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23:00, 13 May 2009
Magomedov: no results of working group on human rights and freedoms in Dagestan yet
The working group on problems of human rights and freedoms in Dagestan can turn into "a circle on interest" with no practical value, and its decisions will remain formal. This is the opinion of Dagestanian journalist Magomed Magomedov, who gave detailed coverage of the meeting of the head of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev with Russian human rights activists and members of the Commission of Russian Public Chamber on Interethnic Relations and Freedom of Religion that took place on March 10.
22:10, 13 May 2009
Car with militiamen blown up and shelled in Chechnya
A "Zhiguli" car with two Chechen militiamen and a local resident inside was first blown up and then shelled from automatic firearms. This was stated by a source in law enforcement bodies of Chechnya.
22:00, 13 May 2009
Ombudsman of Georgia: detainees on mutiny case exposed to beating
Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has demanded to investigate the fact of beating of the five detainees, figuring in the mutiny case in the military unit near Tbilisi.
21:10, 13 May 2009
Arrested journalist Fatullaev thanks Obama for assessing freedom of speech in Azerbaijan
Journalist Einullah Fatullaev, who is kept in custody in Azerbaijan, has sent a letter of gratitude to US President Barrak Obama in the context of his statement on the World Day of Freedom of Press on May 3.
21:00, 13 May 2009
In Abkhazia, car with "Siemens" specialists blown up by trip wire mine
In the Gali District of Abkhazia, a car with "Siemens" specialists who work to recover the Inguri HPP, the biggest in Transcaucasia, got blown up by a trip wire explosive.
20:00, 13 May 2009
Mutsolgov: Sulim Yamadaev could not declare blood feud to President of Chechnya because of the attempt
Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the Independent Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr", expressed his doubts to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the data about an attempt of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion, to declare by phone his blood feud to President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov, as this method is not in the customs of blood feud.
19:00, 13 May 2009
Delimkhanov, State Duma deputy from Chechnya searched by Interpol, works in his usual way
More than two weeks have expired after the Interpol had announced search of Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma deputy, a figurant in the case about the attempt on Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion. In the meantime, Mr Delimkhanov is working in his usual way.
Panorama of Kremlin, Moscow. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
18:00, 13 May 2009
Berkut: no signs of war of ethnic criminal groupings in Moscow yet
The topic of "the start of interethnic war" that appeared in the context of the recent murder of an Azerbaijani and shooting at a Dagestanian in the Russian capital is nothing more than another "mobilization horror story" for law enforcement bodies and "a pleasant topic of informational hysteria" for mass media. This is the opinion of Dmitri Berkut, a former employee of special subdivisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation.
22:00, 12 May 2009
Dzaganiya still challenges legality of Pakhomov's registration as candidate for Sochi Mayor
Today, on the inauguration day of the Sochi Mayor elect, his rival in the election race Yuri Dzaganiya has stated continuation of his litigation against legality of registration of Anatoly Pakhomov as a candidate at the election.
21:00, 12 May 2009
Armenian organizations of Europe ask to publish the roadmap
The Armenian Assembly of Europe (AAE) (Brussels) and the Armenian National Cultural Centre (ANCC) (Berlin) have demanded from the authorities of Armenia to promulgate the text of the Armenian-Turkish "roadmap". The activists of these entities are sure that the signed document is an evidence of a failure of the foreign policy of Armenia.
20:00, 12 May 2009
Nalchik: hearing on non-payment for overtime militiamen's work starts
Today, the Nalchik City Court, presided by Federal Judge Aslanbek Zhigunov, has started consideration of the suit of 84 militiamen of the Terek District of Kabardino-Balkaria against the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on collection from the latter of salaried for overtime work, work on weekends and holidays and other mandatory payments stipulated by Russian legislation.
19:00, 12 May 2009
President of Ingushetia reports his incomes
President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has reported his incomes. His tax declaration was published in the official website of the Republic of Ingushetia.
18:00, 12 May 2009
Armenia to receive gas from Iran in the next few days
The gas main Iran-Armenia will start operating quite soon. With the aim to clarify all the details of the agreements reached earlier by the two countries, Armenia will be visited by Seed Reza Kasaizade, Director of the Iran National Gas Company, as reported by the local Ministry of Energy.
17:00, 12 May 2009
Anatoly Pakhomov takes the post of Sochi Mayor
At the inauguration ceremony, Anatoly Pakhomov, the newly elected Mayor of Sochi has taken an oath of commitment to city dwellers.
16:00, 12 May 2009
Bekhbudov: two detainees on Baku Academy massacre plead guilty
The defendants on the case of the mass murder on April 30 at the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA) have no complaints of their custody conditions and any pressure exerted on, two of them have pled guilty. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Elchin Bekhbudov, head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture.
14:00, 12 May 2009
Human rights activists call authorities of Georgia to investigate into attacks on rally participants
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called the authorities of Georgia to hold investigation into the facts of attacks on supporters of the opposition in the course of the protest actions held in Tbilisi with the demand of President Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation.
13:00, 12 May 2009
IOC Coordination Commission arrives to Sochi
On May 12, the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrived to Sochi with the aim to assess the preparation process of 2014 Winter Olympiad. From the moment of awarding Sochi with the title of Olympic capital it is already the second visit of the IOC commission to the Black Sea resort; and it will last till May 14.
12:00, 12 May 2009
Young man kidnapped in Chechnya
On April 28, in the centre of the capital of Chechnya, armed persons in black uniform kidnapped a young man and violently took him away in an unknown direction.
23:43, 11 May 2009
Georgian opposition plans general nationwide disobedience
The Georgian opposition, which demands Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation, plans to declare the general disobedience all over the country. This was stated by Gubaz Sanikidze, one of the leaders of the National Forum, at the rally near the building of the Parliament of Georgia.
23:00, 11 May 2009
In Armenia, inspectors object to fact-finding group's conclusions on March 1, 2008, events
The Special Investigatory Service of Armenia denies the conclusions of the fact-finding group on the events in Yerevan on March 1, 2008, in the part of the death of Police Major Hamlet Tadevosyan. Inspectors assert that the group has distorted the results of their work. It was stated by the head of the Service Vaagn Arutyunyan.
News
The injury to the child during the police chase in Ingushetia caused a stir online.

Residents of Makhachkala reported an increase in gasoline prices.

The FSB reported the detention of a group of radicals in the Zolsky district.

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.