×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   News
21:00, 15 March 2010
"Dosh" journalists: they took us for foreigners
Israpil Shovkhalov, editor-in-chief and Abdullah Duduev, chief-editor, of the Caucasian independent magazine "Dosh", detained by unknown power agents in Ingushetia, told the details of the incident and expressed their opinion that people of the Ingush President had nothing to do with it. They also supported the MIA's version that they could have been taken for foreign journalists.
20:00, 15 March 2010
In Dagestan, "Chernovik" trial postponed for studying petitions
Today, another hearing was held in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, on the criminal case initiated against journalists of the local weekly "Chernovik", accused of kindling national, racial and religious enmity. After interrogation of several witnesses, the litigation was postponed till March 16 because of necessity for the judge to study the submitted petitions.
19:00, 15 March 2010
Patarkatsishvili family demands "Imedi" back
The family of the deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, who was the founder of "Imedi", has treated the hoax about invasion of Russian troops into the country as a provocative experiment and demanded to immediately return the confiscated TV Company back to them.
Action "Live Chain" against Russian-Georgian war. Tbilisi, September 2, 2008. Photo by http://civil.ge, Guram Muradov
18:00, 15 March 2010
Russia's MFA calls international community to condemn "Imedi" for "report" on invasion into Georgia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation has treated the report about simulated Russian invasion into Georgia put on air by the "Imedi" TV Company as irresponsible and immoral. Andrei Nesterenko, official spokesman of the MFA, expressed hope that the international community would duly appraise the incident. A number of western diplomats have already made their damning statements to this end.
21:00, 13 March 2010
Dagestan ambiguous as regards juries
On March 15, the Russian Constitutional Court will consider the compliance of the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) adopted in December 2008, which cancelled the option of jurymen in a number of litigations, with the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In Dagestan, differing opinions can be heard on criminal trials by juries.
20:00, 13 March 2010
In Kalmykia, Burulov's claim on defence of honour and dignity denied
The court has rejected the claim lodged by Mayor of Elista against mass media on defence of his honour, dignity and business reputation.
Square in Tskhinvali, August 12, 2008. Photo by Alexander Kovylkov, participant of the second photo contest of the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 13 March 2010
"Caucasian Knot" sums up its third photo contest
The outcomes of the third contest of photo works "From civil journalism – to civil action", held by the Internet medium "Caucasian Knot".
Rally of deceived housing interest-holders. Rostov-on-Don, Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, March 11, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 13 March 2010
Rally of deceived interest-holders held in Rostov-on-Don
A rally of deceived interest-holders in housing construction was held today; by a visual estimate of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent the event was at least 150-person strong.
16:00, 13 March 2010
Builders of Sochi Olympic objects go on strike against salary delays
On March 11, the builders of the dwelling district for resettlers from Imereti Lowland in Sochi began their strike. They refused to go to work until they are paid their salary debts for several months. About one hundred persons are on strike.
15:00, 13 March 2010
Resident of Dagestan complains of being beaten and robbed by militiamen
Today, Magomedtaga Nurulaev, 30, a resident of Mutsalaul village, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, has stated that he was tortured and robbed by power agents.
Volgograd. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/18057098
12:00, 13 March 2010
Court in Volgograd passes verdict of guilty to human rights activists
Members of the Volgograd-based UNESCO Club named "Child's Dignity" Irina Molovichko, Ulyana Ilyakhina and Tatiana Zagumennova, accused of plundering grant money in the sum of 18,000 roubles in 2006-2008, received conditional custody terms. The convicts refused to plead guilty, asserting that the court has passed an unfair sentence.
11:00, 13 March 2010
Snow in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories was tinted by Sahara sand
Experts explain the coloured snow that fell on March 9 in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories by the presence of dust, sand and clay particles in precipitations brought by the wind from Northern Africa, and state that the deposits are harmless.
10:00, 13 March 2010
US' DoS criticizes situation with human rights in Armenia
The political crisis in Armenia that stemmed from essential violations in the course of the 2008 presidential election is not over, and the atmosphere in the country continues to remain tense. This was stated in the report of the United States' Department of State (DoS) published on March 11.
08:00, 13 March 2010
Landslip threat forces MfE to evacuate residents of Buinaksk suburb
At night on Saturday, March 13, the Dagestan city of Buinaksk suffered from a powerful landslip. Rescuers evacuated 82 persons, including 26 children, the local Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.
23:55, 12 March 2010
International human rights organizations call Azerbaijan to release convicted bloggers
The international human rights organizations "Committee to Protection Journalists", Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have made statements on the refusal of the Baku Appeal Court to cancel the verdict to bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli, convicted to 2 and 2.5 years of imprisonment respectively.
23:50, 12 March 2010
USA express concern of human rights situation in Northern Caucasus
On March 11, Hilary Clinton, State Secretary of the USA, presented another regular report on the situation in the sphere of human rights in the world. The document published in the official website of the US Department of State (DoS), dedicates 73 pages to criticism of the situation with human rights in Russia.
23:40, 12 March 2010
CE reminds Armenia of ECtHR's decision on "A1+" TV Company
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CE) has reminded the government of Armenia about the need to enforce the decision of the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on the "A1+" TV Company. According to the verdict, Armenia should give chance to the Company to take part in the tender for broadcasting frequencies and for its return on air.
23:20, 12 March 2010
Schools teachers in several districts of Chechnya complain of salary delays
Schools teachers of several districts of the Chechen Republic see no salaries for two months already. The issue was discussed on March 11 in Grozny at a sitting with participation of the head of the Ministry of Education, city and regional departments of education and school directors. The authorities promise to solve the problem in the near future.
23:00, 12 March 2010
In Dagestan, court refuses to reconsider Natalia Krainova's case
On March 11, Federal Judge of the Sovietskiy District of Makhachkala Gasankadi Dzhunaidiev rejected the application lodged by Natalia Krainova, a journalist of the local weekly "Novoe Delo" (New Business), who asked to revise the verdict of April 22, 2009, prescribing her to pay, together with her colleague Svetlana Anokhina, 24,000 roubles in equal shares to Zaur Gaziev, a journalist of the newspaper "Free Republic".
Picket in memory of separatists' leader of Chechnya Aslan Maskhadov. Moscow, Chistye Prudy, March 11, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 12 March 2010
Picket in memory of Aslan Maskhadov held in Moscow
Today in Moscow, in Chistye Prudy, at the monument to Alexander Griboedov, a picket was held in memory of the leader of Chechen separatists Aslan Maskhadov.
News
More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Russian troops in a combat zone. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://mil.ru/news/1b9c3525-a768-4ce0-81c3-4b4a885d8335 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.

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.