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14:58, 21 April 2021
Advocate claims violation of Azerbaijani woman's rights during her arrest in KBR
The court's conclusions on the need to arrest Djamilya Guseinova, an Azerbaijani citizen suspected of attempted theft, have not been confirmed by the case materials, the advocate, Irina Khurzokova, asserts. According to her version, Guseinova lost her child after the arrest and signed a confession, being unable to read and write in Russian.
Tamara Suleimanova, 76, went on a hunger strike. Photo: MEYDAN TV https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/pohoronennye-zazhivo-pozhilye-zhenshiny-v-azerbajdzhane-obyavili-golodovku/?ref=homepage-headline
13:59, 21 April 2021
Women-pensioners from Azerbaijani Turkan refuse to stop hunger strike
Elderly women from the Baku dwelling settlement of Turkan continued their hunger strike, demanding to restore their rights to land plots near the Caspian Sea, and to release the local resident arrested after providing them with consultations.
One of the ruined villages in the area of Djebrail. December 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 20 April 2021
Twenty-four Azerbaijani soldiers remain on list of military personnel missing in action
After the autumn combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the bodies of 362 Azerbaijani soldiers, placed on the list of those missing in action, have been found. The search for other 24 soldiers continues.
Gadrut. December 25, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 20 April 2021
Remains of two soldiers found in Gadrut
Today, Karabakh rescuers have found the remains of two soldiers killed during the combat actions. The total number of the dead bodies found has reached 1546.
The Sulak Canyon in Dagestan. Photo: Suleymannabiev https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:54, 20 April 2021
Official threatens tourists with a criminal case for their topless photo near Sulak Canyon
Young women, who posted their topless photo near the Sulak Canyon after their visit to Dagestan, should remove it from the Internet, the deputy chief of the Untsukul district administration claims. The official threatens to file a complaint to the law enforcement bodies about insulting the feelings of believers. The Sulak Canyon is not designated as a sacred place, one of the young women argues.
A still of the film “Goryanki” by Maryam Makhieva. Screenshot https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/1345605/
23:53, 20 April 2021
Film "Goryanki" by Kabardino-Balkarian director awarded at Australian Film Festival
The jury of the Doc.Sydney Australian International Documentary Film Festival found the film “Goryanki” (Mountain Women) by Maryam Makhieva, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, as the best full-length film.
A Cossack column. Photo by the press service of the state-funded institution "Don Cossacks", Rostov region
22:54, 20 April 2021
Scientists point to historical prerequisites for treating Cossacks as a people
The directory of the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service), prepared for the All-Russian Population Census, lists over ten nationalities containing the word "Cossack". The demands of the Cossacks living in Southern Russia to recognize them as a people are historically justified; however, they sound amid the erosion of Cossacks' national identity, scientists have pointed out.
The chamber of the PACE in Strasbourg. Photo: Adrian Grycuk https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Парламентская_ассамблея_Совета_Европы
22:50, 20 April 2021
Refusal of Russian PACE delegates to discuss POWs' return angers residents of Armenia
Some Russian delegates voted against discussing the issue of returning Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan, the rest of them have abstained. The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) must react to this decision, residents of Armenia have noted.
13:39, 20 April 2021
"Georgian Dream" and opposition reach consent on elections and release of political prisoners
On April 19, the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party and opposition parties signed an agreement to hold parliamentary elections and release political prisoners. The deal gives oppositionists a chance to enter the parliament while maintaining their reputation, analysts believe.
A signpost at the entrance to the village of Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia. Screenshot of the video by NEWS AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Q3t9noRoyMc
12:39, 20 April 2021
"JAMnews" tells about problems of Shurnukh villagers near Azerbaijani border
After the village of Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia occurred on the border with Azerbaijan, posts of Azerbaijani militaries are deployed near residential buildings; and the villagers are afraid to be under fire in the event of a new aggravation, the "JAMnews" writes.
Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson. Photo from the official website www.ombuds.am
12:37, 20 April 2021
Armenian Ombudsperson accuses Azerbaijan of hiding POWs number
Azerbaijani authorities are deliberately protracting the release of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), and wouldn't disclose the real number thereof, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. The Armenian delegation managed to achieve the inclusion of the POWs' issue into the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) agenda, Armenian MPs have informed.
The Sotk gold deposit. Photo: GeoProMining ltd official site
11:59, 20 April 2021
Sotk mine drivers in Armenia go on strike
Employees of the Sotk mine have blocked roads, demanding a fixed salary and paying off the debts. In its turn, the "GeoProMining Gold" Company treats the complaints as unjustified and threatened to send the entire collective to unpaid leave.
Murad Manapov with journalists and activists who came to see him. April 14, 2021. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 20 April 2021
Deputy coordinator of Dagestani Navalny's office challenges his arrest
In his appeal complaint, Murad Manapov, the deputy coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Dagestan, treats his detention and arrest as unlawful. The Makhachkala court failed to account for the activist's arguments, his advocate ha stated.
Ella Kesaeva. Photo by Alina Desyatnichenko, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2019/09/05/81854-posle-beslana-ya-ne-hozhu-na-svadby
23:58, 19 April 2021
“Voice of Beslan” activists go on hunger strike in support of Navalny
Ella Kesaeva, the co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” public committee, and four other activists of the movement began a hunger strike in solidarity with oppositionist Alexei Navalny.
The police raid to prevent violations on the roads. Screenshot of the video by the groznytv https://www.instagram.com/p/CNzKxQCJXTN/
23:56, 19 April 2021
Instagram users criticize Chechen law enforcers for double standards
In Grozny, law enforcers oblige drivers to remove the tint film from their cars, but use similar tinting themselves, Instagram users point out.
Golden coins with bitcoin symbols. Photo by the user 5933179 Pixabay
23:54, 19 April 2021
Islamic experts discuss ban on cryptocurrencies imposed by Ingush Council of Alims
The Ingush Council of Alims (Islam experts) has banned the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies by Muslims due to the lack of legislative guarantees for owners, explains Magomed Khashtyrov, the Deputy Mufti of Ingushetia.
An Ossetian in North Caucasus in the 18th-century dress, Ramonov Vano (19th century). The Tsagaraev and Gabis towers. The village of Tsymyti, town of Khalgon, Kurtatinsky gorge, North Ossetia. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: Ahsartag, public domain https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:52, 19 April 2021
Law on Ossetian surnames becomes part of campaign to protect native languages
North Ossetia has adopted the law, allowing children to be given surnames based on Ossetian cultural traditions. The law meets the needs of local residents and contributes to the preservation of their language and national identity, scientists note.
Law enforcers during a counterterrorist operation (CTO). Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2016/01/17/v-nalchike-neitralizovan-okazavshii-vooruzhennoe-soprotivlenie-bandit.html
16:15, 19 April 2021
Week of April 12-18 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 12-18, 2021, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about 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 open sources.
The building of a German court. Photo Partynia https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Федеральный_социальный_суд_Германии
16:06, 19 April 2021
Rights defenders complain to German court about persecution of gays in Chechnya
The European Centre for Constitutional Rights and the Russian LGBT Network have sent a complaint to a German court against Chechen law enforcers and officials in connection with the persecution of people with non-traditional sexual orientation in Chechnya, The Guardian has reported.
Children of the North-Caucasian natives at Chkalovsky Airport (Moscow Oblast). Photo by the press service of the Russian children's ombudsperson
16:00, 19 April 2021
Children of North-Caucasian natives returned from Syria
44 children have been brought from the Middle East to Russia; after examination they will be handed over to their relatives in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Territory, the children's ombudsperson has informed.
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A Tuapse resident was convicted of inciting violence against people from the 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.