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A passerby in Grozny. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
03:31, 25 May 2018
Classmates of young men killed in Grozny report pressure from law enforcers
Law enforcers questioned students and teachers of the Grozny Medical College, where the young people killed in an attack on the Saint Michael the Archangel Church studied. The questioning was accompanied by threats, the students reported.
01:05, 25 May 2018
Law enforcers report liquidation of extremist grouping in Karachay-Cherkessia
Eleven persons detained in Karachay-Cherkessia were adherents of the organization "At-Takfir Val-Hijra"*, a law enforcement source announced on May 24.
Mardiros Demerchyan with his wife. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
21:42, 24 May 2018
Demerchyan's case closed under amnesty
Today, the court in Adler has closed the case of Mardiros Demerchyan, who was accused of stealing some cable from the construction site, and of a false denunciation against policemen; however, the court did not rehabilitate him, Yuri Marikovsky, his advocate, has stated.
Rally participants hold in their hands posters with photos of political prisoners, Baku, October 25, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
19:22, 24 May 2018
Prisoners' pardoning in Azerbaijan disappoints rights defenders
Today, Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has signed a decree to pardon 634 convicts; however, it touched only 12 persons from the list of political prisoners; many of them were near their release time without pardoning, rights defenders assert.
"Sasna Tsrer" emblem. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:52, 24 May 2018
Political analysts do not rule out dispersal of protests in Yerevan
The Armenian authorities can use force in case if supporters of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" do not stop acts of disobedience, political analysts and rights defenders assert.
Hunger strikers and their supporters. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
17:14, 24 May 2018
Activists of "Putin's Detachments" complain of pressure from authorities
In Krasnodar, five activists from the "Social Justice" Foundation and the movement "Putin's Detachments" are spending their fourth day on hunger strike in protest against frequent checks of the movement and the local authorities' attempts to close the Foundation. The hunger-strikers believe the local authorities underestimate the importance of support for the President by the "Putin's Detachments".
Breakdown triangle. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:42, 24 May 2018
In Ingushetia, a teenager in a car hits two schoolgirls on roadside
In Malgobek, two girls were hospitalized after they had been hit by a BMW car, driven by a 15-year-old teenager, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
Oleg Orlov (right) in the court room, Oyub Titiev (left), Grozny, May 24, 2018. Photo: press service of HRC "Memorial"
14:11, 24 May 2018
Investigators fail to find confirmation that drug was planted on Titiev
The statement of the Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev that the marijuana had been planted on him was checked; however, it was confirmed only by his words, the investigator has stated today at the court session.
Prison fence. Photo: CC0 / Pixabay
13:30, 24 May 2018
Georgia pardons 143 prisoners
Today, Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Georgia's President, has signed a decree to pardon 143 prisoners. 84 pardoned inmates will be released today; and 59 others will have their terms reduced.
Dinner of policemen in Volgograd. Screenshot from video 'Police Ombudsman': https://vk.com/wall-139453095_432218
10:16, 24 May 2018
MIA denies data on poor living conditions for policemen in Volgograd
The information about poor conditions for deployment of policemen seconded on the eve of the FIFA World Cup to Volgograd is not true, reports the Department for the Volgograd Region of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) after checking a message posted in social networks.
Mountains. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot.
08:50, 24 May 2018
Authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria to introduce mountain ski police
The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria are working on a project to create a ski patrol to ensure order at resorts in skiing areas, reports Murat Shogentsukov, Minister for Resorts and Tourism of the region.
Salman Sever (Maxim Baidak). Screenshot from Youtube Channel by user Soyuz Chesti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVnQo3Uuho
03:13, 24 May 2018
Armenia: Salman Sever receives refuge seeker's certificate
Bogdan Kalyusskiy, also known as Salman Sever, has received a certificate of the status of refuge seeker, Arthur Sakunts, a rights defender and the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on May 22.
00:52, 24 May 2018
Relatives of Russian citizen arrested in Baku report he is tortured
Salekh Rustamov, a citizen of Russia, was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of illegal drug dealing. His relatives report that he is tortured and asked the Russian Embassy to clear out the situation.
The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Museum. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 23 May 2018
Israeli Parliament to discuss recognition of Armenian Genocide
The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) has accepted for consideration a bill on the recognition of the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
Ammunition. Photo: Denis Yakovlev/Yugopolis
18:34, 23 May 2018
Ammunition planted to a resident of Dagestan, his relatives report
During a detention in Makhachkala, Yunus Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, was planted a grenade and rounds, his relatives claim. According to the relatives and friends, Yunus Abdurakhmanov's friend defamed him under torture.
Tirair Muradyan. Photo: Akop Pogosyan, http://hetq.am/rus/news/87571/gospitalizirovan-zhurnalist-tiraiyr-muradyan.html
17:46, 23 May 2018
Armenian policeman accused of detaining journalist for no reason
On April 20, Arsen Arzumanyan, the head of the Kotayk City Police, hampered the work of journalist Tirair Muradyan, who covered the action of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters, investigators have stated today.
Teenager near the car. Screenshot from video posted by Nurmagomeg Astarkhanov, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=A8kHYg7CJlU
17:00, 23 May 2018
Dagestani policeman accused of beating a teenager
A former inspector of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS) in Derbent, who had beaten a teenager and forcibly kept him in a car, was accused of exceeding his powers, investigators report.
Solo picket in support of Oyub Titiev, Moscow, May 21, 2018. Photo by Rustam Djalilov for the Caucasian Knot.
15:02, 23 May 2018
FIFA concerned over Oyub Titiev's case
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has expressed her concern over the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". She has stated the need for a fair trial.
Journalist Afghan Sadygov. Photo: RFE/RL press service
14:37, 23 May 2018
Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadygov released from prison
On the first day at large, Afghan Sadygov, who was recognized as a political prisoner, announced he would continue his journalistic activities.
Nikol Pashinyan during protest action, Yerevan, April 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
13:47, 23 May 2018
Nikol Pashinyan accuses protesters of sabotage
Today, Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, has re-voiced his demand to stop actions of civil disobedience. He has called such actions the sabotage.
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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.