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22:21, 30 April 2016
Child killed by shell explosion in Dagestani village
An explosion of an artillery shell occurred within a private household in the village of Djepel, Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Four people were injured, one – a five-year-old child – died.
22:16, 30 April 2016
Residents of Nogai District rally to mark return day of Karachay people
A rally to mark the 59th anniversary of the return of the Karachay nationals to their historic homeland was held today at the railway station of the dwelling settlement of Erken-Shakhar of the Nogai District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The first train with returnees from deportation arrived at this station 59 years ago.
Ariskhan Movsarov. Screenshot of TV footage by Grozny.tv
13:27, 30 April 2016
Serviceman from Chechnya goes missing in Adygea
Relatives of Ariskhan Movsarov, a conscript from Chechnya, who took his military service in the brigade deployed in Maikop, the capital of Adygea, cannot establish his whereabouts for more than two weeks. Movsarov had no conflicts with his fellow-servicemen; and the command of the unit would not report why he is absent at his place of service, relatives assert.
Policemen disperse protesters in Sochi. Screenshot of the video made by eyewitness.
11:10, 30 April 2016
Sochi residents reveal reasons of conflict around pedestrian crossing (+video)
The reason for a picket in the Lazarevskoe District of Sochi, which was dispersed by the police, was a long neglect by the authorities of the demand to return the pedestrian crossing, which allowed seniors and people with disabilities to easily access the socially relevant objects, said the eyewitnesses to the conflict.
10:36, 30 April 2016
Two Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen perish
This morning, Azerbaijan accused Armenian servicemen of 128 bombardments. In its turn, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported a restart of shelling by the Azerbaijani party in the northerly direction (Talysh).
09:48, 30 April 2016
Chechen policemen return 7-year-old boy to his mother
The employees of the Shali ROVD (District Interior Division) have handed over to Elita Magomadova, a native of Chechnya, her seven-year son, who was since 2013 in the family of her ex-husband.
Ilgar Mamedov. Photo: Meydan.TV
06:37, 30 April 2016
Council of Europe condemns sentence to Ilgar Mamedov
The judgement in the case of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), is politically motivated and linked to his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, said Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
04:52, 30 April 2016
Sochi: organizers of "Formula 1" state high spectators' interest
Almost all the tickets are sold out for the race "Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix", which was opened in Sochi on April 29, the organizers report.
Workers of "Aviaagregat" factory take part in rally. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:54, 30 April 2016
Makhachkala: workers of "Aviaagregat" Factory demand release of Director General
About 100 employees of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Aviaagregat" held a rally in one of the factory shops demanding to release the detained Director General Gayirbek Gamzatov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
03:24, 30 April 2016
Candidates for Prize "Crystal Compass" present projects on nature of Northern Caucasus
Projects from all over Russia, including the Rostov Region, the Krasnodar Territory and the republics of Northern Caucasus, are contending for the Awards "Crystal Compass" in ten categories covering the areas of geography, ecology, conservation and promotion of natural, historical and cultural heritage.
Bags with charity food stuff, Ingushetia, April 29, 2016. Photo by Magomed Tachiyev.
20:55, 29 April 2016
Today, 863 residents of Ingushetia receive charitable aid
Today, Ingushetia has hosted an action of distributing charitable aid. The Charitable Foundation "Tesham" has prepared food packages for 863 residents of the republic from poor families.
18:41, 29 April 2016
Levon Airapetyan transferred to prison hospital
The decision on hospitalization of the Armenian philanthropist Levon Airapetyan, whose health condition has deteriorated in prison, was taken after the intervention into the situation of the newly appointed Russian Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova.
Ilgar Mamedov, leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl). Photo: RFE/RL
18:31, 29 April 2016
Azerbaijani Appeal Court upholds verdict to Mamedov and Yagublu
Today, the Sheki Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction handed down by the first instance court to Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), and Tofiq Yagublu, the deputy chairman of the "Musavat" Party.
Flag of Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:29, 29 April 2016
NKR's flag banned at "Eurovision"
The spectators of the "Eurovision-2016" concerts were not allowed to bring into the hall flags of a number of partially recognized and unrecognized states, including the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Toys and flowers at the gates of the Avetisyans’ house. Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:45, 29 April 2016
Permyakov confesses of massacring Avetisyan family members
Today, having confessed of murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, a Russian military Valery Permyakov refused to tell the court whether he had acted alone or not. Permyakov has also stated that he "does not consider himself a mentally ill person."
Residents of Chechnya attend subbotnik. Photo: http://www.itumkali.com/new/subbotnik-v-itum-kalinskom-rajone-chechenskoj-respubliki.htm
15:20, 29 April 2016
State employees claim being forced to attend subbotniks in Grozny
A forced participation in the subbotniks (free of charge work on weekends), held on the eve of May holidays, was reported by residents of Grozny, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Zhanna Nemtsova. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Немцова,_Жанна_Борисовна
12:32, 29 April 2016
Boris Nemtsov's daughter appeals to ICRF with a request to question Ramzan Kadyrov
According to the motion filed by Zhanna Nemtsova to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, investigators should question acting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Senator Suleiman Geremeev, Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma deputy, and seven other persons.
Lazarevskoye, Sochi. Photo: http://www.lazarevka.ru
11:23, 29 April 2016
Assistant to State Duma deputy detained at picket in Sochi
This morning, residents of the Lazarevskoe District of Sochi have gathered for a picket against the closure of the pedestrian crossing, which led to the sea coast. According to them, the police violently dispersed the protest action. During the picket, policemen detained Alexei Goryachkin, an assistant to a State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).
Advocate Nikolai Polozov. Photo: RFE / RL, http://gdb.rferl.org/C2345513-EC5F-4CFB-A696-6176D2CD1536_mw1024_s_n.jpg
07:00, 29 April 2016
Advocate of Khaiser Djemilev announces his intention to re-file motion for CER
The decision of the Astrakhan court to refuse conditional early relief (CER) for Khaiser Djemilev can be explained by the political position of his father Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Nikolai Polozov.
Nerkin Oratakh, Nagorny Karabakh, April 29, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:33, 29 April 2016
Political analysts see no need for bringing Armenian forces to Nagorno-Karabakh
There are no regular military units of Armenia and Armenian military vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Defence Army "brilliantly performs its tasks." This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Artsrun Ovannisyan, Press Secretary for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
News
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An Armenian court has arrested Artur Avanesyan.

Pashinyan at a concert in Gyumri. Screenshot from News.Am photo from April 20, 2026, https://news.am/rus/news/944772.html. Observers considered concerts featuring Pashinyan to be propaganda.

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.