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23:10, 28 March 2011
In Russia, Caucasian scientists set up working group on "Circassian issue"
The participants of the conference "Circassian issue: historical memory, historiographic discourse and political strategy", held in Moscow at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (known as MGIMO), agreed to set up a working group of Caucasian scientists, "which will consider all approaches to the 'muhajirun' problem, offer ways to address it and formulate concrete proposals that could contribute to decreased acuteness of political tension around the Circassian issue."
23:00, 28 March 2011
CPRF picketers detained in Krasnodar
Participants of the picket held in front of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) building for the Krasnodar Territory have been detained. The claimed aim of the action, which was organized by local activists of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), was in the demand that the police should respect human rights.
23:00, 28 March 2011
Court session on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case reappointed for April 18
Today, the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow tried to continue the litigation "Ramzan Kadyrov versus Oleg Orlov". However, after Andrei Krasnenkov, legal representative of the head of Chechnya, failed to appear in the courtroom, the trial was postponed till April 18.
23:00, 28 March 2011
In Stavropol, militiaman convicted conditionally for beating
Sergey Chizh, a former law enforcement officer of Stavropol, was found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to three years of conditional imprisonment.
22:50, 28 March 2011
Special services search alleged women-suicide bombers from Dagestan who went to Moscow
The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has announced a search of two women-residents of the Kizlyar District on suspicion of involvement in terror activities; according to some sources, they could have left for Moscow, the MIA has reported today.
Parliament of Ingushetia vests Yunus-Bek Evkurov with the authority of republic's president. Nazran, 31.10.2008. Photo from the official website of the Republic of Ingushetia (http://www.ingushetia.ru)
22:40, 28 March 2011
"Dosh" magazine: in Ingushetia Evkurov is trusted less than Zyazikov was
The Caucasian independent magazine "Dosh" held a social poll in Ingushetia, asking the population about their attitude to the former and current heads of the republic. The question was worded as follows: "Who do you trust more: Ruslan Aushev, Murat Zyazikov or Yunus-Bek Evkurov?"
22:40, 28 March 2011
"Rosstat": according to 2010 census, NCFD has highest Russia's population growth
The regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) showed the greatest increase in population in the period from 2002 to 2010. As indicated in the preliminary results of Census-2010, published by the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistic Service), the number of residents here has increased up to 9.49 million, or by 6.3 percent under the overall decline of the population of the Russian Federation within this period by 1.6 percent (by 2.2 million).
22:30, 28 March 2011
Azerbaijan: GPO refused to open case on Bakhtiyar Gadjiev's beating
The preliminary investigation of the case of oppositionist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, who was arrested on March 4 in the city of Gandzha, is over. Although the investigation has accused the young man of evasion from military service, his lawyers and human rights activists believe that Bakhtiyar is persecuted for political reasons. The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) refused to open a criminal investigation into his beating by the police.
22:20, 28 March 2011
Turkey fines writer who spoke about Armenians' massacres
The Nobel Prize Laureate, novelist Orhan Pamuk, who raised the issue of Armenians' genocide in his speeches, was found guilty of insulting the Turkish nation and will have to pay a serious fine.
22:10, 28 March 2011
Ingushetia: militants' base bombed, many casualties
According to preliminary estimates, 17 persons have been killed in an air attack on the militants' base in Ingushetia. As reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), after the operation power agents accused two detainees of preparing the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport.
21:00, 28 March 2011
Rally of People's Party held in Armenia
The People's Party of Armenia is striving to become an alternative oppositional political force, its chairman Tigran Karapetyan said today at a rally. The party leader again accused the Armenian authorities of their anti-people policy, which has led to mass migration.
20:00, 28 March 2011
Chechen authorities deny purchasing expensive cars for a special sub-unit
The authorities of Chechnya spread a statement denying having purchased Premium class cars for a recently formed sub-unit "Riot squad special battalion "Grozny". The fact of this purchase became public thanks to Rustem Adagamov (drugoi), one of the most well-known Russian bloggers, who posted photos of the cars in his LiveJournal.
19:00, 28 March 2011
A serviceman of Interior troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Russian Federation killed in Dagestan
A contract duty serviceman of Interior troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Russian Federation was killed tonight in his house in Kizlyar, Dagestan.
18:00, 28 March 2011
A court in Tbilisi sentenced seven detained oppositionists to fines and arrest
Three participants of an oppositional action in defense of the detainees' rights in the capital of Georgia have been sentenced by the court to an administrative arrest, four others will have to pay a fine to a sum of 400 lari (about 230 dollars).
23:00, 26 March 2011
Video made in Dagestan shows doctors' misbehaviour at surgery
A video was filmed in Dagestan showing a surgeon operating a woman under the general anaesthesia, who is dancing, laughing and quitting the room in the course of surgery.
22:00, 26 March 2011
Magomed Khazbiev released from custody in Ingushetia
The civil activist Magomed Khazbiev, who was arrested after dispersal of the protest action against violent disappearances in Nazran, is now back at large, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
21:00, 26 March 2011
Ex-head of Criminal Search of Armenia is under threat of 2-6 years of imprisonment
Major- General Ovannes Tamamyan, ex-head of the Chief Department of the Criminal Search of the Police of Armenia, is accused of abuse of power duties. The officer is under threat of imprisonment for the term of 2-6 years. On March 24, the Court of Yerevan ruled to arrest him for tow months.
House in Kurskaya Street of Astrakhan flooded by groundwater, March 20, 2011. Photo by Sergey Kozhanov
20:00, 26 March 2011
Astrakhan: ground water gets into townspeople's houses
In the central districts of Astrakhan, the ground water is flooding the yards and houses of local residents; the reason is in worn-out engineering utilities, absence of the storm water drainage system and location of ground water close to the surface.
19:00, 26 March 2011
Mudflow leaves Tskhinvali without water
As a result of an accident at the water main Edis-Tskhinvali, which was caused by a mudflow, the capital of South Ossetia remained without water.
18:00, 26 March 2011
Suspect of murdering a boxer in North Ossetia rejects his guilt
In Vladikavkaz, a charge was presented to Soslan Abaev, 30, detained on suspicion of murdering Khetag Kozaev, World Youth Champion in boxing. Abaev rejects his guilt and refuses to evidence.
News
UAV. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. 23 drones were shot down in five regions of the Southern Federal District.

40 drones were shot down in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

A large-scale drone strike has been recorded in southern Russia.

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.