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Oyub Titiev with his advocate Marina Dubrovina. Photo by the Caucasian Knot
14:39, 21 May 2019
Titiev asks for CER
A petition for conditional early relief (CER) of the Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev has been submitted to the Shali City Court, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed today.
Participants of equestrian march cross central Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
14:22, 21 May 2019
Participants of equestrian march cross central Nalchik
Today, policemen blocked the centre of Nalchik, freeing the way for participants of the equestrian march commemorating the victims of the Caucasian War.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:16, 21 May 2019
Pashinyan puts independence of judiciary under threat
The call of Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Premier, to block courthouses is beyond the Armenian legislation, said Larisa Alaverdyan, a former Armenian Ombudsperson. The police failed to take actions to unblock courthouses, as they obey the Prime Minister, not the law, Avetik Ishkhanyan, a rights defender, believes.
11:24, 21 May 2019
Chechen authorities hold mass commemoration of Kadyrov's teacher
Vera Deryabina, the mother of Abubakar Edelgeriev, now an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, the former teacher of Akhmat and Ramzan Kadyrov, has been buried in the Kadyrovs' ancestral village. Thousands of people, including the republic's leadership, arrived to commemorate the teacher.
Participants and spectators of the concert dedicated to the victims of the Caucasian War. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 21 May 2019
Nalchik: over 300 gather to commemorate Caucasian War victims
A concert of old Adyg songs was held at the monument to the victims of the Caucasian War "The Tree of Life" in Nalchik; after which 101 candles were lit. The participants interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted that the tragedy of the Caucasian War will never be forgotten by Adygs (Circassians).
Opposition have blocked the highway near the village of Bzyb, May 21, 2019. Photo: David Gobechia
10:54, 21 May 2019
Abkhaz oppositionists block republic's highway
In Abkhazia supporters of the opposition have blocked the highway near the village of Tamysh and the bridge over the Bzyb River.
Law enforcers at the Muftiate building in Makhachkala. Screenshot from Instagram page: mvd.dagestan https://www.instagram.com/p/BxsLOeGls-A/
08:21, 21 May 2019
Report on bomb planted in Dagestani Muftiate turned to be false
On May 20, law enforcers checked a report about the bomb allegedly planted in the building of the Dagestani Muftiate in Makhachkala. People from the building and around it were evacuated.
Azerbaijani servicemen. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
08:16, 21 May 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling of two villages in conflict zone
The armistice regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 21 times; the positions of Azerbaijani militaries stationed in two villages bordering on Armenia came under fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Tsentaroi (Khosi-Yurt), Chechnya. Photo: Umar Dagirov, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Хоси-Юрт.jpg
22:08, 20 May 2019
Idea of renaming Tsentaroi into Akhmat-Yurt was no surprise to Kadyrov's fellow villagers
Magomed Daudov, the Chairman of the Chechen Parliament, has offered to rename the Kadyrovs' patrimonial village, Khosi-Yurt (Tsentaroi), in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov. The renaming idea will cause no objections, local residents assert.
Barbed wire at high security facility. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
21:49, 20 May 2019
Relatives report pressure on Azerbaijani activist in colony
Babek Gasanov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was subjected to inhuman treatment in the colony, his brother has stated today. In its turn, the country's Penitentiary Service treated the actions of the colony staff as legitimate.
Law enforcers. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:54, 20 May 2019
Relatives tell about search of the housing of Ingush MP's son
Investigators believe that Daud Mamilov, a son of an Ingush MP, was involved in creating a terrorist unit and took oath to the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court. Law enforcers spent many hours searching the house and seized cell phones, a child's tablet and books in the Arabic language, said Daud's wife.
Policemen at the courthouse in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:38, 20 May 2019
Pashinyan's supporters stop their action near courthouses in Yerevan
The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has thanked his supporters, who reacted to his call to block courthouses, and called on them to stop the action.
Alley of Fame in Grozny. Memorial to Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Stanislav Gaiduk https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кадыров,_Ахмат_Абдулхамидович#/media/File:Groz-07.PNG
17:28, 20 May 2019
Pupils' pilgrimage in Chechnya accompanied by lectures about Akhmat Kadyrov
In the month of Ramadan, authorities of Grozny organized excursions of high school pupils to the graves of saints, the Chechen Ministry of Education has reported. Schoolchildren themselves told that during the excursions they heard lectures about Chechen saints and Ramzan Kadyrov's father.
13:50, 20 May 2019
Armenia: courthouses blocked after Pashinyan's appeal
This morning, supporters of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, gathered at the courthouses and prevented employees from starting work.
Galina Tikhenko holds picket in Volgograd, May 19, 2019. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
13:36, 20 May 2019
Volgograd activists call Kremlin to peace with Ukraine
In Volgograd, four activists have held solo pickets demanding from Russian authorities to stop putting pressure on Ukraine.
Special forces. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-altayskom-krae-provedeno-0.html
11:16, 20 May 2019
On May 13-19, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 13-19, 2019, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus no casualties or victims 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.
Election in Georgia, May 19, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:03, 20 May 2019
Elections in Georgia end in two criminal cases
The oppositional alliance "Strength in Unity" has counted 120 violations at the election of the Mayor in the city of Zugdidi. Based on the voting totals at 14 constituencies, the Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has opened two criminal cases.
Tural Sadygly. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2314557455244815&set=a.435924103108169&type=3&theater
10:53, 20 May 2019
Azerbaijani GPO opens case against political emigrant Tural Sadygly
The Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has initiated a criminal case against the blogger and activist, Tural Sadygly, who is in political emigration. The Interpol has announced him wanted.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:41, 20 May 2019
Pashinyan calls on his supporters to block courts after Kocharyan's release
In response to the release from custody of the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called on his supporters to block courthouses. Such actions can lead to the liquidation of the independent judiciary in Armenia, Grant Mikaelyan, a political analyst, has noted.
Activists near the building of the court that has ruled to release Robert Kocharyan. May 18, 2019. Yerevan. Photo: screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/02EItaKfRvM
14:54, 19 May 2019
Ex-president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, released from custody
The court has released the second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, under the guarantee of the incumbent and a former presidents of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). This decision provoked a stormy reaction in hundreds of Kocharyan's supporters and opponents, who gathered outside the courthouse.
News
Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Alexander Sherchenkov at a picket. Screenshot from RusNews photo from May 9, 2026, https://t.me/rusnews/84496. A picket in support of Saveliy Frolov was held in Yerevan.

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.