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14:11, 9 March 2018
Grozny residents report unprecedented CEC members' activeness on the eve of election
Employees of the Central Election Commission (CEC) have held a large-scale dissemination of leaflets calling for participation in the Russia's presidential election on March 18, residents of Chechnya report. In its turn, the CEC asserts that the campaign is purely informative and aimed at increasing the interest in the election.
The military exercises in the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=21689
13:10, 9 March 2018
Azerbaijan announces military exercises to involve 25,000 soldiers and officers
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan has announced large-scale exercises of the Azerbaijani army to be held on March 12-17.
Untsukul, Dagestan. Photo by Ali Magomedov http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1178&com=photogallery
10:00, 9 March 2018
After complaints about torture, court transfers Dagestani resident under house arrest
The Untsukul District Court has changed the freedom restraint measure of Umargadji Abdurakhmanov to house arrest, his advocate Eldar Temirkhanov has reported. Abdurakhmanov is suspected of aiding militants.
A police officer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
09:33, 9 March 2018
Sources report detention of a namesake of former Dagestani leader
Ramazan Abdulatipov, a senior field investigator from the Department for Economic Security and Counteracting Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan, was detained while taking a bribe, sources report. The information has not been confirmed officially.
A poster at the mourning evening. Photo by Tatyana Gantimurova for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:49, 9 March 2018
In Moscow, activists honour victims of Balkars' deportation
In Moscow, at an evening held in memory of the people who fell victim to the deportation of the Balkar people, Sulieta Kusova-Chukho, a culturologist and journalist, suggested restoring abandoned mountain auls (villages) to honour the memory of their ancestors.
The Parliament of Georgia. Photo from the website of the Parliament, https://www.facebook.com/parliamentgeo?sk=wall
01:51, 9 March 2018
Georgian rights defenders call for law on women's quotas in parliament
The Parliament of Georgia should resume the discussion of the bill on gender quoting at elections, as the authorities had undertaken to eliminate the inequality of men and women. This was stated by local human rights organizations.
Tulips. Photo Sputnik / Said Tsarnaev https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/North_Ossetia/20180307/5939921.html
23:56, 8 March 2018
March 8 celebration splits North Caucasians
From their religious viewpoint, residents of Dagestan and Chechnya have no uniform opinion about the celebration of the International Women's Day. The residents of Kabardino-Balkaria interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have recalled the anniversary of Balkarians' deportation.
22:04, 8 March 2018
Death of a military in Syria caused questions from Ingush social network users
The funeral of Ramzan Geroev, who perished in the crash of a Russian military aircraft in Syria, was held today in Ingushetia. Internet users are negative to the participation of Ingush servicemen in the Middle East conflict.
Madina Magomedova, an organizer of the action in Makhachkala. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
20:19, 8 March 2018
Protesters demand Vasiliev's help in searching missing Dagestanis
About 20 people went out to an unsanctioned action in Makhachkala, demanding to punish those guilty of killing Gasanguseinov brothers and clarify the fate of others missing. They handed their appeal addressed to Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan, to Mayoralty employees.
The transgenderers' rally in Tbilisi. March 8, 2018. Photo: Sputnik / Denis Aslanov https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20180308/239596802/akcia-lgbt-tbilisi-aresti.html
16:59, 8 March 2018
LGBT opponents throw eggs at Tbilisi transgenders
The transgenderers, who gathered today in front of the Georgian Ministry of Justice, have demanded the right to indicate in their personal documents the gender to which they relate themselves. The police detained one of the men, who threw eggs at the transgenders.
The deportation. Photo: public heritage https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:40, 8 March 2018
KBR marks 74th anniversary of Balkars' deportation
74 years ago, on March 8, 1944, almost 38,000 ethnic Balkars, of which more than half were children, were moved from Kabardino-Balkaria to Central Asia. A rally in memory of the victims of the repression took place in Nalchik.
Zalina Gabibulaeva, a resident of Dagestan. Screenshot of the video by the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/reportazh/iz_halifata_za_reshetku-459102/
14:15, 8 March 2018
"Dozhd": Dagestan and Chechnya treat former IS residents in different ways
Women who returned from the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia) live normal lives in Chechnya, while in Dagestan and Ingushetia, they and their family member face special treatment. The "Dozh" (Rain) TV Channel reported about the life of those who voluntarily returned to the Caucasus under the guarantees of the authorities.
Ilgar Mamedov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:13, 8 March 2018
ECtHR dismisses appeal filed by Azerbaijan in Ilgar Mamedov's case
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) refused to consider an appeal filed by the Azerbaijani authorities against the verdict in the case against Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl). The ECtHR's decision came into force, and Ilgar Mamedov is to be released, state his advocates.
A Mi-8 helicopter. Photo: Alex Beltyukov (RFE/RL)
21:58, 7 March 2018
Three survivors in helicopter crash in Chechnya
Overall, there were nine persons on board of the Mi-8 helicopter that crashed in the Itum-Kala District, the Military Commander's Office (MCO) of Chechnya has reported. Two border guards managed to jump off the helicopter before the crash; another soldier was hospitalized with traumas.
Parents of Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov in the square in Makhachkala. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
21:25, 7 March 2018
Parents of killed Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds complain about authorities' indifference
Murtazali Gasanguseinov and his wife have held a three-hour-long picket in Makhachkala, demanding a personal meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan. The father of the brothers killed in the Shamil District of Dagestan complained that he had repeatedly tried to make an ineffectual appointment with Vasiliev.
Combat mission of the Russian aviation in Syria. Photo by the press service of the Russia's Ministry of Defence https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:49, 7 March 2018
Kuban authorities promise compensations to families of three militaries perished in Syria
Relatives of the three residents of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), who perished in the military aircraft crash in Syria, will receive one million roubles per family and other help, Governor Veniamin Kondratiev has promised.
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
17:07, 7 March 2018
Dagestani law enforcers find way to use prophylactic registry measures
In Dagestan, law enforcers make use of the measures of the cancelled prophylactic registry by applying the law "On Operative-Investigative Activities", the "Novaya Gazeta" writes after studying the situation in a Makhachkala private kindergarten.
The Mi-8 helicopter. Photo © Sputnik / Vitaly Ankov https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/world/20151216/1018783.html
15:26, 7 March 2018
Six persons perish in helicopter crash in Chechnya
Six persons have perished and one was seriously injured in a helicopter crash that occurred in Southern Chechnya, a source from the headquarters deployed at the accident venue near the village of Shatoi has reported as quoted by the "Interfax".
Tbilisi. Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
15:15, 7 March 2018
Germany imposes restriction on reception of refugees from Georgia
Georgia has become a safe country; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Germany will restrict the granting asylum to its citizens. Georgian officials see no threat to the visa-free travel regime in the context of the growing number of violations committed by its migrants in Germany.
The officers of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujo https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170224/409093273/sluzhba-gosbezopasnosti-azerbajdzhan-pojmala-shpionov.html
09:42, 7 March 2018
Two persons killed in special operation in Azerbaijan
Two members of the terrorist grouping "Khachmaz Jamaat" were killed in the north of Azerbaijan, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.
News
Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.