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Dagestani Rustam Karimov (on the right) and Chechen Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev (on the left), MMA fighters. Photo: screenshot of the post on Instagram kerimov_rustam009 https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFXbTiFw1g/
13:02, 18 March 2019
Social network users angered by Kadyrov bodyguard's words to Dagestani fighter
The reaction of the chief of the Ramzan Kadyrov's bodyguards to the words of gratitude voiced by Dagestani fighter Rustam Kerimov, who defeated a Chechen athlete, provoked a heated debate in social networks. Users blamed Abuzaid Vismuradov for insulting the athlete from Dagestan.
12:59, 18 March 2019
Georgia reports kidnapping of border villager
16-year-old Givi Beruashvili, a resident of the Ditsi village on the border with South Ossetia, was kidnapped from his land plot, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) reported.
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:57, 18 March 2019
Nagorno-Karabakh demands to reconsider format of peace negotiations
Nagorno-Karabakh should return to the negotiating table, and the Minsk Group co-chairs should propose new principles to resolve the conflict, say politicians in Stepanakert.
Magomed Khanbiev. Screenshot from video posted by 'Navalny LIVE'; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5sUi6Ot9Y
11:36, 17 March 2019
Residents of Chechnya find excuses for MP's words about Russians unpersuasive
The public statement about dislike for Russians was misunderstood, said Magomed Khanbiev, a Chechen MP, explaining that he meant militaries. Djambulat Umarov, a Chechen Minister, has supported Khanbiev, also pointing to an inaccurate interpretation of his words. However, social network users and republic's residents are sceptical of these statements.
Rally participants hold portraits of Azerbaijani political prisoners. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:27, 17 March 2019
Over 400 persons pardoned in Azerbaijan
On March 16, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev signed a decree to pardon 431 convicts, including more than a dozen political prisoners.
Screenshot from Youtube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UITT5vRg2gA&feature=youtu.be
11:11, 17 March 2019
Two residents of Dagestan detained on suspicion of financing IS*
Residents of Makhachkala and Kizilyurt District are suspected of having transferred more than 10 million roubles to members of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.
18:21, 16 March 2019
Azerbaijani resident wounded on Armenian border
The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported a detention of a violator of the Azerbaijani border. The man was a resident of the border area; the militaries wounded him in the leg.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
18:11, 16 March 2019
HRW treats Titiev's case as "shame of Russian justice"
The international Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded to immediately release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
"Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot
18:03, 16 March 2019
Amid believers' complaints, Dagestani law enforcers refuse from raiding mosques
Law enforcers would not conduct the traditional Friday raid near the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala, fearing inspections by the prosecutor's office, where believers have turned to, believes Magomed Magomedov, a member of the mosque public council.
Participant of protest rally in Yerevan is being detained, March 14, 2019. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:51, 16 March 2019
Analysts exclude political context from conflict around cafés in Yerevan
Opponents of the new authorities are trying to give a political colouration to the protests against the demolition of cafés in Yerevan, but in reality it does not exist, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. They blame the city Mayoralty for the escalation of the conflict.
Mormons in a church. Photo: REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
10:34, 16 March 2019
Two Mormons condemned in Kuban for missionary outreach among passersby
The court has ruled to fine David Gaag and Cole Brodovsky, American missionaries, and deport them from Russia. They refused to plead guilty of handing out leaflets in the streets in Novorossiysk, but refused to appeal against the judgement.
The Pankisi Gorge. Photo by Bordzgor - Template:Routers, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75876684
10:13, 16 March 2019
Pankisi residents tell about militant killed in Syria
Amiran Borchashvili, a resident of the village of Dumasturi, who perished in Syria, grew up in a respected family and studied at the university; his departure for the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, surprised his friends, local residents told the "Caucasian Knot".
10:02, 16 March 2019
New US sanctions create no threats to Kadyrov
The US sanctions imposed in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov are not fundamentally new and unable to create problems for Ramzan Kadyrov. They could even increase the popularity of Kadyrov in the Middle East, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tumso Abdurkhmanov. Screenshot from Alexei Navalny's weekly programme of #FutureRussia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5sUi6Ot9Y
08:55, 16 March 2019
Kremlin refuses to react to Daudov's words about blood feud to Abdurakhmanov
The Kremlin has granted complete freedom to Chechen leadership, the blogger Tumso Abdurkhmanov assessed the federal authorities' reaction to the words of the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, who declared blood feud to Tumso. Oppositionist Alexei Navalny has noted that Magomed Daudov's words are contrary to the status of a high-ranking official.
Law enforcer. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
08:44, 16 March 2019
Residents of Stavropol Territory report details of shootout with militants
The farmyard of Balki, near which an armed clash broke out on March 14, is a very quiet place, populated mostly by pensioners, said local residents, noting that they heard loud shots at night of the special operation.
Rauf Arashukov. Photo: press service of the Federation Council
08:35, 16 March 2019
CPRF achieves verification of legality of Rauf Arashukov's senator post
The Federation Council is engaged in a check initiated by Valery Rashkin, a State Duma member from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), concerning verification of the information stating that when Rauf Arashukov got his senator's mandate in 2016, he had a residence permit in the UAE, the "Kommersant" reports.
Anastasia Shevchenko with her advocates in the court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 16 March 2019
Anastasia Shevchenko's arrest extended for three months
The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended until June 17 the term of house arrest to activist Anastasia Shevchenko, accused of involvement in an undesirable organization. The defence's request to let Anastasia Shevchenko take her children to school and go for walks was dismissed.
Magomed Khanbiev. Screenshot from video 'Navalny LIVE' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5sUi6Ot9Y
20:05, 15 March 2019
Navalny urges "United Russia" to react to Chechen MP's statement about Russians
Magomed Khanbiev, a member of the Chechen parliament, published a video in which he declared himself "the son of Ichkeria" and said that he "did not like Russians." Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny drew attention to the fact that the authorities of the country failed to react to the statement voiced by the MP.
Alexander Dvornikov. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
19:50, 15 March 2019
Commander of Southern Military District included in EU sanctions list
Alexander Dvornikov, the commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, has become one of the Russian citizens included in the EU sanctions list. After the incident in the Kerch Strait, Alexander Dvornikov is banned from entering the territory of the EU member countries.
Policemen during demolition of cafes in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:40, 15 March 2019
In Yerevan, all protestors released (+video)
In Yerevan, after drawing up protocols on administrative violations, the police released participants of a protest action against the dismantling of cafes.
News
Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

A flood destroyed a house. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Chechen residents have submitted over 19,000 requests for compensation following the flood.

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.