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The police during the rally. Yerevan, May 3, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 4 May 2022
Armenian Ombudsperson criticizes police actions
The police act aggressively while detaining people at protest actions in Armenia, and a number of activists have been injured, Ombudsperson Kristine Grigoryan reports.
Vadim Shekurov. Screenshot https://vk.com/club175236711?w=wall-175236711_845
23:50, 4 May 2022
Administration of Temryuk District reports about death of a military man in Ukraine
Artilleryman Vadim Shekurov perished in Ukraine, the Temryuk district administration reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the information about at least 19 perished natives of the Krasnodar Territory has been officially confirmed.
The police during a rally in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:33, 4 May 2022
Activists block bridge in central Yerevan
Law enforcers have begun detaining opposition supporters who blocked the Kyiv Bridge located in central Yerevan.
Krasnodar Regional Court. Photo by the court's press service
16:30, 4 May 2022
Krasnodar resident fails in challenging the imposed fine for discrediting Russian Army
After his participation in an action against a special operation in Ukraine, a Krasnodar court has upheld the fine imposed on Denis Dolgushin, a resident of Krasnodar, for his alleged discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Elchin Mamed. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/PmH31Q8uTdQ
16:14, 4 May 2022
Rights defender Elchin Mamed goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijani prison
Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani human rights defender and a journalist has refused to eat while demanding his release from jail. Mr Mamed, who is suffering from serious illnesses, has decided to go on a hunger strike because he has despaired of gaining freedom, human rights defenders have noted.
Doctors held a protest action demanding to release Mikhail Saakashvili, May 3, 2022. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoSzPli0Ufs
16:07, 4 May 2022
Georgian doctors ask USA to help releasing Saakashvili
In Tbilisi, protesters demand a meeting with the US ambassador aiming to tell him about the state of health of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, and ask for help in setting Saakashvili free. His health condition has worsened, an oppositional MP has informed.
The village of Khramort, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:00, 4 May 2022
Khramort villagers treat it premature to return home from evacuation
In recent days, the situation on the contact line near the village of Khramort has been calm; several families have returned to the village, but agrarian works can't be performed, the administration of the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.
A participant in the rally against restricting the activities of media and freedom of speech in Azerbaijan. December 28, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:58, 4 May 2022
Analysts assess Azerbaijan's place in RWB's press freedom index
Despite its progress from the 167th to 154th place in the World Press Freedom Index, Azerbaijan remains among the countries with a non-free press.
Participants in the rally demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan. Yerevan, May 3, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:34, 4 May 2022
Yerevan: oppositional rally invites Armenian citizens to join protests
An oppositional rally held in France Square in Yerevan gathered up to 7000 people, the police have informed. After Nikol Pashinyan's resignation, an interim government will be formed, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, an oppositional MP, has stated.
The aerial view of Dubai. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Дубай
23:03, 3 May 2022
“Vazhnye Istorii”* reports about elite real estate of Kadyrov’s associates in Dubai
According to a journalistic investigation conducted by the “Vazhnye Istorii” (Important Stories)*, associates of Ramzan Kadyrov own apartments and villas in Dubai worth from hundreds of thousands to several million US dollars.
The police detains an activist. Yerevan, May 3, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:54, 3 May 2022
Number of oppositionists detained in Armenia increases to 237
In Yerevan, 209 activists were detained for failure to obey the police, and 28 more people were taken to police stations in the regions of Armenia, the Armenia police reported.
Djalil Zabidov. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/2/free/Social/ru/1002.htm/001
22:50, 3 May 2022
Azerbaijani activist claims to have been beaten by police
Djalil Zabidov, an activist of the “Democracy-1918” movement, was detained, and the police used physical methods of influence, demanding from him to stop criticism of the authorities, the activist himself said. The police announced that Djalil Zabidov tried to disrupt an exam.
The police during the protest action. Yerevan, May 3, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:31, 3 May 2022
Armenian police confirm detention of 169 activists at protests
Today, 155 protesters have been detained in Yerevan for failure to obey the police, and 14 more activists have been detained in the Gegarkunik and Ararat Regions.
Insa Lander. Photo: https://twitter.com/rednalasni
18:12, 3 May 2022
Friends raise money to pay for Insa Lander's housing
There were no grounds to extend the house arrest for the blogger, Insa Lander, from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Dmitry Zakhvatov, an advocate, has stated. Insa's friends have opened a fundraiser to pay for her rented housing.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left) and Adam Delimkhanov. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com/
18:07, 3 May 2022
Kadyrov credits himself with Delimkhanov's award
By congratulating Adam Delimkhanov, a Russsian State Duma MP from Chechnya, on being awarded the title of Hero of Russia after his return from Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has emphasized his and Chechen authorities' loyalty to the Kremlin, analysts believe.
The detention of protesters in Yerevan. May 3, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:56, 3 May 2022
Seventy persons detained at Yerevan protests
During the disobedience actions staged by the Armenian opposition in Yerevan, law enforcers detained 70 people. All the detainees are charged with disobedience to the police.
Protesters in Yerevan. May 3, 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:50, 3 May 2022
Opposition resumes disobedience actions in Yerevan
Oppositionists have blocked several streets in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan. In order to unblock the traffic, law enforcers began detaining protesters.
The detention of activists in Baku. October 8, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:43, 3 May 2022
PACE deputies urge to protect journalists' and rights defenders' rights in Azerbaijan
The deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have expressed their concern about the growing level of violence in Azerbaijan and threats against journalists.
The tents installed by protesters in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:28, 3 May 2022
Armenian opposition calls on its supporters to paralyze all the country's traffic
In Yerevan, protesters held a march demanding the resignation of the Armenian government headed by Nikol Pashinyan. They called on supporters to paralyze on May 3 the traffic throughout the country.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev at an action in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23, 2021. Screenshot of the video by Anews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtasot6gdA4
12:34, 3 May 2022
Chechen Djumaev transferred to colony where Navalny* is kept
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, sentenced to five years for using violence against law enforcers, has been transferred to Correctional Colony No. 2 in the city of Pokrov, Vladimir Region, where Alexei Navalny* is serving his sentence.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi are outraged by government plans to create an "opinion police."

Participants in a march in Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from May 17, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1760588758674000&set=pcb.1760588888673987 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded treatment for disabled children.

Participants in the march in Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from May 16, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1759768858755990&set=pcb.1759768995422643 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Participants in a march in Tbilisi called for the release of Paata Burchuladze.

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.