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Inscriptions in "Olympic" cottages. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:24, 3 March 2016
Sochi Mayor announces twofold decrease in prices for "Olympic" cottages
The reduction by 50% of the cost of houses built around the Olympic Park will attract buyers to the auction. This was reported by Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BAkk76LCnEI/?taken-by=kadyrovramzan
10:03, 3 March 2016
"RBC": issue of Ramzan Kadyrov's third term already solved
Ramzan Kadyrov will be appointed the acting head of the Chechen Republic until the end of the term of office and will receive from Vladimir Putin the permission to take part in the direct election of the Chechen leader, the "RBC" reported on March 2 with reference to at once three sources close to the Kremlin and the Chechen authorities.
Aslan Gagiev. Photo: http://gztslovo.ru/news/y2015/m03/d06/?s_f_1=p_active=DESC
09:18, 3 March 2016
"Kommersant": Aslan Gagiev released on bail in Vienna
The Court of Vienna has released on bail in the amount of 100,000 euros Aslan Gagiev, a native of North Ossetia, suspected in Russia of organizing a series of resonant murders.
Pedro Agramunt. Photo: http://www.vesti.az/news/280100
08:43, 3 March 2016
PACE President calls on Azerbaijani authorities to fulfil ECtHR's decisions
During his visit to Azerbaijan, Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has announced the need for execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the cases of sentenced activists Ilgar Mamedov and Tofiq Yagublu.
Asphalt laying. Photo: http://fedpress.ru/news/conflict_map/socpolitical_conflicts/1428926057-konflikt-nedeli-v-volgograde-razvernulas-voina-za-remont-dorogi-k-chm-2018
06:04, 3 March 2016
Volgograd: drivers criticize repair of "guest routes" on eve of 2018 FIFA World Cup
During the preparation of Volgograd to the FIFA World Cup, the city plans to build a number of key transport routes, including a road through the city along the Volga River, and to repair the road to the airport. Some sections of "guest routes" inside the city have already been repaired. The repair works were completed in the past year; however, according to NGO activists and motorists, new potholes have already appeared on the repaired roads.
Barricades at the entrance to Nardaran, November 26, 2011. Photo by Aziz Karimov.
17:04, 2 March 2016
Nardaran residents report mass detentions
According to local residents, arrests in the Azerbaijani village of Nardaran near Baku were undertaken after religious graffiti appeared in the village. In total, 32 persons were detained. The police refute the information about arrests.
Nadezhda Savchenko in the court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin.
15:01, 2 March 2016
Prosecutor demands 23 years in prison for Savchenko
The Prosecutor's Office finds the guilt of the Ukrainian pilots Nadezhda Savchenko of involvement in the murder of two VGTRK (All-Russian TV and Radio Company) employees near Lugansk and illegal border crossing proved. The state prosecutor has demanded 23 years of imprisonment for her.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:48, 2 March 2016
Power agents report detention of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" members in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, nine persons were taken to the police on suspicion of involvement in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir", recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization, law enforcement sources have reported today.
Derbent District, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?com=photogallery&page=photo&id=2562
14:33, 2 March 2016
Villagers of Derbent District have no problems because of CTO
Today, residents of four villages of the Derbent District told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about the influence of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime on their everyday life. In three villages, no power agents at all were noticed; and near the village of Aglobi, they are inspecting cars, but do not enter the village.
Entrance to Dozukparinsky District of Dagestan. Photo: Roman Sereda, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=29&com=photogallery
13:03, 2 March 2016
Villagers of Avadan report detentions
According to local residents, during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the village of Avadan in Southern Dagestan, an assumed militant and members of some "religious family" were detained. During the operation, gunfire was heard.
Conscripts. Photo: Mikhail Mordasov / Yugopolis
12:08, 2 March 2016
Mother of conscript talks of humiliation of new soldiers in military unit of Krasnodar
A mother of a soldier from Krasnoyarsk has appealed to the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Military District and to a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of her region with a complaint. The woman has stated that her son is subjected to systematic beatings in the Krasnodar military unit. Deputy Yuri Shvytkin has promised to check the fact of humiliation.
Igor Gorbuntsov at police station No.3 in Sochi, March 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:45, 2 March 2016
Witness of pensioners' rally in Sochi retracts his testimony
Margarita Markelova, who was found guilty of organizing the rally of pensioners in Sochi, filed a complaint against the verdict. Igor Gorbuntsov, a city resident, whose statements became the basis for the evidence against Margarita Markelova in the case materials, stated that he had not told the police anything about the woman.
08:50, 2 March 2016
In Moscow, truckers from Volgograd stop their protest action against "Platon" system
Truck drivers from the Volgograd Region have left the parking lot in the area of Teply Stan in Moscow, where they took part in the strike against the "Platon" system.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dva-0.html
07:41, 2 March 2016
CTO legal regime introduced in south of Dagestan
Law enforcers have started a counter-terrorist operation (CTO) in the territory of the Derbent District. This was reported by an official from the operational headquarters for Dagestan.
05:25, 2 March 2016
In Dagestan, advocate claims being not allowed to visit his client
In the Buynaksk District, an advocate was allowed to visit detained Magomed Akhmeddibirov only three days later. This was reported by the Public Oversight Commission (POC) for Dagestan.
Sign of Binbank. Photo: http://bloknot-rostov.ru/news/donskie-politseyskie-zaderzhali-grabitelya-pytavsh-716244
04:19, 2 March 2016
Resident of Rostov-on-Don detained for threatening to blow up bank
In Rostov-on-Don, the police have detained a man suspected of trying to rob a bank office using a fake improvised explosive device (IED).
00:22, 2 March 2016
Defence demands to report on investigation into case of interference in Khadija Ismayilova's private life
On March 1, Yalchin Imanov, an advocate of journalist Khadija Ismayilova, sent an official letter to Aziz Seidov, Prosecutor of Baku, in connection with the fact of the instalment of a hidden surveillance camera in the Khadija Ismayilova's apartment and the use of video records to blackmail the journalist.
22:08, 1 March 2016
Natives of Chechnya deported to Russia not let out of Domodedovo for three days
Since February 28, three children of a native of Chechnya, deported from Switzerland to Russia, cannot leave the transit area of Domodedovo Airport, rights defenders have stated today.
Participants of the rally in Yerevan, March 1, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:51, 1 March 2016
Opposition activists call on EU to apply sanctions to Armenian authorities
Today, activists of six Armenian political forces have held a rally in Yerevan in memory of the casualties of riots on March 1-2, 2008. The participants have called on the EU and the European Parliament to apply sanctions against the Armenian authorities to ensure that those responsible for the events of March 1-2, 2008, are duly punished.
Sergey Mitrokhin. Photo http://www.yabloko.ru/news/2015/04/05
18:20, 1 March 2016
Mitrokhin fined after calling for Kadyrov's resignation
Today, a court in Moscow has fined Sergey Mitrokhin, the former leader of the "Yabloko" Party, finding him guilty of violating the rules of holding mass events.
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.