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Absalitdin Murzaev at the Extraordinary Congress of Kumyk People in Pyatigorsk, February 10, 2013. Photo by Roman Yegorov
16:37, 4 March 2013
Murzaev: I was beaten before presenting the report on corruption in Northern Caucasus
Absalitdin Murzaev, the head of the Board of Elders of the Kumyk Nation, who was beaten on March 3 in Dagestan, was to make a report, on March 18, at the administration of the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Federation to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), on corruption in land issues in Northern Caucasus. The attack could have to do with the presentation of the report, Mr Murzaev has supposed.
16:36, 4 March 2013
Court extends arrest of figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case till June 7
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has extended till July 7 the arrest of the ex-militiaman Sergey Khadjikurbanov, a figurant of the murder case of the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, said the press service of the MCC.
15:15, 4 March 2013
One of the attackers of Ruslan Dakhkilgov dies in Ingushetia
Today at night, Islam Shakhtamarov, one of the suspects of the armed attack on Ruslan Dakhkilgov, the head of the department of the Rosselkhoznadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Agricultural Supervision) for Ingushetia, died at the Central Republic's Hospital of Nazran.
09:00, 4 March 2013
Nine persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus from February 25 to March 3
During the week from February 25 to March 3, 2013, at least nine persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: one of them died and eight were wounded. These are the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
08:00, 4 March 2013
Residents hold rally opposite "Magnit" in Sochi
On March 3, over fifty activists of the Makarenko dwelling district in Sochi 3 held a rally of citizens, where they collected signatures against construction of a "Magnit" network store and authorities' commanding the territory of dwelling districts through disregarding public opinion.
07:00, 4 March 2013
Azerbaijan: soldier Allakhverdiev was buried without re-examination
In Azerbaijan, the demand of the parents of the Private Seimur Allakhverdiev, who perished while at his military service, to hold a repeated forensic examination was not satisfied.
20:00, 2 March 2013
"Social March" held in Rostov-on-Don
The "Social March" in Rostov-on-Don with a demand to decrease the utility tariffs was 20 persons strong.
19:16, 2 March 2013
Nationalist-picketer detained in Nevinnomyssk
Today, the non-registered nationalistic political party "Novaya Sila" (New Force) has held a picket opposite the building of the administration of the city of Nevinnomyssk with a demand that the Stavropol Territory leaves the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). The police gave detained one of the picketers.
17:00, 2 March 2013
Double Olympic Champion from Armenia goes on hunger strike
Armen Nazaryan, a winner of the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, has announced a hunger strike in protest against the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to recommend wrestling into the programme of the Olympiad-2020.
Sabir Guseinov, father of Elmar Guseinov, at the grave of the slain journalist. Baku, March 2, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:00, 2 March 2013
Azerbaijan commemorates journalist Elmar Guseinov
Today, Baku hosted actions in memory of journalist Elmar Guseinov who was assassinated eight years ago.
14:00, 2 March 2013
Vasadze: Saakashvili is not interested to dissolve Georgian parliament
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili can dissolve the parliament in April 2013; however, this is not within his interests, Gela Vasadze, the editor-in-chief of the Agency "Black Sea Press", believes. In his turn, Irakly Menagarishvili, the head of the Centre of Strategic Studies, asserts that dissolution of the parliament by Saakashvili can be quite well expected.
13:00, 2 March 2013
Sochi residents report collapse of attachment of trade gallery
An extension to the trade gallery has collapsed in central Sochi. The construction turned into garbage covering the whole territory, which had earlier been a greenery zone and a park, townspeople assert.
12:00, 2 March 2013
Officers of MIA of Dagestan demand comprehensive audit of the ministry
Officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan came to Moscow to tell about the problems of their ministry. A group of officers is seeking an appointment with the Russia's Interior Minister and asks to hold a broad-scale audit of the MIA, City and District Interior Divisions of Dagestan.
11:00, 2 March 2013
Onischenko: Russian experts reveal faults in operation of Georgia's wineries
The first stage of inspection of Georgia's wineries and mineral water factories by the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) is over; in total, 44 factories were inspected. According to Gennady Onischenko, the head of the above agency, there were some drawbacks revealed at the factories; however, they can be easily eliminated.
10:00, 2 March 2013
Action against non-combat losses initiated in Baku
In Azerbaijan, a group in the Facebook "Stop soldiers' deaths!" is inviting people to a protest action associated with the death of Private Seimur Allakhverdiev.
09:00, 2 March 2013
Book "There Was a City..." presented in Makhachkala
A book about Makhachkala "There Was a City..." was published in Dagestan; it is a collection of memoirs of 83 residents of Makhachkala recorded by journalists Svetlana Anokhina and Polina Sanaeva and illustrated by photographs – views of the city and portraits of the authors and memoir heroes.
08:00, 2 March 2013
Yerevan commemorates March 2008 casualties
On February 28, the capital of Armenia hosted a mourning march and a prayer in memory of the ten persons who perished on March 2008, when the police dispersed a peaceful rally demanding to nullify the election totals.
18:00, 1 March 2013
Sochi: case of journalist Kravchenko sent to reconsideration
The Tsentralny District Court of Sochi has considered the appeal lodged by Svetlana Kravchenko, a journalist of the "Caucasian Knot" against the verdict on the case of beating Vladimir Krivosheev, a guard of the Private Guarding Enterprise (known as "ChOP") "Region-3". The court has sent the case to reconsideration.
Students strike in Yerevan, February 26, 2013. © PanARMENIAN Photo/Vahan Stepanyan
17:14, 1 March 2013
Students boycott lessons in protest against election outcomes in Armenia
The emotions of the students' strike in Armenia are getting beyond borders, said Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences, and called the organizers to admit that their action has failed.
A still from the video clip YPX by Said Aliev, in which he criticises the practice of bribe-taking among road police. Source^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-Lxi8zBpc9U
17:00, 1 March 2013
Rapper who posted clip criticising road police on YouTube arrested in Azerbaijan
The rapper Said Aliev, more broadly known as Dado, was arrested in Baku. His relatives believe that the young singer is persecuted for his video clip YPX, in which he criticises the practice of bribe-taking among road police.
News
A Dagestani woman has been accused of financing an extremist organization.

The former head of the Karabudakhkent district has been accused of bribery.

More than 3,600 flood victims in Dagestan have received payments.

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.