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Battlefield positions in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:17, 28 March 2019
Baku military experts link escalation in conflict zone with upcoming leaders' meeting
The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have associated the March 26 aggravation of the conflict on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with the upcoming Ilham Aliev's meeting with Nikol Pashinyan.
08:19, 28 March 2019
Kvaratskheliya's relatives question his suicide
Relatives found bruises on the body of Irakli Kvaratskheliya, who died after being detained in Abkhazia. He was very religious and could hardly commit suicide, his relatives in Georgia and Abkhazia assert.
Protest action of taxi drivers in Tbilisi, March 27, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
08:14, 28 March 2019
Taxi drivers' protest in Tbilisi resulted in detention of one driver
On March 27, drivers held a rally at the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, demanding to cancel the taxi reform. One protester was detained on charges of disobeying the police.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:08, 28 March 2019
Organizers of protests in Ingushetia consider activists' persecutions inevitable
None of the organizers and participants of the mass protest in Magas has been detained, but the authorities will react to the rally with persecutions of activists, the protest leaders are sure. The demand for the resignation of Yunus-Bek Evkurov became the most popular among the protesters, they have stated.
23:05, 27 March 2019
Soldier arrested after killing colleague in NKR
Law enforcers have arrested a soldier of the army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), who opened fire on his fellow servicemen, killing one and wounding another of them.
Participants of a protest rally at the entrance to Nazran, March 27, 2019. Screenshot from video 'Criminal Russia - Caucasus', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viEB35hMnVk
22:59, 27 March 2019
Activists unblock entrance to Nazran
After the appeal by Akhmet Pogorov, the co-chairman of the Congress of the Ingush People, to gather in the mosque, the protesters, who had blocked the highway at the entrance to Nazran, began dispersing.
Screenshot from video showing the oath of the young man, GTRK 'Stavropol', 'Vesti', Stavropol Territory
22:46, 27 March 2019
Stavropol law enforcers report detention of IS* supporter
A native of Dagestan, suspected of plotting terror acts in the Stavropol Territory, has been detained, the FSB has stated today.
Rally in Nazran, March 27, 2019. Screenshot from video posted by oskanov https://t.me/fortangaorg/2608
18:56, 27 March 2019
Protesters block Caucasus highway in Ingushetia
In Magas, participants of a rally gathered at the entrance to Nazran and blocked the federal highway. Activists called on the protesters to free the road.
Malkhaz Kobauri. Photo: David Sakwarelidze, https://1tv.ge
18:47, 27 March 2019
Georgian resident sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Smith family
Today, the Gori District Court has sentenced shepherd Malkhaz Kobauri to life imprisonment in the case on the murder of three members of the Smith family, including a child.
Serviceman of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:55, 27 March 2019
Soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh
In the evening on March 26, a soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh was fatally wounded under unclear circumstances, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.
Clashes between Rosgvardia agents and protesters in Magas, March 27, 2019. Screeshot from the video posted by Zarifa Sautieva
13:46, 27 March 2019
Protesters leave square in Magas
Residents of Ingushetia stopped their protest action after the authorities had promised to sanction a new rally in five days.
Tanks of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=24276
13:37, 27 March 2019
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine gun fire
Units of the Armenian armed forces 24 times violated the ceasefire and used large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
At a polling station in Chartar, Martuninsky District of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 18, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
12:24, 27 March 2019
NKR: initiative of "Sasna Tsrer" provokes discontent of pro-government parties
The "Sasna Tsrer" Party, which organized the collection of signatures for the annexation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to Armenia, reported that it had collected 230 signatures in support of the initiative. Three parties in the parliament of the unrecognized republic condemned the collection of signatures and spoke for the independence of the NKR.
Mikhail Benyash with his advocate Felix Vertigel. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
11:56, 27 March 2019
Mikhail Benyash's defence catches Krasnodar officials on false testimonies
At trial, two officials from the district administrations of Krasnodar reported how participants in the protest action against the pension reform were detained and how Mikhail Benyash was brought to the UVD (Interior Department). Witnesses were physically unable to observe both events, since they had occurred in different places at the same time, the defence noted.
Protesters stayed in Magas square for the night. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
09:17, 27 March 2019
In Magas, protesters refuse to leave square despite threat of dispersal
In Magas, after the police voiced threats to disperse a rally using water cannons, none of the protesters left the square, reported human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. Users of social networks noted a peaceful atmosphere in the square.
Soldier at the contact line. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/ru/news/6058
08:31, 27 March 2019
Militaries start shootout on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
Azerbaijani military servicemen have tried to bring their positions closer to the Armenian ones and opened fire in response to the warning, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. In its turn, the Azerbaijani MoD refuted this information, announcing the death of its soldier in another section of the frontline.
Rally in Magas, March 26, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
08:24, 27 March 2019
Law enforcers ban Magas protesters from setting up tents
At least 2000 protesters have stayed in the square cordoned off by law enforcers in Magas; they were warned that the continuation of the rally was not sanctioned, said Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:05, 26 March 2019
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay compensations to 19 Georgian citizens
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded from 2,000 to 15,000 euros to 19 Georgian citizens expelled from Russia in 2006.
Participants of rally in Magas, March 26, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
21:53, 26 March 2019
Activists suggest extending Magas action
The participants of the rally held in Magas have supported the activists' proposal to submit a notification to the authorities about the continuation of the action. Moscow should pay attention to the protest of residents of Ingushetia, the human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov, believes.
21:43, 26 March 2019
Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 24 years in prison for assaulting law enforcers
Today, the North-Caucasian District Military Court has found Shamil Yusupov guilty of creating a gang, attempting to kill policemen and stealing weapons, and sentenced him to imprisonment at a high-security colony.
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.