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07:50, 24 April 2014
CoE Commissioner calls on Azerbaijani authorities to respect human rights
Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), has expressed his concern over the deterioration of the situation with democratic freedoms in Azerbaijan. He has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to comply with their international obligations in the sphere of human rights, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
A torchlight procession to pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Yerevan, April 23, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucsian Knot"
06:41, 24 April 2014
In Armenia, participants of torchlight procession to anniversary of genocide demand to withdraw Armenian-Turkish protocols
On April 23, Yerevan hosted a torchlight procession to pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Participants of the torch procession demanded to withdraw the Armenian-Turkish protocols of 2009.
20:46, 23 April 2014
Former Navy Commander Sultanov arrested in Baku
As reported by the Baku Military Court, Vice Admiral Shakhin Sultanov, the former Commander of the Navy of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been arrested for three months.
A hideout with grenades and shells of the Russian Civil War found by the local ethnographic expedition "Native Landscape", headed by Victor Kotlyarov and Maria Kotlyarova. Kabardino-Balkaria, April 22, 2014. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova
19:04, 23 April 2014
Regional ethnographers found ammunition of Russian Civil War in KBR
On April 22, the local ethnographic expedition "Native Landscape", headed by Victor Kotlyarov and Maria Kotlyarova, found a hideout with a large number of grenades and shells of the Russian Civil War in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
Participant of the action against the pension reform holds a poster "I'm against the mandatory component". Yerevan, April 18, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:18, 23 April 2014
Armenian Prime Minister speaks out against implementation of pension reform in its current form
Ovik Abramyan, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, has stated that in the country, the mandatory component of the pension reform is suspended until the adoption of the legislative package complying with the requirements of the Constitutional Court (CC). This was reported on the official website of the Armenian government.
15:55, 23 April 2014
133 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in first three months of 2014
At least 133 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the first quarter of this year; of them, 84 people were killed and at least 49 more wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Rauf Mirkadyrov. Photo: RFE/RL
15:34, 23 April 2014
In Azerbaijan, defence of journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov accused of treason appeals against his arrest
In Azerbaijan, the defence has challenged the arrest of Rauf Mirkadyrov, accused of treason. International human rights organizations and public activists of the country expressed their doubts about the grounds for charges against the journalist and called to release him.
The frigate "USS Taylor" of the US Navy. Photo http://commons.wikimedia.org/
14:43, 23 April 2014
"USS Taylor" frigate of US Navy enters Black Sea
On April 22, the frigate "USS Taylor" of the US Navy entered the Black Sea. This was reported by an official from the General Staff of the Russian Navy Forces. Meanwhile, military men of the Southern Military District (SMD) report on their intention to show the public for the first time the samples of equipment at disposal of the SMD navy units: the system designed to destroy surface vessels.
11:04, 23 April 2014
Chechen MIA: five militants' helpers detained in 2014
In Chechnya, starting from the beginning of the year, law enforcers detained five suspected accomplices of militants. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya. According to the source, the armed underground in the territory of Chechnya has been almost completely destroyed.
Frank Engel during a working visit in Nagorno-Karabakh. April 19, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:54, 23 April 2014
Frank Engel: Nagorno-Karabakh progresses in construction of statehood and democracy
Nagorno-Karabakh demonstrates progress in constructing state and strengthening democratic values. This progress may be encouraged by a more active position of the European Union towards the unrecognized state. This was stated by Frank Engel, a member of European Parliament (MEP).
Law enforcer during the CTO regime in Dagestan. 2014. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
07:46, 23 April 2014
Two Dagestani districts put under CTO regime
On Wednesday morning, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) was introduced in the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan. This was reported by the operational headquarters of Dagestan.
The Cossack village of Kuschevskaya. Photo by the press service of the administration of the village of Kuschevskaya of the Kuschevskaya District, http://www.adm-kushevskaya.ru/
07:06, 23 April 2014
In Kuschevskaya, court pronounces verdict in case of organized criminal grouping
The Kuschevskaya District Court found four local residents, members of an organized criminal grouping, guilty of serious crimes. They were sentenced to 7-14 years of imprisonment.
The police and environmental activists at the place of discharge of construction waste in Tsanyk Creek. Sochi, Izobilnaya Street, April 18, 2014. Photo by Vladimir Kimaev, http://ewnc.org/node/13952
06:22, 23 April 2014
In Sochi, police investigate discharge of construction waste in Tsanyk Creek
Persons, who have organized discharge of construction waste in the Tsanyk Creek in Sochi, will be brought to administrative and criminal responsibility. This was reported by the police. The protocol against persons guilty of breaking rules of improvement and sanitary maintenance was transferred to the administrative commission. This was reported by the Khosta administration.
05:12, 23 April 2014
South Ossetian NGOs speak out against term of "foreign agent" in Law on NGOs
In South Ossetia, members of NGOs speak out against the use of the term "foreign agent" in the laws. People will find it difficult to understand the difference between an "agent" and a "spy". This opinion was expressed by Dina Alborova, the leader of the Agency for Socio-Economic and Cultural Development.
22:13, 22 April 2014
Power agents conduct targeted checks in Dagestani village of Andi
In the village of Andi, Botlikh District of Dagestan, a special operation took place aimed to find supporters of members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said the head of the village Arslanali Alikhanov.
Boris Stomakhin. Photo from the personal page at vk.com
19:11, 22 April 2014
Moscow court sentences journalist Boris Stomakhin to 6.5 years of imprisonment
Boris Stomakhin, a founder of the newsletter "Radical Politics", who had served a sentence for providing informational help to websites supporting militants in Chechnya, has been sentenced by the Court to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security colony. Upon completion of his sentence, Boris Stomakhin will be prohibited from working as a journalist.
In the territory of the Kizlyar Cognac Factory. Dagestan, February 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:20, 22 April 2014
In Dagestan, new director of Kizlyar Cognac Factory is appointed, local sources report
In Dagestan, a new director of the Kizlyar Cognac Factory has been appointed. This was reported by Nikolai Spirin, Cossack Chieftain of the Kizlyar Special Near-Border District of the Lower Terek Cossack Army. According to his story, Oleg Artukhov became the company's director.
Yessentuki. Photo http://www.essentuki.ru/
13:51, 22 April 2014
In Yessentuki, policemen seize IED from ex-military man's car
In Yessentuki, policemen have detained ex-military man, in whose car they found an improvised explosive device (IED) with electric detonator. According to the preliminary information, the bomb power was about one kilogram of TNT (trotyl) equivalent.
Musa Islavov. Photo: the officail site of the People's Assembly of Dagestan, http://nsrd.ru/
12:56, 22 April 2014
ICRF: Dagestani investigators identify suspected assassinator of Musa Islavov
The investigating authorities of Dagestan have identified a suspected assassinator of Musa Islavov, a Deputy (MP) of the People's Assembly of Dagestan. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Policemen dispersed a group of supporters of the arrested activists of the movement "Nida", who gathered near the building of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Baku, April 22, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:50, 22 April 2014
Supporters of arrested "Nida" activists dispersed in Baku (+video)
On Tuesday, in the capital of Azerbaijan, policemen have dispersed a group of supporters of the arrested activists of the movement "Nida", who gathered near the building of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. The Court has listened to the final speeches delivered by advocates in the case against the activists.
News
The recovered weapon. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Two natives of Dagestan are accused of financing terrorism.

A Buinaksk resident was sentenced to a long prison term for assisting militants.

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.