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On a contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
23:57, 30 May 2019
Nagorno-Karabakh denies its involvement in death of Azerbaijani soldier
The Defence Army has not violated the ceasefire regime and is not related to the death of an Azerbaijani soldier on the contact line of troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports. The OSCE have called on the parties to the Karabakh conflict to show restraint.
Believers during a prayer. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
23:55, 30 May 2019
Dagestan announces three days off on occasion of Eid al-Fitr
The authorities of Dagestan provided residents of Dagestan with more days off than for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in 2018.
An armed man. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa al-Faqir
21:56, 30 May 2019
Astrakhan resident suspected of providing financial assistance to IS
A man accused of involvement in a grouping of the "Astrakhan shooters" is suspected of having transferred money to a member of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.
On a contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Reuters Staff
21:54, 30 May 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling attacks on its two villages
Positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled 23 times, including in three district bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
13:38, 30 May 2019
Baku court refuses applying CER to Asif Yusifli
A Baku court has rejected the petition of Asif Yusifli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), for release him under conditional early relief (CER). His defence intends to appeal against the refusal.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
13:35, 30 May 2019
Georgian politicians react to Saakashvili's restored Ukrainian citizenship
Members of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party have criticized the decision to return the Ukrainian citizenship to Mikhail Saakashvili.
13:34, 30 May 2019
Yekaterinburg: jury acquits ted a Chechen native Movsur Khasaev
At the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, the jury has unanimously declared Movsur Khasaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of killing Yekaterinburg resident Ashot Arutyunyan, to be innocent.
Collective Iftars in cafés in Dagestan. 2015. Photo by the "Insan" Charity fund
09:45, 30 May 2019
Ban on Iftar in Kizilyurt stadium fails to prevent Muslims from gathering in cafés
The Kizilyurt stadium is closed for a mass Iftar for security reasons, but this does not prevent residents from regularly gathering for collective Iftars in cafés. Holding Iftars is not a public event and needs no authorities' sanctions.
Afghan Mukhtarly. A poster at the protest action in support of the Azerbaijani journalist https://www.irfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/afgan-mukhtarli.jpg
09:37, 30 May 2019
Tbilisi: protesters demand to release journalist Afghan Mukhtarly
At the rally in Tbilisi, Azerbaijani activists have supported Afghan Mukhtarly. There is some fault of Georgian authorities in the fate of the journalist, who was convicted in Azerbaijan, protesters have claimed.
08:50, 30 May 2019
Georgian Parliament refuses to investigate Temirlan Machalikashvili's murder
Most Georgian MPs have voted against the creation of an interim commission for investigating the special operation in Pankisi, during which law enforcers killed a local resident, Temirlan Machalikashvili.
A rally in Magas. October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:47, 30 May 2019
Russian authorities suspend the work of Ingush Council of Teips
By the decision of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Russian Federation, the activities of the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush people are suspended for three months. However, Murad Daskiev, the interim head of the council, has stated that they will not stop their work.
The mosque in Hungarian Soldiers Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:44, 30 May 2019
Attendance of Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque is stable despite law enforcers' raids
The resumption of law enforcers' checks of the Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala has failed to affect the number of worshipers, Imam Nigmatulla Radjabov has stated. In their turn, lawyers believe that personal searches are permissible only if there are reasonable suspicions.
Abdul-Kerim Edilov. Photo: screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/1in4NYK5pJE
22:23, 29 May 2019
Ultimate Fighting Championship terminates contract with coach of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons
The administration of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, has ceased its cooperation with Abdul-Kerim Edilov, a light heavyweight athlete from Chechnya, the media report.
The police officers in Magas. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:19, 29 May 2019
Court extends arrest of Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev
The court left Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant of a rally held in Magas in March, in custody until September 25. This was reported by Fatima Urusova, an advocate of Magomed Khamkhoev.
A believer in a mosque. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:04, 29 May 2019
Complaint against oppression of Muslims in Kobuleti filed to ECtHR
The Georgian authorities failed to protect the rights of religious minorities and did not help ensure the opening of a boarding house for Muslim students in Kobuleti, stated NGO "Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring".
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
21:41, 29 May 2019
Belgium extradites Dagestani native accused of involvement in IS
Immampasha Akhmadov, a native of Dagestan, extracted from Belgium, is accused of involvement in combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia), reports the FSB of the Russian Federation.
Journalist Idris Yusupov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:54, 29 May 2019
Dagestani journalist reports being summoned to police of Saint Petersburg
Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov reported that after his visit to Saint Petersburg, he was called by phone from the law enforcement bodies, since he "was on the police preventive registration list." In Dagestan, the police preventive registration continues to exist, but only few people file complaints about it, reports Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Photo: screenshot of the video by "Match TV" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1xeijorS8I
16:49, 29 May 2019
Armenian footballer's refusal to come to Baku raises issue on politicization of sports
While the security guarantees for Armenian athletes are definitely respected, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player of the "Arsenal" FC, has deliberately politicized his refusal to come to the UEFA Europa League Cup Final in Baku, state Azerbaijani experts. The football player's decision is dictated by political motives, confirm Armenian journalists.
10:59, 29 May 2019
Four oppositionists detained on Republic Day in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, members of opposition parties held a rally on the Republic Day in the village of Novkhany near Baku. Four detainees were released at the end of the day.
10:56, 29 May 2019
Chechen resident fined for posting Timur Mutsuraev's song
Since early 2019, the first resident of Chechnya has been fined for posting a song of bard Timur Mutsuraev on a social network. According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", over the same period of 2018, at least five persons were brought to justice on similar charges in the Chechen Republic.
News
Fuel tanks at the Bilajari station before being shipped to Armenia. May 10, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/infrastruktura/azerbajdzhan-otpravit-v-armeniyu-ocherednvuyu-partiyu-nefteproduktov A batch of petroleum products was exported from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

The border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Photo: Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister reported on the progress of border demarcation with Azerbaijan.

The May 9 commemoration has called into question the preservation of the memory of the historical events of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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.