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01:51, 9 April 2014
Advocates in Politkovskaya's murder case demand judge disqualification
The Moscow City Court holds hearings in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". During the presentation of defence evidence, the advocates of the defendants twice demanded to disqualify the judge.
00:57, 9 April 2014
In Azerbaijan, leader of NGO "Promoting Democracy" claims pressure of local authorities
On April 8, Emil Mamedov, the leader of the Public Association "Promoting Democracy" acting in the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, sent an open letter to President Ilham Aliev and Ramil Usubov, Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA). Emil Mamedov claims the local authorities subject the NGOs to pressure.
Gennady Gudkov. Photo: Bogomolov.PL http://commons.wikimedia.org/
20:51, 8 April 2014
Special services benefited from hiding information about Umarov's death, experts say
Russian special services were waiting for a convenient moment to announce the death of Doku Umarov, say Geidar Djemal, the Chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, the FSB retired Colonel Gennady Gudkov and Alexei Malashenko, a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Carnegie Centre.
Participants of a protest action against TV Bridge with Russia. Tbilisi, March 28, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:41, 8 April 2014
Georgia's public opinion about Russia was affected by events in Crimea, local experts believe
According to opinion polls conducted in Georgia this year by the International Republican Institute (IRI), the majority of Georgian citizens – 71 percent – believe that Russia continues its aggression against their country.
Special operation. Photo: National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
14:21, 8 April 2014
Injury of suspected militant during special operation in Dagestan is reported
A shootout, during which three policemen were wounded, occurred in the territory of the Derbent District of Dagestan, the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. According to the source, one of suspected militants was also wounded.
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov (Yusupov), http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:18, 8 April 2014
Suspect of killing banker detained in Dagestan
A supposed killer of Magomeddibir Murtazaliev, the manager of the Makhachkala branch of the OJSC "Rosselkhozbank" was detained and identified as a casualty's colleague, the investigative bodies report.
After the explosion in the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz on September 9, 2010. Photo by Vladimir Mukagov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:31, 8 April 2014
Prosecutor demands from 16 years to life imprisonment for five persons accused of organizing terror act in Vladikavkaz
On Tuesday, April 8, the North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don started sentencing five men accused of organizing the terror acts in the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz. The state prosecution demands imprisonment from 16 years to life term.
Landmine explosion. Photo: Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), https://www.flickr.com/
11:26, 8 April 2014
Three militaries killed, six wounded by landmine explosion in Azerbaijan
Three servicemen of the National Army of Azerbaijan were killed and six others wounded by a landmine explosion on April 7 in the Fizuli direction of the contact line frontline, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Makhachkala, the village of Semender. Photo by Magomed Magomedov (Yusupov), http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
09:26, 8 April 2014
In Dagestan grenade blows up in balcony of Deputy Minister
In the evening on April 7, in the village of Semender, in the outskirt of Makhachkala, a grenade went up in the balcony of the house of the Dagestani Deputy Minister of Land Reclamation. The explosion hit nobody, said a law enforcement source.
03:38, 8 April 2014
Dagestan: health status of relatives of head of Kharachi remains stable, doctors say
The medics of the Untsukul district hospital in Dagestan report that the health condition of the beaten wife and pregnant daughter of Khadizhalal Ziyavudinov remains stable. Policemen suspect that they were attacked by three militants' aides, a source from the Untsukul ROVD (District Interior Division) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
01:33, 8 April 2014
Azerbaijan: Tofig Gasymov, activist of NGO "Promoting Democracy" sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest
In the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, on charges of "hooliganism", Tofig Gasymov, 25, an activist of the NGO "Promoting Democracy", was sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest. Emil Mamedov, the head of the NGO, believes that the arrest was politically motivated, but local authorities, in their turn, deny any political pressure on civil society activists.
Brothers Djabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov at the court session on the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya. Moscow, June 4, 2013. Screenshot of a video of the Moscow City Court, http://www.mos-gorsud.ru/video/sudzs/?pn=0&id=168
01:00, 8 April 2014
Defendants in Politkovskaya's murder case refuse to testify in court
On April 7, at the Moscow City Court (MCC), the defendants in the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya refused to testify, despite the fact that earlier they promised to narrate their own version of events to the court.
23:16, 7 April 2014
Defendant Djantemirov complains about beating in SIZO
The defendant Khatiz Djantemirov was beaten up in SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Cherkessk, says his advocate Vyacheslav Merzakulov. The defendant has sent his complaints to the prosecutor's office, the head of SIZO No. 1 of Cherkessk, and the head of the UFSIN (Department of the Russian Penitentiary Service) for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).
Valentina Cherevatenko, the head of the "Don Women's Union". Photo from the personal page at /www.facebook.com
22:18, 7 April 2014
Novocherkassk court questions leader of "Don Women's Union"
The Novocherkassk City Court has questioned Valentina Cherevatenko, the head of the "Don Women's Union", under the case of recognizing the Union a foreign agent. The next session is scheduled for April 16, and plans to continue interrogating the witnesses.
20:46, 7 April 2014
Shaumyan villagers in Dagestan report that power agents detain mosque-goers
Local residents report about mass detentions by power agents of parishioners of the mosque situated in the Dagestani village named after Shaumyan. 131 believers were brought to the police station on April 4; and on the same day they were all released, says the head of the administration of the rural settlement.
The Ust-Djegutin District Court of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Photo http://ust-djegutinsky.kchr.sudrf.ru/
16:19, 7 April 2014
KChR: court finds policemen guilty of beating detainee
The Ust-Djegutin District Court of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has sentenced two OVD (Interior Division) employees, accused of abuse of power with violence, said a source from the Supreme Court of the Republic.
At the official presentation of Magomed Suleimanov as the new acting head (Mayor) of the Makhachkala administration to city activists, the Mayoralty staff and City Council Deputies. Makhachkala, April 7, 2014. Photo by the press service of the Makhachkala administration
15:56, 7 April 2014
Magomed Suleimanov presented to Makhachkala activists as acting Mayor
On Monday, Magomed Suleimanov was officially presented as the new acting head (Mayor) of the Makhachkala administration to city activists, the Mayoralty staff and City Council Deputies. Suleimanov addressed his subordinates and promised not to make "cadre revolutions."
The sledge-and-bobsleigh track. Krasnodar region, February 2014. Photo by Tatyana Ukolova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:10, 7 April 2014
OC "Sochi-2014" states 5 billion roubles of operating profit
As reported by Dmitry Chernyshenko, the Chair of the Organizing Committee (OC) "Sochi-2014", the Winter Olympic Games of 2014 brought about 5 billion roubles of operating profit.
Special operation in Chechnya. 2013. Photo from NAC archive, nac.gov.ru
12:01, 7 April 2014
After IFV explosion in Chechnya, power agents shelled Yandi vicinities, locals report
The woodland near the village of Yandi, Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, was shelled after on April 3 an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was blown up in the area, according to local residents. Chechen militants have claimed responsibility for the blast, but investigators believe that the mine that exploded under the vehicle could be planted long ago.
The office of the NGO "Mostovik" in the Imereti Lowland. Sochi, June 27, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:06, 7 April 2014
Major contractor of Sochi Olympics goes bankrupt
The Scientific and Production Association (SPA) "Mostovik" from the city of Omsk, one of the Olympic contractors, has filed a claim to the arbitration asking to recognize it bankrupt. The company has a complex financial situation in connection with losses on several projects, including the "Olimpstroy".
News
The Elbrus cable car. Photo: resort press service https://resort-elbrus.ru/ Three cable cars on Elbrus are closed due to wind.

A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria has denied a disabled teenager compensation for medical error.

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.