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Vienna. A view from the top of St. Stephen's Cathedral. Photo by Andrzej Otrębski https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vienna
16:59, 12 March 2021
Five Chechens convicted in Austria for forcing girls to "live according to Sharia"
A court in Austria has sentenced five natives of Chechnya who persecuted women for what they thought was inappropriate behaviour.
The Mkhitarashen village located in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:33, 12 March 2021
Residents of Karabakh village demand deploying peacemakers there
The village of Mkhitarashen is surrounded by Azerbaijani militaries on three sides, and needs protection of peacemakers, who are not there yet, said Mkhitar Arustamyan, the head of the community. As a result of the war, the village lost its agricultural lands; and now people live only on social benefits, villagers have complained.
A woman. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XhEznHOAPM
11:29, 12 March 2021
Analysts differ in assessing relevance of film on oppressing women in Caucasus
The problem of domestic violence in Northern Caucasus is acute, including in connection with the growth of religiosity, said Saida Sirazhudinova, the president of the "Caucasus. Peace. Development" Centre. It is necessary to talk about the violation of women's rights taking into account the cultural specifics of the region, says Olga Pavlova, an Islamologist.
The protesters' tent camp near the building of the Armenian Parliament. Yerevan, March 11, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:27, 12 March 2021
Pashinyan's opponents stay overnight in tents near parliament
In Yerevan, the protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, continue blocking the entrances and exits of the building of the Armenian Parliament, despite the bad weather. They plan to block the auxiliary entrance to the parliament behind the police cordon.
A special operation. Makhachkala, March 11, 2021. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/
23:59, 11 March 2021
Law enforcers release a video of a CTO in Makhachkala
A video posted by the National Antiterrorist Committee shows that after a shootout with a resident of Makhachkala, law enforcers threw a grenade inside his house and burst into it.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (on the left) and Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-51653314; screenshot https://www.dw.com/
23:57, 11 March 2021
Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov discloses plan of his brother's assassination
Organizers of the attempt on Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov's life did not plan the possibility for the killer they hired to escape from Germany after the crime, and his further fate did not bother them, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claims.
Soldiers 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
21:48, 11 March 2021
Peacekeepers escort trucks with construction materials to Kelbadjar District
In Nagorno-Karabakh, soldiers escorted a convoy of trucks that delivered equipment and construction materials to the Kelbadjar District controlled by Azerbaijan to restore residential buildings and social facilities.
A counterterrorist operation. Makhachkala, March 11, 2021. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru
21:41, 11 March 2021
In Makhachkala, CTO legal regime imposed for the first time since 2016
In Makhachkala, a counterterrorist operation took place for the first time since December 2016, when law enforcers killed Rustam Asilderov, the leader of a terrorist organization.
A counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Makhachkala on March 11, 2021. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovan-bandit-1.html#&gid=1&pid=1
21:17, 11 March 2021
A man killed in CTO in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, a man, who was shooting at law enforcers, was killed by return fire, a source reported.
Sabina Alieva. Photo Nobelll https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиева,_Сабина_Яшар_кызы#/media/Файл:Sabina_Aliyeva.jpg
16:43, 11 March 2021
Azerbaijani Ombudsperson calls on Parliament to revise ban on leaving country
The ban on leaving Azerbaijan should be conditioned only by a court decision; and citizens should be notified about the imposed ban on going abroad, the Ombudsperson, Sabina Alieva, believes. Activists treat her proposal submitted to the Parliament as relevant.
Law enforcers in the streets of Makhachkala. Photo © administration of the Sovietsky District of Makhachkala
16:36, 11 March 2021
Special operation is underway in Makhachkala, CTO regime introduced
A counter-terrorist operation (CTO) has been launched in the Sovietsky District of Makhachkala after a group of people rendered armed resistance to law enforcers, the operative headquarters has informed.
Niyameddin Akhmedov. Photo: https://www.contact.az
14:45, 11 March 2021
Azerbaijani oppositionist Akhmedov tells details of torture
Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has described the torture that law enforcers subjected him to during the investigation, trying to knock out testimonies against Ali Kerimli the PFPA leader. The Prosecutor's Office has ignored his complaints about the torture, the advocate has stated.
Screenshot of the video on YouTube
14:23, 11 March 2021
Film about oppression of women in the Caucasus sparks excitement in social media
Social network users have criticized Alexei Pivovarov's project after the release of a film about the situation with women's rights in Northern Caucasus. The authors of the film have presented the region to the audience one-sidedly and made rough generalizations, local residents believe.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya. Photo by the press service of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow
12:58, 11 March 2021
Court leaves Chechen Djumaev, participant of action in support of Navalny, under arrest
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of using violence against a state official, will stay in custody until March 23.
A rally to demand Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. Yerevan, March 10, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:59, 11 March 2021
Rally for Pashinyan's resignation gathers 25 hundred
A rally and a march of opponents of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, passed without detention; the police counted 2500 participants. The MPs had to enter the blocked parliament building through the auxiliary entrance; the opposition threatened to block it too.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
11:57, 11 March 2021
Rights defenders lodge complaint to ECtHR on KBR businessman Kasheshov's case
Ruslan Kasheshov, a businessman from Nalchik, was sentenced to 11 years on the basis of confessions made under torture; but the torture case was never investigated. The lawyers from the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have stated this in a complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Aurbiev's relatives. Screenshot of the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihzBXXr3cF4
23:59, 10 March 2021
Chechen Aurbiev's relatives indirectly confirm Tumso's version about attempt on his brother
Relatives of Tamerlan Aurbiev, a native of Chechnya, recorded a sudden video appeal in which they claimed he was prone to crime. Thus, they indirectly confirmed the information of blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov about an attempt on the life of his brother Mokhmad. Such a video appeal could not appear without the knowledge of the Chechen authorities, human rights defenders suggest.
Artak Davtyan. Photo: official site of the MoD of RA
23:58, 10 March 2021
Nikol Pashinyan presents a candidate to become chief of General Headquarters
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposes to return Artak Davtyan to the post of the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. The President of Armenia will consider the application for the appointment of Artak Davtyan within three days, the presidential administration reports.
A house in Gadrut. December 25, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 10 March 2021
Political analysts: Armenians not to return to Gadrut
The President Ilham Aliev's statements about the possibility for Armenians to live in the part of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled by Azerbaijan have been made as a PR step, since the Armenians will not dare to return to the cities and villages they left, political analysts suggest.
Ammunition. Photo: official website of the Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation https://rosguard.gov.ru/ru/news/article/v-dagestane-pri-uchastii-rosgvardii-obezvrezheny-boepripasy
22:59, 10 March 2021
Law enforcers report discovering a hiding of militant killed in Dagestan
Combat engineers destroyed fuses of grenades, which were stored in a hiding arranged in the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, the National Guard of Russia reports.
News
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.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

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.