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A march in the center of Grozny. Its participants are students and youth activists. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
04:41, 17 April 2018
In Grozny, students forced to attend march on Day of Peace and CTO cancellation
In Chechnya, in honour of the ninth anniversary of the CTO legal regime cancellation, the authorities of the republic organized a march and festive events. In Grozny, students of the higher education institutions claimed they were obliged to participate in the march.
Demonstrators after dispersal of protests by the police. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:07, 17 April 2018
Oppositionists condemn brutal dispersal of protests in Armenia
The European Armenian Forum has called on the police not to use force against participants of an action in Yerevan, and the "Apricot Country" Party has condemned the law enforcers' actions against demonstrators.
The detained offenders. April 16, 2018. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia //06.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/news/item/12820112/
20:04, 16 April 2018
Three Ingush residents detained for shooting at wedding party
Five young men opened fire from the car of a wedding cortege in Nazran. Three of them were detained, the remaining two have been declared wanted.
Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the demonstrators, was wounded in the clashes but came back to the rally. Yerevan, April 16, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:02, 16 April 2018
Yerevan: 46 people wounded after protests against government (+video)
Forty demonstrators and six policemen addressed for help to doctors after clashes in Yerevan.
A law enforcer during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-botlihskom-rayone-dagestana-v-hode-kto.html
11:22, 16 April 2018
On April 9-15, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from April 9 to April 15, 2018, at least two people were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; no information was received about any wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Azerbaijani sniper. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/provoditsya-sorevnovanie-na-zvanie-luchshij-tankovyj-ekipazh-font-color-red-video-font-22213.html
09:29, 16 April 2018
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling from grenade launchers
On April 15-16, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire for 76 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
09:05, 16 April 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 9-15, 2018
Voting at the presidential election in Azerbaijan; protests in Armenia against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister; Freedom House's criticism of the democracy level in Russia and the countries of Southern Caucasus; spontaneous rally in Nalchik with the demand to punish killers of taxi driver; actions of animal rights defenders in Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 9-15, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Participants of the discussion "Nation, army, family" in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:59, 16 April 2018
Forum calls on students of Armenia to fight for recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh
Participants of the all-Armenian student forum have called on students of Armenian higher educational institutions to unite around the national idea and participate in the process of international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Cars and athletes who took part in motor races. Photo by Pavel Chepurkov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:40, 16 April 2018
Grozny residents forced to watch motor races
On April 14 and 15, in the Chechen capital, the motordrome "Grozny Fortress" hosted the first stage of the Russian series of ring races under the SMP Racing programme for the development of motorsport. Among the spectators there were many public employees, who claimed they were forced to attend the competitions.
The village of Baganis in the Tavush Region in Armenia. Photo by Narek Sehakyan
02:37, 16 April 2018
Head of Armenian village complains of shelling from Azerbaijan
On April 15, the armed forces of Azerbaijan shelled a border village of Baganis in the Tavush Region, reports Narek Saakyan, the head of the rural community. According to him, the section of the road from Voskepar to Baganis is blocked for security reasons.
Policeman in Grozny street. Photo: http://m.sputniknews.com/russia/20141204/1015471677.html
15:59, 15 April 2018
After kids' detention, people in Chechnya dispute on wedding traditions
Law enforcers have talked with the children who had blocked wedding corteges in Grozny claiming money. Residents of Grozny have different views on that ancient custom.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
13:52, 15 April 2018
Russian fighter Alexander Emelianenko declares himself a fighter of Kadyrov's Club "Akhmat"
On May 5, in Yekaterinburg, the famous Russian fighter Alexander Emelianenko, who has signed a contract with the RCC Boxing Promotions, will fight a Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga. Emelianenko, known for friendly relations with the head of Chechnya, called the rumours about his quitting the "Akhmat" Club as gossip, stating however that he is a free fighter able to "fight for any organization."
Domestic violence. Photo: Aziz Karimov / MeydanTV
08:33, 15 April 2018
Georgian rights defenders call on to toughen punishment for beating women in family
In Georgia, policemen often fail to react to domestic violence; women themselves tend to silence the problem; and the law is weakly defending them. This was stated by rights defenders, who have urged the parliament to adopt amendments to the law on protecting victims of domestic violence.
Rally of zoo activists in Rostov-on-Don, April 14, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
23:46, 14 April 2018
Rostov activists demand law on animals protection
The protest rally in Rostov-on-Don has joined the All-Russian action "The Law Is Needed Now!" Zoo activists demand to finally adopt the law, which was approved in the first reading seven years ago.
Leaflets against Serzh Sargsyan's premiership. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:30, 14 April 2018
At least 5000 rally against Sargsyan's Premiership
The organizers of the rally against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan as country's Prime Minister have urged the citizens of Armenia to go on strike and invited other oppositional forces to join the protest.
Participants of rally against election outcomes, Baku, April 14, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
20:20, 14 April 2018
Rally in Baku demands to cancel election outcomes
The demand to abolish the results of the Azerbaijani early presidential election and create conditions for holding free election was put forward by the participants of the rally in Baku.
Participant of a rally against the results of presidential election in Azerbaijan, Baku, April 14, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
15:41, 14 April 2018
Azerbaijan: about 1500 people come to protest against outcomes of presidential election
In Baku, at the stadium of the Yasamal District sports complex, the opposition is holding a rally against the results of the early presidential election.
Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: European People's Party, www.flickr.com/photos/eppofficial/8234401295, лицензия Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
14:24, 14 April 2018
Armenia's ruling party nominates Serzh Sargsyan to be Prime Minister
Participants of a meeting of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) have unanimously supported the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan for the post of the chair of the government. The oppositionists did not manage to hold a protest auto rally to the meeting place, since it was held ahead of schedule.
07:26, 14 April 2018
Murder of a Chechen young woman refreshes problem of domestic violence in Southern Russia
In Northern Caucasus, violence of a spouse remains the main source of threat for women. The problem of domestic violence in the region is aggravated by the situation of women in society and in families when victims traditionally avoid seeking outside help. This was stated by rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in connection with a brutal murder of a Chechen young woman in Khasavyurt.
Ammunition hideout. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
06:07, 14 April 2018
Mamed Gazgireev's relatives claim falsification of his case
Advocate of Mamed Gazgireev, sentenced to two years of imprisonment for possession of weapons, has filed complaints against the verdict. The decision of the court is based on falsified evidence, the defence believes.
News
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.