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At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
23:39, 10 March 2020
Armenian soldier killed on border with Azerbaijan
Soldier Zograb Sianosyan was fatally wounded in a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.
Temperature screening. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
23:32, 10 March 2020
Azerbaijan cancels mass celebration of Nowruz because of coronavirus
The authorities of Azerbaijan cancelled throughout the whole country all mass events related to the celebration of Nowruz. The operational headquarters called on local residents to postpone wedding parties and other celebrations accumulating crowds of people.
At a polling station in Baku. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
18:59, 10 March 2020
Analysts consider renewal of Azerbaijani parliament a "change of scenery"
For the first time in the history of independent Azerbaijan, a woman was elected the speaker of the legislative body, and a representative of the parliamentary minority was elected one of the vice speakers of the parliament. However, analysts questioned the effectiveness of the new leaders. According to the analysts, the new faces are reactionaries and not reformers.
Grozny. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Грозный
18:54, 10 March 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize awarding of Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives
Agazert Daaeva, an aunt of the Chechen leader, was awarded the Order of Akhmat Kadyrov, and Medni Kadyrova, a spouse of the leader of Chechnya, was awarded the Badge "For Distinction in the Fight against Terrorism." The authorities of the republic demonstrate that relatives of Ramzan Kadyrov make up a special caste, local residents note.
A corridor in a colony. Photo by Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis
18:50, 10 March 2020
Native of Chechnya complains of beating in Mordovian colony
For more than two weeks, the Prosecutor's Office fails to react to the application about the beating of a native of Chechnya, Ibragim Bakaniev, in a Mordovian colony, his advocate has stated. Rights defenders believe that the colony, where Bakaniev was beaten up, is notable for the general bias against Muslims.
Sukhumi. Photo by Vladimir K https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Сухум
18:42, 10 March 2020
Veterans of Georgian-Abkhaz war support Sukhumi hunger-strikers
At a meeting in Sukhumi in support of the hunger-strikers, who demand to adopt laws against corruption, veterans of the Georgian-Abkhaz war decided to convoke a nationwide meeting, if the local MPs fail to adopt the amendments to the anti-corruption law.
The Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi. Photo: Spartaky, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Парламент_Грузии#/media/Файл:Georgia_old_parlament_2.jpg
11:47, 10 March 2020
Georgian authorities argue with opposition over political prisoners
An agreement on a system for holding parliamentary elections will be valid, provided the release of all political prisoners, oppositional activists have stated and gave a list of particular names. However, Georgian authorities have objected, arguing that the agreement assumes no particular prisoners.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov tells about the attempt. Screenshot of the video at the blogger's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fs7L1Cnbjs&feature=youtu.be
11:42, 10 March 2020
Swedish special services investigate attack on Tumso Abdurakhmanov
The inquiry into the attack on the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, committed in the Swedish city of Gävle, has been transferred to the special service that deals with threats to state security.
Members of the NGO "Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring" (CHRTM) https://emc.org.ge/ka/products/emc-acharis-sazogadoebrivi-mautsqeblis-tanamshromelta-interesebs-sasamartloshi-daitsavs
11:14, 10 March 2020
Georgian activists stand up for "Adjara TV" journalists
Teona Bakuridze, a news presenter at the "Adjara TV", has been removed from work; and this continued the series of decisions made by the new director of the TV channel and aimed at suppressing the freedom of speech. This was stated by the NGO "Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring" (CHRTM), which demanded to reinstated the fired reporters of the news division.
Screenshot of the post on the chp.nalchik public on the Instagram with the discussion about museum of Islamic culture in Nalchik https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gajNAJUGSjZqXW5UV3iHFZ_p8wYe25-B60nQ0/
10:56, 10 March 2020
Instagram users argue about museum of Islamic culture in Nalchik
The Museum of Islamic History and Culture will be created on the basis of the Islamic University in Nalchik, the Muftiate of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has informed. Some subscribers to the local public have suggested to spend the money on roads, and help to children and elderly people. Their opponents emphasize the importance of getting to know the Islamic culture.
Сongratulations on granting the medal to Aishat Kadyrova posted on the Instagram of Muslim Khuchiev, the chairman of the government of Chechnya https://www.instagram.com/p/B9b6tvah1pW/
10:45, 10 March 2020
Medal to Kadyrov's daughter shows biased awarding in Chechnya
A fashion show in Paris is not a reason to granting the medal "For Merit to Chechnya" to Aishat Kadyrova, Ramzan's daughter, however, any awards in Chechnya are granted by a sole decision of the republic's head, analysts believe. The award mismatches the status of the daughter and the ethical norms of Islam, readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
22:15, 9 March 2020
On March 2-8, 2020, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of March 2-8, 2020, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft), at a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:07, 9 March 2020
In Dagestan, picketers demand to release journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
No visits are allowed to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a relative of the journalist reports.
Themis figure. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
21:57, 9 March 2020
Chechen court's decision to leave children with father causes debates on social network
In Chechnya, contrary to the decision of a Moscow court, a court obliged children of a Moscow woman to live with their father. Instagram users argued about the reasons for such a decision of the court.
21:49, 9 March 2020
Three Georgian residents detained for kidnapping a bride
With the help of his two friends, a resident of Georgia kidnapped a 19-year-old girl to marry against her will, the law enforcement bodies suggest.
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops. Photo by the press service of sthe Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/az/news/genismiqyasli-komanda-qerargah-telimleri-davam-edir-video-30353.html
18:56, 9 March 2020
Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on six villages in Karabakh conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 31 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://grozny.tv/news.php?id=36506
18:53, 9 March 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov denies US Congressmen's assumptions of his financial interests abroad
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that he has no business in Russia or abroad and explained the ties with the Middle East by the business and economic interests of the republic.
Participants of the roundtable: Nadezhda Azhgikhina, Kerstin Kaiser, Olga Ignatova. Photo courtesy of Irina Kretova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:48, 9 March 2020
In Moscow, roundtable participants voice main problems of Caucasian women
According to participants of a roundtable held in Moscow on March 5, women of Northern Caucasus face problems of education, "honour killings," mutilation surgeries (female genital circumcision), and the practice of polygamy.
13:33, 9 March 2020
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 2-8, 2020
76th anniversary of deportation of Balkar nationals; special operation in Ingushetia; onset of coronavirus in the Caucasus; election of Dmitry Trapeznikov as Elista City Mayor; hunger strike in Sukhumi and hospitalization of oppositionist Aslan Bzhaniya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 2-8, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Female residents of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:20, 9 March 2020
Residents of Chechnya express polar opinions on March 8 celebrations
Some residents of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, refused to celebrate the International Women's Day for religious reasons and out of respect for the memory of the victims of Balkars' deportation, which was undertaken on that day in 1944. Other Grozny residents took March 8 as an occasion to congratulate women.
News
Loading grain onto a ship. Screenshot from photo by RIA "Dagestan" https://riadagestan.ru/news/economy/rosselkhoznadzor_dagestana_prokontroliroval_eksportiruemoe_v_iran_zerno Agrarians in southern Russia have been forced to lower the selling prices of grain.

The TikToker was fined in Azerbaijan for an obscene video.

Russian wheat has been sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan.

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.