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Truck drivers' protest action against the "Platon" system. Photo by Andrei Mayorov, Yuga.ru
03:50, 21 April 2017
Astrakhan Regional Duma asks federal centre to review tariffs of "Platon" system
Deputies of the Astrakhan Regional Duma have adopted an appeal to the government of the Russian Federation and both chambers of the Russian Federal Assembly on the need to revise the tariffs for cargo transportation. Deputies recognized taxes imposed owners of heavy vehicles as excessive.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-obnaruzhen-arsenal-v-banditskom.html
01:38, 21 April 2017
In Dagestan, law enforcers carry out eighth special operation since beginning of 2017
The legal regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in the Buynaksk and Karabudakhkent Districts has been announced in the territory Dagestan for the eighth time since early 2017 and for the first time in the second quarter.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: RFE/RL
21:56, 20 April 2017
"Mashr" excluded from list of “foreign agents”
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has notified the Ingush human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov about the exclusion of his “Mashr” human rights organization from the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs), performing the functions of a "foreign agent".
20:58, 20 April 2017
Forwarders report losses caused by protests of Ingush truckers
The protests of drivers of heavy trucks have paralyzed the work of logistic companies involved in the delivery of goods to Ingushetia, entrepreneurs said, adding with regret that truckers from other regions are afraid of coming to the republic.
People gathered near the Supreme Court of Russia. Moscow, April 20, 2017. Photo by Rustam Djalilov for "Caucasian Knot"
20:27, 20 April 2017
Jehovah's Witnesses treat SC’s verdict as biased
The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has made a mistake by approving the liquidation of the Administrative Centre and local organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. This decision will be appealed against, the representative of the Centre and advocates have stated.
The truckers' protest action against the “Platon” system in Kuban. Photo https://golos-kubani.ru/
17:05, 20 April 2017
Kuban truckers express disappointment with protest action
Truckers’ demands are ignored, law enforcers ban protest actions on highways; and it makes no sense to hold a "passive" strike and sit at home in the sowing season, the Krasnodar (Kuban) truckers have stated.
A protest camp of the truckers set up near Digora. North Ossetia, April 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for "Caucasian Knot"
14:57, 20 April 2017
Truck drivers of North Ossetia stop their strike and create own transport company
In North Ossetia, truck drivers on protest have stopped their action and decided to create their own transport company and trade union to conclude contracts for transportation. Konstantin Tavasiev, a participant of the protest action, announced this. Truck driver Felix Pliev has noted a split among the truck driver in the republic.
People in Cossack uniform threw eggs and flour at participants of the press conference held at the election office of Alexei Navalny. Krasnodar, April 20, 2017. Photo vk.com/teamnavalny_krd
14:42, 20 April 2017
People in Cossack uniform attack Alexei Navalny's election office in Krasnodar
Today, in Krasnodar, people in Cossack uniform threw eggs and flour at participants of the press conference held at the election office of Alexei Navalny. Besides, the attackers also beat Cossack Evgeny Panchuk who spoke in support of Alexei Navalny.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo: Maxim Blinov (Sputnik)
13:07, 20 April 2017
Dadaev tells court about torture after detention
Zaur Dadaev told the court that he had been physically abused by law enforcers for two days after his detention. The court also read out the testimony of Rustam Yusupov, who was detained together with Dadaev.
Photo: Sergey Lavrov © Sputnik. Viktor Tolochko http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/radio/20170419/1020864258/lavrov-bezopasnost-abxazii-obespechena-i-garantirovana.html
11:23, 20 April 2017
Political analysts associate Sergey Lavrov's visit to Sukhumi with parliamentary elections in Abkhazia
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, has visited Sukhumi in connection with the forthcoming replacement of the Ambassador and the need to get acquainted with the new Speaker of the Parliament and to learn about the situation after the internal political conflict in Abkhazia. This opinion was voiced by Russian political analysts Konstantin Zatulin and Alexander Krylov.
The military exercises of the Azerbaijani army. Photo © Foto / mod.gov.az https://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20170419/409906306/azerbaijan-armiya-ucheniya.html
07:57, 20 April 2017
Armenian experts associate military exercises in Azerbaijan with anniversary of "April war"
In the course of the military exercises of the Azerbaijani army, no new types of weapons were used. This was noted by experts in Yerevan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that Azerbaijan violated its obligations to the OSCE.
Rizvan Ibragimov. Photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0uY_XnUtW0
07:48, 20 April 2017
Persecution of publicist Ibragimov in Chechnya has added him fame
The criminal case against publicist Rizvan Ibragimov, the author of books about the God's favoured Chechen people, accused of extremism, has added popularity to him, but showed other authors in Chechnya the limits of what is permitted. This is the opinion of the writer Arslan Khasavov.
Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for "Caucasian Knot"
04:49, 20 April 2017
Defence of Zhalaudi Geriev for sixth time demands to retract refusal to institute case of kidnapping
Advocates of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, sentenced for illegal possession of drugs, have appealed to the Investigating Department for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to retract the sixth refusal to institute a criminal case against the people who kidnapped Zhalaudi Geriev.
01:55, 20 April 2017
Woman from Dagestan reports her husband’s disappearance after search
Men in camouflage uniform searched the house of Magomedshapi Maglaev, a resident of the village of Tarumovka of the Kizlyar District, after which they took him away to some unknown place. His whereabouts are unknown since April 18, said his wife.
22:29, 19 April 2017
Motorists solve problem with tachographs in KBR
Drivers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will no longer be fined for the absence of electronic tachographs, said the activists of the “Union of KBR’s Motorists” after their meeting with the leadership of the regional Ministry of Transports.
Nadezhda Azhgikhina. Photo http://ruspekh.ru
21:42, 19 April 2017
"Free Word" links threats to “Novaya Gazeta” with Akhmednabiyev’s and Estemirova’s cases
Threats to journalists coming from Chechnya after publications about persecutions of members of the LGBT-community in the republic may harbinger of greater misfortune, said Nadezhda Azhgikhina, a member of the “Free Word” Association; and Alisa Ganieva, a member of the Association, has added that they would strengthen the support of the journalists, threatened for their honestly performed professional work.
Alexander Iskandaryan, a political analyst. Photo: RFE/RL
20:06, 19 April 2017
Political analysts find Erdogan's reforms good for Armenia
After the constitutional referendum, Turkish authorities will be more concerned with addressing domestic rather than foreign policy problems, the Armenian political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believed. They hope that Western countries, dissatisfied with the Turkish reforms, will provide even greater support to Armenia.
Evgeny Panchuk at Navalny's office in Krasnodar. Screenshot of a video from the YouTube channel of the office, Youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7-Sza5Wn4
18:56, 19 April 2017
Supporter of Navalny treats his exclusion from Cossack Army as unjustified
The Cossack Evgeny Panchuk, who had supported Navalny and was excluded from the registry of the Ekaterinodar District Cossack Society, decided to become a member of another Cossack Society. Panchuk should not support Navalny on behalf of all the Cossacks, his opponents believe.
18:49, 19 April 2017
Truckers of North Ossetia announce termination of their protest action
The carriers from North Ossetia, protesting against the “Platon” system, began leaving the protest camp. Some of them return to work in order to pay off their credits, while others do not intend to go on routes yet.
15:30, 19 April 2017
Dagestani disappears after search of his house
Relatives of a Khasavyurt resident have turned to rights defenders stating his disappearance after detention by unidentified power agents on April 18. They fear that he may be tortured.
News
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 523 days in a row.

March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

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.