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10:36, 18 April 2019
Sisters from Saudi Arabia ask for help in Georgia
Two sisters from Saudi Arabia, who are hiding in Georgia from their relatives' persecutions, have asked the UN for protection, fearing a return to their homeland.
A view of Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:25, 18 April 2019
NKR supports Azerbaijani-Armenian agreement on mutual visiting convicts
Zograb Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mamedyarov, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, respectively, agreed to take measures to allow relatives to visit inmates. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated that simultaneous reciprocal visits of relatives to convicts will be a guarantee of personal security for those who have to spend their prison terms in a foreign country.
10:16, 18 April 2019
Dagestani militant's bride denies abduction
Miyasat Kitalaeva, a resident of Makhachkala, accused of involvement in the armed underground and kidnappings, was kept by militants in the forest against her will, and didn't join their regiment, her defence insists.
Ismail Nalgiev. Photo: Magomed Mutsolgov https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/blogs/342/posts/33993
08:23, 18 April 2019
Organizer of rally in Ingushetia tells about authorities' pressure
Every year, authorities of Ingushetia interfere with the actions dedicated to rehabilitation of repressed nations, Ismail Nalgiev, an activist, has stated, adding that officials telephoned the organizers of the rally and tried to press on them through their relatives.
08:20, 18 April 2019
Dagestani resident suspected of links with IS
A criminal case has been instituted against a 20-year-old man on suspicion of his participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in Makhachkala, investigators have reported.
Aslan Cherkesov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, convicted for killing a football fan. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:15, 18 April 2019
KBR resident complains about ban to pray in jail
The complaint of Aslan Cherkesov, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), about the ban to pray is a sufficient reason to check the prison where he is being held, Valery Borschov, a lawyer and a co-chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, believes. Cherkesov's custody conditions are inhuman, said Valery Slepukha, a former head of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Lake Kezenoyam in Dagestan. Photo: Ras.sham https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:28, 17 April 2019
Dagestani activists call on to challenge Chechnya's actions on mutual border
Chechnya has committed a gross violation in fixing the border by accounting the disputable land plot from the Kizlyar District as its territory. This act should be appealed against, the participants of the sitting in Makhachkala have stated.
Magas. Ingushetia. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:17, 17 April 2019
Ingush authorities fail to sanction rally in Magas
The government of Ingushetia has refused to sanction a rally to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the law on rehabilitation of repressed nations. The authorities claim that the organizers failed to indicate how they intend to ensure the public order.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo © Union of 'Yerkrapah' official site
20:02, 17 April 2019
Case of Armenian ex-General Manvel Grigoryan sent to court
The Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has approved the indictment in the case of the MP, General Manvel Grigoryan. His wife, Nazik Amiryan, will also face justice.
Participants of the conflict in the village of Zartonk in Armenia. Photo: screenshot of the video by ALT TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=65&v=Lyhh1i4e_Gw
19:59, 17 April 2019
Figurant of conflict in Armenian village left under arrest amid protests
The grandson of the former headman of the village of Zartonk in Armenia, who opened fire during a conflict with his fellow villagers, has been released under recognizance not to leave. The second detainee was arrested for two months; but villagers demand to release him.
Law enforcers in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
19:49, 17 April 2019
Kadyrov's reinforcement makes abolition of CTO regime in Chechnya formal
The abolition of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime failed to stop kidnappings and extrajudicial executions in Chechnya, while the powers of federal law enforcers have long passed over to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" has stated.
Military exercises of the Azerbaijani army. March 2019. Photo by the press sevice of the country's Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/v-hode-shirokomasshtabnyh-uchenij-proveden-etap-boevoj-strelby-video-26136.html
14:30, 17 April 2019
Azerbaijan counts 21 shelling attacks during the last 24 hours
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, including from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
The territory of the "Ararat Cement" Factory. Photo by the press service http://www.araratcement.am/hy/technologies
14:24, 17 April 2019
Armenia: cement factory workers refuse to unblock road
The workers of the "Ararat Cement" Factory, who received dismissal notifications, have demanded to meet the owner of the company, the MP Gagik Tsarukyan.
Graves with remains of 150 citizens executed during repressions in 1937-1938, found in Batumi in Georgia (The Autonomous Republic of Adjara). Photo: Facebook of Batumi's Diocese https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1984889058472554&set=pcb.1984896091805184&type=3&theater
10:49, 17 April 2019
Georgia: burial of victims of Stalinist repressions in Batumi postponed
Residents of Batumi want to establish their relatives among the 150 victims of Stalinist repression, whose remains were found in common graves. In this regard, the burial of the remains, scheduled for April 21, was postponed indefinitely.
The police near the Baku Court on Grave Crimes. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:44, 17 April 2019
Azerbaijani authorities increase pressure on activists
Over 2018, at least 128 Azerbaijani oppositionists were arrested for political reasons. Authorities imitate liberalization, refusing to criminally prosecute activists in favour of arbitrary arrests, local rights defenders have emphasized.
A wheelchair. Photo pixaby.com
10:38, 17 April 2019
Georgia: persons with disabilities tell about meagre social help and lack of workplaces
Today, ten years after Georgia's accession to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the country's authorities failed to radically improve the lives of people with disabilities, the Ombudsperson, Nino Lomdjariya, believes. His predecessor in the post regards that only in 50 years from now the country will be able to ensure acceptable conditions for people with disabilities.
Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of Temirlan Machalikashvili. Screenshot of the video by Rustavi 2
08:22, 17 April 2019
Georgian opposition supports demands of father of Pankisi resident killed by law enforcers
The MPs from the "United National Movement" (UNM) and the "European Georgia" Parties have called for the establishment of a temporary parliamentary commission to investigate the special operation conducted in the Pankisi Gorge. The ruling "Georgian Dream" Party has promised to consider this issue.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo: screenshot of the blogger's video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKva1kjpOd0&feature=youtu.be
08:19, 17 April 2019
Blogger Abdurakhmanov treats mobilization of Chechen mass media as his victory
The Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has noted Ramzan Kadyrov's and his supporters' stormy reaction to his criticism of Kadyrov the elder, announcing his victory in confrontation with Chechen authorities.
23:25, 16 April 2019
Authorities of Chechnya and Dagestan suspend border demarcation
The entry of data on Chechen-Dagestani border into the state registry of real estate has been suspended, the speakers of both parliaments have announced without specifying the reasons.
23:19, 16 April 2019
Verdict for attacking "Caucasian Knot" correspondent to be all-Russian precedent
The verdict in the case of the attack on the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent is an important precedent, punishments for attacking media professionals in Russia are rare, lawyers have stated.
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.