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Medical worker measuring temperature. Photo: Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
08:31, 30 March 2021
Armenia's MPH predicts shortage of beds for coronavirus patients
Free beds in Armenian hospitals will be exhausted in a week, should the current level of coronavirus spread persists, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated.
Shakhla Gumbatova. Screenshot: http://azadliq.org/a/30330499.html
08:03, 30 March 2021
Gumbatova's colleagues demand to reinstate her as lawyer
Foreign lawyers and rights defenders have criticized the decision of the Azerbaijani court to deprive Shakhla Gumbatova of her status of a lawyer; she is known for her participation in resonant cases for the protection of human rights. The US Secretary of State has called on to reinstate Gumbatova in her lawyer's status.
Protest against the construction of the Namakhvan HPP in Kutaisi, March 14, 2021. Screenshot: Sputnik Georgia
23:40, 29 March 2021
Opponents of Namakhvan HPP succeed in seeking suspension of its construction
Today, the Prime Minister of Georgia has promised to suspend the construction of a Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) for 9-12 months in order to thoroughly check its impact on the environment. Foreign experts are to be engaged in the examination of the HPP project.
Participants of a protest rally in Yerevan, March 29, 2021. Screenshot from video posted by news.am
23:24, 29 March 2021
In Yerevan, activists oppose revision of relations with Turkey
Today, oppositionists have held a protest action in Yerevan. The opposition considers unacceptable the statement voiced by the secretary for the Security Council of Armenia, who did not rule out the revision of relations with Turkey.
Athletes Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, Magomed Bibulatov, and Arthur Beterbiev, members of the Chechen team, received keys to Mercedes cars from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. Screenshot: http://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_569846
18:41, 29 March 2021
Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation continues practice of distributing cars as gifts to athletes
Athletes Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, Magomed Bibulatov, and Arthur Beterbiev, members of the Chechen team, received keys to Mercedes cars from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, the leader of Chechnya reported.
18:28, 29 March 2021
Nagorno-Karabakh announces house construction in village affected by war
After the autumn war, 15 houses stay completely destroyed in the Krasny Bazar community. New 150 private houses are planned to be built.
Elchin Mamed. Screenshot: http://youtu.be/PmH31Q8uTdQ
15:05, 29 March 2021
Elchin Mamed's health condition worsens in prison
Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani human rights defender, convicted of theft, has complained about his leg pains and difficulties in walking, his colleagues have informed.
Policemen detain a man. Screenshot of video posted at Ishkhan Sagatelyan's Facebook page
14:46, 29 March 2021
Opposition activist reports detention of relatives after rally in Yerevan
After the opposition rally in Yerevan, law enforcers detained brothers of Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the coordinator of the "Movement to Save Motherland", the oppositionist himself has informed.
CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
11:17, 29 March 2021
On March 22-28, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported
During the week of March 22-28, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about the casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Aftermath of the military hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, December 18, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:01, 29 March 2021
Armenian military doctors counted 11,000 wounded in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh
During the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, about 11,000 Armenian participants were wounded, 885 of them have received the disability status; and about 1500 others are under rehabilitation after their wounds, Armenian military doctors have counted.
Participants of opposition supporters in Yerevan, March 28, 2021. Screenshot from video posted by Sputnik Armenia
10:47, 29 March 2021
Rally in Yerevan treats Pashinyan's formal resignation as unacceptable
The oppositional "Movement to Save Motherland" will seek the actual resignation of Nikol Pashinyan from the post of Prime Minister, participants of the rally held in central Yerevan have stated.
Supporters of Nika Meliya held a rally in Rustavi. Screenshot of the video https://www.rustavi2.ge/ka/news/194209
12:10, 28 March 2021
In Rustavi, activists hold action in support of Nika Meliya
At night on March 27, several dozen supporters of Nika Meliya held a disobedience action in Rustavi demanding freedom for him and other political prisoners.
Manvel Grigoryan in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:59, 28 March 2021
Manvel Grigoryan's widow announces creation of alternative volunteers' union
The widow of Manvel Grigoryan, the former chairman of the "Yerkrapa" Union of Volunteers, who accused of embezzlement together with her husband, has announced the creation of a new union, the "Fifth Brigade".
Visitors at an exhibition "Avant-garde? Dagestani tradition!" in Saint Petersburg. March 2021. Photo courtesy of the Russian Ethnographic Museum Avangaof unique Kaitag embroidery of 18-19th centuries,
11:51, 28 March 2021
Kaitag embroidery is exposed in Saint Petersburg amid revival of Dagestani folk crafts
The Russian Ethnographic Museum is holding an exhibition of unique Kaitag embroidery of 18-19th centuries, which has gained worldwide fame due to its resemblance to avant-garde movements in painting. In Soviet times, the tradition of this embroidery was interrupted and was revived in the Kaitag District of Dagestan only at the end of the 20th century; now hundreds of local females are skilled in this craft.
23:55, 27 March 2021
Freedom House calls on Armenian authorities to stop increasing compensations for libel
The amendments to the legislation of Armenia, which provide for a threefold increase in the amount of compensations for libel and insult, are threatening the freedom of the media and speech in the country, the international human rights organization Freedom House has stated.
At the site of the protest action in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the webpage https://www.rustavi2.ge/ka/news/194219
22:58, 27 March 2021
Tbilisi: police detain five protesters
Today, in Tbilisi, activists of the "Movement for Georgia" have held a rally near the building of the "Georgian Dream" Party, demanding to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections. After clashes with law enforcers, five protesters were taken to the police.
14:50, 27 March 2021
Armenian opposition agrees to temporarily not nominate candidates for premier
The opposition, which demanded the resignation of Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has treated the early parliamentary elections in the country as a compromise that would allow Armenia to get out of political crisis, political analysts believe.
Russian militaries escort a convoy of trucks in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12348295@egNews
14:46, 27 March 2021
Peacemakers ensure delivery of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh
Accompanied by peacemakers, the residents of the village of Noragyukh in Nagorno-Karabakh received humanitarian aid in the form of basic necessities; and the local outpatient clinic received equipment for providing emergency medical care, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Residents of Dagestan who were driving in a car with open doors and loud music of Lezginka along the Moscow Ring Highway (known as MKAD). Screenshot of the video by NTV https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/2529364/ Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
14:31, 27 March 2021
Natives of Dagestan apologize for driving with Lezginka along MKAD
Dagestani publics have posted a video with apologies of two young men who were driving in a car with open doors and loud music along the Moscow Ring Highway (known as MKAD). Instagram users were outraged by law enforcers' harsh actions during detention of the young men and treated their public apologies as unnecessary.
Salekh Magamadov. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/KavkazRealii/videos/227279865717873
14:29, 27 March 2021
Advocates treat health condition of Chechens Magamadov and Isaev in SIZO as satisfactory
Brothers Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, arrested on suspicion of supporting a Chechen militant from Aslan Byutukaev's grouping, have no complaints about health problems and look satisfactory, their advocates have informed.
News
One person was injured in a shootout in Ingushetia.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

The arrest of 29 defendants in the case against the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been extended.

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.