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13:56, 11 May 2017
Azerbaijani MoD explains reasons for shelling Armenian media car
Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijani has reported that a car with Armenian journalists in the Karabakh conflict zone was shelled by return fire and that the car itself did not bear any distinctive signs indicating the media.
13:47, 11 May 2017
Admin of "death group" in social network confesses to inciting Astrakhani girl to commit suicide
In Saint Petersburg, Philip Budeikin, a social network user registered under nickname "Philip Lis", accused of bringing teenagers to suicide, including a minor girl from Astrakhan, has been taken in custody. The court has pronounced the decision to arrest Philip Budeikin until August 20.
Helmet. Photo: © jigsawmedical https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20170511/7286907/v-karabahe-ranen-operator-telekompanii-shant.html
11:36, 11 May 2017
Armenian journalist wounded in Karabakh conflict zone
In the evening of May 10, in the Karabakh conflict zone, the film crew of the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel was shelled from the Azerbaijani side. As a result of the shooting, a cameraman was wounded, the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel reports.
Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/3464/
10:57, 11 May 2017
Mikhail Fedotov takes part in opening of travelling exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" in Chechnya
On May 10, in Grozny, the mobile exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" was opened, dedicated to the memorial to victims of the political repressions. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. At the meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Mikhail Fedotov has raised the issue of harassment of
Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мэй,_Тереза
08:40, 11 May 2017
Theresa May promises to find a way to protect gays' rights in Chechnya
Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that the London authorities are looking for opportunities to provide support to the LGBT community in Chechnya, "The Independent" reports.
02:55, 11 May 2017
Fourth member of Shakhbazov family from Nardaran detained
Natig Shakhbazov, a resident of the Bakuvillage of Nardaran, was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms. He is the fourth member of his family, brought to criminal liability after a special operation conducted in Nardaran in November 2015, said his advocate Fariz Namazly.
23:51, 10 May 2017
Key witness evidences in favour of Mardiros Demerchyan
On May 10, the Adler District Court of Sochi held its next session on the case of the builder Mardiros Demerchyan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The court questioned Samvel Pashyan, the former employer of Mardiros Demerchyan.
22:02, 10 May 2017
Body of alleged kidnappers' son found in Volgograd Region
The body of a four-year-old foster child, whose parents are suspected of kidnapping a three-year-old boy in the Rostov Region, was found in the outskirt of the Yarskoy farmstead of the Volgograd Region, investigators report.
21:57, 10 May 2017
Azerbaijani activists set free after brawl with Armenians in Saint Petersburg
Azerbaijani young people detained in Saint Petersburg after a brawl with their Armenian counterparts at the "Immortal Regiment" march have been released from the police, the Consul General of Azerbaijan said.
Residents of Khrakh-Uba village. Photo: http://flnka.ru/digest-analytics/3743-minekonomiki-dagestana-dengi-na-obustroystvo-byvshih-zhiteley-hrah-uby-i-uryan-uby-ne-vydeleny.html
20:27, 10 May 2017
Resettlers treat Medvedev's decision to give Dagestani villages to Azerbaijan as a disaster
A press conference on the problems of former residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba, transferred to Azerbaijan by Russian authorities, was held today at the editorial office of the "Derbent" News Agency, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:56, 10 May 2017
"Sasna Tsrer" supporter Gagik Mikaelyan released from custody
Today, activist Gagik Mikaelyan, earlier sentenced to three years of imprisonment in the case of the riots in Khorenatsi Street in Yerevan, has been released from custody by the decision of the Armenian Court of Appeal.
Arthur Panov in the courtroom. Photo: http://www.1rnd.ru
17:35, 10 May 2017
In Rostov-on-Don, Arthur Panov loses consciousness at trial
In Rostov-on-Don, at the court hearing in the case of plotting of a terror act, the health state of Arthur Panov, a citizen of Ukraine, has deteriorated sharply.
Press conference at the captured building of the patrol-and-post regiment, Yerevan, July 23, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:25, 10 May 2017
Investigation into case against 14 "Sasna Tsrer" members completed
A preliminary investigation into the case against other 14 members of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) has been completed. Within the investigation, more than 500 interrogations were carried out, and more than 100 examinations were conducted. On the basis of the court's decisions, investigators got the details of mobile phone calls and secret banking data of the defendants. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the Special Investigating Service.
Makhachkala, Kotrov Street. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/414412/
15:25, 10 May 2017
Journalists assert there was no public request for having Kadyrov Street in Makhachkala
The decision to rename Kotrov Street in Makhachkala into Akhmat Kadyrov Street is based on political reasons, including a desire of Dagestani authorities to please the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who is able to solve serious problems in the Kremlin, believes Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" weekly.
Board 'Peoples' Remembrance and Sorrow Day' in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
12:29, 10 May 2017
Residents of Chechnya disagree to combine Remembrance Day with mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov
Today, Chechnya marks the Peoples' Remembrance and Sorrow Day, established by the leadership of the republic in 2011. However, not all local residents are ready to perceive May 10 as the day of mourning, believing that the leadership has replaced the nationwide mourning for the victims of Stalin's deportation for the mourning for the first president of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov.
Schema-archimandrite Seraphim (Bit-Kharabi) and Yuri Luzhkov (right). Photo: FB / Andro Tbiliseli
11:03, 10 May 2017
Georgian MIA refuses to prosecute Yuri Luzhkov
According to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Criminal Code of Georgia does not allow prosecuting the former Mayor of Moscow for visiting Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in connection with the expiry of the period of limitations of the violation of the Law "On the Occupied Territories" committed by Yuri Luzhkov.
10:32, 10 May 2017
More than 10,000 people take part in action "Immortal Regiment" in Grozny
Residents of the capital of Chechnya have reported about unprecedented security measures and compulsion to take part in the march of the action "Immortal Regiment".
In a coal mine in Georgia, Photo: © Sputnik / Alexei Kudenko, https://sputnik-georgia.com/incidents/20170510/235921487/tyibulis-magarodan-otxi-gardacvlili-magaroelis-cxedari-amoiyvanes.html
09:03, 10 May 2017
In Tbilisi, action in support of miners ended with police detentions
In Georgia, three persons were detained during an action held near the Parliament building in Tbilisi late in the evening of May 9. The protesters demanded to punish the persons responsible for the incident.
Victory Parade, Makhachkala, May 9, 2017. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru
01:42, 10 May 2017
Parades in NCFD notable for "Grad" in Grozny and "Zaporozhets" in Makhachkala (+video)
On May 9, all the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held festivities in honour of the Victory Day.
Conflict between representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations at "Immortal Regiment" action in Moscow, May 9, 2017. Screenshot of YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzytTF3mso0
23:45, 9 May 2017
Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations fight at "Immortal Regiment" actions in Moscow and Saint Petersburg
The flags of Nagorno-Karabakh, brought by Armenian delegations, triggered conflicts at marches of "Immortal Regiment" in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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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....

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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.