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Dokku Umarov. Screenshot of a video message at Youtube
22:18, 1 March 2014
Moratorium on killing civilians by militants in Northern Caucasus is not observed, experts say
Attacks on civilians are not a new tactics used by the North-Caucasian underground, but such attacks are outside the ideology of jihad, said Alexei Malashenko, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
Yerevan, December 10, 2013. Participants of a protest rally dedicated to The International Human Rights Day. Photo: © PanARMENIAN Photo / Karo Sakhanyan
21:58, 1 March 2014
Rally in memory of victims of March 1, 2008, in Yerevan, gathered over 10,000 (+video)
The oppositional rally dated to the clashes of demonstrators with the police on March 1, 2008, and held in Yerevan in Freedom Square attracted more than 10,000 people. The Armenian National Congress (ANC), which organized the rally, said that civil initiatives and employees of the "Nairit", "Grand Candy" and a number of other major companies had joined them.
20:14, 1 March 2014
Rights defenders' programme on harmonization of interethnic relations is over in North Ossetia
The joint programme of the HRC "Memorial" and the "Civil Assistance" Committee entitled "Harmonization of Interethnic Relations through Promoting Minor Businesses" was finalized in the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia with a workshop for educators, a roundtable in the employment centre and graduation of trainees in the "Kurtata" Business Centre.
The police breaks up a youth rally in connection with the death of a Karabakh War veteran Zaur Gasanov. Baku, December 29, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:22, 1 March 2014
US State Department is critical in its annual report on human rights situation in Azerbaijan
In the 2013 annual report on the human rights situation in the world, the US Department of State has criticized the Azerbaijani government for restricting the fundamental human rights and freedoms. Oppositionists and civil society activists have welcomed the report, while the official Baku has rejected the criticism.
17:52, 1 March 2014
Sochi Court finds Mayoralty's inaction at considering rally notification illegal
Roman Shikarev, the organizer of the rally against discrimination of Sochi residents has received a court ruling on his complaint against inaction of the city administration (Mayoralty) at considering his notification about a public action. The Court has found the complaint reasonable and ordered the officials to eliminate the violations.
Igor Kharchenko at the solo picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko. Krasnodar, January 19, 2014. Photo from a personal page at http://vk.com/
14:06, 1 March 2014
Sochi activists state the need to publicly discuss policemen's action during Olympics
Sochi rights defenders and activists have declared the need to discuss the police's actions during the preparation and holding of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Activists plan holding a roundtable and invite there top-ranking officials of the police, prosecutor's office, FSB and administration of Sochi.
Action dedicated to the 'political prisoners of all time'. Yerevan, Freedom Square, February 2, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:40, 1 March 2014
Armenia: participants of "Million Mask March" have detention extended
The court has extended the detention for the participants of the "Million Mask March" by two months. Relatives of the detainees accused of resisting the police, are dissatisfied with this decision and believe that it was dictated by the court by the country's top authorities.
Ruslan Magomadov, the director of the film "February", at the first show. Grozny, February 28, 2014. Photo courtesy of the eyewitness
11:44, 1 March 2014
Grozny hosts premiere of film "February" about 1944 deportation
The first show of the film "February" by Ruslan Magomadov about the deportation of the Chechen-Ingush people took place on February 28 in Grozny. The film screenings will be held in all major towns in Chechnya, as well as at international film festivals, said the spokesman for the Ministry of Culture of the Republic.
Oleg Orlov speaks at the commemoration party of Natalia Estemirova. Moscow, February 28, 2014. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:48, 1 March 2014
Party in memory of Natalia Estemirova held in Grozny
On February 28, a commemoration party of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", took place in Grozny, which was attended by local human rights activists, her friends and those whom she had helped.
23:44, 28 February 2014
Human rights defenders complete check of facts of torture to Ruslan Kutaev
The United Mobile Group of rights defenders has finished checking the reports about torturing Ruslan Kutaev, a resident of Chechnya and president of the "Assembly of Caucasian Nations". The human rights organization "Committee against Torture" reports that the actions of officials used against Kutaev are qualified as torture.
23:27, 28 February 2014
Rights defenders: ECtHR indicates Russia's systemic problems in investigating disappearances in Northern Caucasus
The case "Djabrailov at al versus Russia" has demonstrated that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has passed to the "conveyor-like consideration" complaints submitted by residents of Northern Caucasus, because of systemic problems of non-investigation of disappearances, said Furkat Tishaev, the legal director of the independent non-commercial organization "Astreya".
Journalist Elena Sannikova at memorial party of Natalia Estemirova. Moscow, February 28, 2014. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 28 February 2014
In Moscow, at memorial party of Natalia Estemirova, first show in Russia of film about kidnappings in Chechnya took place
On Friday, the birthday of Natalia Estemirova, a commemoration party took place in the conference hall of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko in Moscow's Pushkin Square. Moscow, February 28, 2013. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:41, 28 February 2014
Protesters in Moscow spread appeal to General Public Prosecutor to release ecologist Vitishko
Participants of the pickets held in Moscow distributed leaflets of the Amnesty International in support of Evgeny Vitishko and urged the public to send appeals to Yuri Chaika, the General Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, asking him to do his utmost for the immediate release of the activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
Stele at the entrance to Donetsk. Rostov Region. Photo by Lipunov G.A. http://ru.wikipedia.org/
16:15, 28 February 2014
Rostov Region states readiness to help refugees from Ukraine
A delegation of Cossacks from Ukraine arrived in the pre-border areas of the Rostov Region and claimed asylum, sources report. The authorities of the Rostov Region have declared their readiness to adopt Ukrainian refugees and provide them with the necessary aid. Rostov-on-Don plans holding two rallies in support of the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
Salikh Gadjiev (to the right). Screenshot of a video at https://www.youtube.com
14:13, 28 February 2014
Police Colonel asks Putin to deal with corruption in Dagestani MIA
In Dagestan, a Police Colonel Salikh Gadjiev, who was fired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), is seeking reinstatement. His critical remarks against the leadership of the Dagestani MIA, which were regarded as a gross violation of discipline, caused the dismissal. Gadjiev has appealed to the Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to interfere.
Video link of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi published in the video clip at Youtube
12:27, 28 February 2014
NBC: 40,000 video clips illegal Olympic content blocked on the Internet
During the Winter Olympics in Sochi, video services blocked about 40,000 clips posted on the Internet and containing illegal content about the 2014 Games, said the officials of the US broadcaster NBC. Also, about 5000 illegal live broadcasts from the Olympics were suppressed.
Anapa. Photo: http://www.barrel.ru/
09:18, 28 February 2014
HRC "Memorial": KBR residents missing in Anapa are under administrative arrest
Murat Tkhagapsoev and Astemir Khagazheev, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), whose disappearance in the city of Anapa was declared by Tkhagapsoev's wife, were arrested three times for 15 days by the court.
Courtroom. Photo: http://www.sui.fsin.su/
03:59, 28 February 2014
Figurants in Said Amirov's case did not receive threats from ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, defendants' relatives and advocates assert
The lawyers and relatives of the defendants in Said Amirov's case deny that they received death threats, which had been declared by investigators and prosecutors, when they asked to extend the custody of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala and to try the case in Rostov-on-Don.
Demolition of the house in Rabochaya street before the eviction of the residents. In the photo: one of the apartments in the house. Ingushetia, November 20, 2013. Photo courtesy of the residents of the house
02:04, 28 February 2014
Court dealing with lawsuit of Karabulak administration on eviction of refugee families adjourned till March 11
The lawyer of the HRC "Memorial", who is representing the interests of the respondents under the lawsuit filed by the administration of the city of Karabulak on eviction of eight refugee families from the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", asked the claimant to provide a number of documents relating to the appointment of monetary compensation to forced migrants.
23:25, 27 February 2014
HRC "Memorial": decisions of ECtHR on case "Djabrailov et al versus Russia" and similar ones prove the guilt of Russian authorities of committing war crimes
The decisions of the ECtHR on the case "Djabrailov at al versus Russia" and on other similar cases dealing with the kidnappings committed in Chechnya from 1999 to 2006, indicate the guilt of Russian authorities of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, said Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
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The court seized land from the elite Mayak village in Gelendzhik in favor of the state.

The charges against former Kuban Vice Governor Nesterenko have been reclassified.

Tuapse residents criticized the lack of organization in beach cleanups.

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.