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15:51, 14 May 2015
Azerbaijan: arrest of journalist Ismayilova extended
On May 14, the Nasimi District Court of Baku extended for other three months, until August 24, the arrest of the investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
Murad Adilov. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
15:45, 14 May 2015
PFPA activist Murad Adilov sentenced to 7 years in prison
In Azerbaijan, the court has convicted Murad Adilov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and sentenced him to 6 years in a general-security colony.
War veteran Ivan Novikov holds ‘Mestnaya’ newspaper edition where materials in defense of marginalized elderly of Sochi were published, May 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:30, 14 May 2015
In Sochi, activists call editor of "Mestnaya" newspaper one of main critics of authorities
In Sochi, Oleg Rubezhansky, an editor of the newspaper "Mestnaya" (Local), has died of heart failure at the age of 57 after a long illness. The newspaper's activities have been stopped. Activists of the Sochi community call Oleg Rubezhansky one of the main critics of the authorities.
Armoured vehicle of ‘Sever’ battalion. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:40, 14 May 2015
Alibek Delimkhanov, commander of Chechen battalion "Sever", gets promotion
Alibek Delimkhanov, the commander of the 141st motorized regiment of internal troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs deployed in Chechnya, has been promoted to a new position.
06:45, 14 May 2015
Films on Armenian Genocide presented at international film festivals in six countries
The international film festival "Golden Apricot" has initiated demonstration of films on the topic of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923. The films on the topic have been shown in six countries in the framework of international festivals. The programme dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was called "Never Again".
Lyudmila Savelieva. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:15, 14 May 2015
Saveliev family complains to Sochi police about falsification of evidence in case of their eviction
In Sochi, Lyudmila Savelieva has filed a complaint to the police about the falsification of evidence in the civil case to evict her family from an empty cottage in the village for the Olympic settlers
01:16, 14 May 2015
CE treats Russia's treaties on alliance with Abkhazia and South Ossetia as illegal
On May 13, the Council of Europe (CE) declared illegal the treaty on alliance and strategic partnership between Russia and Abkhazia and the treaty on alliance and integration between Russia and South Ossetia. Besides, according to the CE, those treaties were signed in violation of international law.
00:00, 14 May 2015
Rostov resident sentenced to freedom restriction for false report about terror act
In Rostov-on-Don, the court has sentenced to freedom restriction a local resident, who was found guilty of false report about a bomb in a hypermarket.
19:43, 13 May 2015
Citizen of Belarus freed from slavery in Dagestan
Employees of the Drug Control Service for Dagestan have rescued citizen of Belarus from his two-year-long labour captivity.
Russian soldiers at the road sign to Tbilisi. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/d/235051.html
17:54, 13 May 2015
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Sochi resident Kharebava as political prisoner
A Sochi resident Ekaterina Kharebava, convicted on charges of spying for Georgia, is a political prisoner and should be released immediately, says the statement of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Said Amirov in the court room, Rostov-on-Don, May 12, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:22, 13 May 2015
Prosecution states Amirov's intention to put Kaspiysk Mayoralty under control
At the trial held in Rostov-on-Don of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, the prosecutor claimed that the motive for Amirov's actions was his desire to put his nephew Yusup Djaparov into the administration of Kaspiysk. At the session on May 12, the prosecutor said the "land issue" was behind the terror act committed on April 2, 2011, in the "Moskva" Shopping Centre in Kaspiysk.
16:12, 13 May 2015
Zaur Dadaev's advocate not allowed to defend his client in court
Today, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow has not allowed Evgeny Gubin to defend Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing the politician Boris Nemtsov.
15:04, 13 May 2015
In Azerbaijan, six members of "Musavat" Party go on hunger strike
Today, the "Musavat" Party has announced the beginning of the hunger strike involving six persons. The protestors demand to release political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Banner ‘Baku 2015’, Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:19, 13 May 2015
Baku opens European Games Park
Today, Baku has hosted the ceremony to open the European Games Park, where the First European Games in Azerbaijan are to hold competitions in four sports.
10:29, 13 May 2015
In Dagestan, Salafis can go underground in case of pressure on their community, experts assert
Mass detentions of mosque-goers in Buynaksk will not affect the security in the region. However, those detentions suggest discontinuation of the policy of dialogue, and that can lead to non-transparency of activities of the Salafi community. This opinion has been expressed by experts.
02:52, 13 May 2015
Resident of Khasavyurt sentenced for aiding and abetting militants
The Khasavyurt City Court has sentenced a local resident to 2.5 years of imprisonment on charges of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs) and arms trafficking.
01:53, 13 May 2015
Defendant accused of attacking "Founding Parliament" member in Gyumri released from custody
Investigators have changed the pre-trial restriction measure against Rudik Khachatryan, who was arrested on charge of attacking Grachya Mirzoyan, a member of the movement "Founding Parliament". According to the victim, the attacker was released on recognizance not to leave.
21:28, 12 May 2015
ECtHR obliges Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to LGBT activists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) activists, who suffered in Tbilisi in May 2012 in clashes during the action against homophobia.
18:44, 12 May 2015
CTO regime cancelled in two cities and three districts of Dagestan
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime which had been in force since March 16, was cancelled in the cities of Khasavyurt and Kizilyurt and in the Khasavyurt, Kizilyurt, and Novolak Districts of Dagestan.
Ali Taziev talks to his advocate Viktor Vorozheikin (left), Rostov-on-Don, May 12, 2015. Photo by Olesya Dianova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:03, 12 May 2015
Rostov-on-Don court rejects all Ali Taziev's motions
The motions lodged by Ali Taziev, including the appointment of an interpreter, and the provision of time for getting acquainted with his case files, have been rejected today by the North-Caucasian Military District Court.
News
The Supreme Court found violations in the case of Viktor Berezhnoy.

A Rostov court sentenced a Crimean resident to compulsory treatment for plotting a terrorist attack.

Four soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in the SVO zone.

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.