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23:40, 12 April 2011
Citizen of Armenia injured by explosion in Minsk metro
Samvel Saakyan, a citizen of Armenia, suffered in the explosion, which was triggered yesterday, on April 11, in the Minsk metro; his health condition is regarded as of moderate gravity.
23:20, 12 April 2011
Sorceress shot dead in Dagestan
As reported by Alkhas Amirkhanov, senior assistant for PR of the head of the Dagestani Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), investigators believe that one of the major versions of the murder of a woman on April 11 in Kaspiisk have to do with her engagement in non-traditional healing methods.
23:10, 12 April 2011
Mkrtchyan: Preliminary census data in North-Caucasian republics raise serious doubts
The census data for the republics of Northern Caucasus, announced by the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal Statistics Agency), raise serious doubts. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Nikita Mkrtchyan, a leading researcher at the Institute of Demography of the Supreme School of Economics, in his comment on the preliminary census data.
22:20, 12 April 2011
Azerbaijan: arrested oppositionist expelled from university
Tural Abbasly, head of the youth branch of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, who is now held in custody, was excluded from the magistracy of the Baku State University (BSU), where he studied for the degree in "publicist journalism". The dean's office told that Abbasly had debts on some disciplines; however, according to his mother, he was unable to take his exams because he was in custody.
22:10, 12 April 2011
Dagestan: wife of Alexei Tarasenko, killed in special operation, testifies his non-involvement with militants
Karim (Alexei) Tarasenko, who was killed during a special operation on March 31 in Makhachkala, was guilty of nothing and had no relation to the armed underground, stated his wife, Khalida Badalova.
22:00, 12 April 2011
In Georgia, convicted ex-MP Sandro Bregadze plans to continue his political and human rights activities
Sandro Bregadze, ex-Deputy of the Parliament of Georgia, sentenced to probation and fined for malicious hooliganism with use of impromptu means, intends to further engage in prisoners' rights and creation of a new party.
21:00, 12 April 2011
Russian boxers urge President of Armenia to release Samson Khachatryan
Leaders of the Boxing Federation of Russia and a number of famous Russian boxers have addressed President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for his help in releasing an opposition activist Samson Khachatryan, five times the USSR champion, twice the European champion and prize-winner of the World Cup in boxing, from custody.
20:00, 12 April 2011
Krasnodar Territory: Prosecutor's Office accuses 12 officials of concealing incomes
In the Belorechensk District of the Krasnodar Territory, the inter-district prosecutor's office has found out, while checking the enforcement of the legislation on state civil service and counteracting corruption, that 12 officials of the Department of Social Protection concealed part of their incomes. This was reported by the press service of the Territorial Prosecutor's Office.
19:00, 12 April 2011
One of the inmates of a boarding school in Tsimlyansk died
One of the inmates of a boarding school in the town of Tsimlyansk, Rostov region, hospitalized with poisoning died in hospital. A correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" received this news from the regional Ministry of Public Health.
18:00, 12 April 2011
A blogger in Azerbaijan is accused of an attempt of seizure of power
After the arrest of Bakhtiyar Gajiev, active user of the social network Facebook in Azerbaijan, last week criminal proceedings were started against Elnur Mejidli, blogger and journalist currently residing in France.
Memorial complex "Vatan" in the village of Gunib. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 11 April 2011
Rural museum robbed in Dagestan
37 valuable exhibits have been stolen from the local lore museum located in the Dagestani village of Gunib.
23:30, 11 April 2011
Refugees from Chechnya living in Turkey fear for their lives
The Chechen refugees now living in Turkey, among whom there are members of the Chechen separatist wing, are visiting by envoys of the current Chechen authorities, in particular, Shaa Turlaev, a former fighter and now Kadyrov's adviser, who force them to return to Chechnya, reports the European journalist Mark Broad. The information about such visits was confirmed by one of the refugees living in Turkey, who asked to call him Ruslan for the reasons of personal safety. According to his story, the authorities of Turkey refuse to investigate murders of Chechen refugees.
Special operation in a residential area of Makhachkala, 2010. Photo by press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan
23:20, 11 April 2011
In Dagestan, inspectors recognize father-in-law of pregnant woman killed in special operation as victim
The investigation has recognized Mamatkhan Baisultanov, a resident of Khasavyurt, whose pregnant daughter-in-law was killed and whose son was wounded during a special operation in 2006, to be a victim. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Baisultanov himself; however, the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) said they knew nothing about the ruling.
23:10, 11 April 2011
Defendant in Markelov's murder case says he got firearms after lawyer's death
Today, the Moscow City Court continues the hearing of the criminal case on the murders of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova. The session with participation of the jury began with a resonant statement of the accused Nikita Tikhonov. According to his story, he received firearms in October 2009, that is, after Markelov's murder.
23:10, 11 April 2011
Missing native of Krasnodar Territory sought as possible suicide bomber
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, a Moscow student Ibragim Torshkhoev, a native of Krasnodar, who disappeared a few months ago and is now sought by relatives and law enforcement bodies, is considered, according to unofficial data, a possible suicide bomber.
23:00, 11 April 2011
Unidentified persons burn down shop in Kabardino-Balkaria
In the village of Khasanya, a suburb of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, people in masks burned down a grocery store. Nobody was hurt.
22:50, 11 April 2011
Revenues of head of Kabardino-Balkaria grow 87 times within year
Governors of Russian regions continue disclosing their financial statements. Within the period from January 1 to December 31, 2010, the total earnings of Arsen Kanokov, head of Kabardino-Balkaria, amounted to 87,034,831 roubles. In 2009, he managed to earn only 1,003, 762 roubles. The incomes of other regional leaders are significantly lower.
Kamila Nursamadova, woman-resident of the hostel at No. 80 Turgenevskaya Street, born in 1984, Disability Category I, suffers from cerebral palsy. Cherkessk, April 8, 2011, photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 11 April 2011
Karachay-Cherkessia: rights defender demands to resettle seriously ill invalids from emergency hostel
Antonina Lamshukova, an activist of the regional office of the Movement "For Human Rights" in Karachay-Cherkessia, appeals to the authorities, entrepreneurs and other citizens of Karachay-Cherkessia asking for assistance in resettling the severely ill residents of the hostel at 80 Turgenevskaya Street in Cherkessk.
22:20, 11 April 2011
In Ingushetia, health condition of wounded ex-deputy minister Khashagulgov is stably grave
Sultan-Girei Khashagulgov, Ex-Deputy Minister of Construction of the Republic of Ingushetia, who was wounded in an attempt, recovered consciousness this morning, as told by his relative Pyatimat Khashagulgova, who is his younger brother's wife.
22:10, 11 April 2011
Suspect of organizing mass disorders in Manege Square in Moscow detained
Today, law enforcers detained another supposed instigator of mass riots in Manege Square in Moscow on December 11, 2010, said a source from law enforcement bodies of the Russian capital.
News
Aishat Khizrieva. Still from the video "Marem" from April 22, 2026, https://t.me/marem_group/1658. An attempt was made to kidnap a fugitive from Chechnya in Novosibirsk.

Maria Smelaya was forced to give up custody of her child to the father.

Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

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.