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Outskirts of the Khramort village, Askeran region of Nagorno-Karabakh, March 15, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:47, 16 March 2022
Khramort villagers demand to withdraw Azeri militaries away
The residents of the Karabakh village of Khramort, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe that they will be able to live in peace only if Azerbaijani militaries are removed from the village.
The European Court of Human Rights. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-88hSwHudE
11:29, 16 March 2022
ECtHR's decision in favour of "Caucasian Knot" confirms right to criticize authorities
Authorities should be tolerant of constructive criticism and conscientiously perform their functions, experts have stated in their comments on the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the complaint of the "Caucasian Knot" in connection with the libel case initiated by the administration of the Volgograd Region.
Ilya Smolin. Photo: Alexander Korovainy FB page: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4783364145051806&set=pcb.4783365761718311
11:01, 16 March 2022
Ilya Smolin's father accuses law enforcers of unwillingness to investigate his son's death
For the third month now, the case of the death of Ilya Smolin, a resident of Yeysk, has not been investigated; and law enforcers are getting off with replies, Oleg Smolin, Ilya's father, has stated.
Residents of the village of Nakhchivanik in the Askeran region of Nagorno-Karabakh have to cook and heat themselves with self-made wood-burning stoves. The photo was taken on March 15, 2022 by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:51, 16 March 2022
NGOs call on international community to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh
The international community is focused on the events in Ukraine and fails to pay enough attention to the looming humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh, the NGOs have stated.
Anita Soboleva, a lawyer who represented the interests of the "Caucasian Knot" in the court. Photo: HRC official website http://www.president-sovet.ru/
08:37, 16 March 2022
ECtHR takes the side of "Caucasian Knot"
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied, 12 years later, the complaint lodged by the "Caucasian Knot", having recognized violations in the case on the lawsuit of the administration of the Volgograd Region on libel.
Movement of Russian tanks, IFVs and other military vehicles during a special operation in Ukraine. Photo: Mil.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:06, 15 March 2022
Death toll among natives of Southern Russia in Ukraine exceeds 100
Since the beginning of the fighting in Ukraine, it was reported about at least 102 killed residents of Southern Russia. These data are obtained due to the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” and based on the confirmed information. The death toll includes 66 natives of Northern Caucasus and 36 residents of the Southern Federal District. The most of the killed were natives of Dagestan: it was reported about at least 25 killed natives of the republic.
Humanitarian cargo for refugees from Donbass. Screenshot: https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/950008-zhiteli-dagestana-sobiraiut-gumanitarnuiu-pomoshch-dlia-bezhentsev-iz-donbassa
22:49, 15 March 2022
Dagestan sends about 80 tons of humanitarian aid to refugees from Donbass
Trucks with humanitarian aid went from Dagestan to residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, who are now accommodated in Crimea.
Refugees from Donbass. Photo courtesy of the Ministry for Emergencies of Russia
18:38, 15 March 2022
More than 10,000 people arrive from Donbass in Rostov Region
During the day, the number of refugees who arrived on the territory of the Rostov Region increased by 3000 compared to the day before.
The Baku Court of Appeal. Photo: https://courts.gov.az/ru/baku
17:42, 15 March 2022
BCA leaves Elshan Abbasov in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal did not grant a complaint against the arrest of Elshan Abbasov, an activist of the “Muslim Unity” movement, and left him under arrest for four months.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. Screenshot: CBC TV Azerbaijan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=clXP70sCdUY&feature=emb_logo
17:27, 15 March 2022
Number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from Ukraine reaches 7500
Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, about 7500 Azerbaijani citizens have been evacuated from the country to Baku.
Andrias Gukasyan, Tigran Grigoryan, Naira Airumyan, screenshots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okotj8CdGy0&t=244s; Noyan Tapan Vətən TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0t9qlsC-AJI, screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NlPOGnC_g&t=1049s
14:24, 15 March 2022
Political analysts discuss Yerevan's reaction to Baku's proposal for negotiations
Baku has declared its readiness for talks with Yerevan on the conclusion of a peace treaty, subject to a number of principles. In response, Yerevan has offered to hold talks under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group. Baku's proposals are an attempt to consolidate the results of the 2020 war, Armenian political analysts believe.
Ballot box at a polling station in South Ossetia. Photo: Sergei Karpov, Yuga.ru
13:54, 15 March 2022
Analysts assess Moscow's influence on presidential election in South Ossetia
The opposition has chances to win the upcoming presidential election in South Ossetia, as the incumbent president Anatoly Bibilov has lost his rating. The assessments of Moscow's influence on the election are often exaggerated, especially since any winner will be oriented toward Russia, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Zarema Musaeva in jail. Image made from the video posted by 1ADAT Activist at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bAexZDDykZSEyZ0qjGSGA
11:18, 15 March 2022
PO supports law enforcers in Zarema Musaeva's abduction case
In Grozny, the Prosecutor's Office (PO) has found no violations in the actions of the law enforcers who had forcibly taken Zarema Musaeva from her home in Nizhny Novgorod, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT)* has informed.
10:54, 15 March 2022
Native of North Ossetia arrested after detention at action in Moscow
The court has sentenced Koba Margiev to ten days of arrest after he was detained in central Moscow, when a protest action against the special military operation in Ukraine was held there. Margiev himself has claimed that he did not take part in the action.
Refugees from Ukraine. Photo: Administration of Kursk, vk.com/kurskadm
08:40, 15 March 2022
Russia's MoD reports evacuation of 250,000 from Ukraine
In Ukraine, as a result of the conflict, more than 5 million people have already been forced to leave their homes, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper. Since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, a total of 248,993 people have been evacuated into Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defence has informed.
Advocate Mikhail Benyash. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
08:26, 15 March 2022
Advocate tells about practice of using article on discrediting armed forces in Kuban
Courts of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) have imposed fines on activists under the new article on discrediting the armed forces, while no hard proofs were presented at court sessions, Mikhail Benyash, an advocate, has stated.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia
23:15, 14 March 2022
Mikhail Saakashvili announces results of his examination at a Tbilisi clinic
In Tbilisi, doctors of a civilian clinic examined Mikhail Saakashvili and confirmed the diagnosis with serious illnesses found by doctors of the council, the former president of Georgia himself reported.
Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
22:50, 14 March 2022
Colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold pickets in Makhachkala
Today, Magomed Magomedov, a colleague of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), has held a solo picket in Makhachkala with the demand to stop the criminal case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov held a solo picket demanding the release of political prisoners.
Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Delimkhanov. Image made from the video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’, Ramzan Kadyrov’s VK channel https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_777991
17:48, 14 March 2022
Video reports on Kadyrov and Delimkhanov’s trips to Ukraine become element of propaganda
Analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” note that Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov are trying to demonstrate the important role of Chechen fighters in the special military operation by posting videos about their visit to Ukraine.
Tbilisi. Photo: Mostafameraji https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tbilisi
17:35, 14 March 2022
Russian-speaking residents of Georgia confirm relevance of measures against xenophobia
Russian-speaking residents of Georgia interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” say that ethnic Russians, including citizens of Georgia, face manifestations of Russophobia. The residents consider it appropriate to toughen the law against xenophobia.
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A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

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.