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00:44, 15 April 2017
Four figurants arrested in case of killing policemen in Astrakhan
Four persons have been taken into custody on suspicion of involvement in an attack on policemen in Astrakhan. According to an advocate, the number of the arrested persons includes acquaintances of the killed suspected participants of the attack and a wife of one of them.
22:54, 14 April 2017
Sochi Mayoralty refuses to legitimate Easter action of Navalny’s supporters
The application of supporters of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny on holding an anti-corruption action on April 16, on the Easter, was rejected under the pretext that the organizer responded too late to the Mayoralty's proposal on the time of the action. However, activists still want to hold the action, said Suren Edigarov, the applicant.
21:46, 14 April 2017
Khasavyurt residents report power agents’ tours
Today, power agents have blocked exits from the neighbourhood "Olympic Settlement" in Khasavyurt, and conducted household patrol detours there, local residents have reported. The police refused to confirm this information.
Employee of the “Radio Liberty” at the entrance to the office, Baku, December 2014. Photo by the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent.
18:28, 14 April 2017
"Radio Liberty" reports blocking its website in Azerbaijan
The access to one of the country's main independent sources of information – the “Radio Azadlyg” (the Azerbaijani service of the “Radio Liberty”, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") – is blocked, says the statement of the corporation "Free Europe/Radio Liberty", posted in the evening on April 13 on the corporation’s website.
At the polling station in Yerevan, April 9, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:49, 14 April 2017
Opposition files lawsuit demanding to cancel election outcomes in Armenia
The bloc "Armenian National Congress-People's Party of Armenia" (ANC-PPA), which had received a refusal from the Central Election Commission (CEC) to annul the outcomes of the parliamentary elections, has appealed to the Constitutional Court.
15:25, 14 April 2017
Kremlin reacts to “Novaya Gazeta” reports about threats from Chechnya
The Kremlin has received a letter from Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the “Novaya Gazeta” about threats to newspaper journalists coming from Chechnya, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, told reporters today.
Village of Balakhani, Untsukul District, Dagestan. Photo: Ismail Magomedov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
14:13, 14 April 2017
Source reports bomb found in the house of Maryam Sharipova’s mother
A “shahid belt” was found in the house of Patimat Murshidova, the mother of the suicide bomber Maryam Sharipova, who, according to investigators, blew herself up in the Moscow metro on March 29, 2010, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Kazim Nurmagomedov. Still picture of the 'Caucasian Knot' video.
13:43, 14 April 2017
Father of man arrested for financing militants describes how he saved his son from IS
In his interview to the "Caucasian Knot", Kazim Nurmagomedov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Karata, has described how he managed to independently return one of his sons from the territory of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia by the court.
Participant of heavy truck drivers' protest Sergei Sharakhin. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
12:01, 14 April 2017
Volgograd truck drivers declare receiving threats
This morning, in Volgograd, an armed man has threatened truck drivers on strike against the "Platon" system. This was reported by the Union of Cargo Carriers and Entrepreneurs of the Volgograd Region.
Prayer at the "Haji Javad" mosque. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
11:04, 14 April 2017
In Baku, demolition of mosque suspended after believers’ protests
In Baku, the demolition of the "Haji Javad" mosque was suspended after the protests of believers. Such an instruction was given by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, who also ordered to create a special commission to clarify the situation around the mosque.
LGBT pride flagPhoto: RFE/RL
10:11, 14 April 2017
Petition in defence of gays in Chechnya collects more than 145,000 signatures
The website "Change.org" has posted a petition to the Russian President, the General Prosecutor and the chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a demand to investigate the mass cases of violence and killings in Chechnya of representatives of sex minorities. According to the website "Change.org", the petition was posted "four days ago."
Meeting at the central mosque of Grozny. Screenshot of video reportage by Grozny TV, youtube.com/watch?v=X9y33aVauUI
23:16, 13 April 2017
Editors of "Novaya Gazeta" report receiving threats for publications about persecution of Chechen gays
In Chechnya, the adviser to the leader of the republic and theologians in the republic openly call for violence against journalists of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" for publishing materials about the persecution of gays in Chechnya. This was reported by the editorial office of the newspaper. After the publication of the statement, the website of the "Novaya Gazeta" was subjected to a DDOS-attack.
Valery Brinikh and Zaurbiy Chundyshko (right). Photo: https://onkavkaz.com/articles/3448-dum-adygei-prizval-privlech-k-otvetstvennosti-rukovoditelja-partii-zelenye-za-to-chto-on-ne-dos.html
18:58, 13 April 2017
Activists of "Adyge Khase" claim pressure from law enforcers
Members of the Maikop organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" have been summoned for questioning to the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) in connection with the complaint filed by the Mufti of Adygea, who demanded to bring ecologist Valery Brinikh to justice. According to the activists, the complaint against Valery Brinikh, who reported the theft of the sacrificial sheep, was a formal reason to put pressure on them.
Protest action by heavy truck drivers in Digor, April 12, 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:03, 13 April 2017
In North Ossetia, truck drivers' demands ignored, protestors claim (+video)
Most media and the federal authorities do not pay attention to the protests of truck drivers in North Ossetia. This was claimed by the protesters. They have also noted that their demands for the cancellation of the "Platon" system and reduction of fuel prices remain in force.
Day of memory of Beslan terror act victims, September 3, 2016. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:36, 13 April 2017
Victims of terror act in Beslan treat compensation awarded by ECtHR as symbolic
The decision pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in favour of relatives of the victims of the Beslan terror act is a victory. However, the awarded compensations will not be tangible for the state and will remain symbolic amounts. This opinion was voiced by Ella Kesaeva, the leader of the "Voice of Beslan".
Alexander Lapshin. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123668987
15:39, 13 April 2017
Complaint on extension of blogger Alexander Lapshin's arrest dismissed
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the decision to extend for three months the arrest of blogger Alexander Lapshin, accused of visiting Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by his advocate.
ECtHR meeting. Photo: http://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
11:33, 13 April 2017
ECtHR awards compensation of 3,043,000 euros to relatives of people killed in Beslan
The European Court of Human Rights has found violations of the rights of relatives of the people killed and injured in the seizure of the Beslan school in 2004 and awarded 409 complainants the compensation in the amount of 2,955,000 euros and 88,000 euros to recover court costs.
Inscription 'Flourish, my Ossetia!' made during referendum, April 9, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev.
11:25, 13 April 2017
Idea to rename South Ossetia supported by 80% of voters
The renaming of South Ossetia into the State of Alania was supported by 25,123 people, or 80% of the total number of voters. This was reported by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia following the results of the processing of 100% of the protocols.
Grozny. Photo: Timur Agirov, http://timag82.livejournal.com/66821.html
09:46, 13 April 2017
France demands from Russia to protect rights of sexual minorities in Chechnya
In Paris, officials express their concern over the reports of violations of the rights of members of the LGBT community in the Chechen Republic. This was reported by Romain Nadal, the spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
08:27, 13 April 2017
NAC confirms killing of Ilyas Khalilov in Dagestan
One of the militants killed on April 11 in Dagestan has been preliminary identified as Ilyas Khalilov, who was involved in numerous terrorist crimes. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
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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.