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Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123528297
15:28, 25 March 2016
Vladimir Putin gives Ramzan Kadyrov carte blanche to be re-elected as leader of Chechnya
At a meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Putin has appointed him acting leader of the republic. The Kremlin's approval, the administrative resources particularly active in recent months, and the experience of past elections in Chechnya actually determine who will be the next leader of the Chechen Republic.
14:05, 25 March 2016
Believers of Salafi mosque report on mass detentions in Makhachkala
In the capital of Dagestan, believers of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street have reported on mass detentions. The information about the detention is not confirmed by the police.
Broadcasting of court hearings in the case against Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:29, 25 March 2016
SC finds no grounds for criminal proceedings on complaints filed by Klykh and Karpyuk about torture
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has started to study the materials of the inspection carried out to check the complaint of Nikolai Karpyuk about torture. Investigators found no grounds for institution of criminal proceedings.
Screenshot of Ramazan Abdulatipov’s official Instagram account. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/r_abdulatipov/
12:02, 25 March 2016
Hackers attack Ramazan Abdulatipov's official account in Instagram
During the past two days, the Instagram account of the leader of Dagestan has undergone a number of cyber attacks. They occurred after the Ramazan Abdulatipov had published a post about the situation in the boarding school for mentally challenged children "Zabota" (Care). This was reported by the press service of the leader of Dagestan.
Road in Volgograd. Photo by Vyachslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:30, 25 March 2016
Activist complains about bad roads in city while Alexander Chunakov reports to Volgograd residents
Alexander Chunakov, the head of the administration of Volgograd, has reported to the public on the activities in 2015. Residents of the city, who came to listen to the report, asked questions, including those about the construction of new schools and organization of transport services. Activist Alexei Ulyanov asked a question concerning repair of roads. Alexander Chunakov found the above questions the most difficult ones.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/ukryvavshiysya-v-blokirovannom-dome-bandit.html
08:43, 25 March 2016
CTO legal regime introduced in mountains of Dagestan
This morning, law enforcers have started a special operation in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District of Dagestan, reports the operational headquarters for Dagestan. The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced at 5:00 a.m. Moscow time.
05:28, 25 March 2016
Advocates ask to transfer case of Marem Alieva's murder from Ingushetia to Moscow
Investigators do not inform Elizaveta Alieva and her representatives on the progress of the investigation into the murder of her sister, and she continues to receive threats, although she is under public protection. This became the basis for the request to transfer the investigation to Moscow, state advocates of the "Legal Initiative for Russia".
04:38, 25 March 2016
Guards do not let Dagomys activists to meet Sochi Mayor
The announced gathering of citizens with the participation of Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov took place in the form of the Mayor's meeting with officials. Guards blocked the entrance to the "Turquoise living room" of the "Dagomys" health complex, where the event took place, and the citizens were not able to attend it.
Interior of the centre "First Lady" in Nalchik. Photo: http://med1-lady.ru/index.php/Услуги/fotogalereya.html
22:56, 24 March 2016
Lawyers: agents had no right to search "First Lady" Centre without warrant and witnesses
Policemen must conduct searches in the presence of at least two witnesses and present a protocol under which the check is conducted. This was stated by the lawyers, who commented the complaint of the head of the Nalchik-based health and beauty centre against the pressure by power agents.
21:51, 24 March 2016
Married couple in Dagestan accused of links with militants
In Dagestan, the spouses Nutsalkhan Iskhakov and Madina Omarova are accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and hiding militants in their house.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: Daniel Janik (RFE/RL)
21:30, 24 March 2016
Advocates and rights defenders predict commutation of Intigam Aliev's verdict
The Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan has sent to the Supreme Court (SC) a cassation protest against the verdict to rights defender Intigam Aliev, having found the judgement "too severe." His advocates expect replacement of the real prison term for conditional one.
Former workers of the factory "Nairit" at the protest action. Yerevan, November 2014. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:27, 24 March 2016
Workers of "Nairit" resume their protests
In Yerevan, about 60 workers of the factory "Nairit" took part in the action of protest with a demand to resume the activities of the rubber factory.
The advocate Vladimir Postanyuk. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:36, 24 March 2016
Defence appeals to ECtHR against verdict in Said Amirov's case
The defence will file appeals against the verdict in the Said Amirov's case to the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was announced by Vladimir Postanyuk, the head of the team of advocates.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:08, 24 March 2016
Russian SC upholds sentence to Said Amirov
The Supreme Court (SC) has reduced the sentence to Yusup Djaparov, convicted in the case against Said Amirov, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, down to 17 years and 10 months of imprisonment. The rest of the sentence was left unchanged.
Maria Tomak. Photo: Irina Stelmakh http://www.radiosvoboda.org/
14:02, 24 March 2016
SC questions human rights defender Maria Tomak without jury
Today, at the court session in the case against Klykh and Karpyuk, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has allowed to question a defence witness Maria Tomak, a Ukrainian human rights defender and a journalist, a member of the Centre for Civil Liberties. She testifies about the alibi of the defendants.
Tamara Klykh. Photo: Anton Nauumlyuk (RFE/RL)
13:44, 24 March 2016
Witnesses in case against Klykh and Karpyuk testify in court about defendants' alibis
Today, at the court session in the case against Klykh and Karpyuk, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has questioned Tamara Klykh, the defendant's mother. She said that in 1994-1995, Stanislav Klykh was in Ukraine. Other relative have confirmed that Klykh and Karpyuk did not left Ukraine for Chechnya.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/section.php?SECTION_ID=150
13:43, 24 March 2016
Yunus-Bek Evkurov announces dissolution of Ingush Muftiate
The Congress of Ingush Muslims, which was to address the issue of the resignation of Mufti Isa Khamkhoev, was postponed. The procedure has been initiated to dissolve the current Muftiate. This was announced by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
The performance of Georgian ensemble "Bani". Screenshot of a video by the user MrDc120mm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ5XAFYlg1k
13:07, 24 March 2016
Concerts of Georgian dancers in Vladikavkaz give rise to disputes among residents of South and North Ossetia
In South Ossetia, public activists expressed their dissatisfaction about the upcoming concerts of Georgian ensembles in Vladikavkaz. In North Ossetia, a number of organizations called on the authorities of the republic to take measures to cancel those performances.
Law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
13:07, 24 March 2016
In Dagestan, law enforcer wounded in attack, ICRF reports
In Dagestan, a resident of the village of Khebda of the Shamil District has reported that a local police checkpoint was shelled. This was confirmed by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). As a result of the attack, one of law enforcers was wounded, am ICRF's official reports.
Arghishti Kiviryan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/1258588.html
12:11, 24 March 2016
Defenders of Arghishti Kiviryan appeal to ECtHR
The advocates, who represent the interests of Arghishti Kiviryan, the coordinator of the online edition "Armenia Today", have filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the court's decision to impose a fine on the activist.
News
The recovered weapon. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Albina Sexova. Photo: Reylano. https://ru.wikipedia.org Underground singer from Saint Petersburg fined for song about sex with natives of Caucasus

Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in May 2023 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

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.