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02:08, 29 April 2014
Prosecutor's Office: journalist Sadig Soltanov who perished in fire in Baku had been killed
In Baku, at the fire place in the settlement of Bulbul, Surakhani District, the body of Sadig Soltanov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Mizan Teresi", was found. The journalist may have been killed, said the City Prosecutor's Office.
Rustam Makhmudov, accused of committing the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, at the court session on June 6, 2013. Screenshot of a video by the press service of the Moscow City Court, http://www.mos-gorsud.ru/
00:56, 29 April 2014
Judicial inquiry into Politkovskaya's murder case is over
On April 28, the Moscow City Court (MCC) completed the judicial inquiry into the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper. Rustam Makhmudov, accused of committing the murder declared his innocence; however, Anna's daughter did not believe him.
Leila Yunus, the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 28 April 2014
Rights defender Leila Yunus and her husband detained in Baku
On Monday evening, power forces detained at departure by air from Baku Leila Yunus, the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, and her husband Arif Yunus, a conflictologist. This was reported by Mekhman Aliev, the director of the "Turan" News Agency, who saw the spouses off.
23:40, 28 April 2014
Event of campaign "Art for Democracy" disrupted in Baku, organizers report
The administration of the Grand Hotel in Baku, where an event of the human rights campaign "Art for Democracy" was scheduled for April 29, has notified about impossibility of renting the place.
Special operation in the township of Svoboda of Khasavyurt. April 24, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
18:55, 28 April 2014
Four casualties of CTO in Khasavyurt identified
As reported by the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), four persons killed in the special operation held in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt have been identified; two of them were active members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), including the "Aukh" grouping.
Azamat Akhkubekov in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik. Photo courtesy of Azamat Akhkubekov
17:45, 28 April 2014
Akhkubekov, defendant in Nalchik attack case, continues hunger strike in SIZO
Farida Tuganova, an advocate of Azamat Akhkubekov, a figurant in the Nalchik attack case, said that her client continues his hunger strike announced on April 8 in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). According to her story, Akhkubekov is kept in the dungeon for a long time and lost 10 kilos of his body weight during his protest action.
Derbent, Dagestan. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:56, 28 April 2014
Arif Mamaliev, thought to be kidnapped, found killed in Derbent, his relatives say
Relatives of Arif Mamaliev, a resident of Derbent, who was thought to be kidnapped, report that they received information that he was killed on April 26 during a special operation. Arif's body could be planted into the place of the special operation, his wife Nagiyat Mamalieva asserts.
The Moscow City Court. Photo http://mosgorsud.su/
14:33, 28 April 2014
Rustam Makhmudov, accused of murdering Politkovskaya, states his innocence at trial
The Moscow City Court has questioned Rustam Makhmudov, accused of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta". The defendant denied any involvement in shadowing the journalist and any guilty of her murder.
Neftekumsky District of Stavropol Territory. Law enforcers. Photo: Georgian Eparchy, http://georg-eparhia.ru/
13:31, 28 April 2014
ICRF: bomb was found in the car of militants killed in Stavropol Territory
The members of an illegal grouping, who were liquidated in the Stepanov District of the Stavropol Territory, transported an improvised explosive device (IED) in the trunk of their car, said a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for the Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Also, automatic firearms were found in the car.
Sagid Murtazaliev. Photo http://dagestan.er.ru/
12:33, 28 April 2014
Murtazaliev: Amirov's supporters tried to force me to refuse evidencing against him
Supporters of ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov made efforts to force Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Russian Pension Fund for Dagestan, to refuse from testifying. This is the topic of Murtazaliev's comment, released by Albina Sunkulieva, the press secretary of the Pension Fund.
Lake Kezenoy-am in the Vedeno District of Chechnya. Photo: Wild.nohcho, http://commons.wikimedia.org/, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
09:56, 28 April 2014
MfE: earthquake in Southern Chechnya caused no victims or destructions
The earthquake that hit the Vedeno District of Chechnya in the morning on April 27 caused no human victims or destructions, a source from the Republic's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Its epicentre was in a forested mountainous terrain, thus, serious consequences were avoided, the expert explained.
09:00, 28 April 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 21-27
Events in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia on Remembrance Day of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire; Day of Circassian Flag in Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria; start of trying Ruslan Kutaev, who criticized the head of Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 21-27, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
03:06, 28 April 2014
On April 21-27, armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed 10 human lives
During the week from April 21 to April 27, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus affected at least 13 people, of whom ten were killed and three wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
01:09, 28 April 2014
Resident of Makhachkala states disappearance of her husband
Amina Asalieva, his wife, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Nizam Asaliev was selling furniture; he was last seen at the furniture warehouse on April 26.
Street in Derbent. Photo: Bolshakov, http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
19:33, 27 April 2014
Kidnapped resident of Derbent Zakir Magomedkerimov is back at home, relatives report
Zakir Magomedkerimov, one of the two residents of Derbent, kidnapped on April 26, has been released; the whereabouts of Arif Mamaliev is still unknown, his relatives report.
Participants of the international scientific conference "Adygs (Circassians): History and Modernity" in the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU). Nalchik, April 25, 2014. Photo by Luiza Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:51, 27 April 2014
Discussion of "Circassian issue" should be depoliticized, say participants of conference in Nalchik
The discussion of the "Circassian issue" should be transferred into the scientific and historical context and depoliticized, said Barazbi Karamurzov, the Rector of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), at an international conference held in Nalchik.
The participants of liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) at the rally dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the disaster. Makhachkala, April 26, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:34, 27 April 2014
Dagestani "Chernobyl liquidators" raise problem of sanatorium treatment
On April 26, in Makhachkala, a rally was held at the memorial to the participants of liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the disaster. The problem of providing housing facilities to liquidators is being successfully addressed. However, they need more sanatorium vouchers, said the participants of the rally.
23:40, 26 April 2014
Death toll of special operation in Derbent reaches five
Five suspected militants were killed in the city of Derbent during a special operation. One of them was preliminarily identified previously as a member of the "Yuzhnaya" grouping, said a MIA source.
18:57, 26 April 2014
NKDA claims that this week Azerbaijan violated ceasefire for 600 times
On April 20-26, 600 cases of ceasefire violation were registered at the contact line of Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, said the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army (NKDA), adding that the Air Forces of Azerbaijan made training flights along the perimeter of the contact line.
The festivities on the Day of the State Flag of the Republic Adygea. Maikop, April 25, 2014. Photo: the official site of the executive government of the Republic Adygea, http://www.adygheya.ru/
17:55, 26 April 2014
Chundyshko: events on the Day of Circassian Flag consolidate authorities and public movements
In Adygea, about 1500 people took part in the festivities on the Day of the State Flag of the Republic, which is also the national Circassian flag. The activities carried out in this holiday have consolidated the authorities and public movements, said Zaurbij Chundyshko, the head of the Maikop public organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council".
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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.