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Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
09:23, 8 May 2014
MIA reports on elimination of three militants in Makhachkala
Tonight, in Makhachkala, during the shootout that occurred at the crossing of Yaragsky and Irchi Kazak Streets, policemen have killed three members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). A passerby was wounded. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
Boston, USA. Photo: Riptor3000, http://commons.wikimedia.org
09:01, 8 May 2014
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's advocates ask court to ban disclosure of defendant's testimony at trial
Advocates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of organizing the terror act in Boston, have appealed to the court and asked to ban reading out at the trial the testimony given by their client in the hospital. On May 7, the motion was filed to the federal court in Boston (Massachusetts).
08:55, 8 May 2014
In Nizhnevartovsk, law enforcers detain Dagestani native who shot at policemen and took hostages
In Nizhnevartovsk, fighters of the Special Rapid Response Unit (known as SOBR) have liberated five hostages captured by a man who opened fire on policemen. The assailant has been detained.
05:44, 8 May 2014
In Tskhinvali, about 500 people attend mourning rally to pay tribute to victims in South-East of Ukraine
On May 6, in Tskhinvali, in front of the Temple of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, people held a mourning rally to pay tribute to the memory of the victims in the South-East of Ukraine and the victims killed in the assault of the Trade Unions House in Odessa.
04:16, 8 May 2014
Leaders of South Ossetian NGOs criticize draft law on NGOs adopted by MPs in first reading
In South Ossetia, the draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) adopted at first reading contains illogical and repressive provisions. This opinion was expressed by representatives of civil society.
01:10, 8 May 2014
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemns attacks on journalists in Azerbaijan
The authorities of Azerbaijan should carry out a transparent investigation into the acts of violence against journalists that took place on May 6-7 in Baku. This was announced by Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
21:03, 7 May 2014
Dagestan: advocates of teacher convicted for sexual abuse insist on his innocence
The advocates of the Dagestani teacher Gadjiaga Gadjiagaev, convicted for sexual assault against young pupils, intend to appeal against the verdict. According to their version, their client is innocent, while there exists common practice in Dagestan to fabricate criminal cases under the article of sexual assault.
19:34, 7 May 2014
Volunteers of the Charitable Foundation "Be merciful" detained in Khasavyurt
Today, the Khasavyurt police detained Sadiyat Arslanova and Aisha Abakarova, residents of Makhachkala and volunteers of the Charitable Foundation "Be merciful".
18:48, 7 May 2014
Azerbaijani law enforcers ignore the demand to return foreign passport to Leyla Yunus, says the lawyer
Law enforcers of Azerbaijan ignore the demands for the return of foreign passports to the spouses Leyla and Arif Yunus, the lawyer Khalid Bagirov asserts.
18:10, 7 May 2014
Turkish authorities express concern over killings of Muslim leaders in the Caucasus
The Turkish authorities worried over the murders of Muslim religious leaders committed in the Russian Caucasus, said Mehmet Germez, Head of the Department on Religious Affairs of Turkey.
17:48, 7 May 2014
Azamat Akhkubekov, figurant in Nalchik attack case, stops hunger strike in SIZO
On May 6, Azamat Akhkubekov, a defendant in the case dealing with the attack on Nalchik, was transferred from the dungeon into a prison cell. At the same time, he stopped his hunger strike, which lasted for 22 days, said Mustafa Taukenov, a representative of the Ombudsperson in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
14:48, 7 May 2014
Five May 6 protesters sentenced to administrative arrest in Baku
Five participants in the protest held on May 6 against the conviction of activists of the "Nida" movement have been sentenced to administrative arrests for 15-20 days. They were found guilty of disobeying the police. Ten other persons were fined; and three other detainees were released after passing a warning.
Chartar village of Martuninsky District, Nagorno-Karabakh, April 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:50, 7 May 2014
Resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by California State Assembly could be promoted by Ukrainian events, Armenian analysts believe
On May 5, the Committee on Procedural Matters of the Assembly of the State of California (USA) decided to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian political analysts do not rule out that the decision could be influenced by Ukrainian events; however, they remind that such resolutions are not adopted by the US Government, which recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
Special operation in Semender township, 2012. Photo from the NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru
11:50, 7 May 2014
NAC: militants killed in Dagestan prepared terror acts during May holidays
The four persons killed today during a special operation in the Makhachkala township named Semender had been preparing terror acts during May holidays, the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Evgeny Vitishko (in the centre) at the press-conference in Krasnodar , January 19, 2014. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/Krasnodar/2014/01/21
02:02, 7 May 2014
"EcoWatch": POC member not admitted to colony to meet Evgeny Vitishko
Andrei Kolmakov, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Tambov Region, was not allowed to visit the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his sentence in a colony-settlement in the Tambov Region, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) reports.
One of dismissed metro train drivers of the Yerevan Metro Andranik Gevorkyan at the court building. Yerevan, May 6, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:18, 7 May 2014
Dismissed Yerevan metro workers try to defend their rights in court (+video)
The trial of the case of dismissed operators of the Yerevan metro began on May 6 in the court of general jurisdiction of the administrative districts of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun. The workers are sure that they had been sacked because of their active participation in the struggle against the accumulative pension system.
20:32, 6 May 2014
In Chechnya, court dismisses complaint against custody of ACP President
Today, the Supreme Court of Chechnya has dismissed a complaint against the custody of Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the "Assembly of Caucasian Peoples" (ACP), accused of drug possession, said Evgeny Chikhlikov, the spokesman of the Joint Mobile Group.
18:48, 6 May 2014
MIA: house blown up in Dagestan belonged to casualty of special operation
The house in the village of Novy Agachaul in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, which was blown up by power agents on May 4, had belonged to a local resident who was killed in a special operation in 2013, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has reported.
Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:24, 6 May 2014
Volgograd: victim of army hazing adjudges 50,000 roubles from MoD
The Volgograd Regional Court has ruled to collect 50,000 roubles from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) in favour of the former conscript, who was abused by his commander during his military service.
Makhachkala. Photo by Arsen Bagaziev, http://odnoselchane.ru
15:10, 6 May 2014
Dagestani court acquits and sets free doctor Gunashev accused of contacts with militants
Today, the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has acquitted the doctor Marat Gunashev, who had been accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs).
News
Three soldiers from Adygea were killed in the SVO zone.

Rosimushchestvo is evicting Rustem Trakhov from his confiscated property through the courts.

One of the waterfalls on the Rufabgo Stream. Photo: Denis Chesnokov https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26528471 A court overturned the privatization of land near a natural monument in Adygea.

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.