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14:23, 11 March 2021
Film about oppression of women in the Caucasus sparks excitement in social media
Social network users have criticized Alexei Pivovarov's project after the release of a film about the situation with women's rights in Northern Caucasus. The authors of the film have presented the region to the audience one-sidedly and made rough generalizations, local residents believe.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya. Photo by the press service of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow
12:58, 11 March 2021
Court leaves Chechen Djumaev, participant of action in support of Navalny, under arrest
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of using violence against a state official, will stay in custody until March 23.
A rally to demand Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. Yerevan, March 10, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:59, 11 March 2021
Rally for Pashinyan's resignation gathers 25 hundred
A rally and a march of opponents of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, passed without detention; the police counted 2500 participants. The MPs had to enter the blocked parliament building through the auxiliary entrance; the opposition threatened to block it too.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
11:57, 11 March 2021
Rights defenders lodge complaint to ECtHR on KBR businessman Kasheshov's case
Ruslan Kasheshov, a businessman from Nalchik, was sentenced to 11 years on the basis of confessions made under torture; but the torture case was never investigated. The lawyers from the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have stated this in a complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Aurbiev's relatives. Screenshot of the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihzBXXr3cF4
23:59, 10 March 2021
Chechen Aurbiev's relatives indirectly confirm Tumso's version about attempt on his brother
Relatives of Tamerlan Aurbiev, a native of Chechnya, recorded a sudden video appeal in which they claimed he was prone to crime. Thus, they indirectly confirmed the information of blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov about an attempt on the life of his brother Mokhmad. Such a video appeal could not appear without the knowledge of the Chechen authorities, human rights defenders suggest.
Artak Davtyan. Photo: official site of the MoD of RA
23:58, 10 March 2021
Nikol Pashinyan presents a candidate to become chief of General Headquarters
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposes to return Artak Davtyan to the post of the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. The President of Armenia will consider the application for the appointment of Artak Davtyan within three days, the presidential administration reports.
A house in Gadrut. December 25, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 10 March 2021
Political analysts: Armenians not to return to Gadrut
The President Ilham Aliev's statements about the possibility for Armenians to live in the part of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled by Azerbaijan have been made as a PR step, since the Armenians will not dare to return to the cities and villages they left, political analysts suggest.
Ammunition. Photo: official website of the Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation https://rosguard.gov.ru/ru/news/article/v-dagestane-pri-uchastii-rosgvardii-obezvrezheny-boepripasy
22:59, 10 March 2021
Law enforcers report discovering a hiding of militant killed in Dagestan
Combat engineers destroyed fuses of grenades, which were stored in a hiding arranged in the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, the National Guard of Russia reports.
20:38, 10 March 2021
Azerbaijani authorities report on return of over 200 children from Iraq
In two years, 248 children have been returned to Azerbaijan from Iraq, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers has reported. After rehabilitation, they were handed over to their relatives.
A boarding house in Stepanakert where refugees are accommodated. Nagorno-Karabakh, March 2, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:32, 10 March 2021
Refugees report problems with housing and social help in Nagorno-Karabakh
It is difficult for forced migrants to rent apartments or hotel room in Stepanakert; and not everyone can prove one's right to receive social help, refugees have complained.
Zarifa Sautieva. Photo: https://doshdu.com/zarifu-sautievu-obvinili-v-uchastii-v-jekstremistskom-soobshhestve-dlja-destabilizacii-ingushetii/
09:10, 10 March 2021
Secret witness accuses Zarifa Sautieva of organizing attack on law enforcers
One of the prosecution witnesses at the trial of the leaders of the Ingush protest has stated that Zarifa Sautieva had instructed the protesters in Magas to resist law enforcers, Djabrail Kuriev, an advocate, has reported. According to his story, the witness had again incorrectly described the Sautieva's appearance.
Aytadj Taptyg, a member of the organizing committee, in the square in Baku. She is wearing a face mask saying: "Create like a woman." Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:04, 10 March 2021
Azerbaijani rights defenders stand up for feminists
Authorities should not have used force against feminist rally in Baku, since the female activists did not violate public order and observed sanitary norms, Namizad Safarov, the coordinator of the Centre against Repressions and Torture.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video "Чисто на Хайпе" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVheZKFjZEg
08:58, 10 March 2021
Rights defenders encouraged by transfer of materials on Chechen Tepsurkaev to Krasnodar investigators
Chechen investigators have handed the materials of the check on the use of violence against Salman Tepsurkaev, the moderator of the "1Adat" chat of the Telegram channel, over to their colleagues in the Krasnodar Territory. This will make the investigation more efficient and help in establishing the whereabouts of the kidnapped person, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has expressed some hope.
Rozgeldy Choliev. Screenshot of the video https://centralasia.media/news:1686498?from=rss
08:46, 10 March 2021
Rights defender demand to consider asylum application of Choliev, KChR resident
Five human rights organizations have called on the Russian FSB to allow Rozgeldy Choliev, a citizen of Turkmenistan, to apply for asylum. For the eighth day, Choliev stays in the neutral zone of a Moscow Airport; he is running out of money, while his friends with food and advocate are not let to him.
Aurbiev's relatives. Screenshot of the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihzBXXr3cF4
08:37, 10 March 2021
Social networks doubt words of relatives of Chechen who allegedly attempted Tumso's brother
An uncle and a cousin have urged not to believe Tamerlan Aurbiev, a native of Chechnya, who, according to blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, refused to kill Tumso's brother. In their turn, network commentators believe that the Aurbievs, who had treated their relative as mentally unstable and capable of crimes, has been forced to record a video slandering Tamerlan.
A protest action in Yerevan. March 9, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
23:59, 9 March 2021
Oppositionists block building of Armenian parliament
In Yerevan, participants of a protest action cordoned off the territory of the Armenian parliament and blocked the entrances and exits of the building. There are clashes between activists and policemen, who are trying to push the oppositionists away from the parliament building.
Onik Gasparyan. © Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
23:57, 9 March 2021
Decision on Onik Gasparyan's resignation enters into force
The President of Armenia did not dispute the Prime Minister's decision to dismiss Onik Gasparyan from the post of the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces, and it comes into force automatically, reports Alen Simonyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament.
The police in Bagramyan Avenue. Yerevan, February 26, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:17, 9 March 2021
Advocates: Armenian President to resolve dispute on resignation of General Headquarters' chief
Advocates and activists gathered in front of the residence of the President of Armenia. They demanded from the leader of the country to send to the Constitutional Court a draft decree on the resignation of Onik Gasparyan, the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. Armen Sarkisyan does not use his powers to prevent the development of a political crisis, the activists note.
A regiment in the territory of the Russian mobile hospital in Sukhumi. Photo by the press service of Coordination Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots (KSORS) https://ksors.ru/ksors-pozdravil-sotrudnic-voennogo-gospitalya-mo-rf-s-8-marta/"
18:55, 9 March 2021
Russian military doctors leave Abkhazia
The military doctors of the Russian mobile hospital, who treated coronavirus patients in Sukhumi, have left for the place of their permanent deployment in Budyonnovsk.
18:16, 9 March 2021
Rights defenders demand from Georgian authorities to protect women's rights
In Georgia, women's rights are systematically violated, the human rights defenders from the NGO "Young Lawyers' Association" have noted, referring to cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment, early and forced marriages, and forced abortion.
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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.