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Baku residents at the obelisk to the martyrs. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
11:29, 1 April 2022
Azerbaijani residents commemorate victims of 1918 genocide
On the Genocide Day, Baku hosted a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the obelisk of martyrs erected in memory of the victims of the March events of 1918.
Border of Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/komitetgosbezopasnosti.southossetia/photos/a.465734606932231/465737340265291/?type=3&theater
11:03, 1 April 2022
South-Ossetian border guards detain resident of Georgia on suspicion of attempted sabotage
Levan Machabeli, a former Georgian military, entered the Tskhinvali District aiming to commit a provocation against Russian militaries, the Committee for State Security (known as KGB) of South Ossetia has informed.
A policeman. Photo: Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru
08:36, 1 April 2022
Dagestani MIA is searching for 2000 suspects of taking part in terrorist organizations
A total of 1967 residents of Dagestan are on the wanted list as members of international terrorist organizations, Abdurashid Magomedov, the head of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has announced at the session of the People's Assembly (Parliament).
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: vk.com/ramzan
08:23, 1 April 2022
Criticism of Medinsky gives Kadyrov chance to demonstrate his loyalty to Putin
By criticizing the position of the Russian delegation at talks with Ukraine, Kadyrov is trying to curry favour with Putin, at the same time claiming to increase his importance, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
Shakhin Gadjiev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/azadliqradiosu/posts/5555738781120207
00:00, 1 April 2022
Oppositionist Shakhin Gadjiev sentenced to six years of imprisonment
Shakhin Gadjiev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was sentenced to six years of imprisonment on the charge of drug trafficking. His party colleagues consider the sentence politically motivated.
Aducha Erdneev speaks at the congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people. Elista, May 29, 2021. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
22:37, 31 March 2022
Activist Erdneev gets second fine under article on discrediting Russian armed forces
A court in Elista again imposed a fine on Aducha Erdneev, an activist of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people, for discrediting the Russian army. No evidence of discrediting was submitted in court, and the decision will be challenged, says Aducha Erdneev.
Anatoly Bibilov. Photo: official website https://presidentruo.org
22:08, 31 March 2022
Bibilov proposes to unite North and South Ossetia
South Ossetia may become part of Russia as a separate subject and then unite with North Ossetia. This has been proposed today by Anatoly Bibilov, President of South Ossetia. The referendum on joining Russia will not have legal force, emphasizes Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.
Participants of a protest action in front of a UN representative office in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:08, 31 March 2022
In Yerevan, residents call on UN to stand up for residents of Nagorno-Karabakh
In Yerevan, participants of a protest action held in front of the UN office called on the international community to pay attention to the threat to the security of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Zaur Farniev, Ruslan Totrov. Image made from the video posted by ‘Rupor Moscow’; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMfjlh8YHw
18:52, 31 March 2022
Journalists argue about attitude of residents of South Ossetia to presidential election
Militaries from South Ossetia take part in the special military operation in Ukraine, and residents of the republic are more concerned about their fate than about the presidential election, Zaur Farniev suggests. In South Ossetia, voters are in a depressed state not only because of the special military operation in Ukraine, but because of a whole range of socio-political problems, Ruslan Totrov believes.
Remains, presumably, of the Azerbaijani military who died in the first Karabakh war, were found at the height of Farrukh near the Karabakh village of the same name. Photo: https://t.me/flash1news/22543
14:29, 31 March 2022
Azerbaijani authorities announce search for mass graves near Karabakh village
At the height of Farrukh, near the Karabakh village of the same name, the remains of, presumably, Azerbaijani soldiers who perished during the first Karabakh war were found, the State Commission of Azerbaijan has stated today.
Valery Kvarchia, Sergey Shamba. Photo: https://www.aiaaira.com/technology/item/3682-valerij-kvarchiya-ob-obsuzhdenii-izmenenij-v-zakon-o-vyborakh-prezidenta, https://kafkassam.com/сергей-шамба-мы-вполне-терпеливы-чтоб.html
14:13, 31 March 2022
Kvarchiya and Shamba explain Abkhazia's position of joining Russia
Unlike South Ossetia, Abkhazia has no plans to become part of Russia; and the issue of the republic's independence is clearly defined in its Constitution, Valery Kvarchiya, the Speaker of the Abkhaz Parliament, and Sergey Shamba, the Secretary of the Security Council, have noted.
Heads of departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the National Guard for Chechnya appear on Instagram with threats towards the Yangulbaev family. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZcfYdUqncf/
13:20, 31 March 2022
ICRF refuses to check threats against Yangulbaevs
The Chechen branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has refused to conduct an inquiry into the threats addressed to the Yangulbaev family, voiced earlier by high-ranking Chechen law enforcers. Human rights defenders intend to appeal against this ICRF's refusal.
A resident of Georgia attends rally in support of Ukraine. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
13:06, 31 March 2022
Residents of Georgia support Ukraine at their actions
The participants of the action in Tbilisi in memory of the children who died in Ukraine brought children's shoes to the parliament building; a similar action was held in Kutaisi.
Anatoly Bibilov. Photo: https://presidentruo.org
08:49, 31 March 2022
Bibilov announces plans of South Ossetia to become part of Russia
On March 30, Anatoly Bibilov, the president of South Ossetia, declared that his partially recognized republic will soon take legal steps to join Russia. This statement was made amid the preparations for the presidential election scheduled for April 10.
Arslang Sandjiev attends congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people. Elista, May 29, 2021. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:37, 31 March 2022
Kalmyk activist repeatedly fined for discrediting army
The court has fined Arslang Sandjiev, the chairman of the congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people, by 35,000 roubles, finding the pacifist appeal of the congress to be discrediting for Russian militaries. Mr Sandjiev, earlier fined for a similar post, has decided to appeal against the court's ruling.
Mikhail Delyagin. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD9kRapauTY
23:32, 30 March 2022
Azerbaijan puts Russian MP Delyagin on wanted list
Russian State Duma member Mikhail Delyagin has been charged in absentia under several criminal articles for calling for war against Azerbaijan because of the escalation in Karabakh, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reports.
Oleg Orlov. Photo: Anna Artemiyeva, Novaya Gazeta
23:09, 30 March 2022
Oleg Orlov fined for discrediting Russian army
In Moscow, a court sentenced Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*, to a fine of 50,000 roubles, considering his picket with criticism of Vladimir Putin to be discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The human rights defender pleaded not guilty.
Baku City Mayoralty. Photo: Sefer azeri https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:41, 30 March 2022
Baku City Mayoralty does not let oppositionists hold a rally in support of Ukraine
The Baku authorities referred to anti-COVID restrictions and dismissed a request from the opposition National Council of Democratic Forces to hold a rally against the special military operation in Ukraine.
Sergey Khestanov, Sergey Zhavoronkov, Natalya Zubarevich. Photo: personal VKontakte page, https://vk.com/id133393243; IEP press service https://www.iep.ru/ru/; https://smart-lab.ru/mobile/topic/592979/
18:26, 30 March 2022
Economists discuss low salaries in republics of Northern Caucasus
According to the economists interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”, shadow incomes must also be taken into account when calculating the standard of living in the regions of Russia, otherwise the real picture is not reflected.
The European Court of Human Rights. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-88hSwHudE
14:38, 30 March 2022
ECtHR awards compensations to Krasnodar activists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russian authorities to pay compensation to activists, Alexei Knedlyakovsky (Nekrasov) and Victor Chirikov, for violations of the right to freedom of expression and the right not to be subjected to inhuman treatment; they are figurants in the case about the action at the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky.
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Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

Human rights activists reported violations of Belkisa Mintsayeva's rights.

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.