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The police blocked the streets in Yerevan. April 20, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:29, 21 April 2018
Activists call on citizens of Armenia to hold peaceful protests
In Armenia, a "velvet revolution" will succeed only in the case of peaceful protests. This was stated by activists from the "Counterstrike" art group, as well as organizers of the protest against the rise in electricity tariffs and the ban on right-hand drive vehicles that were held in the country in the past.
03:19, 21 April 2018
Four men detained for attacking a Russian soldier in South Ossetia
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for South Ossetia reported the detention of four men suspected of attacking a soldier from the Russian military base.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the press service of the administration of the Russian President http://www.kremlin.ru/ https://ru.wikipedia.org
21:00, 20 April 2018
Journalist of Chechen GTRK "Grozny" killed in Syria
In Damascus, Syrian citizen Ihab Balan, a freelance correspondent of the Chechen State TV and Radio Company (GTRK) "Grozny", was killed by an "intentional shot," reported Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.
Residents of Yerevan during the protest action in the streets. April 20, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:21, 20 April 2018
In Yerevan, opposition actions arouse protest activity of citizens
Residents of Yerevan did not limit themselves to demonstrating solidarity with the activists protesting against the election the former president the Prime Minister of Armenia. Some of them openly joined the protesters.
16:10, 20 April 2018
Four people killed in CTO in Dagestan
Law enforcers have killed four alleged militants during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held the city of Derbent; some people were detained, a source has reported.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Aboud Hamam
15:58, 20 April 2018
Resident of Chechnya arrested for recruiting to IS
A resident of Chechnya, suspected of persuading an Ingush woman to go to Syria to take part in hostilities, has been placed behind bars.
The police officers are talking to protesters. Yerevan, April 20, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:40, 20 April 2018
Armenian police threaten to use force against demonstrators
The number of detainees at protest rallies held in Yerevan has reached 166, the Armenian police reports. Policemen have warned that they are ready to use special means against demonstrators for their non-obeying their demands.
13:50, 20 April 2018
Georgian shepherd detained near border with South Ossetia
Law enforcers have detained a 77-year-old resident of Georgia, who was grazing cattle near the border with South Ossetia.
Activists opposing the election of Serzh Sargsyan the Prime Minister of Armenia in the square in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:22, 20 April 2018
Leader of anti-Sargsyan protests detained in Yerevan
On Friday, activists opposing the election of Serzh Sargsyan the Prime Minister of Armenia again blocked the streets in Yerevan. The police detained 37 demonstrators, including David Sanasaryan, the leader of the civil initiative "Reject Serzh".
The police in Yerevan on April 19, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:17, 20 April 2018
Political analysts: crisis in Yerevan not to affect Karabakh conflict
In Yerevan, protests against the election of Serzh Sargsyan the Prime minister will not lead to a change in the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Russia acts as a guarantor of the Nagorno-Karabakh's status, and protests in Yerevan are not of anti-Russian nature, Gevorg Mirzayan notes.
21:46, 19 April 2018
Woman in Chechnya suspected of links with Syrian militants
Investigators have unreasonably refused prosecuting a female resident of Chechnya, who had gone to join Syrian militants, but the prosecutor's office managed to cancel the refusal.
Participants of the action in Yerevan, April 19, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:55, 19 April 2018
Police prevent demonstrators from approaching Armenian government building
The police would not let oppositionists to approach the building of the Armenia's Govt, where a parliament session was held under Serzh Sargsyan's chairmanship. The protesters called on policemen to lay down their arms; drivers of passing by cars supported them with horns.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
18:41, 19 April 2018
Experts: conflict in Karabakh unlikely to aggravate amidst Armenian crisis
Azerbaijan will not benefit from using the political crisis in Armenia to aggravate the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, since that will lead to unity in the Armenian society and increase the Russian pressure on the parties to the conflict. That opinion was voiced by military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Activists near the barbed wire. Yerevan, April 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:49, 19 April 2018
In Yerevan, number of detained activists reaches 122
According to the Armenian police, organizers of the protests against Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan call on demonstrators to commit unlawful actions in order to provoke clashes with law enforcers.
Vagit Alekperov, Leonid Mikhelson, Suleiman Kerimov and Gennady Timchenko (to the right). Photo collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Russian Presidential Press and Information Office https://ru.wikipedia.org, Kremlin.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org, REUTERS/Stringer
16:20, 19 April 2018
Four natives of Caucasus in Forbes' top 20
According to Forbes, Dagestani natives Leonid Mikhelson and Suleiman Kerimov, as well as Vagit Alekperov and Gennady Timchenko, natives of Southern Caucasus, entered the top 20 of the richest Russian businessmen in Russia in 2018.
Opposition in Yerevan. April 18, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:49, 19 April 2018
Journalist beaten at protest action in Yerevan
In Yerevan, several people attacked Tirair Muradyan, a journalist of the "Union of Informed Citizens", when he photographed them. Tirair Muradyan was hospitalized with bruises.
Visitors of the exhibition "Towers of the Caucasus: Dagestan and Ingushetia", Makhachkala, April 2018. Photo by Ilyas Kapiyev for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:58, 19 April 2018
Makhachkala opens photo exhibition devoted to towers in Dagestan and Ingushetia
The main goal of the exhibition "Towers of the Caucasus: Dagestan and Ingushetia", opened in Makhachkala, is to attract the attention of the younger generation to the preservation of those towers, noted Zumrud Suleimanova, the director of the museum "Dagestani Aul".
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.
News
Mzia Amaglobeli in court. June 2025. Photo from TV Pirveli. A third complaint about the violation of Mzia Amaglobeli's rights has been filed with the ECHR.

The Supreme Court of Georgia refused to review Amaglobeli's sentence.

Beaches of Bobokvati. Photo: tourister.ru Bobokvati residents demand a report from authorities on the fate of land plots

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.