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08:25, 3 April 2019
Forced migrants threaten to go on hunger strike in Georgia
300 temporarily displaced persons from Abkhazia, who have occupied apartments in a residential complex in Tbilisi, have demanded to remove the police cordon and let an advocate and journalists visit them. The developer has blamed them for spoiling property in the building.
Law enforcers. Photo: Yelena Sineok / Yuga.ru
22:32, 2 April 2019
Week of March 25-31 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from March 25 to March 31, 2019, no casualties and victims were reported in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Food packages prepared by the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund. Photo: screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV Channel http://newsvideo.su/video/10520461
22:21, 2 April 2019
Residents of Chechnya reproach authorities of obtrusive promotion of Kadyrov Fund
The spread of 3000 food packages among poor families on behalf of the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund was not such a large-scale action to tell about it on local TV, residents of Chechnya believe.
A spontaneous rally in the highway at the entrance to Nazran. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7vqt3Qx1bE
19:57, 2 April 2019
Four activists arrested for participating in protests near Nazran
In Magas, the court arrested for 10 days four participants of a spontaneous rally in highway at the entrance to Nazran. Other two protestors were fined.
Ilham Aliev and Nikol Pashinyan (on the left). Screenshot of the video Իմացիր TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO-RVdx0YZ8&feature=youtu.be
19:50, 2 April 2019
Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliev reach no consent on Karabakh's status in negotiations
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported that the issue on participation of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiations was discussed during a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev. There is a need for holding trilateral negotiations to resolve the Karabakh conflict, agree Armenian politicians.
The parliament of Dagestan in Makhachkala. Photo: Kotomkina https://ru.wikipedia.org
19:34, 2 April 2019
Authorities of Dagestan accuse Chechnya of establishing border unilaterally
The parliament of Dagestan demanded from the Chechen Department of the "Rosreestr" (Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography) to cancel the registration of the right to a land plot as a part of the Kizlyar District.
Participants of the action demanding to protect workers' rights held under the slogan "Solidarity with Workers". Screenshot of a personal account on Facebook ლიბერალი / Liberali Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/liberalimagazine/photos/?ref=page_internal
14:37, 2 April 2019
Six participants of "Solidarity with Workers" action detained in Tbilisi
The action demanding to protect workers' rights held in Tbilisi after the death of two builders at a construction site, ended in detention of six persons.
The woman who introduced herself as Luiza Israilova, Minkail Malizaev's wife. Photo: Vainah INTERVISION https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=A7CKz9j48r0
14:07, 2 April 2019
Residents of Chechnya treat video appeal of blogger Malizaev's wife to him as forced one
The wife of Minkail Malizaev, an active critic of Ramzan Kadyrov's regime, living in Germany, has posted a video clip, in which she publicly renounced her husband. Residents of Chechnya suggest that the clip was recorded video was shot under pressure in order to humiliate Malizaev.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: North Caucasus Service (RFE/RL)
11:33, 2 April 2019
Kadyrov improves practice of public apologies for Chechens who are outside the republic
Muslim Djambekov, arrested for a fatal road accident in Moscow, is the second Chechen lately, who has apologized to the people, not to the authorities of Chechnya. Kadyrov sees a threat to his image in any negative events involving Chechens, said Ruslan Kutaev, an activist, and Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst.
Marina Litvinovich. Photo: screenshot of the video by the TV Channel A24 "Interview with Marina Litvinovich" / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPXKL8HKAo
11:28, 2 April 2019
Editor of "Pravda Beslana" explains re-publication of Basaev's letter to Putin
For the second time since July 2018, the "Roskomnadzor" has demanded to remove the page from the "Pravda Beslana" (Beslan Truth) website, which shows a copy terrorists' note from the school captured in 2004, Marina Litvinovich, the editor of the website dedicated to the inquiry into the terror act, has reported. She treats the demand as absurd and renamed the page with the letter.
Guests at the opening of the café for people with disabilities. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:24, 2 April 2019
Makhachkala: people with disabilities open their café
A social café "Time for Change", which employs people with disabilities, has opened in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: Yelena Sineok / Yuga.ru
08:26, 2 April 2019
New protests in Ingushetia bring Evkurov's resignation closer
In Ingushetia, the second wave of mass protests within the last six months has undermined Yunus-Bek Evkurov's reputation in the eyes of the Russian federal authorities. The Kremlin is ready to replace the head of the republic in the near future, when it will not look like a concession to protesters' demands, political analysts believe.
Military positions of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:22, 2 April 2019
Yerevan residents commemorate victims of 2016 April war in NKR
In Yerevan, the participants of the memory action gathered in Freedom Square, and lit candles and torches to commemorate those who perished in the April 2016 war in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR); then, they went to the military cemetery.
Konstantin Orbelyan. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=vNb2dM21koA
23:51, 1 April 2019
Artists persuade Nikol Pashinyan to intervene in scandal with dismissal of theatre director
After a meeting with participants of the protest action, who expressed their indignation about the dismissal of Konstantin Orbelyan and demanded the resignation of the Armenian Minister of Culture, Nikol Pashinyan agreed not to appoint a new director of the Opera Theatre. The Prime Minister offered the artists to refute the arguments of the Minister of Culture, who dismissed Konstantin Orbelyan.
Bairam Mamedov (in the center) after pardoning. Screenshot of the video by MeydanTV on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLRlTINa17c
23:48, 1 April 2019
Advocate complains of being not allowed to visit Azerbaijani activist Bairam Mamedov
Advocate Elchin Sadygov complained that the prison administration did not allow him to visit Bairam Mamedov, an arrested member of the movement "Nida".
20:31, 1 April 2019
Defendants tortured in case on Ganja riots, their relatives complain
In the cases on the attempted assassination of the Ganja Mayor and on the killing of two policemen, defendants were tortured, while law enforcers had no evidence of their guilt, relatives of the arrested persons complained.
20:29, 1 April 2019
Resident of Dagestan arrested for 10 days, his relatives report his kidnapping and torture
A resident of Makhachkala, whose relatives filed a complaint about his kidnapping, sought the help of medical officers in court. His relatives reported the man had been tortured. The man himself denied all charges.
The car of the Investigative Committee. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:27, 1 April 2019
Activists summoned for questioning after rally, Ingush activist reports
Four activists were summoned to the police for questioning as witnesses, reported Ismail Nalgiev, the head of the "Elections of Ingushetia".
19:05, 1 April 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 25-31, 2019
Mass protests in Ingushetia demanding the resignation of the leader of the republic; meeting of the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia; Ramzan Kadyrov's intervention in a road accident case in Mozhaisk highway in Moscow; transfer to the court of the case against Abdusamad Gamidov, the former Prime Minister of Dagestan; verdict of guilty to a resident of Georgia in the case on the murder of the US family; mass fight of policemen in Kalmykia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 25-31, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Oyub Titiev is listening to the verdict. Photo by Dmitry Borko, HRC "Memorial"
15:55, 1 April 2019
Oyub Titiev refuses to challenge verdict
The sentence against Oyub Titiev entered into force, since the human rights defender refused to file an appeal against the verdict. He expects to return to his human rights activities after the conditional early relief (CER) in May, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
News
The situation with fuel in Kabardino-Balkaria remains tense.

Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Vladimirov's instruction to use transport less has caused irony among the residents of Stavropol.

Vladimirov again demanded that officials reduce the use of transport.

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.