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Anatoly Barsagov. Photo: 07.мвд.рф
22:39, 21 April 2017
KBR’s POC headed by power agent
On April 20, Anatoly Barsagov, an ex-deputy head of the criminal police, was elected the chairman of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Rights defenders believe that the former policeman is unlikely to stand up for the defence of prisoners' rights.
The participants of the truckers' protest action against the “Platon” system deliver a letter to Andrei Bocharov, the Governor of the Volgograd Region. Volgograd, April 21, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for "Caucasian Knot"
21:23, 21 April 2017
Volgograd truckers demand meeting with Bocharov
Andrei Bocharov, the Governor of the Volgograd Region, should react to the situation with transport services in the region and convey the demand of local truckers to abolish the “Platon” system to the federal centre, the protesters said.
A protest camp of the truckers demanding to cancel the "Platon" system. Dagestan, April 2017. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for "Caucasian Knot"
21:08, 21 April 2017
Players in transportation market link protests with worsening of business climate
Dagestan has some "grey" schemes of cargo transportation, although companies are trying not to use the services of “non-transparent” drivers, the market players assert. In their opinion, the "Platon" system is inefficient and leads to unbearable losses.
The Sochi Cossack Sergey Fetisov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for "Caucasian Knot"
18:33, 21 April 2017
Sochi Cossack Fetisov convicted for five years
The Adler District Court of Sochi has sentenced the Cossack Sergey Fetisov, accused of a fraud, to five years in a general-security colony. It took the judge only ten minutes to draw up the verdict, which means that it was agreed in advance, the defence believes.
Pavel Felgengauer. Photo: RFE/RL
18:31, 21 April 2017
Military experts treat Chechen servicemen in Syria as mercenaries’ helpers
The strength of the Russian military contingent in Syria is estimated at 7000, with the main surface combat units being the mercenaries from the so-called "Vagner group" and Chechen servicemen, military political analysts believe.
A Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dzerzhinsky District of Volgograd (Vitimskaya Street, house No. 20). Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for "Caucasian Knot"
16:50, 21 April 2017
HRW sharply condemns judgement on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
The Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights organization, has found the decision of the Russia’s Supreme Court (SC) to ban the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia and local religious organizations to be a severe blow to the freedom of conscience.
The elders of the Jehovah's Witnesses' communities in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for "Caucasian Knot"
14:35, 21 April 2017
EU stands up for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
The European External Affairs Service (EU diplomatic service) has stated that Jehovah's Witnesses, like other religious organizations, "should be able to peacefully hold meetings, as it is guaranteed by the Russian Constitution, international obligations of Russia and international human rights standards." This was a reaction of the European External Affairs Service to a court's decision in Russia on the liquidation of the organization.
Law enforcers. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru
13:57, 21 April 2017
HRC "Memorial": in Dagestan, law enforcers collect data about people included in police prevention registration lists
In Dagestan, the law enforcement authorities require residents put on police prevention registration lists to bring copies of their personal documents and of the documents of their family members. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The human rights defenders intend to appeal for explanations to the Dagestani Minister of Internal Affairs and the Ombudsman.
Khiramagomed Magomedov. Photo: http://kavpolit.com
13:28, 21 April 2017
In Dagestan, defendant accused of involvement in "Hizb ut-Tahrir" recognized by HRC "Memorial" as political prisoner
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has demanded to release activist Khiramagomed Magomedov, one of the leaders of the NGO "Union of Fair", accused of involvement in the organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir al Islami" banned in Russia.
Magomed Magomedov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for "Caucasian Knot"
09:30, 21 April 2017
Dagestani SC upholds decision to remove journalist Magomedov's name from police prevention registration list
On April 20, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan considered an appeal filed by the police about the decision of the Makhachkala court to remove the name of Magomed Magomedov from a police prevention registration list who had been earlier included in the above list under the "religious extremist" category.
The protest camp of the North Ossetian truck drivers in the city of Digora has been left empty. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for "Caucasian Knot"
06:19, 21 April 2017
In Digora, protest camp of North Ossetian truck drivers left empty
In the afternoon of April 20, the last truck left the camp of participants of the strike against the "Platon" system deployed on the outskirts of the city of Digora.
Truck drivers' protest action against the "Platon" system. Photo by Andrei Mayorov, Yuga.ru
03:50, 21 April 2017
Astrakhan Regional Duma asks federal centre to review tariffs of "Platon" system
Deputies of the Astrakhan Regional Duma have adopted an appeal to the government of the Russian Federation and both chambers of the Russian Federal Assembly on the need to revise the tariffs for cargo transportation. Deputies recognized taxes imposed owners of heavy vehicles as excessive.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-obnaruzhen-arsenal-v-banditskom.html
01:38, 21 April 2017
In Dagestan, law enforcers carry out eighth special operation since beginning of 2017
The legal regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in the Buynaksk and Karabudakhkent Districts has been announced in the territory Dagestan for the eighth time since early 2017 and for the first time in the second quarter.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: RFE/RL
21:56, 20 April 2017
"Mashr" excluded from list of “foreign agents”
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has notified the Ingush human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov about the exclusion of his “Mashr” human rights organization from the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs), performing the functions of a "foreign agent".
20:58, 20 April 2017
Forwarders report losses caused by protests of Ingush truckers
The protests of drivers of heavy trucks have paralyzed the work of logistic companies involved in the delivery of goods to Ingushetia, entrepreneurs said, adding with regret that truckers from other regions are afraid of coming to the republic.
People gathered near the Supreme Court of Russia. Moscow, April 20, 2017. Photo by Rustam Djalilov for "Caucasian Knot"
20:27, 20 April 2017
Jehovah's Witnesses treat SC’s verdict as biased
The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has made a mistake by approving the liquidation of the Administrative Centre and local organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. This decision will be appealed against, the representative of the Centre and advocates have stated.
The truckers' protest action against the “Platon” system in Kuban. Photo https://golos-kubani.ru/
17:05, 20 April 2017
Kuban truckers express disappointment with protest action
Truckers’ demands are ignored, law enforcers ban protest actions on highways; and it makes no sense to hold a "passive" strike and sit at home in the sowing season, the Krasnodar (Kuban) truckers have stated.
A protest camp of the truckers set up near Digora. North Ossetia, April 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for "Caucasian Knot"
14:57, 20 April 2017
Truck drivers of North Ossetia stop their strike and create own transport company
In North Ossetia, truck drivers on protest have stopped their action and decided to create their own transport company and trade union to conclude contracts for transportation. Konstantin Tavasiev, a participant of the protest action, announced this. Truck driver Felix Pliev has noted a split among the truck driver in the republic.
People in Cossack uniform threw eggs and flour at participants of the press conference held at the election office of Alexei Navalny. Krasnodar, April 20, 2017. Photo vk.com/teamnavalny_krd
14:42, 20 April 2017
People in Cossack uniform attack Alexei Navalny's election office in Krasnodar
Today, in Krasnodar, people in Cossack uniform threw eggs and flour at participants of the press conference held at the election office of Alexei Navalny. Besides, the attackers also beat Cossack Evgeny Panchuk who spoke in support of Alexei Navalny.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo: Maxim Blinov (Sputnik)
13:07, 20 April 2017
Dadaev tells court about torture after detention
Zaur Dadaev told the court that he had been physically abused by law enforcers for two days after his detention. The court also read out the testimony of Rustam Yusupov, who was detained together with Dadaev.
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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.