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23:00, 12 May 2010
One person lost and three wounded by two explosions in Kabardino-Balkaria
As reported by local law enforcement bodies of the republic, today in the morning, when a car with militiamen was blow up in the city of Baksan in Kabardino-Balkaria, a local resident was wounded and a militiaman was contused. Yesterday, on May 11, in the evening in city of Maiskiy a car exploded: a man was killed and another one was wounded.
23:00, 12 May 2010
In Karachai-Circassia, activists of "Adyge Khasse" demand to solve Aslan Zhukov's murder
Activists of the youth movement of Circassians "Adyge Khasse" express their readiness to hold a rally in the context of the unsolved murder of Aslan Zhukov. This was reported by Timur Zhuzhuev, chairman of the movement.
22:40, 12 May 2010
Dymovskiy plans to hold all-Russian protest action on June 12
Former militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy has expressed his intention to organize an all-Russian rally on June 12 on the problem of malversations in law enforcement bodies and the judicial system.
21:10, 12 May 2010
Case of Levon Gulyan who died in police to be sent to the ECtHR
The lawyers who represent the interests of the relatives of Levon Gulyan, who died three years ago at the police station, are going to lodge a complaint, after passage of all the domestic instances in Armenia, to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). They promised it today at a press conference.
21:00, 12 May 2010
Karachai-Circassia: President's adviser killed
Today, in the city of Cherkessk, Fral Shebzukhov, adviser of the President of Karachai-Circassia was assassinated.
20:00, 12 May 2010
Moscow municipal court found legal the sentence for extortion in the Politkovskaya murder case
Moscow municipal court dismissed a cassation appeal of the advocates of former militiaman Sergey Khadzhykurbanov, who was declared not guilty in the journalist Anna Politkovskaya murder case but then sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion money from a key witness.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/vigggo/1577251650
19:00, 12 May 2010
European Court fined Russian Federation for disappearance and death of the Chechen people
The European human rights court (EHRC) in Strasbourg has fined Russia to the sum of 225 000 euro for disappearance and death of habitants of Chechnya, the released court communique informs today. Relatives of the disappeared people repeatedly applied to the Russian judicial bodies but were not satisfied with their decisions. In the claimants' opinion, the local courts failed to investigate properly the circumstances of their relatives' disappearance.
18:00, 12 May 2010
In Dagestan Akhmed Rabadanov countrymen disassociate him from the blasts on Moscow metro
Akhmed Rabadanov, habitant of the Village of Novy Kostek, who was killed on 26 March and who is considered the accomplice of the suicide bombers blown themselves up at Moscow metro stations on 29 March, had nothing to do with this crime, said one of Rabadanov's fellow-villagers to the Caucasus Knot correspondent on condition of strict anonymity.
23:50, 11 May 2010
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Azerbaijan: situation in flooding zone remains tense
The situation in Mursalli village and surrounding area (Azerbaijan), where in the evening on May 10 the Kura River washed off a dam, remains strained. Dashgyn Agaev, a resident of the village, said today in his conversation with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that water continues to advance. The situation is also heavy in the Salyan District, where the water level would not go down. Deputies from the opposition accuse officials of having done nothing to prevent the tragedy.
23:30, 11 May 2010
Krasnodar Territory: militiamen opened fire and killed a man
On May 10, militiamen of the Kurganinsk District, Krasnodar Territory, made use of their service firearms to sooth down a group of young men. As a result of the incident two persons were wounded, one of them later died in hospital. According to preliminary data, earlier law enforcement bodies received information that a big group of youth was to rally in the place of incident for their showdowns.
23:10, 11 May 2010
Prosecutor's Office checks statements of North-Ossetian Mufti for presence of extremism
The Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia now checks the statements made by Ali-Hadji Evteev, Mufti of the republic, in his interview for the presence of extremism: he said that he approves the jihad, and that the ideologists of North-Caucasian separatists were his teachers.
22:20, 11 May 2010
Police of Georgia: law enforcement bodies do not pursue Gulashvili family
Shota Utiashvili, head of the information-analytical service of the MIA of Georgia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the family of Malkhaz Gulashvili, founder of the radical "National Orthodox Movement" and the media holding "Georgian Times", was not persecuted by the police.
21:30, 11 May 2010
Authorities and NGOs of South Ossetia state the need to develop democracy
The South-Ossetian civil society is notable by its critical backwardness in development, dissociation and extreme form of opposition to the authorities. This is the opinion of the nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), working today in South Ossetia. In the opinion of Sarmat Parastaev, chairman of the citizens' forum of South Ossetia, in spite of it, "people still try to start dialogue with the authorities." President Eduard Kokoity also expresses his intention to hold open dialogue and discuss the problems of democracy development.
21:00, 11 May 2010
Azerbaijani journalists would not avoid "sharp corners" in covering relations with Armenia
Media people of Azerbaijan are sceptical to the idea of "stopping hostile actions in the information environment" between Azerbaijani and Armenian mass media, offered by Gegam Bagdasaryan, President of the Stepanakert Press Club.
20:00, 11 May 2010
The court on Nalchik attack case considers the jury trial referral
At today's trial on the 2005 Nalchik attack the defendants and defense applied for return of case to the Supreme Court Chairman of Kabardino-Balkaria with a view of its consideration by the jury trial. Application was made by the defendant Azamat Akhkubekov and his advocate Magomed Abubakarov.
19:00, 11 May 2010
Charge against human rights activist accused in software piracy dismissed in Krasnodar
In Krasnodar, militia dismissed a charge against Anastasia Denisova, Head of ETnIKA , Krasnodarsky human rights organization, who was accused in unlawful use of pirated software versions.
18:00, 11 May 2010
First damage claim brought to the court by persons injured in Moscow metro terrorist act
To Tverskoy court of Moscow there was brought the first claim for 5 million rubles for moral damage to the child, whose parents were killed in the terrorists' attack in Lubyanka metro station on 29 March.
18:00, 10 May 2010
Exit polls at election of Tbilisi Mayor to be conducted by foreign companies
The TV Company named "The Public Broadcaster of Georgia" (PBG) has hired the German company named "GfK Group" to conduct exit polls at the election of Tbilisi Mayor on May 30.
17:00, 10 May 2010
RWB concerned of Azerbaijani authorities' attempts to control Internet
The international organization in defence of the press "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has expressed its concern of the attempts of the government of Azerbaijan to introduce control over the Internet before the parliamentary elections to take place in November 2010.
16:00, 10 May 2010
Dagestan FSB: organizers of railway-station terror act liquidated in Derbent
Today, the head of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) of Dagestan has announced that Teimur Gulmetov and Sadula Chiruglanov, who were killed on May 9 during a special operation in Derbent, were organizers of the terror act on May 7 at the Derbent railway station; while the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reported detention of five militants' helpers.
News
South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives.

A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

The death of a South Ossetian soldier in the North Ossetian Military District sparked a debate on social media.

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.