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Regular-route bus "Sevastopol - Sochi" at the Sochi bus station. May 2, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:27, 3 May 2014
Sochi-Kerch bus trip now takes 15-20 hours, says bus station ticket office
Due to long queues at the ferry crossing, a bus trip from Sochi to Kerch may now take from 15 to 20 hours, the ticket sellers at the Sochi bus station report. Sochi residents hope for opening of direct sea links with the Crimea.
Commemoration at the tomb of Elmar Guseinov, the editor-in- chief of the magazine "Monitor", on the anniversary of his death. Baku, March 2, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:46, 3 May 2014
Azerbaijan: about 40 persons rally at the grave of journalist Guseinov
A rally, dated to the World Press Freedom Day, was attended by about 40 persons, who gathered in Azerbaijan at the tomb of Elmar Guseinov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Monitor".
17:34, 3 May 2014
Adil Radjabov, Deputy Imam of mosque "Abu Bakr", detained in Azerbaijan
Adil Radjabov, Deputy of Gamyat Suleimanov, the Imam of the mosque "Abu Bakr", has been detained by Azerbaijani police.
13:01, 3 May 2014
Tsarnaev's defence asks court to prevent information leaks about his case
On May 2, Judy Clark, an advocate of Johar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of organizing the terror acts in Boston, USA, filed a petition to the court asking to hold a session on the information leaks about her client's case, which, according to her version, may affect the decision to be made by the jury.
09:53, 3 May 2014
In Azerbaijan, two soldiers wounded during exercises
Two soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army were wounded during exercises; the state of their health is satisfactory, said the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Checks of buses in Volgograd Region. April 2014. Photo by the press service of the Russian traffic police, http://www.gibdd.ru/
08:55, 3 May 2014
Police undertake large-scale checks of buses in Volgograd Region, locals report
During the May Day celebrations, policemen of the Volgograd Region held extensive checks at DPS (road-and-post service) checkpoints, local residents report. According to a source from the local GIBDD (traffic police), the checks have to do with a search for four residents of Dagestan, suspected of involvement in terror acts, and will last until May 12.
Mountain village. Adzharia, Khulo Municipality. Photo by Alexei Mukhranov, ©travelgeorgia.ru 2010-2014, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
04:48, 3 May 2014
In Adzharia, Gurta villagers to boycott local government elections in protest against HPP construction
Residents of the village of Gurta in Adzharia are protesting against the construction of the Shuakhevi hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and intend to boycott local elections.
00:09, 3 May 2014
Consideration of the case Ilgar Mamedov vs. Azerbaijani Govt is over at the ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has completed the consideration of the complaint lodged by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), against the Government of Azerbaijan. The decision on the complaint will be announced on May 22, said Fuad Agaev Mamedov's advocate.
Presentation of the report "Azerbaijan: freedom of expression on trial" prepared by the IBAHRI mission. Baku, May 2, 2014. Photo by IBAHRI, https://twitter.com/IBAHRI/status/462138359142293504/photo/1
23:16, 2 May 2014
International Bar Association urged Azerbaijani authorities to ensure freedom of expression
The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to strengthen the guarantees of the freedom of expression and the press, recommending, in its report, to ensure the right to a fair trial on the issues relating to the freedom of expression.
Discussion on the Law "On prohibition of all forms of discrimination" in the Georgian parliament on May 1, 2014. Photo: http://www.parliament.ge/en//saparlamento-saqmianoba/biuro/biuros-sxdomebi/parlamentis-biuros-sxdoma_0105.page
21:14, 2 May 2014
Georgian parliament adopts antidiscrimination law
On Friday, May 2, the Georgian MPs passed the Law "On prohibition of all forms of discrimination". In the third and final reading it was supported by 104 MPs.
Ammunition. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
20:05, 2 May 2014
Chechnya: grenade explosion kills a man
The man who threw a grenade at policemen, died from multiple fragmental wounds. None of the policemen was hurt, says the press service of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Chechnya.
17:27, 2 May 2014
Three participants of unsanctioned May Day demonstration administratively arrested in Baku
In the capital of Azerbaijan, three young men who took part in an unsanctioned action on the occasion of International Workers' Day were sentenced to various terms of administrative arrest. Another detainee was sent to public works.
15:46, 2 May 2014
Azerbaijani MPs suggest closing TI office
The Azerbaijani MPs Ali Guseinli, Elmira Akhundova and Ganira Pashayeva have offered the authorities to close the Baku office international human rights organization "Transparency International" (TI).
"Kavkaz" Port. Photo: insider51 (Insider), http://commons.wikimedia.org/
13:38, 2 May 2014
Krasnodar administration provides foods and medical aid to people in "Kavkaz" Port
A territorial operative headquarters is working in the "Kavkaz" Port, whose task is to provide the passengers waiting for a ferry with hot food and medical aid, said the press service of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory. The facility was launched by the decision of the Krasnodar Governor Alexander Tkachov.
Mikhail Savva. Krasnodar, April 2014. Photo by Natalya Matsko for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:00, 2 May 2014
At roundtable in Krasnodar, Mikhail Savva states the need to reform Russia's penitentiary system
Professor Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC) spoke at the roundtable in Krasnodar on "Promoting public control over the penitentiary system" and stressed the need for a prison reform in Russia.
02:44, 2 May 2014
Baku: Facebook user Abilov tells the court about his persecution on political grounds
In Azerbaijan, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has completed the judicial inquiry into the case of Abdula Abilov, 32, an active user of the Facebook and founder of the group "Let's stop toadies!" He is accused drug trafficking. On May 1, he said that he was prosecuted for political reasons.
Dagestan, Kaspiysk. Photo https://www.flickr.com/groups/lenin-monuments/
01:44, 2 May 2014
Detained young women in Muslim clothes released in Kaspiysk
Policemen from the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk have checked documents and released the detained local women in Muslim dresses, said a source from the police department of the city.
00:44, 2 May 2014
In Dagestan, suspected militant suffers from his own grenade
In the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, a suspected militant detonated his own grenade when trying to resist special agents, said a law enforcement source.
The column of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in May Day demonstration. May 1, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko
23:50, 1 May 2014
Sochi Communists: authorities ignored us during May Day demonstration
During the May Day celebrations, Sochi officials ignored the column of Communists that moved at the very end of the march by stepping down the tribune before the arrival of the column and leaving it without greeting, city Communists assert. In his turn, the Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov says that the officials just did not notice the last column of the march.
20:52, 1 May 2014
In Kaspiysk, policemen detain at least five young women in Muslim clothes, eyewitnesses report
In the Dagestani town of Kaspiysk, policemen have detained at least five young women in Muslim clothes. This was reported by an eyewitness.
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Magomed Gadzhiev (recognized as a foreign agent) in 2017. Photo: press service of the State Duma deputy. Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia

Social media users demanded that Yunusov be punished for beating women.

Fighters at the Grozny airport. Still from a video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, May 17, 2026, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6608. A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to 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.