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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.
11:49, 22 April 2014
Dagestan: builders of Gotsatlin HPP stage protest demanding payment of wages
About 160 workers involved in the construction of the Gotsatlin Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) on the Avar Koisu River in Dagestan went on strike demanding payment of their 2-month wage debts.
Saturday works (subbotnik) in Grozny, April 2014. Photo by the press service of the city administration of Grozny, http://www.grozmer.ru/news/1769-subotnik.html
09:55, 22 April 2014
Grozny residents are forced to go to subbotniks to clean city on eve of May Day celebrations
On the eve of May holidays, the authorities of the Chechen capital organized weekly Saturday works (subbotniks) to clean the city streets of garbage. Local entrepreneurs complain that the responsibilities of public utilities were shifted to their shoulders, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Police in metro. Photo by the press service of the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Moscow, http://petrovka38.ru/
09:10, 22 April 2014
Moscow MIA: native of Northern Caucasus opens fire in metro on four Belarusians
At night of April 22, in a Moscow metro train, a native of Northern Caucasus opened fire from a traumatic pistol on four citizens of Belarus. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Moscow. As a result of the incident, one of the Belarusian citizens was heavily wounded in his head.
Kabardino-Balkaria, the town of Terek of the Tersk District. Photo by the press service of the Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs of KBR, http://mtsrkbr.org.ru/passport-kcsonter.html#!prettyPhoto[1]/0/
07:38, 22 April 2014
MfE: earthquake in Northern Caucasus was felt in KBR and North Ossetia
In Northern Caucasus, the earthquake was felt in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and North Ossetia. This was reported by the Departments for the KBR and North Ossetia of the Ministries for Emergencies (MfE).
Armenians from Kesab in Latakia. Syria, March 26, 2014. Photo: Tevan J. Poghosyan, Edmon Marukyan, Arman Sahakyan, Levon Martirosyan, Naira Karapetyan, Farmanyan Samvel, https://www.facebook.com/tevan.poghosyan
22:26, 21 April 2014
Armenians left Kesab to escape from Syrian government troops, oppositionists assert
The blame for the conflict in Syria is on the country's government; and the Syrian Free Army fights against both Bashar Assad's troops and radicals, while the population Kesab left their homes, fearing bombings of Syrian aviation. This was stated by the participants of the roundtable "Syria's Road Map in Transition Period" held on April 17 in Moscow.
19:29, 21 April 2014
MP Omarov dies when driving a motorcycle, press service of Dagestani Parliament reports
Chupalav Omarov, a Deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan and a member of the Committee on Industry, Transport and Communications, was lost in a road accident while driving a motorcycle.
Participants of the Circassian Youth Forum. Nalchik, April 21, 2014. Photo by Luiza Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:20, 21 April 2014
Circassian Youth Forum in Nalchik brings together about 100 participants from Russia and abroad
On Monday, April 21, in Nalchik, the Kabardino-Balkaria State University (KBSU) hosted the Circassian Youth Forum, which was attended by about a hundred participants, 47 of them from foreign Diasporas – from Syria, Jordan, Israel, the USA, Turkey and the UAE.
The gate of the geologists' camp located in the Sorokin Field. Voronezh Region, April 20, 2014. Photo: the movement "In Defence of Khopyor", © 2014 Save Khoper!, http://savekhoper.ru/
10:51, 21 April 2014
Resident of Volgograd Region, accused of setting fire to drilling rigs near Khopyor River, rams the gate of geologists' base
On April 20, Mikhail Boyarischev, a resident of the Volgograd Region, the defendant in the case of arson of drilling rigs in the Novokhopyorsk District of the Voronezh Region, drove his car into the gate of the geologists' camp located in the Sorokin Field.
Ambulance car. Photo by the Ministry for Emergencies, http://www.mchs.gov.ru/
10:24, 21 April 2014
Life of policeman wounded in Dagestan is out of danger, MIA source reports
On Monday, a staff member of the Makhachkala police was wounded as a result of the attack committed by unidentified persons. His life is out of danger, and his state is estimated by doctors as of moderate severity. This was reported by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
04:43, 21 April 2014
During week of April 14-20, 2014, 13 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 14-20, 2014, at least 13 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 9 persons were killed, and 4 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Easter vigil in the Saint George Cathedral in Vladikavkaz. April 19, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:40, 21 April 2014
North Caucasus marked Easter without accidents
On April 20, Christians celebrated the major religious holiday Easter or Resurrection of the Lord. Easter services were held in the North-Caucasian republics.
Sakina Gurbanova, the mother of Zaur Gurbanly, during the hunger strike in the headquarters of the party "Musavat". Baku, April 20, 2014. Photo Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:40, 21 April 2014
Parents of accused "Nida" activists go on hunger strike and claim political motives of criminal case against their sons
Parents of the activists of the movement "Nida", accused of organizing riots, believe the young people are innocent and they are being prosecuted for political reasons. The defendants themselves continue their hunger strike in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 in the village of Kyurdakhany.
Installation of the monument to Afghan war veterans in the lawn of the Komsomolsky Park. April 14, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:34, 20 April 2014
Sochi administration claims conducting no works to install monument to Afghan war veterans in Komsomolsky Park
In Sochi, no construction works are conducted to install the monument to Afghan war veterans in the lawn of the Komsomolsky Park. This was reported by the city administration in response to the inquiry of Lyudmila Shestak, a deputy of the City Council.
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The court seized land from the elite Mayak village in Gelendzhik in favor of the state.

The charges against former Kuban Vice Governor Nesterenko have been reclassified.

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.