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23:00, 16 May 2012
In Dagestan, relatives of Makhachkala resident report about his kidnapping
In Dagestan, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov, a 34-year-old resident of Makhachkala, a native of the village of Kharachi of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, was kidnapped. This was reported by his relatives.
21:00, 16 May 2012
Dagestani resident reports on disappearance of her husband
Today, Djamilya Feitullaeva, the resident of Makhachkala, reported that her husband disappeared on May 11 and till that moment, his whereabouts were unknown.
Consequences of double terror act on Sulak pot in Makhachkala, May 4, 2012. Photo by Magomed Magomedov
20:00, 16 May 2012
In Dagestan, car, which was not checked by policemen, exploded, blogger asserts
Policemen on duty at the check point in Makhachkala, where, on May 3, a double terror act was committed, refused to check a Gazel car, which had been pointed out as suspicious prior to explosion by local residents. This is stated by witnesses of the terror act, who are quoted by Timur Gusaev, the Dagestani blogger. The Investigatory Committee (IC) in Dagestan promises to verify the information.
19:00, 16 May 2012
In Baku, protesters lay black wreath at Iranian Embassy
Participants of the protest action, which was held today in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, demanded to stop anti-Azerbaijani provocations in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The picket, organized by the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) and the International Centre of Azerbaijani Diaspora, was attended by more than 100 persons.
Salman Ugurchiev, who lost four sons in 2009-2011, picketing Russian State Duma, Moscow, May 16, 2012. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 16 May 2012
Ingush oppositionists hold picket in defence of human rights in front of Russian State Duma
Today, near the building of the State Duma in Moscow, members of the Ingush regional social movement "Mekhk-Kkhel" (People's Parliament) held single pickets under slogans sounding: "Stop extrajudicial killings and kidnappings in Ingushetia!" and "Evkurov to resign!".
23:50, 15 May 2012
Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group concerned over incidents on contact line in Karabakh conflict zone
Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA), and Jacques Faure (France), the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, who visited Yerevan and Baku on May 11-14, expressed their concern over incidents on the contact line in the conflict zone.
23:40, 15 May 2012
Health of figurant of case on Anna Politkovskaya's murder deteriorates sharply
State of health of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, ex-officer of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Division), the figurant of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", has deteriorated during the May holidays, in SIZO (pre-trial prison), he had four epileptic attacks. This was stated by a source in the secret services.
23:30, 15 May 2012
In Azerbaijan, convicted oppositional activists go on hunger strike
Today, in Azerbaijan, at penal institutions, convicted oppositional activists recognized by the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" as "prisoners of conscience", went on a hunger strike demanding their release. This was reported by Gyulaga Aslanly, Secretary of the Coordinating Council (CC) of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC).
23:20, 15 May 2012
Policemen stop disturbing parishioners of mosque in Kaspiisk after interference of top-ranking official
In Kaspiisk, officers of the local OVD (Interior Division) do not hamper parishioners of the mosque, located in Aeroflotskaya Street, to perform prayers in the building, although yet on April 21, they asked parishioners not to do that. This was reported by Timur Emirbekov, the leader of local Muslims. The incident was resolved after interference of a top-ranking official.
23:00, 15 May 2012
Relatives of people kidnapped in Dagestan plan massive protest action
Today, in Makhachkala, relatives of people kidnapped in Dagestan again gathered near the Republic's Prosecutor's Office. They claimed that they planned to hold a large-scale protest action in Makhachkala.
22:40, 15 May 2012
Azerbaijan: soldier kills his comrade and commits suicide
Vyusal Nabiev, a soldier of the Azerbaijani National Army, shot dead his colleague Medjnun Garazade from service weapon and then committed suicide.
Policemen breaks protesters' cordon at the Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar, May 15, 2012. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 15 May 2012
In Krasnodar, 10 persons detained at protesting against exhibition "Icons"
Police detained 10 persons for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action against holding in Krasnodar the exhibitions "Icons", brought by gallerist Marat Gelman.
22:10, 15 May 2012
"Yabloko" activist hit by car near courthouse in Tuapse, eyewitnesses assert
Today, near the building of the Tuapse District Court, during the trial on the case against Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, a man pierced wheels of the car, in which Krasnodar activists had arrived. While escaping in a car, he hit Igor Kharchenko, the activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who tried to detain him, eyewitnesses report.
22:00, 15 May 2012
Volgograd: teenager killed by explosion of unidentified device
In the Soviet District of Volgograd, in one of the private houses, an explosion of unidentified device occurred. As a result, a 16-year-old teenager got serious injuries and died in hospital.
21:00, 15 May 2012
In Azerbaijan, oppositionist Elnur Medjidli released from prison
In the evening of May 15, in Baku, Elnur Medjidli, the activist of the youth organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released from prison.
Road-in-construction surrounds all residential and social facilities, leaving no pavements. No. 2 in 20th Mountain Division Street is back to back to the road, Sochi, May 14, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 15 May 2012
Tenants of a multistory in Sochi complain of violation of their rights by construction of a roadway
During a gathering on May, 14, tenants of house No 2, 20th Gornostrelkovaya division street, declared violations of their right for safe dwelling by the constructors of a roadway.
19:00, 15 May 2012
Gerter: the sufferers from the road accident in the neighbourhood of Pyatigorsk will get financial aid
The families of the lost people and those who got injured in the road accident with the participation of buses in the settlement of Inozemtsevo, Stavropol region, will get financial aid, Ivan Gerter, Chairman of the Government of Kabardino-Balkaria, said at a session of the Government on May, 14.
18:00, 15 May 2012
A trestle bed set in the courtroom for one of the defendants on the case of assault at Nalchik
Defendant Zaur Tokhov will participate in the trial on the case of assault at Nalchik in a lying position for one month and a half. A special trestle bed was set in the courtroom for this purpose.
23:50, 14 May 2012
Resident of Kaspiisk claims his brother's kidnapping of power agents
In the city of Kaspiisk, relatives of Sedritdin Khalibekov, a local resident, seek help from rights defenders in searching for him. They believe that Makhachkala policemen had to do with Sedritdin's disappearance. However, law enforcers fail to confirm this information.
Dagestan, Derbent. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
23:30, 14 May 2012
In Dagestan, a local resident reports about unidentified persons' attempt to kidnap him
On May 13, in the city of Derbent, an attempt was undertaken to kidnap Ramil Yarmagomedov, a resident of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni. He suspects that Dagestani special agents and law enforcers were involved and fears further provocations against him. The on duty unit of the Derbent GOVD (City Interior Department) said that on that day no special actions were conducted in the city.
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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.