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16:00, 10 April 2013
Russian GPO suspects Akhmed Bilalov of abuse of power
Marina Gridneva, the spokesperson of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation has reported today that a criminal case was opened against Akhmed Bilalov, the ex-chairman of the board of directors of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resorts of Northern Caucasus", under the article of abuse of power.
14:58, 10 April 2013
Eyewitness of Yuri Budanov's murder asserts at trial that he saw Mitsubishi Lancer in the scene
Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has continued the trial of the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov. Alexander Gaisin, an eyewitness of the crime, said during evidencing that he saw a silver Mitsubishi Lancer car at the scene, which was used, according to investigators, by the killer of Yuri Budanov to escape from the place.
13:00, 10 April 2013
Azerbaijani soldier wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
Shikhveli Farkhad oglu Shikhsafiev, 19, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, was wounded as a result of a violation of the ceasefire regime in the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, reports the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
07:34, 10 April 2013
Members of "execution list" leave Dagestani village of Khadjalmakhi, local reports
Many Salafi Muslim who lived in the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashin District of Dagestan, who found themselves in the so-called "execution list", have left the village, said a local resident.
04:00, 10 April 2013
Georgia hosts protest against Islamization of Adzharia
In Tbilisi, about 50 people came to hold their protest at the Turkish Embassy with the slogan "Stop Islamization of Adzharia!"
23:00, 9 April 2013
Clashes in Yerevan of Ovannisyan's supporters with the police
Today, supporters of Raffi Ovannisyan have held an action in Freedom Square named "Inauguration of New Armenia" as an alternative to the inauguration ceremony of Serzh Sargsyan, the official winner of the presidential election.
22:00, 9 April 2013
Officer killed in Karabakh conflict zone
Shakhriyar Bahramgulu oglu Mamedov, a lieutenant of the Azerbaijani Army, was killed on April 8 in the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
21:00, 9 April 2013
Yakub Mankiev killed in special operation in Ingushetia was not a militant, his uncle says
Yakub Mankiev, who was killed in the special operation in the Ingush village of Dolakovo, was not a militant, says his uncle Magomed Darsigov. According to his story, Yakub Mankiev was the son of the former Minister of Agriculture of Ingushetia Bamat-Girey Mankiev.
20:00, 9 April 2013
Ministry of Justice makes protocols on violation of registration of "Golos"
Protocols about violations at registration were drawn up in relation to the Association "Golos" (Vote) and its executive director Lilia Shibanova. According to the Russian Ministry of Justice, the association acts as a foreign agent, but not registered in the appropriate registry. The "Golos" denies receipt of any foreign funds.
19:00, 9 April 2013
In Azerbaijan, court leaves "Nida" activist Zaur Gurbanly behind bars
Today, the Baku Appeal Court (BAC) has rejected a complaint lodged by Zaur Gurbanly, an activist of the civil movement "Nida", against his arrest for three months. His advocates find the court's decision unreasonable.
18:00, 9 April 2013
Policeman, his wife and children wounded in blast in Dagestan
The wife and two children of a policeman from Buinaksk, in whose car an improvised explosive device (IED) was triggered, were discharged from hospital after receiving medical care. The policeman himself is in grave condition, said the Dagestani MIA.
17:00, 9 April 2013
Trial on flood in Krymsk grants petition to disqualify all judges
Today, the Krymsk District Court of the Krasnodar Territory has held a preliminary hearing on the criminal case of the flood in Krymsk in July 2012. The court granted the prosecution's motion for disqualification of all the judges of this court composition. Now, the Territorial Court will make a decision to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case.
16:00, 9 April 2013
Action "Inauguration of New Armenia" ends with march in central Yerevan
Today, Yerevan hosted – against the official inauguration of President Serzh Sargsyan – an oppositional rally named "Inauguration of New Armenia". In the course of the action, Raffi Ovannisyan, the runner-up in the presidential election, read out the "Oath to New Armenia"; then his supporters organized a spontaneous march.
14:00, 9 April 2013
Eyewitness of Budanov's murder tells court how killer fled the scene
Today, at the Moscow City Court, which is considering the murder case of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, the prosecutor questioned the eyewitness of a crime, which confirmed that the killer fled away from the scene in a Mitsubishi Lancer car.
13:00, 9 April 2013
Workers engaged in burned-out building in "Grozny City" talk about lack of special equipment
Four general contractors have begun repair works of the highest building in the complex "Grozny City", burned out on April 3 in the centre of the capital of Chechnya. A source from the organization named "Genstroy" reported about the shortage of special technical means for working at height; such means have been ordered in Turkey.
12:00, 9 April 2013
Director of Krasnodar "Levados" Centre interrogated by FSB, says her mother
On April 8, the Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) for the Krasnodar Territory questioned Elena Shablo, the director general of the non-profit public organization "Levados" Information Centre, said her mother Nina Shablo.
11:00, 9 April 2013
Gusov: so far, investigators are unaware of other facts of selling babies at maternity hospital of Vladikavkaz
Valentina Tedeyeva, the detained head of the maternity ward of the Republic's Clinical Hospital of North Ossetia, is so far accused of only one episode of selling a baby, said Eduard Gusov, Senior Assistant Head of the Investigatory Department.
23:00, 8 April 2013
SC upholds guilty verdict on attempted terror act in Rostov-on-Don
Today, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Cases of the Russia's Supreme Court has considered an appeal lodged by Dmitry Fedorushkin and Pavel Efremov, who had been convicted for an attempt to commit a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, and upheld the verdict.
Broshures published by Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Photo from http://opasnost-novbug.ucoz.ru
22:00, 8 April 2013
Case of 16 Jehovah's Witnesses from Taganrog has no crime attributes, the defence insists
Sergey Vorobyov, Deputy Public Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation has confirmed the indictment on the criminal case against 16 members of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, whose community was liquidated in Taganrog by the court "for extremism." The defence of the believers declares the inconsistency of the charges.
21:00, 8 April 2013
HRC "Memorial" challenges inspection of Moscow Prosecutor's Office
Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has appealed to the Zamoskvoretskiy District Court against the actions and decisions of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office, which had conducted an unscheduled inspection at the office of the organization.
News
Speculation about the condition of Kadyrov's son after the accident was the result of the silence of the Chechen authorities.

Activists in Europe have called for Movlaev and Murtazov not to be extradited to Russia.

The tenth temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house was destroyed.

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.