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Tangim mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:39, 7 March 2020
Visitors to Makhachkala mosque voice out problems related to "prophylactic registration"
On March 6, law enforcers conducted their regular raid in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. Believers said that because of the entry into the database of extremists, law enforcers are subjecting them to checks at stationary posts.
Protest action in Tbilisi, November 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
08:27, 7 March 2020
Georgian law enforcers significantly tighten control over protest actions
The protest actions held in Tbilisi in February 2020 were attended by more law enforcers than protesters, employees of the Institute for Democracy Studies have informed.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov (left) holds solo picket in Makhachkala, March 5, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:15, 7 March 2020
Gasanguseinov applied for 58th time for a rally in Makhachkala
For the third day in a row, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered shepherd brothers, has held his solo picket in Makhachkala demanding an efficient investigation of the murder case. He has notified the Dagestani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) about an intended mass protest action.
Policemen. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
21:25, 6 March 2020
In Moscow, Chechen native hospitalized after clash with law enforcers
In Moscow, policemen wounded Zelimkhan Yusupov, a native of Chechnya, who was armed with a knife. The man has been hospitalized. He is suspected of trying to attack the policemen.
Rumina Sautieva and Asya Gazdieva, older sisters of Zarifa Sautieva, Marc 6, 2020. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the Caucasian Knot
21:14, 6 March 2020
Relatives complain about ban on visits to Zarifa Sautieva
Investigators do not allow visits of relatives to Zarifa Sautieva at a SIZO (pre-trial prison), and today, due to the fact that the court was declared to be held behind closed doors, only participants of the trial were allowed to attend the court hearing, relatives of the Ingush activist report.
Mine sweeper. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am/hy/news/7546
17:09, 6 March 2020
Armenian soldier wounded on border with Azerbaijan
A soldier got a slight wound as a result of an act of sabotage in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.
Ismail Denilkhanov, the chairman of the Chechen Public Chamber. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XAxLPo-ih/
16:57, 6 March 2020
Social network users call on to punish author of fake on coronavirus epidemic in Chechnya
Ismail Denilkhanov, the chairman of the Chechen Public Chamber, appealed to residents of the republic and called reports of the alleged coronavirus epidemic in the region a fake. Instagram users supported the Ismail Denilkhanov's statement. They also called on to put amendments to the law on dissemination of false information on social networks.
Subway worker conducting disinfection of buses to prevent spread of coronavirus. Photo: REUTERS / Jason Redmond
13:23, 6 March 2020
Georgia is behind Armenia in WHO's ranking for epidemic preparedness
The rating of the World Health Organization (WHO) has placed Georgia among the countries with weak epidemic prevention capabilities. Insufficient measures have been taken to protect the population, the WHO has noted.
13:04, 6 March 2020
ECtHR agrees with Azerbaijani authorities' proposal in Gyulyalyev's case
At the request of the Azerbaijani government, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has excluded from the list of considered complaints the application of Ogtai Gyulyalyev, the coordinator of the public alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners". The country's authorities have undertaken to pay compensation for his arrest.
Jehovah's Witnesses who have faced criminal prosecution in Russia, including in Southern Russia. Fragment of the website containing information about criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
12:17, 6 March 2020
Thirty-seven Jehovah's Witnesses* in Southern Russia are under inquiry after MoJ's lawsuit
Over almost three years after the decision of the Russian Supreme Court to liquidate all the organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses, announced as extremist, hundreds of Jehovah's Witnesses* in different regions of Russia were criminally prosecuted. By March 5, 2020, the number of such believers has reached at least 320, says the website containing information about criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses*. Almost 12% of them are residents of Southern Russia, the "Caucasian Knot" has counted.
11:56, 6 March 2020
Azerbaijani advocate Shakhla Gumbatova awarded for human rights defence
Shakhla Gumbatova, whose powers as a lawyer are suspended in Azerbaijan, has become a laureate of the US Department of State's International Award "Women of Courage".
Ilsur Amangaziev, Uveis Nimatulaev, Khasan Kitiev and Georgy Yusupov (from left to right) in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:41, 6 March 2020
Relatives of convicted Astrakhan residents complain about ban on visits
The guilt of five residents of the Astrakhan Region, sentenced to long terms under the case of a unit of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court), has not been proved; the verdict will be appealed against, the advocates have stated. Relatives complain that they could not see the defendants from the day they were detained.
08:45, 6 March 2020
Azerbaijani military serviceman killed on Armenian border
Pashazade Orkhan Nazim oglu, an Azerbaijani border guard, was mortally wounded during a shelling attack committed by Armenia, the Azerbaijani State Frontier Service has stated.
Protest action at the Constitutional Court building. Screenshot from the video posted by Turan İnformasiya Agentliyi at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvINEgzmtU&feature=emb_title
08:32, 6 March 2020
Despite protests, Azerbaijani CC approves election outcomes
Despite the objections of hundreds of candidates for MPs, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Azerbaijan has declared that the parliamentary elections have taken place. On March 5, outside the CC building, protesters promised to complain to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about election violations.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov holds solo pickets in Makhachkala, March 5, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:22, 6 March 2020
Dagestani authorities ignore Gasanguseinov's pickets
For the second day in a row, Dagestan authorities make no reaction to the pickets held by Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered Gasanguseinov shepherd brothers. He explains his pickets by an attempt to prevent new killings of innocent people by law enforcers.
Collage made by Kirill Sheikh, https://7x7-journal.ru/articles/2020/03/05/pozdravlyayu-poedesh-katatsya-na-elektrichke-v-yaroslavle
22:33, 5 March 2020
"7x7": Dagestani native sentenced for terrorism claims torture
In Yaroslavl, law enforcers planted explosives to Arthur Kadiev, a native of Dagestan, and tortured him to force him to confess to plotting a terror act, the journal "7x7"reports.
Valery Bganba. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_xu77VlteE
22:20, 5 March 2020
Analysts rule out threat to Russian-Abkhaz relations from Valery Bganba's ultimatum
A sharp statement voiced by the acting President of Abkhazia, who demanded from the Russian authorities to justify the Russian media's reports about the poisoning of Aslan Bzhaniya, was addressed to the Abkhaz electorate on the eve of the presidential election and would not entail any deterioration in the Russian-Abkhaz relations. This opinion was voiced by analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Screenshot from video with a street conflict between law enforcers and local residents in Dagestan: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9KrJmVK93H/
22:08, 5 March 2020
Dagestani MIA recognizes policeman's misconduct in street conflict
In a conflict between residents of Dagestan and law enforcers, both sides behaved inappropriately, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MA) of Dagestan declares.
17:35, 5 March 2020
Sources report detentions of activists in Ingushetia
Law enforcers detained two persons after searches in a case on a rally in Magas, and one more person was put on the wanted list, sources report.
Soldier of the Defence Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2630
17:25, 5 March 2020
Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 25 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
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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.