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07:00, 28 March 2013
Verdict on attempt to blow up "Sapsan" comes into force
On March 27, the Russia's Supreme Court upheld the verdict on the case dealing with preparation to blow up the high-speed passenger train "Sapsan", undertaken in the summer of 2011, dismissing the cassation complaint lodged by the four convicts sentenced to prison terms from 15 to 18 years.
23:00, 27 March 2013
Krasnodar Territorial Court requests case of journalist Kravchenko
Today, Judge Alexei Kupriyanov from the Krasnodar Territorial Court has requested the criminal case from the magistrate court of Sochi opened against the journalist Svetlana Kravchenko by the guard Vladimir Krivosheev who complained that he was beaten by her.
22:00, 27 March 2013
Relatives of Dagestani resident ask for help in finding him
Rashidbek Shamsudinov, a resident of the suburb of Khasavyurt named Olympijsky, disappeared at night on March 26. His relatives fear that he had been kidnapped, Rashidbek's father-in-law Alibulat Khakimov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:00, 27 March 2013
Dagestan: brother of suspect of committing terror act in the house of Sheikh Saeed Chirkey found dead
Amirkhan Aldamov, who went missing in December 2012, was found dead in the Gumbet District of Dagestan. The casualty is a brother Magomedali Amirkhanov, detained on suspicion of committing the terror act on August 28, 2012, which killed Sheikh Saeed(Said)Chirkey.
20:00, 27 March 2013
In Armenia, arrest lifted from property of journalist of newspaper "Zhokhovurd"
The court granted the motion of the defence in the lawsuit against the newspaper "Zhokhovurd" and lifted the arrest on the property of the correspondent of the edition Sona Grigoryan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:19, 27 March 2013
Azerbaijani court rejects appeal against arrest of "Nida" activist Azizov
Today, by the ruling of the Baku Court of Appeal, Mamed Azizov, an activist of the civil movement "Nida", was left under arrest. His defence had petitioned in favour of his home arrest.
19:00, 27 March 2013
Georgian President signs the law on amendments to the Constitution
The Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has signed the amendments to the Constitution, which partly restrict the president's powers, said David Usupashvili, Chairman (Speaker) of the Parliament.
18:00, 27 March 2013
An action with the demand to return direct mayor’s election passed off in Volgograd
A picket with the demand of nationwide mayor’s election was held near the building of the city Duma in Volgograd.
17:00, 27 March 2013
The court on Budanov’s case dismissed a motion of exclusion of evidence from the materials of the case entered by the defense
The court dismissed a motion entered by the attorneys of Yusup Temerkhanov accused of ex-colonel Yuri Budanov’s murder to exclude some evidence from the materials of the criminal case.
16:00, 27 March 2013
Several persons injured during an attempt of seizure of a dormitory in Rostov-on-Don, eyewitnesses reported
In the morning of March, 26, unidentified people burst into “Parus” dormitory in Rostov-on-Don where about 100 persons lived and pulverized teargas. Eyewitnesses reported that several tenants were severely beaten up, a child was taken to resuscitation unit and two pregnant women to the emergency room.
15:00, 27 March 2013
A woman suspected of swindle with submitting Chernobyl cleanup veterans’ lawsuits arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria
Lera Alkhasova, ex-employee of the Ministry of Social Development and Labour, suspected of swindle with submitting Chernobyl cleanup veterans’ lawsuits was taken into custody in Kabardino-Balkaria.
14:00, 27 March 2013
A charge of illegal storage of drugs brought against Dashgyn Melikov in Azerbaijan
A charge of illegal storage of drugs was brought against Dashgyn Melikov, youth activist of National Front of Azerbaijan party (NFAP), detained on March, 25. On March, 26, Sumgait city court selected a two-months term of arrest for him as preventive punishment, member of NFAP Elchin Gasanov reported.
09:00, 27 March 2013
The court in Ingushetia granted the claims of the tenants of a house pulled down in the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevkaya
Sunzha district court granted the claims of the tenants of a house pulled down in the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevkaya, Ingushetia, acknowledging the actions of the administration of the settlement and the region unlawful.
23:10, 26 March 2013
Eviction list of "Promzhilbaza" residents becomes smaller
The number of inhabitants of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", whose eviction is demanded by the administration of the city of Karabulak, has been reduced from 46 to 41 persons, as five of them have been extended their status of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This was announced today at the session of the City Court.
23:00, 26 March 2013
Workers of two building companies in Gabala, Azerbaijan, reported violation of their labour rights
In the morning of March, 25, workers of two building companies in Gabala held an action of protest against violation of their labour rights by the employer emphasizing their low wages.
22:10, 26 March 2013
The court dealing with fight in "Harsnaqar" refuses to interrogate defendants in closed mode
In the course of today's session in Yerevan of the court that considers the case on the fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, the court has refused to grant the petition of defendants' advocates who demanded to question their clients in private (in the closed mode).
Roman Finn presents his book “Georgia Salvaged”. Tbilisi, March 21, 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 26 March 2013
A book devoted to torture in prisons “Georgia Salvaged” presented in Tbilisi
A book “Georgia Salvaged” devoted to the situation in Georgian prisons on the eve of the parliamentary election of 2012 was presented in Tbilisi. Its author is Roman Finn, writer, scientist, founder and Director of Canadian Institute for studies of the Soviet Union (Russia) and the countries of Eastern Europe (1981-2005).
21:10, 26 March 2013
Man disappears during hurricane in Adzharia
On March 25, the pensioner David Geladze was washed away by a storm wave in the village of Kvariati, Adzharia; his fate is unknown, and he is being searched.
21:00, 26 March 2013
Evidence of mother of Yandiev defendants announced at the trial on the case of terrorist act in “Domodedovo” airport
Trial on the case of terrorist act in “Domodedovo” airport in January of 2011 was continued in Moscow regional court today. Public prosecutor’s office interrogated the two defendants’ mother.
20:10, 26 March 2013
Popular Front activist detained in Azerbaijan
Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) was detained in Sumgait on suspicion of making counterfeit money, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Abulfaz Gurbanly, the head of the youth committee of the above party.
News
The prosecutor demanded long sentences for Anar Mamedli and Anar Abdullayev.

Analysts commented on Baku's reaction to Israel's decision to recognize the genocide of Armenians.

Kenan Ismail. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1224260932744052&set=a.416215033548650 (owned by Meta, whose activities are banned in Russia) Azerbaijani activist Kenan Ismail has been arrested for 30 days.

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.