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23:20, 10 March 2011
Ingush Govt forced to resign
Alexei Vorobyov, Chairman of the Government of Ingushetia, was dismissed on his own will because of going to some other job, the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said today at a sitting in Magas, Ingushetia. Together with the Prime Minister, the entire government was sacked.
Participants of the roundtable "Regional Policy and Dagestan" held by the newspaper "Chernovik". Dagestan, Makhachkala, March 9, 2011. Courtesy by the "Chernovik"
23:10, 10 March 2011
In Dagestan, roundtable participants state poor efficiency of Kremlin's regional policy
Today, the newspaper "Chernovik" hosted the last roundtable with participation of candidates for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan on the topic "Regional Policy and Dagestan". According to the participants, the measures to help in solving regional problems include changes of the tax system, update of draft laws on regional policy and development of legal framework for strategic planning.
23:00, 10 March 2011
Family in Stavropol Territory was massacred by two gunmen, surviving boy said
According to preliminary data, the family of three persons from the farm yard Vozrozhdenie, Mineralovodskiy District of the Stavropol Territory, was assassinated by two unidentified criminals. This became known after questioning of the surviving child.
22:50, 10 March 2011
AHRH de-registered in Baku
Today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has annulled registration of the Azerbaijani Human Rights House (AHRH), which is a representative office of the Norwegian Human Rights Foundation.
22:40, 10 March 2011
Rights activists accuse Kadyrov of imposing Islamic dress code on women in Chechnya
Human rights defenders find head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov responsible for enforcing Islamic dress code for women in his republic. This was stated by rights defender Tatiana Lokshina at presentation of the report "Woman Should Know Her Place: Enforcement of Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya".
The United Nations Office at Geneva. Photo: Tim Tabor, www.flickr.com/photos/tim166
22:00, 10 March 2011
UN report on Armenia presented in Geneva, rights defenders object to some conclusions
Armenian human rights activists have already criticized certain provisions of the UN report on Armenia that was presented today in Geneva.
Mantas Kvedaravichius. Photo by "Caucasian Knot".
21:00, 10 March 2011
A film about disappearance of people in Chechnya will be shown at Kino Pavasaris in Lithuania
A documentary called "Barzakh" by Lithuanian producer Mantas Kvedaravichius about tortures and kidnapping in Chechnya will be demonstrated within the framework of international film festival Kino Pavasaris ("Spring of the Cinema") which will be held in Vilnius from March, 17, till March, 31.
20:00, 10 March 2011
Gasymov: the results of Jabbar Savalan's drug examination are "discrepant"
The results of drug examination of blood samples taken a month ago from Jabbar Savalan, youth activist of People's Front of Azerbaijan party (PFAP), have been made public in Azerbaijan.
19:00, 10 March 2011
Ecologist Vitishko arrested in Krasnodar region released
On Wednesday, March, 9, Evgeny Vitishko, Head of Tuapse branch of "Yabloko" party and member of the Council of "Ecologic Watch in Northern Caucasus" was released after serving 10 days of arrest.
18:00, 10 March 2011
Three supposed gunmen killed and two security officials wounded in Kabardino-Balkaria
During today's special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria three supposed participants of paramilitary groups were killed and two officers of law enforcement bodies wounded, a representative of Investigative Department of Prosecutor's committee of inquiry of the Russian Federation told a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".
Sultan Bilimkhanov stadium in Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: www.unitedsouth.ru
23:40, 9 March 2011
Security measures around football match in Grozny created much inconvenience, townspeople say
The match between the 2002 Brazil national team and the team formed personally by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya and president of the "Terek" FC, was held under tight guards and unprecedented security measures. Blocking by power agents of the central part of Grozny resulted in numerous traffic jams on highways and caused serious problems for public transport passengers. Many fans were not allowed into the stadium by policemen, while those who saw the match say that Brazilians played half-foot.
23:30, 9 March 2011
Advocate for Jehovah's Witnesses in Akhtubinsk complains of power agents' pressure
Advocate Gulfira Zakaryaeva, who is defending the interests of Elena Grigorieva, a member of the religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses in the city of Akhtubinsk (Astrakhan Region), accused of enmity incitement, is pressed by power agents. This was reported by Grigory Martynov, head of the press office of the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Russian Federation.
Aurelien Ducroz, Nissan Russian Adventure, Sochi. March 2011. Photo: C. Margot /www.freerideworldtour.com
23:20, 9 March 2011
New resort "Rosa Khutor" in Sochi holds Russian stage of Freeride World Tour
On March 6, the slopes of the ski resort "Rosa Khutor", located in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, hosted the final race of the Nissan Russian Adventure - the Russian stage of the Freeride World Tour. The racers and organizers of the competition speak about the high level of the complex and the need to develop the freeride sport in Russia.
23:10, 9 March 2011
Chechnya introduces CTO regime
According to the operational headquarters of the Chechen Republic, on March 10, starting from nine in the morning, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.
23:00, 9 March 2011
Aslan Cherkesov, accused of murdering Yegor Sviridov, got married in SIZO
The investigator who is running the murder case of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the Moscow "Spartak" FC, gave a permit to the main suspect Aslan Cherkesov to get married while in SIZO (pre-trial prison). Today, the native of Kabardino-Balkaria and his girlfriend Tatiana Rozhkova have legalized their relationships.
22:40, 9 March 2011
Witness says that suspect of murdering Markelov and Baburova could not use firearms
Nikita Tikhonov, who is accused of killing lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, cannot handle firearms. This was stated by journalist Dmitry Steshin, a witness at the process, during his questioning at the Moscow City Court.
Sakhavat Soltanly. Photo: RFE/RL
22:30, 9 March 2011
Four young activists are already arrested in Azerbaijan
On March 8 in Azerbaijan, Sakhavat Soltanly, deputy head of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party, and Reshadat Akhundov, an independent youth activist, were detained and punished with administrative arrest. In the opinion of lawyer Erkin Gadirli, co-founder of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (REAL), believes that these detentions have to do with the March 11 protest action, advertised on the Facebook; authority officials deny it.
22:20, 9 March 2011
Man killed by grenade explosion in Nalchik was in federal search
The man, who blew himself up by a grenade in the evening on March 8 in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, has been identified as Beslan Abazov, a local resident. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about by a source from law enforcement bodies.
22:10, 9 March 2011
Six persons got under avalanche in Georgia
Six persons, one of them is a citizen of the Czech Republic - Thomas Fila, 30, who perished today, got under a snow avalanche on Mount Lomisi in Georgia near the Gudauri ski resort.
22:00, 9 March 2011
Bomb blows up near bus stop in Moscow, nobody hurt
An explosive device went off this evening at the bus stop near the FSB Academy in Michurin Avenue in Moscow. Nobody suffered. Militants or radical youth groups are considered as priority authors of the incident by law enforcement bodies.
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Ruben Vardanyan and Anait Manasyan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the "Copilot" program. Armenia's Human Rights Defender refused Vardanyan's request to visit Azerbaijan.

A political scientist assessed the parties' prospects for winning the Armenian parliamentary elections.

More than 20 parties have submitted documents to the Central Election Commission of Armenia to participate in the 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.