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Stepanakert, November 12, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
16:29, 6 March 2021
Twelve refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 24 hours
Peacemakers have escorted another group of refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of local residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh has reached 52,712, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
15:39, 6 March 2021
Advocate refutes Kadyrov's statements about Ukrainian trace in Nemtsov's murder
No Ukrainian traces have been found in the inquiry materials concerning the murder of the opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov family, has stated. In the opinion of Yegor Skovoroda, a "Mediazona" editor, this version was used after the murder as an attempt to divert investigators away from the Chechen trace.
Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.instagram.com/groznytv/?hl=ru
13:07, 6 March 2021
Theologian publicly scolds two Urus-Martan residents for witchcraft
Zuleikham Taisultanova and Zalpa Askhabova, residents of Urus-Martan, were detained for practicing occultism. After their talk with Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, they repented of their deeds: it follows from the video screened by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company).
12:48, 6 March 2021
Bagautdin Myakiev rejects investigators' version about damage to property at SIZO
The restart of the criminal case against Bagautdin Myakiev, suspected of damaging property during his stay at the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), has to do with his actions in support of political prisoners, his advocate has stated. Myakiev himself denies his guilt.
Military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: Press office of Armenian Defense Ministry/PAN Photo/Handout via REUTERS
12:28, 6 March 2021
Yerevan: opposition demands to purchase American weapons
Armenia needs to diversify the sources of buying weapons, as well as obtain the status of an US ally outside NATO, the participants of the action organized by the "National Democratic Pole" (NDP) movement in Yerevan claim.
Forced migrants. Screenshot: "MeydanTV" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPvJ6BxlIY
08:40, 6 March 2021
Military victory deprives Azerbaijan forced migrants of hope for housing
Azerbaijani authorities have stopped providing housing to forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh, without promising their prompt return to their home towns and villages, the "Meydan TV" stated in its publication.
South Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
08:27, 6 March 2021
Georgia and South Ossetia resume talks on border situation
After a seven-month-long break, officials of Georgia and South Ossetia have held a meeting within the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs). The head of the South-Ossetian delegation has called the liquidation of the Georgian block-post near the village of Tsnelis a precondition for settling the conflict. In its turn, Georgia insists on the release of those convicted of crossing the border.
Believers attending Hajj. Vaccination. Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
08:16, 6 March 2021
Dagestani MPH warns about need for vaccination before Hajj
Vaccination against coronavirus is mandatory for those who intend to make Hajj in 2021, the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Dagestan has announced. Restrictions for users without vaccination make its voluntary nature senseless, Instagram users have noted.
Firearms and ammunition discovered in the house of Akhra Avidzba, the former aide to the President of Abkhazia. Photo: https://mvdra.org/press/11887/
23:42, 5 March 2021
MIA of Abkhazia comments on Akhra Avidzba's detention
Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia has reported about a large number of firearms and ammunition discovered in the house of Akhra Avidzba, the former aide to the President of Abkhazia. Akhra Avidzba has been detained together with five foreigners, one of whom introduced himself as a resident of the village of Chegem II in Kabardino-Balkaria, the MIA of Abkhazia reports on its official website.
Ara Sagatelyan. Screenshot: "aysor.am" https://www.aysor.am/
23:18, 5 March 2021
Ara Sagatelyan released in courtroom
The Criminal Court of Appeal did not reveal any reasonable suspicions of the involvement of Ara Sagatelyan, the former chair of the Armenian parliamentary administration, in a case on fakes. After his release, Ara Sagatelyan announced his intention to continue a political struggle against those who ordered his criminal prosecution.
Grandmother of Mirzaali Mirzaliev brings photos depicting trace of tortures of her grandson, March 5, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
22:56, 5 March 2021
Passers-by pay attention to action in support of arrested Derbent residents
In Makhachkala, relatives of three residents of Derbent, arrested in a case on terrorism, held a series of pickets with the demand to punish law enforcers for the use of torture. Passers-by expressed their support to the protesters.
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17:36, 5 March 2021
Police react to video depicting beating of Lezginka dancers in Krasnodar
The police launch an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, as a result of which two natives of Northern Caucasus who danced Lezginka in a street in Krasnodar were beaten by a group of people, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported after a video of the incident had been posted on social media platforms.
Residents of Gyumri in the building of the Shirak regional administration, March 3, 2021. Screenshot: https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20210303/26669919/Aktsiya-protesta-v-Gyumri-rodstvenniki-plennykh-perekryli-vkhody-v-oblastnuyu-administratsiyu.html
17:13, 5 March 2021
POWs' relatives block administration building in Gyumri
Today, residents of Gyumri have blocked the entrance to the building of the Shirak regional administration. The protestors demand from the authorities to announce the dates for the return of their relatives from captivity.
Elmir Abbasov. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/
14:10, 5 March 2021
Court upholds arrest of Elmir Abbasov, "Nida" activist
Yesterday, the Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld the ruling to arrest Elmir Abbasov, a member of the "Nida" movement, accused of illegal storage and use of drug. Oppositionists have linked his arrest with his criticism of the country's president.
At the site of CTO. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
13:35, 5 March 2021
Chaika reports fight against militants in Northern Caucasus
Overall 45 militants were killed by law enforcers in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in 2020; other 113 members armed groupings were detained, Yuri Chaika, the Russian President's envoy to the NCFD, has reported.
Akhru Avidzba. Photo: Andrew Butko https://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:19, 5 March 2021
Sources report Avidzba's detention in Sukhumi
Law enforcers have detained Akhru Avidzba, an assistant to President of Abkhazia, and brought him for questioning to the Security Service (SS). Avidzba's relatives have gathered outside the SS' building waiting for his release.
The village of Khtsaberg in the Gadrut District, November 2020. Photo courtesy of Angelika Zakaryan, Civilnet. https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/11/27/Հադրութի-շրջանի-կտորները-փրկողները․-ֆոտոշարք/410272?fbclid=IwAR1RGpBWV92dCS3MpBJYhvOAGjDR6WfXaVtOzBH1avm13xhFrfC36JKfjAI
11:37, 5 March 2021
Stepanakert protesters demand to start talks on return of Gadrut
At their action in Stepanakert, refugees from the districts of Nagorno-Karabakh, which came under Azerbaijan's control after the war, demanded to start peaceful talks on the transfer of the lost territories to the Armenian party and refugees' return to their homes.
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Screenshot: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/axi.pankiski.5?__tn__=%2Cd-]-h-R&eid=ARDeGFhAGsBenE34L86ogjhI4TcgGQHTp_AcHkZt4vOvsJa9jR-9IiTVEdqRUhiUPM7vsYgjyMGacwyP
11:22, 5 March 2021
"Bellingcat" witness tells court about inquiry into Khangoshvili's murder
A series of investigations conducted by the "Bellingcat" jointly with other media partners have established that the person accused of Khangoshvili's murder had passports on two different names. This suggests that he had collaborated with Russian special services, a classified witness said in court.
Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and Boris Nemtsov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: press service of the Chechen Administration; REUTERS/Grigory Dukor.
08:43, 5 March 2021
Kadyrov responds with harsh criticism to journalists' conclusions about Nemtsov's murder
After the Kremlin's restrained reaction to the inquiry by the "Mediazona" and "Scanner Project" into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, Ramzan Kadyrov has sharply criticized the journalists for their conclusions, suggesting them to "work out" not the Chechen, but the Ukrainian trace in the murder of the oppositionist.
Martin Kochesoko. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
08:28, 5 March 2021
Rights defenders treat verdict to Kochesoko as political order
The prosecutor's office demanded conditional imprisonment for Martin Kochesoko, because the charge has collapsed; but the court fulfilled a political order and refused to acquit the Circassian activist, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* believes.
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Karabakh politicians convicted in Baku demanded that the Armenian authorities pay attention to their problems.

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.