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Number of women in parliaments of Southern Caucasus countries doesn't exceed 20%. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/site/opinion/21682/" class="main_article_image
05:59, 9 March 2017
Rights defenders state women’s discrimination in Southern Caucasus and Russia
On March 8, the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) "Memorial" launched the "All Jobs for All Women" campaign to abolish lists of works and occupations prohibited for women. In some regions of Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, employment opportunities for women are severely limited. This was told by Stephaniya Kulaeva, the leader of the ADC "Memorial", to the "Caucasian Knot".
Protest against initiative to rename Ingushetia to Alania, Vladikavkaz, March 5, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:59, 8 March 2017
Political analysts state growth of tension in North Ossetia
The petition to rename Ingushetia into Alania has caused an increase of tension in the society of North Ossetia, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:33, 8 March 2017
Experts treat searches of Ingush Imams as intimidation acts
The searches of the house of Isa Tsechoev and cars of Khamzat Chumakov's relatives are attempts to intimidate these authoritative religious figures, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Participants of action to commemorate victims of Balkar deportation, Nalchik, March 8, 2017. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:38, 8 March 2017
Rally in Nalchik demands complete rehabilitation of Balkars
A demand to the authorities to fully rehabilitate Balkars, including a transfer of four villages under the jurisdiction of Balkar districts and the return of historical names to a number of villages, was voiced out by the participants of the rally in Nalchik, dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the violent eviction of Balkars.
19:18, 8 March 2017
HRC “Memorial” demands to release Bagavutdinova and Polyudova
Today, on March 8, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has issued a statement with comments on the recent releases of the women from the list of political prisoners compiled by the HRC. In particular, rights defenders have supported the pardoning of the resident of Sochi Oksana Sevastidi.
17:30, 8 March 2017
In Tbilisi, Georgian feminists hold action against gender inequality
In Georgia, women face obstacles in career growth. This opinion was voiced by female participants of the action "Break the glass ceiling", held today in Tbilisi.
Mekhriban Vezir. Photo: Facebook.com/mehriban.vezir
13:26, 8 March 2017
Azerbaijani activist reports her detention at airport
In the evening of March 7, before leaving for Turkey from the Heydar Aliev Airport in Baku, Mekhriban Vezir, the leader of the Centre for Political Culture of Azerbaijani Women, was detained when she was passing the border control. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the activist herself.
Dry cane caught fire. Photo: http://ewnc.org/node/23580
09:09, 8 March 2017
"EcoWatch" claims understatement of official data on scale of landscape fire
On March 6, in the Krasnodar residential district of Hydraulic Engineers, a dry cane caught fire on the territory of the Pavlovsky flooded area in the floodplain zone of the KubanRiver. The major part of the territory is supposed to be allocated for construction of multi-storey buildings, the "Ecological Watch on Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) reports.
04:49, 8 March 2017
Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova's brother sentenced for rape
The Khasavyurt City Court has sentenced Magomedrasul Magomedov, a brother of advocate Sapiyat Magomedova, to four years of conditional imprisonment on the charge of committing a rape. The advocate has announced her intention to appeal against the verdict and to file complaint against the judge and the investigator in charge for the case.
Maxim Smyshlyaev. Photo: http://memohrc.org/special-projects/smyshlyaev-maksim-nikolaevich
02:54, 8 March 2017
Defendant accused of plotting terror act in Rostov-on-Don admits his guilt
The North-Caucasian District Military Court considers a case against Arthur Panov, a 19-year-old resident of the town of Krasnodon of the Lugansk Region of Ukraine, and Maxim Smyshlyaev, a resident of Rostov, accused of plotting a terror act. At the trial, Arthur Panov has admitted his guilt in manufacturing and storing of an explosive device and, in part, in plotting of a terror act.
22:50, 7 March 2017
Employees of Elista colony refuse to plead guilty of Batyrev’s death
Today, seven employees of the local department of the Russian Penitentiary Service (known as the UFSIN) has stated their non-involvement in the death of the inmate Dmitri Batyrev.
Participants of protest action in the yard of 'Rustavi-2' TV company, Tbilisi, March 3, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
21:45, 7 March 2017
ECtHR accepts claim on “Rustavi-2” case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has indefinitely postponed the enforcement of the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Georgia on the case of the “Rustavi-2” TV Company, and started considering its claim.
Court hearing in the case on the Avetisyan massacre in Gyumri. Photo: http://ru.armeniasputnik.am/armenia/20151218/1427096.html
19:26, 7 March 2017
Defence states court’s reluctance to consider complaint of Avetisyans’ relatives
The successors of the Avetisyan family have repeatedly sent a complaint to the Court of Cassation demanding a new trial in the case on the family massacre in Gyumri. Their advocate Aramazd Kiviryan has stated that the court refuses to consider the successors’ complaint for far-fetched reasons.
Gubad Ibadoglu. Photo: https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/gubad-ibadoglu-v-proishodyashih-v-partii-musavat-sobytiyah-isa-gambar-prinimal-neposredstvennoe-uchast/
19:13, 7 March 2017
Rights defenders forecast suspension of Azerbaijan's membership in EITI
Azerbaijan's membership in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) may be suspended, as the country's authorities have failed to fulfil the organization's demand to abolish the state registration of foreign donors and grant agreements, said activists of the NGO Council on increasing transparency in extractive industries.
16:20, 7 March 2017
CPT receives Homo Homini Award
The human rights organization "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT) has received the Homo Homini Award for 2016, awarded for one’s significant contribution to the protection of human rights.
13:21, 7 March 2017
Sevastidi’s defence intends to cancel the verdict
The defence of Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, convicted on a charge of treason and pardoned today by President of Russia, insists on her complete innocence and will seek a review of the sentence, her advocate Evgeny Smirnov has stated.
Oksana Sevastidi. Photo from personal records of Oksana Sevastidi, http://smiexpress.ru/news/russia/-50514-zashita-po-delu-o-gosizmene-projdet-proverku/
12:05, 7 March 2017
President pardons Oksana Sevastidi sentenced for high treason
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on pardoning Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, who was sentenced in 2016 on the charge of high treason for sending an SMS to Georgia concerning transportation of military vehicles.
Ayub Tuntuev. Photo: Legal Initiative, https://zona.media/article/2016/23/06/tuntuev
03:19, 7 March 2017
Ayub Tuntuev denies his involvement in attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya
In Rostov-on-Don, at the first court hearing in the case of an attack on soldiers in 2000 in the Argun Gorge, Ayub Tuntuev, a former agent of the security service of the Chechen president, pleaded not guilty. According to the defendant, the case against him was fabricated.
Entrance to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
02:05, 7 March 2017
Usmanov charged with involvement in IS accuses law enforcers of cruel torture
In Rostov-on-Don, at the trial in the case against Abdurakhman Usmanov charged with aiding and abetting militants in Syria, the native of Dagestan has claimed that after his detention he was subjected to torture with water and electric current. He signed a number of protocols included in the case after he could not stand the pain. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.
Protest against initiative to rename Ingushetia to Alania, Vladikavkaz, March 5, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
00:31, 7 March 2017
North-Ossetian authorities deny involvement in organizing rally in Vladikavkaz
On March 5, Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of North Ossetia, attended the rally held against the renaming of Ingushetia into Alania to prevent escalation. This was reported by the press service of the leader and the government of North Ossetia.
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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.