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Special fighters near the protest action "For our freedom". Tbilisi, May 12, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:52, 12 May 2018
Special fighters mobilized to protest actions in central Tbilisi
Tbilisi protesters have asked to withdraw special fighters from the territory of the protest action, stating that it is a peaceful demonstration. At the request of the protesters, the police blocked one roadway lane, so that they could occupy it.
Participants of the action "For our freedom". Tbilisi, May 12, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:56, 12 May 2018
Tbilisi protesters demand resignation of MIA head
The protest action "For our freedom" is being held in Tbilisi. Its participants demanded to dismiss Giorgi Gakhariya, the head of the Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs (NIA), from the post and punish those who used force at dispersing the rally against police raids over nightclubs.
A gas torch. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalyov, http://sputnik-georgia.ru/economy/20160304/230459312.html
14:47, 12 May 2018
Turkey and Azerbaijan agree to launch TANAP gas pipeline
The Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline, through which gas from Azerbaijan will be delivered to Turkey and further to Europe, will start working on June 12, the Turkish Energy Minister has announced.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=22462
11:02, 12 May 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that within the last 24 hours Armenian militaries violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 95 times.
Policemen and protesters in Tbilisi. May 12, 2018. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/103763
09:18, 12 May 2018
Special operation in Tbilisi provokes mass protest action
Several hundred people gathered for a spontaneous rally in central Tbilisi to protest against drug policemen's raiding over nightclubs. During the rally, Zurab Djaparidze, the head of the "Girchi" Party, and Beka Tsikarishvili, the leader of the White Noise Movement, were detained.
The members of the "Sasna Tsrer" armed detachment in the patrol-and-post police service. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:27, 12 May 2018
Armenia: "Sasna Tsrer" supporters accuse judges of sabotage
The blocking of Arshakunyats Avenue in Yerevan was a warning to the new Armenian authorities on the readiness of "Sasna Tsrer" supporters to seek the release of all political prisoners in the country. This was stated by activists.
Oyub Titiev in the Supreme Court of Chechnya. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
01:40, 12 May 2018
Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev awarded by the Moscow Helsinki Group
For the courage demonstrated in defending human rights, Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has been awarded by the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG).
A resident of Chechnya receives a food parcel. Screenshot of the Grozny TV Channel https://www.instagram.com/p/BioZnDRnd17/
23:38, 11 May 2018
Residents of Chechnya are sceptical about food distribution among the poor
Chechen authorities present the distribution of food parcels from behalf of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation as a large-scale event, although it has not become a significant support for needy families.
Unan Pogosyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:41, 11 May 2018
Deputy Head of Armenian Police announces resignation
Unan Pogosyan, Deputy Chief of the Armenian Police, has stated his resignation today without specifying the reasons.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the
13:26, 11 May 2018
Political analysts: Pashinyan's Govt has enough cadres
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, has announced the appointment of David Tonoyan, the former head of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), to the post of the Defence Minister. Political analysts believe that other civil society figures and some former officials may join the new government.
Police officers. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
11:22, 11 May 2018
Policemen launch a shootout in Dagestani Izberbash
Two policemen have wounded each other during a quarrel; one of them was hospitalized. Also, a witness of the incident has suffered.
The border of Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo Sputnik /Natalya Ayriyan https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20180505/6325992.html
10:15, 11 May 2018
Georgian activists resume patrolling at border with South Ossetia
On May 10, activists of the movement "Force in Unity" patrolled several villages near the border of Georgia and South Ossetia, which was closed on holidays of May 7-10.
After the explosion near the tomb of Sheikh Said of Chirkei. Photo by the press service of the muftiyat of the Republic of Dagestan
06:07, 11 May 2018
Analysts: explosion at Sheikh of Chirkei's tomb proves agony of armed underground in Dagestan
An explosion at the tomb of Sheikh Said-Afandi of Chirkei is a sign of the agony of the Dagestani armed underground, which could be caused by the desire of militants to report to their patrons and prove there was an active combat unit in the republic. This opinion was voiced by analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Abbas Guseinov. Photo from his page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abbas.huseyn.9
02:57, 11 May 2018
Azerbaijani activist Abbas Guseinov's mother: son subjected to new torture in prison
The mother of Abbas Guseinov, the deputy chairman of the movement "Muslim Unity", reported on her phone conversation with his son on May 10, in which he told her about humiliations in the Gobustan prison. The Penitentiary Service denies any acts of torture.
On May 9, 2018, in the center of Grozny. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:59, 10 May 2018
Chechen authorities make Akhmat Kadyrov central figure of Remembrance and Grief Day
In the course of the mourning events of the Chechen people's Remembrance and Grief Day, the accent was made on the biography of Akhmat Kadyrov, the father of the current head of Chechnya.
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Rasul Yarichev
18:50, 10 May 2018
Parliament of Chechnya votes for three terms for President Putin
Today, delegates of the Chechen Parliament have unanimously voted to submit to the State Duma a bill on three presidential terms in a row instead of two.
The Dagestani village of Chirkei. Photo by Davud Abdurakhmanov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:15, 10 May 2018
Bombing of Sheikh of Chirkei's tomb becomes 14th IS' attack in Dagestan
Since 2015, in Dagestan, there were at least 14 attacks committed by militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court.
A police officer. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:07, 10 May 2018
Yerevan policemen suspected of beating a detainee
In Yerevan, the police detained a resident of Vanadzor. Policemen beat him and forced him to confess to a crime he never committed.
Ramzan Kadyrov is awarded an Order. Photo from Kadyrov's page on the "VKontakte" social network https://vk.com/ramzan
12:35, 10 May 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov gets his fortieth award
In Grozny, during the celebration of the Victory Day, Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the Order "Hero of the Fatherland". It became the fortieth award for the leader of Chechnya.
An activist in the street in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:32, 10 May 2018
Activists demand resignation of Yerevan Mayor
In Yerevan, several dozen people have gathered in front of the City Mayoralty and demanded the resignation of Yerevan City Mayor Taron Margaryan. The activists believe it necessary to deprive the posts of all those who were members of the team of the former Prime Minister of Armenia.
News
Two men are carrying a patient down the stairs in a Makhachkala hospital. Frame from the video https://www.instagram.com/tut.dagestan/reel/Dc_gyg2qE_z (the activities of Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia) Conditions for patients in the Makhachkala hospital have prompted criticism of the Ministry of Health of Dagestan.

Three servicemen from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine

A soldier from Dagestan was killed in the special military operation zone.

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.