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Oyub Titiev is listening to the verdict. Photo by Dmitry Borko, HRC "Memorial"
15:55, 1 April 2019
Oyub Titiev refuses to challenge verdict
The sentence against Oyub Titiev entered into force, since the human rights defender refused to file an appeal against the verdict. He expects to return to his human rights activities after the conditional early relief (CER) in May, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:53, 1 April 2019
Politicians of Nagorno-Karabakh positively assess meeting of Pashinyan and Aliev
The authorities and the opposition of Nagorno-Karabakh positively assessed the meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev in Vienna. Delegates of the "My Step" faction of the National Assembly of Armenia declared the protection of the unrecognized republic's interests.
11:31, 1 April 2019
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Politicians in Azerbaijan compare 1918 March events with Karabakh conflict
The Genocide Day in connection with the events of March 1918 is marked on March 31 in Azerbaijan. On the eve of the tragic date, exhibitions and conferences were held across the country, and TV channels and radio stations cancelled entertainment programmes. According to politicians, the events of early 20th century have something in common with the Karabakh conflict.
The mosque named "The Heart of Chechnya" in Grozny. Photo: Alexxx1979, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53692987
11:28, 1 April 2019
Islamic conference in Grozny held with heightened security measures
Grozny has hosted the international conference "Islam – Message of Mercy and Peace", held with the participation of delegates from 43 countries. It was accompanied by enhanced security measures.
Players of the local "Akhmat" and "Spartak" Football Clubs. Photo by the press service of the "Akhmat" FC, http://fc-akhmat.ru/news/
11:25, 1 April 2019
Chechen students complain about coercion to attend "Akhmat" FC match
Students in Grozny told that they were forced to attend a football match of the local "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) versus "Spartak", which ended in favour of the Moscow team. Fans were unhappy with the play of local footballers.
Representatives of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, March 1, 2019. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
11:06, 31 March 2019
Rights defenders state defenselessness of Jehovah's Witnesses* in the Caucasus
After the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses* was considered to be an extremist one, and its activities were banned in Russia by the court, it became more difficult to defend them, rights defenders have stated. According to their version, the residents of Northern Caucasus, who have left the Islam, were especially suffering.
Bairam Mamedov after being pardoned. Screenshot from Youtube video posted by MeydanTV, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLRlTINa17c
10:54, 31 March 2019
Court rules to arrest activist Bairam Mamedov for 30 days
Bairam Mamedov, a member of the "Nida" movement, was arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police. Activists have treated his arrest as pressure on Mamedov after his pardoning.
10:36, 31 March 2019
Rights defender demands to inquire into crackdown of protest action in Yerevan
Arthur Sakunts, the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly, has appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, stating that during the 2015 dispersal of the action against the increase in electricity tariffs, policemen exceeded their powers in an organized manner.
Pavel Grib. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
10:27, 31 March 2019
Pavel Grib stops his hunger strike in SIZO
Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, found guilty by the court of incitement to terror act, has stopped his protest action in order to avoid deterioration of his health, the head of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Rostov Region has informed today.
Screenshot from video showing harsh treatment of a child in Kaspiysk orphanage. Photo: golos.dagestana https://www.instagram.com/p/BujolF3nfVg/
19:26, 30 March 2019
Criminal case opened on beating of child in Kaspiysk orphanage
In Kaspiysk, a former tutor of an orphanage is suspected of beating a child, investigators reported on March 29.
Muslim Djambekov. Screenshot from news broadcasting by GTRK 'Grozny', March 29, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns-5-o3IxDM
19:04, 30 March 2019
Law enforcers bring Muslim Djambekov from Grozny to Moscow
Muslim Djambekov who after the Ramzan Kadyrov's warning came to the police to surrender after a road accident in Moscow has been brought by policemen to the Russian capital to be handed over to investigators. A new video with his apologies to the leader of Chechnya caused bewilderment among residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They noted that after a similar road accident in Grozny with the participation of a Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, the guilty driver was not punished.
US Department of State. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Государственный_департамент_США
18:45, 30 March 2019
INCRS provokes disputes between government and opposition in Georgia
In its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the US Department of State has included Georgia in the list of countries where income from international drug trafficking is legalized through a bank transfer system. The authorities of Georgia believe there are factual errors in the report prepared by the US Department of State.
12:48, 30 March 2019
Omar Abdurashidov's relatives report about gun planted to him
Last night, law enforcers have searched a house of Omar Abdurashidov, a resident of Makhachkala, whose relatives had earlier complained about his kidnapping. According to advocate Sapiyat Magomedova, a gun was found in the house. Relatives believe it was planted.
Ilham Aliev (left) and Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: press service of the President of Azerbaijan. https://ru.president.az/articles/32513/images
12:40, 30 March 2019
Baku political analysts doubt outcome of Aliev's meeting with Pashinyan
Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliev described the results of their meeting in Vienna as positive. However, the Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" did not share the restrained optimism of the leaders of the two countries.
12:30, 30 March 2019
Chechnya stakes disputed land on border with Dagestan
The Chechen side unilaterally registered a disputed piece of land on the border with Dagestan. Approximately 18 hectares of the neighbouring republic appeared to be within the borders of Chechnya, Dagestani activists claimed. Residents of Dagestan criticized the authorities for their careless attitude to the border demarcation process.
Activists during rally in Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
12:23, 30 March 2019
Chechen activists do not understand protests of Ingush opposition
Residents of Chechnya perceive new protest actions in Ingushetia with restraint and treat them as a political provocation by a narrow opposition group. The protests will not affect relations between the two peoples, believe Chechen activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Military vehicle in Magas streets, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
01:13, 30 March 2019
Columns of military equipment disturb residents of Ingushetia
On March 29, columns of military equipment and large groups of law enforcers appeared in the cities of Nazran and Magas. Authorities seek to intimidate protesters on the eve of a new rally, users of social networks assert.
Rally in Magas, March 26, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
01:06, 30 March 2019
Evkurov accuses Ingush protest leaders of irresponsibility
Organizers of protest actions in Ingushetia provoked youth to violate the law and escaped responsibility, said the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, at a meeting with Akhmed Dzeitov, the secretary of the republic's Security Council.
Law enforcer standing near military vehicles, Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
21:21, 29 March 2019
Advocate Akhilgov reports dismissal of 19 policemen after rally in Ingushetia
The patrol-and-post service (PPS) battalion, which on March 26 refused to disperse the protesters in Magas, has been disbanded, Kaloi Akhilgov, an advocate and a former press secretary for the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has informed today.
Screenshot of post about law enforcers' raids in Kirovaul, March 29, 2019, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvld2DMDbtN/
21:11, 29 March 2019
Residents of Dagestan report law enforcers' raid near Kirovaul mosque
Law enforcers checked passports of those who came to Friday namaz (prayer) in the Kirovaul mosque and took away those who had no documents on them. The justification of law enforcers' actions caused disputes in social networks.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

A still of a man detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of espionage. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/kriminali/126948-jashushobis-braldebit-magalchinosani-daakaves A high-ranking government official has been detained in Georgia in connection with an espionage case.

A Georgian activist was fined for a social media post.

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.