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18:00, 1 June 2011
Human rights activist Basmanov held a one-person picket in Sochi within the framework of the action "Strategy-31"
On May, 31, human rights activist Sergey Basmanov held a one-person picket in Sochi within the framework of the action "Strategy-31" in protection of clause 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. According to him, the action passed off without incidents.
23:20, 31 May 2011
FSIN to choose prisons for extremism convicts in any region of Russia
The State Duma has adopted amendments to the Criminal-Executive Code of the Russian Federation, under which those convicted for involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs) and extremism may be sent to serve their terms to any region of Russia, regardless of where the crime was committed. Human rights defenders were against the amendments.
23:00, 31 May 2011
Yerevan hosts protest against trial of Tigran Postanjyan
On May 30, several dozens of protesters rallied in Yerevan in front of the courthouse against the trial of Tigran Postanjyan.
22:50, 31 May 2011
In Ingushetia, policeman occasionally wounds woman
On May 30, during a quarrel in a cafe in the city of Karabulak, a policeman accidentally wounded a woman, the owner of the entity from his pistol.
22:40, 31 May 2011
Georgia: imprisoned Tsotne Gamsakhurdia is on hunger strike again
The son of first Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia - Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, who is serving his sentence on charges of a premeditated murder attempt, has gone on hunger strike after the prison authorities did not allow him to receive medication from his relatives. This was reported by Keti Bekauri, his advocate.
Picket, organized by relatives of the kidnapped Shamil Omarov at the door of the Republic's Prosecutor's Office. Makhachkala, May 30, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 31 May 2011
Deputy Dagestani MIA head promises to find Shamil Omarov
The relatives of Shamil Omarov, a resident of the village of Sultanyangiyurt, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, who was kidnapped on May 28, who have organized today a spontaneous rally, had a meeting with a representative of the administration of the head of Dagestan. He received the relatives' application to the name of Magomedsalam Magomedov, where they ask to clarify Shamil's whereabouts and give him out to his family. Sergey Trofimov, Deputy Interior Minister of Dagestan, instructed his subordinates to inform him about the results of searching Omarov.
Parishioners of the mosque in the village of Sovietskoe, Magaramkent District of Dagestan, May 15, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot "
22:20, 31 May 2011
Said Gereikhanov: mosque closed in Dagestan under pressure of ROVD boss
Parishioners cannot pray in the mosque of the village of Sovietskoe, Magaramkent District, because it was closed at the insistence of Shakir Omarov, head of the ROVD (District Interior Division). This was reported by the mosque imam Said Gereikhanov.
22:20, 31 May 2011
Oppositional rally is on in Yerevan
Today, at 6:20 p.m. Moscow time, in Freedom Square a several thousand strong rally of the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) began.
22:10, 31 May 2011
In Vladikavkaz, suspect of murdering poet Dzhigkaev shot dead
In the course of a special operation in Vladikavkaz, the supposed killer of the Ossetian national poet Shamil Dzhigkaev was liquidated. In the shootout a SWAT officer was wounded.
Natiya Poladashvili, own correspondent of the "PIK" TV-Channel in Moscow, May 23, 2011. Still from video footage of PIK-Channel (www.pik.tv)
22:00, 31 May 2011
Georgian television journalist to be deported from Russia
The Meschansky District Court of Moscow has decided to deport the Georgian journalist from the First Information Caucasian Channel (PIK-Channel) Natiya Poladashvili.
22:00, 31 May 2011
The court in Volgograd obliged Mayor's office to do away totally with waiting lists for kindergartens
According to the judgment of Central district court, Administration of Volgograd must provide additional places in kindergartens and totally eliminate the existing waiting list by September, 1, 2012.
22:00, 31 May 2011
Rostov Regional Prosecutor's Office checks legality of closure of "Krestianin" Publishers
The Office has reported that its employees are checking whether the suspension of the work of the "Krestianin" Printing House, located in the Myasnikov District, was legitimate.
21:00, 31 May 2011
The European Union is concerned about the loss of people in the zone of Karabakh confrontation
Skirmishes at the contact line and cases of people's death in the zone of Karabakh confrontation cause a serious concern of the European Union, EU National report of development of the "The European Neighbourhood Policy" in Armenia upon the results of 2010 runs.
20:00, 31 May 2011
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia has no information about the citizens who disappeared after dispersal of the meeting
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia has not received a single statement of disappearance of citizens after dispersal of the action of "People's Assembly" at night of May, 26, in Rustaveli avenue, Press service of the Ministry reports.
19:00, 31 May 2011
The court in Denmark sentenced native of Chechnya Lors Dukaev to 12 years of custody and deportation
The court in Denmark sentenced a twenty-five-year-old Russian citizen, native of Chechnya, Lors Dukaev to 12 years of custody for blasting a bomb in one of the hotels of Copenhagen. The City court of Copenhagen passed a judgment according to which Dukaev had to serve his custody term in Denmark and then be deported to Russia.
18:00, 31 May 2011
Rustam Makhmudov suspected of Anna Politkovskaya's murder detained in Chechnya
Rustam Makhmudov whom the investigation considers executor of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of "Novaya Gazeta", was detained in Chechnya. This was reported by attorney Murad Musaev who represents the interests of Makhmudov's brother Jabrail.
Ismail Abashidze, father of defendant Tariel Abashidze, and advocate Gocha Sagrishvili outside the City Court in Batumi, May 13, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 30 May 2011
Sagrishvili: defence witnesses are not admitted to trial of Georgians on espionage in favour of Russia
The court in Batumi, which considers the case of espionage in favour of Russian secret services, would not admit defence witnesses, said lawyer Gocha Sagrishvili, who is defending four accused persons at the trial. According to his story, he does not consider the case "through the political prism", but believes that the investigation is conducted with violations of law and human rights. Another lawyer - Gela Nikoleishvili - supports this opinion.
23:30, 30 May 2011
In Georgia, "People's Assembly" asks rights defenders to help their imprisoned supporters
The oppositional movement "People's Assembly" has spread an appeal running that dozens of people detained after the dispersal of the protest action on May 26 are kept in custody in most severe conditions. In this regard, the movement asks human rights and other nongovernmental organizations, as well as lawyers, to provide assistance to detainees.
23:20, 30 May 2011
Rights defenders of Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia state political repressions after protests in Tbilisi
Seventeen human rights organizations of Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia state that the dispersal of the protest rally in Tbilisi on May 26 was followed by political repressions in Georgia. They addressed the US State Department, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Union, the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the diplomatic missions accredited in Georgia, urging them to urgently set up a group for monitoring the current events and related trials, and to publicly condemn the excessive use of force by the police at the dispersal.
23:10, 30 May 2011
Action against abortions held in central Krasnodar
Within the framework of the international action "STOP Abortions", an action "For the life of unborn babies" was held in Krasnodar on May 29.
News
Gasimly called her persecution politically motivated

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Yashar Gasimov. Still from a video from the Azadlyg publication https://www.facebook.com/reel/972631465222208 (the activities of Meta, the company that owns the social network, are banned in Russia). A PFPA activist was arrested after publishing a report about a school in disrepair.

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.