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Police at the government building in Yerevan, March 2021. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBqr47t8UU
18:30, 12 April 2021
POWs’ parents demand a meeting with Pashinyan
Relatives of the prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the autumn war in the Nagorno-Karabakh gathered in front of the building of the government and the residence of the President of Armenia. Participants of the protest action near the government building are seeking a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the presence of the media.
Policeman stands at the tractor shelled near the village of Sarushen. Photo: Hunan Tadevosyan's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/hunan.tadevosyan.3/posts/1767204726774468
13:27, 12 April 2021
After machine gun attack, police strengthen guarding of Karabakh village
The operation mode of police checkpoints near the village of Sarushen has been strengthened after two civilians were shelled from the Azerbaijani side, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, promising to notify the peacemakers about the incident.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:01, 12 April 2021
Week of April 5-11 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 5-11, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participants of a protest action on the road leading to the construction area of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant. Screenshot: JAMnews
11:43, 12 April 2021
Police remove tents of opponents of Namakhvan HPP
Law enforcers have banned setting up tents by protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), arguing that the Rioni River is overflowing its banks.
Magomed Gadaev. Photo courtesy of Amnesty International
11:32, 12 April 2021
Law enforcers take Gadaev out of Novy Urengoy to Chechnya
After deportation from France, Magomed Gadaev was handed over to Chechen law enforcers, who took him to Chechnya in connection with a criminal case on storing weapons, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has informed.
Eduard Ataev, coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Makhachkala. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/6658
11:18, 12 April 2021
Activist Ataev heads Navalny's office in Makhachkala
An Alexei Navalny's office has been launched in the capital of Dagestan; it is coordinated by Eduard Ataev, a local activist.
Lezi Artsuev. Screenshot: http://t.me/s/IADAT/5936
11:07, 12 April 2021
After deporting to Russia, native of Chechnya Artsuev disappears
French authorities have handed Lezi Artsuev, a native of Chechnya, over to Russia, after which he disappeared, Elena Milashina, a journalist, has reported. According to sources, after deportation, Artsuev was taken to the city of Gudermes.
11:46, 11 April 2021
Defence claims fabrication of case against Dagestani resident through use of torture
A court in Dagestan began considering a criminal case against Murad Mirzakhanov, a resident of Makhachkala, accused of keeping weapons and drugs. His defence and relatives assert that the illegal objects found on him had been planted; and psychological and physical violence was used against Mirzakhanov, as a result of which he has incriminated himself.
The Gadrut-Djebrail-Shukyurbeili highway. Photo from the website of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads
11:44, 11 April 2021
Azerbaijan reports start of building road in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Gadrut-Djebrail-Shukyurbeili highway will pass through 20 dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh that have passed under Azerbaijan's control.
Participants of the action held on the occasion of the massacre in Maraga. April 10, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 11 April 2021
Karabakh residents commemorate victims of Maraga tragedy
Participants of the action in Stepanakert held on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the massacre of residents of the village of Maraga have called on the international community to assess the actions of Azerbaijani militaries. Former Maraga villagers told that as a result of the conflict escalation in 2020, they again became forced migrants.
Vakha Kagermanov, a resident of the village of Goity. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc-2g1qX0K/?igshid=mwbh8vj3z6ik
11:37, 11 April 2021
Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for words about forced vaccination
Vakha Kagermanov from the village of Goity has recorded a video in which he admitted that his statement that those who refused from vaccination against coronavirus would be deprived of their pensions was a lie. Instagram users expressed compassion with the man.
The Fizuli District of Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video by the "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGkBHjNXyZY
02:22, 11 April 2021
Two residents of Azerbaijan detained for violating ban on visiting Karabakh
The residents of Azerbaijan, Zamir Akhmedov and Zamig Farzaliev, have penetrated into the territory of the Fizuli District to collect non-ferrous scrap metals. While trying to escape from law enforcers in a car, the driver ran into a policeman and two militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
02:18, 11 April 2021
Rights defenders criticize custody conditions in Azerbaijani jails
Many Azerbaijani prisons are overcrowded; most of them fail to meet modern standards; the food is bad; and inmates have to pay for everything that is due to them by the law. The use of torture against convicts also remains an urgent problem, human rights defenders assert.
Igor Kalyapin and Magomed Gadaev. Photo from Kalyapin's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4002968613099605&set=pcb.4002797959783337
02:16, 11 April 2021
Chechen refugee Magomed Gadaev released
Magomed Gadaev, a refugee from Chechnya deported from France, who was kept at the airport after arriving in Moscow, was set free. This was announced by Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the Committee against Torture (CaT).
A still of the documentary "Border", YouTube channel of the Artdocfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVjOvRGS_4
12:39, 10 April 2021
Chechen spectators assess positively film about protests in Ingushetia
The viewpoint of Chechen people is not presented in the documentary "Border" by Maryana Kalmykova about the protests of Ingush residents against the border agreement with Chechnya. Khava Khazbieva, the film producer, has explained that the authors tried to show the depth of people's experiences and what has changed in their lives.
12:37, 10 April 2021
Rights defenders worried about disappearance of Nurmagomed Mamuev in Chechnya
The search for a native of Chechnya, deported from Germany and handed over to Chechen law enforcers has yielded no results yet, but human rights defenders continue searching for him, Oleg Orlov has stated. As a rule, a kidnapped person is forced to confess by means of threats and violence, and only after that relatives can learn about his fate, Magomed Alamov said.
Magomed Gadaev. Photo by the press service of the PCE/PC
12:36, 10 April 2021
Border guards refuse to release Magomed Gadaev, deported native of Chechnya
Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, deported from France, was left in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport; he was not released by FSB agents, who intend to send him to Chechnya. Gadaev claims that he'll face torture and murder in his homeland.
The flag of Georgia. Screenshot of the video https://1tv.ge/ru/news/na-gosudarstvennykh-zdanijakh-prispustili-flagi-gruzii-v-chest-pamjati-o-pogibshikh-v-avgustovskoj-vojne-video/
12:34, 10 April 2021
Georgian government announces mourning about death of four residents of Abkhazia
In Georgia, April 10 will be a day of mourning in memory of four residents of Abkhazia who drowned while crossing the Inguri River, the Prime Minister of the country has ordered. Georgian police and Abkhazian law enforcers have launched an inquiry into the circumstances of people's death.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left) and Dmitry Peskov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov, alexsandertupiki https://yandex.ru/
12:28, 10 April 2021
Kremlin refuses commenting media reports on Kadyrov's incomes
The Kremlin has more reliable data about the incomes of the heads of the regions than journalists; therefore, publications about Ramzan Kadyrov's and his entourage's property give no grounds for additional checks. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Picketers protesting in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku. Screenshot of the video by Kanal13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2SSG993JE
12:26, 10 April 2021
Baku protesters accuse Russia of striking Shusha with "Iskanders"
The fragments of "Iskander" missiles found in Shusha prove Russia's direct involvement in the Karabakh conflict on the side of Armenia; therefore, Moscow cannot be treated as an impartial mediator in the settlement thereof. This was stated by the picketers protesting in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku.
News
A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

A flood destroyed a house. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Chechen residents have submitted over 19,000 requests for compensation following the flood.

Residents of Chechnya spoke about collecting documents for payments in flood-affected areas.

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.