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23:10, 22 April 2010
Human rights activists agree with Georgian Ombudsman's report for the second half of 2009
On April 21, Georgi Tugushi, People's Defender of Georgia (Ombudsman), presented to the parliament his report for the second half of 2009. Most human rights organizations gave positive estimates to the Ombudsman's report having noted, however, that formulations of the recommendation part could have been tougher.
22:30, 22 April 2010
ECtHR demands that Azerbaijani authorities release journalist Fatullaev
On April 21, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision on the complaint of Einullah Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper, convicted in Azerbaijan, and found illegitimate all the verdicts of the Azerbaijani courts, which had imprisoned the journalist. The Azerbaijani authorities plan to challenge the decision at the High Board of the Strasbourg Court.
Fragment of the drawing “Armenian Refugees” by artist A. Petrov. Source: http://ru.wikipedia.org
19:00, 22 April 2010
Participants of Moscow-Yerevan space bridge: recognition of Armenians' genocide will not strike Turkey in any way
On April 21, the press centre of the RIA of "Novosti" held a TV space bridge "Moscow-Yerevan" dated to the 95th anniversary of Armenians' genocide in the Ottoman Turkey. The main debated topic was in the reasons why the modern Turkey refuses to recognize the fact of genocide.
18:00, 22 April 2010
Azerbaijan: consideration of appeals on case MIA vs. Kerimov postponed
The today's session of the Baku Appeal Court under chairmanship of Abid Abdinbekov on the case "MIA of Azerbaijan versus Eyub Kerimov, editor-in-chief of the 'Femida-007' newspaper" lasted just for a couple of minutes. The reason was the intention of the respondent to lodge a cassation complaint against rejection by the Baku Appeal Court of his petitions put forward at the preparatory session and asking to return the case to the first instance court for running a repeated investigation.
23:30, 21 April 2010
ECtHR accepts complaint of woman from Nalchik
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the complaint of Maria Fanzieva, 65, a resident of Nalchik, eligible for consideration. The response of the Court addressed to her reports that "the complaint fits to be considered both for the eligibility and circumstances of the case on the merits at the same time in conformity with Article 29, paragraph 3 of the Convention."
23:00, 21 April 2010
SC of Dagestan rejects Khaibulayev's complaint against magistrate and federal judges
Judge of the Supreme Court of Dagestan Baimurza Gadjiev has rejected the complaint lodged by Khaibula Khaibulayev, a resident of Karat village, Akhvakh District of Dagestan, against the actions of the magistrate and federal judges of the Botlikh District, who had fined him.
22:00, 21 April 2010
Son of killed FSB colonel wounded by explosion in Makhachkala on April 20
One of the bombs triggered yesterday, on April 20, in the evening in the capital of Dagestan, blew up under a BMW car, when Mirza, son of Colonel of Dagestan FSB Kamil Etinbekov, assassinated in 2004, was trying to get in.
South Ossetia, Tskhinvali. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/14088454
21:00, 21 April 2010
ECtHR rejects five claims of South-Ossetian residents - victims of August 2008
A message appeared in the website of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that five out of seven complaints initially accepted right after the 2008 August war from residents of South Ossetia against Georgia have been withdrawn from consideration. A group of judges in Strasbourg made this decision on March 23.
20:00, 21 April 2010
20 supposed militants liquidated in Chechnya this year
The MIA of Chechnya has summed up its achievements in the first quarter of 2010. According to the official data, as a result of special operations conducted from the start of the year in the territory of the republic, 20 suspected militants were killed, 54 more members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and their helpers were detained.
19:00, 21 April 2010
HRC "Memorial" demands to stop criminal case against defendant in Nalchik attack case
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" believes that the evidential base in the case about the militants' attack on power structures of Kabardino-Balkaria on October 13, 2005, is invalid, and demands to stop the criminal case against Kazbek Budtuev and release him from custody. This is stated in the message of the Centre, which had provided an advocate to defend Kazbek Budtuev and Rasul Kudaev.
18:00, 21 April 2010
Kadyrov's lawyer treats video about his boss' involvement in attempt on Isa Yamadaev as provocation
The video report, in which the attempter on Isa Yamadaev names President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to be the customer of the crime is a provocation. This was stated by Andrei Krasnenkov, Mr Kadyrov's advocate.
23:58, 20 April 2010
Peaceful residents suffer from explosions in Makhachkala
Tonight in Makhachkala, in the Imam Shamil Avenue, two explosions were triggered one after another. Several persons were wounded; one man lost his legs torn off by the explosion, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the place of the incident.
23:00, 20 April 2010
Armenian journalist arrested in Transdniestria
A journalist from Armenia Ernest Vardanyan is in custody in Tiraspol, the capital of the Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic. He is accused of high treason and espionage in favour of Moldova. These charges assume from 12 to 20 years of imprisonment.
22:00, 20 April 2010
Householders in Imereti Lowland hamper geologists' work in the site of would-be stadium
The residents of the Imereti Lowland, whose real estate is subject to alienation, doubt the legality of the actions of the authorities. They believe that the Central Stadium could be constructed without touching their houses and land plots.
20:00, 20 April 2010
In Yerevan, protesters at Georgia's Embassy demand cultural autonomy of Samtskhe-Dzhavakhetiya
On April 20, in central Yerevan, at the building of Georgia's Embassy, a protest action was held by the public organization "Armenian Neo-Conservative Movement", where participants demanded to defend the rights of Armenian residents of the Georgian region Samtskhe-Dzhavakhetiya. The protesters raised the issues of cultural autonomy of the region.
19:00, 20 April 2010
Moslems take part in rally in Moscow against terror and Caucasian phobia
Today in Moscow, in the Taras Shevchenko Quay, about two thousand young Moslems and believers of other confessions rallied to hold a meeting-march.
18:00, 20 April 2010
In Ingushetia, relatives of inmates kept in Omsk colony complain of cruel treatment
Saiv Toshkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, has stated, with reference to his brother Mikhail and his fellow countryman Islam Tsechoev, who serve their terms in the Omsk Region, that prisoners are violently brought to the medical-corrective establishment in Beregovoi settlement of the Omsk Region, where they are tortured.
17:00, 20 April 2010
Explosion of deputy minister's car injures six persons
According to latest information, six militiamen suffered in the morning on April 19 as a result of blowing up the car belonging to Beslan Shadiev, acting deputy head for logistics of the MIA of Ingushetia.
16:00, 20 April 2010
Heavy showers cause flood in Georgia
Downpours became the reason of flooding in the Kakheti District of Georgia. The stormy nature paralysed the traffic for several hours in the Gurdzhaani-Lagodekhi-Tbilisi highway.
15:00, 20 April 2010
Miners in Georgia start their warning strikes
Today, the united trade unions of Georgia begin miners' warning strikes in Zestafoni and Chiatura, in western Georgia. The trade unions demand increase of wages and longer vacations.
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The resumption of sea passenger service between Sochi and Sukhumi has been announced.

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.