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20:57, 25 April 2017
Grouping associated with Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for terror act in Saint Petersburg
The grouping "Katiba al-Imam Shamil", linked with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for the April 3 terror act in the metro of Saint Petersburg.
Flag of Agyd voluntees, exhibition at National Museum of Kabardino-Balkaria, April 25, 2017. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
20:13, 25 April 2017
Adyg activists call Circassian Flag symbol of Adygs’ unity
Today, residents of Adygea, the Kabardino-Balkarian and Karachay-Cherkessian Republics (KBR and KChR) have celebrated The Day of Circassian Flag with marches, motor rallies and participation in dance games “Adyge Jagu”.
Gennady Kotenko, member of Open Sochi Movement, hands over 12 copies of the Constitution of the Russian Federation to Konstantin Gudimov, who is serving his 10-day detention at Sochi IVS. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:42, 25 April 2017
"Open Sochi" Movement gives 12 copies of Constitution to detention facility
A parcel, containing copies of the Russian Constitution, was sent to the temporary detention facility (known as the IVS) at the request of Konstantin Gudimov, a supporter of Alexei Navalny and a participant of the action against corruption in Sochi, who is conducting an explanatory work there, activists of the "Open Sochi" Movement have reported.
Batumi riots, March 11, 2017. Photo: Irakli Dzneladze RFE/RL
14:44, 25 April 2017
Person accused of organizing Batumi riots goes on hunger strike
Merab Gogoberidze has gone on a hunger strike in protest against charging him with organizing riots in Batumi, said the advocate Paata Shavadze, noting that his client refuses to plead guilty.
Students help villagers to harvest potatoes, September 1979. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org
13:26, 25 April 2017
"Memorial" states pressure on participants of children's contest
On the eve of the awarding ceremony of the winners of the contest for high school pupils "The Man in History, Russia – the 20th Century", its organizers have reported that officials demanded from teachers and children to give up their travel to Moscow.
11:02, 25 April 2017
North-Ossetian authorities promise housing to relatives of victims of Beslan terror act
193 people who suffered as a result of the Beslan terror act have been recognized by the Interdepartmental Commission as eligible for granting of housing. A land plot has been allocated under the construction of housing, reports Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of North Ossetia.
Chechen religious figures delegation in Syria. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com/content/view/300668
10:57, 25 April 2017
Bashar al-Assad and Mufti of Chechnya agree to open branch of Damascus University in Grozny
On April 24, the Chechen delegation led by Mufti Salakh Mezhiev has left for Syria on an official visit. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).
Ramzan Kadyrov (right) at the meeting with Igor Sechin. Photo: http://www.kavkazr.com/a/sechin-pozvolil-kadyrovu-vstretitysya-s-nim/28440736.html
09:46, 25 April 2017
Igor Sechin and Ramzan Kadyrov agree not to hand over Rosneft assets in Chechnya - RBC
Russian oil major Rosneft will not sell its regional assets to the Chechen authorities and build an oil refinery in Grozny, but it will stay in the republic and begin investing in its social infrastructure. This was agreed by Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin on April 19, the "RBC" reports today.
02:11, 25 April 2017
Residents of Dagestan unblock highway after release of two truck drivers
In the evening of April 24, residents of the village of Kayakent blocked the traffic on the "Caucasus" highway after the detention of two truck drivers who protested against the "Platon" system. This is reported today, on April 25, by the "Gazeta.ru" with reference to the "Rosavtodor".
In the vicinity of explosion site in the village of Agvali, Tsumadin District, Dagestan, April 24, 2017. Still picture, video Republic of Dagestan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YcLsAtP040
01:12, 25 April 2017
Authorities and law enforcers disclose details of grenade explosion in Agvali
In a computer club, a pupil of a Dagestani school handed over to his classmate a grenade found on the outskirts of the village. However, the boy dropped it, and an explosion occurred. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
19:54, 24 April 2017
Dagestani Vice-Premier names the man who brought grenade into computer class
The grenade that has exploded today in the village of Agvali was found by children, but the adult son of the owner of the computer class, visited by pupils, took it away from them. This was announced by Ramazan Jafarov, the Deputy Chairman of the Dagestani Government.
Federica Mogherini. Photo: http://minval.az/k/federika-mogerini
18:24, 24 April 2017
Mogherini demands to protect gays’ rights in Chechnya
The issue of respect for human rights in Russia was discussed at the talks with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, in Moscow, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at her final press conference.
17:53, 24 April 2017
MPH specifies number of hospitalized persons after explosion in Agvali
The Tsumadin District Hospital (TDH) still keeps 10 patients wounded by the grenade explosion in the village of Agvali, a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) told the "Caucasian Knot". Earlier, six hospitalized victims were reported.
At the site of explosion in the village of Agvali, Tsumadin District, Dagestan, April 24, 2017. Still picture, video Republic of Dagestan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YcLsAtP040
16:32, 24 April 2017
Schoolboy killed by grenade explosion in Dagestan
A teenager was killed and 11 more were wounded by a grenade explosion in the computer class in the village of Agvali, Tsumadin District, said a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, adding that it is a school computer class.
15:16, 24 April 2017
Navalny supporter from Sochi complains about persecution to ECtHR
Legal representatives of Vitaly Nebieridze, a Sochi activist, who has served his eight-day arrest on charges of organizing an anti-corruption rally, found a violation of his rights in authorities’ actions and filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Batumi City Court. Photo: Sputnik/Seyran Baroyan
14:19, 24 April 2017
Law enforcers detain suspects of organizing riots in Batumi
Two persons have been detained in Georgia under the ruling of the Batumi City Court on suspicion of organizing riots in the capital of Adjara on March 11.
Investigator Igor Sobol. Photo: http://analytics-s.ru/article/16/09/22/2165
09:15, 24 April 2017
"Novaya Gazeta" reports delivery of data on persecution of gays in Chechnya to investigators
The list, including personal data of 26 residents of Chechnya, subjected to repression, including on the basis of suspicion of homosexual orientation, has been sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.
FSB agent during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-prigorode-mahachkaly-prohodit-aktivnaya-faza.html
03:05, 24 April 2017
On April 17-23, 2017, two persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 17-23, 2017, two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Torchlight procession dedicated to the memory of Armenian Genocide victims, Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
22:13, 23 April 2017
Yerevan hosts torchlight procession in memory of Armenian Genocide victims
More than 20,000 people took part in a torchlight procession held in the capital of Armenia and dedicated to the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey. This was reported by organizers of the memorial action.
Regional Congress of Jehovah's Witnesses. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:15, 23 April 2017
Lawyers treat as bluff Russian MoJ's statement on freedom of worship for Jehovah's Witnesses
In Russia, the right of Jehovah's Witnesses to freedom of conscience will be regularly and massively violated after the liquidation of their local religious organizations. This opinion was voiced by lawyers and human rights defenders questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

A Georgian citizen has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

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.