and find Azerbaijan guilty of aggravating the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian political analysts believe.
13:55, 2 May 2016
Journalists beaten in Ingushetia accuse investigators of inaction
In the course of the investigation into the attack on journalists and human rights defenders on the Ingush-Chechen border, investigators fail to provide the information about the investigation progress. This was claimed by the victims. They intend to appeal to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for clarification.
A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-specoperaciy-v-dagestane-organami.html
11:00, 2 May 2016
On April 25-May 1, 2016, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 25-May 1, 2016, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
09:00, 2 May 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 25-May 1
Celebration of the Orthodox Easter and May Day in Southern Russia; attacks on dwelling settlements in the Karabakh conflict zone; dispersal of a peaceful protest in Sochi; report about closure of hazardous facility at "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz; explosion of a bus in Yerevan; deprivation of Sagid Murtazaliev of a mandate of Dagestani MP, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 25-May 1, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
A toy left in the village of Talysh, NKR, 01.05.2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:31, 2 May 2016
Residents of Talysh are provided with housing in Stepanakert
The village of Talysh in Nagorno-Karabakh is under constant fire from the Azerbaijani party; its residents are provided with temporary shelter in Stepanakert, said Vilen Petrosyan, the community leader.
The rally organized by CPRF near the statue of Lenin on Mira Avenue in Vladikavkaz 01.05.2016. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:57, 2 May 2016
Residents of North-Caucasian regions celebrate May Day with rallies
All regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held rallies on the occasion of the Spring and Labour Day. Participants of the rallies spoke for the decrease in food prices, the fight against unemployment, and the increase of salaries and pensions.
Parliament of Georgia. Photo: http://www.gorod.lv/novosti/171760/print
14:10, 1 May 2016
Political analysts: residents of Georgia disappointed by ruling coalition
In Georgia, the ruling coalition is supported by 20% of the population, while the opposition by 19%. These are the results of the questioning conducted by the "IPM Research" by order of the International Republican Institute (IRI).
01:04, 1 May 2016
Police questions Kenkhi villagers who met journalists Polonsky
Policemen of the Sharoy ROVD (District Interior Division) have detained two residents of the village of Kenkhi in order to obtain information on the whereabouts of Ramazan Djalaldinov, said Vasily Polonsky, a correspondent of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Company.
23:40, 30 April 2016
Police detain Kenkhi villager after visit of "Dozhd" journalist
The detention of Magomed Akhmedov was reported today by the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly. According to the paper, the reason was that he had driven Vasily Polonsky, a journalist of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Company, to the village of Kenkhi for making a report about Ramazan Djalaldinov's appeal to Vladimir Putin.
22:21, 30 April 2016
Child killed by shell explosion in Dagestani village
An explosion of an artillery shell occurred within a private household in the village of Djepel, Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Four people were injured, one – a five-year-old child – died.
22:16, 30 April 2016
Residents of Nogai District rally to mark return day of Karachay people
A rally to mark the 59th anniversary of the return of the Karachay nationals to their historic homeland was held today at the railway station of the dwelling settlement of Erken-Shakhar of the Nogai District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The first train with returnees from deportation arrived at this station 59 years ago.
Ariskhan Movsarov. Screenshot of TV footage by Grozny.tv
13:27, 30 April 2016
Serviceman from Chechnya goes missing in Adygea
Relatives of Ariskhan Movsarov, a conscript from Chechnya, who took his military service in the brigade deployed in Maikop, the capital of Adygea, cannot establish his whereabouts for more than two weeks. Movsarov had no conflicts with his fellow-servicemen; and the command of the unit would not report why he is absent at his place of service, relatives assert.
Policemen disperse protesters in Sochi. Screenshot of the video made by eyewitness.
11:10, 30 April 2016
Sochi residents reveal reasons of conflict around pedestrian crossing (+video)
The reason for a picket in the Lazarevskoe District of Sochi, which was dispersed by the police, was a long neglect by the authorities of the demand to return the pedestrian crossing, which allowed seniors and people with disabilities to easily access the socially relevant objects, said the eyewitnesses to the conflict.
10:36, 30 April 2016
Two Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen perish
This morning, Azerbaijan accused Armenian servicemen of 128 bombardments. In its turn, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported a restart of shelling by the Azerbaijani party in the northerly direction (Talysh).
09:48, 30 April 2016
Chechen policemen return 7-year-old boy to his mother
The employees of the Shali ROVD (District Interior Division) have handed over to Elita Magomadova, a native of Chechnya, her seven-year son, who was since 2013 in the family of her ex-husband.
Ilgar Mamedov. Photo: Meydan.TV
06:37, 30 April 2016
Council of Europe condemns sentence to Ilgar Mamedov
The judgement in the case of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), is politically motivated and linked to his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, said Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
04:52, 30 April 2016
Sochi: organizers of "Formula 1" state high spectators' interest
Almost all the tickets are sold out for the race "Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix", which was opened in Sochi on April 29, the organizers report.
Workers of "Aviaagregat" factory take part in rally. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:54, 30 April 2016
Makhachkala: workers of "Aviaagregat" Factory demand release of Director General
About 100 employees of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Aviaagregat" held a rally in one of the factory shops demanding to release the detained Director General Gayirbek Gamzatov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
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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.