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Women in hijabs. Photo: http://galgayche.org/?p=3541
08:15, 6 March 2015
Ingush MPH finds no confirmation of ban on hijabs in medical college
The Security Council of Ingushetia is checking, jointly with the Ministry of Public Health (MPH), the information that teachers of the medical college in Nazran prohibit female students to wear hijabs. According to preliminary data of the head of the MPH, none of the questioned students confirmed the presence of any conflicts.
Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Volgograd Administration website, http://www.volganet.ru/news/2957/
07:54, 6 March 2015
About 10,000 citizens apply to migration service for official status in Volgograd Region
The total number of citizens of Ukraine staying now in the Volgograd Region is not more than 20,000; of them about a half has have applied for legal status in the territory Russia. Despite the escalation of conflict in Donbas in late 2014, in early 2015, there was no mass inflow of citizens from Ukraine, said the local department of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS).
Boston Marathon 2005. Photo: Pingswept https://commons.wikimedia.org
01:09, 6 March 2015
11 prosecution witnesses questioned at Tsarnaev's trial
On March 5, at the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of committing a terror act during the Boston Marathon in April 2013, 11 witnesses for prosecution were questioned. Two of them said that they had never seen him before; and one recollected his brother Tamerlan.
Hunger striker Elmira Bagirchaeva, February 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:20, 5 March 2015
Residents of Dagestani village of Shushiya suspended their hunger strike
Six women-villagers of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, have suspended their hunger strike, which was launched with a demand to allocate land plots to them. They agreed to define their further actions after a new decision of the Kumtorkalin Court on the lawsuit of the village administration, asking to cancel the registration of the lease contract on the disputed land plots.
22:35, 5 March 2015
KChR: 85 people donate blood in memory of deportation victims
The blood donor action "Blood remembers everything!" in memory of victims of deportation of Balkar nationals was held today in the cities of Karachaevsk and Cherkessk in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). 85 people gave their blood.
Alexander Popkov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:08, 5 March 2015
Advocate of Martynyuk, Krasnodar activist, files complaint to ECtHR
The lawyer Alexander Popkov has appealed against the arrest of the Krasnodar activist Leonid Martynyuk to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
21:10, 5 March 2015
FSB announces capture of member of Dubrovka hostage-taking
A militant-participant in the hostage-taking in the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre has been captured in the Crimea, said the Border-Guarding Service of the FSB.
Archway at the dam of the Chernorechensk Water Reservoir. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:20, 5 March 2015
Casualties of explosion in Grozny were not militants
The residents of Chechnya Zavaraev, Khalukaev and Parmazov, who died from explosion on the dam, were not members of the armed underground, said a local law enforcement source.
Prisoners' relatives near Gldani Prison holding banner: ‘No to discrimination of life-long convicts!’ . Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:25, 5 March 2015
South-Ossetian inmates of Gldani Prison stop hunger strike
The life-long convicts from South Ossetia, kept in Gldani Prison, have stopped their hunger strike after receiving a promise from officials of the Georgian presidential administration to bring their cases for consideration of the Parliament.
10:50, 5 March 2015
Suren Gazaryan, Kuban "EcoWatch" activist, put on international wanted list
The Moscow Bureau of Interpol has disseminated in its international network a request for the arrest of Kuban ecologist Suren Gazaryan. This was reported by his advocate Alexander Popkov.
Sberbank’s ATM. Photo: http://fedpress.ru/sites/fedpress/files/tvergiles/news/nalich.jpeg
10:09, 5 March 2015
In Volgograd, unidentified persons blow up ATM with grenade
Tonight, in Volgograd, unidentified persons used a grenade to blow up an automatic teller machine (ATM) in a bank building. No one was injured, and criminal failed to steal money. This is the second incident of such type during recent 10 days.
Valery Permyakov. Screenshot from the video of Permyakov’s interrogation, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnUcZwx-eYs
09:45, 5 March 2015
In Gyumri, Valery Permyakov to undergo forensic psychiatric examination
Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of the murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri is to undergo a scheduled forensic psychiatric examination. The examination results can be reported in two weeks.
Street in Derbent. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/g_derbent/v_ramkakh_podgotovki_k_prazdnovaniyu_yubileya_goroda_v_derbente_osmotreli_ryad_ulits/" class="main_article_image
08:32, 5 March 2015
Chief physician of district polyclinic shot dead in Derbent
In Derbent, Nasur Osmanov, the chief physician of the Derbent district polyclinic, was killed near his house.
05:20, 5 March 2015
Sochi resident accused of treason reports on abuses in SIZO
In his letters to relatives, Pyotr Parpulov, a resident of Sochi, accused of treason, has reported the violation of his rights at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to Pyotr Parpulov's daughter, her father has described his complaint about the living conditions and medical care.
Fatima Tlisova. Photo: http://www.bbg.gov/wp-content/media/2012/11/tlisova.jpg
01:30, 5 March 2015
Tlisova: court questions six prosecution witnesses at Tsarnaev's trial
At the first court session held on March 4 in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of committing a terror act during the Boston Marathon in April 2013, the court has questioned six witnesses for the prosecution. This was reported from the courtroom by Fatima Tlisova, a journalist of the "Voice of America".
21:36, 4 March 2015
Dagestan: detained residents of Semender released
All the residents of the settlement of Semender in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, detained on March 3, are back at large, said the police.
Hunger striker Elmira Bagirchaeva. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:23, 4 March 2015
Health condition of Dagestani hunger-strikers deteriorates
The women-participants of the hunger strike in the Dagestani village of Shushiya report the worsening of their health status and state their readiness to stop their protest against guarantees of fulfilment of their demands.
Makhachkala. Photo: http://www.mkala.ru
16:59, 4 March 2015
Son of employee of STRC "Dagestan" detained by police, advocate says
The 26-year-old Artyom Alkhasov, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives, was detained by policemen of the Sovietskiy ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala, said the young man's advocate.
Video presentation dedicated to the European Olympic Games in Baku. Photo: http://novosti.az/sport/20150206/301615216.html
15:59, 4 March 2015
Rights defenders call Baku to release political prisoners by European Games
Today, 100 days before the start of the European Olympic Games in Baku, international human rights organizations have called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners; and the international community – to influence the official Baku in this issue.
Police car. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:23, 4 March 2015
Man killed in attacking policemen in Dagestan identified
The man who shelled a police car in the Babayurt District of Dagestan, and who was killed by return fire, has been identified as Eldar Khaidarbekov, 42, a native of the Khasavyurt District.
News
Ibrahim Yaganov (designated a foreign agent). Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Hsrl6Hcgo from January 30, 2026. Yaganov's* comments on the Lata tragedy sparked outrage in Abkhazia

Larisa Tuptsokova. Video frame https://www.youtube.com/live/eFSqZwT4xt0 Georgian scientists and cultural figures have stood up for Larisa Tuptsokova.

Larisa Tuptsokova. Screenshot from Circassian Media / YouTube Human rights activists have called for the case against the Circassian activist to be dropped.

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.