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Flags with logo of International Red Cross. Photo: http://www.novorosinform.org/news/id/29120
15:48, 28 March 2016
ICRC closes its office in Khasavyurt
At the end of March, the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Dagestan will be closed. After that, in Northern Caucasus, the Red Cross offices will remain only in Nalchik and Grozny.
Chechnya residents take part in rally in Grozny, January 22, 2016. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:25, 28 March 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov to be re-elected leader of Chechnya, local residents believe
On March 26, cities and towns of Chechnya held celebrations on the occasion of the Ramzan Kadyrov's appointment the acting leader of Chechnya. The cities and towns held concerts and festivities, during which officials stated that Ramzan Kadyrov would receive overwhelming support of the population at the upcoming September election.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: Daniel Janik (RFE/RL)
13:19, 28 March 2016
Azerbaijani SC releases Intigam Aliev
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has made a decision to replace the Intigam Aliev's prison sentence for the conditioned sentence and to release the human rights defender.
Police cordon in Brussels at terror act scene. Photo: Editor-in-chief, https://www.flickr.com/photos/133374212@N02/25390840434/in/photolist-EEd74G-EFGGfW/
10:41, 28 March 2016
Marat Yunusov denies his involvement in Brussels terror acts
Marat Yunusov, a native of Dagestan, whose possible involvement in the terror acts in Brussels has been earlier reported by the media, states he is not familiar with people who express radical thoughts.
Soldiers of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Screenshot of the video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4eugPUg-js
09:29, 28 March 2016
Two Azerbaijani militaries killed in conflict zone
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports on the prevention of an attempt of diversion on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which an officer and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were killed.
09:00, 28 March 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 21-27
Appointment of Ramzan Kadyrov as acting head of Chechen Republic; conviction of Nadezhda Savchenko, imposed by court in Rostov Region; decision of Supreme Court of Russia upholds verdict to Said Amirov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 21-27, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Tractor race. Photo Victor Demidov, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Трактор#/media/File:Bizon-Treck-Show_Russia_Rostov-on-Don_2009_may-5.JPG
08:42, 28 March 2016
Kuban farmers abandon tractor run
The tractor run to Moscow, organized in protest against forcible land seizures in the Krasnodar Territory and scheduled for today, has been cancelled after farmers met a member of the All-Russia People's Front.
Psychologist talks to relatives of people killed in airplane crash in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.
04:37, 28 March 2016
"Kommersant": pilots of crashed Boeing quarrelled several seconds before crash
The crash of Boeing 737-800 of the "FlyDubai" in Rostov-on-Don could be caused by a quarrel between the pilots, the newspaper "Kommersant" reports.
Gas flare Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev, http://sputnik-georgia.ru/economy/20160304/230459312.html
02:02, 28 March 2016
Experts discuss policy of "Gazprom" in Southern Caucasus
In Tbilisi, activists held civil hearing on the topic "'Gazprom' as a Moscow's lever of pressure on Southern Caucasus". The event was held on March 26. The public hearing was attended by about 30 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Rally against rising prices in Volgograd, March 27, 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:02, 27 March 2016
Volgograd: people protest against price growth
At the action organized by the CPRF (the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), residents of the city of Volgograd, the town of Volzhsky and a number of rural areas have demanded to stop the growth of prices for food, utilities, and gas services. According to the organizers, the protest action was attended by 300 people.
Special forces officer. Photo: © Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru, https://www.yuga.ru/news/393682/
16:58, 27 March 2016
CTO legal regime cancelled in Dagestani village of Andi
In Dagestan, the operational headquarters has made a decision to lift the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, which was introduced in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District on March 25.
Burtunai village, Kazbek District, Dagestan. Photo: http://burtunai.ru/istoriya/fotogalereya/
11:16, 27 March 2016
Resident of Dagestan demands to investigate alienation of his land plot
Visirpasha Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, has filed a complaint about the unfounded actions of the District Judge. Visirpasha Musaev is seeking the initiation of criminal proceedings on the alienation of a land plot in the centre of the village of Burtunai of the Kazbek District. According to an advocate of Visirpasha Musaev, the complaint about the Judge's actions was directed to the Qualification Board of Judges.
00:53, 27 March 2016
Armenia starts collecting signatures against police action during dispersal of protesters
In Freedom Square in Yerevan, the "Armenian Women’s Front" have started collecting signatures against police violence and in support of Ruzanna Egnukyan, who got a head injury during the dispersal of the protest action on March 24.
23:11, 26 March 2016
Volgograd residents hold picket against demolition of their houses
On March 25, residents of Volgograd, living in Avtotransportnaya Street in the Voroshilov District, held a picket in Lenin Square against the decision of the authorities to demolish their houses and blocks of flats, apartments in which were purchased by tenants in compliance with all the respective regulations.
Sasha Kulaeva. Photo: RFE/RL
16:19, 26 March 2016
Kulaeva: in Europe, natives from Caucasus are indiscriminately accused of terrorism
The terror acts in Belgium and France have exacerbated Europeans' negative attitude toward the North-Caucasian Diaspora, said Sasha Kulaeva, head of the Division of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), in her interview to the "Caucasian Knot".
15:00, 26 March 2016
CDSI: since start of 2016, at least 24 servicemen perished in Southern Caucasus
Today, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) has promulgated its statistics on human losses of the defence and security units of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Georgia since the start of 2016 and up to March 25, as Jasur Sumerinli, one of the founders of the CDSI, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
14:11, 26 March 2016
Prisoner found dead in Azerbaijan
On March 25, the body of Maryam Murtuzova, born in 1959, was found in the Sheki penitentiary institution. This has been reported today by an official from the law enforcement authorities. According to him, Maryam Murtuzova was found hanged on her own scarf. The law enforcement authorities of Azerbaijan believe that the prisoner committed suicide.
'Shame board'. Photo: RFE/RL
13:30, 26 March 2016
Ramazan Abdulatipov demands to create "shame boards" for citizens leaving to fight in Syria
On March 25, a meeting of anti-terrorist commission was held in the Untsukul District. At the meeting, Ramazan Abdulatipov has delivered a speech. The leader of Dagestan has reported that about 70 natives of the Untsukul District are involved in the hostilities in Syria, and he accused them that they dishonour "the names of prominent natives of Dagestan".
Ammunition for Turkish rocket launcher TR-107 gathered near Karabakh village after October 24 and 25, 2015 shelling. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:08, 26 March 2016
Resident of Karabakh village wounded in missile attack
Yervand Pirumyan from the village of Tagavard was wounded as a result of a missile attack from the Azerbaijani side, reports the Defence Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh. Residents of the village have confirmed the information.
11:54, 26 March 2016
Kremlin treats exchange of Nadezhda Savchenko as theoretically possible
Nadezhda Savchenko, a citizen of Ukraine, sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment, can be exchanged, but the decision should be made personally by the President of Russia. This was stated by Sergey Ivanov, Chief of the Presidential Administration of Russia. Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Ukrainian "Fatherland" Party, reports that the agreement on the extradition of Nadezhda Savchenko has been already achieved.
News
A possible "honor killing" in Chechnya has sparked debate about the causes of the phenomenon.

Airports in southern Russia have suspended operations following the attack on Rostov-on-Don.

Human rights activists are alarmed by the lack of information about the fate of Belkisa Mintsayeva.

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.