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A new tourist map was presented in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:59, 19 April 2018
A new tourist map presented in Nagorno-Karabakh
A new tourist map of Nagorno-Karabakh takes into account all the tourist routes and sights of the unrecognized republic. The map will be provided free of charge to tourists in Stepanakert and Shushi, as well as in all historical and cultural sites, reported the Ministry for Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism.
Serzh Sargsyan's opponents at the protest action in Yerevan in the evening of April 18. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:07, 19 April 2018
Opponents of Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan call on policemen to join them
In the evening on Wednesday, an opposition rally in Yerevan turned into a march to the presidential residence. Activists offered policemen a cash reward for joining the demonstrators.
Opposition rally in Yerevan. April 18, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:29, 18 April 2018
Pogroms in Yerevan remind about provocations during 2008 protests
The organizers of protests against Serzh Sargsyan have chosen a strategy of nonviolent struggle, taking into account the events of March 2008, when provocations led to casualties, and the lessons of the "Sasna Tsrer" armed revolt in 2016.
21:43, 18 April 2018
Azerbaijani villager wounded in shelling
The authorities of the Agjabadi District of Azerbaijan have reported a wounded local resident after the shelling delivered by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). However, the NKR's Army has denied its involvement in the shelling and stated that it "strictly follows the cease-fire regime."
Protesters in the streets of Yerevan. April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:37, 18 April 2018
Police report about 84 protesters detained in Yerevan (+video)
Out of 84 detained opposition protesters, 30 have been released after the protocols were drawn up against them. Other 54 people are suspected of criminal offenses, the police report.
The OSCE mission in Nagorno-Karabakh. Ambassador Pierre Andrieu (France). October 27, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:38, 18 April 2018
OSCE mission sees no violations in Karabakh conflict zone
In the course of the monitoring, OSCE observers did not registered any violations of the ceasefire regime at the contact line, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
14:42, 18 April 2018
Well-known Georgian rapper Kabu detained in France
In France and Greece, law enforcers have detained 38 citizens of Georgia and Armenia, suspected of apartment thefts, including Kakha Abuashvili, also known as rapper Kabu, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
11:42, 18 April 2018
Soldier killed by mine explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh
An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances of the death of Ruslan Manukyan, who perished on April 17 in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
The ceremony of inauguration of President Ilham Aliev. Photo https://ru.president.az/articles/27472
10:58, 18 April 2018
Ilham Aliev takes office as President of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan held the ceremony of inauguration of President Ilham Aliev, who took the post for the fourth time in a row.
A protest gesture. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili
07:00, 18 April 2018
Women murdered with impunity in Caucasus: Who is to blame?
When commenting on a brutal murder of a young woman in Khasavyurt, rights defenders have reported that in Dagestan, the situation with violence against women differs a little from the situation in Russia in general.
Participants of the protest action on April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:07, 18 April 2018
In Yerevan, protesters explain their dissatisfaction with Serzh Sargsyan
Supporters of the opposition movement "My Step!" interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent see the main problems of Armenia in the failures in the foreign and domestic politics, in the social, economic and education spheres, as well as in the total corruption and the presence of oligarchs.
Akhmet Yarlykapov. Photo: press service of the School of International Relations at MGIMO http://www.imi.mgimo.ru/ru/component/content/article/12-glavnaya/899-v-mgimo-obsudili-problemu-radikalizatsii-musulman-na-severnom-kavkaze.html
05:46, 18 April 2018
Political analysts report expansion of ISIL beyond Northern Caucasus
The majority of special operations and detentions of suspected supporters of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia began to take place outside Northern Caucasus, states political analyst Akhmet Yarlykapov. Meanwhile, experts do not expect a significant increase in the activities of IS supporters in Russia.
Women in a refugee camp in Iraq. Photo: REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
02:52, 18 April 2018
Three Azerbaijani women sentenced to death penalty in Iraq
The Central Criminal Court of Iraq recognized three Azerbaijani women as members of the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia) and sentenced them to death penalty.
A police station. Photo: screenshot of the video on the Imedi channel https://www.imedi.ge/ge/video/23275/qronika-1700-saatze--18-aprili-2018-tseli
23:53, 17 April 2018
Georgian resident detained on border with South Ossetia
Russian border guards detained a shepherd from the Gori District of Georgia, his fellow villager who managed to escape has told.
Protesters in Yerevan. April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:47, 17 April 2018
Moscow Armenians support protests against Serzh Sargsyan
In Moscow, opponents of Serzh Sargsyan's Premiership held an action near the Armenian Embassy with appeals to "Reject Serzh". They treated his previous policy as a failure.
Opponents of Serzh Sargsyan. Yerevan, April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:48, 17 April 2018
Activists in Karabakh support Serzh Sargsyan's opponents in Armenia
Five residents of Stepanakert have held an action, urging Serzh Sargsyan, a former Armenian president, appointed today to the post of Prime Minister, to quit politics.
Serzh Sargsyan's photo in a leaflet put on a barbed wire. Yerevan, April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:23, 17 April 2018
Serzh Sargsyan elected Prime Minister of Armenia
Today, most of the Armenian MPs have voted today for the appointment of former President Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
16:11, 17 April 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov loses leading positions in rating of popular politicians in Russia
In 2017, the media mentioned Ramzan Kadyrov twice less often than oppositionist Alexei Navalny, the "Medialogia" reports. Meanwhile, the leader of Chechnya fell into the top five most mentioned politicians.
Special operation. Photo by Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru
14:00, 17 April 2018
In Southern Russia, IS unit leader commits suicide bombing
In the Rostov Region, one person was killed and three others were detained during a special operation against members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia, the FSB reports.
Kakha Kaladze, Tbilisi Mayor and a former AC Milan defender, with the players at a friendly football match. April 14, 2018. Photo: Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli
07:37, 17 April 2018
Students from Africa complain of aggression from Georgian residents
A conflict between students from Africa and residents of Tbilisi has provoked a great resonance. To reconcile the parties to the conflict, the Tbilisi Mayoralty arranged a friendly football match.
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Some prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center have ended their hunger strike.

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.

The sentence against a Nalchik developer in the case involving apartments for orphans has been upheld.

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.