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Sergey Mitrokhin, the leader of the Russian "Yabloko" Party. Photo: the official site of the "Yabloko" Party http://www.yabloko.ru/Press/2008/080829_spb.html
18:14, 10 March 2015
"Yabloko" urges MIA head to remove Babaev from police registration
Sergey Mitrokhin, the leader of the Russian "Yabloko" Party, said in his appeal to Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the head of the Russian MIA, that there are no grounds for police surveillance of Arthur Babaev, the leader of the Dagestani branch of the "Yabloko" Party, and putting him on the police registry.
17:12, 10 March 2015
Brother of the person accused of aiding militants detained in Dagestan
Power agents have detained a brother of Imangazali Magomedov, who is accused of aiding militants, as well as possession of weapons and drugs, said the advocate Elena Denisenko.
Intigam Aliev (to the right) during his detention. Baku, August 8, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:55, 10 March 2015
Azerbaijani court refused to release Intigam Aliev under rights defenders' guarantee
In Baku, a court session on the case of the rights defender Intigam Aliev was postponed after an altercation that broke out among the victim and the observers present in the courtroom. Before that, the judge dismissed a number of motions put forward by Aliev's defence.
MfE officials pitching a tent in a refugee camp in the Rostov Region. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:26, 10 March 2015
Rostov Region starts closing TACs
Eight out of the 42 temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for refugees from Ukraine were closed in the Rostov Region, said a source from the regional government.
Law enforcers. Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:05, 10 March 2015
Chechen MIA knows nothing about detention of new figurants in Nemtsov's case
The Chechen MIA has reported that they have no information about the detention of two more suspects in the Shelkovskoy District.
Simultaneous interpreter translates judgement for the defendants. Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, March 10, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:03, 10 March 2015
NKR's CoA upholds verdicts to Askerov and Guliev
Today, the Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has ruled on the case of Azerbaijani citizens Dilkham Askerov and Shakhbaz Guliev, convicted on charges of murder and espionage. The verdict of the first judicial instance was upheld.
Soldier of NKR army in the front line. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:04, 10 March 2015
Azerbaijan declares shelling its positions by Armenian party
As reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), over the past 24 hours, in different sections of the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the ceasefire was violated for 34 times.
Nina Gasparyan with daughters Firuza and Marina. Nagorno-Karabakh, Hadrut town of Hadrut Province. February 27, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:36, 10 March 2015
Gasparyan family urges parties of Karabakh conflict to exchange lists of missing persons
In the NKR, the family Rubik Gasparyan, who went missing in the conflict zone 22 years ago, has called on the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan to exchange complete lists of missing persons.
Meeting of Boris Nemtsov with his electorate in Tsvetnoy boulevard in Sochi, 2009. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:28, 10 March 2015
Sochi oppositionists not to stop their activities after Nemtsov's murder
As asserted by Sochi civil society activists and oppositionists, Russia has no state protection for those who struggle with corruption and oppose the authorities; and another proof of that was the murder of the opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, a native of Sochi, committed in downtown Moscow.
22:20, 9 March 2015
Armenian General Prosecutor agrees to meet relatives of Avetisyan family
Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Prosecutor of Armenia, has agreed to meet on March 13 relatives of the Avetisyan family shot and killed in Gyumri.
The defendant Anzor Gubashev is led to the court room. Moscow, March 8, 2015. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
20:44, 9 March 2015
Experts challenge Kadyrov's version of Nemtsov's murder
The Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the reasons for the detention of persons suspected of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov and their possible motives are not true. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents. Meanwhile, the experts believe the very detentions will cause a "serious reputational damage to the leader of Chechnya."
18:01, 9 March 2015
Body of Russian soldier, who perished in Gyumri, bears no signs of violence
Experts have detected no signs of violence on the body of Arthur Afyan, a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, who was found hanged. This was reported by the Prosecutor of the Shirak Region.
Funeral of a soldier in the village Beyuk-Degne of the Shaki District of Azerbaijan, February 2, 2015. Photo: http://www.vesti.az/news/235354#ad-image-4
17:20, 9 March 2015
CDSI states death of 12 Azerbaijani soldiers since the start of 2015
During the period from January 1 to March 8, 2015, the losses of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces made 12 persons, said experts of the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI).
The building of the Nuradilov National Drama Theatre. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:18, 9 March 2015
Play about Kadyrov is part of propaganda against Chechen underground
The staging of the play "The Man's Word" about the friendship of Ramzan Kadyrov with a former militants' commander is an element of propaganda intended to convince the members of the armed underground to lay down arms, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
12:05, 9 March 2015
In Grozny, suspected militant, put on federal wanted list five years ago, surrenders
On March 2, in Grozny, Zelimkhan Magomadov, a member of the armed underground in Chechnya, surrendered to the law enforcement authorities. According to the law enforcers, Zelimkhan Magomadov was a member of the armed underground since 2009, and in 2010, he was put on the federal wanted list.
10:48, 9 March 2015
Defence of three suspects in Nemtsov's murder case challenge their arrest
The defence has appealed against the ruling of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to arrest Khamzat Bakhaev, Shagit Gubashev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, suspected of killing the politician Boris Nemtsov.
09:00, 9 March 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 2-8
Funeral of Boris Nemtsov and detention of natives of Northern Caucasus suspected of his murder; acquittal of former Imam of Kislovodsk in case of Bostanov's murder; suspension of hunger strike of Shushiya villagers of Dagestan, who demand land allocation; start of trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston case; launch countdown of 100 days till the start of the European Olympic Games in Baku; start of fan-type hunger strike of parents of many children in Volgograd, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 2-8, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Garbage on the shore of Lake Karasun in Krasnodar. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
07:39, 9 March 2015
"EcoWatch" demands to check legality of fencing off lake shore in Krasnodar
The "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) has forwarded applications to the prosecutor's office of the Karasun District and the administration of Krasnodar, asking them to check the legality of fencing off a shore section of Lake Karasun.
01:42, 9 March 2015
On March 2-8, at least one person was lost in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from March 2 to March 8, 2015, at least one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there were no reports about any wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Zaur Dadaev in the court room in the Basmanny Court. Moscow, March 8, 2015. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
01:16, 9 March 2015
Dadaev's dismissal became known from Kadyrov's "Instagram"
On his page in the social network "Instagram", the head of Chechnya demanded from the Security Council of his republic to find out the reasons for dismissal of Zaur Dadaev, a figurant in the Nemtsov's murder case, from the ranks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
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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.