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Marriage of Tigran Petrosyan and Lilit Biruzyan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:04, 29 April 2018
Karabakh village of Talish hosts first wedding party after the war
The Karabakh village of Talish, whose residents were evacuated during the war in 2016, is still being restored. The first wedding party after evacuation took part there with 250 guests.
ARF "Dashnaktsutyun". Photo: Nelli Danielyan / Sputnik
22:46, 28 April 2018
Dashnaktsutyun agrees to support Pashinyan
The parliamentary faction of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) "Dashnaktsutyun" is ready to vote for the election of the oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan as the Armenian Prime Minister, Arsen Ambartsumyan, a representative of the ARF's Supreme Council, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Rally of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters in Vanadzor. Photo by Artem Shabanov for the Caucasian Knot
21:46, 28 April 2018
Vanadzor townspeople wish Pashinyan to defeat corruption
The today's rally of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters in Vanadzor gathered more than 14,000 people, and became one of the largest oppositional rallies in the city's history, local residents and activists report. The participants have expressed hope that in the capacity of Prime Minister Pashinyan will be able to defeat corruption.
18:47, 28 April 2018
RPA refuses to nominate its candidate to post of Prime Minister
After the meeting with Serzh Sargsyan and Karen Karapetyan, delegates of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) refused to nominate their candidate for the post of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Opposition rally led by protest leader Nikol Pashinyan in Vanadzor, April 28, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:09, 28 April 2018
In Vanadzor, Nikol Pashinyan's rally gathers more than 5000 people
In Vanadzor, participants of an opposition rally led by protest leader Nikol Pashinyan demanded to remove the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) from power.
Banner with photos on rehabilitation of repressed nations. Photo: Timur Aklyev (RFE/RL)
16:43, 28 April 2018
Ingush activists report attempt to disrupt conference on repressed nations
The organizers of the conference "Rehabilitation Law of Repressed Nations: Current Enforcement Problem Status", which has started today in Ingushetia, have accused regional authorities of an attempt to disrupt the event.
Leader of protest movement Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
15:59, 28 April 2018
Nikol Pashinyan calls for direct talks with RPA
Today, at a rally in Ijevan, protest leader Nikol Pashinyan has stated that the opposition is willing to meet simultaneously all MPs from the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to discuss the current situation and proposals to overcome the crisis.
Trump Tower Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
13:39, 28 April 2018
In Baku, skyscraper catches fire
Today, a fire has started on upper floors of a 130-metre skyscraper in Baku, known as Trump Tower Baku. The 13-20th floors of the 33-storey building were on fire. Meanwhile, the fire affected only the facade of the skyscraper.
Activists of the patriotic movement "Putin's Detachments" burn Pavel Durov's portrait. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=UgObJgny2iM
12:42, 28 April 2018
In Krasnodar, "Putin's Detachments" burn photos of Telegram founder
In Krasnodar, activists of the patriotic movement "Putin's Detachments" held a rally with the demand to close Telegram and called its founder a "traitor."
Cairo. View from Cairo TV Tower. Photo: Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Каир
10:28, 28 April 2018
Dagestani resident complains about his relatives' kidnapping in Egypt
In March and April, in the capital of Egypt, armed people kidnapped 18 residents of Dagestan, including 10 children. Their relatives cannot find out their whereabouts. This was reported on April 27 by Gusein Baisultanov, a relative of some of kidnapped people.
10:01, 28 April 2018
Law enforcers say suspects killed in Dagestan are members of terrorist sleeper cell
People killed by law enforcers during a special operation conducted in the Derbent District were members of a spontaneously created "sleeper cell" of a terrorist organization, reported the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for Dagestan.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from personal Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
06:53, 28 April 2018
Georgian advocates criticize Azerbaijani court's judgement in Afghan Mukhtarly's case
In Azerbaijan, the decision of the court of appeal in the case against journalist Afghan Mukhtarly kidnapped in Georgia is biased, but it is necessary to pass all the national authorities for a subsequent appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Georgian advocates have stated.
04:53, 28 April 2018
Source calls "honour killing" one of the versions of girl's murder in Khasavyurt
The man detained on suspicion of killing a salesgirl in a pavilion in Khasavyurt is her brother; and the crime has all the signs of an "honour killing", a law enforcement source has reported.
Russian military base in Armenia. Photo: press service of Azatutyun Radio Station (RFE/RL)
03:32, 28 April 2018
Rally in Gyumri demands to remove Republicans from power
According to estimates of its participants, the rally of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters in Gyumri became the largest of all the opposition's actions ever held in the city. They urged Karen Karapetyan, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia and other members of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to abandon the power structures.
Rally in Gyumri, April 27. 2018. Photo by Artem Shabanov for the Caucasian Knot.
21:18, 27 April 2018
At rally in Gyumri, Pashinyan confirms his loyalty to Russia
Opponents of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Karen Karapetyan are not going to initiate Armenia's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikol Pashinyan, the oppositional leader, has stated at a rally in Gyumri.
Protest rally in Yerevan, April 26, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
20:44, 27 April 2018
Armenia's RPA calls on opposition to negotiate
Should all the Armenian political forces fail to sit down to negotiation table, mass protests can lead to clashes, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has stated. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) "Dashnaktsutyun", which has quitted the coalition with the party in power, calls on the parliamentary factions to nominate a unified candidate for the post of Prime Minister.
15:40, 27 April 2018
Three officers sentenced for fraud with food money of Gyumri servicemen
In Rostov-on-Don, the court sentenced two food service officers and the head of the Russian military base in Armenia to imprisonment. They are recognized to be involved in fraud for 471 million roubles allocated to provide food to soldiers and officers at the military base in Gyumri.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:50, 27 April 2018
Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters start an auto rally from Yerevan to Gyumri
Protest leader Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters have started an auto rally from Yerevan to the city of Gyumri, where a rally is planned for today.
L-39 military aircraft. Photo: Sergey Vladimirov - Flickr: https://ru.wikipedia.org/
14:18, 27 April 2018
Emergency landing of a military aircraft in Adygea
An L-39 training aircraft of the Krasnodar military flight school has to land outside an airfield in Adygea because of a foreign object in the engine, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.
Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: Anton Naumliuk (RFE/RL)
12:52, 27 April 2018
Russian SC upholds verdict to Shamil Nurmagomedov
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has upheld the verdict to Shamil Nurmagomedov, a native of Makhachkala, sentenced on the charge of financing the "Islamic State" (IS*) for transferring money to his brother in Syria.
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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....

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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.