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A motor rally with the Adyg flags held in Nalchik. Screenshot of the video by Sergei Chernov "The Circassian Flag Day". Nalchik, April 25, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wo_48hgN3U
08:30, 1 May 2019
Activists condemn ban of motor rally with Circassian flags in KBR
The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) is the only republic, where Circassian activists were not allowed to hold a motor rally on the Circassian Flag Day. The authorities are afraid of national movement strengthening, but the prohibition policy is fraught with the situation getting out of control, Martin Kochesoko, a Circassian activist, and Valery Khatazhukov, a human rights defender, believe.
Akhmed Barakhoev. Photo: screenshot of the video by Фортанга Org б https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=281&v=-JYQsIapius
08:28, 1 May 2019
Court refuses to release Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev from arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has upheld the decision to arrest the Ingush activist Akhmed Barakhoev until June 11, 2019.
The building of the Belgian Parliament. Photo Benjah https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Федеральный_парламент_Бельгии#/media/File:Parlement_Belge.JPG
21:39, 30 April 2019
Armenian Diaspora criticizes Belgian Parliament for genocide law
The Belgian authorities have acted inconsistently by criminalizing the denial of a number of genocides, but failed to include the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire into the law. This was stated by members of the Armenian community in Europe.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo © administration of Robert Kocharyan
21:33, 30 April 2019
Robert Kocharyan, ex-President of Armenia, accused of receiving bribe of USD 3 million
The Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) voiced out the amounts of bribes, received, according to the GPO, by the second Armenian President, Robert Kocharyan, accused also of suppressing the 2008 protests.
18:17, 30 April 2019
Armenian soldier wounded on border with Azerbaijan
A contract soldier was severely wounded during the shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Armenia reported.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Photo: screenshot of the video by "Fortanga.org" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw
18:14, 30 April 2019
Court leaves chair of Ingush Council of Teips in custody
The Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria refused to release Malsag Uzhakhov, the chairman of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans), under house arrest.
Azerbaijani militaries. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=24058
15:54, 30 April 2019
Azerbaijan reports machine gun shelling of two villages
Within the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 22 times; the villages located in the regions bordering on Armenia came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
15:45, 30 April 2019
Zhalaudi Geriev, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, leaves his colony in Chechnya
Today, Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, is back at large was released today after serving his three-year prison term.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo: RFE/RL
11:25, 30 April 2019
Relatives publicly renounce Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov
The relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who live in Chechnya, have renounced him and declared that they would not avenge his death. This was done by authorities' pressure; and the blogger's relatives just wanted to safeguard themselves, human rights defenders believe.
11:21, 30 April 2019
Activist Magomed Nalgiev detained in Ingushetia
In Nazran, law enforcers have detained Magomed Nalgiev, a participant in March protests, sources inform.
11:17, 30 April 2019
Armenia thanks Portugal for recognition of Armenian Genocide
The Portuguese Parliament has recognized the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed gratitude to Portuguese MPs.
Mekhman Galandarov. Photo: Facebook.com/mehman.qelenderov
08:10, 30 April 2019
Activists demand to resume inquiry into death of blogger Mekhman Galandarov
The activists, who gathered to commemorate Mekhman Galandarov, have criticized the official version of his death at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to their version, the blogger was arrested for political reasons; and his death could have been violent.
07:56, 30 April 2019
Rights defenders urge to release all Ingush activists
The mass arrests of Ingush oppositionists are heating up the already tense situation in the republic; all the arrested activists should be released under recognizance not to leave, human rights defenders assert.
Screenshot from post with information about Russian bikers being denied entry into Georgia, https://twitter.com/RuslanLeviev/status/1122593212147884034
22:29, 29 April 2019
Border guards would not let Russian bikers to Georgia
Bikers from Russia were denied entry because border guards treated the information about the aim of their journey as false, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. The motorcyclists claim that their group of 30 bikers was driving to a rally in Greece.
Tavush Region of Armenia. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
22:18, 29 April 2019
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of shelling border road
Today in the afternoon, a section of the Yerevan-Tbilisi road near the village of Baganis, Tavush Region of Armenia, was fired from Azerbaijani positions this afternoon, the village headman and the press secretary of the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have reported.
Rustam Ismailov. Photo: press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, https://sledcom.ru/news/item/1345497/
22:03, 29 April 2019
Organizer of terror act in Pyatigorsk imprisoned for 15 years
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced Rustam Ismailov, accused of committing a terror act in Pyatigorsk and preparing an explosion in Stavropol, to 15 years in colony investigators have informed.
Special service agent. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-tyumeni-neytralizovany-bandity-svyazannye-s.html#&gid=1&pid=3
19:18, 29 April 2019
On April 22-28, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 22-28, 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.
Akhmed Barakhoev at rally in Magas. Screenshot from video by Ilez Pliev at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeTkWnqw04
19:01, 29 April 2019
Court fails to find Akhmed Barakhoev in Nalchik SIZO
After finding out that Ingush activist Akhmed Barakhoev was not kept at the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria postponed the consideration of a complaint about the Ingush activist's arrest.
Roman Romenkov, a victim of the road accident. Screenshot from video posted by STRINGERS at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TaTcrUqppA
18:50, 29 April 2019
Social network users criticize Kadyrov for unfulfilled promise to victim of road accident
A resident of Smolensk, whom Ramzan Kadyrov promised to donate a car and provide assistance after a resonant road traffic accident in Moscow, complained that the promise had not been fulfilled. Users of social networks criticized the leader of Chechnya.
Firing ground in Azerbaijan. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
14:25, 29 April 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling of two villages in conflict zone
Over 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 22 times, including positions in border villages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
News
Security forces removed the electronic bracelet of Hieromonk Ilya Sigida.

A Volgodonsk resident was convicted in Kuban of treason.

Smoke from the fire in Tuapse. Still from the video "Anapa Civil" from April 21, 2026, https://t.me/anapa_grazhdan/15185 Tuapse residents spoke about the consequences of the "black rain" amid a warning from the task force.

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.