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Tofig Yagublu. Photo: Meydan TV, https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/тофиг-ягублу-был-вызван-в-генпрокуратуру/?ref=list-news
17:26, 23 March 2020
Azerbaijani activist Yagublu detained on suspicion of hooliganism
Tofig Yagublu, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, has staged a traffic accident and attacked a family couple, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained the detention of the activist. Mr Yagublu himself treats himself as a victim of a provocation.
The Russia's FSB (Federal Security Bureau) officer. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC)
17:22, 23 March 2020
NAC reports three militants killed in KBR
Three men who had prepared a terror act were killed in a shootout with law enforcers in the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has informed.
Voting at the presidential election in Abkhazia. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:15, 23 March 2020
Abkhazia announces preliminary outcomes of presidential election
The winner of the presidential election in Abkhazia is Aslan Bzhaniya, who gained 56.5% of the voters, the republic's Central Election Commission (CEC) has informed.
A bus driver wearing medical mask and gloves. USA, March 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar
11:26, 23 March 2020
Armenian journalists point to specifics of emergency state due to coronavirus
People perceived the state of emergency introduced in Armenia in 1988 and 2008 as an authorities' attempts to exert pressure on and intimidate them; while the society as a whole perceives the current restrictions caused by coronavirus as an intention to protect people, journalists believe.
Health workers in protective clothing. Photo: REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
11:23, 23 March 2020
Use of medication against coronavirus provokes cautious optimism in Georgia
After application of some anti-malarial drug, none of the Georgian coronavirus patients needed connection to artificial respiration devices, doctors have stated. However, US experts have cautioned against hasty conclusions about the efficiency of the drug.
Adam Delimkhanov. Screenshot of the video "Adam Delimkhanov - The "Matilda's Lie" movie" posted at the Первый Международный Позитивный портал YouTube channel
11:20, 23 March 2020
Kadyrov's adviser calls on to punish network user for chats with Chechen girls
Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to the head of Chechnya, has urged to punish the social network user, who "writes inadmissible things" to women on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov and Delimkhanov himself. The call will trigger a "witch hunt" in the republic, locals residents have suggested.
People praying in a mosque in Makhachkala. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/7kNK0Cw-OA4
12:09, 22 March 2020
Anti-epidemic measures of European Muslims find no support in Northern Caucasus
An online worship service was held under the coronavirus quarantine in a mosque in Helsinki. The head of the Muslim Coordination Centre of Northern Caucasus has criticized the option of distance prayers.
Ramzan Kadyrov holds a sitting of his operative headquarters for countering coronavirus, https://vk.com/video279938622_456242814?list=bf27f4acb3efe814a8
11:52, 22 March 2020
Kadyrov orders to control prices in Chechnya
The prevention of the coronavirus-related panic is more important than countering the infection itself, Chechen authorities have stated. Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded from officials to monitor the pricing. Residents of Chechnya distrust authorities' assurances about their readiness for the epidemic.
17:48, 21 March 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 250 shelling attacks during week
Since March 15, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 1900 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed today.
Medical worker wearing a face mask. Photo: REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
17:16, 21 March 2020
Armenian Parliament approves punishment for violating quarantine
The amendments approved by the Armenian Parliament provide for heavy administrative fines for violating the quarantine regime or the prescription for self-isolation; and in case of mass infection of people, violators face up to five years in prison.
Believers in the Golotl mosque, Chechnya. Photo: press service of the Shamil District Administration, http://шамильский.рф/press-tsentr/novosti/gasanov-magomed-ibragimovich-poobshchalsya-s-zhitelyami-selo-golotl-_1074
16:13, 21 March 2020
Residents of Chechnya support Muftiate's refusal to introduce restrictions because of coronavirus
The danger of coronavirus spread has not stopped believers in Chechnya from attending mosques.
Armenian soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
15:49, 21 March 2020
Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling on frontline
During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 30, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Ingush elders. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the Caucasian Knot
11:52, 21 March 2020
Ingush Teip members explain their decision to boycott all-Russian vote
The open letters to Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on supporting the boycott of the nationwide vote on constitutional amendments were unanimously adopted by the councils of elders of Ingush Teips, members thereof told the "Caucasian Knot".
Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot
11:39, 21 March 2020
About 50 law enforcers raid Tangim Mosque
They explained their next raid conducted at the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala as the "Debtor" operation. However, as usual, they wrote down believers' personal data. Despite law enforcers' regular raids and the threat of coronavirus infection, the attendance of the mosque has not dropped, the believers themselves have reported.
11:26, 21 March 2020
Salary paid, Tkibuli miners stop striking
Workers of the Dzidziguri Mine are back at work after the company bosses have partially satisfied their demands. Working in mines is still unsafe, but miners have to maintain their families, they have stated.
08:50, 21 March 2020
Moscow law enforcers disrupt picket in Gadjiev's support
Gasan Chankhiev, a native of Dagestan, has reported his detention during a solo picket in support of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, held in Moscow.
Ilyas Mazhaev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jke7MTWurEM
08:35, 21 March 2020
Ilyas Mazhaev's return to homeland shows Chechen authorities' paternalism
By helping Ilyas Mazhaev to return to his relatives from Moscow, the authorities have shown that Ramzan Kadyrov is also the head of those Chechens, who are outside the republic, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have indicated.
Screenshot of Laura Kurdjieva Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B985am3A993/
08:24, 21 March 2020
Kemal Tambiev goes on hunger strike in SIZO
Kemal Tambiev, accused of financing terrorism, has demanded to provide him with books, the Koran and create due conditions at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) cell, where he is kept.
Akhmed Barakhoev. Photo courtesy of the HRC 'Memorial' press service: https://memohrc.org/ru/defendants/barahoev-ahmed-osmanovich
23:54, 20 March 2020
Arrest of Akhmed Barakhoev extended
In the Stavropol Territory, a court pronounced a decision to leave Akhmed Barakhoev, one of the leaders of the Ingush protests, in custody until April 11.
22:23, 20 March 2020
Azerbaijani leader accuses opposition of provocations in connection with coronavirus
In connection with the threat of the coronavirus infection, members of the opposition are spreading panic among the population, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev states. He has called the opposition the "traitors." Leaders of the opposition parties state the Ilham Aliev's allegations are unfounded.
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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.