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12:52, 12 April 2017
Leader of "Makhachkala" grouping was among militants killed in Dagestan
One of the militants, killed in Dagestan in a shootout with policemen was identified as Ilyas Khalilov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" grouping, said a law enforcement source.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: RFE/RL
12:13, 12 April 2017
Verdict to Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov upheld
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has refused to grant a complaint against the verdict to blogger Mekhman Guseinov. Public activists treat the verdict as politically motivated.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
10:54, 12 April 2017
Five IEDs found during searches in Derbent
In Derbent, law enforcers found explosive devices during searches carried out at five places of relatives and acquaintances of suspected militants. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of the region.
Oslo. Photo: Jim G from Silicon Valley,https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE
10:41, 12 April 2017
In Norway, native of Ingushetia arrested on suspicion of storing explosives
The Oslo District Court pronounced the decision to arrest for two weeks a 17-year-old Russian citizen, a native of Ingushetia, who was detained with an improvised explosive device. The young man does not admit his guilt and involvement in terrorist activities. This was reported by his advocate.
Mark Yavorsky at Sochi sea port. Photo by Oksaa Yavorsky.
04:15, 12 April 2017
Prosecutor's Office requests to reconsider verdict to Mark Yavorsky, a visually impaired resident of Sochi
The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has submitted to the Presidium of the Regional Court a proposal with a request to change the verdict to Mark Yavorsky, a visually impaired young man from Sochi, sentenced for 7.5 years of imprisonment on the charge of involvement in a double murder. The verdict has been challenged after the mother of the sentenced young man appealed to the Prosecutor's Office.
02:19, 12 April 2017
Defence of Abdusalam Ramazanov urges court to acquit him
During the debate at the trial, Abdusalam Ramazanov, a native of the Tsuntin District of Dagestan, accused of trying to join militants in Syria, has pleaded not guilty. His defence has pointed to the absence of any evidence in the case, other than testimony of a witness, and requested the court to acquit the defendant. This was reported by an advocate of the defendant.
Vladislav Ryazantsev. Photo from Ryazantsev's personal Facebook page.
01:22, 12 April 2017
Rostov extremists involved in attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
Ruslan Pavlyuk, a member of the Rostov branch of the extremist organization "Misanthropic Division" banned in the Russian Federation, charged and detained under Article 282, is also involved in the case of Vladislav Ryazantsev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who was attacked in Rostov-on-Don. This was reported by an official from the regional law enforcement bodies.
23:49, 11 April 2017
Three men shot dead in shootout with power agents in Dagestan
Employees of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) were shelled in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan, when they tried to stop a car for inspection; three attackers were killed, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has reported, adding that the incident has occurred today at 9:25 p.m. The driver and the passengers opened automatic fire and tried to escape.
23:28, 11 April 2017
Relatives announce disappearance of Malgobek resident
Magomed Kartoev, a resident of Malgobek, who complained about pressure from power agents, has disappeared while trying to leave Russia, his relatives have reported. Magomed Multsogov, the head of the human rights organization “Mashr”, has linked Kartoev's disappearance with a criminal case against his cousin.
Rally dedicated to the international liberation day of prisoners of fascist concentration camps, Volgograd, April 11, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:45, 11 April 2017
Participant of rally in Volgograd states insufficient support to prisoners of fascist concentration camps
A rally, dedicated to the international liberation day of prisoners of fascist concentration camps, was held today in Volgograd in Heroes Alley. According to the regional administration, it was 60 people strong – former prisoners of concentration camps, officials and schoolchildren.
17:03, 11 April 2017
Power agents report homemade bombs found at Derbent residents
Law enforcers have neutralized two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), found today during the searches conducted in the homes of relatives and friends of alleged militants, law enforcement sources of Dagestan have reported.
Extradition of Alexander Lapshin. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
15:20, 11 April 2017
Blogger Lapshin challenges judgement of Baku court to extend his arrest
The blogger Alexander Lapshin, extradited from Belarus to Azerbaijan, has filed an appeal complaint against the decision of the court in Baku to extend his arrest by three months.
Makhmud Velitov. Photo: http://afmedia.ru/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/imam700.jpg?itok=qVUYyDIU
13:40, 11 April 2017
Imam Velitov refuses to plead guilty in court
Today, the Moscow District Military Court has started considering the case of Makhmud Velitov, the Imam of the “Yardyam” Mosque, accused of publicly justifying terrorism. Imam Velitov has stated that he does not understand the essence of the charge and refuses to plead guilty.
12:50, 11 April 2017
Georgian citizen sentenced in Russia for posting a video about IS in social networks
In Vladimir, the court has found Ramin Aliev, a citizen of Georgia, guilty of disseminating a video record with calls for terrorism and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment.
Tatiana Dyakova arrives to the meeting with city administration officials. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
04:56, 11 April 2017
Officials propose Dyakov family with many children to leave Sochi
On April 10, in Sochi, the Interdepartmental Commission considered the case of the Dyakov family with many children, who by order of the court should be evicted from the apartment they occupied in a manoeuvrable fund. Officials and the Dyakov family members did not come to a compromise.
Rally of heavy truck drivers in Manas, November 23, 2015. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
02:54, 11 April 2017
In Manas, about 1000 truck drivers continue their protest action
The reports about the termination of the protest of drivers of heavy trucks in Dagestan are not true. This was reported by participants in the truck drivers' strike. According to the protestors, new drivers are constantly arriving to the camp of truck drivers near the village of Manas.
North-Caucasian Military Court. Photo: http://kavtoday.ru/18730
02:21, 11 April 2017
Cantemir Zheldashev claims being tortured after detention
On April 10, the North-Caucasian Military Court continued to consider the criminal case against 10 residents of Kabardino-Balkaria accused of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order in the republic and establish a caliphate.
Village of Maraga (Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh) hosts action in memory of people who fell victim to the tragic events of 1992. April 10, 2017. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasia Knot'.
00:44, 11 April 2017
Participants of rally call on world community to assess tragedy in Maraga village
On April 10, in the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh, the village of Maraga hosted the action in memory of people who fell victim to the tragic events of 1992. Participants of the rally demanded from the world community not to ignore the massacres of villagers.
18:34, 10 April 2017
"EcoWatch" reports capture of riverbank in Adygea for private beach
Deforestation and construction of a private beach are underway on the bank of the Kuban River in the Takhtamukai District of Adygea, although the land plot has not been transferred to anyone, the “Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus” (EcoWatch) has reported.
17:16, 10 April 2017
Muftiate treats Brinikh's allegations about theft of Kadyrov's sheep as insulting
The head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea has sent an application to law enforcement bodies asking to bring the ecologist Valery Brinikh to responsibility for insulting the believers’ feelings. As Mr Brinikh himself found out during his interrogation at the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE), the Muftiate saw an insult in his publications about the theft of the sheep, sacrificed by Ramzan Kadyrov to poor people in
News
The deputy asked Bastrykin to intervene in Mintsayeva's fate.

One man was rescued. Still from Albert Rabuev's Telegram channel, May 24, 2026, https://t.me/itonrabuev/2231. The search for two people missing in an avalanche in Chechnya has been completed.

Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.

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.