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Policemen at the gates of the Parliament of Armenia at Bagramyan Avenue. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:31, 15 March 2021
Armenia rejects bill on abolition of martial law
Today, a member of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party has stated that the in-force martial law impedes all political processes in the country. However, the parliamentary Committee on Defence, National Security, and Internal Affairs has refused to consider a bill on the abolition of martial law.
School building in the village of Akka of the Tabasaransk District. Photo: //dagpravda.ru/novosti/ummupazil-omarova-posetila-shkolu-v-s-akka-tabasaranskogo-rajona/
14:10, 15 March 2021
More than third of all Russian dilapidated school buildings are in Dagestan
Mould and fungus on walls, rotten floors and leaking roofs remain a reality in Russian public schools in the 21st century. More than a third of the country's dilapidated school buildings are in Dagestan, as journalists of the "Vazhnye Istorii" (Important Stories) report.
Special operation in the Northern Caucasus. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kchr-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-pyatero.html
13:24, 15 March 2021
On March 8-14, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 8-14, 2021, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least one person perished; no information about the wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
11:38, 15 March 2021
Oppositional Azerbaijani blogger wounded in France
Mukhammed Mirzali, who lives in France, was attacked by an unknown man who stabbed him several times.
11:13, 15 March 2021
Relatives report deportation of native of Chechnya from France to Russia
Ilyas Saduev, deprived of his refugee status by French authorities, was deported to Russia, his relatives said. Authorities of both countries failed to inform Saduev's relatives about his deportation and whereabouts.
Participants of protest actions in Yerevan, March 14, 2021. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:54, 15 March 2021
Yerevan protesters get tents ready for provincial activists
Two additional tents will be set up near the parliament building in Yerevan for activists from the regions of Armenia, said the opposition's spokesman. About 150 activists stayed overnight in the tent camp.
Protest action in Kutaisi, March 14, 2021. Screenshot: Sputnik Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PYMxCHzptg
10:41, 15 March 2021
Kutaisi: protesters voice out ultimatum to authorities
Large-scale protests will start in Tbilisi should authorities ignore the demands of the opponents to the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), the participants in the rally held in Kutaisi on March 14 have warned.
A protest action at the residence of President Armen Sargsyan, March 13, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:21, 14 March 2021
Activists tried to prevent Pashinyan from leaving President's residence
Protesters have blocked the gates of the presidential residence and confronted the police. Activists failed to prevent Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, from leaving after his meeting with President Armen Sargsyan.
11:18, 14 March 2021
Georgian farmer arrested within case of labour slavery and worker's death
A Russian citizen was taken into labour slavery and died after severe beatings, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has stated. The owner of the farm is in custody.
11:16, 14 March 2021
Defence of Ingush activist Sautieva complains about law enforcers' pressure
Law enforcers are seeking to return Zarifa Sautieva to SIZO (pre-trial prison) by exerting pressure on the owner of the apartment where the she is kept under house arrest, her advocate, Magomed Bekov, has informed.
10:50, 14 March 2021
CoE calls on Azerbaijani authorities to fulfil ECtHR's decisions on activists
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Azerbaijani authorities to immediately enforce the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the "Ilgar Mamedov Group" – to cancel the current and remove earlier convictions.
A special operation in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pa5CQf58wg&feature=emb_logo
22:57, 13 March 2021
Analysts doubt law enforcers' version about reasons for CTO in Makhachkala
The introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in Makhachkala, despite the fact that the casualty was seriously ill, was justified, analysts believe. However, it could have been avoided if law enforcers could foresee that this man is able of committing crimes again.
Martin Kochesoko. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:43, 13 March 2021
Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko challenges verdict
A complaint against the verdict to Martin Kochesoko, a Circassian activist, convicted for drug possession, has been lodged to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), his advocated has informed.
Armen Sargsyan. Photo: Giorgi Abdaladze, Official Photographer of the Administration of the President of Georgia - Media Center of the Administration of the President of Georgia https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94540130
11:29, 13 March 2021
Armenian President rejects government's meeting with opposition
The format of the meeting of Nikol Pashinyan, the Premier with oppositional leaders offered by President Armen Sargsyan to discuss ways out of the crisis turned out to be unrealizable. The "Prosperous Armenia" parliamentary faction and the "For Fatherland's Salvation" movement have evaded the set agenda, proposing their own one, the office of the head of state has informed.
11:21, 13 March 2021
Flaws of Armenian opposition minimize protests' chances of success
The format of protests in Armenia is no threat to the Armenian authorities – the opposition is weakened by internal contradictions and is unable to offer any constructive ideas for overcoming the crisis. If Nikol Pashinyan's opponents fail to change this format, protests will fade away by themselves, analysts believe.
Screenshot of the post on Angela Kudzieva's Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSRS-QguwJ/
11:15, 13 March 2021
North-Ossetian blogger Malika Djikaeva convoyed to a colony
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, which upheld the verdict to Malika Djikaeva, an Instagram blogger from North Ossetia, has come into force – she has been sent to a colony. The family will appeal against this decision.
The protesters' tent camp. Yerevan, March 11, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 12 March 2021
Bad weather thins out opposition rally in Yerevan
Despite the deteriorating weather conditions, more than 100 opposition supporters remain in a round-the-clock camp in front of the Armenian parliament and continue to block the entrances and exits of the building. The protesters announced that they would leave the territory only after the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister.
A still from a film "Female prisoners of the Caucasus: Who is fighting the rules of the most closed region of Russia?" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XhEznHOAPM
23:57, 12 March 2021
Heroes of "Editors" film criticize authors for tendentiousness in depiction of Caucasus
When they participated in the filming, Beka Kurdanov and Darina Taova, musicians from Nalchik, did not know that the film of the "Editors" project would be devoted to the situation with the women's rights in Northern Caucasus.
Armen Sarkisyan. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
22:41, 12 March 2021
Political analysts explain Sarkisyan's refusal to participate in resignation of chief of General Headquarters
Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan seeks to avoid confrontation with Nikol Pashinyan amid the scandalous change in the administration of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. The President of Armenia also wants to maintain neutrality in the confrontation between the Prime Minister and the opposition, political analysts suggest.
Rozgeldy Choliev. Screenshot of the video https://rus.azathabar.com/a/31139374.html
22:36, 12 March 2021
Russian authorities grant temporary asylum to Turkmen blogger Choliev
Turkmen blogger Rozgeldy Choliev will not be sent home. The Russian Migration Service accepted his application and informed the man that he had been granted temporary asylum for three months. However, Rozgeldy Choliev, who planned to join his family in Cherkessk, still stays in the neutral zone of the Sheremetyevo airport, human rights activists report.
News
A scientist spoke about his research into a Jewish cemetery in Azerbaijan.

Samira Gasimli. Photo from Samira Gasimli's personal archive, published by Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ The wife of an Azerbaijani government critic faces libel charges.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.