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Taganrog court. Image made from video posted by the ‘Sudebny bespredel’ Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlRFdf6-zYE

14:21, 13 April 2022

Taganrog resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

A court in Taganrog imposed a fine of 30,000 roubles on a local resident, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

14:06, 13 April 2022

Adygea: Mukhortov transferred from isolation cell to normal ward in prison hospital

Alexander Mukhortov, a resident of Sochi, who had complained about threats after his material about torture used in a Saratov colony appeared in media, has been transferred from the isolation cell of a prison hospital in Adygea to a ward with normal living conditions, his wife has informed.

A prison. Image made from video posted by the UN at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWfJroYZo5Q

11:40, 13 April 2022

Georgian parliament adopts amnesty law

The Parliament of Georgia approved the law "On Amnesty" in the third final reading. It will affect prisoners who had committed their crimes prior to January 1, 2004.

11:16, 13 April 2022

Rostov citizen detained after trying to paint over symbols of special operation in Ukraine

The resident of Rostov-on-Don, who poured paint over the letters Z and V on a garage, was kept overnight at the police station.

Russian peacekeeper inspects a car on the road. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia. https://mil.ru/images/upload/2019/posdo550.jpg

08:49, 13 April 2022

Russian militaries ban Armenian oppositionists to enter Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian militaries have failed to explain the reasons for the ban on the entry of Armenian oppositional MPs to Nagorno-Karabakh, Gegam Manukyan, an MP, has stated.

08:34, 13 April 2022

Russian MoD reports wounding of Karabakh military

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire near the dwelling settlement of Furukh; one serviceman of the Nagorno-Karabakh forces was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Aftermath of a missile strike. Ukraine, March 2022. Photo: Mvs.gov.ua https://ru.wikipedia.org

08:23, 13 April 2022

Lawyers assess legal risks for Azerbaijani volunteers in Ukraine

In their homeland, the Azerbaijani volunteers who have left for Ukraine may be criminally prosecuted under the article on mercenarism, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

Participants of a brawl in Magas. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot; screenshot: https://t.me/fortangaorg/12252

00:15, 13 April 2022

Participants of fight in Magas apologize to police

Three participants in a fight in Magas, during which a policeman was injured on March 30, apologized to law enforcers.

At a polling station in South Ossetia. Photo by Tamara Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot

23:58, 12 April 2022

EU and at least 10 other states do not recognize presidential election in South Ossetia

At least 10 states refused to recognize the presidential election in South Ossetia and came out in support of the territorial integrity of Georgia. A similar statement was made by a representative of the European Union (EU).

Protest rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku. Photo by Faik Medjid for the Caucasian Knot

23:43, 12 April 2022

Police disrupt a protest in front of Russian Embassy in Baku

In Baku, the police did not let participants of an unsanctioned rally organized by the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party to approach the building of the Russian Embassy.

Detention of a suspect. Photo: press service of Russia’s Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/sites/default/files/styles/universal_view/public/1_1397.jpg

18:18, 12 April 2022

On April 4-10, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of April 4-10, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

An airplane in the sky. Photo: ysn Benz from Pixabay website

17:57, 12 April 2022

Restrictions on flights to cities of Southern Russia extended

Airports in the cities of the Krasnodar Territory, Kalmykia, and the Rostov Region will not be able to receive and send flights until April 19, the Federal Air Transport Agency, also known as “Rosaviatsiya”, reports.

Flags of Georgia and Ukraine. Image made from video posted at: https://mir24.tv/news/15895126

14:14, 12 April 2022

EU accelerates consideration of Georgia's application for EU membership

Georgia has received a questionnaire to be answered in order to become candidate country for the European Union (EU), although the Georgian authorities had expected that the EU would issue this questionnaire only in a few years, Salome Zurabishvili has stated.

Svetlana Anokhina. Photo by Malika Butayeva for the Caucasian Knot

13:53, 12 April 2022

Russian journalist demands from law enforcers to leave her 93-year-old mother alone

Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, who has left Dagestan because of threats, reports about law enforcers' visit to the house where her elderly mother lives. They asked her about Svetlana's posts about events in Ukraine.

A military serviceman on Mount Karaglukh. Photo: Tativ Durayan, Armenpress, https://www.ra.am/archives/60842/

11:24, 12 April 2022

Military experts assess appearance of a peacemaking post on Mount Karaglukh

The establishment of a peacemakers' post on Mount Karaglukh is not a guarantee against an Azerbaijan's strike, but it provides Russian militaries with a positional advantage that has a deterrent role, Armenian military analysts believe. In their turn, Azerbaijani military experts have treated the post as the result of a Russian-Azerbaijani compromise.

Inmates in a colony. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

11:08, 12 April 2022

Mukhortov's wife demands to check his custody conditions in Adyg colony

Alexander Mukhortov, a resident of Sochi, who complained about received threats after he told media about torturing inmates in a Saratov colony, and achieved his transfer to Adygea, is in an isolation ward in inhuman conditions, his wife has stated.

Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Photo: Mil.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org

08:43, 12 April 2022

Authorities admit deaths of at least 200 militaries from NCFD and SFD in Ukraine

Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, it became known about the deaths of at least 142 natives of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 58 residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD); these data were obtained as a result of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on the officially confirmed information.

Tskhinvali during elections, South Ossetia. Photo by Tamara Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot

08:31, 12 April 2022

Journalists link Gagloev's election success with Bibilov's administrative resources

Anatoly Bibilov made use of his administrative resources to exclude real rivals from the presidential race; however, the votes of their supporters helped Alan Gagloev to win the first round of election in South Ossetia, the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

Flag of Abkhazia. Photo by Nina Zotina, Yuga.ru

22:57, 11 April 2022

MFA of Abkhazia confirms absence of plans to join Russia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Abkhazia condemned the speeches of Russian political analysts on the issue of Abkhazia joining Russia and threatened to recognize authors of those speeches as undesirable persons on the territory of the republic. The state sovereignty of Abkhazia is indisputable, the republic’s MFA declares.

Georgy Eprikyan. Screenshot: https://t.me/MozdokRaionAMS/106

22:41, 11 April 2022

Administration of Mozdok District reports about death of a military man in Ukraine

Georgy Eprikyan from the village of Novo-Georgievskoye perished during the special military operation in Ukraine, the administration of the Mozdok District reported. The authorities confirmed the information about at least 34 soldiers from North Ossetia who perished in Ukraine.

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