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Policemen. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru
15:36, 30 March 2016
District policeman killed by explosion in Tabasaran District
The 33-year-old Police Major Gasan Mutalibov, who worked as a district policeman, was killed by a car explosion triggered in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan, the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly reports. The explosion, according to the "Interfax", occurred near the checkpoint.
15:15, 30 March 2016
Dagestani power agents blame Khushet militants for blowing up motor convoy
According to law enforcers, the bomb attack on the convoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" in Dagestan was committed by Khushet militants. The power of the blast was eight kilos of TNT (trotyl) equivalent.
Darya Polyudova. Screenshot of the video posted by user Open Russia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVTP1AgjfI
13:41, 30 March 2016
Polyudova's defence to appeal against judgement of the KTC at ECtHR
Darya Polyudova will leave for colony in three weeks, said her advocate Andrei Sabinin. According to his story, the defence intends to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Village of Sirtich, Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Photo: http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1034&com=photogallery
12:37, 30 March 2016
In Dagestan, police car blown up in chase
Today, a car of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has been blown up during a chase in the area of the village of Sirtich of the Tabasaran District. One policeman was killed, and another one was injured.
Tatiana Kosheleva. Photo: © http://www.sport-express.ru
10:54, 30 March 2016
Turkish fans throw garbage at Krasnodar volleyball players
In Istanbul, during the first final match of the European Confederation Cup (ECB), fans of the "Galatasaray" volleyball team threw garbage to players of the guest team, and the Turkish coach showed the Russian players an insulting gesture. This was reported by Tatiana Kosheleva, a player of the Krasnodar "Dynamo" volleyball team.
Militants of the terrorist organization. Photo: http://ru.apa.az/print/304229
10:27, 30 March 2016
For fourth time in seven months, IS takes responsibility for terror acts in Dagestan
On March 29, the undermining of police cars in Dagestan was the fourth incident during seven months, the responsibility for which was taken by the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). Those attacks killed at least five persons, mostly law enforcers.
Police Senior Lieutenant Igor Mutsenik from Krasnoyarsk. Photo: http://mvd.ru
09:34, 30 March 2016
MIA reports names of killed law enforcer and his colleagues wounded in Dagestan
In Dagestan, Igor Mutsenik, a 35-year-old Senior Lieutenant of the Krasnoyarsk Police, was killed as a result of the bombing of a motor convoy in the area of the "Uytash" Airport. Evgeny Guva, Lieutenant Colonel of Internal Troops, and Master Sergeant Sergey Popov were injured. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Inal Berov at a press conference in the HQ of Kabardino-Balkarian human rights centre, Nalchik, April 13, 2013. Photo: screenshot of the video posted at http://zapravakbr.ru
04:51, 30 March 2016
Complaint about torture of Inal Berov filed to ECtHR
The "Legal Initiative" has filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a complaint from Inal Berov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria. He complains being tortured during his detention by law enforcers in March 2012. According to Inal Berov's father, although four years have already passed since those events, the health state of his son is far from good.
01:39, 30 March 2016
Husband of activist Ruzanna Egnukyan demands to open criminal case in connection with his wife's injury
After Ruzanna Egnukyan, an activist of the "Armenian Women's Front", had been injured in a clash with the police, her husband Karo Egnukyan has appealed to the law enforcement bodies.
Military convoy blown up in Dagestan. Photo: screenshot of the video, http://bloknot-krasnoyarsk.ru/news/kolonnu-politseyskikh-iz-krasnoyarska-podorvali-v--729813
22:45, 29 March 2016
Military convoy blown up in Dagestan (+video)
Two automobiles have been blown up near the "Uytash" Airport in Dagestan; there are victims of the accident.
Chechnya residents. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:18, 29 March 2016
Residents of Chechnya reports about forcing to participate in subbotniks
Since March 27, Chechnya is holding mass subbotniks (voluntary Saturday clean-ups); and the all-republic clean-up will be held on April 1-30. State servants in Grozny complain about being forced to participate in subbotniks.
Nadezhda Savchenko in Donetsk City Court, March 22, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:32, 29 March 2016
Savchenko announces new hunger strike
The Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko, sentenced to 22 years in colony for the alleged murder of Russian journalists, handed over a letter that announced the start of a new dry hunger strike, said Mark Feigin, her advocate.
Activist Alexei Ulyanov. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:05, 29 March 2016
Volgograd activists demand from authorities closer cooperation with NPOs
Four activists have held solo pickets in Volgograd: they came in turn with their posters to the building of the Regional Committee for Affairs of Territorial Formations.
Burned down houses belonged to relatives of militants killed in Grozny on December 4, Andi village, Achkhoi-Martan District, December 7,2014. Photo by ‘Memorial’ Human Rights Centre press-service.
13:20, 29 March 2016
Barinov: harassment of militants' relatives will not help to conquer terrorism
The destruction of militants' houses and the pressure on their relatives sometimes leads to radicalization of many people, believes Igor Barinov, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Nationalities' Matters. His comment was made shortly after Putin's remark made during Ramzan Kadyrov's appointment the head of Chechnya about the need for enforcement of Russian laws in the Chechnya, where authorities openly threatened relatives of members of the armed underground.
Supporters of Islamic State (terrorist organization, banned in Russia). Photo: user Editor-in-Chief, www.flickr.com
12:18, 29 March 2016
SSSG: 50 Georgian citizens are fighting in Syria and Iraq
The report presented today to MPs by Levan Izoriya, Deputy Head of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG), notes that during the last year the Service took steps to prevent citizens' departure to Syria and Iraq.
10:32, 29 March 2016
"Interfax": exchange of Savchenko for Russians convicted in USA possible
Nadezhda Savchenko, a citizen of Ukraine, convicted to 22 years in colony, may be exchanged for a group of Russians, in particular, for Victor But and Konstantin Yaroshenko, who are serving their terms in the USA, the "Interfax" has reported with reference to its source. Savchenko's advocate believes this decision to be a way out of the situation.
Alleged Russian spy executed by Islamic State. Screenshot of Youtube video.
09:32, 29 March 2016
DFSB: 22 Adygea residents went to fight for IS
The ranks of Middle East terrorist organizations have been replenished by 22 residents of Adygea. Law enforcement bodies have stopped the fact of recruiting into the "Islamic State' (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in the territory of Russia, in the correctional colony in Adygea, said Oleg Seleznyov, the head of the republic's Department of the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB).
Police representatives meet with students of North-Caucasian University. Photo: http://news.1777.ru/22641-policeyskie-skfo-vstretilis-so-studentami-severo-kavkazskogo-universiteta.html
08:23, 29 March 2016
NCFD higher schools recommended adding "antiterrorist" elements to their curricula
Sergey Melikov, the Russian President's Plenipotentiary Representative in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has called on rectors of local higher schools to draft new forms of education and upbringing work with students to counteract recruiters of international terrorist organizations.
Mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street, Makhachkala, Photo: Daniel Turovsky / ‘Meduza’, https://meduza.io/feature/2016/02/24/mecheti-v-kotorye-opasno-hodit
03:17, 29 March 2016
Detained parishioners of mosque in Makhachkala are back at large
The parishioners, delivered from the Salafi mosque in Hungarian Warriors Street to the police, have been released. In total, power agents detained no more than 20 people, said a mosque-goer. A police source has explained that operative agents carried out their searching operations in the area of the mosque.
00:35, 29 March 2016
On March 21-27, two persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from March 21 to March 27, 2016, two persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: one perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
News
Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed border delimitation rules

An Armenian court has arrested Artur Avanesyan.

Pashinyan at a concert in Gyumri. Screenshot from News.Am photo from April 20, 2026, https://news.am/rus/news/944772.html. Observers considered concerts featuring Pashinyan to be propaganda.

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.