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A copy of a "spiritual and moral questionnaire." Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
09:41, 8 March 2016
Residents of Chechnya report on "spiritual certification" in schools and universities
In Chechnya, schools and secondary and higher educational institutions have started "spiritual and moral certification" of young people in the age from 14 to 35 years old. This was reported by local residents. According to teachers, no one refused to fill in a questionnaire.
Buynaksk, Dagestan. Photo: Eldar Rasulov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
03:54, 8 March 2016
Magomed Akhmeddibirov arrested on suspicion of murder and placed to Buynaksk IVS
In Dagestan, Magomed Akhmeddibirov, a resident of the village of Nizhnee Kazanische, whose disappearance after the release from the detention facility in Makhachkala was claimed by his relatives, was placed to the IVS (temporary detention facility) of Buynaksk.
The Georgian advocate Gela Nikolaishvili. Photo: Mziya Saganelidze, RFE/RL http://www.ekhokavkaza.mobi/a/25383782.html
23:22, 7 March 2016
Defence finds verdict on recruitment of residents of Pankisi Gorge too harsh
Four residents of the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, convicted for recruiting militants and belonging to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), decided to appeal against the verdict of the Tbilisi City Court, said the advocate Gela Nikolaishvili.
The police detains Ilgar Mamedov. 2012. Photo by Turkhan Karimov from Radio Azadlyg archive (RFE/RL), www.radioazadlyg.org
16:11, 7 March 2016
Advocate was not admitted to colony to Ilgar Mamedov
At the Azerbaijani colony, where the oppositionist Ilgar Mamedov is serving his term, the personnel demanded from his advocate Fuad Agaev a permit from the managers of the Penitentiary Service to meet his client. The lawyer has treated this demand as a violation of the law.
The activists who came to congratulate Khadija Ismayilova on the Women's Day near the colony. Baku, March 7, 2016. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:02, 7 March 2016
Activists claim ban on visiting Ismayilova
The colony administration has not allowed to visit the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and refused to receive bouquets and gifts addressed to her, said activists of the "Civil Society Platform" (CSP).
War in Syria. Photo by the user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com/
12:11, 7 March 2016
Imam in Georgia convicted for recruiting people into IS
Four residents of the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, including Imam Ayuf Borchashvili, have been sentenced to terms from one to 14 years in prison for recruiting militants and belonging to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS).
10:19, 7 March 2016
Resident of Chechnya convicted for involvement in IAF
The court has sentenced Ramzan Tershiev, a resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya, to two years in a colony-settlement for participating in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Giorgi Papuashvili. Photo http://azertag.az/ru/xeber/Georgii_Papuashvili_Mezhdu_sudami_Azerbaidzhana_i_Gruzii_sushchestvuyut_davnie_cvyazi-103715
07:01, 7 March 2016
Chairman of Georgian CC states threats to spread compromising materials about him
Giorgi Papuashvili, the Chairman of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Georgia, asserts that his ill-wishers plan to publish photos and videos against him.
A representative of the human rights organization, the advocate Leonid Yerchenko, Leya Khamitova, Khamitova's brother (to the right). Sochi, March 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:44, 7 March 2016
Woman accused of girl's death in Sochi water park denies guilt
Sochi has launched a trial of the death of a three-year girl who drowned in the water park "Mountain Beach" on July 19, 2015. The female-employee, who is charged under the case, has declared that the responsibility for the safe rest in the water park was on the resort managers, who have disappeared.
02:13, 7 March 2016
During period from February 29 to March 6, 2016, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week from February 29 to March 6, 2016, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus no information about casualties and victims was recorded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
01:15, 7 March 2016
Student detained in Sochi on suspicion of having links with IS
The detainee is a native of Ingushetia and studies at one of Sochi universities.
Nemat Panakhly. Photo http://minval.az/news/123508959
00:15, 7 March 2016
Nemat Panakhly transferred to prison hospital
Nemat Panakhly, the leader of the National Statehood Party, who is serving his term at the Gobustan closed prison, has been transferred to the medical facility of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice (MoJ). His wife fears for his health condition.
A charity action 04.03.2016. Photo by Magomed Tachiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:38, 6 March 2016
Ingushetia: 200 large families receive help from anonymous donator
In the course of a charity action, 200 large families in more than 20 settlements of Ingushetia received foodstuffs from an anonymous donator.
The 63-year-old pensioner Angelina Sokolskaya (in the photo) lives in the house with three adult children and a young granddaughter. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:51, 6 March 2016
Tenants of destroyed house in Sochi demand new housing
Family members of Angelina Sokolskaya from Sochi have complained about the city Mayoralty to the Prosecutor's Office. They live in a dilapidated house, built 110 years ago, and assert that the Mayoralty fails to fulfil the resolution "on resettling residents from shabby houses into comfortable housing."
23:00, 5 March 2016
Advocate states disappearance of Dagestani resident after arrest
Relatives and the advocate of Magomed Akhmeddibirov, a resident of the Buynaksk District of Dagestan, who was arrested for 10 days for an administrative offense, can not establish his whereabouts after the expiry of the arrest term.
19:09, 5 March 2016
Residents of Chechnya report cancellation of pro-Kadyrov rally
Chechen authorities have abandoned the idea to hold on March 6 a large-scale rally in support of Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny, although they had initially planned the action, and students were obliged to visit it, representatives of educational institutions of the republic told the "Caucasian Knot".
Soldiers of military unit of Borzoi, February 27, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the video report by ‘Grozny’ TV Company, Youtube.com.
17:37, 5 March 2016
Experts: reasons of brawl in Borzoi are concealed by Chechen authorities
The Chechen police had to prevent a fight in a military unit of Borzoi; while the absence of any data that the incident is being investigated by the military prosecutor's office indicates the unwillingness of the Chechen authorities to openly discuss the background of the incident, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Zaira Alieva. Photo: 06.mvd.ru
14:53, 5 March 2016
North-Ossetian woman disappears from Ingush hospital
Zaira Alieva from the village of Chermen has left the territory of the hospital in Nazran, and since that time, her whereabouts is unknown. This was reported on March 4 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.
Averter at the entrance to Naryn-Kala fortress, July 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:38, 5 March 2016
Mobile guide released for excursions in Derbent
A free-of-charge mobile guide that runs through the izi.TRAVEL has been designed for the Museum of History of World's Cultures and Religions of Derbent and comprises nine tours.
Head of Volgograd branch of the "Molodaya Gvardiya of Edinaya Rossiya" Vasily Seleznev. Photo: Mger2020.ru
13:20, 5 March 2016
Volgograd: "Molodaya Gvardiya" asks university rectors to report on their political views
In Volgograd, the local branch of the "Molodaya Gvardiya of Edinaya Rossiya" (Young Guard of United Russia) Party has requested rectors of higher educational institutions and student leaders to provide the information about their political views, as well as their mobile phone numbers and links to their accounts in social networks. The rectors believe that the organization violates the law on personal data.
News
Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Participants in a social media discussion placed the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in the context of the Baku-Yerevan peace talks.

A photograph used by users to claim that Azerbaijani forces are using construction equipment to destroy the "We Are Our Mountains" monument. Photo: https://civilnet.am/hy/news/1012657 Armenian political scientists have identified those behind the publication of a fake story about the destruction of a Karabakh symbol.

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.