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21:23, 20 March 2008
KGB of South Ossetia denies any interference in the work of OSCE and UN Missions
The KGB (Committee for State Security) of South Ossetia denies the information disseminated by Russian and Georgian mass media that its officials had searched representatives of the OSCE and United Nations when the latter tried to survey the reserved garbage dump located in the southern suburb of Tskhinvali within the project on environment protection and confiscated a photo and video cameras from them together with filmed materials, but then returned everything back.
21:19, 20 March 2008
In Kabardino-Balkaria, criminal case on torturing defendants was not opened
At the preliminary hearing at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria on the case about the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, the officials of the Investigatory Committee have refused to initiate a criminal case on the fact of using tortures against the defendants.
21:10, 20 March 2008
Residents of Armenia and Diaspora raise money to pay the debt of the GALA TV Company
The community of Gyumri, the second-largest city of Armenia, as well as people from other cities and villages of the country, are raising money to pay the penalty awarded to the Gyumri-based GALA TV Company by the Administrative Court.
20:43, 20 March 2008
European Court blames Russian authorities of two brothers' disappearance in Chechnya
The European Court for Human Rights has found the guilt of the authorities of Russia of violent disappearance of two brothers Azievs in 2000 in Chechnya.
20:39, 20 March 2008
Gachechiladze: hunger strike will last till parliamentary elections in Georgia
The hunger strike held by the opposition will continue till the parliamentary elections in Georgia. Georgiy Gachechiladze, leader of the Party "Greens to Georgia" told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
20:36, 20 March 2008
In North Ossetia, the ATC driver who knocked down a woman refuses to plead guilty
On March 19, the Military Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia continued the hearing of the case of soldier Darkhan Seitmagambetov who knocked a woman down to death in November 2007 when he was driving his ATC-80 (Armoured Troop Carrier).
20:29, 20 March 2008
Persons accused of attacking the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria question jurymen's neutrality
At the preliminary hearing of the criminal case initiated in relation to the attack on the city of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, the defendants and their advocates expressed doubts of the objectivity of the jury.
22:14, 19 March 2008
Ren-TV: address of Ingush deputies to Russian authorities looks like denunciation
The website of the Ren-TV Channel has placed a reaction to the request of Ingush MPs to stop broadcasting of the Channel in the territory of the Republic.
22:10, 19 March 2008
Stavropol Territory: teacher is accused of driving a pupil to suicide
In the Stavropol Territory, a criminal case has been initiated against a teacher of secondary school No. 2 of the village of Aleksandrovskoye under the article on driving to suicide of a 9th form pupil.
22:06, 19 March 2008
Ter-Petrosyan's Election Office: oppositionists detained in Armenia are tortured
Sources from the Election Office of Levon Ter-Petrosyan assert that 12 activists of Armenian opposition have been exposed to tortures at the penitentiary establishments of Yerevan.
22:04, 19 March 2008
Sergeant suspected of beating soldier detained in Krasnodar
In Krasnodar, a sergeant suspected of beating soldier Alexander Ivanov, was placed on March 18 into the temporary insulation facility.
22:00, 19 March 2008
"Rustavi-2": KGB of South Ossetia interferes into the work of OSCE and UN missions
Today, representatives of the OSCE Mission and engineers from the United Nations Mission have arrived to Tskhinvali for preparation to implementation of one of the projects. According to the news item of the Georgian TV Company "Rustavi-2", the work of the members of international organizations was disrupted by the KGB of South Ossetia.
21:53, 19 March 2008
Court of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria prohibits advocate Dorogova to visit SIZO
The Nalchik City Court has rejected the complaint of advocate Larissa Dorogova claiming to recognize illegitimate the actions of the employees of the Nalchik SIZO in Kabardino-Balkaria who refused to let her in to her client Zaur Tokhov for rendering legal assistance to him.
21:46, 19 March 2008
Chechen human rights activists ask Kadyrov to investigate tortures in ORB-2
The NGO Board under the Ombudsman and the Public Chamber of Chechnya ask Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov to investigate the activities of Ahmed Khasambekov who headed the ORB-2 (Operations and Search Bureau) in 2000-2007.
21:43, 19 March 2008
Russia's culture figures ask Alexis II to help Maskhadov's family in getting his remains
Well-known workers of culture have joined the appeal of the participants of the movement against the war in Northern Caucasus to Patriarch Alexis II with an appeal to assist in handing the remains of Aslan Maskhadov, second President of Chechnya and leader of separatists, out to his relatives.
21:29, 19 March 2008
Azerbaijani President pardons 59 persons
On March 18, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev signed a Decree to pardon 59 prisoners. The convicted journalists and well-known political prisoners are not in the list.
13:08, 18 March 2008
Ban on rallies and protest actions in Armenia
The ban on mass events has found the force of a law in Armenia until the end of the criminal case on the disorders in Yerevan at night on March 1 and early on March 2.
13:01, 18 March 2008
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation refuses to close the "Ingushetia.Ru" website
The "Echo Moskvy" Radio has reported that the Russian Supreme Court has rejected the suit on closing the "Ingushetia.Ru" website, accused by the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia of publishing materials directed at excitation of national hatred and enmity in the society.
12:46, 18 March 2008
In Dagestan, journalists accuse newspaper founder of attempting to get rid of unwanted workers
After having dismissed Andrei Melamedov, editor-in-chief of the paper, Rizvan Rizvanov, founder of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" (Present Time) newspaper, now makes attempts to get rid of others unwanted employees.
12:43, 18 March 2008
Azerbaijan: decisions of the European Court will be published in the Azerbaijani language
For the first time the citizens of Azerbaijan will be able to study the cases in proceedings and decisions of the European Court for Human Rights in the Azerbaijani language.
News
A Chechen fighter was killed in a military operation.

Another inspection of warning systems in Chechnya has raised questions from social media users.

Police have dismissed the complaint about Roman Murdiev's harsh escort as unfounded.

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.