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Giorgi Shakarashvili. Photo: Giorgi Shakarashvili / FB
10:00, 20 March 2021
Number of convicts for Shakarashvili's murder reaches 16
A court in Georgia found five more persons guilty within the murder case of the 19-year-old football player Giorgi Shakarashvili; one of them was sentenced to nine years in prison, four others – to five years in prison each, the Prosecutor's Office has informed.
Protests rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:53, 20 March 2021
Rally of Ingush oppositionists' supporters stopped under threat of new arrests
All the seven leaders of Ingush protests, including Malsag Uzhakhov, continue their hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). Residents of Ingushetia are holding no public actions in support of the detainees, fearing to provoke new arrests in connection with the rally in Magas, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_BcLdAafUk
08:37, 20 March 2021
Tumso exposes Kadyrov people's attempts to discredit Gezmakhmaev
The Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has commented on the testimonies of the Chechen law enforcer, Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, about torturing detainees widespread in Chechnya and Chechen authorities' reaction to the publication of the "Novaya Gazeta".
08:26, 20 March 2021
Azerbaijan hands over remains of 15 Armenian servicemen
On March 19, Azerbaijan handed remains of 15 persons found in places of last autumn's hostilities over to Karabakh rescuers. The total number of bodies and remains found in the Karabakh conflict zone has reached 1518, the State Emergency Service (SES) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.
Apti Alaudinov and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: instagram.com/za_kra_apti054
23:18, 19 March 2021
Human rights defenders call Apti Alaudinov a key figure in Chechen regime
Apti Alaudinov, the Deputy Minister of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), personally prosecuted dissidents on trumped-up cases and intimidated critics of the authorities. In connection with the above, he has got in the republic the reputation of a cruel person, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Detention of a suspect who was allegedly planning a terror act in Maikop. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUnWRkwZVyU
23:05, 19 March 2021
Experts call in question version on detention of a terrorist in Maikop
According to veterans of the special services interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", a FSB video depicting the detention of a terrorist in the capital of Adygea looks staged. A version stating that terrorists decided to choose Maikop for an explosion in a shopping centre also raises doubts, Caucasian experts point out.
Dunja Mijatović. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
19:59, 19 March 2021
CoE urges Russian authorities to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
The Russian authorities should study the information made public by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" about extrajudicial killings in Chechnya and protect the newspaper's journalists from possible harassment, states Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.
Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbuZVfPxmhs
19:37, 19 March 2021
"Kommersant" reports about dismissal of Chechen police chief
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of Chechen Police Chief Apti Alaudinov, the "Kommersant" reports today.
Tent camp at the Bagramyan Avenue in front of the Armenian Parliament in Yerevan, March 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
16:04, 19 March 2021
Political analysts treat parliamentary elections as way out of crisis in Armenia
The political crisis in Armenia has not only led to opposition fragmentation, but also exacerbated social and economic problems; therefore, the agreement on holding parliamentary elections was the optimal decision, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
A customer in one of Volgograd groceries, March 18, 2021. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
15:49, 19 March 2021
Volgograd townspeople have to save on foodstuffs due to price growth
Now, a trip to the store is much more expensive; people have to either reduce the number of purchased foodstuffs, or choose cheaper items to the detriment of their quality, the Volgograd residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Russia-Azerbaijan border check-point in Dagestan, Photo: Eurasia Diary https://ednews.net/ru/news/world/287132-azerbaydjan-obleqtchaet-peresetchenie-qranici-s-rossiey-na-avtomobile
11:14, 19 March 2021
Azerbaijani citizens in Dagestani camp lose hope of returning home
Shakir Nazarov, an Azerbaijani citizen, needs medical treatment at home, but for two weeks he stays at the Dagestani camp "Ogonyok" (Flicker), awaiting to cross the border. The number of residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) is constantly changing, as many are losing hope of returning home in the near future, Mr Nazarov himself has stated.
Screenshot of the article published by the 'Sobesednik': https://sobesednik.ru/politika/20210315-mechty-sbyvayutsya-u-prezident
10:32, 19 March 2021
"Sobesednik": winter "Putin's residence" in Krasnaya Polyana amazes with luxury
The chalet "Achipse", which is believed to be Putin's residence, includes a personal cable car and a helipad. The residence itself is adorned with copies of medieval tapestries made by hand in Italy, gilded vases worth 187,000 roubles each and other luxury items from a trading house that has been a supplier to the Russian Imperial Court for 400 years, says the publication of the edition "Sobesednik" (Interlocutor).
Resident of one of the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under Azerbaijan's control, November 16, 2021. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:14, 19 March 2021
Refugees from Azerbaijan demand separate queue for housing in Stepanakert
Before the war, Karabakh authorities promised housing to refugees from Azerbaijan, who had been on the waiting list for more than 30 years, but now officials have forgotten about them and are busy only with the housing problem of new forced migrants, refugees have complained.
Elena Milashina and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com/news/317599 Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS
08:42, 19 March 2021
Chechen MPs treat Milashina's article as encroachment on Kadyrov's honour and dignity
Vladimir Putin should organize a check of the activities of the "Novaya Gazeta", the Chechen Parliament has stated. After Elena Milashina's publication, Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma MP, has appealed to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).
08:30, 19 March 2021
In Northern Caucasus, Hajj is prepared amid uncertainty
The North-Caucasian Muftiates are accepting believers' applications for performing Hajj to Saudi Arabia, but because of the pandemic, the quotas for regions and the rules for making the pilgrimage have not been finally defined.
Ilyas Saduev. Screenshot: https://twitter.com/newkc14/status/1372262837234634761/photo/1
00:23, 19 March 2021
In Chechnya, Saduev faces danger of being left without legal protection
The Chechen law enforcement bodies promise that "everything will be fine" and try to persuade relatives of Ilyas Saduev, deported from France, to refuse hiring an advocate by agreement in order to deprive him of real defence in court, human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" suggest.
Participants of a protest action in Nazran, March 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
00:07, 19 March 2021
Advocates report about detentions of two persons in a case on rally in Magas
Today, two persons have been detained in a case on rallies in Magas, and one of them has got an injury during the detention, advocates Magomed Bekov and Djabrail Kuriev report.
Chechen law enforcers. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRTvFoW_gGw
20:06, 18 March 2021
Journalists consider Chechen law enforcers' appeal a threat to them
Human rights defenders suggest that the readiness to "stop insults" to Chechen law enforcers, which was demonstrated in their address to President Putin by colleagues of the former law enforcer, whose evidence was made public by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", should be regarded as a threat to the newspaper's correspondents.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:41, 18 March 2021
Nikol Pashinyan announces date of parliamentary elections
Elections to the Armenian parliament will take place on June 20, and a relevant agreement has been reached after consultations with members of parliamentary parties, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reports today.
Dmitry Peskov and servicemen of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: https://ria.ru/20210318/chechnya-1601750993.html REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
19:23, 18 March 2021
Kremlin dissociates itself from question on closure of "Novaya Gazeta"
Fighters from the Akhmat Kadyrov special-purpose police regiment, who call on to close the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" because of its critical posts, should address their claims to a court, and not to Vladimir Putin, Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov states.
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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.