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Zaur Dadaev being taken through the hallway of the Moscow’s Basmanny District Court, March 8, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
13:42, 1 April 2015
Advocate of Zaur Dadaev denies his client's cooperation with investigators
Zaur Dadaev, a defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, does not cooperate with investigators. This has been stated by his advocate, who denied the report made by an investigator of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) stating that Zaur Dadaev had made a confession.
Judge hammer. Photo: https://mvd.ru/upload/site1/document_news/PSdDFn4nLI-630xx225.jpg
07:07, 1 April 2015
Dagestani journalists doubt that investigators will find customers of Akhmedilov's murder
According to Dagestani journalists, after the verdict against the persons who committed the murder of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov has been announced, the main challenge is to reveal the persons who ordered the crime.
Flower laying. Photo: http://novosti.az/images/29855/08/298550882.jpg
03:15, 1 April 2015
Massacres of 1918 were caused by foreign states' struggle for control over Baku
On March 31, Azerbaijan marked the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. The country paid tribute to the victims of the events occurred in the spring of 1918. According to the Baku authorities, in 1918, the armed forces of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Nationalist Party, supported by leaders of the Baku Soviet, committed mass killings and pogroms of civilians. The total number of victims was more than 30,000 people. On March 26, 1998, Geidar Aliev, the then Azerbaijani President, issued a decree to declare March 31 the Day of Azerbaijanis' Genocide.
Denis Zatsepin, advocate of Mikhail Volkov, talking to journalists after the trial. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:00, 1 April 2015
Defence satisfied with jury's verdict in BORN's case
The Moscow Regional Court has scheduled for April 8 the consideration of the verdict announced by the jury in the case against the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN). Advocates of the defendants have said that they were generally satisfied with the verdict.
00:00, 1 April 2015
Source from Khasavyurt GOVD: Gasanov attacked policemen
Shakhban Gasanov, who has been killed in Khasavyurt, was wounded during a shootout with policemen that occurred on March 25. This was reported by a source from the Khasavyurt GOVD (City Interior Division).
Inscriptions in the house of cottage settlement for Olympic resettlers. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:07, 31 March 2015
Residents of "Olympic" settlement in Sochi state its poor condition
Sochi residents complain about the poor condition and misuse of the cottage settlement built in 2011 for Olympic resettlers. The Sochi lawyer Rafael Khachaturov believes that the situation in Sochi should be examined by a public commission.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
19:12, 31 March 2015
Shakhban Gasanov killed in special operation in Khasavyurt
Shakhban Gasanov, who had sworn to the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization, was killed during the storming of a house in Khasavyurt, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Chechnya residents with portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:40, 31 March 2015
Russians have more trust in Kadyrov
The number of Russia's residents, who express trust in the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, has increased by 22% as compared with 2006, said the "Levada-Centre".
18:17, 31 March 2015
Darya Polyudova complains to ECtHR against her arrest
An activist Darya Polyudova, accused of inciting extremism, has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against her illegal prosecution, in her opinion, and long detention in custody in Krasnodar.
Rally in Grozny against impunity of Caucasian resident’s murderers in Moscow. Summer of 2013. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:37, 31 March 2015
Rights defenders state violations of Chechens' and Ingushes' rights in Russian prisons
The natives of Chechnya and Ingushetia, who are exposed to acts of violence in Russian prisons, often fall victim to aggression of participants of Chechen Wars. This was announced today in Moscow by the Committee "Civil Assistance" during presentation of its report on the outcomes of the project.
Law enforcers at the funeral of Boris Nemtsov. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:40, 31 March 2015
Rights defenders are concerned about absence of check of Dadaev's statements about torture
As stated by the "Committee against Torture", the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has done nothing in effect to check the complaints of the figurants in the Nemtsov's murder case about law enforcers' unlawful physical assault on them.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo by Anastasia Kirilenko (RFE/RL)
12:55, 31 March 2015
Consideration of Evgeny Vitishko's motion on CER rescheduled for April 15
Today, the Kirsanov District Court of the Tambov Region has started the consideration of the motion on conditional early relief (CER) of Evgeny Vitishko, a Krasnodar ecologist. According to an official from the penal colony, the ecologist committed eight violations, seven disciplinary sanctions were imposed against him, and thus, the penal colony stands against his earlier release.
11:31, 31 March 2015
Investigators question Boris Nemtsov's son within his father's murder case
All the children of Boris Nemtsov officially asked investigators to recognize them victims in the case of the murder of the politician. In this regard, the investigators questioned Ekaterina Odintsova, a former common-law wife of Boris Nemtsov, and his son Anton.
Abdulmalik Akhmedilov. Photo: http://jourdom.ru/news/44145
07:31, 31 March 2015
Advocates of convicts in Akhmedilov's murder case intend to challenge verdict of guilty
The defence of the persons sentenced in the case of the murder of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov has announced the intention to challenge the verdict in the nearest future.
Students at the rally in support of Crimea, Grozny, March 18, 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:05, 31 March 2015
Sociologists explain Russians' optimism towards situation in Northern Caucasus by reduction of criticism in media
The population of Russia expresses a surge of optimism in relation to the situation in Northern Caucasus and a reduction of negative expectations. This was proved by the data of the recent survey led by the Levada Centre. The sociologists believe that the Russians' attitude is affected by the absence of lack of critical articles about the situation in the region, and, besides, the Russian residents treat the incoming information less important than the information about the events in Ukraine.
02:26, 31 March 2015
US Attorney's Office completes presenting evidence in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case
On March 30, at the court hearing held in Boston, the US Attorney's office completed the presentation of evidence in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of organizing a terror act during the marathon in Boston in 2013. From the prosecution party, the court questioned the persons affected by the terror act, relatives of victims, law enforcers, physicians, and other experts.
20:39, 30 March 2015
Experts note similarities in deaths of Kuashev and Magomedragimov
Activists Timur Kuashev and Ruslan Magomeragimov died under mysterious circumstances; and their relatives stated marks from injection needle on their bodies, note Albert Esedov, the leader of the movement "Sadval", and Orhan Jemal, a journalist of the Forbes magazine.
19:37, 30 March 2015
Resident of Dagestan detained on suspicion of trying to sell her baby
The investigating authorities of Dagestan have detained a woman from Izberbash, suspected of trying to sell his 5-year-old daughter.
Lenin District Court of Makhachkala. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
15:17, 30 March 2015
Journalists were not admitted to sentencing in Akhmedilov's murder case
The convoy service of the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala would not let reporters to the open session, where sentences to the figurants of the murder case of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov were announced, said a representative of the victims.
13:31, 30 March 2015
On March 23-29, at least 2 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 23-29, 2015, at least 2 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
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Alexei Safonov's 20-year sentence was upheld on appeal.

The arrest of the former deputy head of Pyatigorsk has been extended.

A Stavropol official is suspected of fraudulent landfill liquidation.

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.