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The Georgian parliament building. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
20:20, 29 March 2019
IDPs demand housing from Georgian authorities
People forced to leave Abkhazia in the early 1990s have still been waiting for the apartments promised by the authorities, announce participants of a picket held in front of the Georgian parliament building.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:09, 29 March 2019
Ramzan Kadyrov reports on appearance of driver guilty of road accident in Moscow
A driver wanted after a road accident in Mozhaisk highway has come to the police, reports today Ramzan Kadyrov. The leader of Chechnya has published a video with the apology voiced by Muslim Djambekov. Users of social networks argued about the need for the Chechen leader's intervention in such resonant cases.
15:48, 29 March 2019
Woman from Makhachka complains about kidnapping of her brother
A female relative of Makhachkala resident Omar Abdurashidov complained to the police that he was kidnapped while leaving a shop, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova reports today.
Nazran Administration. Photo: press service of the Administration of Nazran, https://nazrangrad.ru/2017/12/06/v-merii-nazrani-proshlo-soveshhanie-po-voprosam-soderzhaniya-ulic-i-dvorov/
15:36, 29 March 2019
Three persons wounded in shooting at Nazran City Mayoralty
In the evening on March 28, a son of the Nazran Mayor and other persons were injured in shooting in the City Mayoralty building, sources report today.
Azerbaijani tanks take part in military drills, July 4, 2018. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, , https://mod.gov.az
15:25, 29 March 2019
Azerbaijan registers 21 shelling attacks in conflict zone
Positions of the Azerbaijani army came under fire, including in two border villages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
11:18, 29 March 2019
Investigators explain Nurov's links with metro explosions
In 2010, Magomed Nurov, the arrested resident of Dagestan, helped Gusen Magomedov, who was then wanted for taking part in organizing explosions in Moscow metro, to escape, investigators believe.
Gavel. Photo: https://pixabay.com/ru/молоток-аукцион-закон-символ-судья-2492011/
11:11, 29 March 2019
Azerbaijani journalist Nureddin Ismailov convicted conditionally
A court in Baku has sentenced Nureddin Ismailov, the editor-in-chief of the website "Teref.az", to 5.5 years of conditional imprisonment within the case of anti-state appeals. His defence intends to appeal against the verdict.
Screenshot from news broadcasting of the celebrations dedicated to the Day of revival of Balkar people, March 28, 2019, https://vestikbr.ru/news/vesti-kabardino-balkarija-663/
10:59, 29 March 2019
Nalchik residents react ambiguously to date for celebration of revival of Balkar people
On March 28, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) held concerts and exhibitions dedicated to the restoration of the national autonomy of the Balkar people. Some residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the festivities should have been timed to the May 3, the anniversary of the return in 1957 of first deportees.
08:40, 29 March 2019
Kadyrov demands from alleged perpetrator of road accident in Moscow to come to police
Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded from the person, who provoked a road accident in the Mozhaisk Highway and escaped from the venue "not to disgrace his clan."
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
08:26, 29 March 2019
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Military experts note systematic strengthening of combat positions by Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is moving its positions towards Armenian ones in case of a large-scale war, Samvel Agababyan, a military observer, has noted. The works on the border with Armenia have been actively underway for six months already, Ayk Khachikyan, a military analyst, has confirmed.
22:33, 28 March 2019
Three Crimean Tatars detained in Rostov-on-Don
Residents of Crimea detained in Rostov-on-Don while trying to travel to Ukraine are suspected of involvement in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir", a terrorist organization banned in Russia, reports a source from the law enforcement bodies.
The Supreme Court of Dagestan. Photo: press service of the Supreme Court of Dagestan, http://files.sudrf.ru Кровная месть - https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/41995/
22:23, 28 March 2019
Two residents of Dagestan sentenced for blood feud murder
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan found two local residents guilty of murdering in 2012 their countryman on the motive of blood feud and sentenced them to 24 years and 14 years in a penal colony, respectively, the Prosecutor's Office reports today.
22:11, 28 March 2019
Azerbaijani SC confirms ban on Ilgar Mamedov's participation in elections
The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan decided to remove the suspended sentence from Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Republican Alternative Party (ReAl), but left in force the restriction on his participation in elections. The defence will appeal against the decision, an advocate reports.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
18:42, 28 March 2019
Law enforcers accumulated in Nazran after spontaneous protest
At night on March 28, car drivers carried out a mass spontaneous motor rally in Nazran, and after that, the additional units of law enforcers were accumulated in the city, activists reported. Today, the situation in the streets is calm, residents of Nazran note.
Detained Magomed Nurov (centre). Screenshot from video posted by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=o6iwQMehugM
18:33, 28 March 2019
Suspect in case on bombings in metro detained in Dagestan
A suspected member of a militant grouping organized by Magomedali Vagabov was involved in the bombings in the Moscow metro in 2010, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports today.
Vano Merabishvili. Photo: REUTERS/David Mzhinirishvili
18:24, 28 March 2019
Georgian authorities pay compensation to Vano Merabishvili
Vano Merabishvili, the former Georgian Minister of Interior Affairs, got compensation awarded under the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Georgian government reported on March 27. The ECtHR found that the preliminary arrest of the official had violated his rights.
The Ekazhevo circle where the trafficon the federal highway was blocked, March 27, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
14:53, 28 March 2019
Ingush Council of Teips distances itself from rally at entrance to Nazran
The federal highway was blocked after the end of the rally in Magas and without the knowledge of the Ingush Council of Teips, the elders declared in their video message on YouTube. They also noted there were practically no Magas protesters among those who blocked the highway.
14:45, 28 March 2019
Female pilot accuses Georgian MoD of discrimination
In its lawsuit filed to the Tbilisi City Court, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Georgia demanded from armed forces female pilot Ekaterina Kvlividze to pay a fine for the premature termination of her contract. In response, the armed forces pilot filed a lawsuit against the Georgian MoD.
11:36, 28 March 2019
NGO activists refuse treating David Kirkitadze's case as political
The defence of David Kirkitadze, an activist of the "United National Movement" (UNM) oppositional party, has demanded to remove Judge Nuna Nemsitsveridze from running the trial on the attack on the policeman, arguing that she is biased about the case. Oppositional activists treat the charges as political; however, there are no reasons for this, the NGO activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Participant of the ceremony conducted by the "Tashir" Fund, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, March 21, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:28, 28 March 2019
Over 200 NKR families receive payments for birth of fourth child
The "Tashir" Charitable Fund has paid 4000 US dollars to each of the families, in which the fourth child was born in 2018. These payments have affected the increase in the birth rate of fourth children, Samvel Avanesyan, the Minister for Social Matters, Labour and Migration of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has stated.
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.