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ECtHR meeting. Photo: http://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
11:33, 13 April 2017
ECtHR awards compensation of 3,043,000 euros to relatives of people killed in Beslan
The European Court of Human Rights has found violations of the rights of relatives of the people killed and injured in the seizure of the Beslan school in 2004 and awarded 409 complainants the compensation in the amount of 2,955,000 euros and 88,000 euros to recover court costs.
Inscription 'Flourish, my Ossetia!' made during referendum, April 9, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev.
11:25, 13 April 2017
Idea to rename South Ossetia supported by 80% of voters
The renaming of South Ossetia into the State of Alania was supported by 25,123 people, or 80% of the total number of voters. This was reported by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia following the results of the processing of 100% of the protocols.
Grozny. Photo: Timur Agirov, http://timag82.livejournal.com/66821.html
09:46, 13 April 2017
France demands from Russia to protect rights of sexual minorities in Chechnya
In Paris, officials express their concern over the reports of violations of the rights of members of the LGBT community in the Chechen Republic. This was reported by Romain Nadal, the spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
08:27, 13 April 2017
NAC confirms killing of Ilyas Khalilov in Dagestan
One of the militants killed on April 11 in Dagestan has been preliminary identified as Ilyas Khalilov, who was involved in numerous terrorist crimes. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
07:09, 13 April 2017
ICRF launches investigation into case of abduction of Ingush woman
At least five persons are involved in the abduction of a 19-year-old female resident of the village of Kantyshevo of the Nazran District of Ingushetia. One of the kidnappers has been identified. This was reported by investigators.
Mark Yavorsky. Photo by Oksana Yavorsky
03:02, 13 April 2017
Court releases visually impaired Sochi resident Mark Yavorsky from custody
On April 12, the Primorsko-Akhtarsky Court has decided to release Mark Yavorsky from custody, who earlier had been found guilty of involvement in a double murder.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin. Collage by the ‘Caucasian Knot’. Sources: vk.com/ramzan and kremlin.ru
21:47, 12 April 2017
Kadyrov and Sechin threaten to sue Financial Times
The conflict of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov with Igor Sechin, Director of the “Rosneft” Corporation, has escalated, which resulted in the appearance of a version of the "Chechen trace" in the Saint Petersburg terror act, the Financial Times newspaper has reported. In their joint statement, Kadyrov and Sechin refuted this information, threatening to sue the newspaper.
Believers inside the “Gadji Djavad” mosque. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:32, 12 April 2017
Believers prevent demolition of mosque in Baku
Today, believers surrounded the "Gadji Djavad" mosque located in central Baku and prevented start of its demolition.
16:51, 12 April 2017
Alleged IS militant from Chechnya arrested in Turkey
A Turkish court has ruled to place behind bars Djamalali Gadjiev, a native of Chechnya, detained on April 4 on the Syrian-Turkish border. According to law enforcers, Gadjiev took part in warfare for the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.
Picket participants, Volgograd, April 12, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:13, 12 April 2017
Volgograd Communists hold picket and demand resignation of Russian Govt
Today, Communists of Volgograd have held a picket, dedicated to the Cosmonautics Day, near the building of the planetarium. According to the regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the action was 30 people strong.
12:52, 12 April 2017
Leader of "Makhachkala" grouping was among militants killed in Dagestan
One of the militants, killed in Dagestan in a shootout with policemen was identified as Ilyas Khalilov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" grouping, said a law enforcement source.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: RFE/RL
12:13, 12 April 2017
Verdict to Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov upheld
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has refused to grant a complaint against the verdict to blogger Mekhman Guseinov. Public activists treat the verdict as politically motivated.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
10:54, 12 April 2017
Five IEDs found during searches in Derbent
In Derbent, law enforcers found explosive devices during searches carried out at five places of relatives and acquaintances of suspected militants. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of the region.
Oslo. Photo: Jim G from Silicon Valley,https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE
10:41, 12 April 2017
In Norway, native of Ingushetia arrested on suspicion of storing explosives
The Oslo District Court pronounced the decision to arrest for two weeks a 17-year-old Russian citizen, a native of Ingushetia, who was detained with an improvised explosive device. The young man does not admit his guilt and involvement in terrorist activities. This was reported by his advocate.
Mark Yavorsky at Sochi sea port. Photo by Oksaa Yavorsky.
04:15, 12 April 2017
Prosecutor's Office requests to reconsider verdict to Mark Yavorsky, a visually impaired resident of Sochi
The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has submitted to the Presidium of the Regional Court a proposal with a request to change the verdict to Mark Yavorsky, a visually impaired young man from Sochi, sentenced for 7.5 years of imprisonment on the charge of involvement in a double murder. The verdict has been challenged after the mother of the sentenced young man appealed to the Prosecutor's Office.
02:19, 12 April 2017
Defence of Abdusalam Ramazanov urges court to acquit him
During the debate at the trial, Abdusalam Ramazanov, a native of the Tsuntin District of Dagestan, accused of trying to join militants in Syria, has pleaded not guilty. His defence has pointed to the absence of any evidence in the case, other than testimony of a witness, and requested the court to acquit the defendant. This was reported by an advocate of the defendant.
Vladislav Ryazantsev. Photo from Ryazantsev's personal Facebook page.
01:22, 12 April 2017
Rostov extremists involved in attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
Ruslan Pavlyuk, a member of the Rostov branch of the extremist organization "Misanthropic Division" banned in the Russian Federation, charged and detained under Article 282, is also involved in the case of Vladislav Ryazantsev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who was attacked in Rostov-on-Don. This was reported by an official from the regional law enforcement bodies.
23:49, 11 April 2017
Three men shot dead in shootout with power agents in Dagestan
Employees of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) were shelled in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan, when they tried to stop a car for inspection; three attackers were killed, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has reported, adding that the incident has occurred today at 9:25 p.m. The driver and the passengers opened automatic fire and tried to escape.
23:28, 11 April 2017
Relatives announce disappearance of Malgobek resident
Magomed Kartoev, a resident of Malgobek, who complained about pressure from power agents, has disappeared while trying to leave Russia, his relatives have reported. Magomed Multsogov, the head of the human rights organization “Mashr”, has linked Kartoev's disappearance with a criminal case against his cousin.
Rally dedicated to the international liberation day of prisoners of fascist concentration camps, Volgograd, April 11, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:45, 11 April 2017
Participant of rally in Volgograd states insufficient support to prisoners of fascist concentration camps
A rally, dedicated to the international liberation day of prisoners of fascist concentration camps, was held today in Volgograd in Heroes Alley. According to the regional administration, it was 60 people strong – former prisoners of concentration camps, officials and schoolchildren.
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Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

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.