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Nadezhda Savchenko talks to the advocate Ilya Novikov at the Donetsk City Court, March 3, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:30, 10 March 2016
Savchenko announces termination of dry hunger strike
The Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko has announced, after meeting her advocate in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), that she would start drinking water, but she would continue her hunger strike. Earlier, conflicting information was received on Savchenko's dry hunger strike.
13:08, 10 March 2016
Two journalists beaten up in Dagestan
Two Dagestani freelance journalists, a young woman being one of them, told the "Caucasian Knot" that they were beaten up today at the opening ceremony of a sports ground in Makhachkala by a senior republic's official.
A solo picket near the bulding of the Presidential Administration of Russia in Moscow, 10.03.2016. Photo: Mediazona, http://zona.media/online/95_online/#16228
11:16, 10 March 2016
HRC asks Bastrykin and Chaika to take attacks on rights defenders under personal control (+video)
The Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) has addressed Yuri Chaika and Alexander Bastrykin, the heads of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), accordingly, with a request to personally control the inquiry into the attacks on rights defenders and journalists in Ingushetia.
Johann Beer. Photo: RFE/RL
10:00, 10 March 2016
RWB: new attacks on JMG are consequence of impunity for past events
The Russian authorities must ensure the attraction to liability of those involved in the pogrom of the office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) and the attack on journalists and rights defenders in Ingushetia, said Johann Beer, the head of the "Reporters without Borders" (RWB). The past similar incidents are still unpunished, he said.
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich with the officers of the 2nd brigade of the Caucasian Native Mounted Division. Photo: an illustrated supplement to the newspaper "Novoe Vremya", November 2014, № 13894, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кавказская_туземная_конная_дивизия
08:05, 10 March 2016
KChR residents suggest erecting a monument Karachay hundred of "Wild Division"
They plan to build a monument, in the village of Uchkeken of the Malokarachay District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), to the Karachay hundred, which made a part of the Caucasian Cavalry Division during the First World War. The monument is expected to be opened before the end of the year.
Yusup Djaparov and Said Amirov (to the right). Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:23, 10 March 2016
Linguists treat Djaparov's demands to newly translate legal documents as unjustified
The statements of Yusup Djaparov that he does not understand the case files, translated into the Tsudakh dialect, cannot be considered reasonable, linguists said. Experts of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have stated that Djaparov should not have difficulties in understanding the texts, since the differences of the above two dialects of the Dargin language are minimal.
Pardoning of the political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Photo: http://ru.apa.az/news/289001
05:34, 10 March 2016
Over 300 prisoners presented for pardoning in Azerbaijan
On the eve of the Novruz Bayram holiday, the Azerbaijani Pardons Commission under the President of the country has reviewed about 400 applications. Positive decisions have been made in over 300 of them, and will be submitted to the President.
Attackers on the JMG office in Ingushetia. Screenshot of a video from the surveillance camera published in Dmitry Utukin's Twitter, Twitter.com/U2_Keen
05:04, 10 March 2016
Attack in Ingushetia is the third attack on JMG in Caucasus since December 2014
The attacks on the members of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) and its office in Ingushetia were preceded by the pogrom of the JMG office in Grozny on June 3, 2015, and a fire therein on December 13, 2014. Nils Mujzhnieks, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, has condemned the attack on rights defenders and journalists.
Kurdish protesters in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:54, 10 March 2016
Kurdish protesters in Yerevan call West to abandon cooperation with Turkey
Members of the Kurdish community in Armenia have called on the international community to stop contacts with Turkey. According to their story, the Turkish government is supplying the militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), which is banned in Russia, with weapons, and also uses the army to intimidate Kurds.
23:46, 9 March 2016
Members of Chechen HRC complain about non-admission to victims of attack in Ingushetia
Members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under Ramzan Kadyrov could not meet the journalists and rights defenders, who suffered in the attack near the Chechen-Ingush border. At the hospital, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) were talking to the victims at that moment, said Kheda Saratova, a Chechen rights defender.
Attackers on the JMG office in Ingushetia. Screenshot of a video from the surveillance camera published in Dmitry Utukin's Twitter, Twitter.com/U2_Keen
22:52, 9 March 2016
Attackers on Ingush JMG office broke surveillance cameras
Armed persons arrived at the headquarters of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of rights defenders in Ingushetia in five cars and disabled all the surveillance cameras, said Dmitry Utukin, a lawyer of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT).
Burning car of the rights defenders which has been attacked. Macrh 9, 2016. Photo by Yegor Skovoroda published in his Twitter
21:52, 9 March 2016
Nine persons suffered in attack on rights defenders' van in Chechnya
Eight rights defenders and journalists, who were in the van of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) during the attack, as well as the driver, were in need of medical care, said the Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT).
20:28, 9 March 2016
Rights defenders report about four victims of attack in Chechnya
The employees on the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) Ivan Zhiltsov and Ekaterina Vanslova, and European journalists Oistan Vindstad and Maria Persson Löfgren suffered in an attack on a minibus of the Free Mobile Group (FMG) in Chechnya, said Dmitry Utukin, a lawyer of the CPT.
20:16, 9 March 2016
"Women of the Don" not refunded after exclusion from registry of foreign agents
The Union "Women of the Don" has been excluded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) from the register of foreign agents, but the fine of 300,000 roubles, paid by the Union under the court judgement, has not been repaid. The money can be returned only upon the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the case, said Valentina Cherevatenko, the Chair of the Union.
Kazbek Gekkiev. Photo: http://kbrria.ru/
19:20, 9 March 2016
Lane in KBR named after slain journalist Gekkiev
The Shkolny Lane in the village of Zhankhoteko has been renamed in memory of the journalist Kazbek Gekkiev, who was killed in 2012. A memorial plaque has been installed at the school, where Gekkiev studied.
Khaiser Djemilev. Screenshot of a video by the user Argumenti Nedeli-Krym / YouTube
17:56, 9 March 2016
Refusal to grant CER to Khaiser Djemilev challenged
A complaint against the judgement of the Astrakhan District Court to deny the conditional early relieve (CER) to Khaiser Djemilev has been lodged to the Astrakhan Regional Court, said the advocate Nikolai Polozov.
The law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
17:13, 9 March 2016
Four residents of Dagestan arrested on suspicion of involvement in "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
The court in Makhachkala has ruled to place Murad Valiev, Gadji Ramazanov, Sharip Khabibov and Magomed Magomedov, suspected of involvement in "Hizb ut-Tahrir", a terrorist organization banned in Russia, in custody.
Yusup Djaparov in the courtroom. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:26, 9 March 2016
Court refuses Djaparov to make new translation of documents
Experts of the Dargin language have stated at the court that the differences in dialects cannot prevent Yusup Djaparov, a nephew of Said Amirov, from understanding the content of the case files. In this regard, the court has rejected the defence's request to make a new translation.
Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), one of the leaders of the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia and some other countries. Photo: Ansar al Jihad https://ru.wikipedia.org
15:16, 9 March 2016
Relatives of Abu Umar al-Shishani fail to confirm his death
So far, there is no confirmation of the death of Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), a native of Georgia and one of the leaders of the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), said Tarkhan's relatives and residents of Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.
The Derbent District of Dagestan. Photo: Artur Shikhaliev http://odnoselchane.ru/
15:08, 9 March 2016
Power agents: CTO in Southern Dagestan does not affect dwelling settlements
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Derbent District of Dagestan has been in force for a week already, but so far, nobody was detained, said a law enforcement source.
News
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika Protests outside the Georgian parliament have continued for 519 days.

Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo: Publika Protesters in Tbilisi supported the demands of parents of children with Duchenne syndrome.

The body of a Georgian soldier has been delivered to Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika's photo from April 26, 2026. The participation of Georgian fighters in fighting in Ukraine has raised questions about their motivations.

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.