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21:00, 10 March 2012
In Sochi, Alpijskaya Street residents complain about a week-long absence of power and heat
On March 10, residents of several houses in Alpijskaya Street of Sochi told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they had stayed for a week without electricity. Officials from the Mayoralty and the energy grid cannot tell exactly when the problem will be solved.
20:00, 10 March 2012
"Public Chamber" of Azerbaijan appoints nationwide rally for April 8
At its today's sitting in Baku, the "Public Chamber" has decided to hold a nationwide rally on April 8 in the capital of Azerbaijan with a demand to release political prisoners. The action is dated to the first anniversary of the rally on April 2, 2011.
18:00, 10 March 2012
NFHRH demands to resume its office in Azerbaijan
The Norwegian Foundation "Human Rights House" (NFHRH) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to resume the activities of its branch in this country – the "Azerbaijani Human Rights House (AHRH).
17:00, 10 March 2012
Kalmykia: court marshals notify residents about their debts over Internet
The website of the Department for Kalmykia of the Federal Service of Court Marshals has launched a new service that allows residents to know about their debt within the instituted executive proceedings.
14:00, 10 March 2012
Georgia: NGOs urge authorities to hold parliamentary elections according to international standards
In Georgia, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have addressed the authorities asking them to conduct the parliamentary elections this autumn in compliance with international standards. On March 9, activists of several NGOs submitted a corresponding statement to the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, Speaker of the Parliament David Bakradze and Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze.
13:00, 10 March 2012
Two tourists caught by avalanche in Adygea
Today, in Adygea, at the foot of Mount Tkhach, two men were covered by avalanche; one of them managed to get out.
Khadidja Ismailova. Courtesy image, http://www.radioazadlyg.org
11:00, 10 March 2012
Azerbaijani journalists and NGOs are outraged of blackmail against Khadidja Ismailova
Representatives of mass media, NGOs and professional associations of Azerbaijan have made statements condemning the threats and blackmail, to which the journalist Khadidja Ismailova was exposed.
10:00, 10 March 2012
Tyrnyauz commemorates victims of Balkars' deportation
On March 8, in the centre of the city of Tyrnyauz, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a memorial board was opened in memory of the victims of deportation of the Balkar people.
23:00, 9 March 2012
Five persons arrested in Azerbaijan after events in Guba
In the context of the recent developments in the Azerbaijani city of Guba, where on March 1 a protest action turned into mass riots, five local residents were arrested.
22:00, 9 March 2012
In Tbilisi, youth activists protest against human rights violations by policemen
Today, activists of youth organizations and NGOs held a protest action in front of the Georgian MIA under the slogan "I am a free citizen."
21:00, 9 March 2012
Residents of Imereti Lowland in Sochi have 3-day electricity outage
About three thousand people – residents of the streets named Nizhnyaya Imeretinskaya, Imeretinskaya, Staroshkolnaya, Staroklubnaya, Uritskogo Tsimlyanskaya, Tavricheskaya and Polevaya in Sochi – are without electricity since March 7 and get ready to protests.
Akhmetgiri Tsechoev. Courtesy of Tsechoev family
20:00, 9 March 2012
Relatives of Akhmetgiri Tsechoev, killed in special operation, deny his links with militants
Relatives and friends of Akhmetgiri Tsechoev, who perished in Malgobek at night on March 4 during a special operation, are categorically denying his association with militants. They do not believe that the retired lieutenant colonel, whose two brothers and a son are also professional militaries, was a militant, and talk about an extra-judicial execution.
19:00, 9 March 2012
Dagestanis treat March 8 celebrations differently
Like throughout Russia, March 8 was announced a day-off in Dagestan; however, people treat this holiday differently: some celebrate it, others believe it is a routine day.
18:00, 9 March 2012
ICPJ condemns threats against journalists in Azerbaijan
The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) has resolutely condemned the threats addressed to Khadidja Ismailova, a journalist of the Azerbaijani service of Radio Liberty.
Protesters against installation of trade pavilions in the Mashtots Park, February 20, 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:00, 9 March 2012
Defenders of Yerevan Mashtots Park present ultimatum to government
In the Armenian capital, ecologists and public activists, campaigning in defence of the Mashtots Park against construction, have demanded from the Mayoralty and the government to make an immediate decision and start dismantling the kiosks installed in the park. Otherwise, they will intensify their protests.
12:00, 9 March 2012
Deputies of the Georgian Parliament suggest toughening liability for xenophobia-related crimes
Georgian authorities will toughen liability for crimes out of religious, race, lingual, national or ethnic intolerance. The respective amendments to the Criminal Code are planned. Deputies from the ruling party Kakhaber Anjaparidze and Zviyad Kukava became their originators and authors.
09:00, 9 March 2012
Amnesty International and Ingush NGOs demand to stop pressure on “MASHR”
International human rights organization Amnesty International expressed its concern about intimidation of members of human rights organization “MASHR” by the authorities of Ingushetia. Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations of Ingushetia also put forward a demand to stop persecution of the organization and its Head Magomed Multsogov.
Aznor Osmanovic Bittirov with his family in exile, Kirghiz SSR, 1944. Courtesy of the Memorial museum of Victims of Repressions and Genocide of the Balkar People in 1944-1957
06:00, 9 March 2012
The participants of a mourning meeting in Nalchik declared that the authorities ignored the “land question”
The participants of a meeting in Nalchik devoted to the 68th anniversary of deportation of the Balkar people stated that the officials of Kabardino-Balkaria ignored their demands. The participants of the action consider that the main problem of the Balkars is unsettled land question.
23:00, 8 March 2012
North Ossetia begins trying suspect of blowing up people at wedding
On March 5, the Soviet District Court of Vladikavkaz held initial hearings on the case of explosion of a gas cylinder at a wedding in June 2011. The prisoners' dock keeps Vadim Vazagov, a resident of North Ossetia.
22:14, 8 March 2012
Tbilisi holds conference in memory of deportation of Balkars
Today, in Tbilisi, in the building of the Sukhumi State University, the NGO "Free Caucasus" and the teachers of the university held a conference in memory of the deportation of the Balkar people.
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A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

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.