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National Guard employees. Photo: official website of the Temryuk District https://www.temryuk.ru/
21:58, 29 March 2022
Nine Kuban National Guard fighters agree to dismissal for refusing to go to Ukraine
Today, of twelve fighters of the National Guard of Russia dismissed after refusing to go to Ukraine, only three have confirmed in a Krasnodar court their intention to seek reinstatement.
Forced migrants from Irganai at a court house. Photo by Tamara Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot
21:44, 29 March 2022
Court’s decision increases chances of Irganai forced migrants to receive compensation
A court’s decision in favour of residents of the Dagestani villages affected by the flooding of the Irganai reservoir encourages the authorities of the republic to expedite the resolution of the issue of compensation for damage, a representative of the plaintiffs emphasizes.
A policeman. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
18:29, 29 March 2022
A woman from Vladikavkaz detained for damaging a banner in support of Russian army
A detained woman from Vladikavkaz confessed to pouring paint over a banner in support of the Russian Armed Forces, the police reported.
Residents of Chechnya convicted of terrorism. Photo: press service of the HRC ‘Memorial’
18:12, 29 March 2022
HRC “Memorial”* criticizes court decision on convicted Kurchaloi residents’ complaints about torture
The Supreme Court of Russia has recognized as legitimate the refusals to investigate complaints about torture filed by residents of the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya, who were convicted on the charge of terrorism, and that contradicts the position of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), emphasizes the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*.
Irakli Kobakhidze, Irakli Aladashvili, Paata Zakareishvili. Photo: press service of the government of Georgia, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/52898-iraklii-aladashvili-samolet-nechaeva-povredil-rossiiskii-serzhant-chto-pytaiutsia-skryt-po-sei-den/, https://smr.gov.ge/ru/news/read/731/
13:43, 29 March 2022
Tbilisi: political analysts rule out restoration of country's integrity by force
An attempt to return Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Georgia by force will turn into a protracted conflict and cause irreparable damage to Georgians' interrelations with Ossetians and Abkhazians, the Georgian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
Memorial to victims of repression in Nalchik. Photo: Marie Čcheidzeová https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мемориал_жертвам_репрессий_балкарского_народа
13:29, 29 March 2022
On Balkars' Revival Day, KBR residents recollect life in exile
The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has held events in honour of the Revival Day of the Balkar people. Residents of the republic told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about the deportation and life's difficulties in exile.
A picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, January 2021. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent
11:10, 29 March 2022
Policemen demand explanations from picketers in support of Gadjiev
The three journalists who held solo pickets in Makhachkala in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev were forced to give written explanations to the police.
Gas pipeline in the village of Khramort, Askeran region of Nagorno-Karabakh. March 15, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:55, 29 March 2022
For Stepanakert townspeople, gas problem steps into background in face of war threat
The residents of Stepanakert interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" fear that the gas supply has been resumed temporarily; and the Azerbaijani party will use the gas pipeline passing through its territory from Armenia for its own purposes. They also noted that the main thing for Nagorno-Karabakh people is not the gas supply restart, but the onset of peace.
Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting with Vladimir Putin. August 31, 2019. Photo: Kremlin press service, http://kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/146/events/61415
08:44, 29 March 2022
Daudov announces Kadyrov's new title
The President of Russia has awarded Ramzan Kadyrov the rank of Lieutenant General, Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, announced on March 28.
08:30, 29 March 2022
Rights defenders doubt possibility of interrogating Ruslan Geremeev
Although the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, disclosed the whereabouts of Ruslan Geremeev, a figurant in the Boris Nemtsov murder case, human rights defenders rule out any chances of interrogating Geremeev.
Valery Badmaev. Photo: Alina Desyatnichenko, specially for ‘Novaya Gazeta’
23:06, 28 March 2022
Activists in Kalmykia describe practice of police applying law on discrediting armed forces
In Kalmykia, two residents were fined 30,000 roubles each under the new law on discrediting the armed forces. The police also drew up protocols under the above law against four activists, including the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Sovremennaya Kalmykia’ (Modern Kalmykia), who posted a video on YouTube several days before the new law went into effect.
Logo of Novaya Gazeta. Photo courtesy of Novaya Gazeta
22:50, 28 March 2022
“Novaya Gazeta” suspends its activities
Today, after having received a warning from the “Roskomnadzor” (the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media), the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” has announced the suspension of its publication until the end of the special military operation in Ukraine. The warning is connected with a violation of the law on foreign agents, the “Roskomnadzor” explains.
Police detain a man who was preparing a terror attack. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuKTHFPrxA
22:28, 28 March 2022
On March 21-27, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 21-27, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participants in the Karabakh war demand the status of veterans from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. Photo by Kamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
20:57, 28 March 2022
Participants of Karabakh war demand status of war veterans from Azerbaijan’s MoD
At a protest action in Baku, activists have complained that the Ministry of Defence does not assign the status of veterans to combatants in Nagorno-Karabakh, and that fact deprives them of the right to benefits.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
20:39, 28 March 2022
Armenia’s MFA requests an investigation into actions of Russian peacekeepers
Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia has announced that the Azerbaijani troops are still present in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers. The Armenia’s MFA demanded decisive steps to withdraw the Azerbaijani troops and also announced the need to investigate the actions of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov. Photo: official website of Alexei Navalny https://navalny.com/, https://nemtsov.ru/2015/02/iz-za-krymnasha-postradali-vse-regiony-rossii/
20:24, 28 March 2022
Journalists find a connection between poisoning of Navalny and murder of Nemtsov
According to the joint investigation released today by the “Bellingcat”*, “The Insider”*, and BBC, special service officers involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny followed Boris Nemtsov for several months, and natives of Chechnya were convicted for his murder.
Outskirts of Khramort village, Askeran region of Nagorno-Karabakh, March 15, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
15:42, 28 March 2022
Two wounded Karabakh militaries brought to Yerevan
Two servicemen, who received most severe wounds during the shelling from the Azerbaijan, have been sent to the capital of Armenia, Gegam Stepanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, has informed. The health condition of the remaining 12 wounded persons causes no doctors' concern, he specified.
Notebook of debtors in a store in Chechnya. Image made from video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=115&v=5u_7-1_-E4g&feature=emb_logo
15:29, 28 March 2022
Chechnya is outsider in wages of residents of small towns and medium-sized cities
On the average, residents of small towns and medium-sized towns in Chechnya received 23,900 roubles per month in 2021; the ratio of these wages to the cost of the minimum set of goods and services is 1.43. A similar picture is in Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia.
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/soobshenie-ministerstva-oborony-39655.html
15:13, 28 March 2022
Baku refutes withdrawal of its troops from Karabakh village
The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the removal of the units of the Azerbaijani Army from their positions in the village of Farrukh is not true, the Azerbaijani MoD has claimed.
Themis. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru
11:25, 28 March 2022
Lawyers dispute about the enforceability of article on discrediting Russian Army
It is impossible to punish a person for a private conversation, Denis Nadein, a lawyer, has commented the court judgement against a resident of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), who was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after his conflict with a man over a sticker with the letter "Z". The law has uncertainties, which are often used as loopholes by law enforcers, lawyers have noted.
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A family from Makhachkala complained about delays in compensation for their flooded 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.