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11:30, 25 April 2016
On April 18-24, 2016, one person suffers in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 18-24, 2016, one person was wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
10:20, 25 April 2016
HRC "Memorial" calls on to release Darya Polyudova
According to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova is being prosecuted in connection with the non-violent exercise of the right to freedom of expression, on the charge of committing an offense with no constituent elements of offence.
09:00, 25 April 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 18-24
Publication of the interim report on the results of investigation into the "FlyDubai" aircraft crash in Rostov-on-Don; conviction of Dagestani Vice-Premier Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov; undermining of house of alleged attackers on Dagestani village of Djuli, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 18-24, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Village of Mataghis, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:41, 25 April 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh: Mataghis villagers start returning to their houses
In the Martakert District, residents of the village of Mataghis, who left their houses during the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, have started returning to their places. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
00:14, 25 April 2016
Marguerite Barankitse awarded Aurora Prize
Today, Yerevan has held a ceremony of awarding the first humanitarian Aurora Prize. The Aurora Prize was given to Marguerite Barankitse from the "Shalom House" and the REMA hospital in Burundi, who saved thousands of people and took care for orphans and refugees during the civil war.
Participants of the rally in memory of Armenian Genocide victims.
20:25, 24 April 2016
In Moscow, participants of rally demand from Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide
Today, in Moscow, people have held a rally under the motto: "I Remember and Demand", dedicated to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Participants of the rally have demanded from Turkey to recognize and to condemn the Armenian Genocide, as well as to avoid military intervention in the affairs of other states.
17:01, 24 April 2016
"Milliyet": suspected killer from Chechnya detained in Istanbul
Makharbi Isaev, detained in Istanbul, has arrived in Turkey by plane to eliminate former Chechen militants, reports today the Turkish newspaper "Milliyet" with reference to its sources.
Memory of Armenian Genocide victims was honoured by the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, religious figures, public activists, and residents of Stepanakert, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo from Albert Voskanyan’s blog at the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:40, 24 April 2016
Karabakh residents commemorate victims of Armenian Genocide in atmosphere of hostilities
Today, residents of Stepanakert have laid flowers at the memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Meanwhile, unlike in previous years, the city held no mourning procession. This was noted by Albert Voskanyan, a blogger of the "Caucasian Knot", who took part in the mourning event.
Combat posts of Azerbaijani Army. Photo: http://www.mod.gov.az/index2.php?content=news/2015/11_09_melumat_telim
10:50, 24 April 2016
Azerbaijan reports on tank attack repulsed in Karabakh conflict zone
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports that one tank with its crew was destroyed during the reflection of the attack of Armenian soldiers on the contact line.
Village of Mataghis after shelling, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:44, 24 April 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Mataghis village
Last night, the Azerbaijani armed forces have violated the ceasefire by shelling the combat positions on the contact line and the near-border village of Mataghis. This was reported by the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD).
A rally in memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide held in Yerevan 23.04.2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:25, 23 April 2016
In Yerevan, more than 5000 people gather for action in memory of victims of Armenian Genocide
In Yerevan, activists have started a rally in memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide. According to the organizers, after the rally, more than 5000 people who attend the event will march as a torchlight procession through the city centre.
19:04, 23 April 2016
Video record of incident with power agents in mosque in Hungarian Warriors Street handed over to Prosecutor's Office
The surveillance cameras of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Warriors Street in Makhachkala have fixed the intrusion of drunken policemen; and this record was handed over to the Prosecutor's Office on April 21, said a mosque source. The Office assured that if it is confirmed that the policemen were drunk, they would be punished.
12:15, 23 April 2016
Journalists associate resignation of Dagestani Press Minister with failure of information policy
In recent years, the Dagestani authorities have gained a negative image developed at the federal level, and this fact explains the resignation of Aznaur Adjiev, Minister of Press and Information, and the reorganization of the Dagestani Department for Information Policy. This opinion was voiced by the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Nazhud Guchigov and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Instagram.com/guchigov_095
11:16, 23 April 2016
Nazhud Guchigov resigns as boss of Nozhai-Yurt ROVD
Instead of Nazhud Guchigov, who became known after his marriage to a 17-year-old girl, Police Captain Iskhak Chalaev has been appointed.
Uranium confiscated by the security service in Georgia. Screenshot of a video by the State Security Service of Georgia, Facebook.com
10:48, 23 April 2016
Experts: uranium confiscated in Georgia was intended for buyers abroad
Georgia has no structures, which could buy smuggled radioactive materials, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Terrorist groupings from Middle East can try to get uranium, said Shota Utiashvili, the former head of the information-analytical department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
08:46, 23 April 2016
Amur Khakulov placed to prison hospital in Kirov Region
Amur Khakulov, sentenced in the case on the attack on Nalchik, has been transported to the place in the Kirov Region, where he is to serve his sentence. Because of the severe health state, he has been immediately placed to the "Medical Detention Facility No. 12" in the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk.
Tatiana Dyakova with a petition at the meeting with the officials of the mayor's office. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:15, 23 April 2016
In Sochi, family of Olympic settlers with many children sues City Mayor
In Sochi, the family, which faces the eviction on the street with minor children out of the house, included in the reserve housing fund of the city administration, has sued Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi. According to the plaintiffs, the Mayor's actions contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
A participant of the protest action in Yerevan. April 22, 2016. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:50, 23 April 2016
Yerevan protesters are against deploying peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh
Activists have announced an appeal to the President of Armenia with a demand to reject any concessions on the Karabakh conflict settlement and to prevent deployment of peacemakers in the region. They also demanded resignations of several senior officials.
A participant of the protest action in Yerevan. April 22, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:59, 23 April 2016
Yerevan: all detained protesters released
The Armenian police have released all the 42 persons detained during a protest in central Yerevan.
00:29, 23 April 2016
Experts treat explosions in houses of militants' relatives in Dagestan as law enforcers' retaliation
In Dagestan, law enforcers openly resort to blowing up of houses of suspected militants' relatives as a form of retaliation; however, those actions only escalate the conflict in the republic. This opinion was expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
A Dagestani woman has been convicted of murdering her young daughter.

Power engineers reported the complete restoration of power supply in Makhachkala.

A fire at a substation left tens of thousands of Makhachkala residents without power.

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.