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Zakhir Amanov. Photo: azpress.az
21:54, 15 April 2022
Azerbaijani journalist released from police
Zakhir Amanov, a founder and editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani news website “Cenub.az”, suspected of extortion of money, was released from custody for the period of the investigation.
The Department for the Ulyanovsk Region of the Federal Penitentiary Service. Photo: press service of UFSIN for the Ulyanovsk Region
18:49, 15 April 2022
FSIN associates riot of prisoners from Northern Caucasus in Ulyanovsk Region with searches
Amid the human rights defenders’ reports about beatings of natives of Northern Caucasus in prison, the Department for the Ulyanovsk Region of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) stated that the prisoners’ hunger strike was preceded by a mass protest against searches in cells.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Photo: https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/3170907.html
18:34, 15 April 2022
Court obliges Prosecutor’s Office to investigate responsibility of doctors on complaint of Gyulyalyev's relatives
A court in Baku has concluded that the Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan did not conduct a sufficient investigation, refusing to institute a case against the doctors who treated human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev.
Russian peacekeepers’ vehicle in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, https://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=95765@cmsPhotoGallery
14:46, 15 April 2022
Restrictions on covering military conflict introduced in Nagorno-Karabakh
It is allowed to publish only official information about the situation in the conflict zone with Azerbaijan; and it is forbidden to refute authorities' reports under the threat of administrative and criminal prosecution, the president of Nagorno-Karabakh has ordered.
Children of natives of Adygea and Dagestan arrived in Russia on board the plane of the Ministry of Defense. Image made from video posted by TV Company ‘Zvezda’, https://tvzvezda.ru/news/2022415314-RfqlV.html
14:23, 15 April 2022
Children of natives of Adygea and Dagestan returned from Syria
Ten children have been brought today from the Middle East to Russia. After examination, they will be transferred to their relatives, including those in Adygea and Dagestan, Anna Kuznetsova, the Russian Children's Ombudsperson, has stated.
A prison in Dimitrovgrad, the Ulyanovsk Region. Photo: UFSIN press service, https://73.fsin.gov.ru/structure/turma.php
14:06, 15 April 2022
Dimitrovgrad inmates go on hunger strike after North-Caucasians natives were beaten up
About a hundred inmates kept in the prison located in the city of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Region of Russia) have gone on a hunger strike in protest against beatings and humiliation of prisoners-natives of Northern Caucasus, human rights defenders have reported.
Mikhail Benyash attends rally in support of Navalny in Krasnodar. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
12:07, 15 April 2022
Acting in pacifist video clip resulted in administrative protocol against Benyash
Policemen have drawn up a protocol against the Krasnodar lawyer, Mikhail Benyash, who took part in an anti-war video clip, under the article about discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:45, 15 April 2022
Experts find no extremism in Abdulmumin Gadjiev's articles
Linguists have analyzed 26 texts by the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism, and found no signs of extremism there, Arsen Shabanov, an advocate, has stated.
Session of the Nagorno-Karabakh parliament. Photo: press service of the parliament. http://www.nankr.am/hy/4681
08:46, 15 April 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh parliament urges Pashinyan to reject concessions to Azerbaijan
Any change of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh is unacceptable; it will deprive residents of the unrecognized republic of the right to live freely and independently, the local MPs have stated. They called on the Prime Minister of Armenia to refuse negotiations with Azerbaijan, where the issue of the loss of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh is discussed.
08:33, 15 April 2022
Moscow appoints special envoy for normalizing Armenian-Azerbaijani relations
Russia has appointed a special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to promote the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian MFA, stated in response to a media question about the preparation of an Azerbaijani-Armenian peace agreement, the Russian MFA informed on April 14 on its website.
Protective means and a warning sign at the entrance to a store. Photo by Dmitry Lesnov, Yuga.ru
08:21, 15 April 2022
Makhachkala townspeople treat extension of mask regime as formality
Many Makhachkala residents refuse to wear medical masks in public places and transport, despite the authorities' order on the extension of the mask regime in Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has reported based on his observations.
Marat Shikhmagomedov (left) and Ravil Kadirov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot; photo: https://t.me/derbentskiyrayon_official/934 https://t.me/novostitabasaran/578
23:20, 14 April 2022
Authorities of two districts report about natives of Dagestan perished in Ukraine
Sergeant Ravil Kadirov from a motorized rifle squadron from the Derbent District and deputy platoon commander Marat Shikhmagomedov, a native of the Tabasaran District, perished in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the information about at least 80 perished natives of Dagestan has been officially confirmed.
Zakhir Amanov. Photo: https://1news.az/news/20220414113036579-V-Azerbaidzhane-zaderzhan-rukovoditel-saita
23:07, 14 April 2022
Azerbaijani journalist suspected of extortion
Zakhir Amanov, a founder and editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani news website “Cenub.az”, has been detained on suspicion of extortion.
At a polling station in South Ossetia, April 10, 2022. Photo by Maria Abaiti for the Caucasian Knot
18:21, 14 April 2022
CEC of South Ossetia schedules second round of presidential election for April 28
Today, the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has announced the results of the first round of the voting. Alan Gagloev won 38.55% of the votes, and 34.95% of voters supported Anatoly Bibilov. The second round of the presidential election will be held on April 28.
Gas station in Chechnya. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=P-vbu9nwRT4&feature=emb_logo
18:09, 14 April 2022
Economists explain difference in gas prices in Dagestan and Chechnya
When commenting on a complaint of a driver from Chechnya, economists have noted that gas prices at gas stations in Chechnya are higher than in Dagestan because of the underdevelopment of infrastructure and the specifics of gas supplies to the republic.
‘Amadea’ yacht. Photo: © MarineTraffic / Marino Teobaldo
17:56, 14 April 2022
Fiji police report about detention of Kerimov’s yacht
The “Amadea” yacht, owned by Dagestani entrepreneur Suleiman Kerimov, has been detained for entering the Fiji exclusive economic zone without permission from the authorities, the local police report.
Taubi Kuchmenov, native of the village of Khasanya. Screenshot: https://t.me/khasanya_official/76
15:59, 14 April 2022
Village administration in KBR reports death of fellow villager in Ukraine
Taubi Kuchmenov from the village of Khasanya has perished in Ukraine. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least eight natives of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) there.
Court of Zheleznovodsk. Photo: press service of the court http://zheleznovodsky.stv.sudrf.ru/
15:42, 14 April 2022
Stavropol student fined for poster at lecture
The Zheleznovodsk City Court has fined a student of a local technical school by 40,000 roubles for a poster discrediting militaries that he raised during a lecture.
Judge’s gavel. Photo: Fedor Obmaikin / Yugopolis
15:27, 14 April 2022
Woman from Rostov Region fined for discrediting Russian militaries
The court has fined by 30,000 roubles a female resident of the Kagalnitsky District, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after her comments placed in a social network.
Flags of Georgia and the European Union. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:34, 14 April 2022
Georgian NGOs demand from authorities to publicly answer EU questions
In Georgia, NGOs demand from the government to make public the completed questionnaire received from the European Union (EU) for becoming a candidate country.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

A still of a man detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of espionage. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/kriminali/126948-jashushobis-braldebit-magalchinosani-daakaves A high-ranking government official has been detained in Georgia in connection with an espionage case.

A Georgian activist was fined for a social media post.

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.