НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО «МЕМО», ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА «МЕМО».
Oleg Orlov. Photo: https://memorialcenter.org/ru/news/politicheskij-zakaz recognized as a foreign agent
14:03, 15 May 2025
The court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the defence of Oleg Orlov* and upheld the sentence of the human rights defender in the case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov*. A frame from the video by https://www.bbc.com/russian/media-48726736
13:59, 15 May 2025
In Grozny, a court has begun considering an administrative case against blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov*, who is accused under the article on violating the rules and regulations of foreign agent activity. The blogger, who lives abroad, reports that he intends to ignore the charges against him and the trial.
Riots in Makhachkala. October 29, 2024: screenshot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1075HOWYZTE
19:14, 14 May 2025
A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced four residents of Dagestan to 10 years in colony each, treating them as rioters at the Makhachkala Airport. The number of people convicted within the "airport case" has reached 105.
Tigran Ulubabyan: photo: https://step1.am/ru/2025/03/19/26115/
18:15, 14 May 2025
The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has found no grounds for initiating a criminal case against law enforcers after a statement made by Tigran Ulubabyan, a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, at a police station. Out of hundreds of reports of torture by law enforcers in Armenia, only a few are being investigated, human rights defenders have noted.
Grigory Melkonyants in the courtroom. April 16, 2025. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
17:30, 14 May 2025
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has sentenced Grigory Melkonyants to five years in a general regime penal colony.
Children are crying. Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in Photoshop software
14:22, 14 May 2025
After an incident in a Sochi kindergarten, parents of the children accused the kindergarten’s administration of concealing facts of child abuse and failing to act in response to complaints. At the same time, the prosecutor’s office drew up administrative protocols against the parents themselves, accusing them of insulting the kindergarten principal and her daughter.
Forensic experts at the place of the shootout in Makhachkala. A frame from the operational video by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation.
14:11, 14 May 2025
The participants in the attack in Makhachkala had been planning the terrorist attack for about six months, the law enforcement bodies have concluded. The leader of Dagestan has promised to nominate the police inspectors for awards.
Yuriy Lysenko shortly before his detention, during a "territory inspection" on May 13, 2025. Photo: Press service of the head of the administration / "VKontakte".
14:06, 14 May 2025
Investigators suspect Yuri Lysenko, the head of the Novocherkassk administration, of receiving a large-amount bribe from a developer. Yuri Lysenko has been caught red-handed, a source in the law enforcement bodies claims.
Participants in the petition gathering near the Presidential Administration. Screenshot from a photo dated May 13, 2025, from the Telegram channel 'Where is Seda?' https://t.me/helpseda/435.
18:11, 13 May 2025
Activists have sent more than 5000 signatures in signature sheets and 2000 electronic signatures demanding to hold an investigation into Seda Suleimanova's case to the Russian Presidential Administration.
Awarding of Adam Kadyrov, Russian coat of arms without crosses. Collage by Caucasian Knot. May 12, 2025. Screenshot from video: https://lenta.ru/news/2025/05/13/na-nagrazhdenii-adama-kadyrova-zametili-gerb-rossii-bez-krestov/ https://t.me/RKadyrov_9"
18:04, 13 May 2025
Adam Kadyrov has received the jubilee medal "25 years of ‘Akhmat-Grozny’ OMON"; the awarding was held in front of the Russian coat of arms without crosses.
Artyom Ostanin: photo: https://t.me/moscowcourts/6616
17:58, 13 May 2025
The arrest of Artyom Ostanin, a comedian from the city of Yeysk, was extended by a month; a Moscow court has dismissed the defence’s notion to transfer Ostanin to house arrest.
Ilham Aliev and the plane. Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software
14:51, 13 May 2025
By demonstratively refusing to attend the Victory Parade in Moscow, the President of Azerbaijan has underlined the geopolitical role of his country that has grown since the victory in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the desire to build relations with Russia only on an equal footing. Moscow is capable of responding harshly to the Ilham Aliev’s demarche, but the risks of such a development are minimal, Russian analysts believe.
Irakli Khufeniya. Photo: a screenshot of a profile photo on Facebook (On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities).
14:40, 13 May 2025
Irakli Khufeniya, a resident of Zugdidi, who participated in protests against the policies of the “Georgian Dream” Party, has been accused by the Russian law enforcement bodies of calling for terrorism.
A driver gives a bribe to a police inspector. A conventional illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software.
14:32, 13 May 2025
In Cherkessk, a court has sentenced Alexei Safonov, the former chief of the Stavropol Territory GIBDD (road police), who became well-known for his mansion with a “golden toilet,” to 20 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony in a case on multi-million-rouble bribes for cargo transportation in violation of the rules and regulations.
Said Amirov: a video screenshot: https://www.1tv.ru/news/2013-06-14/68795-podsledstvennyy_said_amirov_otstranen_ot_dolzhnosti_mera_mahachkaly
18:23, 12 May 2025
Said Amirov, a former Makhachkala Mayor, who uses a wheelchair, has filed several dozen lawsuits demanding to improve his custody conditions in the colony for life-sentenced prisoners.
Beach of “Miracleon” Hotel: screenshot of a photo from the hotel's website: https://miracleon.ru/plyazhnaya-zona/
16:37, 12 May 2025
Tourists have cancelled 60% of bookings at a large Anapa hotel; and they have already received more than two million roubles back. Employees of another hotel have confirmed that their bookings have dropped several-fold after the fuel oil (mazut) spill.
Grigory Melkonyants, May 12, 2025: photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
16:30, 12 May 2025
The Prosecutor's Office (PO) has requested six years of freedom deprivation for Grigory Melkonyants, a co-chairman of the “Golos” (Vote) Movement* in the case of organizing the activities of an undesirable foreign nongovernmental organization (NGO).
Chechens complain about the demolition of a mosque in a Dagestani village. A frame from the video by auh_media from May 10, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/p/DJfLKA9sWTp/ (On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities.)
13:54, 12 May 2025
In the village of Leninaul, despite agreements with the local authorities, a Chechen mosque built in the 19th century has been demolished, village residents report.
Kidnapped man. Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Photoshop software.
13:34, 12 May 2025
A local resident suspected of participating in the kidnapping of a man in Yandar has been detained in Magas. The kidnapped man has also been found and hospitalized.
Stalingrad road sign. Illustration created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software.
13:26, 12 May 2025
Actress Maria Shukshina spoke out in favour of renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad. Users of her Telegram channel expressed different opinions on the issue. Meanwhile, many Volgograd residents have noted the city needs to solve a lot of problems and renaming the city is not the main one.