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One of the polling stations in Chechnya. Courtesy of the Election Commission of the Chechen Republic: http://chechen.izbirkom.ru
11:00, 5 March 2012
According to CEC of Chechnya, almost 100 per cent electors supported Putin but people doubt
Activity of the population at the election of President of the Russian Federation was very high in Chechen Republic and 99,82 per cent of the electorate voted for Vladimir Putin. Residents of the republic doubt that this data is true.
09:00, 5 March 2012
Convicts in investigative isolation ward (IIW) No 1 of Makhachkala continue their hunger strike
The hunger strike started by over 20 convicts of IIW No 1 of Makhachkala as a sign of protest against the actions of law enforcement personnel of Dagestan in going on. 20 to 50 persons are taking part in the action.
23:00, 3 March 2012
Two suspected militants shot dead in Ingushetia
In the city of Malgobek, Ingushetia, during a special operation, two members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were liquidated, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
22:00, 3 March 2012
Landslide occurs in Baku; residents of two high-rise apartment buildings evacuated
In Azerbaijan, in the Khatain District of Baku, a dangerous situation was caused by a landslide, said the Azerbaijan's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
21:00, 3 March 2012
NAC reports detention of those who fund militants of Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria
In Novosibirsk, law enforcers have suppressed a bandit grouping, which was engaged in financing Caucasian militants by sending money to Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria, said the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia.
Participants of a rally sign up sheets in support of hunger-striking candidates to Lermontov City Council, Stavropol Territory, February 26, 2012. Courtesy of the e-cat.livejournal.com
20:00, 3 March 2012
Elections to City Council of Lermontov not before May 20
After cancellation by the court of the March 4 elections to the City Council election of Lermontov, the new elections may take place not earlier than May 20, said the spokesman for the Stavropol Territorial Election Commission.
Makhachkala, SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of the Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian federal Correction Agency (FSIN). Courtesy of the http://ufsinrd.ru
19:00, 3 March 2012
Inmates of SIZO-1 of Makhachkala go on hunger strike
At SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala, at least two inmates opened their veins and more than a dozen others went on hunger strike in protest against the actions of Dagestani law enforcers and SIZO personnel. Advocates are not admitted to inmates; reference is made to the enhanced custody regime, human rights activists assert.
17:00, 3 March 2012
In Astrakhan, a PEC member claims a fraud attempt
As reported by Natalia Nesterenko, a casting-vote member of the Precinct Election Commission (PEC) No. 538 of the city of Astrakhan, on March 2, at about 4:00 p.m. Moscow time, an attempt was registered to sign the final voting protocol of the presidential election well in advance.
16:00, 3 March 2012
Officer of Azerbaijani Army wounded by mine blast
In the village of Gulustan, Geranboy District of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant Gurban Guseinov got wounded by a mine explosion.
15:00, 3 March 2012
Residents of Chechnya report that they are forced to vote
In Chechnya, local residents are under pressure to vote with the aim to raise the voter turnout on the election day; while employees of state institutions were obliged to be present at polling stations throughout the whole day on March 4, local residents assert.
14:00, 3 March 2012
Commemoration of Elmar Guseinov took place in Baku
On March 2, in the capital of Azerbaijan, independent journalists and leaders of political parties and NGOs paid tribute to Elmar Guseinov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Monitor".
12:00, 3 March 2012
Lawsuit against CEC filed in Georgia
On March 2, the initiative group "Union of Free Association" lodged to the Tbilisi City Court a lawsuit against the Central Election Commission (CEC), which had refused to register their question for a referendum.
Zeinal Bagirzade. Photo by www.azadliq.org, RFE/RL
23:40, 2 March 2012
In Nakhichevan, court sentences oppositional activist Zeinal Bagirzade to 7.5 years of imprisonment
Today, the Azerbaijani Nakhichevan Court for Serious Crimes completed the process against Zeinal Bagirzade, the local oppositional activist. The court sentenced him to 7.5 years of imprisonment, having found the defendant guilty on three Articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, including fraud. According to the Zeinal Bagirzade's lawyer, the verdict will be challenged.
Dismantling a part of the fence during inspection of the state forest fund in the Tuapse District, Krasnodar Territory, November 2011. Courtesy of gazaryan-suren.livejournal.com
23:30, 2 March 2012
Krasnodar Territory: activists of "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" involved as suspects of damaging fence at "Tkachov's summer cottage"
In the Krasnodar Territory, Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, the members of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", were involved as suspects in the criminal case on the fact of damage to the fence in the forest reserve territory near the summer cottage belonging to Governor Alexander Tkachov. The ecologists signed recognizance not to leave as pre-trial restriction measures.
23:10, 2 March 2012
Russia offers Georgia to resume diplomatic relations, Tbilisi refuses
Russia is ready to introduce visa-free regime with Georgia and to establish diplomatic relations with it. This was announced by Alexander Lukashevich, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation. In response, the Georgian side has stated that the diplomatic relations are not possible as long as Russia continues to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
23:00, 2 March 2012
Organizer of rally in Rostov-on-Don sentenced to 10 days in custody
The oppositionist Vladislav Ryazantsev, the coordinator of the "Left-Wing Front" in the Rostov Region, arrested after the rally "For Fair Elections", was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest under Article "Disorderly conduct". Starting from today, the convicted man went on a hunger strike.
22:40, 2 March 2012
Lawyer attacked in Dagestan
On February 28, in the town of Kizlyar in Dagestan, the lawyer Patimat Abdulgamidovna Abdulaeva was attacked at the lawyer's office by two unidentified men. Dagestani law enforcement bodies reveal the reasons for the attack.
22:00, 2 March 2012
Alesker Mamedli: in seven years two journalists killed and over hundred more injured in Azerbaijan
The problem of journalists' safety in Azerbaijan is still valid, and it requires effective measures to protect the journalists. This was emphasized by participants of the "round table" entitled "Development and improvement of system for journalists' safety in Azerbaijan" held on March 2 in Baku.
Employees of the Dagestani State University at the meeting on the upcoming presidential election, Makhachkala, February 28, 2012. Courtesy of the http://www.dgu.ru
21:30, 2 March 2012
Residents of Makhachkala report about pressure with the aim to increase turnout at Russian presidential election
Residents of the capital of Dagestan complain about pressure on voters on the eve of the election of Russian President. According to their story, the republic's authorities are trying to raise the voter turnout. The Ministry of Education and Sciences of Dagestan, which is accused of using their administrative resources, said that working to improve the voter turnout within the law.
21:10, 2 March 2012
Agitators of "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" attacked in Volgograd Region
Today, in the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd Region, two women who agitated for the presidential candidate Sergey Mironov, the leader of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, were attacked by unidentified persons. Suspects were arrested and now checked by the police.
News
The number of requests for payments following the flood in Dagestan and Chechnya has exceeded 260,000.

Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Ukrainian prisoners held in Chechnya have returned home.

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.