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Participants of the rally demanding resignation of Sergey Bozhenov as Governor of the Volgograd Region. Volgograd, February 22, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova.
23:11, 2 April 2014
Acting Governor of Volgograd Region should cancel Bozhenov's initiatives, experts say
The Russian President has decreed to early terminate the powers of Sergey Bozhenov as Governor of the Volgograd Region. Andrei Bocharov has been appointed to be the acting head of the region.
Mikhail Savva at the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar, 2014. Photo by Olga Zazulya, Group of support of Mikhail Savva http://vk.com
19:00, 2 April 2014
Court in Krasnodar decides to release Mikhail Savva on recognizance not to leave
The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar has sentenced Professor Mikhail Savva from the Kuban State University to 3 years of conditional imprisonment with a probation period of 2 years, and a fine of 70,000 roubles.
14:32, 2 April 2014
Armenian CC finds mandatory component of accumulative pension system unconstitutional
The Armenia's Constitutional Court (CC) has declared that the mandatory component of the new pension system is unconstitutional. The court decided to suspend the law on the introduction of the new system until September 30, while giving time for the legislative and executive branches of power to bring all the provisions of the law into accordance with the Constitution.
Law enforcement official. Photo http://nac.gov.ru
13:48, 2 April 2014
In Buynaksk, three suspected militants were killed in special operation
According to updated information, three suspected militants were killed during the special operation conducted in Buynaksk. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source in the Dagestan's Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk Soltan Semyonov. 2013. Photo by press-service of Karachaevsk City Administration, http://karachaevsk.info/news/priem-grazhdan-merom-karachaevskogo-gorodskogo-okruga-sotanom-semenovym.html
13:20, 2 April 2014
Court dealing with case of ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk Soltan Semyonov appoints financial and economic examination
As reported by the Karachaevsk City Court, an accounting financial-economic examination is underway in the case of Soltan Semyonov, ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk, accused of misuse of budget funds. According to the ex-Mayor's advocate, Semyonov's actions have no crime elements.
09:05, 2 April 2014
In Baksan, law enforcers investigate local resident's death in explosion
In Baksan, an explosion occurred under a car of a local resident. As a result of the explosion, the car owner died at the scene. This was reported on April 1 by a source from the law enforcement agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria.
08:43, 2 April 2014
In Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia's family members demand to investigate his death
The sons of the first Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia have sent an appeal to the Georgian authorities demanding to conduct an objective investigation into the death of their father.
06:22, 2 April 2014
Mothers of Ingushetia residents killed in Plievo demand to bring to justice persons responsible for their sons' deaths
On March 29, the mothers of Bashir Dyshnoev and Muslim Kuriev, who were killed on March 22 during the special operation conducted in the village of Plievo, appealed to the Nazran Inter-District Investigating Division asking to bring to justice the persons guilty of death of their sons.
Traditional Armenian House in Kesab, Syria, 2007. Photo: Bolsetsi, http://commons.wikimedia.org
06:02, 2 April 2014
About 20 ethnic Armenians are in captivity in Syrian Kesab, Armenian MPs report (+video)
As reported on April 1 at a press conference by the members of the parliamentary delegation who returned from Syria, three Armenian prisoners from the Syrian city of Kesab, inhabited predominantly by Armenians, were released, but about 20 Armenians were still in captivity.
01:11, 2 April 2014
In Armenia, Misak Arakelyan, one of participants of "Million Mask March", is released
On April 1, in Yerevan, Misak Arakelyan, who was arrested after the protest action "Million Mask March" was released from the penitentiary institution "Nubarashen" on recognizance not to leave. This was told to journalists by his advocate Ovanes Kocharyan.
A warning near the cashiers that the movie "Noah" is not recommended for watching. Makhachkala, April 1, 2014. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:52, 1 April 2014
Movie "Noah" is screened freely in Makhachkala
The movie "Noah", which was condemned and boycotted by the Imam of the Central Mosque in Makhachkala, is freely screened in city cinemas; however, in some of them, there is a warning near the cashiers that the movie is not recommended for watching, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
20:12, 1 April 2014
Court in Tskhinvali rules in favour of Mayoralty in housing capture case
On March 31, the Tskhinvali City Court satisfied the lawsuit of the Mayoralty and found the residence of the Djioev family in an apartment of the house in Pushkin Street illegal.
18:21, 1 April 2014
Chechnya: court demands to present results of full medical examination of Suleiman Edigov
The health condition of the hunger-striker Suleiman Edigov, a Chechen resident, accused of an attempt on the life of a law enforcer and arms trafficking, does not allow him to participate in court sessions, the prosecution asserts. The court has decided to hold a full medical examination of Edigov and present the results by April 7.
15:13, 1 April 2014
In North Ossetia, eco-activist Anatoly Kolkhidov released under recognizance not to leave
Anatoly Kolkhidov, a public and political figure and an activist of the initiative "Stop Electrozink!", detained on suspicion of robbery, has been released under recognizance not to leave. This was ruled on March 31 by the Investigating Department of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Vladikavkaz.
15:05, 1 April 2014
Head of educative NGO Gasan Guseinli detained in Azerbaijan
Gasan Guseinli is the head of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) named "Educative Centre 'Intellectual Citizen'", located in the city of Ganja (Gandzha). He is charged with hooliganism committed with weapons or objects used as weapons, which threatens him with up to seven years in prison. Before his detention, he managed to announce that it was a provocation.
Organizer of the action "Strategy-31", activist of ‘The Other Russia’ movement Pavel Nagibin. Photo by Grigory Bochkarev (RFE/RL)
13:09, 1 April 2014
Participants of "Strategy-31" in Rostov-on-Don demand release of political prisoners
The participants of the action "Strategy-31", which was sanctioned by the authorities and held on March 31 in Rostov-on-Don, called on the authorities and law enforcement bodies to release political prisoners and ensure the freedom of assembly.
Protest action of the former political prisoners. Tbilisi, March 31, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:53, 1 April 2014
Tbilisi: former political prisoners demand rehabilitation
In Tbilisi, starting March 25, the amnestied political prisoners are holding daily protests demanding rehabilitation. Former political prisoners promise to stop the protest if their demands are met, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Components of explosive device. Photo from NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru
05:52, 1 April 2014
Bomb found in place of attack on policemen in Nalchik
As reported by the press service of the Chief Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), investigators found a package with an explosive device at the place of the attack on policemen in Nalchik.
00:58, 1 April 2014
South Ossetia introduces the notion of "foreign agent" in relation to NGOs
In South Ossetia, the new wording of the law "On non-governmental organizations (NGOs)", approved on March 31 by the Government of the Republic, introduces the notion of "an NGO, which functions as a foreign agent" in relation to the organizations, which receive funding from abroad.
00:39, 1 April 2014
Relatives of native of Chechnya who returned from Thailand report his detention by law enforcers
As reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on March 27, Khasan Edilkhanov, a native of Chechnya, who arrived from Thailand, was detained by law enforcers in the arrival area of the Sheremetievo Airport on suspicion of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs).
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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.