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Students of the Tbilisi State University, photo: https://ge.vesti.news/studenty-ustroili-protestnoe-shestvie-tbilisi-16041616220079.htm
13:24, 12 May 2022
TSU Rectorate yields to students' demands
After students' protests and the statement of the Georgia's Ministry of Education that has urged to take students' opinion into account, the Tbilisi State University (TSU) decided to run the training process during the spring semester in a mixed format, while preserving the remote learning format. However, the TSU will conduct exams in the full-time (classroom) format only.
Laying of flowers to the Memorial to Akhmat Kadyrov, 2021. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=YtVL7keYltw&feature=emb_logo
11:29, 12 May 2022
Mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov fails to replace Memory and Sorrow Day for Chechens
Residents of Chechnya have formally treated the Memory and Sorrow Day timed to the anniversary of Akhmat Kadyrov's funeral; they continue commemorating deportation victims on February 23, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
Blogger Batraz Sidamon. Screenshot: https://t.me/Sidaemon/1586
11:11, 12 May 2022
Ossetian blogger rejects accusation of inciting hatred
Batraz Sidamon, a blogger from North Ossetia, is accused of promoting the superiority of Russians over Ossetians and inciting hatred towards the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) and the state. The blogger's defence insists that Sidamon has exercised his right to the freedom of speech.
Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev (left). Screenshot of a post made by The Insider@ https://www.facebook.com/TheInsiderRussia/photos/1851919648306295
10:55, 12 May 2022
Court refuses to commute verdicts to Magamadov and Isaev
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has upheld the verdicts to Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, convicted of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs). The advocate Mark Alekseev intends to file a cassation appeal.
Elchin Mamed. Photo: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/ru/case/case-history-elchin-mammad
02:23, 12 May 2022
After rights defenders' request about pardoning, Elchin Mamed ends hunger strike
After rights defenders' request for his pardoning, Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist, has stopped his hunger strike that he kept in the colony.
Policemen, Yerevan, May, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
02:09, 12 May 2022
Opposition clashes with law enforcers near Yerevan Mayoralty
For an hour after the end of working hours, opposition supporters blocked the entrances and exits of the Yerevan Mayoralty urging the officials to join protests. Oppositionists clashed with the police near the Mayoralty.
01:53, 12 May 2022
Armenian serviceman perishes in combat position
The body of a soldier, Armen Egiyan, was found at one of the combat positions; the circumstances of his death are being investigated, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Grozny. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
21:48, 11 May 2022
Dagestan and Chechnya at opposite ends of ranking of wage growth rates
Dagestan entered the top three among Russian regions in terms of average annual wage growth over five years, while Chechnya was among outsiders, yielding to Kabardino-Balkaria and other regions of Northern Caucasus.
Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu. Screenshot: https://turan.az/ext/news/2022/5/free/Social/ru/4753.htm/001
21:32, 11 May 2022
Azerbaijani blogger Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu arrested for 28 days
In Shirvan, blogger Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu, a member of the Azerbaijan Nationalist Democratic Party (ANDP), was arrested for failure to obey the police. His party colleagues believe that his persecution is connected with criticism of local authorities.
19:44, 11 May 2022
Opposition organizes motor rallies demanding Pashinyan’s resignation
Today, the opposition movement “Resistance” has started several motor rallies in Yerevan. Participants call on residents of the city to come to a rally demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Alan Gagloev. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent
19:28, 11 May 2022
Gagloev: not right time for referendum on joining Russia
A referendum on joining Russia will be held when Russia gives the appropriate signal, and it is not the right time to talk about the referendum in the conditions of the special military operation in Ukraine, Alan Gagloev, the new president of South Ossetia, announces today.
Yana Antonova, 2019. Screenshot of a post made in social network
19:08, 11 May 2022
Investigators refuse to lift arrest from bank account of Yana Antonova’s mother
A mother of Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova failed to get the arrest lifted from her bank account with the money intended for an activist’s disabled son.
A square at the Chechen Government building. Photo: IA ‘Grozny-Inform’, https://grozniy.bezformata.com/listnews/respublika-v-trojke-regionov-liderov/46788611/
14:05, 11 May 2022
Lawyers note Chechnya's specifics in inquiries into corruption cases
The investigation published by the "Important Stories"* about the real estates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that may belong to Chechen officials, is the basis for holding inspections, the journalists and lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. However, in their opinion, in the realities of Chechnya, it is impossible to bring these officials to justice, even if the facts released in the investigation are confirmed.
Students hold a protest action in Tbilisi. Screenshot: https://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/228977
13:39, 11 May 2022
Tbilisi: at protest, students demand to preserve remote learning
Several dozen students of the Tbilisi State University (TSU) have held a protest action, where they called on the university bosses to preserve the remote learning. They explained their demand by the high cost of renting housing in the capital of Georgia.
Participants of a protest action demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:34, 11 May 2022
Armenian opposition urges ambassadors to reject interaction with Pashinyan
Nikol Pashinyan cannot represent Armenia and the Armenian people; the political crisis can be resolved only by his resignation, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the Vice Speaker from the opposition at the Armenian Parliament, stated in his address to foreign ambassadors at a rally in Yerevan.
"Day of Remembrance and Sorrow for the Victims of Deportation" banner in Grozny, May 2017. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the Caucasian Knot
11:18, 11 May 2022
Authorities of Chechnya make mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov main topic of Memory and Sorrow Day
On the Memory and Sorrow Day of the Chechen People marked on the anniversary of the funeral of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first republic's president was commemorated in Chechnya. Earlier, local residents complained that they were not ready to combine the Sorrow Day with mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov, and that they were forced to participate in commemorative events and rituals.
08:38, 11 May 2022
Saakashvili refuses to move to Tbilisi clinic
The Georgian Ministry of Justice has offered to transfer Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former country's president, to a local clinic for examination. However, Saakashvili refused to move there because of the pre-appointed meeting with his family.
Immortal Regiment march in Sochi, May 9, 2022. Photo: press service of the Sochi Administration, https://sochi.ru/press-sluzhba/novosti/66/173523/
08:27, 11 May 2022
"Immortal Regiment" marcher in Sochi arrested for five days
The court has sentenced Nikita Botberg, a Sochi resident, to five days of administrative arrest for disobeying policemen. A protocol was also drawn up against him on discrediting the Russian Army during the "Immortal Regiment" march.
Policemen during a protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:39, 10 May 2022
Number of activists detained in Yerevan reaches 61
In Yerevan, opposition supporters were detained for failure to obey lawful demands of the police, the Armenian police reported.
Rewarding relatives of those who died in Ukraine, May 9, 2022, Chechnya. Image made from video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdXlqVlDnHJ/
22:25, 10 May 2022
During awards ceremony, Chechen law enforcers do not name those killed in Ukraine
In Chechnya, the authorities awarded fighters of the National Guard of Russia, who participated in the special military operation in Ukraine. According to the report prepared by the “Grozny” ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), during the ceremony, awards were also handed over to relatives of those who perished in Ukraine, but their names were not disclosed.
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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.