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Joe Biden. Photo: Michael Stokes, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79141909
11:15, 24 April 2021
Analysts assess chances of Biden's recognizing Armenian Genocide
The change in the US geopolitical strategy and the deterioration of US-Turkish relations increase the chances that President Joe Biden will pronounce the word "genocide" on April 24, Ruben Safrastyan, a Turkologist, and Suren Sargsyan, an Americanist, assert.
Timur Mazaev. An entrance to the building of the investigating committee. Photo: Vlad Dokshin, "Novaya Gazeta", Nina Tumanova; collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 24 April 2021
Investigators interested in threats to editor-in-chief of Ossetian edition
Investigators are checking the application of Timur Mazaev, the editor-in-chief of the "Ossetia News" about the threats he received from a son of the former head of North Ossetia. Timur's colleagues find it necessary to achieve punishment of the author of threats.
The building of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Photo: PACE official site
23:58, 23 April 2021
Armenia demonstrates its dependence on Russia’s position on Karabakh
The authorities of Armenia did not react in any way to the refusal of Russian delegates to discuss the problem around the return of prisoners of war (POWs) by Azerbaijan, as they are afraid to worsen relations with Moscow, Armenian political analysts note.
Ella Kesaeva. Screenshot of the video by the NEWSru.com https://www.newsru.com/russia/26Mar2018/beslan_putin.html
23:55, 23 April 2021
“Voice of Beslan” activists follow Navalny and stop their hunger strike
Ella Kesaeva, the co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” public committee, and three other activists, who had been on hunger strike with the demand to let a doctor visit oppositionist Alexei Navalny in a penal colony, stopped their protest action.
23:51, 23 April 2021
ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan’s authorities to pay 33,000 euros to activist and two journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) granted the complaints lodged by journalists Avaz Zeinalov and Elchin Gasanov, as well as activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev. As a result, the Strasbourg Court obliged the Azerbaijan’s authorities to pay compensation to the complainants in the amount of 33,350 euros. For almost 20 years of Azerbaijan being under the jurisdiction of the ECtHR, sanctions for 20 million euros have been announced against the country, says Khalid Agaliev, a lawyer of the Media Rights Institute.
A view of Kislovodsk; a logo of the Worldskills Foundation. Photo: IvanAndreevich - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:North_Caucasus, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:30, 23 April 2021
Analysts argue about benefits of training programme in Northern Caucasus
The programme of professional training for residents of Northern Caucasian for their employment, announced by the Worldskills Foundation, will not meet expectations, as there are few jobs for highly skilled workers in the region, some analysts suggest. Their opponents argue that high-tech professions are in demand everywhere, and specialists can work online.
The boxing match of Adam Kadyrov (dressed in black) with Aslan Bittirov. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/GrfMEoDgbrE
20:29, 23 April 2021
Kadyrov’s son announces his readiness to fight again after being accused of unfair victory
A son of the leader of Chechnya calls on those who doubt his fair victory over a boxer from Kabardino-Balkaria to bet on the winner in a new fight.
A participant of the rally against the visit of a Russian State Duma MP, held at the building of the Georgian Parliament. Tbilisi, June 19, 2019. Photo REUTERS / Irakli Gedenidze
20:27, 23 April 2021
Georgian rights defenders warn authorities against pardoning law enforcers
Amid pardoning political prisoners, Georgian authorities should not pardon the policemen who participated in the harsh dispersal of the rally in June 2019, human rights defenders have stated.
Armenian refugees near a dead horse in the Deir ez-Zor Camps
20:25, 23 April 2021
Wall Street Journal reports on Biden's plans to recognize Armenian Genocide
On April 24, US President Joe Biden intends to voice his attitude to the events of 1915, which the House of Representatives of the Congress had recognized as genocide, The Wall Street Journal has reported. More than 100 members of the Congress have called on Biden to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Maria Khudoyarova. Screenshot of the video by Alexei Navalny's office in Volgograd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSAuyriNGR0&feature=emb_logo
12:01, 23 April 2021
Volgograd activist arrested for 25 days after Navalny support action
A court in Volgograd has arrested Maria Khudoyarova, an activist of the local Alexei Navalny's office, for 25 days; she was detained after an action in support of the opposition leader.
The fight of Adam Kadyrov with an athlete from Uganda, Mukisa Ukasha (dressed in blue). February 20, 2020. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/u4AKQhJg4hE
11:55, 23 April 2021
Kadyrov son's controversial fight sparks bloggers' interest in his other victories
The boxing match of Adam Kadyrov, a Ramzan Kadyrov's son, with his rival from Kabardino-Balkaria was preceded by a fight in which he defeated an athlete from Uganda who did not resist him, bloggers assert.
The Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:41, 23 April 2021
Protests at Armenian GPO escalate into clashes with police
The "Movement to Save Fatherland" has demanded to release those detained after Pashinyan's visit to the Syunik Region. More than 50 people were detained, including the head of the Megri community, oppositionists have reported. A clash of law enforcers with supporters of the opposition occurred near the building of the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).
Rally under the slogan “Love is stronger than fear”. February 2021. Screenshot of the video by the "Dozhd" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKrbAo9UAw
23:59, 22 April 2021
“Russian LGBT Network” demands to investigate activist’s forced return to Ingushetia
The Moscow police refused to investigate a case of a female native of Ingushetia, who was forcibly returned to their homeland by her father and brother after she had participated in a rally of Alexei Navalny’s supporters, the “Russian LGBT Network” reported. Human rights defenders filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the courtroom. Photo from the website of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”, memohrc.org
23:57, 22 April 2021
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s arrest extended by three months
In Rostov-on-Don, a military court has extended until July 28 the arrest of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), accused of financing terrorism.
Special vehicles in Sochi on April 21, 2021. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 22 April 2021
Sochi leads in Southern Russia in terms of number of detainees at protest rallies
On April 21, detentions at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny took place in at least 11 cities in Southern Russia, including Anapa and Novorossiysk. Sochi is one of the six Russian cities with the largest number of detainees, the “OVD-Info” reported.
A match between the teams of the “Akhmat” and “Krylya Sovetov” FCs. Grozny, April 21, 2021. Photo by the press service of the “Akhmat” Football Club http://fc-akhmat.ru/news/
23:52, 22 April 2021
Women from Chechnya claim being forced to support “Akhmat” FC
Residents of various regions of Chechnya, including women, are being forcibly taken to watch football matches of the “Akhmat” Football Club (FC) in Grozny. Chechen women complain that they often have to get home on their own after the football matches.
Azerbaijani soldier on the border, December 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 22 April 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenian soldiers of shelling border guards
Azerbaijani border guards were shelled in the village of Seyidlyar from the direction of the Armenian border, the Azerbaijan’s Border Guard Service reported.
A group of children returned to Russia from Syria and Anna Kuznetsova. Photo by the press service of the Russian children's ombudsperson
15:53, 22 April 2021
Woman from Nalchik tells about her grandchildren's living conditions in Syria
The group of children returned from Syria to Moscow included two grandchildren of Aishat Djangurazova, a resident of Nalchik. After her son-in-law perished and her daughter was captured, their four children ended up in refugee camps, and two of them are still in Syria, she said.
Baku. Photo: Robot8A https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Baku#/media/File:Baku_15_09_25_657000.jpeg
15:18, 22 April 2021
Rights defenders are sceptical about Aliev's decree on state support for NGOs
By establishing the agency for state support of NGOs, President Ilham Aliev plans to take their activities under state control, Azerbaijani human rights defenders have suggested. The country's authorities are selectively financing certain NGOs, while others have limited access to grants, they believe.
The detention of activists near the block of government dachas in Yerevan on April 21. Screenshot of the video by the Sputnik Армения www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fva7yCC6LXA
15:12, 22 April 2021
Protest in Yerevan ends with oppositionists' detentions
Supporters of the "Movement to Save Fatherland" tried to hinder the entrance of Nikol Pashinyan's motorcade into the block of government dachas in Yerevan; the police detained several activists.
News
The road "Access from the Agvali-Shauri-Kidero highway to the village of Khvarshi." Photo: Dagestanavtodor https://t.me/dagavtodor/9133 Access to three mountain villages in Dagestan has been restored.

A mudflow occurred in the village of Kidero.

Lawyers explained the rules for paying residents of Dagestan for flood damage.

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.