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Mikhail Kreindlin, Roman Domaschenko. Photo: http://ecodelo.org/rossiyskaya_federaciya/45103-k_gubitelyam_prirody_besposhchaden/, press service of the Law Bureau 'Domashchenko and Partners'
13:24, 13 April 2021
Greenpeace criticizes plans to build "Dolina Vasta" resort in Sochi
The construction of the new "Dolina Vasta" (Vasta Valley) ski resort in Sochi is illegal, the Russian branch of the environmental Greenpeace has stated. The construction of a new ski resort on the lands of the Sochi National Park will lead to the destruction of natural complexes, ecologists assert.
Participant of a solo pickets holds a banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, January 2021. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
13:03, 13 April 2021
Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in his support
At their solo pickets held in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov and Magdi Kamalov, the deputy editor-in-chief and the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly edition, accordingly, demanded to set the journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev free and put an end to the practice of unjustified arrests.
Magomed Gadaev. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/a/31199695.html
11:14, 13 April 2021
Chechen Diaspora accuses French authorities of Gadaev's illegal deportation
The deportation of the Chechen-born Magomed Gadaev to Russia is illegal; his life is in danger, the Assembly of Chechens in Europe has stated blaming Gerald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, for Gadaev's fate.
Hands of a Muslim praying. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
10:55, 13 April 2021
Muslims of Southern Russia welcome Ramadan
In the evening on April 12, believers in Southern Russia held collective prayers in mosques in honour of the onset of the holy month of Ramadan.
Still frame from the video "Who is fighting the rules of the most closed region of Russia?" Special reports on Youtube
08:34, 13 April 2021
"Such are the matters": women in Ingushetia are defenceless against domestic violence
In Ingushetia, it is shameful to be a divorced woman, and it is not customary to complain about domestic violence, while the teip (family-clannish) structure of the society keeps victims from going to the police and seeking psychological support, the founder of the "ING-Attention" fem group asserts.
Participants of a protest action on the road leading to the construction area of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant, March 4, 2021. Screenshot: JAMnews
08:17, 13 April 2021
Clashes with police break out in Namakhvani
Policemen have set up a cordon and would not let protesters against the construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) near the village of Namakhvani, who tried to break through the cordon. One of the women-defenders of the Rioni River Gorge lost consciousness in the clash.
Eduard Ataev (left) and his assistant Murad Munapov. Photo courtesy of Alexei Navalny's office in Makhachkala
22:39, 12 April 2021
Two activists of Navalny’s office disappear in Dagestan
Eduard Ataev, a coordinator of an Alexei Navalny’s office, disappeared after opening an office in Makhachkala. Today, Murad Munapov, an assistant to Eduard Ataev, has also stopped contacting his relatives and friends.
Hostages are taken in a clothing store in Vladikavkaz, April 12, 2021. Photo by Toma Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot
21:32, 12 April 2021
Police rescue hostages in Vladikavkaz
Today, hostages have been taken in a clothing store in Vladikavkaz. The police detained a suspect, who threatened with an explosion, and the hostages were not injured, sources from the law enforcement bodies report.
Magomed Gadaev. Screenshot: http://www.kavkazr.com/a/31197680.html
21:15, 12 April 2021
Gadaev’s whereabouts still unknown after his detention in Novy Urengoy
An advocate and human rights defenders are not aware of the whereabouts of Magomed Gadaev, who was handed over to Chechen law enforcers in Novy Urengoy a day ago, reports today Oleg Orlov, a member of the Council of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*.
18:49, 12 April 2021
Human rights defenders appeal against refusal to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
The details of the extrajudicial killings in Chechnya made public by Suleiman Gezmakhmaev give grounds to cancel the decision to refuse to institute a criminal case on the killings of 27 people, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* announces today. The human rights defenders request the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to study the testimony of the former Chechen law enforcer and question his colleagues.
Police at the government building in Yerevan, March 2021. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBqr47t8UU
18:30, 12 April 2021
POWs’ parents demand a meeting with Pashinyan
Relatives of the prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the autumn war in the Nagorno-Karabakh gathered in front of the building of the government and the residence of the President of Armenia. Participants of the protest action near the government building are seeking a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the presence of the media.
Policeman stands at the tractor shelled near the village of Sarushen. Photo: Hunan Tadevosyan's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/hunan.tadevosyan.3/posts/1767204726774468
13:27, 12 April 2021
After machine gun attack, police strengthen guarding of Karabakh village
The operation mode of police checkpoints near the village of Sarushen has been strengthened after two civilians were shelled from the Azerbaijani side, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, promising to notify the peacemakers about the incident.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:01, 12 April 2021
Week of April 5-11 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 5-11, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any 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 other open sources.
Participants of a protest action on the road leading to the construction area of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant. Screenshot: JAMnews
11:43, 12 April 2021
Police remove tents of opponents of Namakhvan HPP
Law enforcers have banned setting up tents by protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), arguing that the Rioni River is overflowing its banks.
Magomed Gadaev. Photo courtesy of Amnesty International
11:32, 12 April 2021
Law enforcers take Gadaev out of Novy Urengoy to Chechnya
After deportation from France, Magomed Gadaev was handed over to Chechen law enforcers, who took him to Chechnya in connection with a criminal case on storing weapons, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has informed.
Eduard Ataev, coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Makhachkala. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/6658
11:18, 12 April 2021
Activist Ataev heads Navalny's office in Makhachkala
An Alexei Navalny's office has been launched in the capital of Dagestan; it is coordinated by Eduard Ataev, a local activist.
Lezi Artsuev. Screenshot: http://t.me/s/IADAT/5936
11:07, 12 April 2021
After deporting to Russia, native of Chechnya Artsuev disappears
French authorities have handed Lezi Artsuev, a native of Chechnya, over to Russia, after which he disappeared, Elena Milashina, a journalist, has reported. According to sources, after deportation, Artsuev was taken to the city of Gudermes.
11:46, 11 April 2021
Defence claims fabrication of case against Dagestani resident through use of torture
A court in Dagestan began considering a criminal case against Murad Mirzakhanov, a resident of Makhachkala, accused of keeping weapons and drugs. His defence and relatives assert that the illegal objects found on him had been planted; and psychological and physical violence was used against Mirzakhanov, as a result of which he has incriminated himself.
The Gadrut-Djebrail-Shukyurbeili highway. Photo from the website of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads
11:44, 11 April 2021
Azerbaijan reports start of building road in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Gadrut-Djebrail-Shukyurbeili highway will pass through 20 dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh that have passed under Azerbaijan's control.
Participants of the action held on the occasion of the massacre in Maraga. April 10, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 11 April 2021
Karabakh residents commemorate victims of Maraga tragedy
Participants of the action in Stepanakert held on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the massacre of residents of the village of Maraga have called on the international community to assess the actions of Azerbaijani militaries. Former Maraga villagers told that as a result of the conflict escalation in 2020, they again became forced migrants.
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The diplomat named the conditions for opening Armenia's borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

The report of mine incidents in Karabakh has sparked a debate about the causes of injuries and deaths.

Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

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.