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At polling station. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay
15:53, 19 March 2018
Chechnya loses its leading position in votes for Vladimir Putin
The Chechen Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the preliminary results of the presidential election. According to them, Vladimir Putin gained 91.44% of the votes. Pavel Grudinin became the second in Chechnya with 4.62% of votes, while the third was Sergey Baburin with 1.18%. The remaining five presidential candidates gained less than 1% of the votes.
At the court building, March 19, 2018. Photo: press service of the Human Rights Centre 'Memorial'.
13:44, 19 March 2018
In Chechnya, SC upholds extension of Oyub Titiev's arrest
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has upheld the decision of the Staropromyslovsky District Court of Grozny to prolong the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate of Oyub Titiev.
Box of flyers "Thank you for your choice!" near Sochi election commission. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
13:23, 19 March 2018
Sochi state servants fear to complain about compulsion to voting
Despite the dissatisfaction of Sochi residents with coercion to participate in the presidential election, no official complaints were filed by voters, the opposition reports.
Rally in Grozny dedicated to the anniversary of the Crimea's entry into Russia, March 18, 2018. Photo: Musa Sadulaev/IA "Grozny-inform" http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/94223/
09:42, 19 March 2018
Grozny state servants claim being forced to take part in a rally
In the evening on March 18, in Grozny, about 70,000 people came for a rally dedicated to the anniversary of the Crimea's entry into Russia, the Chechen authorities reported. Teachers and students claimed being obliged to take part in the rally.
09:05, 19 March 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 12-18
Russian presidential election in South of Russia amid violation reports; nomination of eight candidates for Azerbaijani presidency; tourists injured at cableway failure in Georgia; conviction of Dagestan woman-returnee from Syria; protests of deceived housing investors in Gelendjik and Rostov-on-Don; military exercises in Azerbaijan and NKR – read about these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 12-18, 2018, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Precinct election commission in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot.
05:26, 19 March 2018
Volgograd Communists call elections falsified
Observers from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) have filed "dozens of complaints" following the results of the voting at the presidential election. On March 20, the Communists plan to hold a sanctioned picket against falsifications of the election outcome.
Ballot counting at polling station №1111 in Makhachkala. Photo by Murad Muradov for the Caucasian Knot.
02:10, 19 March 2018
Observer announces three attempts of ballot stuffing at a polling station in Kaspiysk
Marat Ismailov, an observer from the "Yabloko" Party, registered three facts of ballot stuffing (throw-in) at a polling station in Kaspiysk. According to him, when he tried to stop a ballot stuffing, unidentified people wanted to take him outside, but the police intervened. The final protocol was also drawn up with violations, Marat Ismailov also noted.
01:00, 19 March 2018
Presidential candidate's representative detained in Rostov-on-Don
Anton Prikhodko, a member of the precinct election commission (PEC), who represented the interests of presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak in Rostov-on-Don, was detained after he filmed the vote counting process. This was reported by the presidential candidate's office.
Law enforcers in Northern Caucasus. Photo: NAC press service, www.nac.gov.ru
00:34, 19 March 2018
On March 12-18, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 12-18, 2018, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Mufti of Dagestan Ahmad Haji Afandi Abdulaev at Russian presidential election. Screenshot of the video by the user Novosti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d6yablv8YQ
22:54, 18 March 2018
Muslims' belief in "sacred nature" of power boosted turnout at elections in Dagestan
Presidential elections in Dagestan were accompanied with religious rites. This proves the desire of some residents of the republic to achieve 'sacred unity' with the authorities, sociologist Denis Sokolov said.
A polling station. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
22:09, 18 March 2018
Ballot stuffing and compulsory voting reported in Ingushetia
By 6:00 pm in Ingushetia, 156,391 voters participated in the presidential elections in Russia, no violations were recorded, the republican election commission reported.
Presidential elections in Dagestan. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
20:52, 18 March 2018
Russian citizens voted extremely actively in Armenia
The activity of voters was "unprecedented," "such high interest in the Russian elections in Armenia has not been observed yet."
At a polling station in Sochi. March 18, 2018. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:39, 18 March 2018
Doctors and teachers threatened into voting at presidential elections in Sochi
People say that they took photos of their ballot papers and sent them to their bosses via WhatsApp to show who they voted for.
A polling station No. 1018 in Makhachkala. March 18, 2018. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:41, 18 March 2018
Observers threatened and abused by sporty men at elections in Dagestan
Observers complained of a ban on walking around the site. They told that the representatives of the electoral committee and two young men in sports suits demanded them to "sit still" in their places.
A polling station in Makhachkala. March 18, 2018. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:27, 18 March 2018
Amazingly high voter turnout reported at presidential election in Chechnya
In the election of deputies of the State Duma of Russia in 2016 in Chechnya, the highest voter turnout in Russia was 94.92%.
Presidential election at polling station No. 1723 in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:16, 18 March 2018
Dead people "vote" at presidential election in Southern Russia
Some voters admitted that they were not familiar with the candidates' programs and made the choice intuitively, judging by the candidates' appearance.
Avetis Avetisyan in the court, October 27, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
23:49, 17 March 2018
Avetis Avetisyan, participant of "Million Mask March", released before term
The Kotaik Regional Court of Armenia has released Avetis Avetisyan, a participant of the "Million Mask March", convicted to five years in prison, from the courtroom, having satisfied the application for the conditional early relief (CER).
Ruslan Mutsolgov. Screenshot from video posted at 'Yabloko TV' Youtube Channel.
22:43, 17 March 2018
Head of "Yabloko" office in Ingushetia reports visit of CCE agents
Ruslan Mutsolgov, the head of the election office of the "Yabloko" Party, said that his home was visited by employees of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) and invited his brother, Magomed Mutsolgov, to a "prophylactic conversation".
20:41, 17 March 2018
Meat sellers complain about mass checks after Kadyrov's statement
Large-scale quality checks of beef, mutton and chicken meat sold in Chechen marketplaces were launched after the statement of the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, about the need to combat genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs. The inspectors' actions caused sellers' discontent.
Detention. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/v-gorode-kyzyle-provedeno-antiterroristicheskoe-0.html
17:19, 17 March 2018
Muslim activist detained in Stavropol Territory
In the Stavropol Territory, law enforcers detained Minatulla Omarov who participated in protests against the ban on wearing hijabs by schoolgirls.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Operations at three airports in the North Caucasus have been suspended.

One of the temporary memorial plaques. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

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.