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Akhmat Kadyrov (on the left) and Vladimir Putin. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3410
02:46, 7 March 2023
Meeting of Kadyrov’s son with Putin highlights special status of Chechen leader
Vladimir Putin’s personal meeting with 17-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov once again highlighted the special status of the leader of Chechnya among Russian governors, and it looks like a signal that power in Chechnya will be inherited, human rights defenders point out.
Igor Korotkov. Screenshot of the video by Igor Korotkov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIGfkYRLI5w
01:44, 7 March 2023
Activist from Adygea expresses his indignation with a large fine
In Adygea, a court recognized as a fake a video about the Russian army, the link to which was posted in a messenger by Igor Korotkov. The activist was fined 800,000 roubles.
Ahkmat Kadyrov and Vladimir Putin. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3410
23:27, 6 March 2023
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 27-March 5, 2023
Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, public activity of Ramzan Kadyrov, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, discussions in Georgia and the health state of Mikhail Saakashvili, official data on the natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 27-March 5, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
The Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:54, 6 March 2023
Resident of Astrakhan fined for discrediting militaries
Rizabek Kubashev, an Astrakhan resident, was found guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
The temporary detention facility in Sochi. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
19:52, 6 March 2023
Pacifist comments in social network result in arrest of Sochi resident
A Sochi resident was detained in connection with his pacifist comments, after which law enforcers accused him of disobeying the policeman's lawful demands, and by a court decision, he was arrested.
A wedding in Chechnya. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel "Chechen Weddings". Sharkhan Video Studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt-OQMRN2Mo
18:31, 5 March 2023
Social network users criticize generous payments from Kadyrov Fund to newlyweds
Ten million roubles that the Kadyrov Fund has promised to distribute among 100 newlywed couples should be better spent to help the needy people in Chechnya, Instagram* users have noted. Some of them have linked the Fund's action with the marriage of Ramzan Kadyrov's son.
A gavel. Photo by Mikhail Stupin, Yuga.ru
16:28, 5 March 2023
Court sides with Chechen police in dispute with perished law enforcer's mother
The court of appeal in Chechnya has upheld the refusal to satisfy the lawsuit of Bahumesedo Khamidova, who asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to award the order to her son, a policeman, who perished in 2002.
Akhmat Kadyrov and Vladimir Putin. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3410
16:25, 5 March 2023
Kadyrov boasts of his son's personal meeting with Putin
The President of Russia had a personal meeting with Akhmat Kadyrov, a son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, and congratulated him on his upcoming marriage, the father has boasted.
Plaque on the house in Karetny Ryad Street in Moscow, where the office of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" was located. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:52, 5 March 2023
Law enforcers announce criminal case against "Memorial"*
A criminal case has been opened against employees of the "Memorial" Society under the article on rehabilitation of Nazism, law enforcement sources have reported. There was no notification about the case; and investigators failed to voice out the claims, human rights defenders from the "Memorial" have informed.
The Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala. Photo by the press service of the court http://lenynskiy.dag.sudrf.ru/
15:14, 5 March 2023
Case details of Zaur Radjabov, Makhachkala resident, announced
The Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala has fined Zaur Radjabov, a local resident, by 30,000 roubles, recognizing that his posts in the Instagram* social network had discredited Russian militaries.
Kemal Tambiev, Abdulmumin Gadjiev and Abubakar Rizvanov in the courtroom. 2021. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:02, 4 March 2023
Defence completes presenting proofs in Abdulmumin Gadjiev's case
The advocates for Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov have completed the presentation of evidence, but Tambiev is demanding that the protocol of his first interrogation be excluded from the case files, while Rizvanov is seeking to summon new witnesses to the trial.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left), Dmitry Peskov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photos: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru, kremlin.ru
15:49, 4 March 2023
Kremlin reacts to Kadyrov's call for martial law
The decision to introduce the martial law is made by the president, Dmitry Peskov, President Putin's press secretary, has recalled in his comment on the proposal of the head of Chechnya to tighten the regime in some Russian regions after the attack committed in the Bryansk Region.
The Volgograd Garrison Military Court, photo: riac34.ru
15:45, 4 March 2023
Volgograd contract soldier’s wife seeks his treatment through court
A spouse of a participant in the special military operation appealed to the Volgograd Garrison Military Court, demanding that her husband be dismissed from service and provided with psychiatric treatment. Military doctors who examined the contract soldier declared him fit for service, while civilian doctors insist that he needs medical treatment.
Administrative Court of Paris. Photo by the press service of the court http://paris.tribunal-administratif.fr/Le-tribunal-administratif/Histoire-du-tribunal
23:37, 3 March 2023
Native of Chechnya achieves cancellation of his deportation from France
A court in Paris has satisfied the complaint of a native of Chechnya against the decision of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to deport him to Russia, admitting that the man was in danger of being tortured in Russia.
Denis Nochevka. Screenshot of the video https://protokol.band/2021/09/24/sud-oshtrafoval-aktivista/
23:30, 3 March 2023
ECtHR awards compensation to Krasnodar activist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided that Denis Nochevka had been illegally kept after being detained at a rally against the pension reform held in Krasnodar; and his trial was not impartial.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
23:27, 3 March 2023
Kadyrov urges to punish families of those who committed terror act in Bryansk Region
Relatives of the attackers should be called to account for the armed incident in the Bryansk Region and, despite the presence of civilian facilities nearby, "bomb down all the sites" that may be associated with the preparation of the terror act, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Law enforcers chastising a group of local residents for drinking alcohol. Screenshot of the video on Instagram (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia) of the Urus-Martan District Interior Ministry office, posted on March 2, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpR0sNNjjIj/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY=
23:16, 3 March 2023
Residents of Chechnya reprimanded publicly by law enforcers for drinking alcohol
A video of law enforcers chastising a group of residents of the Urus-Martan District for drinking alcohol in public places and driving while intoxicated has been posted in social media.
Natalia Bushueva at a solo protest action held near the monument to St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Krasnodar. Screenshot https://t.me/ovdinfolive/18921
18:42, 3 March 2023
Activist detained at pacifist picket in Krasnodar
Natalia Bushueva was taken to a police department after a solo protest action held near the monument to St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Krasnodar.
The remains of people found in Grozny. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel Live Kavkaz News on March 1, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBUVLuvGfdU
16:25, 3 March 2023
Human rights defenders associate mass grave in Grozny with extrajudicial executions
During the two Chechen military campaigns, extrajudicial executions took place throughout Grozny, so the remains found on the outskirts of the city might belong to the victims of those executions, human rights defenders Oleg Orlov and Alexander Cherkasov suggested.
Alexander Sokurov, screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel "Biznes Istorii: kompanii, trendy, rynki" ("Business Stories: Companies, Trends & Markets") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_THnQYqDk
18:52, 2 March 2023
Chechen theatre official claims apology from Sokurov
Khava Akhmadova, the head of the Chechen State Drama Theatre, has treated the statement of film director Alexander Sokurov about the cultural interests of residents of Northern Caucasus as a reason for his apology.
News
The announcement of the verdict against the Karabakh leadership in Baku. Screenshot from the "Report" photo from February 5, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/lejla-alieva-podelilas-publikaciej-o-poezdke-v-gyojgyol-s-alenoj-alievoj#gallery_0cbbef4f9e6ba8e172d990a01ae0637a-8. Activists expressed hope for US intervention in the fate of convicted Karabakh leaders.

Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

Vagif Khachatryan underwent surgery in Yerevan.

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.