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The armenian Metsarmor nuclear power plant. Photo by Bouarf, Wikimedia Commons
23:40, 18 March 2011
Armenia invites international experts to assess safety of its NPP
In the context of the accident at Fukushima-1 Japanese nuclear power plant (NPP), Armenia has invited international experts to assess risks and develop additional measures to improve safety at the Armenian NPP, said Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan at the sitting of his government.
Medrese in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Courtesy of the ANSAR Information-Analytical Channel (www.ansar.ru)
23:20, 18 March 2011
Dagestan: adaptation commission sends suspects of terrorism to study at madrasa
Albert Abdurakhmanov, a residents of the Chelyabinsk Region, and Radmir Rashitov, a resident of Bashkortostan, detained earlier in Makhachkala on suspicion of facilitating the terrorist activities, have been sent, under the decision of the commission on helping in adaptation to peaceful life to those who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities, to the madrasa at one of the mosques in Makhachkala for training in fundamentals of Islam.
23:10, 18 March 2011
NAC: militants liquidated in Dagestan were on federal wanted list
As reported by the spokesman of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia, the three suspected militants killed in the shootout in Dagestan have been identified.
23:00, 18 March 2011
All the persons detained in the village of Shamkhal-Station, Dagestan, released
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Timur Sheikhov, a villager, that about 100 persons, detained by power agents when coming out of the mosque in the village of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, were let home.
View over the city of Akhaltskha (Akhaltsikhe), administrative centre of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in Georgia's south. Photo by Tatia Gogoladze, www.world66.com/europe/georgia/alkhatsikhe
22:30, 18 March 2011
ATA outraged with story about Javakheti on Georgian TV
The video "Javakheti - Mine-Studded Region" broadcast by the ITV Georgian channel has caused indignation of Assembly of Tbilisi Armenians (ATA). The programme told about Armenians' desire to capture the Javakheti region, and then - the rest of the country. A special briefing was held in Tbilisi, after which the broadcaster removed the controversial video away from its website.
22:10, 18 March 2011
Suspect of spreading rumours about planted bombs detained in North Ossetia
Law enforcers of Vladikavkaz have detained a suspect who distributed false reports about mining through the Internet.
22:00, 18 March 2011
Suspects of frauds with mother's capital detained in Chechnya
Three women-local residents have been detained in Chechnya on suspicion of committing major frauds with certificates on maternity capital. According to preliminary data, over 300 women became their victims, while the total amount of damage exceeds 100 million roubles.
21:00, 18 March 2011
Chechen deputies suggested to introduce amendments into the law "On Police"
The Parliament of Chechnya brought into State Duma amendments to the law "On Police" which would let Chechen militiamen who have formerly fought on the side of gunmen pass re-attestation.
20:00, 18 March 2011
A "Spartak" fan attacked in the Moscow metro
In the evening of March, 17, a native of Northern Caucasus assaulted two young fans of "Spartak" football club with a knife, officials of law enforcement bodies of Moscow reported.
19:00, 18 March 2011
An officer of Federal Service of execution of punishments found murdered in Makhachkala
A captain of internal service, officer of Department of Federal Service of execution of punishments (FSEP) of Russia in Dagestan was murdered in Makhachkala, Press service of the republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reported.
18:00, 18 March 2011
Mother of a figurant on the case of "Spartak" fan's murder fears for her son's life
The investigation on the criminal proceedings started against Aslan Cherkesov is going on in a prejudged way. This was Sonya Cherkesova's statement at a meeting with journalists in Nalchik.
23:40, 17 March 2011
Appeal of Chechen FSB Department to militants to lay down arms causes mixed reaction of citizens and rights defenders
On March 16, the Department for Chechnya of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) released an appeal to members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). Militants are invited to lay down arms and return to peaceful life. Activists of local NGOs believe that the appeal contains direct threats against families of IAF members and express serious concern in this connection.
23:10, 17 March 2011
School teachers in Chechnya complain of systematic withholdings from their salaries
Teachers of some general educational institutions in Chechnya report that their bosses withhold money - in the range of 400-600 roubles on the average - from their salaries. The Ministry of Education of Chechnya states that there are no written applications or oral complaints about it from school teachers. Law enforcement bodies also know nothing about such facts.
23:00, 17 March 2011
Armenian opposition asserts that police prevents a rally
On the eve of the rally of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) policemen blocked most of the roads, running from villages to highways, preventing people's arrival in the capital, states the opposition. The police deny this information.
22:30, 17 March 2011
Azerbaijan: health condition of imprisoned journalist Fatullaev is worse
As reported by Anar Gasymov, Einullah Fatullaev's advocate, the life of his client, kept imprisoned in Azerbaijan, is under threat; the lawyer believes that the journalist should be delivered to another place of detention.
A frame from the video appeal of Pyatimat Khashagulgova, posted on the Internet on March 15, 2011. Source: YouTube.ru
22:10, 17 March 2011
Wife of figurant in Vladikavkaz terror act case states her husband's innocence on Internet
The video appeal to public of Pyatimat Khashagulgova, wife of Issa Khashagulgov, a resident of Ingushetia, kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) Lefortovo, appeared on the website youtube.com at night on March 16.
22:00, 17 March 2011
CPJ calls on Armenian authorities to allow entry of international film team
The International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern about expulsion from Armenia of four journalists, representing the Finnish public TV Company YLE and called on the authorities of the country to permit entry of the members of the international group of journalists.
North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz. Monument to victims of 1920-1950 political repressions. Photo of the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 17 March 2011
"Nomaran": over 3000 formerly dispossessed persons in North Osetia received indemnity payments
Thanks to the assistance of North-Osetian republican non-governmental charity Association of retired and disabled people and victims of unlawful political repression "Nomaran", many persons dispossessed in -30's of the XX century, i.e. over 3000 of them, got back their property and dwellings and three people received flats from the state. Auzhbi Zuraev, leader of the Association, announced this news at a round table conference devoted to the 20-th anniversary of "Normaran"s activities held in North-Osetian Institute of Humanitarian and Social Research.
21:00, 17 March 2011
Azerbaijan and Armenia exchange prisoners of war
Today, at about 3:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. Moscow time), on the troops contact line of the Karabakh conflict in the Agdam District of Azerbaijan, the parties to the conflict have exchanged recent detainees-prisoners of war.
20:00, 17 March 2011
An action of protest against the visit of Prime Minister of Turkey to Moscow passed off in Armenia
On March, 16, an action of protest against Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Erdogan's visit to Moscow passed off in Armenia near the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. The participants of the action demanded dissolution of the Moscow treaty signed between Turkey and Russia 90 years ago.
News
Residents of Turali considered the denial of compensation to be unfounded.

Khamzaev demonstratively secured public support in his conflict with bloggers

The aftermath of the flood in the village of Adilyotar in the Khasavyurt district. Still from has.info video Kadyrov reported on aid to flooded Chechen villages in Dagestan.

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.