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22:10, 8 April 2011
Opposition to rally on April 28 in Armenia
As devised by the organizers, the next protest action, which should become the final attempt to seek dialogue with the authorities, will be held by the Armenian opposition on April 28. This was announced today at a rally by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, former President and the leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC).
22:00, 8 April 2011
FSB: local residents liquidated in Abkhazia were suspected of terrorist activities
The two residents of Abkhazia killed today in a skirmish have been identified as Vasha Sechinava and Malkhaz Kharchilava. According to the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), they are diversionists from Georgia.
20:00, 8 April 2011
New marriage regulation in Chechnya helped detecting four cases of AIDS
New rules of marriage registration enacted by the clergy in Chechnya according to which young people intending to create a family are obliged to undergo medical examination for AIDS have helped detecting four cases of this disease.
19:00, 8 April 2011
Over two thousand cases of kidnapping in Northern Caucasus remain unsolved
Over two thousand cases of kidnapping which took place in Northern Caucasus during the recent years remain unsolved and that is half of all the crimes of this category in the whole Russia.
18:00, 8 April 2011
A source in security services reports that the expertise does not confirm Dokku Umarov's death
DNA testing of the remains of the gunmen killed during the special operation in Sunzha district of Ingushetia on March, 28, among whom there supposedly might have been leader of Chechen gunmen Dokku Umarov has provided no corroboration of his death, a source in one of the Russian security services reported.
23:40, 7 April 2011
Georgia asks Malaysia not to apply death penalty to two Georgian women
On April 6, the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia sent a letter to law enforcement bodies of Malaysia on the case of the Georgian citizens - Babutsa Gordadze and Daredzhan Kokhtashvili - accused in this country of drug trafficking, asking them to change their penalty to long-term imprisonment instead of death penalty.
23:20, 7 April 2011
In Dagestan, policemen exploded on a mine-trap
In the course of operative-search activities in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, law enforcers blew them up on a mine-trap, said a source from law enforcement bodies. There are wounded and contused persons among the victims.
23:10, 7 April 2011
Dagestani woman in hijab detained in Moscow
In Moscow, at the Schukinskaya metro station, Larissa Abdulaeva, a resident of Dagestan, was detained. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the police department of the Schukinskaya station that passengers of the metro train called the police and said that they saw a suspicious woman in their train.
23:00, 7 April 2011
In near future, Nikol Pashinyan's case to be considered by ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to consider the case of the opposition activist of Armenia and well-known journalist Nikol Pashinyan in accelerated manner. This was reported by Vage Grigoryan, one of Pashinyan's advocates.
Tazakhan Miralamli after beating at the Yasamal District Police Division. Azerbaijan. Courtesy of the "Azadlyg" (Freedom) newspaper
22:50, 7 April 2011
In Azerbaijan, oppositionist's son charged of wilful murder
In the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan, located at 220 km to the south of Baku, the 15-year-old son of Tazakhan Miralamli, head of the local branch of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has been charged under Article 120 of the Criminal Code (wilful murder). Relatives of the perished boy blame doctors for his death. The oppositionist himself is still in hospital in Baku.
22:40, 7 April 2011
At Markelov's murder trial, another witness confirms Khasis' alibi
Today, the Moscow City Court has continued considering the criminal case on the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov. The defence of the accused Tikhonov and Khasis has presented to the court the witness Olga Mukhachova, who confirmed that at the moment of the murder Evgenia Khasis was with Alexei Baranovskiy.
22:30, 7 April 2011
Native of Kalmykia detained with a bomb in Moscow
The Nikulin Court of Moscow has arrested Magomed Aliev, who was detained on April 6 in the west of Moscow with a self-made explosive device.
22:10, 7 April 2011
Property of "Erkir" newspaper arrested in Armenia
The court of general jurisdiction of the communities Centre and Nork-Marash has imposed arrest on the property of the newspaper "Erkir" in performance of the suit filed by Deputy Tigran Arzakantsyan on insult and slander. The newspaper received the notification today by mail.
22:00, 7 April 2011
Armenia: health condition of arrested oppositionist Samson Khachatryan has sharply worsened
The famous boxer Samson Khachatryan, an activist of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), who is kept in custody, has serious health problems.
21:00, 7 April 2011
Journalists in Italy will discuss problems of tolerance in Northern Caucasus
A conference called "War and Peace" devoted to problems of tolerance in Northern Caucasus is opening in Italy today. Problems of Beslan, attitude of the veterans of wars in Chechnya towards today's Caucasus and its residents will be discussed at the conference.
20:00, 7 April 2011
A flash-mob devoted to reading books passed off in Nagorno-Karabakh
About 15 young people gathered in Vozrozhdenya (Renaissance) square of Stepanakert, capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. Sitting right on the ground each of them read aloud a page from their favourite books. The flash-mob took place on April, 3.
19:00, 7 April 2011
Mayor's Office of Yerevan prohibited everyday meetings of the opposition in Svobody (Freedom) square
Mayor's Office of Yerevan once again prohibited the oppositional party Armenian National Movement (ANM) holding everyday meetings of the opposition in Svobody square for the period from April, 20, till April, 24.
18:00, 7 April 2011
Petersburg "Zenit" team fined for its fan's insult to team captain of "Anzhi", Makhachkala
Control Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union fined Petersburg "Zenit" club to 300 thousand rubles in connection with an incident with Brazilian Roberto Carlos, captain of "Anzhi" team, to whom one of "Zenit's" fans offered a peeled banana before the match on March, 21.
23:50, 6 April 2011
Five new events added to programme of Winter Olympics-2014 in Sochi
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved five new sport events in the programme of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, namely: women's ski jumping; mixed relay in biathlon; half-pipe in snowboarding; and team competitions in figure skating and sleigh racing.
Jehovah's Witnesses at a meeting of their religious community. Taganrog. Photo by http://www.tdgnews.it
23:40, 6 April 2011
Astrakhan Regional Court dismisses complaint against search in Jehovah's Witness' house in Akhtubinsk
The Astrakhan Regional Court has dismissed the cassation complaint against the search in the house of Elena Grigorieva, a member of the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in Akhtubinsk, accused of inciting hatred and enmity. Grigorieva and her lawyer assert that the trial was held with violations, same as the search, which, in their opinion, had violated the right to the freedom of religion.
News
The FSB reported the arrest of a woman from Khakassia for recruiting a teenager from Tuapse.

Southern District Military Court. Photo: https://sudyrf.info/ A Kuban resident received a prison sentence in a case of recruitment to the RDC*

Bloggers have called for Anapa beaches to be cleared of dead birds and dolphins.

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.