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Zaur Dadaev. Photo provided by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
13:24, 30 March 2015
RBC: witness confirms Dadaev's likelihood with Nemtsov's killer
Contrary to the earlier disseminated information, Zaur Dadaev, the main person, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, looks like the gunman, described by the witness Evgeny, the RBC reported on March 27 with reference to the protocol of questioning the eyewitness of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, who was previously treated by media as "a new witness"
13:18, 30 March 2015
US students support Khadija Ismayilova
The Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova has been put on the list of nine arrested media professionals, whose names will be engraved on bracelets within the campaign "Press without Handcuffs", organized by the journalist Dana Priest and American students.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo provided by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
12:15, 30 March 2015
"Kommersant": investigators detect organizer of Boris Nemtsov's murder
Investigators detect a new potential defendant in Boris Nemtsov murder case. According to testimony of Zaur Dadaev, that person provided a ZAZ car and a pistol to commit the crime and promised to pay 5 million roubles to each person to be involved in the crime. This has been reported in today's article written by Grigory Tumanov and published by the newspaper "Kommersant".
11:43, 30 March 2015
Member of "Pre-Parliament" stabbed during rally in Gyumri
During an anti-government rally in Gyumri, unidentified man has struck with a knife and wounded Grachya Mirzoyan, a member of the public initiative "Pre-Parliament".
10:19, 30 March 2015
"Chernovik": relatives and friends of Ruslan Magomedragimov report injection signs on his body
On the neck of Ruslan Magomedragimov, an activist of the movement "Sadval", who was found dead in Kaspiysk, the experts found marks resembling signs of injections. This was reported by the "Chernovik" (Draft), with reference to family members and friends of Ruslan Magomedragimov.
21:30, 29 March 2015
Soldier of NKR Defence Army killed on contact line
Today, Ovsep Andreasyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has got a fatal gunshot wound.
Banner at the protest action in Gyumri, January 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:30, 29 March 2015
Russia violates agreements with Armenia in Valery Permyakov's case, Armenian lawyers assert
The tragedy in Gyumri could have been prevented if the Russian military base had not violated international treaties. This was stated by Daniel Ionnisyan, the manager of the programmes of the NGO "Union of Informed Citizens". Members of the NGO have prepared and posted on the Internet a video record, which describes the facts of violations of the Russian-Armenian treaties in connection with the tragedy in Gyumri.
14:28, 29 March 2015
Trial in Valery Permyakov's case to be held at Gyumri military base
The case against Valery Permyakov will be considered by a military tribunal in the territory of the Russian military base in Gyumri. This was reported by Leonid Slutsky, the head of the delegation of the Russian State Duma.
10:07, 29 March 2015
Armenian and Russian MPs call on colleagues in other countries to condemn Armenian Genocide
In their joint appeal to MPs of other countries, Armenian and Russian MPs called on to recognize and condemn the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
Banner at the Sochi rally. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:28, 29 March 2015
In Sochi, about 200 people attend rally against infill construction
On March 28, starting from 2:00 till 4:00 p.m., Kudepsta hosted a sanctioned rally against the infill construction of Sochi. Participants of the protest action have signed a resolution demanding from the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory to conduct an audit of the activities of staff members of the Sochi administration.
23:53, 28 March 2015
IS recruiters focus on successful students from North-Caucasian higher schools
In the higher educational institutions of Northern Caucasus, recruiters of the "Islamic State" (IS) focus on successful students from wealthy families. This was stated by a Russian Orientalist and economist Evgeny Satanovsky, the President of the independent scientific centre "Institute of the Middle East".
21:54, 28 March 2015
Court grants Chechen MIA's claim against Murad Amriev and rights defenders
The Lenin District Court of Grozny has granted a claim to protect the honour and dignity filed by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against the Committee against Torture and Murad Amriev, a resident of Chechnya, who complained about being tortured by policemen.
The elders of the village of Khasanya at the festive events on the Day of Revival of the Balkar people. KBR, March 28, 2015. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:54, 28 March 2015
In Kabardino-Balkaria, local residents pay tribute to victims of deportation of Balkars
Today, the festive events dedicated to the revival of the Balkar people have taken place in Kabardino-Balkaria. Residents of the village of Khasanya paid tribute to victims of the deportation of the Balkars.
13:35, 28 March 2015
In Ingushetia, police seize weapons and ammunition from local resident
While inspecting a house in the village of Ali-Yurt, policemen found and seized a pistol and ammunition from a local resident. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia.
The battle positions of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:21, 28 March 2015
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 44 shootings during one day
The Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled fired 44 times during one day. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
Tsitsernakabert, a memorial complex in Yerevan. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:59, 28 March 2015
Armenia's resolution against acquittal of genocides adopted by UN Council
At its session, the United Nation's Council on Human Rights has adopted a resolution, initiated by Armenia and condemning attempts to justify or deny the cases of genocide.
11:37, 28 March 2015
In Cherkessk, court refuses to acquit Leyla Arkelova in case of defamation
The appeal filed against the verdict to Leyla Arkelova, a mother of many children from Cherkessk, found guilty of libel, has been dismissed, and the city court has upheld the decision of the first instance.
School #42 library in Makhachkala. Photo http://makhachkala42.dagschool.com/biblioteka.php
08:50, 28 March 2015
Dagestani Prosecutor's Office demands to punish officials for poor status of school buildings
In Dagestan, school library funds are underfunded, and more than 400 educational institutions are in dangerous or dilapidated state. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan. Prosecutors demanded to punish officials from the Ministry of Education for violations.
Participants of the rally in support of Vladimir Bessonov. Lipetsk, January 2011. Photo: the official site of CPRF http://kprf.ru/
03:39, 28 March 2015
Rostov political strategists expect verdict of guilty in MP Bessonov's case
In Rostov-on-Don, local political strategists do not expect verdict of acquittal in the case against Vladimir Bessonov, a deputy of the State Duma, which is under the consideration at the local court. According to Vladislav Volkov, involvement of law enforcers will be one of the reasons for the verdict of guilty.
A dog. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:52, 28 March 2015
Georgian NGOs protest against mercy killing of healthy animals
In Georgia, twenty NGOs have challenged a draft resolution of the Tbilisi Sakrebulo (City Council) on the rules of pet care. The NGOs have filed a motion to the Chair of the Sakrebulo.
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The arrest of the former deputy head of Pyatigorsk has been extended.

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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.