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The Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:03, 8 May 2015
Passport checks held in Grozny
As reported by locals, in Grozny, power agents carried out the so-called "passport checks" on the eve of the Victory Day celebrations.
The policemen detain the protesters against the verdict to the "Nida" activists. Baku, May 4, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:55, 8 May 2015
Azerbaijani rights defenders release updated list of political prisoners
The working group on listing political prisoners, consisting of public activists, journalists, rights defenders and lawyers, has reported that today Azerbaijani prisons keep 80 political prisoners, and urged the authorities to release "prisoners of conscience".
The stage construction in the Kadyrov Square before May 9. Grozny, May 7. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:37, 8 May 2015
Grozny residents complain of traffic jams caused by rehearsal of Victory Parade (+video)
Grozny residents note a significant accumulation of military equipment and power agents in the centre of the Chechen capital, which caused blocking of streets in the morning on May 7.
The billboard with the portrait of Stalin. Photo https://kubkprf.ru/novosti/kraevoe_otdelenie/komu_meshaet_i.v.stalin_v_krasnodare_ischezli_prazdnichnyie_banneryi_kprf_s_portretom_generalissimusa.html
06:55, 8 May 2015
Krasnodar authorities declare non-participation in removing Stalin billboards
According to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Krasnodar authorities were involved in dismantling billboards with portraits of Stalin from city streets; however, officials from the Mayoralty and territorial administration state that that they had nothing to do with the action.
Near the polling station. Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert. May 3, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:33, 8 May 2015
Many invalids had no chance to vote at NKR's elections
According to international observers, at the recent parliamentary elections in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the problems of persons with disabilities were not fully taken into account. The earlier proposals to ensure invalids' rights were not realized at the elections, said the public organization "Vita".
The village of Avtury in the Shali District of Chechnya. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:42, 8 May 2015
Prosecutor's Office challenged termination of case on non-payment of wages to 55 workers of Chechen state farm
A Magistrate Judge has stopped the criminal case opened against the director of the state farm "Avturinsky" in the Shali District of Chechnya, who had been accused of non-payment of salaries to his employees for 18 months. The Prosecutor's Office has challenged the decision of the judge.
23:51, 7 May 2015
Makhachkala: Patimat Begova released from police
Patimat Begova, who left the blocked in the house during a special operation in Makhachkala, has been released from the police station, said her mother.
A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
19:23, 7 May 2015
Casualties of special operation in Makhachkala identified
The persons killed in a special operation in Makhachkala have been pre-identified as Zaur Begov, Abumuslim Gasanov and Mirzabek Idrisov.
Novorossiysk. Photo by the user ngtv from the site Flickr.com
19:17, 7 May 2015
Parents of dancers at Novorossiysk memorial report pressure on girls
After the dance at the memorial in Novorossiysk, Ekaterina Scherbedinskaya was fired from her job, and Margarita Radetskaya, her colleague in the dance studio, was expelled from college, their relatives report.
A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
18:53, 7 May 2015
Power agents detain woman in special operation in Makhachkala
The woman, who left the house in Makhachkala, blocked in the course of a special operation, is kept by the police, said her mother.
The special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
17:58, 7 May 2015
Three persons killed in special operation in Makhachkala
The active phase of the special operation in Makhachkala is over: three suspected militants have been killed.
A police car. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:09, 7 May 2015
Arrest of suspected BORN organizer extended until October 20
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has ruled to extend the arrest of Ilya Goryachev, the alleged organizer of the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN), and transferred the preliminary hearing of his case to May 15.
Emin Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:03, 7 May 2015
ECtHR recognizes violation of Emin Guseinov's rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged the Azerbaijani authorities to pay the rights defender Emin Guseinov 15,000 euros of compensation for violation of his rights.
The image of Joseph Stalin in a billboard dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Makhachkala, May 6, 2015. Photo by Darya Milyutina for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:43, 7 May 2015
Removal of Stalin portraits in Makhachkala caused by displeased blogosphere
The decision to dismantle the banners with the image of Stalin in Makhachkala was caused by the discontent expressed in the blogosphere, said a source from the city administration. At the same time, according to his story, there were no official appeals to the authorities on the matter.
Weapons. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
12:39, 7 May 2015
Retired sergeant from Nalchik convicted for involvement with militants
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has sentenced Aslan Mambetov, a former serviceman, to six years in prison for his involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Levon Barsegyan, the chairman of the board of the journalists' club "Asparez". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:54, 7 May 2015
Armenian journalists stated authorities' unwillingness to investigate violence applied against media people
Most of mass media in Armenia are controlled by the authorities and used as instruments of informational influence on the society. Cases of violence against journalists are investigated reluctantly and fail to reach the courts, said public and media activists in the debate on the status of mass media in Armenia.
Military positions in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:18, 6 May 2015
NKR's Ombudsman treats Bagdasaryan's case as fabricated
The case against a Karabakh soldier Arsen Bagdasaryan was fabricated in revenge for the trial of two Azerbaijani subversives, said Yuri Airapetyan, the Ombudsman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
The law enforcers in the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:13, 6 May 2015
Lawyer requests case materials of special operation in Grozny from ICRF
Today, the lawyer Zaurbek Sadakhanov, who represents the interests of the family of Djambulat Dadaev, has turned to the Chief Investigating Department (CID) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) demanding to acquaint him with the materials of the criminal case, which was initiated on the special operation conducted in Grozny, but then cancelled by Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the ICRF.
The session of the Government of Georgia. Photo https://www.facebook.com/Margvelashvili
17:39, 6 May 2015
New Georgian Govt presented to Parliament
The President of Georgia has presented a new staff of the Government for the approval of the Parliament; now, the sitting date of the extraordinary session of the Parliament is defined.
Photos of the arrested activists of the "Constituent Parliament” with an inscription: "Freedom to the nation's heros". Yerevan, April 17, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:07, 6 May 2015
HRW welcomes release of “Constituent Parliament" activists
The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has treated the decision of Armenian authorities to release the activists of the "Constituent Parliament” as a right step.
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Argam Abramyan refused to admit guilt in organizing the murder.

Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople expressed support for Karekin II.

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.