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Defense technology in the streets of Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:46, 23 March 2015
Reinforced units of power agents brought to central Grozny on anniversary of Chechen Constitution
The celebration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic in 2003 are held in Grozny under increased security measures; reinforced units of militaries and police are deployed in the city centre.
09:00, 23 March 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 16-22
Large-scale oppositional protest action in Tbilisi; special operation in Makhachkala; armed clash on the Azerbaijani-Nagorno-Karabakh border; signing of a new Russian-South Ossetia alliance and integration treaty; actions in Southern Russia on the anniversary of Crimea annexation; change of Prime Minister in Abkhazia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 16-22, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
01:13, 23 March 2015
On March 16-22, at least 10 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus reported
During the week of March 16-22, 2015, ten persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, seven persons were killed, and three other were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Military uniform for duty at the action station. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:31, 22 March 2015
Karabakh contract soldier goes over to Azerbaijani side
Today, Andranik Grigoryan, a contract soldier of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, has gone over to the Azerbaijani side.
15:02, 22 March 2015
CTO regime cancelled in Lenin District of Makhachkala
Today, at 1:00 p.m., a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in the morning of March 21 in the territory of the Lenin District of Makhachkala has been cancelled.
The participants of the rally of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party. Tbilisi, March 21, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:26, 22 March 2015
In Tbilisi, UNM rally attended by activists from all regions of Georgia
In Tbilisi, the rally of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party was attended by participants from all the regions of Georgia. 5000 people came from the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, and each of the regions of Imereti and Adjara sent 2000 participants.
10:05, 22 March 2015
Relatives of Kizilyurt resident Rashid Isaev claim his advocate not allowed visiting him
This morning, Rashid Isaev, a resident of Kizilyurt, has been detained by law enforcers during the special operation carried out in his house. According to the detainee's relatives, the man has been brought to the Kizilyurt police station, and his advocate is not allowed visiting him.
06:52, 22 March 2015
Ingush leader urges persons appealing to Adaptation Commission tell the truth
On air of the TV programme "Dialogue with People", Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov has recommended persons, who have decided to stop their extremist activities, to report to the authorities the full details of their activities for an objective examination of their situation when applying to the Adaptation Commission of militants.
Advocate Alaudi Musaev at the court session. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:59, 22 March 2015
Defenders of Kurman-Ali Baichorov file cassation against Court's decision to recognize investigators' actions as legitimate
Defenders of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov have filed a cassation to the Presidium of the Stavropol Regional Court against the decision of the Board of Appeals and the resolution of the Predgorny District Court concerning the complaint to recognize unlawful the actions of the deputy head of the Investigating Division of the Investigating Department for the Predgorny District of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
19:33, 21 March 2015
Deputy Director of medical college in Nazran resigns after students' complaints about ban on hijabs
Lyubov Azieva, a deputy director of the medical college in the city of Nazran, has resigned after the Security Council made a check of students' complaints that they were not allowed to wear hijabs.
18:07, 21 March 2015
Four men and three women killed in special operation in Makhachkala
According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in the course of a special operation conducted in Makhachkala, seven militants were killed, including four men and three women; one SOBR (analogue of Special Weapons Assault Team – SWAT) fighter was wounded.
17:27, 21 March 2015
Organizers state 50,000 protesters in Tbilisi
The organizers of the today's protest action in Tbilisi with a demand of resignation of the government state that it was attended by 50,000 people.
16:56, 21 March 2015
Heroes of film about kidnappings and killings in Chechnya are under threat
The heroes of the documentary "Chechnya: War without Trace", which tells about gross violation of human rights in the region, may be prosecuted, said the rights defenders questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
13:28, 21 March 2015
NAC reports on liquidation of two militants in Dagestan
wo militants were killed in a special operation carried out in Makhachkala. A fighter of the Special Rapid Response Unit (known as SOBR) was wounded. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee of Russia.
House in Porokhovaya street recognized as unfit for residence, Astrakhan, February 2014. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:31, 21 March 2015
Astrakhan City Manager calls housing and transport problems as his priorities
Oleg Polumordvinov, the new City Manager of Astrakhan treats the problems of dilapidated houses and traffic congestion as key areas of his work.
Nadezhda Kireeva at the entrance to the Volgograd Administration. Photo: http://bloknot-volgograd.ru/thumb/850x0xcut/upload/iblock/985/dsc00542.jpg
10:03, 21 March 2015
In Volgograd, hunger-striker asks to deprive him of his parental rights
Sergey Kireev, a resident of Volgograd, participating in the hunger strike declared by parents of many children, has asked to deprive him of his parental rights for his two children after a similar statement was filed by their mother Nadezhda. The older children from the Kireev family have filed their parents' statements.
Railway station "Roza Khutor". Photo: Leonrid, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80#/media/File:%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80.jpeg
06:21, 21 March 2015
High-speed "Lastochka" starts running from Krasnodar to "Roza Khutor" Resort
A high-speed train "Lastochka" (Swallow) is now servicing the route Krasnodar – "Roza Khutor" Ski Resort in Sochi. The first run has brought over 200 tourists to the resort today.
Sergey Melikov. Photo: http://www.skfo.gov.ru/photos/117/
03:20, 21 March 2015
Envoy to NCFD: IS recruits fighters from educational institutions of Northern Caucasus
Members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) are recruiting students of North-Caucasian higher educational institutions. This was reported by Sergey Melikov, the Russian President's Envoy to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
00:01, 21 March 2015
Omarov's advocate complains to court about investigators' inaction
Advocate of Gadjimurad Omarov, the head of the Dagestani branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, who was beaten in Makhachkala, has filed a complaint to the Makhachkala District Court about the inaction of law enforcers.
22:02, 20 March 2015
Dagestani lawyer states use of force to defendant
The body of Shamil Magomedov, a resident of Buynaksk, detained on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms, has traces of application of violence, said his advocate Selim Magomedov.
News
Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.