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23:00, 27 February 2010
Hammarberg not to deal with missing residents of South Ossetia
Investigation of the cases of missing citizens of South Ossetia has been commissioned to two international experts - Bruce Richard Pegg (Australia) and Nicolas Cebir (France). This was reported to journalists in Tskhinvali by Thomas Hammarberg, Supreme Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, who added that he will deal with the cases of prisoners.
20:00, 27 February 2010
Nagorno-Karabakh commemorates victims of Sumgait pogroms
A mourning ceremony dedicated to the 22nd anniversary of Armenian pogroms in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait took place today in Nagorno-Karabakh.
18:00, 27 February 2010
Gachechiladze: soon opposition will name their united candidate for Tbilisi Mayor
The united candidate from the opposition to the post of Tbilisi Mayor will be named, most probably, in early March, while now the nomination mechanism is defined. It was stated to journalists by Levan Gachechiladze, one of the leaders of Georgian opposition and the chairman of the public organization "Defend Georgia".
17:16, 27 February 2010
Human rights activist Karastelyov, Dymovskiy's defender, was beaten in Novorossisk
Today, unidentified persons attacked human rights activist Vadim Karastelyov, who represents the interests of former Major Alexei Dymovskiy. This was reported by Nikolai Ukraintsev, Vadim's advocate.
17:00, 27 February 2010
Alexei Voevoda from Sochi wins bronze medal in Vancouver and quits bobsleigh
On February 26, Sochi gave grand welcome to bronze medallist of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver Alexei Voevoda. The athlete has declared that after this victory he decided to "round up" with bobsleigh.
14:00, 27 February 2010
Dagestan resident sentenced to 25 years for killing two militiamen
The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sentenced Ahmed Abzhavatov, a resident of Makhachkala, to the maximal punishment - 25 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony - for being a member of IAFs (illegal armed formations) and murdering two militiamen.
13:00, 27 February 2010
Ebzeev liquidates office of government of Karachai-Circassia
President of Karachai-Circassia Boris Ebzeev has decided to liquidate the governmental machinery. His press service reports that the respective amendments to the Republic's Law "On Government of the Karachai-Circassian Republic (KCR)" were discussed at the regular sitting of the government.
11:00, 27 February 2010
Observers state use of administrative resources at early voting in Sochi
Observers and residents of the city-resort of Sochi complain about facts of using administrative resources during early voting for City Assembly Deputies that started on February 26. However, the local electoral commission assures that everything was lawful.
10:00, 27 February 2010
Georgian MFA explains how to pass through "Kazbegi-Verkhni Lars"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia has explained the conditions of passing through the only check point in the Georgian-Russian border named "Kazbegi-Verkhni Lars", which will be reopened on March 1.
09:00, 27 February 2010
Shop shelled in Nazran, owner killed
As reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia, at night of February 27, unidentified persons shelled a shop in Nazran from their sub-machine guns killing one person and wounding another one.
23:40, 26 February 2010
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Travel companies see no prospects for tourism in Chechnya yet
After President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov announced construction of a mountain-ski resort in the Argun Gorge, the republic's authorities began talking about the tourist attractiveness of the region; however, tourist experts and businessmen are rather sceptical to this idea, thinking that tourists would not come to Chechnya in near future.
23:30, 26 February 2010
Moscow authorities define the place for "Memorial of Glory" blown up in Kutaisi
The re-erected "Memorial of Glory", which was blown up in Kutaisi, Georgia, will be located behind the building of the museum of the Great Patriotic War on the Poklonnaya Mount.
23:00, 26 February 2010
Azerbaijan: Fatullaev's custody in SIZO extended by 2 months
On February 26, the Garadag District Court of Baku upheld the presentation of the District Prosecutor's Office and extended the custody term of Einullah Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Real Azerbaijan", who is kept in the Baku Investigatory Isolation Facility (known as "SIZO"), by two more months.
Ruslan Musaev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 26 February 2010
Court session on Ruslan Musaev's rehabilitation postponed again
Today, the Moscow City Court started considering the claim on rehabilitation of Ruslan Musaev, who was earlier acquitted on the attempt case on President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in May 2007. After a ten-minute session, the consideration of the case on the merits was reappointed on March 10. The reason for delay was in the statement made by the representative of the Ministry of Finance about the need on their part to calculate damage caused to Musaev by unjustified prosecution and formulate their position in the court.
22:40, 26 February 2010
Chechnya marks Prophet Mohammed's birthday in a big way
Celebrations in honour of Prophet Mohammed's birthday continue in the Chechen Republic. The main celebratory actions started on February 25 at 6:00 p.m. and lasted all the night long.
22:10, 26 February 2010
Tsotne Gamsakhurdia's condition is stable, doctors say
The health condition of Tsotne - the son of the first President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia - is estimated as stable. A special briefing to this topic was held today at the Ministry for Enforcement of Punishments, Probation and Legal Aid. According to David Asatiani, head of the medical department of the Ministry, Tsotne Gamsakhurdia is under special control of the doctors of his department.
Ingushetia, Borga-Kash Mausoleum. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/7509931
22:00, 26 February 2010
Evkurov: Islamic complex in Magas should consolidate Ingush society
The large Islamic complex to be erected in the city of Magas, where the main object will be the Cathedral Mosque capable to house 8000 believers, will also comprise the Islamic University for 300 students, a students' hostel, a building of the Republic's Spiritual Department of Moslems, a hotel and a "Khalyal" shopping centre. This was reported by President Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
Ingushetia, Ordzhonikidzevskaya village. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/18662345
22:00, 26 February 2010
Explosion wounds two militiamen in Ingushetia
Today in the morning in Ingushetia, near Ordzhonikidzevskaya village, a bomb was triggered in a road shoulder, when armoured "Ural" truck with MIA agents inside was passing by. Two militiamen were wounded and hospitalized.
21:00, 26 February 2010
Georgian authorities rely on Hammarberg's help in releasing detainees in the conflict zone with South Ossetia
Today, Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner of the Council of Europe, came to Georgia for his three-day visit. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Mr Hammarberg's press service that today he would have meetings with activists of NGOs and human rights organizations, then - with government officials, prior to his visit to South Ossetia.
Political ralley in memory of murdered activist Natalya Estemirova. Moscow, Novopushkinsky square, July 23, 2009. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 26 February 2010
Estemirova's colleagues in Chechnya doubt that her real killer will ever be detained
People in Chechnya are sceptical to the news that the murderer of the well-known human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, kidnapped and assassinated on July 15, 2009, is established. Her colleagues believe that inspectors know already for a long time the executors and organizers of this crime; however, they doubt that the names will ever be disclosed.
News
Samvel Karapetyan. Photo: https://yerevan.today/ru/eti-vlasti-prevratili-politicheskoe-pole-v-czirk-samvel-karapetyan/ Karapetyan's house arrest has been extended by a month.

Analysts assess the risks for Armenia due to the war in Iran.

The return of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh. Photo: https://azertag.az/ru/?lang=netherlands%3Fdevice%3DDesktop&page=232?device=Desktop Social media users debated the return of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh.

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.