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22:30, 10 March 2010
Moscow City Court considers new case of skinheads Ryno and Skachevskiy
As reported by the press service of the Moscow City Court, the leaders of a grouping of skinheads Arthur Ryno and Pavel Skachevskiy, earlier already sentenced to imprisonment for murders, have pled guilty of other nationalistic attacks.
22:10, 10 March 2010
Murat Kardanov, defendant in Nalchik attack case, transferred to home arrest
Under inspector's statement, Murat Kardanov, a defendant in the case dealing with the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, a resident of Zolukokoazhe village, was released to home arrest. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from duly informed circles. Now, Murat Kardanov is taking his treatment at the Republic's Anti-Tubercular Clinic.
Opening of the border check point "Dariali-Verkhni Lars", March 1, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 10 March 2010
Participants of Moscow-Tbilisi-Yerevan space bridge differ in assessing "Verkhni Lars" opening
In the course of the space bridge held on March 9 by the RIA "Novosti" between Armenian, Georgian and Russian experts, who discussed the opening of the surface border between Russia and Georgia at the check points "Darial" and "Verkhni Lars", it became clear that the experts viewed the event differently. Alexei Malashenko from the Carnegie Institute treated the fact positively, while Georgiy Khaindrava, one of the leaders of the non-parliamentary opposition, found incompatible such factors like "occupation of Georgian regions" and simultaneous restoration of communication between the two countries.
21:00, 10 March 2010
In Ingushetia, rally against kidnappings continues for the fifth day
So far, no news about the whereabouts of Mikail Pliev, a resident of Ingushetia, kidnapped on March 4 in Pyatigorsk, arrived to his relatives, as his wife Makka reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Residents of Plievo village continue their protest near the local administration demanding to clear out Mikail Pliev's fate.
20:30, 10 March 2010
Suspect of attacking human rights activist Karastelyov released under recognizance not to leave
The person suspected of attacking Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee for Human Rights, who is representing the interests of disfavoured militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy, is at large.
20:00, 10 March 2010
Dagestan militiamen demand dismissal of Bastrykin, ICPO boss
The independent trade union of law enforcers and prosecutors of Dagestan made a decision at its assembly to address a letter to President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev and Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Russian Federal Assembly Sergey Mironov. In their letter Dagestan power agents ask to consider impossibility for Alexander Bastrykin to stay in the post of the head of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia.
Azerbaijan, Baku. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/29128263
19:00, 10 March 2010
Azerbaijani Appeal Court upholds verdict to bloggers
Today, in Baku, the Azerbaijani Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Gail Mamedov, has upheld the verdict of the first instance court to bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade.
Ingushetia, Nazran. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/27847902
18:00, 10 March 2010
Journalists detained in Ingushetia: publications in media saved our lives
Israpil Shovkhalov, editor-in-chief, and Abdullah Duduev, chief editor, of the Caucasian independent magazine "Dosh", detained by power agents in Ingushetia on March 9, assert that timely publications in media about their detention allowed them to survive.
23:30, 9 March 2010
ODIHR: trials on March 1, 2008, events revealed imperfections of Armenian judiciary
The succession of litigations in the aftermath of the post-election violence that burst out in March 2008 in Yerevan has revealed deficiencies of the judicial system of Armenia. This is stated in the report of the Office of Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe).
23:20, 9 March 2010
In April, ECtHR to consider Sandro Girgvliani's murder in Georgia
On April 27, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will consider the case about the murder in Georgia in 2005 of a bank employee Sandro Girgvliani.
23:10, 9 March 2010
Protest action against resolution on Armenians' genocide held at the US embassy in Baku
On Monday, March 8, in Baku, a protest action was held in front of the US embassy in the context of the approval on March 4 by the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives of the US Congress of draft resolution on Armenians' genocide.
23:00, 9 March 2010
Rally in support of Fatima Margieva held in Vladikavkaz
On March 8, in North Ossetia, the committee for release of the teacher of the South-Ossetian State University Fatima Margieva held a sanctioned rally. The protesters gathered in the Theatre Square of Vladikavkaz with a demand to stop criminal prosecution of Margieva.
22:50, 9 March 2010
Lebedev: UN Special Representative's report on his visit to South Ossetia is lopsided and biased
The Russian delegation labelled as politicized the report of Walter Kelin, Special Representative of Secretary General of the United Nations on Internally Displaced Persons' Rights, which summed up his visit to South Ossetia. The report was presented on March 8 at the 13th Session of the United Nations on Human Rights (HRS) held in Switzerland. In the opinion of Mikhail Lebedev, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the UN Branch and other international organizations in Geneva, the report is lopsided, biased and contains factual mistakes.
22:40, 9 March 2010
Chief Physician of RCH fined in Dagestan
As regarded by the Prosecutor's Office and Antimonopoly Service, the Chief Physician of the largest medical establishment of Dagestan - the Republic's Clinical Hospital (RCH) - has broken the legislation on purchase and circulation of medical products and medical equipment; therefore he was fined by 50,000 roubles.
Nevinnomyssks. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
22:30, 9 March 2010
Wind with dust caused rose-coloured snowfalls in Stavropol Territory
The reason of multi-coloured snowfalls in the Stavropol Territory was a strong gusty wind, which lifted up clouds of dust into the air. This was reported by the local Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ("Minprirody").
22:20, 9 March 2010
Claim of Novorossisk UVD head to Dymovskiy and Karastelyov to be considered on March 23
Today, the Primorskiy District Court of Novorossisk has obliged the city UVD (Interior Department) bosses to present the proofs of the fact that it was personally Major Alexei Dymovskiy who had placed a video appeal in the Internet with criticism of the situation in law enforcement bodies. Today, also the date was appointed for consideration of the suit of the head of the UVD to human rights activist Vadim Karastelyov.
22:10, 9 March 2010
Inspectors deny detention of second suspect of attacking human rights activist Karastelyov
The Investigatory Committee refutes information about detention of the second suspect in the case about the attack committed against Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights, who is representing the interests of former militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy.
22:00, 9 March 2010
In Sukhumi, residents of Abkhazia bid farewell to first President Vladislav Ardzinba
Today, people in Sukhumi follow Vladislav Ardzinba, their first President and a symbol of the national-liberation struggle of the people of Abkhazia, to his grave. At 9 in the morning the coffin with his body was placed in the Abkhazian State Philharmonic Society. The mourning ceremony will last till 3:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/19503934
21:20, 9 March 2010
Fate of Chechen resident who disappeared in Ingushetia still unknown
Mair-Ali Vakhaev, a resident of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya who disappeared on February 11 in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, is still undetected. The law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic now nothing about his fate. A source from there does not exclude that Vakhaev could be killed by militaries, and his body hidden.
21:00, 9 March 2010
Armenian Appeal Court cuts journalist Pashinyan's imprisonment
The Appeal Court of Armenia has upheld the verdict passed by the general jurisdiction court of communities Kentron-Nork-Marash to oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan. At the same time, the court ruled to apply amnesty and halved his custody term.
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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.