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Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
19:43, 23 April 2018
Political analysts predict early parliamentary elections in Armenia
The overcoming of the political crisis in Armenia will take place with account of the opinion of Nikol Pashinyan, an MP and the leader of the opposition, who has today achieved the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan from the post of Prime Minister. Mr Pashinyan's demand for early parliamentary elections will most likely be fulfilled, political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Young woman with Armenian flag, April 23, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
18:12, 23 April 2018
Residents of Yerevan celebrate Serzh Sargsyan's resignation (+video)
In Yerevan, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Republic Square where an opposition rally is held. Protesters celebrate the Serzh Sargsyan's resignation and congratulate each other.
Karen Karapetyan. Photo: Sputnik/Ekaterina Shtukina/Pool
17:45, 23 April 2018
Karen Karapetyan appointed acting Prime Minister of Armenia
Karen Karapetyan, First Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, has chaired the government after the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan from the post of the Prime Minister.
Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman
15:51, 23 April 2018
Serzh Sargsyan says he resigns after protests in Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan has worked only six days as the Prime Minister of Armenia. Today, he has released his statement in which he acknowledged his mistakes and right position of opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan.
15:26, 23 April 2018
Breaking News: Armenian PM resigns
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has announced his resignation. He stated he is leaving the office because of the protest movement in the country.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
15:10, 23 April 2018
Nikol Pashinyan released in Yerevan
After his release, Nikol Pashinyan met Karen Karapetyan, First Prime Minister of Armenia, and demanded to set free all the detained demonstrators.
Suleiman Kerimov, Vagit Alekperov, Leonid Mikhelson and Gennady Timchenko (from left to right). Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files, REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin, REUTERS/Sergei Rasulov/ NewsTeam, REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
13:47, 23 April 2018
Countrymen of Forbes list billionaires estimate impact of their money on Caucasus
Billionaires Suleiman Kerimov and Vagit Alekperov are engaged in active development of projects in Dagestan and Azerbaijan, while Caucasian natives Leonid Mikhelson and Gennady Timchenko have actually broken the ties with their small motherland.
Banner of the protest action against Serzh Sargsyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
10:04, 23 April 2018
Yerevan students go on strike
This morning, participants of the rallies against the election of Serzh Sargsyan to the post of the Prime Minister of Armenia have resumed their march through the streets of Yerevan. One of the protest actions was started near the Yerevan State University.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-devyat.html
08:01, 23 April 2018
On April 16-22, 2018, 11 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 16-22, 2018, at least 11 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, ten were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
01:31, 23 April 2018
NKR's MoD reports movement of Azerbaijani military vehicles
On April 22, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) published the information about the movement of military vehicles of the Azerbaijani troops on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone.
23:32, 22 April 2018
Yerevan: rally participants announce students' strike
During the rally held in the Republic Square in Yerevan, opponents of Serzh Sargsyan have announced the continuation of disobedience actions, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia and release of Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of protests, and all the detainees. Participants of the rally have stated that on April 23 students will start a strike.
21:35, 22 April 2018
Number of Yerevan detainees reaches 277
The 26 demonstrators detained today in Armenia have become figurants of criminal cases; three more have been arrested, investigators have reported.
Special operation in Dagestan. Screenshot from video posted by NAC press service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vzfbGoQogo
20:35, 22 April 2018
ICRF discloses details of CTO in Dagestan
Investigators have told that three people were killed in a shootout in Derbent while checking documents, six more – in a blocked house after refusing to lay down their arms.
Nikol Pashinyan, leader of 'Civil Treaty' party. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
11:06, 22 April 2018
Nikol Pashinyan detained in Yerevan
After his meeting with Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, which ended in mutual accusations, Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, and other activists were detained in Yerevan.
Rally participant in Yerevan holds banner 'We want a new start!' Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
10:36, 22 April 2018
Serzh Sargsyan and Nikol Pashinyan fail a dialogue attempt
After a five-minute meeting, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, accused Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, of blackmail and made him responsible for the consequences of his ultimatum on Sargsyan's resignation. In response, Nikol Pashinyan has called on his supporters to intensify protests.
03:26, 22 April 2018
Law enforcers' operation irritates Dagestani villagers
Law enforcers have surrounded the village of Matseevka in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, and inspected the households in search of cars. Their actions have aroused indignation among villagers.
Protesters in Yerevan. April 20, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:01, 21 April 2018
Serzh Sargsyan, new Armenian Premier, agrees to meet protest leader
Serzh Sargsyan, the current Armenian Prime Minister has agreed to meet Nikol Pashinyan; however, the latter intends to talk only about the former's resignation.
22:41, 21 April 2018
Special troop fighter wounded in CTO in Derbent
The special troop fighter, wounded in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held in the city of Derbent, was taken to hospital by a helicopter, a source has stated.
21:37, 21 April 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh reports intensive shelling by Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported about intense fire from the Azerbaijani side and movement of Azerbaijani military vehicles on the contact line.
Prime Minister of Abkhazia met with the relatives of the murdered tourist. Photo: Cabinet of Ministers of Abkhazia https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2017/07/12/premer-abhazii-vstretilsya-s-semey-pogibshego-rossiyanina
20:26, 21 April 2018
Case on Russian tourist's murder to be considered by Abkhazian SC
Two residents of Abkhazia will be brought to trial on the charge of a resonant attack on a group of tourists, as a result of which a Russian citizen was killed in the summer of 2017.
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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.