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The Mi-8 helicopter. Photo © Sputnik / Vitaly Ankov https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/world/20151216/1018783.html
15:26, 7 March 2018
Six persons perish in helicopter crash in Chechnya
Six persons have perished and one was seriously injured in a helicopter crash that occurred in Southern Chechnya, a source from the headquarters deployed at the accident venue near the village of Shatoi has reported as quoted by the "Interfax".
Tbilisi. Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
15:15, 7 March 2018
Germany imposes restriction on reception of refugees from Georgia
Georgia has become a safe country; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Germany will restrict the granting asylum to its citizens. Georgian officials see no threat to the visa-free travel regime in the context of the growing number of violations committed by its migrants in Germany.
The officers of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujo https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170224/409093273/sluzhba-gosbezopasnosti-azerbajdzhan-pojmala-shpionov.html
09:42, 7 March 2018
Two persons killed in special operation in Azerbaijan
Two members of the terrorist grouping "Khachmaz Jamaat" were killed in the north of Azerbaijan, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
09:19, 7 March 2018
Kazakhstan citizen suspected of heading IS recruiters in Makhachkala
In an office of a real estate company owned by a citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected recruiters discussed candidates to be sent to Syria.
Women near the entrance to a mosque in Batumi. September 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:22, 7 March 2018
Researchers report discrimination of Muslim women in Adjara
Muslim women of Adjara are subjected to discrimination in schools. They do not get higher education and cannot find jobs. They themselves refuse to participate in political and public life. This was stated by authors of the study conducted in four districts of Adjara.
06:20, 7 March 2018
A man detained after shelling of believers in Kizlyar refuses to confess to a crime
Magomedrasul Gadjiev, a resident of Kizlyar, who was detained after believers had been shelled, refused to confess to possession of ammunition and explosives at home. Earlier, he had confessed to storing rounds and hexogen under pressure from law enforcers and threat of killing, said his advocate Anvar Askhabov. 
Advocate Petr Zaikin and Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC ‘Memorial’
02:06, 7 March 2018
Rights defenders: court pronounces an absurd decision to extend Oyub Titiev's arrest
The decision of the court, which extended the term of arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the HRC "Memorial" office in Grozny, was made in advance, believes Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the NGO "Civic Assistance". The court just pronounced the decision "instructed from the above," said Oleg Orlov, a member of the HRC "Memorial" Council. 
23:35, 6 March 2018
USA offers Georgia USD 3.5 million to fight BMSB
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide Georgia with financial support to combat the invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), which seriously harmed Georgian agriculture in 2017.
An arms cache. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dvoe-0.html
20:16, 6 March 2018
Five residents of Dagestan accused of links with militants
The case against five members of the armed underground active in the Tarumovka District has been sent to the court, the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has reported.
Fikret Guseinli. Photo: Fikret Huseynli / Facebook
18:35, 6 March 2018
Azeri activists report Fikret Guseinli's attempted detention in Kiev
Men in civilian clothes tried to detain Azerbaijani journalist Fikret Guseinli in Kiev, but he jumped out of the window and escaped, activists said. The Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) has called on to stop persecuting Guseinli.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the HRC "Memorial"
16:26, 6 March 2018
Chechen court leaves Oyub Titiev behind bars
Today, the Staropromyslovsky Court of Grozny has refused to release Oyub Titiev under the guarantee of two Russian presidential candidates and extended his arrest until May 9.
Grigory Yavlinsky greets Oyub Titiev at the court session. Photo: HRC ‘Memorial’
11:56, 6 March 2018
Rights defenders show solidarity at trial in Oyub Titiev's case
Today, more than ten journalists, politicians, and rights defenders have gathered in court in Grozny, where a hearing is being held to extend the pre-trial restriction measure to Oyub Titiev, the head of the HRC "Memorial" office in Grozny. 
The border. Photo Sputnik / Natalya Ayriayn https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20180303/5920033.html" class="main_article_image
10:05, 6 March 2018
Georgian citizens, detained in South Ossetia with Tatunashvili, are back at home
Two Georgian citizens, Levan Kutashvili and Iosif Pavliashvili, who were detained on February 22 in South Ossetia together with Archil Tatunashvili, have returned to their native villages. This was reported by announced by Nugzar Tinikashvili, the administration head of the Akhalgori District.
The positions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/analytics/20171114/9440920/uderzhat-karabah-ot-skatyvaniya-k-vojne-zhdat-li-proryva-ot-peregovorov-v-moskve.html
08:45, 6 March 2018
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 102 bombardments within the last 24 hours
On March 5 and 6, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime for 102 times in various directions of the frontline, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Khushet, Dagestan. Photo by Khaji Bilalov http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1383&com=photogallery
08:30, 6 March 2018
Residents of two Dagestan villages voted in advance at presidential election
The early voting for the presidential candidates took place in the villages of Khushet, Tsumada District, and Ostrov Chechen, Kirov District of Makhachkala; the voting passed without violations, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has stated.
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.
News
Relatives doubted the version of the convict's suicide in the Georgian prison.

Participants in the protests expressed their disagreement with the course of the Georgian authorities for the 676th consecutive day.

Participants of the protest in support of Georgy Davitadze. Rustavi, October 3, 2026. Photo: "Interpressnews" https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/177942-u-penitentsiarnogo-uchrezhdeniia-no-6-v-rustavi-rodstvenniki-osuzhdennogo-georgiia-davitadze-provodiat-aktsiiu Relatives of the convicted Davitadze held a protest in Rustavi.

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.