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15:54, 17 March 2015
Power agents detain resident of Makhachkala
Murad Khiriyasulaev was detained by power agents in Makhachkala, said his friends; however, the police had not yet confirmed his detention.
15:24, 17 March 2015
Makhachkala: mosque-goers detained en masse in Semender
Eyewitnesses have reported that power agents detained more than ten parishioners of the mosque located in the settlement of Semender in the outskirt of Makhachkala, adding that later all the detainees were released.
Zaur Dadaev being taken through the hallway of the Moscow’s Basmanny District Court, March 8, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
12:31, 17 March 2015
ICRF does not allow HRC to visit defendants accused of Boris Nemtsov's murder
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has not allowed members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to visit defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case. The ICRF has treated the visit as inappropriate; however, investigators promised to check the information about the unlawful use of force against the suspects.
Journalists at the entrance to the Basmanny District Moscow Court, March 8, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
10:48, 17 March 2015
Advocates of Zaur Dadaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov do not confirm any changes in indictment in Boris Nemtsov murder case
Till present, investigators have not yet changed the motive in Boris Nemtsov murder case. This was reported by advocates of Zaur Dadaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov.
06:32, 17 March 2015
Nalchik resident accused of hacking website of KBR's govt
In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the court is to consider a criminal case against a resident of Nalchik, accused of unauthorized blocking of the access to the website of the Kabardino-Balkarian Government.
Leninkent direction sign, Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.moidagestan.ru/files/slideshow/7882.jpg
01:44, 17 March 2015
Makhachkala suburbanites report mass detentions of mosque-goers
In the village of Leninkent on the outskirts of the capital of Dagestan, mass detentions of mosque-goers took place. According to eyewitnesses, all the detainees were released.
00:01, 17 March 2015
Magomed Khazbiev put on international wanted list, his advocate reports
Ingush opposition activist Magomed Khazbiev has been put on the international wanted list, while he remains under public protection in Chechnya. This was reported by advocate Khedy Ibrieva. According to investigators, the activist went to Kiev.
20:50, 16 March 2015
Zaur Dadaev's advocate states his alibi
As stated today by Ivan Gerasimov, the advocate of Zaur Dadaev, who is accused of killing the oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov, his client has an alibi.
18:42, 16 March 2015
Azerbaijani court sentences Siraj Kerimli to six years in prison
Today, the Baku court has sentenced Siraj Kerimli, who was recognized to be a "prisoner of conscience" by the "Amnesty International", to six years in prison.
Khaikhi village, Kulin District of Dagestan. Photo by Kerim Magomedov, http://odnoselchane.ru/images/photogallery/cache/wm_127_from_buf_6.jpg
17:51, 16 March 2015
CTO regime introduced in Novolak and Kazbek Districts creates no problems for residents
Locals report that the introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Novolak and Kazbek Districts of Dagestan has not told negatively on their life; and they don't see any accumulation of military machines on the highway Khasavyurt-Makhachkala.
14:58, 16 March 2015
Dagestan: Shushiya villagers resume hunger strike
Today, ten residents of the village of Shushiya in the Novolak District of Dagestan have resumed their hunger strike with a demand to allocate land plots to them.
Moscow's Basmanny District Court, March 8, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
13:45, 16 March 2015
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev indicted for Nemtsov's murder
Investigators have formally charged Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev within the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow. Besides, they have corrected the charges to all earlier detained and arrested persons.
Zaur Dadaev. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
12:15, 16 March 2015
Zaur Dadaev arrived in Moscow six months prior to Boris Nemtsov's murder
Zaur Dadaev, whom investigators believe to be a direct executor of the Boris Nemtsov's murder in Moscow, has arrived to the Russian capital from Grozny six months ago. This has been reported by his former colleague, who keeps in touch with Zaur Dadaev, and relatives of the man suspected of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the "RBC" reports today.
Flowers at the tomb of Boris Nemtsov. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:37, 16 March 2015
Khamzat Bakhaev accused of Boris Nemtsov's murder
Khamzat Bakhaev, the third of five defendants in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has formally indicted. This was reported by a source aware of the investigation progress.
09:00, 16 March 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 9-15
Anti-crisis plan submitted by Georgia's Govt and failure of discussing thereof at Parliament; no-confidence vote of South-Ossetian Parliament to MFA head Sanakoev; appointment of Oleg Polumordvinov as Astrakhan city manager; start of trial of terror act in Pyatigorsk, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 9-15, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Tree of grief at the memorial park in the City of Angels, Beslan. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:57, 16 March 2015
Beslan Children's Street named in Italian city
In Italy, the city of Campo San Martino has named one of its streets in memory of the children who fell victim to the terror act in Beslan in 2004.
03:14, 16 March 2015
On March 9-15, no victims to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus reported
During the week of March 9-15, 2015, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participants of 'Russian march' holding imperial flags. Volgograd, November 4, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:28, 15 March 2015
Volgograd hosts rally against political repressions
In the Krasnooktiabrskiy District of Volgograd, nationalists held a rally demanding to abolish articles of the Criminal Code, which, according to them, could be used for political persecution.
The building where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, after the fire. Grozny, December 14, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:36, 15 March 2015
CAT recognized as victim in case of arson of JMG's office
Investigators have recognized the Committee against Torture (CAT) a victim in the criminal case of arson committed in the Grozny office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of human rights defenders in December 2014. The human rights defenders have posted a copy of the resolution on the page of the CAT in the social network Facebook.
Diploma of the contest organized by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ in honour of the Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev
11:59, 15 March 2015
RUJ: Akhmednabiyev Award sets new standards of journalism
Activities of journalists in Northern Caucasus remain a dangerous course in the profession, which is closely connected with pressure and repressions, and often with opposition to the power. This opinion has been expressed by Russian journalists who took part in the selection of laureates and presentation of the prize named after Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.
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The Central Election Commission announced the results of the State Duma elections

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.