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The Pankisi Gorge. Photo by Bordzgor - Template:Routers, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75876684
10:13, 16 March 2019
Pankisi residents tell about militant killed in Syria
Amiran Borchashvili, a resident of the village of Dumasturi, who perished in Syria, grew up in a respected family and studied at the university; his departure for the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, surprised his friends, local residents told the "Caucasian Knot".
10:02, 16 March 2019
New US sanctions create no threats to Kadyrov
The US sanctions imposed in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov are not fundamentally new and unable to create problems for Ramzan Kadyrov. They could even increase the popularity of Kadyrov in the Middle East, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tumso Abdurkhmanov. Screenshot from Alexei Navalny's weekly programme of #FutureRussia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5sUi6Ot9Y
08:55, 16 March 2019
Kremlin refuses to react to Daudov's words about blood feud to Abdurakhmanov
The Kremlin has granted complete freedom to Chechen leadership, the blogger Tumso Abdurkhmanov assessed the federal authorities' reaction to the words of the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, who declared blood feud to Tumso. Oppositionist Alexei Navalny has noted that Magomed Daudov's words are contrary to the status of a high-ranking official.
Law enforcer. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
08:44, 16 March 2019
Residents of Stavropol Territory report details of shootout with militants
The farmyard of Balki, near which an armed clash broke out on March 14, is a very quiet place, populated mostly by pensioners, said local residents, noting that they heard loud shots at night of the special operation.
Rauf Arashukov. Photo: press service of the Federation Council
08:35, 16 March 2019
CPRF achieves verification of legality of Rauf Arashukov's senator post
The Federation Council is engaged in a check initiated by Valery Rashkin, a State Duma member from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), concerning verification of the information stating that when Rauf Arashukov got his senator's mandate in 2016, he had a residence permit in the UAE, the "Kommersant" reports.
Anastasia Shevchenko with her advocates in the court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 16 March 2019
Anastasia Shevchenko's arrest extended for three months
The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended until June 17 the term of house arrest to activist Anastasia Shevchenko, accused of involvement in an undesirable organization. The defence's request to let Anastasia Shevchenko take her children to school and go for walks was dismissed.
Magomed Khanbiev. Screenshot from video 'Navalny LIVE' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5sUi6Ot9Y
20:05, 15 March 2019
Navalny urges "United Russia" to react to Chechen MP's statement about Russians
Magomed Khanbiev, a member of the Chechen parliament, published a video in which he declared himself "the son of Ichkeria" and said that he "did not like Russians." Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny drew attention to the fact that the authorities of the country failed to react to the statement voiced by the MP.
Alexander Dvornikov. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
19:50, 15 March 2019
Commander of Southern Military District included in EU sanctions list
Alexander Dvornikov, the commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, has become one of the Russian citizens included in the EU sanctions list. After the incident in the Kerch Strait, Alexander Dvornikov is banned from entering the territory of the EU member countries.
Policemen during demolition of cafes in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:40, 15 March 2019
In Yerevan, all protestors released (+video)
In Yerevan, after drawing up protocols on administrative violations, the police released participants of a protest action against the dismantling of cafes.
Khadija Ismayilova joins protest action in Baku, March 8, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:31, 15 March 2019
Activists support US State Department's criticism of human rights situation in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani authorities fail to persecute and punish those who violate human rights; and this creates an atmosphere of impunity, says the report of the US State Department about the state of human rights in the world in 2018. Azerbaijani activists agree with the criticism and believe that sanctions should be imposed on the country's authorities.
13:21, 15 March 2019
Two teenagers wounded in Dagestan
Children were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after they played with weapons found in the Levashi District.
Policemen and workers of cafés holding protest, Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:20, 15 March 2019
Café owner in Yerevan urges to stop protests
Armen Petrosyan, one of the owners of the "Jazzve" café chain, has called upon his colleagues, café owners and workers, to stop protests in view of the current explosive situation, and move the struggle exclusively to the legitimate field.
10:11, 15 March 2019
South Ossetia hands over two citizens to Georgia
Alan Margishvili and Giorgi Chitishvili, who were detained by South-Ossetian law enforcers, were released and, after paying a fine for violating the border, handed over to Georgian law enforcers.
10:00, 15 March 2019
Former Chechen law enforcer complains about detention of his son
A man, who introduced himself as a retired law enforcer, recorded an audio message on the YouTube service, criticizing his former colleagues, after his son was detained in Gudermes.
09:55, 15 March 2019
Policeman fired for beating protester in Yerevan
A policeman was fired after he got into the video showing him beating up a protester against the demolition of a café in Yerevan, the Armenian Police has reported.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
08:23, 15 March 2019
Medical examiners of Georgia and Abkhazia voice out different reasons of Kvaratskheliya's death
Georgian medical experts have found traces of a rope on the body of Irakli Kvaratskheliya, who had been detained in Abkhazia. The border administration of the Russia's FSB has confirmed the version of his non-violent death.
08:16, 15 March 2019
Police counts 41 detainees during protests against café demolition in Yerevan
Policemen have detained 41 protesters of the actions against the demolition of cafés held in Freedom Square in Yerevan; 25 detainees have already been released, the Armenian Police have informed.
At the place of shootout in the Shpakovsky District, Stavropol Territory, March 14, 2019. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
22:39, 14 March 2019
Suspected militant detained after shootout in Stavropol Territory
Law enforcers conducted searches in the village of Ust-Nevinsky, not far from which a special operation took place at night. It was reported on the arrest of an accomplice of two killed militants.
At the place of shootout in the Shpakovsky District, Stavropol Territory. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
22:34, 14 March 2019
Shootout in Shpakovsky District becomes first incident in Stavropol Territory in 2019
The today's shootout with two suspected militants killed in the Shpakovsky District was the first armed incident in the Stavropol Territory since early 2019.
Police push the protestors away from roadway, Yerevan, March 14, 2019. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:22, 14 March 2019
In Yerevan, number of victims in protest action grows
A policeman has become the third victim in clashes between law enforcers and opponents of the demolition of a cafe in Yerevan.
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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.