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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.
Prison in Rustavi. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)
05:02, 14 April 2018
Three Georgian warders detained on charge of torturing prisoners
A former director of the prison No. 6 in Rustavi and two of his former subordinates are detained on the charge of inhuman treatment of prisoners in 2006, the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office reports.
Kazim Nurmagomedov, father of Shamil Nurmagomedov accused of financing militants, gives interview to the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot from video: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/4969
04:03, 14 April 2018
Kazim Nurmagomedov's advocate announces soon transfer of his client's case to court
Kazim Nurmagomedov, a resident of Dagestan, accused of complicity in participating in an illegal armed formation (IAF) after rescuing his son from the "Islamic State" (IS, regarded as terrorist organization and banned in Russia by the court), complains about health problems and is not allowed to be visited by his relatives, his advocate reports.
Tent set up by protesters in the centre of Yerevan, April 13, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
02:49, 14 April 2018
Protesters set up tents in centre of Yerevan
At night, more than 300 opponents of Serzh Sargsyan stayed in France Square in the centre of Yerevan. The protestors used benches to block the streets leading to the square. Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the protest, urged activists to get prepared for the violent dispersal of the action.
21:48, 13 April 2018
Law enforcers tell about Khasavyurt casualties' links with militants
Iskhak and Akram Djamaldinov, shot dead today in Khasavyurt, sons of a former Dagestan official, had previously had to do with the armed underground, law enforcement sources report.
Rally in Yerevan, April 13, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:31, 13 April 2018
Yerevan: rally of Sargsyan's opponents gathered 15,000 people (+video)
After the rally against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan for the post of Premier, oppositionists blocked four streets near France Square, and announced that they would stay there for the night. Police units have been brought to the city centre.
20:30, 13 April 2018
Russia expels Georgian diplomat
An employee of the Georgian interests section at the Swiss Embassy in Moscow was declared an "unacceptable person" after a similar decision by Tbilisi; the diplomat is obliged to leave Russia within seven days, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated today.
Obligatory community clean-up in Grozny. Photo: press service of Grozny Mayoralty
20:10, 13 April 2018
Grozny residents complain they are being forced to clean up Orthodox cemeteries
Chechen authorities attract employees of budgetary organizations to clean up Christian cemeteries, residents of Grozny told the "Caucasian Knot".
At the place of shootout, Khasavyurt, April 13, 2018. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video
16:53, 13 April 2018
Two persons shot dead in Khasavyurt
Law enforcers have launched a search for people who have shot dead Isak and Akram Djamaldinov brothers in Khasavyurt today. According to the preliminary information, the brothers were killed by militants, an informed source reports.
Mines. Photo: press service of Russia's Ministry of Defence
16:04, 13 April 2018
In Armenia, three people blown up on a mine
Today, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that in the Tavush Region, three persons have been injured in an explosion of a mine and hospitalized.
Banner at the protest action. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
13:35, 13 April 2018
In Yerevan, students start a strike against Serzh Sargsyan
Activists from the Yerevan State University have marched to various universities of the city with an appeal to students to join their action against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan to the post of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Mikhail Savostin. Photo from Facebook page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004912841520
10:26, 13 April 2018
Advocate associates prosecution of Stavropol activist with his activities
Mikhail Savostin, an oppositionist from the city of Mineralnye Vody, was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs. He himself claims that the drugs have been planted to him, and his advocate believes his client is being prosecuted for political reasons.
05:08, 13 April 2018
Freedom House's report angers Georgian and Armenian authorities
On April 12, the Georgian authorities sharply criticized the new report prepared by the Freedom House and voice their disagreement with the thesis about a significant reduction in the level of democracy in the country. The Armenian Minister of Justice reproached the rights defenders of biased attitude. In the report prepared by the Freedom House, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia reached the worst estimates since 2009.
Salman Sever. Screeshot from video posted by Tagir Minibaev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV_3fQVm0Vs
04:48, 13 April 2018
Armenian GPO explains persecution of Salman Sever
A Muslim activist and blogger, known as Salman Sever, had two passports. One was issued in the name of Maxim Baidak, under which he was put on the wanted list by the Russian law enforcement bodies, while the second one was issued in Ukraine in the name of Bogdan Kalyussky. The possession of two passports issued in different names made it possible for law enforcers to assume that Kalyussky-Baidak illegally crossed borders with forged documents.
Shelled civilian truck. Photo from Edvard Antinyan's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212283473384502&set=a.10207168596075766.1073741827.1308566520&type=3&theater
00:37, 13 April 2018
Azerbaijan shells civilian vehicle, Armenia says
On April 12, The Azerbaijani militaries shelled an Armenian civilian truck, the Armenian Ministry of Defence has stated.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

An arrested teenager. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from December 22 to 28, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia.

Elections. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program Single Voting Day 2025 in the South of Russia

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.