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Protest rally in Republic Square in Yerevan, April 24, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
14:10, 25 April 2018
In Armenia, opposition announces consolidation
Today, at least six opposition parties have joined the movement led by Nikol Pashinyan, his agent has reported today. The "Prosperous Armenia Party" has called on its supporters to take part in street protests.
Nikol Pashinyan talks with policemen. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
11:19, 25 April 2018
In Yerevan, activists start spontaneous protests
The police sent special vehicles to the centre of Yerevan, where demonstrators started to gather after an appeal voiced by the leader of the protest movement. Participants of the action blocked the streets of the city.
Nikol Pashinyan talks with policemen. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
10:50, 25 April 2018
Karen Karapetyan proposes holding elections amid new protests in Armenia
In response to the proposal voiced by the acting Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the protest movement in Armenia, has called on people to boycott the early parliamentary elections and resume protests.
Candles lit in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, April 23, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
03:58, 25 April 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh holds torchlight marches and rallies in memory of genocide victims
Afghan Mukhtarly. Fragment of leaflet issued in support of Azerbaijani journalist. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/afgan-mukhtarli.jpg
00:37, 25 April 2018
Court refuses to mitigate verdict to Afghan Mukhtarly
In Azerbaijan, the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict to journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. Activists called the decision an execution of a political order. The defence intends to file a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.
Salman Sever. Screenshot from video posted by Tagir Minibaev, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV_3fQVm0Vs
20:18, 24 April 2018
Salman Sever left under arrest
The Armenian Court of Appeal has refused to release from custody Bogdan Kalyussky, a Muslim activist and blogger, also known as Salman Sever. The decision has been made despite the Ukrainian Ambassador presented the evidence of the authenticity of the documents issued for Bogdan Kalyussky, reports rights defender Arthur Sakunts.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:56, 24 April 2018
Nikol Pashinyan announces his Premiership ambitions
Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the opposition, says it is highly probable that he would take the post of Prime Minister of Armenia, vacant after Serzh Sargsyan's resignation.
NKR Army soldiers at the contact line. Photo: The NKR Army Channel
19:39, 24 April 2018
NKR reports accumulation of Azeri military equipment on frontline
Today, Azerbaijani militaries have continued pulling their armoured vehicles to the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Opposition rally in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
16:16, 24 April 2018
In Yerevan, half of arrested activists set free
Until the end of today's working day, all the activists detained and arrested in cases on organization of riots and illegal rallies in Yerevan will be released, their advocates predict.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-devyat.htm
15:45, 24 April 2018
CTO in Derbent District becomes the first one within 1.5 years
Today, law enforcers have killed two suspected militants in the Derbent District. This counterterrorist operation (CTO) has become the fifth one held in Dagestan in 2018. Meanwhile, in Derbent and its area, the CTO legal regime was recently introduced in October 2016.
14:17, 24 April 2018
West and Russia approve change of power in Armenia
Today, the US Ambassador to Armenia has praised both actions of supporters of the opposition and of resigned Serzh Sargsyan. The European Union has expressed its readiness to help strengthen democracy in the country, while the press secretary of the Russian President stated the successful outcome of the protests in Armenia.
Protest rally against the election of Serzh Sargsyan to Prime Minister post, Yerevan, April 23, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
12:18, 24 April 2018
Armenian authorities: resonant murder not related to protests against Serzh Sargsyan
On April 23, Nver Ovannisyan, the deputy chairman of the "Erkrapah" Volunteer Union, died in the hospital of the Armenian city of Vagarshapat of stab wounds. The man was wounded after protests against the election of Serzh Sargsyan the Prime Minister of Armenia, the city authorities reports today.
Bari, Italy. Photo: DanieleDF1995, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бари
11:48, 24 April 2018
Italian court finds a refugee from Chechnya guilty of terrorism
On April 23, the court of the southern Italian city of Bari found Chechen native Eli Bombataliev, guilty of plotting a terror act and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment, despite his spouse claiming the criminal case had been fabricated.
11:27, 24 April 2018
Two suspected militants killed in Dagestan
Today, in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) carried out in the Derbent District of Dagestan, law enforcers have shot dead two armed men, sources from the law enforcement bodies report.
08:16, 24 April 2018
Two Georgian citizens released in South Ossetia
On April 23, Akaki Misireli and Soso Dvalishvili, detained by border guards of South Ossetia, were set free after they had paid a fine for breaking the border.
Bacho Akhalaya. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ахалая,_Бачана_Роландиевич#/media/File:Bacha_Akhalaia_(2011).jpg
06:29, 24 April 2018
Bacho Akhalaya sentenced to 9 years in prison on torture case
Bacho Akhalaya, a former Georgian Defence Minister, was found guilty of using torture against Colonel Sergo Tetradze. The convict has treated his verdict as insulting.
A classroom. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
05:08, 24 April 2018
Scientists from Kabardino-Balkaria oppose a bill on voluntary study of native languages
On April 23, 30 people of science and culture of Kabardino-Balkaria appealed to the federal authorities and declared the unacceptability for adopting a law on the voluntary training of native languages. The appeal was addressed to the President of the Russian Federation, the Chair of the Government, the Chair of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly, and the Chair of the State Duma.
Vladikavkaz resident at book fair, April 23, 2018. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot.
00:51, 24 April 2018
More than 1000 people visit book fair in Vladikavkaz
In Vladikavkaz, a book fair with the drawing of books and numbers of national magazines have attracted active attention of city residents who called on to make the book forum a regular event. According to publishing houses, there is a rising interest in literature in the Ossetian language.
00:21, 24 April 2018
North Ossetia: over 100 local Armenians hold flash mob in support of fellow countrymen
Armenians living in North Ossetia have staged a flash mob in Vladikavkaz in solidarity with the Armenian opposition, who achieved Serzh Sargsyan's resignation.
22:42, 23 April 2018
Police report release of all Yerevan detainees
The 35 people, detained today at protest actions in the capital of Armenia, have been released, the police have stated.
News
The authorities of Chechnya announced the schedule for the canvassers before the elections.

A fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the special military operation zone.

Damaged lantern. Frame from the video on the page https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dci-PWsNVHc (the activities of the company Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia) Nalchik residents urged the authorities to address the problem of vandalism.

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.