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A boarding house in Stepanakert where refugees are accommodated. Nagorno-Karabakh, March 2, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:32, 10 March 2021
Refugees report problems with housing and social help in Nagorno-Karabakh
It is difficult for forced migrants to rent apartments or hotel room in Stepanakert; and not everyone can prove one's right to receive social help, refugees have complained.
Zarifa Sautieva. Photo: https://doshdu.com/zarifu-sautievu-obvinili-v-uchastii-v-jekstremistskom-soobshhestve-dlja-destabilizacii-ingushetii/
09:10, 10 March 2021
Secret witness accuses Zarifa Sautieva of organizing attack on law enforcers
One of the prosecution witnesses at the trial of the leaders of the Ingush protest has stated that Zarifa Sautieva had instructed the protesters in Magas to resist law enforcers, Djabrail Kuriev, an advocate, has reported. According to his story, the witness had again incorrectly described the Sautieva's appearance.
Aytadj Taptyg, a member of the organizing committee, in the square in Baku. She is wearing a face mask saying: "Create like a woman." Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:04, 10 March 2021
Azerbaijani rights defenders stand up for feminists
Authorities should not have used force against feminist rally in Baku, since the female activists did not violate public order and observed sanitary norms, Namizad Safarov, the coordinator of the Centre against Repressions and Torture.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video "Чисто на Хайпе" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVheZKFjZEg
08:58, 10 March 2021
Rights defenders encouraged by transfer of materials on Chechen Tepsurkaev to Krasnodar investigators
Chechen investigators have handed the materials of the check on the use of violence against Salman Tepsurkaev, the moderator of the "1Adat" chat of the Telegram channel, over to their colleagues in the Krasnodar Territory. This will make the investigation more efficient and help in establishing the whereabouts of the kidnapped person, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has expressed some hope.
Rozgeldy Choliev. Screenshot of the video https://centralasia.media/news:1686498?from=rss
08:46, 10 March 2021
Rights defender demand to consider asylum application of Choliev, KChR resident
Five human rights organizations have called on the Russian FSB to allow Rozgeldy Choliev, a citizen of Turkmenistan, to apply for asylum. For the eighth day, Choliev stays in the neutral zone of a Moscow Airport; he is running out of money, while his friends with food and advocate are not let to him.
Aurbiev's relatives. Screenshot of the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihzBXXr3cF4
08:37, 10 March 2021
Social networks doubt words of relatives of Chechen who allegedly attempted Tumso's brother
An uncle and a cousin have urged not to believe Tamerlan Aurbiev, a native of Chechnya, who, according to blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, refused to kill Tumso's brother. In their turn, network commentators believe that the Aurbievs, who had treated their relative as mentally unstable and capable of crimes, has been forced to record a video slandering Tamerlan.
A protest action in Yerevan. March 9, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
23:59, 9 March 2021
Oppositionists block building of Armenian parliament
In Yerevan, participants of a protest action cordoned off the territory of the Armenian parliament and blocked the entrances and exits of the building. There are clashes between activists and policemen, who are trying to push the oppositionists away from the parliament building.
Onik Gasparyan. © Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
23:57, 9 March 2021
Decision on Onik Gasparyan's resignation enters into force
The President of Armenia did not dispute the Prime Minister's decision to dismiss Onik Gasparyan from the post of the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces, and it comes into force automatically, reports Alen Simonyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament.
The police in Bagramyan Avenue. Yerevan, February 26, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:17, 9 March 2021
Advocates: Armenian President to resolve dispute on resignation of General Headquarters' chief
Advocates and activists gathered in front of the residence of the President of Armenia. They demanded from the leader of the country to send to the Constitutional Court a draft decree on the resignation of Onik Gasparyan, the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. Armen Sarkisyan does not use his powers to prevent the development of a political crisis, the activists note.
A regiment in the territory of the Russian mobile hospital in Sukhumi. Photo by the press service of Coordination Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots (KSORS) https://ksors.ru/ksors-pozdravil-sotrudnic-voennogo-gospitalya-mo-rf-s-8-marta/"
18:55, 9 March 2021
Russian military doctors leave Abkhazia
The military doctors of the Russian mobile hospital, who treated coronavirus patients in Sukhumi, have left for the place of their permanent deployment in Budyonnovsk.
18:16, 9 March 2021
Rights defenders demand from Georgian authorities to protect women's rights
In Georgia, women's rights are systematically violated, the human rights defenders from the NGO "Young Lawyers' Association" have noted, referring to cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment, early and forced marriages, and forced abortion.
The participants of the rally in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:54, 9 March 2021
Action against children's violence was over 300 people strong in Tbilisi
Activists of the women's rights movement in Tbilisi demanded to punish those responsible for the death of a teenager in Kobuleti. Law enforcers and social workers were idling, while the schoolgirl did not know how to protect herself, they claim.
15:35, 9 March 2021
Media tell story of domestic violence victim in Dagestan
A resident of Dagestan, who was circumcised in childhood, was regularly beaten up in marriage, and after the film release, she became object of harassment in social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" writes.
The police detains the participant of a feminist rally in Baku, March 8, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:43, 9 March 2021
Female activists in Baku speak out against gender inequality
On March 8, participants of a feminist rally in Baku tried to draw attention to the gender discrimination, including domestic violence and early marriages. Some of the passers-by supported their slogans. The march was a success, despite the dispersal, the organizing committee of the action believes.
11:29, 9 March 2021
Rights defenders oppose deportation of Chechen from France
French authorities should not deport Ilyas Saduev, a native of Chechnya, to Russia, because in his homeland he is threatened with repressions, the author of the petition addressed to Emmanuel Macron state. This demand was supported by the Chechen human rights organization "Vaifond".
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video from Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPW31tczms; photo courtesy of the HRC "Memorial". Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
00:00, 9 March 2021
Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov reports about failed attempt on his brother
A killer from Chechnya refused to kill Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov in Germany and disclosed the name of the intermediary in the case, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claims. The family of the man hired for the murder was evacuated from Chechnya, and he himself was taken under the protection of German law enforcement agencies.
The deportation of Balkars. Photo: a public domain image https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:57, 8 March 2021
On anniversary of deportation, Balkar people describe their lives in exile
In Nalchik, more than 200 people from Kabardino-Balkaria and neighbouring republics attended memorial events on the 77th anniversary of the deportation of Balkars. The people who survived the deportation shared their memories of how their families were living in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
23:49, 8 March 2021
Violators of ban on visits to Nagorno-Karabakh detained in Azerbaijan
Four residents of the Beylagan District tried to drive two cars to the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under the control of Azerbaijan. Violators were detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.
The police have dispersed a rally of feminists in Baku on March 8, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:46, 8 March 2021
Police disperse feminist march in Baku
In Baku, the police have dispersed a rally of feminists protesting against gender inequality and domestic crimes. According to the organizers of the rally, on the March 8 holiday, it is high time to draw attention to the rights of women and their problems.
Celebrating the International Women's Day in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. Photo by the press service of the Karabudakhkent District
23:01, 8 March 2021
Celebrations in Northern Caucasus highlight outdated format of March 8 holiday
In Northern Caucasus, the authorities organized concerts and exhibitions dedicated to the International Women's Day. The traditional format of celebrating the March 8 holiday is no longer interesting, Dagestani journalists and bloggers point out.
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Mintsayeva's arrest highlighted the problem of security forces interfering in family disputes.

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.