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Pyotr Parpulov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
06:40, 13 March 2018
Sochi air traffic controller sentenced for high treason refused a pardon
Family members of Pyotr Parpulov, who was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony for high treason, were notified that the former air traffic controller had been refused a pardon.
Opening of the exhibition "The Republic of Adygea on Vorobyovy Gory", Moscow, March 12, 2018. Photo by Gor Aleksanyan for the Caucasian Knot.
04:18, 13 March 2018
In Moscow, about 150 people visit opening of Adyg culture exhibition at a metro station
In Moscow, on the exhibition space of the "Vorobyovy Gory" metro station, the exhibition "The Republic of Adygea on Vorobyovy Gory" has been opened, which represents mostly works of Adyg artists and masters of arts and crafts. About 150 people gathered at the opening of the exhibition, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Election campaing materials in Baku streets. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
03:35, 13 March 2018
Political analysts: Azerbaijani authorities want to distract citizens' attention from election
In Azerbaijan, the authorities want to hold a "calm election campaign" to avoid any public debate about the rescheduling of the election. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
01:09, 13 March 2018
Relatives report torture of detained Makhachkala resident
Said Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, who was declared by law enforcers a member of the Makhachkala unit of the "Islamic Stat" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, had to confess to possessing ammunition and explosives under torture, his mother Madina Mamedova has stated.
Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
00:39, 13 March 2018
Chechen CEC announces 90% votes for Putin
A sociological poll on the upcoming presidential election was held in cities and large settlements of Chechnya; its respondents were about 1500 people from various social groups, from pensioners to law enforcers, a source from the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Chechnya told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Magomed Khazbiev. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)
20:10, 12 March 2018
Magomed Khazbiev goes on hunger strike in Karabulak SIZO
Today Magomed Khazbiev, an Ingush oppositionist, has announced a hunger strike in protest against persecutions and custody conditions at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he is kept.
Rally in support of Murtazali Gasanguseinov, Makhachkala, March 12, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.
19:11, 12 March 2018
Relatives and fellow villagers support Murtazali Gasanguseinov's action
About 30 relatives and fellow villagers of Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds, who were killed in the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh, Shamil District, went out to an unsanctioned rally in Makhachkala and demanded a meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of the republic.
Soviet District Court of Makhachkala. Photo: press service of Dagestani Supreme Court, http://vs.dag.sudrf.ru
17:23, 12 March 2018
Muslimat Kurbanova released at courtroom
The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has sentenced Muslimat Kurbanova, a resident of Dagestan, who voluntarily returned from Syria, to eight years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a delay in punishment until her child's 14th birthday.
Law enforcers at the rally of Navalny's supporters. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
16:54, 12 March 2018
Navalny's supporter reports about his detention in Maikop
Today, Pavel Mikhalchenko, a volunteer of a Navalny's office, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that on March 10, he was detained in Maikop under the pretext of being mentioned in a police operational bulletin. A law enforcer threatened to use force against him, noted Pavel Mikhalchenko.
Polling station in Armenia. Photo: © Sputnik/ Armenuhi Mkhoyan, https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/russia/20180111/10120041/armeniya-pomozhet-zhivushchim-v-gruzii-grazhdanam-rf-progolosovat-na-vyborah-prezidenta.html
13:11, 12 March 2018
Armenian CEC announces victory of Republican Party at local elections
Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has published the preliminary data on the elections to local self-administration bodies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to the official CEC's website.
Military exercises involving tanks and aviation units in Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of Azerbaijani MoD.
11:55, 12 March 2018
Azerbaijan starts military exercises involving tanks and aviation units
Today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that up to 25,000 people, armoured vehicles, aviation and rocket-artillery units were involved in the military exercises. Meanwhile, the place of the military exercises has not been specified.
South Ossetian-Georgian border. Photo: © Sputnik / Natalia Airiyan, https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20180214/5824484.html
11:02, 12 March 2018
Levan Kutashvili and Iosif Pavliashvili return to Georgia
Levan Kutashvili and Iosif Pavliashvili, detained together with Archil Tatunashvili in South Ossetia, returned to the territory of Georgia on March 11. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported that the men's bodies did not bear any signs of torture.
Forbes magazine. Photo: https://pixabay.com/ru/форбс-журнал-чтение-бизнес-разжечь-924140/
08:00, 12 March 2018
Four Dagestani natives are on the list of richest people in the world
In 2017, according to the Forbes, the list of the richest people in the world included the natives of Dagestan Leonid Mikhelson, Suleiman Kerimov, Gavriil Yushvaev and Ziyavudin Magomedov.
Activists with banners in Krasnodar. Collage. Photo: Alexander Timofeev, Free Media, https://freemedia.io/2018/03/3billboard
06:57, 12 March 2018
Krasnodar police detain activists with posters in "Three Billboards" style
Activists have held a picket in the central street of Krasnodar with election campaigning posters styled as banners from the movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri".
Law enforcers conduct special operation in Ingushetia mountains. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru
05:27, 12 March 2018
On March 5-11, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 5-11, 2018, there were no casualties or wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Mairbek Taisumov. Screenshot from video " Mairbek Taisumov: Interview on the eve of UFC Berlin" posted by user Isa Bax www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhffPoUipyQ
12:16, 11 March 2018
Chechen fighter withdrawn from fight in USA because of visa problems
Mairbek Taisumov, a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, was removed from a fight with American Evan Dunham in New York because of problems with obtaining an American visa.
Opposition rally in Freedom Square in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
05:22, 11 March 2018
Armenian political analysts are sceptical about opposition's potentials
The opposition of Armenia is unlikely to achieve mass protests, because the society is apathetic and disappointed in politics, Armenian experts told the "Caucasian Knot" in their comments on the protest rally held in Yerevan.
Bags of the Volgograd Regional CEC. Photo: press service of the Volgograd Regional CEC, ikvo.ru
02:10, 11 March 2018
Volgograd activist complains about flat-to-flat visits on election eve
Boris Pylin, the Chairman of the NGO "Union of Volgograd Region's Locals", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that on March 9 he sent a complaint to Ella Pamfilova, the Chair of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) demanding to cancel the decision of the Volgograd Regional CEC to undertake flat-to-flat propaganda visits ahead of presidential elections in Russia scheduled for March 18.
01:12, 11 March 2018
About 600 cartridges found in water canal of Azerbaijani village
A message that unexploded ammunition was found in the Upper-Karabakh water canal in the territory of Yukhary Salambeili village was received by the Crisis Management Centre of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) on March 10.
Seaside in Batumi. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot.
00:13, 11 March 2018
Dead baby found in Batumi
The body of a newborn child was found on the beach of the resort city of Batumi. Law enforcement bodies have launched an inquiry into the murder case.
News
Armenian fish farmers at a protest in Yerevan. Frame from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0pEGg0-RN8&t=2505s Armenian fish farmers held a protest in Yerevan.

The Minister of Economy of Armenia reported on a new market for flower sales.

Picket in Yerevan. Screenshot of the image – https://t.me/rusnews/84828 Activists held actions in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners.

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.