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23:30, 14 April 2010
Youth action against terrorism held in Kabardino-Balkaria
A youth rally-protest "Candle of Memory" dedicated to casualties of terror acts in Moscow, Dagestan and Ingushetia was in Uchebnoe village, Prokhladnoe District of Kabardino-Balkaria, under the initiative of young people of the village and students of the Terek Agricultural Technical School.
Vladikavkaz, Maxim Shevchenko (on the left, standing), a member of Russian Public Chamber, meets journalists of North Ossetia under Project "Peace to the Caucasus". March 21, 2010. Photo by Vladimir Mukagov
23:10, 14 April 2010
Enver Kisriev: project "Peace to the Caucasus" may draw officials' attention to regional problems
The project "Peace to the Caucasus" and the report of the Russian Public Chamber's working group on development of public dialogue and institutes of civil society in the Caucasus will give nothing in the practical sense, but will at least help to bring the materials to the knowledge of high-ranking officials. This is the opinion of candidate of philosophy, senior scientific worker Enver Kisriev, head of the division of sociology of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Dagestan Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 14 April 2010
In Dagestan, beaten lawyer Sergey Kvasov transferred into ordinary hospital ward
On April 11, the severely beaten Dagestan lawyer Sergey Kvasov was transferred from resuscitation to ordinary ward. Now, his condition remains stably grave. His colleagues come to act as blood donors for Sergey.
Baku Mayoralty, Azerbaijan. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
20:10, 14 April 2010
"Musavat" activists detained in Baku
Today in Baku, the police have prevented a picket of activists of the "Musavat" opposition party in front of the building of the Baku Mayoralty with the demand for the freedom of assembly.
20:00, 14 April 2010
Refugees from South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia complain of bad living conditions
Refugees from South Ossetia who live in Khurvaleti village, Gori District of Georgia, complain of intolerable living conditions. Arina Tavakarashvili, a UN expert who is in charge of monitoring the refugees' living conditions, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in Khurvaleti the situation for refugees was bad from the very start of building houses for them. Refugees from Abkhazia also speak about heavy living conditions.
19:00, 14 April 2010
Sokiryanskaya: defenders of kidnapped residents of Ingushetia are pressed on
As stated by Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the signatories of the petition in defence of the relatives of the perished Ingush human rights defender Maksharip Aushev are threatened by some unidentified persons. These relatives were kidnapped last December.
18:00, 14 April 2010
Georgian soldier's family sues Russia at ECtHR
The Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia (AYLG) has filed a claim to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in favour of relatives of a Georgian soldier lost during the August events in South Ossetia in 2008. The claim refers to facts of torture and murder by Russian and Ossetian militaries of the Georgian soldier named Georgiy Antsukhelidze.
Malik and Khadizhat Gataev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 13 April 2010
Malik and Khadizhat Gataev hope for fair verdict of Lithuanian court
Malik and Khadizhat Gataev, a married couple from Chechnya, who are presently in Helsinki, wait for the next trial on their case and hope for fair consideration.
23:40, 13 April 2010
Kabardino-Balkaria fears that recent mass fight may spoil republic's image
On April 15, the settlement of Yantarny, Prokhladny District of Kabardino-Balkaria, will host the Cossack round to discuss the situation after the mass fight between the youth of the villages of Altud and Yantarny.
23:00, 13 April 2010
Court rejects cassation against verdict on bribery in "Neva-Express" case
The Collegium of the Novgorod Regional Court has rejected cassations on the case of a bribery attempt on the inspector who was dealing with the "Neva-Express" train blowing up in 2007; thus, the verdict entered its legal force.
22:20, 13 April 2010
FSB Director reports solution of recent resonant terror acts
As reported by Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau), at the sitting of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), 26 members of the terrorist group, which organized blowing up of the "Neva-Express" train in November 2009, were liquidated, and 14 more were detained.
22:00, 13 April 2010
Georgia's MFA: Georgian citizens who asked refuge in Israel will be most likely deported
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia has officially confirmed the information that a group of Georgian tourists applied for political asylum in Israel, but at the same time found their demand unachievable.
21:00, 13 April 2010
Court obliged Dymovskiy's defender to pay moral compensation to Novorossisk UVD boss
Today, the Primorskiy District Court of Novorossisk has ruled that Vadim Karastelyov should pay 50,000 roubles to Vladimir Chernositov, head of the city UVD (Interior Department), who had accused the human rights activist of disseminating discrediting information.
20:00, 13 April 2010
Chechnya: three militiamen wounded by explosion
Yesterday, on April 12, an explosion happened in the Kurchaloy District of Chechnya, as a result of which, as reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic, three militiamen were wounded.
19:00, 13 April 2010
Two natives of Azerbaijan executed near Moscow
As reported by law enforcement bodies, at night on April 12 in the east of Moscow two critically gunshot-wounded Azerbaijanis were found in a car.
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo by http://en.wikipedia.org
18:00, 13 April 2010
ECtHR requests data from Russia about disappearance of Aushev's relatives
Today, it became known that on April 7 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) asked the government of the Russian Federation to present, before May 19, 2010, copies of all the documents relating to the measures taken to establish whereabouts of four relatives of human rights activist Maksharip Aushev, who was shot dead last October, or about their custody in case they are in hands of the state.
23:30, 12 April 2010
MIA: kidnappers of six-year girl found in Chechnya
As reported by Ruslan Alkhanov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, a kidnapping of a girl of 6 was solved hot on the trail in the republic; the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 2 million roubles for the child.
23:00, 12 April 2010
Three militaries perished in special operation in Dagestan
In the course of special actions aimed to neutralize suspected militants, which were resumed today in the morning in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, three soldiers of the MIA's internal troops were lost, and seven more were wounded.
Hall of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
22:00, 12 April 2010
Islam Umarpashaev, kidnapped last year in Chechnya, released
The Inter-Regional Committee Against Torture (IRCAT) has managed to release Islam Umarpashaev, kidnapped on December 11, 2009, from his own house by unknown armed people in camouflage.
21:20, 12 April 2010
Judge who sentenced Ryno-Skachevskiy grouping assassinated in Moscow
Today in Moscow, near the door of his flat in No. 24, Strelbischenskiy Lane, Federal Judge Eduard Chuvashov, who tried the nationalist groupings "Ryno-Skachevskiy" and "White Wolves", was shot dead. The investigation believes that it was a murder for hire.
News
Activists called on EU representatives to pay attention to Armenia's problems

The Central Election Commission of Armenia denied registration to the leaders of two electoral lists.

Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

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.