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The international exercises "18.03.18: We choose a strong country!". March 5, 2018, Grozny. Photo by Musa Sadulaev/IA 'Grozny-Inform' http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/health/93795/
06:36, 6 March 2018
In Grozny, students complain about being forced to take part in electoral flashmob
On March 5, Grozny held the international exercises "18.03.18: We choose a strong country!" Grozny students said they were obliged to take part in the action.
02:23, 6 March 2018
Baku resident attempts self-immolation because of salary debts
Because his company failed to pay him salary for two months, the man poured gasoline over himself and set fire to it. With burns, he was hospitalized.
Joseph Stalin. Photo: U.S. Signal Corps photo. https://ru.wikipedia.org
22:11, 5 March 2018
On 65th anniversary of Stalin's death, film in Caucasus recalls political prisoners' toast
65 years ago, on March 5, 1953, the news of the death of Joseph Stalin became good news for Soviet political prisoners who raised toasts on his birthdays. In that regard, the ban on the screening of the satirical film "The Death of Stalin" looks like a manifestation of censorship, believe rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
21:18, 5 March 2018
Russian presidential candidates go bail for Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev to investigators
Ksenia Sobchak and Grigory Yavlinsky, candidates for Russian presidency, sent a petition to the Chechen investigator asking to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny, under their personal guarantees.
Law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
18:53, 5 March 2018
Law enforcers report CTO's progress in Tsumada District
Law enforcers comb forests in the Tsumada District of Dagestan in search for members of the armed underground.
The participants of the race in front of the City Mayoralty and the mosque "Heart of Chechnya". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:11, 5 March 2018
All-Russian pre-election campaign launched in Chechnya with strict security measures
Today, the all-Russia relay race "Interethnic Exercises 180318" has been started against the background of the Grozny centre cordoned off by law enforcers and the total search of the participants of the action. Students and sports club members reported being forced to take part in the event, during which they had to make 18 exercises of knee bending, shoulder dip or other physical exercises.
Military exercises at the "Kapustin Yar" test range in the Astrakhan Region. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence https://function.mil.ru
12:41, 5 March 2018
Russian militaries test Iskander-M missile complex
At the "Kapustin Yar" test range, located in the Astrakhan Region, military exercises are successfully over, during which militaries destroyed the command post of the conventional enemy with the help of missile complexes.
Stray dogs. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:17, 5 March 2018
Makhachkala Mayoralty rejected accusations of killing stray dogs
The authorities have nothing to do with the killing of a stray dog, which was committed by unidentified men, who introduced themselves as Mayoralty employees, the Mayoralty has stated.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: Varvara Pakhomenko http://kavpolit.com/articles/menja_podozrevajut_v_tom_chto_ja_ukazaniju_ameriki-21190/
04:42, 5 March 2018
Rights defender urges not to press children in Ingush authorities' conflict with Muftiate
The pupils of the Koran recitation school in the Ingush village of Dolakovo, where law enforcers came to conduct a check, became hostages in the conflict of the Muftiate with the republic's authorities, Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the "Mashr" organization, has stated.
A special operation in Northern Caucasus. Photo by the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kchr-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-pyatero.html
00:17, 5 March 2018
On February 26-March 4, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from February 26 to March 4, 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.
The Tsumadin District of Dagestan on a Google map. Screenshot of the Google maps
15:07, 4 March 2018
Tsumadin District put under CTO regime for the second time in 13 months
On March 4, the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Tsumadin District of Dagestan for the first time since February 4, 2017, when the previous CTO regime was lifted there.
Screenshot of the 'Grozny' TV Channel report on the pre-election motor rally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcJfgs6NLno
12:00, 4 March 2018
Residents of Chechnya report compulsion to pre-election action
On March 3, employees of state institutions in the cities of Grozny, Argun and Gudermes were forced to participate as spectators in the motor rally with an appeal to come to vote at the presidential election.
A judokas' fight. Photo: Judotmz.jimdo https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/russia/20170331/6856979/dzyudoist-arman-adamyan-vyigral-zoloto-chempionata-rossii.html
03:47, 4 March 2018
North-Caucasian judokas win two gold medals at all-Russian tournament
Alim Balkarov from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has won a gold medal in the weight category up to 66 kg at the All-Russian Judo Tournament. Turpal Tekpaev from Chechnya did the same in the weight category up to 81 kg.
21:26, 3 March 2018
Azerbaijan reports destruction of Armenian drone
Today, an unmanned aircraft (drone) of the Armenian Armed Forces tried to make a flight over positions of Azerbaijani army units and was destroyed, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
19:40, 3 March 2018
Georgia: "Agara-Sugar" factory workers demand production restart
For the second day, 500 people hold their protest action at the gate of the sugar factory in the village of Agara with a demand to resume factory operation stopped in November 2017. The stop of the factory has paralyzed the life of the village, the trade union has stated.
Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20171202/9661460/azerbajdzhan-za-nedelyu-obstrelyal-karabah-200-raz.html
15:44, 3 March 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh counts 250 cases of shelling from Azerbaijani side during a week
In the period from February 25 to March 3, Azerbaijani armed forces fired more than 3000 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
14:23, 3 March 2018
Law enforcers seize over one million roubles from chief of Dagestani customs department
During a search conducted within a case of fraud, foreign currency and more than one million roubles were discovered in an office of the department chief of one of the customs checkpoints in Dagestan, investigators report.
Vyacheslav Kalmykov in the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan, March 2, 2018. Photo by Olga Veter for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:23, 3 March 2018
Court believes Navalny's supporters arrange a rally near Astrakhan ROVD
A fine of 10,000 roubles was imposed by the court on Vyacheslav Kalmykov, who together with other residents of Astrakhan came to the ROVD (District Interior Division) building to support detained activists of the Navalny's local office. Like two other fined activists, Vyacheslav Kalmykov insists that their gathering was not a rally.
Zhirair Sefilyan. Screenshot from News.am Youtube Channel
10:43, 3 March 2018
Defence reminds court of Zhirair Sefilyan's military merits
On March 2, Araik Papikyan, an advocate of Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the movement "100th anniversary without regime", delivered a seven-hour speech at a hearing of the Yerevan court. According to the advocate, prosecutors are trying to hide the mitigating circumstances in the Zhirair Sefilyan's case, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Hajj in Mecca. Photo: Bilal Randeree https://www.flickr.com
05:17, 3 March 2018
Azerbaijani pilgrims face hike in expenses for Hajj by 300 US dollars
In 2018, in Azerbaijan, the expenses for a trip for the Hajj reached 4150 US dollars. That is 300 US dollars higher than in 2017. For those believers who commit the Hajj for the second or further time, the expenses increase by 535 US dollars.
News
Residents of Chechnya reported an increase in the cost of installing gas equipment against the backdrop of the fuel crisis.

The head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the resumption of flights from Baku to Grozny.

Ilya Remeslo has been sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months.

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.