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Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI / YouTube
13:03, 4 March 2020
Tumso identifies his attacker
The Swedish Prosecutor's Office (PO) suspects Ruslan Mamaev, a Russian citizen, of attempting to kill the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the "Vayfond" Association reported on March 3. The attacker's photos have been posted on the Facebook in Ruslan Mamaev's page, the blogger has confirmed.
Health worker in a protective suit resting in a hospital in China's Wuhan, February 9, 2020. Photo: China Daily via Reuters
11:48, 4 March 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan complain about coronavirus quarantine conditions
The residents of Azerbaijan placed under coronavirus quarantine report dirty bedding and absence of heating and water in hospitals.
Opposition leader Aslan Bzhaniya. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by apsny.today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82SWzE0ZmOw
11:37, 4 March 2020
Aslan Bzhaniya's disease exacerbated crisis in Abkhazia
If the hospitalization of Aslan Bzhaniya, a presidential candidate in Abkhazia, prevents him from taking part in the election, this will entail a full-scale political crisis with unpredictable consequences, the Abkhazian journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Ismail Kurbanov at home in the village of Druzhba. Photo courtesy of Mikail Kurbanov, the father of the Kurbanov brothers.
11:24, 4 March 2020
Father of Kurbanov brothers claims investigators' inaction on applications about their kidnapping
Mikail Kurbanov, the father of the Kurbanov brothers from the Kayakent District of Dagestan, has stated to the court that investigators refused to initiate a case on his applications about his sons' kidnapping.
08:35, 4 March 2020
Rights defenders challenge Chechen investigators' refusal to check Kadyrov's statements
The refusal of the Chechen branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to register an application about a possible crime and check Kadyrov's threats against authors of negative materials and comments is illegal, human rights defenders believe.
Elman Guliev (left) and Elshad Israfil. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3112192472144358&set=pcb.3112190252144580&type=3&theater
08:20, 4 March 2020
Azerbaijan: hunger strike against election frauds stopped
After the creation of an opposition coalition against election frauds, Elman Guliev and Elshad Israfil, candidates for MPs from the "Musavat" Party, decided to stop their hunger strike.
Protest action at the building of the presidential administration in Sukhumi. Screenshot from video posted on YouTube Channel "Rupor Moskvy", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTRjvl1Mpk
21:52, 3 March 2020
Hundreds of protesters demand to reschedule election in Abkhazia
At an action held in front of the Abkhazian Cabinet of Ministers, about 400 people demanded the resignation of the government and the acting President of Abkhazia. The protestors insist that the presidential election should be rescheduled.
Fuad Akhmedli. Photo : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=616395555070380&set=a.139955192714421&type=3&theater
21:40, 3 March 2020
Azerbaijani SC refuses CER for Fuad Akhmedli
The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Fuad Akhmedli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about a refusal in the conditional early relief (CER) for him.
Elman Guliev continues his hunger strike. Screenshot of Facebook post: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3112192472144358&set=pcb.3112190252144580&type=3&theatre
19:02, 3 March 2020
"Musavat" members continue their hunger strike after party's calls to stop protest
The health state of Elman Guliev and Elshad Israfil is getting worse, but they refuse to stop their hunger strike.
Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and Djambulat Umarov. Screenshot of Instagram post: http://www.instagram.com/p/B9KOKJ8K6iR/
18:47, 3 March 2020
Instagram users criticize Djambulat Umarov for his statement about coronavirus
Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy, is not competent enough to judge the danger of the spread of coronavirus in Northern Caucasus, users of Instagram note. Some local residents negatively perceive the Djambulat Umarov's appeal to tourists with a call to visit Chechnya.
Classroom. Photo: pixabay.com
18:34, 3 March 2020
In Azerbaijan, school exams cancelled because of coronavirus
The final exams at schools and competitions of the Youth and Women's Leagues by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, scheduled for March 9, were cancelled because of the threat of the coronavirus spread.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, http://mod.gov.az
15:18, 3 March 2020
Azerbaijan counts 24 shelling attacks committed by Armenia
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled, including those located in five villages of the border districts, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Tbilisi City Assembly. Photo: Gilad Rom, http://ru.wikipedia.org
15:00, 3 March 2020
Georgian authorities cancel mass events due to coronavirus
The government recommended local authorities to cancel all mass events; 120 people are quarantined, the press service of the Prime Minister of Georgia has informed.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov reveals details of attempt on him. Screenshot from video posted on the blogger's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fs7L1Cnbjs&feature=youtu.be
11:42, 3 March 2020
Tumso Abdurakhmanov reports details of attempt and arrest
The Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has told about his arrest after the fight with a man who penetrated into his apartment and tried to kill him with a hammer; Tumso has reported the details of the incident.
11:31, 3 March 2020
Week of February 24-March 1 passed without victims of North-Caucasian conflict
During the week from February 24 to March 1, 2020, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no casualties and victims were recorded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its materials and information from other open sources.
Rustam Aguev is scolding offenders. Screenshot from Instagram video posted by za_kra_rustam_aguev, https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Ko3inBajF/
11:18, 3 March 2020
Chechen law enforcer equates alcohol consumers with terrorists
The head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), who has scolded detainees for drinking alcohol and using psychotropic substances, labelled them as "terrorists." Some social network users have joined the condemnation of detainees.
Commemoration events involving relatives of the deceased soldiers from the Pskov Airborne Division and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from the video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HsLPuoKzd/
08:39, 3 March 2020
Analysts link Kadyrov's actions in honour of Pskov paratroopers with Kremlin's directions
The events in Chechnya in memory of Pskov paratroopers show Ramzan Kadyrov's desire to improve his relations with the federal law enforcement bodies, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Abubakar Yangulbaev, laywer of the Committee Against Torture, who represents the interests of Musa Aliev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 3 March 2020
Transfer of Musa Aliev's torture case to Makhachkala alerts rights defenders
The "Committee against Torture" (CaT) and relatives of Musa Aliev, a resident of Khasavyurt, accused of raping a minor girl, did not ask to hand over the case of his torture by law enforcers to the Dagestani branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), human rights defenders have noted.
Released Ingush activist Magomed Ozdoev (left), advocate Khusein Guliev (centre). Photo courtesy of Khusein Guliev
21:56, 2 March 2020
Ingush activist Magomed Ozdoev released from settlement-colony
Today, Ingush activist Magomed Ozdoev has been released from a penal colony in Kabardino-Balkaria. He was met by his relatives and fellow villagers.
Ivan Achba, Asida Kortua, and Djansukh Adleiba (from left to right) go on hunger strike. Screenshot of personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1577387149085079&set=a.164069137083561&type=3&theater
21:43, 2 March 2020
Supporters of anti-corruption laws go on hunger strike in Sukhumi
Today, Ivan Achba, Asida Kortua, and Djansukh Adleiba, members of an anti-corruption laws initiative group, have declared an indefinite hunger strike. They demand an urgent ratification of the original version of Article 20 "Illicit Enrichment" of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The activists insist that the amendments should enter into force before the presidential election.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.