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13:15, 17 April 2014
MoJ of Adygea suspends activities of "EcoWatch" for six months
Since March 21, activities of the public organization "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) are suspended in accordance with Article 42 of the Law "On Public Associations". This was reported by Bella Meretukova, the head of the Division for NGO Affairs of the Department of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for the Republic of Adygea.
Funeral procession in connection with the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Makhachkala, July 9, 2013. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:28, 17 April 2014
CPJ: Russia occupies tenth place by number of unsolved journalists' murders
Following the results of 2013, Russia occupied the 10th place in the ranking of countries, where high probability of impunity for murders of journalists still remained. This was reported by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The report prepared by the CPJ mentions the murders of journalists from Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya and the Stavropol Territory.
Musa Islavov. Photo: Information and analytical department of the National Assembly of Dagestan, http://nsrd.ru
09:25, 17 April 2014
MP is assassinated in Dagestan
This morning, unidentified persons have shelled a car of Musa Islavov, a deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan. The MP died at the place, and his driver was hospitalized in a serious condition.
07:28, 17 April 2014
Nagorno-Karabakh MPs demand to compensate for damage to Kesab residents
On April 16, at the session of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh, representatives of the factions "Democratic Party of Artsakh", "Free Homeland", and the MP group "Artsakhatun" made a statement on the events in the Syrian town of Kesab. They urged the international community to pay attention to citizens who were forced to leave their homes.
Editor of the Internet newspaper ‘KarabakhOpen.info’ Anait Danielyan was granted with ‘Young women in Caucasus’ Award, Yerevan, April 16, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:06, 17 April 2014
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, Georgia and Kabardino-Balkaria become laureates of "Young Women in Caucasus" Award
At the conference "Caucasus is our common home", the awards in the category "Young Women in Caucasus" were granted to Anait Danielyan, editor of the Internet newspaper "KarabakhOpen.info" (Nagorno-Karabakh), Megi Bibiluri, the head of the NGO "Friendship Bridge Kartlosi" (Georgia), and Irina Kishukova, Director of the Charitable Foundation "Razvitie" (Development) (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic).
Relatives of detainees from Maiskoe village at the meeting with Ingushetia leader Yunus-bek Evkurov. Magas, April 11, 2014. Photo by the press service of Ingushetia leadership, http://www.ingushetia.ru/m-news/archives/020362.shtml#more
05:00, 17 April 2014
In North Ossetia, relatives of detained Maiskoe residents were allowed to visit them
Relatives of Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev, residents of the village of Maiskoe of the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, who were detained on charges of possession and transportation of drugs, were allowed to visit the detainees in the Vladikavkaz SIZO (pre-trial prison).
23:57, 16 April 2014
At trial, Anna Politkovskaya's daughter claims mother knew she was shadowed
Anna Politkovskaya, the murdered journalist of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" saw people who were shadowing her. This was stated by Vera Politkovskaya, a daughter of the murdered journalist, at the court session held on April 16 at the Moscow City Court.
21:26, 16 April 2014
South Ossetia hands journalists detained by border guards over to Georgia
On April 16, South-Ossetian authorities have delivered to the Georgian party three Georgian citizens – journalists of the Georgian TV3 Channel, detained on April 15 near the village of Adzvi in the Gori District, said the KGB (Committee for State Security) of South Ossetia.
17:47, 16 April 2014
Mayoralty of Maikop refused to sanction anticorruption rally
The Maikop Mayoralty has twice refused to sanction the rally "Stop corruption in Adygea!" applied for by the Public Movement "For the Future of Adygea", Rashid Mugu, a board member of the Movement, said today.
17:46, 16 April 2014
UFSIN: two figurants in the attack on Nalchik case are on hunger strike at SIZO
As reported by the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, two defendants in the case on the attack on Nalchik – Azamat Akhkubekov and Azret Shavaev – are on hunger strike in the SIZO, while three other defendants, who earlier announced the same intention, later refused to join the protest.
15:06, 16 April 2014
Azerbaijani NGO sues Ministry of Justice for rejected state registration
In Azerbaijan, the nongovernmental organization (NGO) "Institute of Democratic Initiatives" (IDI) has filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice. The NGO asserts that the Ministry has illegally denied its state registration.
Special operation on the outskirts of Makhachkala. April 15, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru
13:49, 16 April 2014
During special operation in Makhachkala, investigators report on elimination of militants involved in stores explosions
The number of victims of the special operation held on April 15 on the outskirts of Makhachkala includes members of a terrorist grouping, involved in undermining stores in Dakhadaev Street in the capital of Dagestan committed on October 30, 2013. This was reported by the Dagestani investigating agencies.
Taganrog, Rostov Region. Photo: Dimon2007, http://ru.wikipedia.org
12:24, 16 April 2014
In Taganrog, administrative detainee died from injuries
In Taganrog, an administrative detainee has died from injuries. Prior to his death, he was kept at the police station in a cell with two other detainees. He told the policemen that the other detainees beat him. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Rostov Region.
Garbage from household waste disposal covering bushes along the highway. Volgograd Region, Sredneakhtubunsky District, Zakutsky village, April 13, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:18, 16 April 2014
In Volgograd Region, problem of waste disposal remains acute, ecologists report
According to ecologists, the Volgograd Region still fails to establish a system to treat and recycle household waste. The ecologists pay attention to the places of temporary waste disposal, which are located in the territory of the natural parks.
05:22, 16 April 2014
Georgian journalists demand to release their colleagues detained in South Ossetia
The Independent Association of Georgian Journalists has condemned the detention of media professionals in the area of delineation with South Ossetia. Three Georgian citizens were detained by Russian border guards in the vicinities of near-border village of Adzvi of the Gori Districton on April 15, on suspicion of violating the border of South Ossetia.
03:57, 16 April 2014
In North Ossetia, advocates are not allowed to visit in SIZO detained residents of Maiskoe, detainees' relatives assert
In North Ossetia, investigators do not allow advocates to visit Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev, residents of the village of Maiskoe of the Prigorodny District, detained on charges of possession of drugs. This was reported by relatives of the detainees.
Makhachkala Soviet ROVD policemen detaining Chairman of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Union to Protect Human, Citizens' and Peoples' Rights and Freedoms" Ruslan Rasulov. Makhachkala, April 12, 2014. Photo: Ruslan Alibekov/RIFA05
03:37, 16 April 2014
In Dagestan, Ruslan Rasulov demands to punish policemen who detained him
Ruslan Rasulov, Chairman of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Union to Protect Human, Citizens' and Peoples' Rights and Freedoms", has appealed to the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office. He asks to bring to justice staff members of the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division) in Makhachkala.
23:53, 15 April 2014
Defendants in Nalchik attack case claim violation of their rights at SIZO
Starting today, four defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik have announced an indefinite hunger strike in protest against Azamat Akhkubekov's placement into the dungeon, said one of their advocates.
19:40, 15 April 2014
Rostov Regional Court upholds verdict to Sergey Reznik
The panel of judges of the Rostov Regional Court has upheld the verdict passed by the Pervomaiskiy District Court of Rostov-on-Don to the journalist and blogger Sergey Reznik.
Special operation, http://nac.gov.ru/
19:03, 15 April 2014
Source: five people killed in special operation in Makhachkala
On April 15, five persons were killed by law enforcers during a special operation in Makhachkala township of Stepnoy; three of them have been preliminarily identified, said a Dagestani law enforcement source.
News
Volunteers clean the beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Dolphins headquarters Telegram channel, May 2, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/2580 Tuapse authorities have attempted to limit volunteer beach cleanup efforts.

Oil spill response in the Tuapse District. Still from the Kuban Emergency Response Center video: https://t.me/opershtab23/15926 A claim about clean water and air in Tuapse has sparked disbelief among Telegram users.

The threat of an attack by unmanned boats in Tuapse has been cancelled.

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.