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21:00, 21 March 2011
Georgia plans to continue WTO negotiations with Russia
Georgia is ready to continue its constructive dialogue with Russia on its membership in the WTO, said Nino Kalandadze, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, at a briefing. According to her story, the next round of talks will take place over the next six weeks.
20:00, 21 March 2011
Prosecutors fail to confirm that key witness in Markelov's and Baburova's murder refused to evidence
The party of the prosecution has no official information that the witness Ilya Goryachev, who had given evidences against the persons accused of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, refused from his words, as reported by Vladimir Zherebenkov, who is representing the parents of the deceased journalist.
19:00, 21 March 2011
Advocates are not allowed to study materials of investigation into the murder of human rights defender Estemirova
Rights defenders are not satisfied with the investigation into the murder of their colleague Natalia Estemirova. Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, said that the initially taken direction in the inquiry – against top Chechen officials – later was frozen.
18:00, 21 March 2011
Seismologists predict powerful earthquake in Northern Caucasus
In the near future a strong earthquake is probable in Northern Caucasus, said Evgeny Rogozhin, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Institute for Earth's Physics.
Voting in Dagestan. March 13, 2011. Courtesy of the PIC Channel (pik.tv)
17:00, 21 March 2011
Members of “United Russia” party got over two thirds of votes in the Parliament of Dagestan
According to the information from the republican Election committee, representatives of five parties: “United Russia”, “Fair Russia”, “Patriots of Russia”, KPRF and “Pravoye Delo” (“Rightful Cause”) will be members of the People's Assembly of Dagestan.
16:00, 21 March 2011
The term of custody for the defendants on the case of an attack at Nalchik in 2005 prolonged
Today the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria at a trial on the case of an attack at Nalchik on October, 13, 2005, prolonged the custody term for the defendants for three more months. For two of the defendants who had been released on their own recognizance this preventive punishment remained the same.
15:00, 21 March 2011
Chechen authorities prohibited schoolchildren using mobiles at school
Pupils of comprehensive schools are not allowed to take mobiles to classes. The teachers consider this decision right while many schoolchildren and their parents stick to the opposite opinion.
14:00, 21 March 2011
Two residents of Dagestan killed during a special operation
Law enforcement officers established identity of the two men killed during a special operation in Makhachkala on March, 19, Informational center of National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports. They had been preliminarily recognized as members of Khasavyurt group of gunmen.
23:00, 19 March 2011
Astrakhan hosts picket in support of colonel accused of terrorism
On March 19, activists held a picket in Astrakhan in defence of Vladimir Kvachkov, a former GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) colonel, accused of preparing an armed rebellion and terrorism. The protesters treated the actions of the authorities as repressions.
22:00, 19 March 2011
In Sochi, ecologist detained on Cape Vidny
Today, at about 12:00 a.m. on Cape Vidny in the resort city of Sochi, Krasnodar Region, Gayane Antonova, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus", was detained.
21:00, 19 March 2011
"Right Cause" Party to have mandate in Dagestani Parliament
The Party "Right Cause" will get, after vote re-tabulation, one mandate in the National Assembly of Dagestan, said the press service of the party. The Deputy from the party in the parliament will be Magomed Shabanov, head of the Regional Branch of the "Right Cause".
20:30, 19 March 2011
Marat Zokaev assassinated in Kabardino-Balkaria
Today, Marat Zokaev, born in 1980, an earlier convicted resident of the village of Kashkatau, Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria, was killed in this village.
20:00, 19 March 2011
Two suspected militants liquidated in Makhachkala
In the course of a special operation in Repin Street in the centre of the capital of Dagestan, two persons blocked in a house were shot dead. According to power agents, they refused to negotiate and opened fire.
19:00, 19 March 2011
Makhachkala hosts World Cup in Freestyle Wrestling
Today, the World Cup in Freestyle Wrestling has started in the capital of Dagestan. The strongest teams of the world have come to take part in the tournament for the prize money amounting to 240,000 US dollars.
18:00, 19 March 2011
Employees of Azerbaijani Ombudsperson's office visit journalist Fatullaev in prison
Today, employees of the office of the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan have visited journalist Einullah Fatullaev in prison; the latter told them about his health problems.
17:00, 19 March 2011
Azerbaijan starts Novruz celebrations
On March 19, Azerbaijan started celebrating the Novruz-Bairam - the festival of spring and New Year.
16:30, 19 March 2011
Georgia waiting for 150 million from US Agency for Poverty Reduction
The American non-governmental agency to combat poverty named "Millennium Challenge Corporation" (MCC) is considering allocation to Georgia of the second grant package in the amount of 100-150 million US dollars, said Daniel Johannes, executive director of the MCC.
15:00, 19 March 2011
"Heritage" Party leader continues his hunger strike in Armenia
Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of the "Heritage" Party, continues his hunger strike started on March 15 in Freedom Square of Yerevan. According to his story he is going to hold in the square as long as his health permits.
14:30, 19 March 2011
Yunusov: most of Dagestanis' problems stem from their legal nihilism
Makhachkala hosted a roundtable "Role of NCOs (non-commercial organizations) in overcoming legal nihilism in Dagestan", during which its participants shared their views on the reasons and implications of this phenomenon.
13:00, 19 March 2011
"Nationwide Resistance Movement" demands mass amnesty in Georgia
On March 18, the NGO named the "Nationwide Resistance Movement" held a rally in downtown Tbilisi. The action demanded to adopt a law on amnesty for those prisoners, whose term does not exceed three years, and to release 60 persons considered by the Movement as political prisoners.
News
The authorities have recognized at least 9350 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

4 people were killed and 8 were injured in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia in the second quarter of 2026.

In June 2026, there were 8 victims recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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.