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Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
17:19, 24 April 2014
In Khasavyurt, four persons are killed in special operation, a source reports
In Khasavyurt, an owner of a blocked house with his wife and two militants were killed. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the source, one of the alleged members of the underground was suspected in the assassination of Musa Islavov, a people's deputy of Dagestan.
16:23, 24 April 2014
In Baku Court, Abdul Abilov, Facebook user accused of drug trafficking, claims his innocence
On Thursday, the Baku Court on Grave Crimes chaired by Judge Akhmed Guliev has started court hearings on the case against Abdul Abilov, a 32-year-old active user of Facebook, a creator of the group "Stop Sycophants!", who is accused of drug trafficking. At the court hearing, the Court has pronounced the indictment and listened to the testimonies of eight witnesses for prosecution.
Kirov District of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: the official site of the administration of Kirov District, http://www.akmrsk-portal.ru/
15:01, 24 April 2014
In Stavropol Territory, district police inspector is found guilty of negligence in case of taxi drivers' murders
In the Stavropol Territory, a district police inspector, who, according to investigators, failed to respond to a report on armed men, who later killed six taxi drivers, was found guilty of negligence. This was reported in the Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Stavropol Territory.
Participants of the people's meeting in support of Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala. April 12, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:00, 24 April 2014
At trial, ex-Mayor of Makhachkala and ex-Deputy Mayor of Kaspiysk plead not guilty
At the trial in Rostov-on-Don, Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, and Yusup Djaparov, Deputy Mayor of Kaspiysk, refused to plead guilty for the crimes they allegedly committed. The charge was based on the testimonies of witnesses, who were subjected to pressure. This was reported by advocate Vladimir Postanyuk.
14:15, 24 April 2014
In Chechnya, investigators decline human rights defenders' request to institute criminal case on torture of Ruslan Kutaev
In Chechnya, investigators have refused to institute a criminal case to investigate the report of the human right defenders: they have reported that Ruslan Kutaev, President of the "Assembly of Peoples of Caucasus" who is kept in custody on charges of illegal possession of drugs, was subjected to torture.
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.
News
Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

Murat Khokonov in December 2023. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The court sided with Professor Khokonov in a dispute over his dismissal from the university.

Social media users condemned Nogmov's release.

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.