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Tyrnyauz village signpost. Photo by Anna Chernysh for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:17, 30 April 2015
Relatives of Tyrnyauz resident assert he was tortured by law enforcers
Relatives of Ruslan Etezov, a resident of the village of Tyrnyauz, have turned to rights defenders claiming that he was tortured and beating by law enforcers.
16:13, 30 April 2015
South Ossetia to amnesty 10 prisoners
Under the amnesty on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, South Ossetia will pardon and release 10 earlier convicted citizens of the republic.
11:57, 30 April 2015
Defence of Sergey Reznik claims contradictions in verdict to journalist
During the debates in the Rostov Regional Court, advocates of journalist and blogger Sergey Reznik, accused of false denunciation and insult of the authorities, have claimed the contradictions in the verdict announced by the court of first instance.
Farm buildings. Photo: http://fkn-kaluga.ru/upload/pages/16/g-0361.jpg
10:05, 30 April 2015
"Kommersant": Eugenia Vasilieva suspected of illegal sale of MoD's company in Krasnodar Territory
Investigators suspect Eugenia Vasilieva, the former head of the Department of Property Relations of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), of fraud while selling agricultural Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Leningradskoe" in the Krasnodar Territory, controlled by the Russian MoD, the newspaper "Kommersant" reports.
Checkpoint at Georgia-Russia border. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:26, 30 April 2015
In Tbilisi, protesters demand to restore diplomatic relations with Russia
In Tbilisi, in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia, activists held an action with the demand to comply with the country's neutrality and restore diplomatic relations with Russia.
Portrait of Stalin at the Makhachkala University. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:15, 30 April 2015
Banners depicting Stalin dismantled in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, the authorities have dismantled the billboards with the portrait of Joseph Stalin, installed on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Gevorg Safaryan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/1287956.html
04:27, 30 April 2015
In Armenia, member of "Founding Parliament" stops his hunger strike
Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the "Founding Parliament" movement, accused in plotting riots in Armenia, has stopped his hunger strike.
02:40, 30 April 2015
In Dagestan, five nominees granted "Golden Eagle" Award
On April 29, the Union of Journalists of Dagestan granted the "Golden Eagle" Award to four journalists and one creative team for their activities in 2014.
18:46, 29 April 2015
HRC head calls on to release Novorossiysk dancers
Today, Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC), has called on to release the young women, who danced near the WWII memorial museum "Malaya Zemlya" (Small Land) in Novorossiysk.
Penal colony No. 1 for Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: Russia’s UFSIN for Kabardino-Balkaria, http://www.07.fsin.su/structure/ik1.php
15:50, 29 April 2015
Prisoners sentenced on charges of attack on Nalchik complain about violation of their rights at SIZO
Relatives of the five persons sentenced to life imprisonment in the criminal case of the attack on Nalchik have appealed to human rights activists with complaints about violations, including complaints about the detention of the prisoners in one-man cells and everyday inconveniences.
13:41, 29 April 2015
Resident of Stavropol Territory sentenced to three years of imprisonment for involvement in Syrian conflict
The Lenin District Court of Stavropol has sentenced K.M. Djamaldinov to three years of imprisonment for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in Syria. This has been reported today by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory.
12:13, 29 April 2015
At trial in Baku, prosecutor demands 7.5 years in prison for oppositionist Faradj Kerimli
Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes chaired by Judge Shakyar Mamedova has listened to the final speech of the public prosecutor in the case against Faradj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, accused of drug trafficking in Azerbaijan.
11:32, 29 April 2015
Georgia asks Azerbaijan to detain and extradite Mikhail Saakashvili
The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has appealed to Azerbaijan with a request to detain and extradite to Georgia ex-president Mikhail Saakashvili, who arrived in Baku to take part in the 3rd Global Open Society Forum.
Nazran entrance stella. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:28, 29 April 2015
In Nazran, 826 cartridge shells found at place of road traffic accident
When examining the place of the road traffic accident, the police found 826 cartridge shells in the passenger compartment of one of two cars, the drivers of which were hospitalized after the road traffic accident.
Improvised explosive device. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/09/15/v-kabardino-balkarii-obezvrezheno-samodelnoe-vzryvnoe-ustroistvo-predotvrashch.html
09:27, 29 April 2015
IED defused in Nalchik
In the morning of April 28, in Nalchik, an improvised explosive device (IED) was found at a park flower bed. In the evening, it was defused at the place.
Visitor of the museum in the territory of the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. Photo by Inessa Sargsyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:46, 29 April 2015
In Yerevan, Armenian Genocide Museum receives new materials
In Yerevan, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute opened to the public after four years of renovation in the territory of the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.
‘Freedom for political prisoners of the XXI century!’ – banners at the rally held by the ‘Founding Parliament’ movement on April 17, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:48, 29 April 2015
"Founding Parliament" holds march demanding to release its activists
In Yerevan, supporters of the "Founding Parliament" held a protest action under the slogan "Freedom for political prisoners". Participants of the march walked down Bagramyan Avenue and stopped near all the public agencies to voice their demand.
00:11, 29 April 2015
Vyacheslav Starodubets claims delay of investigation into case of his beating
Vyacheslav Starodubets, an author of the materials about Derbent, has claimed that investigators fail to react to his numerous complaints and delay the investigation into the case of his beating.
Dmitry Oreshkin. Photo: RFE / RL http://www.svoboda.org/content/transcript/26909321.html
00:10, 29 April 2015
Political analysts associate Kuban administration reshuffle with construction of Kerch Strait Bridge
Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) administration reshuffle can be explained by the Kremlin's desire to deprive local officials of the chance to embezzle the funds allocated for the construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge. This opinion was expressed by political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
Veteran of the Karabakh War Khachik Avetisyan, Yerevan, April 28, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:43, 28 April 2015
Armenia: participant of "Million Mask March" goes on hunger strike
Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Vardanyan, sentenced to five years in prison in the case of "Million Mask March", has declared a hunger strike.
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport has not closed its investigation into the AZAL plane crash.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

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.