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The complaints on the cases of the journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, and the oppositional politician, Nemat Panakhly, sent by mail to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, failed to leave Azerbaijan within a month, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate, has stated. He believes that the sending of letters is delayed intentionally.

Ararat Khechumyan, a serviceman of the automobile company, turned over in a combat vehicle during exercises and died, investigators have reported.

After his release from prison, Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the "Nida" movement, was not allowed to continue his studies at the Baku Slavic University. Mamedov's associate, Giyas Ibragimov, has been also expelled from the same university.

Aslan Cherkesov, who is challenging the legality of the ban on administering namaz (prayer) in colony, received no rights defenders' reaction within six days, said his advocate. In Chechnya, the court earlier passed a positive decision on a similar convict's complaint.

The police dispersed the protest actions in March 2008, since the special services reported that protestors were taking up arms, reported Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia.

The detention of nine suspected militants in Chechnya was preceded by a statement released by the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") about an attack on law enforcers in the Urus-Martan District. The law enforcement bodies called the jihadists' statement the disinformation, but a special operation might have been triggered by it, said scientists engaged in the studies of the Caucasus.

David Grigoryan dismissed the motion filed by advocates of former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan concerning disqualification of the judge. The police warned supporters and opponents of Robert Kocharyan, gathered in front of the court building, against provocations.

Sergey Goncharov, the president of the Alpha Anti-Terrorism Unit Veterans' Association, and Gennady Gudkov, the retired FSB Colonel, doubt the credibility of the reports about the detention of militants in Chechnya. Political analyst Alexander Perendjiev suggests that people undesired by the Chechen authorities could be declared militants.

The agreement of May 12, 1994, signed by Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabakh remains the basis of the ceasefire regime, maintenance of peace and security in Southern Caucasus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

The disputable monasteries on the border with Azerbaijan are Georgian monuments, state historians. Religious sites often provoke conflicts, but Georgia and Azerbaijan have every reason to agree peacefully, said analysts.

The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan threatened human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev with criminal responsibility for his posts in social networks.

Vasily Patarkatsishvili and Dmitry Izergishvili, residents of the Kvemo Chugali village, located on the border with South Ossetia, were released, the State Security Service of Georgia reported.

At the same time, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, demonstrates one of the highest ratings.

The court has arrested in absentia the Ingush activist, Ismail Nalgiev, for two months, his advocate Andrei Sabinin and law enforcement sources inform.

Members of a militant grouping have been detained in Chechnya with their weapons and grenades, the "Interfax" has reported, citing its source.

Abbas Guseinov, Deputy Chairman of the "Muslim Unity" (MU) Movement, receives no due medical care, his sister has complained. She linked the deterioration of her brother's health with the torture, which he had stated earlier.

Supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia, gathered outside the courthouse during the first session on his case and demanded to release him. His advocates question the impartiality of the judge and insist on his disqualification.

The case of a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who is accused of participating in hostilities in Syria on militants' side, has been sent to the court.

During the week of May 6-12, 2019, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The forced migrants from North Ossetia, who live in Nazran, told about the workers' attempts to dismantle their barracks. The head of Ingushetia has set up a commission to address migrants' housing problems of immigrants.