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Torchlight march in Stepanakert, April 23, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:13, 24 April 2019
Over 2300 take part in torchlight march in Stepanakert (+video)
More than 2300 residents of Stepanakert have participated in the traditional torchlight march in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Apart from torches and candles, the marchers carried flags of the countries, which have recognized the Armenian Genocide.
Races at a hippodrome in Gudermes. Screenshot from video report by TV Company 'Grozny', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVRrAIhfkEc
01:27, 24 April 2019
Construction of hippodromes in Chechnya raises payback issues of Kadyrov's projects
The second hippodrome in Chechnya has been opened in Shali; the third one is being built in Grozny; it will be the largest in Northern Caucasus. Horse races in Chechnya are held very rarely, local residents said. To make a hippodrome profitable, it must have hundreds of races per year and take toto bets, said the branch workers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Sculpture "Exemplary Kaspiysk Resident". Screenshot from "golos.dagestana" Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwlrcr4n216/
01:07, 24 April 2019
Idea of installing sculpture in Kaspiysk sparks debates about garbage in social networks
A sculpture to a citizen who has brought garbage to a bin will be installed in Kaspiysk in order to draw attention to the problem of spontaneous dumps in the city. The initiative of one of the construction companies has caused a hot debate in social networks about the sources of garbage in the streets of Kaspiysk and other cities of Dagestan.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:09, 23 April 2019
Third Ingush activist detained over the day
Rashid Aushev has become today, together with the activists detained earlier, Khasan Katsiev and Akhmed Nalgiev, the third suspect in the case of clashes with law enforcers at a rally in Magas, the advocates, Akhmed Kaloev and Magomed Bekov, have informed.
One of five people detained in Dagestan and Chechnya on charges of preparing terror attacks. Screenshot from post by Telegram Channel 'Oper slil' dated April 23, 2019. https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@operdrain
22:54, 23 April 2019
Five persons suspected of plotting terror acts in Chechnya and Dagestan
Five members of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, were preparing attacks on law enforcers in the cities of Kaspiysk and Grozny, the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has informed.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (left). Screenshot from video by Abu-Saddam Shishani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfFPaXpqAo; Magomed Daudov, screenshot from video at http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o. Collage by the Caucasian Knot
22:33, 23 April 2019
Daudov and Abdurakhmanov dispute about Aslan Maskhadov's Russian passport
Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has entered a remote dispute with the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, and supported Ramzan Kadyrov's opinion.
Symbol of justice. Photo by Nina Tumonova for the Caucasian Knot
18:53, 23 April 2019
Activists treat decision on Tariq Topçu's case as positive signal for Circassian Diaspora
The verdict pronounced by the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia in favour of Tariq Topçu, deprived of his residence permit, will receive a positive response among members of the Circassian Diaspora, activists believe.
Cathedral Mosque in Maikop. Photo: Sergei Demeshkin, http://www.flickr.com/photos/160124708@N03/41485027484
18:34, 23 April 2019
Muslims voice problem with return of historic mosques to communities in Kuban and Adygea
The decision made by the Arbitration Court of Adygea on transferring the building of the first Maikop mosque from the property of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation to the property of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Adygea and the Krasnodar Territory is a historically important event, believes Asfar Myss, the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims for the Takhtamukai District.
Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
15:01, 23 April 2019
Azerbaijan registers 25 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The truce in the Karabakh conflict zone was broken, and fire came from the side of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan has reported today.
TV remote control. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
14:39, 23 April 2019
Officials suggest restricting foreign TV channels in Armenia
Foreign TV channels should be removed from the package of state TV channels and transferred to private digital TV channels, said Tigran Akopyan, the head of the Armenia's National Commission on TV and Radio.
11:16, 23 April 2019
Relatives demand to release those accused for riots in Ganja
At a rally in the city of Ganja, family members of those arrested in connection with the July 2018 events have demanded to release them.
Residents of Pankisi in front of police cordon. Screenshot from video by Public broadcaster of Georgia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=TpVeQeOK82g
11:07, 23 April 2019
Georgian activists support Pankisi residents
Three solidarity actions with the residents of the Pankisi Gorge, who are protesting against the construction of a chain of hydropower plants (HPPs), have been held in Tbilisi and Batumi. Activists called on the authorities to abandon the construction and punish the policemen for an excessive use of force.
Border of South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo: press service of KGB of South Ossetia
10:54, 23 April 2019
Georgia reports release of border villager
Gocha Fidiuri, a resident of the village of Medjvriskhevi, located on the border with South Ossetia, was released after paying a fine for violating the border and handed over to Georgian law enforcers.
Building of the Nazran Mayoralty. Photo: press service of the Nazran Mayoralty, https://nazrangrad.ru/2017/12/06/v-merii-nazrani-proshlo-soveshhanie-po-voprosam-soderzhaniya-ulic-i-dvorov/
10:43, 23 April 2019
Nazran Mayor reconciles with his son's offender
Aslanbek Tumgoev, the head of the city administration (Mayor) of the city of Nazran, has decided to forgive Isropil Barkinkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, who had wounded his son during an armed conflict. The reconciliation ceremony took place in the central mosque in the presence of about 200 people.
08:21, 23 April 2019
Man accused of assaulting Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya sentenced to 16 years in jail
Shamil Kazbulatov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, was found guilty of encroaching on the life of servicemen as a member of the gang of Basaev and Khattab in Chechnya, and sentenced to 16 years in a high security colony, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported on April 22.
Police in the village of Birkiani (Georgia), April 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Ekaterina Anchevskaya
08:16, 23 April 2019
Rights defenders and opposition criticize Georgian authorities for aggravation in Pankisi
The protest against the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Pankisi Gorge has demonstrated the authorities' inability to conduct dialogue with the population, activists of oppositional parties have stated. Georgian human rights organizations demanded the resignation of the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Economy.
Armenian Parliament. Photo: REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure
22:11, 22 April 2019
Armenian MPs are considering bill on help to victims of 2008 riots
The bill put forward today for consideration by Armenian MPs envisages to render help to the victims and successors of those ten persons who perished during clashes on March 1-2, 2008, Lena Nazaryan, the Vice-Speaker has informed.
Rally in Birkiani, Georgia, April 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:56, 22 April 2019
Pankisi residents warn authorities about protests if activists are arrested (+video)
33 policemen and three residents of the Pankisi Gorge, who received traumas during the protest action against the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) in the gorge, have been discharged from the clinic in Telavi. The participants of the rally in the village of Birkiani have warned the authorities that an attempt to arrest activists will result in intensified protests.
Leyla Mustafaeva attends protest rally, Tbilisi, May 2017. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
19:16, 22 April 2019
Afghan Mukhtarly's health gets worse in prison, his wife reports
Opposition journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who was sentenced to six years of imprisonment, complained of severe pains, reported his wife Leyla Mustafaeva. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for Azerbaijan claims that Afghan Mukhtarly has the opportunity to undergo all necessary medical examinations.
Mikhail Benyash. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
18:50, 22 April 2019
Mikhail Benyash to get compensation for his arrest
Today, advocate Mikhail Benyash has succeeded in seeking a penalty of 100,000 roubles to be imposed on the federal treasury for his two-week administrative arrest after a rally in Krasnodar.
News
A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Drone. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Three regions of the Southern Federal District were hit by drone attacks.

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.