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Mukhammed Mirzali after being attacked. Screenshot of the video at the Amon Equalizer YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVEhi45e3vg
09:24, 16 March 2021
Attack on Mirzali continues series of incidents with political emigrants from Azerbaijan
During the attack in Nantes on Mukhammed Mirzali, an opposition blogger from Azerbaijan, they to cut off his tongue, Emin Akhmedbekov, a political emigrant, has reported. Mirzali is in grave condition under intensive care. Human rights defenders have accused Azerbaijani authorities of the attack and called on the authorities of France and other European countries to investigate such incidents.
01:46, 16 March 2021
Rights defenders treat Saduev's stay in Chechnya as dangerous
Ilyas Saduev, deported from France to Russia, has been handed over to Chechen law enforcers, said his female relative. In Chechnya, Saduev's life and health are in danger, rights defenders believe.
Detention of Alexander Zolotarev, March 12, 2021. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2LkpokrfNA&t=50s
01:27, 16 March 2021
Zolotaryov's arrest continues corruption-fighting trend in Northern Caucasus
The criminal prosecution of Aleksander Zolotaryov, deputy chairman of the government of the Stavropol Territory, under the bribery case is another episode in the fight against corruption in Northern Caucasus by the model of cadre cleansings in Dagestan, Anton Chablin, a political analyst, believes.
Employee of the Ministry for Emergencies and Mosgaz at the entrance to the building, in which the editorial office of the "Novaya Gazeta" is located, March 15, 2021. Photo courtesy of Svetlana Vedanova, "Novaya Gazeta"
22:33, 15 March 2021
"Novaya Gazeta" claims a chemical attack after posting article on reprisals in Chechnya
An entrance to the building, which houses the editorial office of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", which has posted today an eyewitness evidence of the extrajudicial executions in Chechnya, has been poured with a chemical liquid of pungent smell, the newspaper reports. No hazardous substances have been discovered in the building, a source from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.
Blogger Mekhman Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
22:11, 15 March 2021
Mekhman Guseinov announces a new investigation into corruption in Azerbaijan
The journalistic investigation, during the aerial filming for which two activists were detained in the vicinity of Baku, is focused on the activities of a top-ranking official employed by a state-owned company, which receives construction contracts, blogger Mekhman Guseinov reports.
Suleiman Gezmakhmaev and his ID card of an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Chechnya
19:57, 15 March 2021
"Novaya Gazeta" posts eyewitness testimony of extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
Today, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" has made public a testimony of Chechen law enforcer Suleiman Gezmakhmaev. According to his story, residents of Chechnya, detained in January 2017, were tortured and forced to incriminate themselves before the extrajudicial killings, and the law enforcer witnessed those events.
Policemen at the gates of the Parliament of Armenia at Bagramyan Avenue. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:31, 15 March 2021
Armenia rejects bill on abolition of martial law
Today, a member of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party has stated that the in-force martial law impedes all political processes in the country. However, the parliamentary Committee on Defence, National Security, and Internal Affairs has refused to consider a bill on the abolition of martial law.
14:43, 15 March 2021
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 8-14, 2021
Protests of Nikol Pashinyan's opponents in Yerevan and failed meeting of the Prime Minister with opposition leaders; actions and events for the International Women's Day; CTO in Makhachkala; release of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva from SIZO; 77th anniversary of the deportation of Balkars; statement of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov about the failed attempt on his brother's life, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 8-14, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
School building in the village of Akka of the Tabasaransk District. Photo: //dagpravda.ru/novosti/ummupazil-omarova-posetila-shkolu-v-s-akka-tabasaranskogo-rajona/
14:10, 15 March 2021
More than third of all Russian dilapidated school buildings are in Dagestan
Mould and fungus on walls, rotten floors and leaking roofs remain a reality in Russian public schools in the 21st century. More than a third of the country's dilapidated school buildings are in Dagestan, as journalists of the "Vazhnye Istorii" (Important Stories) report.
Special operation in the Northern Caucasus. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kchr-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-pyatero.html
13:24, 15 March 2021
On March 8-14, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 8-14, 2021, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least one person perished; no information about the wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
11:38, 15 March 2021
Oppositional Azerbaijani blogger wounded in France
Mukhammed Mirzali, who lives in France, was attacked by an unknown man who stabbed him several times.
11:13, 15 March 2021
Relatives report deportation of native of Chechnya from France to Russia
Ilyas Saduev, deprived of his refugee status by French authorities, was deported to Russia, his relatives said. Authorities of both countries failed to inform Saduev's relatives about his deportation and whereabouts.
Participants of protest actions in Yerevan, March 14, 2021. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:54, 15 March 2021
Yerevan protesters get tents ready for provincial activists
Two additional tents will be set up near the parliament building in Yerevan for activists from the regions of Armenia, said the opposition's spokesman. About 150 activists stayed overnight in the tent camp.
Protest action in Kutaisi, March 14, 2021. Screenshot: Sputnik Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PYMxCHzptg
10:41, 15 March 2021
Kutaisi: protesters voice out ultimatum to authorities
Large-scale protests will start in Tbilisi should authorities ignore the demands of the opponents to the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), the participants in the rally held in Kutaisi on March 14 have warned.
A protest action at the residence of President Armen Sargsyan, March 13, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:21, 14 March 2021
Activists tried to prevent Pashinyan from leaving President's residence
Protesters have blocked the gates of the presidential residence and confronted the police. Activists failed to prevent Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, from leaving after his meeting with President Armen Sargsyan.
11:18, 14 March 2021
Georgian farmer arrested within case of labour slavery and worker's death
A Russian citizen was taken into labour slavery and died after severe beatings, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has stated. The owner of the farm is in custody.
11:16, 14 March 2021
Defence of Ingush activist Sautieva complains about law enforcers' pressure
Law enforcers are seeking to return Zarifa Sautieva to SIZO (pre-trial prison) by exerting pressure on the owner of the apartment where the she is kept under house arrest, her advocate, Magomed Bekov, has informed.
10:50, 14 March 2021
CoE calls on Azerbaijani authorities to fulfil ECtHR's decisions on activists
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Azerbaijani authorities to immediately enforce the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the "Ilgar Mamedov Group" – to cancel the current and remove earlier convictions.
A special operation in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pa5CQf58wg&feature=emb_logo
22:57, 13 March 2021
Analysts doubt law enforcers' version about reasons for CTO in Makhachkala
The introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in Makhachkala, despite the fact that the casualty was seriously ill, was justified, analysts believe. However, it could have been avoided if law enforcers could foresee that this man is able of committing crimes again.
Martin Kochesoko. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:43, 13 March 2021
Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko challenges verdict
A complaint against the verdict to Martin Kochesoko, a Circassian activist, convicted for drug possession, has been lodged to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), his advocated has informed.
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Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Fedor Shchukin. Frame from an RGVK Dagestan news video. Shchukin Fedor Vyacheslavovich

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.