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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
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.
Vakha Kagermanov, a resident of the village of Goity. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc-2g1qX0K/?igshid=mwbh8vj3z6ik
11:37, 11 April 2021
Vakha Kagermanov from the village of Goity has recorded a video in which he admitted that his statement that those who refused from vaccination against coronavirus would be deprived of their pensions was a lie. Instagram users expressed compassion with the man.
The Fizuli District of Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video by the "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGkBHjNXyZY
02:22, 11 April 2021
The residents of Azerbaijan, Zamir Akhmedov and Zamig Farzaliev, have penetrated into the territory of the Fizuli District to collect non-ferrous scrap metals. While trying to escape from law enforcers in a car, the driver ran into a policeman and two militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
02:18, 11 April 2021
Many Azerbaijani prisons are overcrowded; most of them fail to meet modern standards; the food is bad; and inmates have to pay for everything that is due to them by the law. The use of torture against convicts also remains an urgent problem, human rights defenders assert.
Igor Kalyapin and Magomed Gadaev. Photo from Kalyapin's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4002968613099605&set=pcb.4002797959783337
02:16, 11 April 2021
Magomed Gadaev, a refugee from Chechnya deported from France, who was kept at the airport after arriving in Moscow, was set free. This was announced by Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the Committee against Torture (CaT).
A still of the documentary "Border", YouTube channel of the Artdocfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVjOvRGS_4
12:39, 10 April 2021
The viewpoint of Chechen people is not presented in the documentary "Border" by Maryana Kalmykova about the protests of Ingush residents against the border agreement with Chechnya. Khava Khazbieva, the film producer, has explained that the authors tried to show the depth of people's experiences and what has changed in their lives.
12:37, 10 April 2021
The search for a native of Chechnya, deported from Germany and handed over to Chechen law enforcers has yielded no results yet, but human rights defenders continue searching for him, Oleg Orlov has stated. As a rule, a kidnapped person is forced to confess by means of threats and violence, and only after that relatives can learn about his fate, Magomed Alamov said.
Magomed Gadaev. Photo by the press service of the PCE/PC
12:36, 10 April 2021
Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, deported from France, was left in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport; he was not released by FSB agents, who intend to send him to Chechnya. Gadaev claims that he'll face torture and murder in his homeland.
The flag of Georgia. Screenshot of the video https://1tv.ge/ru/news/na-gosudarstvennykh-zdanijakh-prispustili-flagi-gruzii-v-chest-pamjati-o-pogibshikh-v-avgustovskoj-vojne-video/
12:34, 10 April 2021
In Georgia, April 10 will be a day of mourning in memory of four residents of Abkhazia who drowned while crossing the Inguri River, the Prime Minister of the country has ordered. Georgian police and Abkhazian law enforcers have launched an inquiry into the circumstances of people's death.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left) and Dmitry Peskov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov,  REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov, alexsandertupiki https://yandex.ru/
12:28, 10 April 2021
The Kremlin has more reliable data about the incomes of the heads of the regions than journalists; therefore, publications about Ramzan Kadyrov's and his entourage's property give no grounds for additional checks. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
Picketers protesting in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku. Screenshot of the video by Kanal13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2SSG993JE
12:26, 10 April 2021
The fragments of "Iskander" missiles found in Shusha prove Russia's direct involvement in the Karabakh conflict on the side of Armenia; therefore, Moscow cannot be treated as an impartial mediator in the settlement thereof. This was stated by the picketers protesting in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku.
23:59, 9 April 2021
Officials from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) met relatives of prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the Karabakh war. However, the MoD’s building remains blocked by protesters. The Ombudsman appealed to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CE) concerning “the immediate return of all prisoners of war detained in Azerbaijan.”
Vitaly Mansky. Photo by A.Savin, https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:57, 9 April 2021
Radicals attacked Vitaly Mansky, the president of the “Artdocfest” documentary film festival on the day of the closing ceremony, and the police allowed attackers to leave the cinema building, organizers of the event reported.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video by the "OstWest" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm7uzazCWjc
23:50, 9 April 2021
Magomed Gadaev, a 37-year-old refugee from Chechnya, injured his stomach in order to disrupt his deportation from France to Russia scheduled for today, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov reported.
The building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence in Yerevan. Screenshot https://t.me/AzeSputnik/9629
23:47, 9 April 2021
The police pushed back protesters who tried to break into the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Yerevan. Relatives of prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action demanded from military heads to go out to meet them.
Ibragim Temirbaev, 2017. Photo by the press service of the Mayoralty of the city of Argun, http://newargun.ru
21:32, 9 April 2021
The version that Ibragim Temirbaev, a former Mayor of the city of Argun seems plausible, since earlier there were reports that he fell out of Ramzan Kadyrov's favour and about his imprisonment, analysts believe.
A still from the documentary "Under Same Sun", "Artdocfest" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YV3LpZUBdQ
21:30, 9 April 2021
The documentary "Under Same Sun" by François Jacob, a Canadian filmmaker, about Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and confrontation around Nagorno-Karabakh is objectively covering the positions of both parties. The author has managed to maintain neutrality, the audience of the "Artdocfest" festival has pointed out.
08:53, 9 April 2021
Relatives of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), who on April 8 failed to welcome the return of another group of soldiers from Azerbaijan at the airport, joined the protesters outside the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
A still from the serial "Topi" (Moors), "Kinoshka Tut" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DwuHns2SXM&t=1s
08:51, 9 April 2021
The threats received by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the scriptwriter of the serial "Topi" (Moors), from Chechen Internet users have appeared amid the growth of general aggression in the society, Valery Borschov, a human rights defender, believes.
A still of the film "25 Years of Solitude." Screenshot of the video by the Artdocfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauLvT2i79I
03:01, 9 April 2021
Irina Vasilieva, the author of the film "25 Years of Solitude", told the love story of an Abkhaz veteran. The documentary about Abkhazia turned out to be unexpectedly far from politics, spectators have noted. Irina plans to organize the film screening in Abkhazia.
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.