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Rally participants in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:05, 13 April 2016
Yerevan demonstrators blame Kremlin for destabilizing Southern Caucasus
Russia breaks its alliance commitments to Armenia by selling weapons to Azerbaijan, said the marchers, who protested in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan.
Law enforcement agents. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/security/rezhim_kto_v_khasavyurtovskom_rayone_snyat/
20:05, 13 April 2016
Power agents report killing three militants in Makhachkala
Today, one of the entrances to the settlement of Leninkent in the outskirt of Makhachkala was blocked by armoured vehicles. According to law enforcement sources, here, power agents began targeted check in search of militants and their helpers. In the course of the operation they blocked a house with suspected militants inside.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Instanbul, Turkey. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:01, 13 April 2016
Two Russians detained on suspicion of killing Edilgeriev
In Turkey, special services have detained two Russian citizens: Yuri Anisimov, 52, and Alexander Smirnov, 55, on suspicion of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, the administrator of the website "Kavkaz-Centre".
SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.07.fsin.su/ufsin/ooso.php
14:40, 13 April 2016
Inmates of Nalchik SIZO stop their hunger strike, local FSIN reports
In Nalchik, inmates of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 have stopped their hunger strike yet in the evening of April 12. This was reported by the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).
Border guard. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/277429/
12:49, 13 April 2016
Resident of Northern Caucasus detained while trying to join IS
At the border with Georgia, North-Ossetian border guards have detained a resident of one of the republics of Northern Caucasus. According to the FSB, the man intended to go to Syria to take part in the combat actions in the ranks of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.
Kuban farmers film video to inform Vladimir Putin about raider attacks on their land plots, April 11, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the ‘Caucasian Knot’ video.
11:51, 13 April 2016
Kuban farmers film video to inform Vladimir Putin about raider attacks on their land plots
On April 11, about 50 farmers from more than 10 regions of the Krasnodar Territory recorded a collective video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to stop raider seizure of land plots in the region. Today, the farmers have sent their video message to Vladimir Putin hot line, which will be held on April 14.
09:31, 13 April 2016
Stepanakert and Baku report on ceasefire violations
Last night and this morning, according to the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD), ceasefire has been violated in some areas of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.
Soldier of Armenia Army. Photo: © Sputnik/ Асатур Есаянц, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160412/2944853.html
08:00, 13 April 2016
Armenian political analysts do not treat ceasefire as a return to armistice
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh should be ready for resumption of hostilities in the conflict zone. This opinion was voiced by participants in the discussion on the topic: "The lessons of the four-day war in Karabakh", which was held in Yerevan on April 12.
Law enforcers at the site of explosion near the ROVD for Novoselitsk District, Stavropol Territory, April 11, 2016. Photo: https://nac.gov.ru
02:25, 13 April 2016
Attack on Novoselitsk ROVD could be motivated by Zaur Akaev's personal revenge on policemen
Field investigators are engaged in checking the version that the attack on the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) could be motivated by personal revenge on policemen from Zaur Akaev, who was killed in the attack. This was reported by a source close to the investigation. Zaur Akaev spent a long period of time in prison while serving his sentence for murder of domestic nature, reports his friend.
Parishioners in the mosque. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.mobi/
00:09, 13 April 2016
Makhachkala: mosque administration demands to punish policemen for their drunken intrusion
Today, the administration of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street has filed complaints with the demand to bring to responsibility the policemen for their invasion into the Salafi mosque and insulting its believers.
22:17, 12 April 2016
Supposed helper to attackers on Novoselitsk ROVD detained
Law enforcers have detained a suspected helper to the Kitaevskaya villagers who attacked the building of the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory, law enforcement sources have reported today.
21:45, 12 April 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh treats accusations of shelling schools and hospitals as a lie
The statement of the Azerbaijani party that the social objects in its territory were exposed to missile attacks is disinformation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced today.
Gates of the house suffered as a result of shelling, Tartar, Terter Region of Azerbaijan, April 3, 2016. Photo by Famil Makhmudbeili for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:54, 12 April 2016
Azerbaijan demands to make Armenia liable for shelling
Armenia should be held legally responsible for the shelling of dwelling settlements and killings of civilians in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
SIZO No. 1 in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.zapravakbr.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=646:2015-05-18-11-13-59&catid=4:doc&Itemid=6
18:52, 12 April 2016
Inmates of Nalchik SIZO complain to POC members about beatings
The inmates, who cut themselves in protest against the actions of the staff of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, told the members of the Republic's Public Oversight Commission (POC) about beatings.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:10, 12 April 2016
Dagestani fined for public demonstration of IS flag
The Khasavyurt City Court has fined a local resident for placing in a social network an image of the flag of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia.
13:01, 12 April 2016
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Maxim Panfilov as political prisoner
Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, should be released, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". According to the human rights defenders, the events in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow which took place on May 6, 2012, and of involvement in which Maxim Panfilov was accused, had no signs of a mass riot.
Preacher Vagif Nurbaev. Photo: http://www.ansar.ru/rightway/pismo-vagifa-nurbaeva-iz-zaklyucheniya-pervoe
12:20, 12 April 2016
MIA confirms detention of two persons suspected of killing Dagestani preacher
The police have detained two persons suspected of setting fire on a car in the city of Nizhnevartovsk, in which law enforcers found fragments of human bodies on April 4. This was reported by the press service of the Department for the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Khusein Betelgeriev. Photo: screenshot of video posted by user Alikhan Grozny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJUnGxvfSFo
09:35, 12 April 2016
Khusein Betelgeriev returns home beaten
Members of the International Crisis Group (ICG) have confirmed the information of the "Caucasian Knot" stating that Khusein Betelgeriev had returned home. According to the report, the Chechen bard was beaten.
Maxim Panfilov in Bolotnaya Square. Photo: tersky, https://zona.media/online/2016/08/04/bolotka_36
08:40, 12 April 2016
Maxim Panfilov's advocate challenges arrest of his client in "case of Bolotnaya Square"
The defence has filed an appeal against the court's decision on the arrest of Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, accused of involvement in the mass riot in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012. This was reported by his advocate Sergey Panchenko.
Frontline of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160411/2933416.html
01:43, 12 April 2016
One Nagorno-Karabakh soldier still on the list of persons missing in action
The search for a soldier of the Defence Army, missing in action during the escalation of the conflict, is still underway in the area of the contact line of troops. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
News
Protesters in Zugdidi. Screenshot of a photo by Mo Se from April 26, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4290374601277279&set=pcb.4290374881277251. A rally demanding the release of protesters took place in Zugdidi.

The bodies of two soldiers killed on the Ukrainian front have been delivered to Georgia.

The sentence against activist Saba Dzhikiya has been upheld.

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.