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17:00, 13 March 2013
Forest is on fire in Untsukul District of Dagestan after special operation
The special operation in a forest near the village of Balakhani, Untsukul District of Dagestan is over, according to local residents. They report that last night militaries left the area; however, the forest, ignited by shelling, is still on fire.
16:00, 13 March 2013
Kadyrov replaces Tkachov in citation rank of bloggers-governors
The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has topped the citation rating of bloggers-governors this February; the rating is based on the study conducted by the "Medialogy" Company. The top ten positions also include the heads of two more regions of Southern Russia – Alexander Tkachov, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory; and Alexander Zhilkin, the governor of the Astrakhan Region.
15:00, 13 March 2013
Customs clearance problems at South-Ossetian-Russian border remain, entrepreneurs report
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed by South-Ossetian entrepreneurs that the import of foodstuffs to their country has been blocked again.
14:00, 13 March 2013
Court in Baku leaves ReAl leader Mamedov in custody
The Nasimi District Court of Baku has dismissed the petition asking to change the freedom restriction measure of Ilgar Mamedov, the head of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) for home arrest.
23:00, 12 March 2013
Court refuses to find stepson of Antonina Maevskaya, killed Sochi, a victim
On March 11, the Krasnodar Territorial Court continued hearing the case on the murder in Sochi of pensioner Maevskaya. The session was attended by human rights defender Grigory Uchkurov, who was to represent the interests of Yuri Maevskiy, the stepson of the murdered woman.
22:00, 12 March 2013
At trial on terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport, witness described structure of "Imarat Kavkaz"
Today, the Moscow Regional Court continued considering the case on the terror act committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport in January 2011. A witness, who is now serving his term in a colony in North Ossetia, was questioned through videoconferencing.
21:00, 12 March 2013
North Ossetia: Cossacks take part in CTO
Cossacks of the Terek Cossack Army are invited to maintain order during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in a number of dwelling settlements of North Ossetia.
20:00, 12 March 2013
Special operation underway in Untsukul District of Dagestan, a local resident reports
Law enforcers are conducting a major special operation in a forest near the village of Balakhani, Untsukul District of Dagestan, a local resident told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
19:00, 12 March 2013
Onischenko: so far, only one Georgian company brought its wine samples to Russia
Out of the 52 Georgian wine producers that had applied for importing their products into Russia, only 19 have delivered the documents for examination; and only one company brought its wine samples, said Gennady Onischenko, the head of the "Rospotrebnadzor".
18:00, 12 March 2013
Doctors report improved health of KBR resident who jumped from window of MIA building
As reported by relatives and the doctor on duty of the Republic's Clinical Hospital (RCH) in Nalchik, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the health condition of Mukhamed Khabilov, who jumped on February 25 from a third floor window of the MIA building.
17:00, 12 March 2013
NAC: persons killed in KBR had links with militants and extorted money from businessmen
The four suspected militants killed today in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been identified. According to the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of the Russian Federation, they were engaged in supplying members of the armed underground with arms and ammunition; and were involved in extorting money from businessmen. Eight suspected militants were also detained in the course of today's special operation.
Avaz Zeinalov. Photo from Azadlıq Radiosu, http://www.azadliq.org
15:00, 12 March 2013
In Baku, Avaz Zeinalov, editor-in-chief of "Khural", sentenced to nine years in prison
Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has announced the conviction to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural" Avaz Zeinalov. Azerbaijani human rights activists have already called Zeinalov a political prisoner.
14:00, 12 March 2013
Cossacks of Southern Russia and Urals urge federal and regional authorities to recognize them as nation
More than two thousand Cossacks from the Don, Terek, Kuban and the Urals have signed a petition to the authorities to recognize them as a nation.
13:00, 12 March 2013
Concert of Yuri Bashmet in Tbilisi was accompanied by protest
During a charity concert of Yuri Bashmet in Tbilisi on March 11, several dozens of young people held a protest action, demanding the arrest the musician for his visiting Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
12:00, 12 March 2013
"Nida" activists arrested in Azerbaijan can be exposed to illegal methods of pressure, their leaders are concerned
In Azerbaijan, parents of the arrested activists of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout) Bakhtiyar Guliev, Shakhin Novruzlu and Mamed Aziziov refused from the services of independent lawyers, suggested by the leaders of the movement. The leaders of the movement are concerned about possible pressure on the detainees and believe that the criminal case against them was fabricated.
23:00, 11 March 2013
Karachay-Cherkessia: suspects of killing Shebzukhov challenge the verdict
Three out of four figurants in the murder case of Fral Shebzukhov, an advisor of the former head of Karachay-Cherkessia, convicted by the Supreme Court of the republic to various terms of imprisonment, have appealed against their verdict.
22:00, 11 March 2013
Inquiry into peoples' deaths during Krymsk flooding is over
The investigation of a criminal case against four senior officials of the Krymsk District, accused of negligence that entailed deaths during the flood in July 2012, is over. The case has been sent to the prosecutor's office for approval of the indictment.
21:00, 11 March 2013
Hunger strike in Zverevo suspended for negotiations with authorities
Residents of the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, who run a hunger strike in disagreement with the growth of utility rates, have stopped their protest action for the time of negotiations with regional authorities.
20:00, 11 March 2013
Karachay-Cherkessia: fellow villagers of assassinated Renat Temrezov announce protest action
After Renat Temrezov was shot dead by a policeman, the village of Chapaevskoe, Karachay-Cherkessia, hosted a protest action that was attended by about 400 people, the villagers report. After the funeral, a meeting took place of local residents with the district administration; and there no "spontaneous" sentiments in the village, according to Marat Botashev, the head of the rural settlement.
19:00, 11 March 2013
Five protesters against non-combat losses in Azerbaijani Army arrested
Five citizens of Azerbaijan have been subjected to administrative arrest, and 16 others were fined for taking part in a non-sanctioned protest against non-combat losses in the army. The rulings were passed today by the Sabail and Nasimi District Courts of Baku.
News
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The Vardanyan case investigation has been completed.

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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.