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13:02, 15 April 2014
Trial on claim filed by HRC "Memorial" against Prosecutor's Office is postponed till May 23
Court hearing on the claim of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", which challenges the request of the Prosecutor's Office to get registered as a foreign agent, has been postponed till May 23 because of illness of a judge.
Residents of Untsukul District during the meeting in Irganai village. Dagestan, March 5, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:50, 15 April 2014
Sociologists explain Russians' optimism towards situation in Caucasus by Crimea's accession
The population of Russia expresses a surge of optimism in relation to the situation in Caucasus. This was proved by the data of the recent survey led by the Levada Centre, conducted on March 21-24, compared to the survey conducted in this January.
07:39, 15 April 2014
76 participants from Caucasian regions attend Yerevan conference "Caucasus is our common home"
The conference "Caucasus is our common home" held in Yerevan gathered 76 persons from all regions of Caucasus. Only the delegation from Azerbaijan failed to come to Armenia, and they took part in the event online.
Relatives of Aliskhan Gurazhev at the meeting with the leader of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Magas, April 11, 2014. Photo by press service of Ingushetia leadership, ingushetia.ru.
02:30, 15 April 2014
Ingush Ombudsman: two detainees from Maiskoe are kept in Vladikavkaz SIZO
Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev, residents of the village of Maiskoe of North Ossetia, accused of possession of drugs, are kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Vladikavkaz, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the office of the Ombudsman for the Republic of Ingushetia.
01:15, 15 April 2014
Defendant in Politkovskaya's murder case declares innocence
At the trial in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", held at the Moscow City Court on April 14, Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, one of the defendants, categorically declared his innocence of the crime.
21:53, 14 April 2014
"Musavat" to call for boycott of European Olympic Games, if political prisoners are not released
The Azerbaijani oppositional "Musavat" Party has urged the authorities of the country to release political prisoners. Otherwise, the party plans to address the democratic countries of the world to boycott the upcoming European Olympic Games-2015 to be held in Baku, said Gyulyaga Aslanly, the deputy chairman of the "Musavat".
20:24, 14 April 2014
Azerbaijan: police would not set activist of "Promoting Democracy" Tofig Gasymov free after his arrest expired, NGO reports
In Azerbaijan, Tofig Gasymov, an activist of the public organization "Promoting Democracy", which operates in the Salyan District, was not released after the completion of his administrative arrest. A criminal case was opened against him under the article of "extortion by threats", said a source from his NGO.
20:15, 14 April 2014
SC of the KBR quashed deportation of Syrian student
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has partially upheld the complaint lodged by Otkhman Ayal, an ethnic Circassian and now a Syrian national, and reversed the decision to deport him, said a source from the local department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS).
Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
15:00, 14 April 2014
Ammunition and smoke bomb found in hideout in KBR
Employees of the inter-municipal district "Baksanskiy" of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) found a hideout near the cemetery in Baksan with ammunition and a smoke bomb, said the press service of the Republic's MIA.
The action "We Choose Europe". Tbilisi, April 13, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:40, 14 April 2014
Georgia: about 1500 persons take part in action "We Choose Europe"
The action-concert "We Choose Europe" was held in Tbilisi on April 13 in Europe Square, in the old town. It was attended by about 1500 people, both ordinary citizens and NGO activists and politicians. They expressed Georgia's desire to join the European Union and to be a European nation.
Ovik Abramyan. Photo: Muchacha 208, commons.wikimedia.org
12:51, 14 April 2014
New Armenian Premier to form his new government within 20 days
According to Eduard Sharmazanov, the press secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Abramyan's candidacy was approved by the RPA's executive body.
The village of Shalazhi in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya. Photo by Denis Mukimov, http://danlux.livejournal.com/19244.html
09:45, 14 April 2014
Power agents found no militants in Urus-Martan District of Chechnya
Law enforcers failed to find any possible members of the armed underground in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, where on April 12 a militant who rendered resistance was killed, a source from the republic's law enforcement bodies told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Weapons. Photo nac.gov.ru
01:30, 14 April 2014
On April 7-13, 2014, three people were killed in Northern Caucasus in the armed conflict
During the week from April 7 to April 13, at least six people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three were killed and three others wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Letter of Andrey Slyusarev, the spokesman of the Grave Crimes Investigation Department of the Investigating Department for the Astrakhan Region of the ICRF, sent to the mother of the the victim. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:35, 13 April 2014
Investigators to check legality of stopping the case against director of Astrakhan boarding house
According to Vladimir Markin, the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), investigators will check the legality of termination of the criminal case of abuse of office against Valentina Urazalieva, the former director of the Raznochinovsky boarding house.
Spontaneous meeting on the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" with a demand to release detained Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev. North Ossetia, Prigorodny District, near the village of Novy, April 11, 2014. Screenshot of a video, http://mehkkhel.org/?p=8974
10:45, 13 April 2014
North Ossetia: relatives of detained residents of Maiskoe claim fabrication of criminal case
The criminal case against Maiskoe villagers Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev was fabricated, their relatives claim. Meanwhile, the court has ruled to arrest Gurazhev and Barkinkhoev.
00:50, 13 April 2014
Krasnodar: Professor Savva's defence challenges the verdict
The defence of the conditionally convicted Mikhail Savva has appealed his verdict at the Krasnodar Territorial Court, said his lawyer Marina Dubrovina. His rights to the defence were violated during the trial, said the Professor.
The prison courtyard. Photo by Viktor Chirikov
18:55, 12 April 2014
Ecologist Evgeny Vitishko fails to answer calls, rights defenders assert
The ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has failed to respond to the scheduled weekly call of human rights activists, said Evgenia Chirikova, the leader of the movements "Ecological Watch for Moscow Region" and "In Defence of Khimki Forest". Rights activists believe that Vitishko could be placed into a dungeon.
17:32, 12 April 2014
In Ingushetia, "Mekhk-Kkhel" claims co-Chair of its Supreme Council detained by law enforcers
Sarazhdin Sultygov, Co-Chair of the Supreme Council of the public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", was detained by policemen and brought to the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Nazran. This was reported by the regional public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel".
A military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh. Martuninsky district. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:22, 12 April 2014
MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan broke ceasefire 300 times within week
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that within the last 7 days Azerbaijani servicemen violated the ceasefire for 300 times.
15:42, 12 April 2014
Azerbaijan: advocate claims being not allowed by police to visit arrested activist Tofig Gasymov
Tofig Gasymov, a member of the NGO "Promoting Democracy", who was arrested in the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, is not allowed to be visited by his advocate. This was reported by Alaif Gasanov, the very activist's advocate in court.
News
The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 9400.

The authorities have recognized at least 9350 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

4 people were killed and 8 were injured in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia in the second quarter of 2026.

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.