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Samir Ashurov, an Azerbaijani activist. Screenshot https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/3/free/Social/ru/3167.htm
18:24, 20 April 2022
Activist extradited from Germany detained in Azerbaijan
Samir Ashurov, an Azerbaijani activist, extradited from Germany on March 29, is suspected of attacking a man with a knife. Ashurov has stated falsification of the criminal case, his wife asserts.
18:19, 20 April 2022
Elchin Guliev acquitted posthumously within "Terter case"
The Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stopped, on rehabilitating grounds, the treason case against the military, Elchin Guliev, who died during the inquiry.
12:34, 20 April 2022
Politicians and rights defenders support MPs' statement on Nagorno-Karabakh status
Seven extra-parliamentary parties and more than 80 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have supported the statement of the People's Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and its right to self-determination.
Nikol Pashinyan and Vladimir Putin at the meeting in Moscow on April 19, 2022. Photo by the Kremlin's press ofice http://kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/68246
12:30, 20 April 2022
Karabakh conflict is among main topics of Putin-Pashinyan talks in Moscow
An essential part of the agenda of Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Russia, the Armenian Premier called the settlement issue of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot of the video by mansur_solltaev
09:57, 20 April 2022
Judge of Chechen SC refuses to consider Musaeva's case
Dmitry Gorbovtsov, a Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, has self-withdrawn from considering the case of Zarema Musaeva, referring to close relations with her husband, a former federal judge, Saidi Yangulbaev.
Nver Kirakosyan (on the left) and Arthur Avagyan who went on a hunger strike in Yerevan, April 19, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:48, 20 April 2022
Yerevan activists put forward conditions for ending hunger strike
For the second day already, the participants of the protest action in Yerevan, Narek Kirakosyan and Arthur Avagyan, continue their hunger strike in protest against the statements of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan. Photo: APA https://apa.az/ru/incident/otmenen-prigovor-v-otnosenii-16-lic-figurirovavsix-po-terterskomu-delu-478261/
23:59, 19 April 2022
Number of victims of torture in “Terter case” increases to 397
Investigators recognized as victims 397 people who were tortured in military units, and the sentences of 16 people unreasonably convicted in the “Terter case” were cancelled, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reported. Seven militaries were arrested on the charge of using torture.
The spouse of Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://news.day.az/politics/1196866.html
23:56, 19 April 2022
Polad Aslanov’s spouse reports about provocations against him in penal colony
Polad Aslanov, a convicted Azerbaijani journalist, faces new provocations in a penal colony, while the penitentiary service impedes the investigation of his beating on March 31, a spouse of the convicted journalist says.
Themis. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
16:49, 19 April 2022
A policeman from Rostov Region convicted of beating a detainee
A court found former policeman Filipp Mamonov from Bataysk guilty of beating a detainee and sentenced him to three years of imprisonment.
Saddam Seiranov. Screenshot https://t.me/rutulskiy_rayon05R/11
16:46, 19 April 2022
Authorities of Rutul District report about death of a military man in Ukraine
Senior Sergeant Saddam Seiranov perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Rutul District reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the information about at least 86 perished natives of Dagestan has been officially confirmed.
The journalist Idris Yusupov at a picket in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pwh968l-xI
16:43, 19 April 2022
Makhachkala townspeople react favourably to pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev
The two solo pickets in support of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism, were welcomed by residents of Makhachkala. According to Magomed Magomedov, one of the picketers, only one citizen doubted that a solo action could solve anything and demanded not to distract people.
Sergey Bondarenko. Photo: https://crimea-news.com/society/2022/04/16/913608.html
16:39, 19 April 2022
Scout from Volgograd Region dies in Ukraine
Sergey Bondarenko, a resident of the working settlement of Medveditsky, Zhirnovsky District, has perished in Ukraine. Since the start of the special operation, it has become officially known about the deaths of at least 22 natives of the Volgograd Region.
Karabakh war veterans held an action in Baku, March 2022. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:34, 19 April 2022
At action in Baku, veterans demand insurance payments
Contrary to the law on compulsory medical insurance, war invalids are not paid the due insurance sums, protesters have declared.
The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo https://on.ge/story/23298-სუს-ის-გაფრთხილება-ლომისობაზე-ე-წ-საღვრის-კვეთისთვის-საოკუპაციო-ძალები-დაგაპატიმრებენ
16:31, 19 April 2022
South-Ossetian law enforcers report detention of 20 border violators in a month
This March, a total of 20 persons were detained for violating the border; eight of them have already been fined; four others have been expelled from South Ossetia, the republic's State Security Committee (known as the KGB) has informed.
Opponents of the discussion of the Nagorno-Karabakh status in the Yerevan square. Photo https://armenpress.am/rus/news/727946/policeiyskie-ne-razreshili-aktivistam-ustanovit-palatki.html
16:19, 19 April 2022
Police ban activists from setting up tent in Yerevan square
Opponents of the discussion of the Nagorno-Karabakh status have spent the second night in the Yerevan square, where the police again did not allow them to set up a tent for holding an endless protest action. The health condition of the two activists who are on a hunger strike has not worsened yet, one of them has informed.
A gavel. Photo by Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
09:40, 19 April 2022
Krasnodar resident fined under article on army discrediting
A fine of 30,000 roubles for discrediting the Russian Army has been imposed on a resident of Krasnodar, who set fire to a sofa in the street, writing a word with letter Z next to it.
The riots at the protests against the gay parade in Tbilisi, JUly 2021. Screenshot of the video by Meydan TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3mHwNg8L-E
09:35, 19 April 2022
Rights defenders demand to punish policemen for using violence against journalists in Tbilisi
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) must compensate the material damage and moral harm suffered by 24 journalists during the rally of opponents of the LGBT parade in Tbilisi in July 2021, the NGO "Transparency International-Georgia" has stated.
The detention of a suspect. Screenshot of the video by the the Centre for Public Relations of the Russian FSB https://ria.ru/services/video/embed/1783386014-1783363979.html
23:57, 18 April 2022
On April 11-17, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 11-17, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Oleg Orlov. Photo by Anna Artemyeva, Novaya Gazeta https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:52, 18 April 2022
Human rights defender Oleg Orlov fined for picketing in Moscow
A court fined human rights defender Oleg Orlov 15,000 roubles under the article on violating rules of picketing.
Arthur Avagyan and Nver Kirakosyan. Screenshot of the video by the NEWS AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqqYPtcgdnI
23:48, 18 April 2022
Two activists go on hunger strike in a square in Yerevan
Nver Kirakosyan and Arthur Avagyan joined a protest action held by Nikol Pashinyan’s opponents in a square in Yerevan and went on a hunger strike to draw the attention of Armenian residents to the problem of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
News
Southern District Military Court. Photo: https://rb.rgup.ru/ A teenager from Stavropol received a lengthy prison sentence for posting leaflets.

A search of the garage where the group members gathered. Video still from June 30, 2025. Photo: https://34.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai The case of an extremist group of Volgograd teenagers has reached court.

A man accused of bribing Rostov judges has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

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.