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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.
Russian Army conducts special operation in Ukraine. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, mil.ru
11:21, 14 April 2022
Analysts point to data deficit about residents of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine
The true death toll in the special operation in Ukraine cannot be assessed until it is over, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
11:08, 14 April 2022
Baku activists tell about problems of Ukrainian refugees
Most of the Ukrainians who arrived in Azerbaijan in connection with hostilities in their homeland are accommodated with their relatives and friends, but they need foodstuffs and psychological support, activists of Azerbaijani NGOs inform.
Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
08:46, 14 April 2022
Armenian political analysts point to uncertainty of peacemakers' powers in Karabakh
The threshold of peacemakers' jurisdiction is unknown; the incident with the MPs has raised the issue of the Russian contingent's mandate, Naira Airumyan and Tevan Pogosyan have noted.
Aslan Kambiev. Photo: Beslan Kambiev https://ru.wikipedia.org
08:29, 14 April 2022
Relatives of KBR athlete demand to investigate his death
On February 1, Aslan Kambiev, a winner of the Russian and European championships in judo and sambo, received a gunshot wound from which he later died, but the attacker is at large, and the investigation is inactive, Kambiev's relatives have stated in their appeal to the head of the branch for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
During detention. Screenshot: https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/14368751
23:16, 13 April 2022
Alleged supporter of IS* detained in Stavropol
A supporter of the “Islamic State”* from Stavropol planned to commit a terror act at a railway station, and elements of an explosive device were seized from his place, the FSB reported.
The village of Parukh. Photo: https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2022/03/24/Вардан-Микаелян/1944563
22:57, 13 April 2022
Relatives report about condition of a man wounded near village of Parukh
A military man who was wounded in a shootout near the village of Parukh has been hospitalized in Stepanakert, and his condition is improving, relatives of the wounded man report.
US State Department. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid https://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:11, 13 April 2022
US Department of State points to human rights violations in Azerbaijan
In its annual report, the US Department of State noted serious human rights problems remained in Azerbaijan.
At a polling station in Tskhinvali, April 10, 2022. Photo by Maria Abaiti for the Caucasian Knot
18:55, 13 April 2022
Parliamentary opposition urges to support Gagloev in presidential election in South Ossetia
Opposition MPs issued an appeal in which they called on residents of South Ossetia to vote in the second round of the presidential election for Alan Gagloev.
News
Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Participants in a social media discussion placed the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in the context of the Baku-Yerevan peace talks.

A photograph used by users to claim that Azerbaijani forces are using construction equipment to destroy the "We Are Our Mountains" monument. Photo: https://civilnet.am/hy/news/1012657 Armenian political scientists have identified those behind the publication of a fake story about the destruction of a Karabakh symbol.

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.