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Policemen prevented activists from marching in protest of violence against women. Baku, March 8, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:49, 8 March 2019
Police disrupt feminist march in Baku (+video)
Policemen prevented activists from marching in protest of violence against women. They explained their actions by the fact that the march was not sanctioned. Female activists argue stating that holiday actions require no sanctioning.
15:19, 8 March 2019
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of machine gun shelling
The units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire regime for 26 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
15:07, 8 March 2019
Court in Chechnya postpones hearings on "Gazprom" complaint
On March 7, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office (PO), the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya postponed the consideration of the complaint lodged by the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Grozny" Company against the demand to write off gas debts to residents of the republic.
12:59, 8 March 2019
Azerbaijani authorities ignore ECtHR's decision on Annagi Gadjibeili's complaint
Annagi Gadjibeili, the head of the Azerbaijan Bar Association, is still under the ban on leaving the country, although the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the ban to be a violation of his right to the freedom of travel. Mr Gadjibeili said that he could get the needed high quality treatment only abroad, as he was loosing his vision capacity.
A mosque in Omarova (Hungarian Fighters) Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:57, 8 March 2019
Leaders of Salafi mosque in Makhachkala call on to stop pressure on parishioners
The members of the public council and the Imam of the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala have complained about regular law enforcers' raids and detentions of parishioners. On March 12, they plan to meet the republic's prosecutor.
Screenshot of the photo of Akhmed Israfilov's detention https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqntdfFFTl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
09:05, 8 March 2019
"AniDag" festival organizers refrain from claims to Israfilov
Akhmed Israfilov, detained within the case of the disruption of the anime festival and a concert of Yegor Kreed in Makhachkala, was released under recognizance not to leave, a source has reported. The festival organizers refuse to treat Israfilov as the main culprit in disrupting the event.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:40, 8 March 2019
UN Human Rights Council demands to release Oyub Titiev
Russian authorities should immediately release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", experts of the UN Human Rights Council have stated.
08:33, 8 March 2019
Ingushetia: employees of "Tesham" Fund tell about law enforcers' visit
Ingush activists have linked the seizure of documents from the "Tesham" Charity Fund with the participation of its leaders in protests. The police carried out a routine inspection; law enforcers have no claims to the work of the Fund, "Tesham" employees have stated.
Screenshot of a personal page of one of the organizers of a social campaign on #hamısınıazadet #freethemall (Free all!) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218894094328540&set=a.1598884017164&type=3&theater
08:30, 8 March 2019
Hundreds Azerbaijani citizens join campaign for political prisoners' amnesty
Activists have launched a campaign in the social networks "Free all!" demanding that the President of Azerbaijan release all the political prisoners on the occasion of the Novruz holiday. Authorities are now monitoring the public opinion in social networks, initiators of the campaign believe.
An Armenian sapper in Syria. Photo: screenshot of the page of the Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2009057286055842&id=1513184855643090
08:27, 8 March 2019
Armenian sapper wounded at demining in Syria
The sapper, who has arrived in Syria as a member of the humanitarian contingent from Armenia, was wounded at demining.
A woman in Chechnya near the grave of her son killed in January 1995. Photo: Reuters/Ulli Michel
23:59, 7 March 2019
Reburial of Chechen resident highlights problem of disappeared persons
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Sharip Ismailov, who disappeared in January 1995, his relatives reported. Family members of the people disappeared during the military campaigns in Chechnya still hope to find their relatives.
Buses in Yerevan. Photo by the press service of the Yerevan City Mayoralty official site of Yerevan municipality
23:58, 7 March 2019
In Yerevan, bus drivers stop their strike
The chief of the Transport Department at the Yerevan City Mayoralty convinced drivers on strike to return to the routes. The drivers who are not satisfied with the new working conditions may quit, states the Vice-Mayor of the Armenian capital.
A police car. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
23:55, 7 March 2019
Azerbaijani activist arrested for 15 days
A court decided to arrest Nidjat Abdullazade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under the article on failure to obey to the police. PFPA members treat the charge as politically motivated.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
19:55, 7 March 2019
ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay 22,500 euro to activist Ilkin Rustamzade
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized that the rights of Ilkin Rustamzade, a sentenced activist of the movement "Nida", to liberty and security of person were violated.
19:51, 7 March 2019
Fighters for morality concerned over case on harassment of artists in Dagestan
The criminal proceedings against an administrator of a Dagestani public account in a social network provoked discussions of social network users. Some of them criticized the decision to "imprison for threats," while their opponents pointed out that calls for violence against artists were unacceptable.
A woman with children, Kirkuk, Iraq, October 4, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/АКО Рашид
19:42, 7 March 2019
Son of Makhachkala woman to be returned from Syria, Chechen authorities announce
An 11-year-old son of a woman from Dagestan, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov to help find him, has been found in Syria, the Chechen authorities report.
Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate, and Oyub Titiev (on the right). Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:55, 7 March 2019
Titiev's case results in closure of "Memorial" office in Chechnya
The court running the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", is frankly supporting the prosecution; however, the defence hopes for his release after sentencing, his advocates have stated. After Titiev's and the pressure on his colleagues, the office of the HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya was closed, Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme at the HRC, has stated.
A judge hammer. Photo pixabay.com
18:37, 7 March 2019
Two Dagestan residents sentenced for links with militants
The court has sentenced two brothers from the Kizlyar District, accused of participating in the armed underground, to nine years in prison each, the Prosecutor's Office has informed.
11:13, 7 March 2019
Azerbaijan: defence claims rights violation of arrested PFPA activists
A court in Baku has rejected complaints against the 15-day-long arrest of three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA): Sagif Gurbanov, Magerram Rzaev and Tofig Mamedov were accused of disobeying police; their defence claimed violation of their rights.
An alleged scout. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence
11:11, 7 March 2019
Armenian authorities report steps to return convict Kazaryan from Azerbaijan
Armenian officials are making every effort to return Karen Kazaryan, sentenced to 20 years in an Azerbaijani high-security colony, back home. Kazaryan's parents claim that the jail has markedly worsened their son's poor health.
News
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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.