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Schoolgirl in hijab. Photo: http://www.ansar.ru/rfsng/2012/10/20/34473
08:35, 31 March 2017
Chechnya adopts law on girls' right to wear hijabs in schools
In Chechnya, MPs have adopted amendments to the Chechen law on education to allow schoolchildren to dress in accordance with their religion.
Entrance to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
05:58, 31 March 2017
In Caliphate case, Court decides to check complaints about torture filed by defendants
On March 30, the North-Caucasian District Military Court continued the trial in the case of a Caliphate. One of defendants, Zaur Tekuzhev, gave the testimony, the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent reports.
23:28, 30 March 2017
Detained resident of Khasavyurt beaten up by police, defence states
Kasum Arslanaliev, a resident of Khasavyurt, was beaten up by policemen in Makhachkala, his relatives and advocate have stated.
Police cordon at activist Petrov's house. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
21:55, 30 March 2017
Kuban farmer Petrov goes on hunger strike
Today, Oleg Petrov, a farmer activist, accused of a fraud, was taken into custody upon the judgement of the Kavkaz District Court of the KrasnodarTerritory. His advocate said that Oleg went on a hunger strike in protest against his criminal prosecution.
18:27, 30 March 2017
HRC "Memorial": three Chechen bodies fail to disclose information about detainees
In response to rights defenders’ requests, Chechen law enforcement bodies have failed to provide concrete information about the fate of Askhab Yusupov, Ismali Bergoev and Madina Shakhbieva, who were detained during the last December armed clashes in Grozny. However, the answer received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) indirectly confirms that Shakhbieva was killed, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
18:25, 30 March 2017
Two persons killed in Chechen mountains
According to law enforcers, two armed men were first to open fire, and were killed in a shootout, a law enforcement source from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) said today.
17:30, 30 March 2017
HRC expert Ikramudin Aliev detained in Dagestan
Today, Makhachkala policemen, without explaining the reasons, put Ikramudin Aliev, a Dagestani journalist and an expert of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia, into their car and drove away.
Knife found at the place of attack on military unit of Russia's National Guard, http://nac.gov.ru
14:52, 30 March 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov acknowledges law enforcers' fault in connection with attack on National Guard
In Chechnya, after the attack on a military unit of the National Guard of Russia, the alertness of the law enforcers will be increased. This was announced by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. He has described the incident in the Cossack village of Naurskaya as a fault of the law enforcement agencies.
Anti-corruption rally in Stavropol, March 26, 2017. Photo: RFE/RL
14:20, 30 March 2017
Organizer of anti-corruption rally beaten up in Stavropol
Last night, in Stavropol, unidentified persons have attacked a member of the local branch of the "Youth Yabloko", the organizer of an anti-corruption rally held on March 26.
13:29, 30 March 2017
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay compensation to family members of killed protester in Dagestan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from the Russian authorities to pay 50,000 euros in compensation for moral damage to family members of Murad Nagmetov, who was killed in 2006 during the dispersal of the anti-corruption action in the Dokuzparinsky District of Dagestan.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:25, 30 March 2017
South of Dagestan cleaned from militants and their accomplices - Republic's Minister of Internal Affairs
In 2016, law enforcers carried out more than 30 special operations in Dagestan, during which 17 militant leaders were killed. This was reported by Abdurashid Magomedov, Dagestani Minister of Internal Affairs. According to him, all the southern regions of the republic are "cleaned of militants."
Poster with duck at the rally against corruption, Rostov-on-Don, March 26, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
10:30, 30 March 2017
Three Alexei Navalny's supporters fined in Rostov-on-Don
On March 29, the Proletarsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don fined three citizens who spoke at a rally against corruption that took place in Rostov-on-Don on March 26.
Maret Zanzulaeva at the meeting with Chechen Parliament Speaker Magomed Daudov. Still frame from the report by Chechen State TV and Radio Company "Grozny", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQFU5CHUi6c
10:08, 30 March 2017
Chechen authorities force participant of gathering in Davydenko village to apologize for her words about law enforcers
Maret Zanzulaeva, a resident of Chechnya, who delivered speech at a gathering held in the village of Davydenko, apologized for her statements about the land conflict and denied information about the beating of people by law enforcers.
Ari Edelkopf, Chief Rabbi of Sochi, and his wife. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=100135029997986&set=ecnf.100000044671868&type=3&theater
22:55, 29 March 2017
Jewish community treats expulsion of Sochi Rabbi as outrageous
The verdict of the Territorial Court, which has upheld the decision to expel Ari Edelkopf, the Rabbi of Sochi and his family members, from Russia was a blow to the entire Jewish community of the country, said its representatives Berl Lazar and Mikhail Chlenov.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: RFE/RL
21:57, 29 March 2017
CoA rejects all petitions of defence of blogger Mekhman Guseinov
About a hundred people have come today to the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) to support the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, whose case was preliminarily heard there.
19:23, 29 March 2017
Whereabouts of Rizvan Minazov, resident of Grozny, established
Rizvan Minazov, a resident of the Staropromyslovsky District of Grozny, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives, is in the police station, said an activist of one of local public organizations.
Rally by truck drivers of Karachay-Cherkessia against "Platon" system, March 29, 2017. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:35, 29 March 2017
KChR’s truckers declare endless protest action
Today, about 70 heavy truck drivers held a protest in Cherkessk, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) and demanded to reduce fuel excise taxes, cancel the "Platon" system and the transport tax.
Police vehicle in Kurortny Prospect in Sochi, March 26, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:05, 29 March 2017
Organizer of Sochi ally in Navalny’s support arrested for eight days
The court found Vitali Nebieridze guilty of holding an unsanctioned "He is not Dimon for us" and sentenced him to 8 eight days of arrest. The defence intends to appeal against the sentence.
13:05, 29 March 2017
Film director Alexander Sokurov speaks for Alexei Navalny's supporters and calls Chechnya a non-Russian sector
By taking part in the protest actions, Russian young people demonstrate their civil position, and the authorities should not suppress, but listen to it. This was stated by film director Alexander Sokurov at the "Nika" awarding ceremony. In his speech, he also called Chechnya "not very relevant to our country."
Police cordon around the house of Oleg Petrov in the village of Kazanskaya, Krasnodar Region, March 28, 2017. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
12:42, 29 March 2017
Kuban farmer Oleg Petrov detained after search of his house
Tonight, after a search carried out in the house of Oleg Petrov, a participant in the protest movement of Kuban farmers, the owner of the house was detained. This was reported by his wife Elena Petrova.
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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.