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Protest action of North-Ossetian truckers held on the "Kavkaz" Highway near the village of Kardjin, North Ossetia, March 27, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
23:53, 28 March 2017
In North Ossetia, drivers of heavy vehicles (truckers) continue their strike for the second day demanding to abolish the "Platon" system.
Combat uniform, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:01, 28 March 2017
Today, the serviceman Artak Rafaelyan has received a mortal wound after a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Andrei Kostyanov (left) and Sergey Khazov-Kassia. Photo: RFE/RL
15:18, 28 March 2017
The operator of the Radio Liberty crew, who came to film the "tractor march" of the Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) farmers, was taken to hospital after the attack of unidentified persons, said his colleague. The local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed the information about the beating up of journalists.
14:37, 28 March 2017
The information that two attackers on the military unit of the “Natsgvardia” (Russian National Guard) committed in the Naursky District has not been confirmed yet, said a republic's law enforcement source. The situation in the district has calmed down; there are no restrictions on travelling, local residents report.
Tractor convoy. Photo: https://cache.readovka.ru/b0b89262f1b4c8cc11299db400e77839_XL.jpg
12:02, 28 March 2017
The repeated "tractor march" organized by farmers of the Krasnodar Territory, launched today, is taking place against the background of the growing protest activity in Southern Russia and, in particular, in Kuban. The protest action of the Kuban farmers is already accompanied by detentions.
Igor Kalyapin. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/2922/
11:19, 28 March 2017
Igor Kalyapin, the leader of the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture", used Facebook to address Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to investigate the situation in the village of Davydenko where local residents reported the forceful dispersal of the villagers' gathering.
Crew of the "Radio Liberty", Andrei Kostyanov (left) and Sergey Khazov-Kassia. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/a/28395339.html
11:12, 28 March 2017
In the Krasnodar Territory, the crew of the "Radio Liberty" was attacked in the town of Kropotkin, when journalists came to make reportage about a "tractor march." This was reported by journalist Sergey Khazov-Kassia on his Facebook page.
Village of Davydenko, Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya. Photo: http://memohrc.org/news/chechnya-lyudey-vynuzhdayut-arendovat-sobstvennuyu-zemlyu
10:45, 28 March 2017
Three residents of the Chechen village of Davydenko, detained during a clash with the police on March 26, may be brought to criminal responsibility. This was announced at a gathering of villagers held in the village of Davydenko on March 27, local residents report.
Truck drivers' protest rally, March 27, 2017. Photo: http://opr.com.ru/info/news/miting-v-ulyanovske/
10:22, 28 March 2017
In Novorossiysk, the court arrested for 10 days Evgeny Boldyrev, the coordinator of the local "Association of Russian Carriers" (known as OPR).
Detention of rally participants in Volgograd, March 26, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
02:56, 28 March 2017
In Makhachkala, the anti-corruption action is related to a general protest against the situation in the republic. This opinion was voiced by Magomed Magomedov, a political observer of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).
01:29, 28 March 2017
There are no guarantees of the veracity of the official version about the attack on a unit of the National Guard in the regional centre of Naurskaya in the north of Chechnya. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
19:11, 27 March 2017
The hunger strike has been announced in Makhachkala at the special detention centre (SDC) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan by seven foreigners, the decision on compulsory expulsion of whom from the territory of Russia is not enforced, said Galimzyan Khalikov, a citizen of Turkmenistan and one of the hunger-strikers.
18:40, 27 March 2017
An appeal to the head of Chechnya after the riots in the village of Davydenko, where power agents have beat up and detained the villagers who tried to protect their houses from demolition, was released via the WhatsApp messenger in the hope to bring information to Kadyrov.
Participants of clashes between protesters and policemen, Yerevan, July 19, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:49, 27 March 2017
The protesters, who have gathered near the building of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, demand to release the arrested residents of Sari Tag, accused of mass riots on July 19, 2016.
Elections in Abkhazia. Photo: © Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaitsuk: http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20170326/1020698077/urna-na-vynos-izbirateli-suxuma-smogli-progolosovat-i-na-domu.html
13:29, 27 March 2017
In the eighth constituency, at two polling stations, observers from Gudisa Agrba, a candidate for Abkhazian MP, found ballots of a different format, a spokesperson of Mr Agrba's electoral office told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Truckers protest in Manas, November 2015. Photo by Ruslan Alekbekov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:24, 27 March 2017
Today, Dagestani truckers have launched a protest against the increased travel tariffs within the "Platon" system, as Rustam Malamagomedov, the leader of the "Association of Dagestani Truckers", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Rally participants in Krasnodar, March 26, 2017. Photo by eyewitness provided by Krasnodar headquarters of Alexei Navalny.
10:39, 27 March 2017
This morning, Krasnodar continued trying people detained during the anti-corruption rally on March 26. Among those administratively punished, there is an 18-year-old Category II invalid, who has been fined by 16,000 roubles. In total, according to law enforcers, 90 people were brought to the police from the rally.
Entrance to the ECtHR building. Photo: https://www.sovetnik.eu/obzhalovanie-reshenij-v-evropejskom-sude-po-pravam-cheloveka.html
06:06, 27 March 2017
An advocate of Abbas Guseinov, Deputy Chairman of the movement "Muslim Unity", sentenced in Azerbaijan in the "Nardaran case", has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about torture used against his client.
Special forces agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-nazrani-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dvoe.html
03:31, 27 March 2017
During the week of March 20-26, 2017, 15 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 12 were killed, and three others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Detainees at police station in Oktyabrskaya Street. Photo by eyewitness provided by Krasnodar headquarters of Alexei Navalny.
02:15, 27 March 2017
The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar has arrested Miroslav Valkovich, the chief of the regional headquarters of Alexei Navalny, for 10 days. Apart from him, five persons were also arrested for the same period. According to activists, one young man has already been sentenced to a 15-day arrest.
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.