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Joint action of supporters of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and Murtazali Gasanguseinov in Makhachkala, March 16, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:17, 27 March 2020
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev left under arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan dismissed an appeal filed by the defence of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), about his arrest in a case on financing of terrorism.
A session of the Dagestani Parliament. Photo by the press service of the People's Assembly of the Republic http://nsrd.ru/pub/novosti/45_sessiya_dagestanskogo_parlamenta_vnesla_iz_26_03_2020
19:13, 27 March 2020
Dispute over killed Gasanguseinov brothers' case results in conflict among Dagestani MPs
At a session of the Dagestani parliament, MP Omargadji Aliev has reproached the republic's Minister of Internal Affairs and noted that till present, the case on the killing of the Gasanguseinov shepherd brothers has not been resolved. A dispute about the investigators' inaction resulted in a quarrel among Dagestani MPs.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:48, 27 March 2020
Rights defenders demand to inquire into torture case of four residents of Southern Russia
The torture case of four Anapa residents has been reopened after repeated examinations, the Committee against Torture (CaT) has reported. The investigation of the case will move from a deadlock only after the transfer thereof to the central machinery of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), human rights defenders believe.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/evrosud-priznal-narushenie-prav-tofiga-yagublu/?ref=article-related-artciles
18:37, 27 March 2020
CE condemns Aliev's words on isolation of opposition
Azerbaijani authorities must release the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, arrested on charges of hooliganism, the Council of Europe (CE) has stated. International human rights organizations have treated the use of coronavirus pretext to isolate the opposition as undemocratic.
Ramzan Kadyrov's statement at the meeting of the government of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIDNyDFHR6A
13:03, 27 March 2020
After his joke about coronavirus, social network users urge Kadyrov to become serious
The joking statement of the head of Chechnya that he had survived the coronavirus caused criticism of social network users. Residents of the republic have criticized authorities' actions amid the pandemic and deficit of medical masks and a rise in foodstuff prices.
A girl in a medical mask. Photo: pixabay.com
11:24, 27 March 2020
Activists in Georgia fined after distributing medical masks
The distribution of free medical masks, disinfectants and gloves held by the organization "New Leaders" brought together over a hundred residents of Zugdidi, which entailed a fine imposed on the organizers thereof. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia has reached 79.
Health workers in protective clothing. Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera
11:17, 27 March 2020
First coronavirus patient dies in Armenia
An elderly patient infected with coronavirus, who also suffered from other diseases, has died, the Ministry of Public Health of Armenia has reported.
Passers-by in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 27 March 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan complain about quarantine conditions
About 3000 suspected coronavirus patients are quarantined in hospitals of Azerbaijan. They have to achieve proper living conditions there.
23:58, 26 March 2020
Native of Chechnya accused of involvement in IS
In Chechnya, the law enforcement bodies accuse a native of the Naursky District of involvement in a unit of the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") fighting in Syria.
Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 26 March 2020
Third coronavirus patient dies in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, the number of coronavirus-infected people reached 112. Of them, three died and other five recovered.
A cabin for lifting miners in the Chiatura District of Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
19:04, 26 March 2020
Human rights defenders criticize Georgian company for reducing miners' wages
A decision of the "Georgian Manganese" Company to cut by 40% the wages of workers earlier employed at the mines which are now closed contradicts the Labour Code, the "Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre" (EMC) and the "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) declare.
Georgian military spray a border checkpoint with disinfectant in Marneuli. Georgia, March 23, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidz
18:57, 26 March 2020
In Georgia, residents of quarantine areas face social problems
In Georgia, residents of villages in the Marneuli and Bolnisi Districts are not informed how to behave under the strict quarantine regime, local residents report. They are concerned about the lack of money and food. People who need medical treatment in Tbilisi are not allowed to leave the closed quarantine area.
The opposition activists began a round-the-clock action in Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh. March 25, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:50, 26 March 2020
NKR opposition calls on instruction of the state of emergency
The participants of the action held by the "Revolutionary Party" in Stepanakert have demanded to announce the state of emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) because of coronavirus and postpone the elections scheduled for March 31.
A volunteer brings food and drinks during the coronavirus outbreak. Tbilisi, Georgia, March 18, 2020. Photo REUTERS/Ираклий Геденидзе
18:37, 26 March 2020
Georgian activists point to flaws in information campaign on coronavirus
In Georgia, 16 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have urged the authorities to disseminate information on coronavirus also in the Azerbaijani and Armenian languages. Most of the residents of the regions of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Djavakheti fail to speak Georgian and can't receive data on coronavirus, activists have reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov gives comments on the coronavirus outbreak in Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ODK2CCLso
12:21, 26 March 2020
Rights defenders condemn Kadyrov's threats to coronavirus infected persons
The introduction of strict restrictive measures caused by the coronavirus pandemic is understandable, but the threats to kill declared by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to those who can infect others won't frighten the infection away, human rights defenders assert.
Law enforcers during the special operation in the Baksan District on March 23, 2020. Screenshot of the video by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kabardino-balkarii-neytralizovany-okazavshie-0.html
11:56, 26 March 2020
Casualty's defence rejects law enforcers' version about Baksan operation
Relatives of one of the killed alleged militants treat law enforcers' version of the armed clash in the Baksan District as dubious. Timur Baksanov was convicted of possessing cartridges and narcotic drugs after the confession, knocked out of him by threats, his advocate has stated.
11:54, 26 March 2020
Rights defenders demand to release Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu
The human rights organizations Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) have condemned the arrest of the oppositional politician, Tofig Yagublu, detained in Azerbaijan.
Adam Delimkhanov. Photo from the website of the Russian State Duma http://duma.gov.ru/multimedia/photo/42937/
11:52, 26 March 2020
Researchers of Caucasus dispute on relationships of scandals around Delimkhanov
After the scandalous video about his daughter, Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to Ramzan Kadyrov, is not interested in new public conflicts in social networks, Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, believes.
Residents of Baku in the streets. March 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:24, 25 March 2020
Azerbaijani authorities declare a non-working week
In Azerbaijan, in connection with the spread of the coronavirus infection, the Cabinet of Ministers has declared a non-working period from March 29 to April 4. It was decided not to open the border with Iran until April 20.
Residents of Yerevan wearing medical masks in the streets. March 2020. Photo: Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
23:17, 25 March 2020
In Armenia, number of people infected with coronavirus reaches 265
16 new cases of the coronavirus infection were confirmed in Armenia. The total number of coronavirus-infected people in the country reached 265.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.