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Carp trying to respire in the clean water during the drought in summer of 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:54, 21 April 2016
Ecologists report on reduction in number of animals in Volga-Akhtuba floodplain after years of drought
With the start of the spring flood, the Volzhskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) began to discharge water. According to experts, the spring water discharges will not result in flooding of villages and towns and will have a positive impact on the state of the environment.
The village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District. Photo: http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1658&init_id=65402&com=photogallery
11:15, 21 April 2016
School building burned down in Dagestani village
Last night, in the village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District, unidentified persons set fire to an empty school building and robbed a shop. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies. According to them, the attacks involved militants.
Missiles. Photo: http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160421/3069050.html
09:20, 21 April 2016
Parties to Karabakh conflict exchange accusations of shelling
During the last night, the Armenian side has violated the ceasefire regime 120 times. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Nagorno-Karabakh MoD reported on 70 attacks registered from the Azerbaijani side. The Armenian MoD reported on 16 attacks.
Nina Dubovaya. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:20, 21 April 2016
Presidium of Krasnodar Territorial Court cancels decision to return land plot in Sochi to pensioner Nina Dubovaya
The Presidium of the Krasnodar Territorial Court has cancelled the decision of the first instance court concerning the claim of pensioner Nina Dubovaya. Earlier, the District Court has returned to the woman her land plot.
Migran Pogosyan. Photo: http://www.panarmenian.net/rus/photoset/8712/80380
04:21, 21 April 2016
Armenian police interested in information about Migran Pogosyan's involvement in "Panamanian dossier"
The Armenian police began a check in connection with a reference in the "Panamanian dossier" on offshore companies to Migran Pogosyan, the retired chief of the Armenian Service for Compulsory Enforcement of Judicial Acts. The Armenian law does not prohibit officials or MPs to hold shares in commercial companies, emphasizes economic analyst Hayk Gevorgyan.
The village of Sogratl of the Gunib District in Dagestan. A view from the minaret of the mosque. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=415&com=photogallery
02:27, 21 April 2016
Source: Ali Kveshov suspected of involvement in shelling of Magomedgadji Zaidov, chief engineer of agricultural company "Sogratl"
Investigators suspect Ali Kveshov, detained on April 18, of involvement in the murder of Magomedgadji Zaidov, the chief engineer of the agricultural company "Sogratl", who was shot dead in the Gunib District in Dagestan on August 20, 2015. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: RFE/RL
18:30, 20 April 2016
14 international organizations report on violation of Khadija Ismayilova's rights
According to the appeal of 14 international organizations, the Khadija Ismayilova's case proves the suppression of freedom of speech in Azerbaijan.
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16:07, 20 April 2016
Law enforcers report about detention of two KBR residents involved in warfare in Syria
Since the beginning of 2016, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) found no local residents who intended to join Syrian militants. Meanwhile, in the territory of North Ossetia, law enforcers detained two men involved in combat actions in Syria, and one more man was killed.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
15:57, 20 April 2016
Ingush MIA puts six suspected militants on wanted list
Six residents of the Republic of Ingushetia are wanted for alleged involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). The maximum penalty stipulated under the above charge is 10 years of imprisonment.
A cell of a SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik. Photo http://www.07.fsin.su/
15:43, 20 April 2016
Check finds no violations in actions of Nalchik SIZO staff
According to the preliminary outcomes of the check conducted in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. of Nalchik, the April 11 hunger strike of inmates was unjustified and unlawful, while the actions of the SIZO employees were legitimate, said Mukhamed Marzhokhov, the head of the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).
The Moscow City Court. Photo http://www.mon-arch.ru/231/795
14:46, 20 April 2016
MCC returns case against Dagestani woman to Prosecutor's Office
The case against Patimat Gadjieva, a native of Dagestan, accused of public justification of terrorism, has been returned to the Prosecutor's Office for correct determination of the jurisdiction. This was noted by the decision pronounced by the Moscow City Court (MCC).
Rally on the day of the anniversary of the adoption of the Chechen Constitution. Grozny, March 23, 2016. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:39, 20 April 2016
PACE Committee points to "climate of fear" in Chechnya
The PACE Legal Affairs Committee has reported on "the climate of pervasive fear in the atmosphere of personalization of power" in the Chechen Republic. According to the PACE Committee, the recommendations voiced by the PACE for improvement of the human rights situation in Northern Caucasus remain unfulfilled.
Alexander Tkachov. Photo: Vladimir Anosov / Yugopolis
14:30, 20 April 2016
Government commission reveals no conflict of interests in business of Tkachov family
The government commission has revealed no conflict of interests for Alexander Tkachov, Minister of Agriculture, whose relatives own large-scale complex of agricultural companies in the Krasnodar Territory.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: RFE/RL
13:52, 20 April 2016
Darya Polyudova goes to penal colony to serve her sentence
Darya Polyudova, a public activist, sentenced to two years of imprisonment for extremism, has announced her departure to serve her sentence in a penal colony-settlement in the city of Novorossiysk.
Aznaur Adzhiev. Photo www.riadagestan.ru
13:07, 20 April 2016
Minister of Press and Information Minister of Dagestan dismissed
Aznaur Adzhiev has been dismissed with the formulation "in connection with his transfer to another job." Ms Burliyat Tokbolatova has been appointed instead, said the spokesman of the Dagestani administration.
An intersection of Serova and Mimoz street in Stavropol after the explosion. Photo: http://bloknot-stavropol.ru/news/nazvali-prichinu-vzryva-v-passazhirskoy-marshrutke-735858
12:27, 20 April 2016
Victims of explosion in Stavropol minibus hospitalized with burns
Two men injured by explosion in a passenger Gazel minivan in Stavropol were taken to city hospitals with burns.
11:39, 20 April 2016
Resident of Grozny accused of armed support of Syrian militants
In Chechnya, investigators have filed an indictment against a resident of Grozny, who stayed in the ranks of the Islamists in Syria during 11 months.
The village of Talish after the shelling. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160407/2840930.html
08:41, 20 April 2016
Baku and Stepanakert exchange accusations of shelling with mortar launchers
During the past day, the Armenian side shelled the Azerbaijani positions 114 times. This was stated by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh reported 50 cases of shelling from the Azerbaijani side. According to the both MoDs, the attacks were carried out also with the use of mortar launchers.
Ruben Megrabyan. Photo: http://ru.aravot.am/2016/01/30/198895/
07:52, 20 April 2016
Experts expect no resonant resignations in Armenia because of "Panamanian dossier"
The resignation of Migran Pogosyan, the chief of the Armenian Service for Compulsory Enforcement of Judicial Acts, is connected with the authorities' unwillingness to spoil relations with the Western countries and the United States, which provide Armenia with financial assistance in the fight against corruption. This opinion was voiced by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
The South Ossetian village of Sinagur located near the border. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ruslan Tadtaev, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/news/20160411/1672653.html
06:50, 20 April 2016
Experts: ratification of treaty on state border shows Russia's attitude to idea of incorporating South Ossetia
The ratification by the Russian State Duma of the treaty on state border with South Ossetia has given a clear signal that Moscow sees the republic as an independent state. This opinion was expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

The court seized more than 80 substations in Dagestan from Magomed Kaitov.

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.