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22:20, 9 May 2013
Beslan opens memorial plate in memory of policeman perished at "Chermen" checkpoint
In Beslan, the school No. 6, where Zaur Djibilov, the inspector of the GBDD (road traffic police), who perished at the "Chermen" checkpoint during the terror act committed in October 2012, held the solemn opening of the memorial plate in the form of a stone bas-relief on the wall in the hall.
22:10, 9 May 2013
Wife of man sentenced in case of attack on Ingushetia reports his disappearance during his transfer from SIZO to prison
Temur Pareulidze, who was sentenced in the "case of twelve" in 2011, did not arrive to the prison of Minusinsk where he was sent from the Krasnoyarsk SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by his wife Alexandra Zhivaeva. She expresses her concern over the life and health of her husband and asks human rights defenders to take part in the search for him.
Large family parents Nikolai Shamaev and Elena Samoshina state delay of hunger strike; Volgograd, May 9, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 9 May 2013
In Volgograd, parents of large families postpone date of hunger strike
Today, in Volgograd, at the Marshal Chuikov's tomb at Mamaev Kurgan, parents of large families announced that they postpone the beginning of a hunger strike and that they would report the start date of the protest action later.
Nilufer Magerramova. Photo from http://haqqin.az
21:00, 9 May 2013
Azerbaijani GPO: police put no pressure on blogger Magerramova
Law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan refute the reports that the blogger Nilufer Magerramova, who died after falling down from the balcony, had been subjected to pressure by the police because of her publications. According to prosecutors, she often quarrelled with her parents and underwent medical examination.
Victory Day parade in Grozny on May 9, 2013. Photo by Murad Nukhaev, http://www.grozny-inform.ru
20:30, 9 May 2013
Grozny holds Victory Day military parade and march with participation of war veterans
The Chechen capital has held celebrations on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. In the afternoon on May 8 the central Grozny saw a solemn procession, whose participants carried a symbolic 68-meter-long "St George Ribbon". The celebration ended with a today's military parade.
20:00, 9 May 2013
Aslan Ismajlov's lawyer license suspended in Azerbaijan; he intends to fight for his status
Azerbaijani authorities have stopped the authorities of the well-known lawyer Aslan Ismajlov. On May 8, the Presidium of the Bar of Azerbaijan decided to suspend his advocacy and the law firm "Aslan Ismajlov and Partners" founded by him. It was also decided to file a lawsuit on termination Ismajlov's advocacy practice and expel him from the Bar. Ismajlov himself has treated these decisions as illegal and politically motivated.
19:00, 9 May 2013
Supporters of Azerbaijan's European integration hold flash mob to remind about European values
On the occasion of the Day of Europe, the Azerbaijani European Movement (AEM) has chosen the form of a flash mob, held in Baku within the campaign "European Construction", for promoting the European values. The action was not sanctioned, but the police did not prevent it.
17:00, 9 May 2013
Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in the USA
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect of committing the Boston Marathon terror act was buried at night on May 9 in the United States; the place of burial is not disclosed.
22:30, 8 May 2013
Armenian MP withdraws his lawsuit against blogger
Tigran Urikhanyan, an Armenian MP from the "Prosperous Armenia", withdrew his lawsuit from the court on the case of insulting filed against Armenian blogger Edgar Barsegyan.
Girls-pupils of the high school girl school named after Hussein Isaev in the Itum-Kale District of Chechnya. Courtesy of the http://www.itumkali.com
22:20, 8 May 2013
In Chechnya, school lessons to be started with anthems, Chechen Ministry of Education reports
At present, the academic week in Chechen schools will begin with the Russian and Chechen anthems. This was reported by the Republic's Ministry of Education. Officials emphasize that the innovation is aimed at increasing patriotism among school children and educating them in respect to the state attributes. Principals of Chechen schools express ambivalent attitudes towards the new direction of the leaders.
22:10, 8 May 2013
In Armenia, court sentences main defendant in case of Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan's death to 10 years of imprisonment
The court sentenced Captain Akop Manukyan, the main defendant in the case of the death of Officer Artak Nazaryan, to 10 years of imprisonment. Three other defendants in the case Senior Lieutenant Vaagn Airapetyan, soldiers Adibek Ovannisyan and Mkhitar Mkhitaryan were sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment, and soldier Arutik Kirakosyan to 3 years of imprisonment.
22:00, 8 May 2013
Chief architect of Pyatigorsk suspected of bribe-taking
Yuri Ushkov, the chief architect of the Architecture and City Planning Department of the Administration of Pyatigorsk, and his son are suspected of taking and mediation in taking bribes, the Investigatory Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
22:00, 8 May 2013
Investigators reveal embezzlement of more than 270 million roubles at "Resorts of Northern Caucasus"
In the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resorts of Northern Caucasus", investigators revealed an embezzlement of budget funds in the amount of 275.3 million roubles, and in connection with that fact, a criminal case was instituted on the grounds of fraud. This was reported by the press service of the Investigatory Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
21:00, 8 May 2013
Krasnodar Territory: police reveals theft of 5.5 billion roubles from "Rosselkhozbank"
The Russia's MIA has documented - in the course of the audit 25 episodes of stealing money from the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Rosselkhozbank" (Russian Agricultural Bank) in the sum of over 5.5 billion roubles; the thefts were committed by two bosses of a major agro-industrial complex of the Krasnodar Territory; a criminal case on the fact of a fraud has been opened against them, the Russia's MIA reports.
20:00, 8 May 2013
Cassation Court of Armenia returns the case of ANC activists for re-investigation
Today, the Cassation Court of Armenia has cancelled earlier decision to the court on the claim of the advocates of four young activists of the oppositional party "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), sentenced to imprisonment for hooliganism, and returned the case to the Court of Appeal for a new investigation.
19:00, 8 May 2013
Blogger Nilufer Magerramova dies in Azerbaijan
At night on May 7, an opposition activist and blogger Nilufer Magerramova fell down from the balcony of an apartment in the Azerbaijani city of Mingachevir, where she lived with her parents.
18:00, 8 May 2013
Three locals whose houses blew up arrested in Dagestan
Today, the Buinaksk City Court has ruled to arrest for a month three residents of Buinaksk, in whose houses explosions occurred on May 6, said the lawyer Zulfiya Isagadjieva.
17:00, 8 May 2013
Azerbaijan commemorates victims of battles in Shusha
Today in Baku, from morning people are visiting the memorial to those who perished in the struggle for the defence of the territorial integrity and independence of Azerbaijan; in memory of those who perished 21 years ago during the fights in the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Karabakh Liberation Organization held a political action at the memorial and burned down the flag of Armenia.
Group of young activists holding a silent protest action in front of the AppealCourt by sticking photos of Mamed Azizov to their clothes;Baku, February 27, 2013. Photo by Parvana Bairamova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 7 May 2013
Azerbaijan adopts amnesty act, local human rights defenders disappointed that political prisoners not covered by amnesty
Today, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan has adopted the act of amnesty, which is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the late President Geidar Aliev. According to the authorities' data, the amnesty will affect 9000 persons, of whom, 2000 persons will be exempted from further serving their prison sentences. Representatives of the civil society of Azerbaijan question the validity of those numbers and expressed their disappointment with the fact that the amnesty did not affect political prisoners and "prisoners of conscience".
22:30, 7 May 2013
HRW demands to stop forced evictions in Baku
The Azerbaijani authorities should immediately halt the campaign of forced evictions of Baku residents and demolition of houses in the Azerbaijan's capital. This was declared by the human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW). The human rights defenders also demanded that the government should provide fair compensation to the evicted people.
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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....

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.