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08:06, 1 April 2017
Other three defendants in case of caliphate claim being tortured during interrogations
Akhmed Balkarov, Ruslan Kipshiev, and Ruslan Zhugov, accused in the case of an attempt to create a caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, have retracted at the trial their confessions and claimed that they made them under torture, to which they were subjected after being detained by law enforcers.
Parents of children with autism hold meeting in Adygea. Photo is provided to the 'Caucasian Knot' by participants of the meeting.
03:18, 1 April 2017
Parents in Adygea raise funds for Centre for training specialists to work with children with autism
On April 2, Adygea will hold the charitable action "To Another World Today". With the help of it, parents of children with autism hope to raise funds to open a training centre for tutors and teachers. At present, there are 57 children diagnosed with autism in the republic; however, there are not enough specialists to work with them, and the proper conditions for their education are often not provided.
Nikol Pashinyan talks about attack on members of Elk bloc headquarters. Screenshot of video: https://www.facebook.com/nikol.pashinyan/videos/1809461546040899/
00:44, 1 April 2017
In Yerevan, armed clash occurs with involvement of members of "Elk" bloc headquarters
In Yerevan, a clash occurred between members of the headquarters of the opposition "Elk" bloc and four unidentified persons, one of whom tried to use a pistol. This was reported by MP Nikol Pashinyan. According to him, the police have been already notified of the incident.
21:39, 31 March 2017
Native of Chechnya detained in Poland for involvement in IS
A refugee from Chechnya, living in Poland, has been accused of participating in military operations for a terrorist grouping in Syria.
Rally of Navalny’s supporters in Volgograd, March 26, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:30, 31 March 2017
Navalny’s supporters back at large in Volgograd
Anatoly Boltykhov, Nikolai Belikov and Maxim Beldinov, detained during the anti-corruption rally in Volgograd, have been released after serving their administrative arrests, said Anastasia Andreeva, the deputy head the Navalny’s office in Volgograd.
Combat contact line in Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:49, 31 March 2017
Soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh
Today, Gor Ovannisyan, a contract soldier, was mortally wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Ivan Tansky. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru
17:48, 31 March 2017
Doctors diagnose brain concussion in organizer of rally in Stavropol
The police have started a check of the statement about beating up Ivan Tansky, a member of the Stavropol branch of the “Youth Yabloko”, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). "After the beating, doctors diagnosed a brain concussion," Ivan has stated himself.
Truckers' rally in Manas, Dagestan, November 23, 2015. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
16:41, 31 March 2017
Dagestan: truckers’ rally disrupted
Today, in Dagestan, policemen have stopped a motor rally against the "Platon" system by blocking truck drivers from leaving for the highway Magas-Makhachkala. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ruslan Magomedov, one of the participants of the protest action.
15:59, 31 March 2017
In Dagestan, 16 teachers dismissed on suspicion of extremism
In 2016, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) initiated the dismissals of 16 schoolteachers who were close relatives of militants and followers of extremist ideas. This has been reported today by Abdurashid Magomedov, Minister of Internal Affairs, at a meeting of the anti-terrorist commission.
Attack on the military unit of the National Guard (Rosgvardia) in the village of Naurskaya, March 24, 2017. Photo: Rosgvardia community in VKontakte.ru
11:07, 31 March 2017
"Novaya Gazeta" doubts involvement of sniper in repulsing attack in Chechnya
The military unit of the National Guard in the village of Naurskaya was attacked at night in the conditions of strong fog, and that fact cast doubt on the version that the attackers were killed in their heads from a sniper rifle, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports. Its source also did not confirm the version about the detention and the subsequent shooting of the attackers.
09:39, 31 March 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov reports shortage of funds for restoring Chechnya
The federal centre has not allocated sufficient funds for the restoration of Chechnya. As a result, some social and industrial facilities still remain unrepaired, and there is shortage of schools. This was reported by Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic
Schoolgirl in hijab. Photo: http://www.ansar.ru/rfsng/2012/10/20/34473
08:35, 31 March 2017
Chechnya adopts law on girls' right to wear hijabs in schools
In Chechnya, MPs have adopted amendments to the Chechen law on education to allow schoolchildren to dress in accordance with their religion.
Entrance to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
05:58, 31 March 2017
In Caliphate case, Court decides to check complaints about torture filed by defendants
On March 30, the North-Caucasian District Military Court continued the trial in the case of a Caliphate. One of defendants, Zaur Tekuzhev, gave the testimony, the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent reports.
23:28, 30 March 2017
Detained resident of Khasavyurt beaten up by police, defence states
Kasum Arslanaliev, a resident of Khasavyurt, was beaten up by policemen in Makhachkala, his relatives and advocate have stated.
Police cordon at activist Petrov's house. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
21:55, 30 March 2017
Kuban farmer Petrov goes on hunger strike
Today, Oleg Petrov, a farmer activist, accused of a fraud, was taken into custody upon the judgement of the Kavkaz District Court of the KrasnodarTerritory. His advocate said that Oleg went on a hunger strike in protest against his criminal prosecution.
18:27, 30 March 2017
HRC "Memorial": three Chechen bodies fail to disclose information about detainees
In response to rights defenders’ requests, Chechen law enforcement bodies have failed to provide concrete information about the fate of Askhab Yusupov, Ismali Bergoev and Madina Shakhbieva, who were detained during the last December armed clashes in Grozny. However, the answer received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) indirectly confirms that Shakhbieva was killed, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
18:25, 30 March 2017
Two persons killed in Chechen mountains
According to law enforcers, two armed men were first to open fire, and were killed in a shootout, a law enforcement source from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) said today.
17:30, 30 March 2017
HRC expert Ikramudin Aliev detained in Dagestan
Today, Makhachkala policemen, without explaining the reasons, put Ikramudin Aliev, a Dagestani journalist and an expert of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia, into their car and drove away.
Knife found at the place of attack on military unit of Russia's National Guard, http://nac.gov.ru
14:52, 30 March 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov acknowledges law enforcers' fault in connection with attack on National Guard
In Chechnya, after the attack on a military unit of the National Guard of Russia, the alertness of the law enforcers will be increased. This was announced by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. He has described the incident in the Cossack village of Naurskaya as a fault of the law enforcement agencies.
Anti-corruption rally in Stavropol, March 26, 2017. Photo: RFE/RL
14:20, 30 March 2017
Organizer of anti-corruption rally beaten up in Stavropol
Last night, in Stavropol, unidentified persons have attacked a member of the local branch of the "Youth Yabloko", the organizer of an anti-corruption rally held on March 26.
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The defense of a Chechen native has secured a review of the Moscow conflict case.

Three private homes were destroyed in a Chechen village due to landslides.

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.