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Participants of a protest rally in the Dagestani village Krasnopartizansk of the Sergokalinsky District of Dagestan. March 22, 2014. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov
01:40, 25 March 2014
Dagestani authorities: local laws do not allow creating administration in Krasnopartizansk
On March 22, the Dagestani village of Krasnopartizansk hosted a protest rally. The demands voiced by the protesters are also relevant for 100 villages established on transhumance lands by migrants from mountainous regions. However, representatives of the authorities and experts believe the demands voiced at the rally in Krasnopartizansk are still cannot be solved.
23:57, 24 March 2014
Sochi: court ruling on refusal to coordinate rally comes into force
On Monday, March 24, the ruling took effect of the Sochi Tsentralny District Court, which stated that the inaction of the Mayoralty in reviewing the notification about a rally against discrimination of Sochi residents was illegal.
At the spot of the shootout in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt on March 24, 2014. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/03/25/v-khasavyurte-neitralizovany-chetvero-banditov-obstrelyavshikh-sotrudnikov-pra.html
23:33, 24 March 2014
NAC: Idris Akavov, leader of "Babayurt" militant grouping, killed in Khasavyurt
As reported by the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) in the course of the shootout in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt four militants were killed; one of them was identified as Idris Akavov, the leader of the "Babayurt" militant grouping.
Ammunition. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
20:39, 24 March 2014
Hideout with ammunition found in KBR
According to preliminary information, the hideout belonged to a local resident who was killed in a special operation in Bylym in December 2013.
19:18, 24 March 2014
KBR: Guketlov's body given out to relatives for burial
Power agents have given the body of Tengiz Guketlov, killed on March 14 during the assault of a household in Nalchik, out to his relatives, said a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo by Timur Agirov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:29, 24 March 2014
Wounded employee of Dagestani MfE is in grave-stable condition
Investigators regard the official duties of Ibragim Tuchalov, an employee of the Dagestani Department of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), to be the main reason for the attempt on him, said a source from the local law enforcement bodies. According to the MfE, Tuchalov is now in Saint Petersburg; his condition is grave but stable.
Shamil Khubiev, the Imam of the settlement of Mirny of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: the Investigating Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF)
14:04, 24 March 2014
In Yessentuki, investigators report about search for missing Imam Khubiev
Yessentuki investigators ask locals who know anything about the circumstances of disappearance of Shamil Khubiev, the Imam of the settlement of Mirny, to come and report to law enforcement bodies.
At the spot of the avalanche, March 23. 2014. Photo by the press service of the Krasnodar Region branch of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), http://www.23.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/emergency/detail.php?ID=27030
11:18, 24 March 2014
Two persons killed by avalanche at "Roza Khutor" ski resort
The avalanche covered a group of six skiers, who were descended down the "Labyrinth" ski route. As a result, two women perished, said the regional branch of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
Evgeny Vitishko in the special detention facility of the Tuapse OVD (Interior Division), February 16, 2014. Screenshot of a footage by the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfi_M9WTmOI
09:49, 24 March 2014
Romanova: Evgeny Vitishko has no conflicts with prison authorities or other prisoners
The health status of Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who is serving his term in the Tambov Region, causes no concern, said Olga Romanova, the executive director of the movement "Imprisoned Russia", after meeting the convict. According to her story, Vitishko has good relations with other inmates and colony administration.
09:00, 24 March 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 17-23
Hurricane causing numerous accidents in Southern Russia; scandal in Georgia with inquiry materials on the death of Zurab Zhvaniya posted on the Internet, which do not exclude his murder; completion of inquiry into the case of former Astrakhan Mayor Mikhail Stolyarov, accused of bribe-taking; appointment of parliamentary elections in South Ossetia; sentences in Volgograd in cases of explosion in "Bellagio" Café, and of riots in Ismailly; confirmation by North-Caucasian militants of death of Doku Umarov, leader of "Imarat Kavkaz", – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 17-23, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Weapons and ammunition found during special operation in the Gumbet District of Dagestan. March 17, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
03:11, 24 March 2014
On March 17-23, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from March 17 to March 23, 2014, at least seven people suffered, including four killed and three wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The Tbilisi City Court. Photo: http://tcc.gov.ge/
22:11, 23 March 2014
Forensic expert and Zurab Zhvaniya's guard detained in Georgia
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on March 20 photos appeared on the Internet from the place of death of Zurab Zhvaniya and from the morgue, showing alleged traces of violence on his body. The opposition has railed against the fact that the materials that constitute the secrecy of investigation appeared on the Internet.
The participants of the roundtable "Russia Minus Northern Caucasus?". Beslan, March 21, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:13, 23 March 2014
Roundtable "Russia Minus Northern Caucasus?" in Beslan discusses security issues
The participants of the roundtable "Russia Minus Northern Caucasus?" held on March 21 in Beslan by the association of victims of terror acts "Mothers of Beslan", discussed the socio-economic status of Northern Caucasus, its prospects and the religion as a factor of stabilization or confrontation.
23:43, 22 March 2014
Crimea's incorporation by Russia will have no effect on NKR's recognition, political analysts assert
The events around the Crimea will not affect the Karabakh issue, since the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has more than 20 years ago enjoyed its right to self-determination and created its own state, while in the Crimea Russia is solving its geopolitical problems. This is the opinion of policy-makers and experts in the NKR.
22:43, 22 March 2014
Former military tried cutting veins in front of Azerbaijani MoD
The incident occurred in the Parliament Avenue, in front of the MoD of Azerbaijan. A Baku resident Ali Mukhamed oglu Akhmedov (born in 1972) cut his wrist veins, the APA reports with reference to a source from the Sabail District Police Office.
Rally against pension reforms. Armenia, Yerevan, March 22, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:36, 22 March 2014
Protest against pension reforms in Yerevan was about 15,000 strong
On Saturday, March 22, Yerevan hosted a rally against pension reforms initiated by the DEM.AM. The action was attended by about 15,000 people, who discussed all the risks associated with the new pension system, and declared that in case the amendments of the pension legislation were found constitutional, acts of civil disobedience would follow.
Vano Merabishvili. Photo: http://novostnik.ru/
19:36, 22 March 2014
Vano Merabishvili questioned on Zhvaniya's death
Vano Merabishvili, the former Interior Minister of Georgia, was interrogated within the case of the death of the former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvaniya. As now explained by a source from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia, Merabishvili's summon to questioning was the haste with which he, then being the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), announced the reason of Zurab Zhvaniya's death.
12:22, 22 March 2014
Two persons killed in special operation in Ingushetia
Law enforcers killed two suspected members of the armed underground in the village of Plievo, Nazran District of Ingushetia, where on Saturday morning the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced, said a source from the local law enforcement bodies.
Celebration of the Novruz Bayram in Derbent on March 21, 2014. Photo by the press service of the Derbent administration
12:12, 22 March 2014
Internet users debate on whether Dagestan should celebrate in Novruz Bayram
On March 21, Dagestan held festivities and concerts to mark the Novruz Bayram, symbolizing the beginning of spring. In social networks, debates were launched on whether Muslims should celebrate it.
Nika Chitadze, political scientist, the head of the NGO "Centre for Research on International Matters and Security". 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:33, 22 March 2014
Russian-Georgian negotiations are exhausted, Georgian political analysts say
Another delay of the meeting of Zurab Abashidze with Grigory Karasin indicates that Russian-Georgian talks are in the deadlock, while possible changes in the topics of the talks may be associated with the crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations and the situation in the Crimea, Georgian political scientists believe.
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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.