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The centre of Grozny. March 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:24, 10 April 2014
Chechen resident acquitted by jury is held by MIA, his relatives assert
Alvi Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Chechnya, who was detained by law enforcers after his acquittal in court, is held in Grozny in one of the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). This was reported by his family members.
The defendants Magomed Daurbekov, Khizar Daurbekov and Yusup Dzangiev (to the right) during the announcement of the verdict by the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don, April 8, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:30, 10 April 2014
Lawyers for the defendants in case of terror act in Vladikavkaz marketplace disagree with the verdict
The advocates of those accused of committing crimes in the territory of Ingushetia and North Ossetia, including the terror act in the marketplace of Vladikavkaz in 2010, expressed their disagreement with the verdict passed by the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don and announced their intention to appeal against it.
Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. 2007. Photo http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/
10:44, 10 April 2014
US special services accuse Russia of concealing information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Russia had had more information about the intentions of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya and one of the organizers of the terror act during the marathon run in the US city of Boston, but did not share it with the FBI, says the inspectors' report on the check of the actions of the CIA to prevent the terror act.
Protest action of activists of the group DEM.AM. Yerevan, April 9, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:40, 10 April 2014
Armenia: DEM.AM plans to scale up protests against pension reform
In Armenia, activists of the group DEM.AM intend to scale up protests, should the government fail to amend the new pension law.
22:35, 9 April 2014
Experts are not surprised by inclusion of Ramzan Kadyrov into Presidium of Russian State Council
The Vladimir Putin's decision to include Ramzan Kadyrov into the Presidium of the Russian State Council was expected. This opinion was expressed by Professor Alexei Malashenko from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin.
20:33, 9 April 2014
Witnesses in the case of "Don Women's Union" refute prosecutors' arguments, lawyers say
The defence of the public organization "Don Women's Union" has denied in the court the prosecutors' claims on recognizing the organization as a foreign agent, said the defence lawyers. According to their version, three witnesses were questioned at the session on April 7.
Convicted Yusup Dzangiev talks to his father in the courtroom in the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don, April 8, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:01, 9 April 2014
Rostov-on-Don court passes conviction on terror act in Vladikavkaz
The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced a group of defendants, accused of crimes committed in the territory of Ingushetia and North Ossetia, including the terror act in the marketplace in Vladikavkaz.
18:12, 9 April 2014
HRC "Memorial": Suleiman Edigov stops his hunger strike in Chechnya
On March 31, Suleiman Edigov, a resident of Chechnya, accused of endangering the life of a law enforcer and arms trafficking, stopped his hunger strike, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Relatives and team-mates of the arrested activists of the civil movement "Nida" at the meeting in support of the presidential candidate Jamil Gasanli. Baku, September 28, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:47, 9 April 2014
AI launches campaign towards release of "Nida" activists
The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has launched a campaign to collect signatures to the petition calling for release of the youth activists of the civil movement "Nida", arrested in Azerbaijan.
Law enforcers in the streets of Sochi during the final stage of the Paralympic Torch Relay. March 6, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:15, 9 April 2014
Bortnikov: FSB has prevented, jointly with other countries' special services, terror acts in Sochi
The Federal Security Bureau (FSB) of the Russian Federation acting jointly with its colleagues from other countries, including Georgia, has stopped the preparations of terror acts at Olympic facilities in Sochi, said the FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov.
Activists with a portrait of Mamed Azizov at the silent protest action near the building of the Court of Appeal. Baku, March 27, 2014. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:42, 9 April 2014
Azerbaijan: Azizov's advocate sent complaint to ECtHR about his client's torture
Fariz Namazly, the advocate of Mamed Azizov, an activist of the civil movement "Nida", kept in prison in Azerbaijan, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) asking to investigate his client's torture. The lawyer believes that Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was violated in respect of Azizov.
Special operation in the village of Karlanyurt, January 15, 2014. Photo by the press service of the Dagestan Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), http://05.mvd.ru/news/item/1804356
12:21, 9 April 2014
In Dagestan, attackers of madrassa teacher identified – they were killed, law enforcers assert
The militants, who in November 2013 attempted on the life of madrassa teacher Arslanali Shakhbulatov, known for his criticism of Wahhabism, have been identified, said a law enforcement source. They were killed during a special operation in January.
Ruslan Kutaev. Photo RFE/RL
11:45, 9 April 2014
HRW demands to release President of "Assembly of Caucasian Nations" detained in Chechnya
Russian authorities should immediately release Ruslan Kutaev, a resident of Chechnya and the President of the "Assembly of Caucasian Nations", who was detained on February 20 by republic's power agents, and ensure the effective investigation of his report about torture at the police, the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports.
02:50, 9 April 2014
Regarding Law "On Foreign Agents" as constitutional may negatively affect NGOs, rights defenders believe
The Russia's Constitutional Court (CC) has recognized constitutional the requirement that NGOs receiving financial assistance from abroad should get registered as "foreign agents". The decision of the CC will allow the courts to consider the "roundtables", interviews, and press releases as political activities. This was emphasized by Furkat Tishaev, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
01:51, 9 April 2014
Advocates in Politkovskaya's murder case demand judge disqualification
The Moscow City Court holds hearings in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". During the presentation of defence evidence, the advocates of the defendants twice demanded to disqualify the judge.
00:57, 9 April 2014
In Azerbaijan, leader of NGO "Promoting Democracy" claims pressure of local authorities
On April 8, Emil Mamedov, the leader of the Public Association "Promoting Democracy" acting in the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, sent an open letter to President Ilham Aliev and Ramil Usubov, Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA). Emil Mamedov claims the local authorities subject the NGOs to pressure.
Gennady Gudkov. Photo: Bogomolov.PL http://commons.wikimedia.org/
20:51, 8 April 2014
Special services benefited from hiding information about Umarov's death, experts say
Russian special services were waiting for a convenient moment to announce the death of Doku Umarov, say Geidar Djemal, the Chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, the FSB retired Colonel Gennady Gudkov and Alexei Malashenko, a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Carnegie Centre.
Participants of a protest action against TV Bridge with Russia. Tbilisi, March 28, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:41, 8 April 2014
Georgia's public opinion about Russia was affected by events in Crimea, local experts believe
According to opinion polls conducted in Georgia this year by the International Republican Institute (IRI), the majority of Georgian citizens – 71 percent – believe that Russia continues its aggression against their country.
Special operation. Photo: National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
14:21, 8 April 2014
Injury of suspected militant during special operation in Dagestan is reported
A shootout, during which three policemen were wounded, occurred in the territory of the Derbent District of Dagestan, the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. According to the source, one of suspected militants was also wounded.
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov (Yusupov), http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:18, 8 April 2014
Suspect of killing banker detained in Dagestan
A supposed killer of Magomeddibir Murtazaliev, the manager of the Makhachkala branch of the OJSC "Rosselkhozbank" was detained and identified as a casualty's colleague, the investigative bodies report.
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A serviceman in a courtroom. Illustration by the "Caucasian Knot" AI program Copilot. A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of evading military service.

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.