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23:50, 6 December 2010
Armenia releases another political prisoner
Gabriel Gabrielyan, convicted for participation in the demonstration on March 1, 2008, has been early released today from the penitentiary institution named "Hospital for Convicts".
23:40, 6 December 2010
Chechnya starts preventive "New Year Tree" operation
In Chechnya, the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) have launched a large-scale prophylactic operation aimed to reduce the risk of fires and other emergencies in the days of the New Year celebrations.
23:20, 6 December 2010
Tbilisi International Film Festival opens today
Today, Georgia will start the 11th Tbilisi International Film Festival. In December 6-12, in total about 100 films will be screened, represented by 19 countries, including Poland, Britain, Russia, Germany, Turkey, etc.
23:10, 6 December 2010
Levitan's painting stolen from museum in Makhachkala
On December 4, unidentified criminals stole Levitan's painting named "Burlaki" (Barge Haulers) with estimated value of 100,000 US dollars from the P. Gamzatova Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts in Makhachkala.
In the course of protest action in Krasnodar on December 5, militiamen detain Andrei Rudomakha (on the left), coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 6 December 2010
Ecologists detained in Krasnodar released till trial
Andrei Rudomakha and Suren Gazaryan, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", detained by militia in Krasnodar in the course of their protest action on December 5, were sent home, after interference of local human rights defenders, till the sitting of the local magistrate court.
The place of the emergency landing of the "Dagestani Airlines" aircraft. Moscow, Domodedovo Airport, December 4, 2010. Photo was provided by a passenger
22:40, 6 December 2010
Investigators have no priority version of Dagestani aircraft's accident in Domodedovo
The considered versions of the emergency landing of the Tu-154 of "Dagestani Airlines" in Domodedovo include technical disorder of the craft before takeoff; failure of mechanisms of the aircraft after takeoff; error of the crew; and fuel of poor quality. At the moment, the Investigatory Committee of Russia does not move any of the above as a priority.
22:30, 6 December 2010
Three militiamen wounded in armed clash with militants in Dagestan
In the course of a special operation in the village of Kirovaul, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, which is conducted within the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, announced here on December 5, three law enforcers were wounded.
22:20, 6 December 2010
In Berlin, no bomb found onboard "Aeroflot" craft
The earlier reports about a bomb onboard an "Aeroflot" aircraft, which was suspended in the Berlin "Schönefeld" Airport, were not confirmed.
22:00, 6 December 2010
Participants of international conference in Moscow to discuss media problems in Northern Caucasus
On December 8-10, the Moscow's Central Journalists' House in Nikitskiy Boulevard will host an international conference named "Securing Safe Journalism in Eastern Europe", planning to deal with complexities of media work in Northern Caucasus and the problems faced by media in covering the events in the region.
Photo by http://minzdrav.tatar.ru
21:00, 6 December 2010
Armenian MoL and NGOs insist that invalids shall be integrated into society
About 5 percent of Armenia's citizens are disabled. As of November 1 this year, the country had over 180,000 persons with disabilities registered; for them employment is a problem. This was stated by Jemma Bagdasaryan, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (MoL); NGO activists agree.
20:00, 6 December 2010
Alekseeva: human rights activists' work in Ingushetia is an exploit
Everyday activities in the sphere of defense of human rights and liberties in Ingushetia is an exploit, Liudmila Alekseeva, Chairman of Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), commented awarding the prize of MHG to Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of Ingush human rights center "MASHR" which was held on December, 5, in the hall of the Museum of Modern History of Russia in Moscow for a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".
19:00, 6 December 2010
A militiaman wounded a woman in Dagestan
A woman got wounded as a result of militiamen's firing at a car the passengers of which refused to show their documents, a source in the Department of Interior Affairs of Makhachkala reported.
18:00, 6 December 2010
Operative agent on tax crimes killed in Dagestan
Last night in Khasavyurt an unidentified man shot down an operative agent of the Department of tax crimes, a source in the republican law enforcement bodies reported.
23:00, 4 December 2010
Dagestani President's brother dies from injuries received in air crash
Gadjimurad Magomedov, a brother of the President of the Republic of Dagestan, who received injuries in the aircraft incidents in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, died in one of Moscow hospitals.
22:00, 4 December 2010
Father and widow of Umar Israilov evidence at Vienna court
The next hearing on the murder case of Umar Israilov, a former security guard of Chechen President held, was held on December 3. The court heard the main witnesses of the prosecution - Umar's father - the applicant to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and his widow.
21:00, 4 December 2010
Dagestani authorities to help with money to casualties' families and victims of Tu-154 crash
The Government of Dagestan will pay financial help to the victims of the air crash of the Tu-154 craft of the "Dagestani Airlines", which made an emergency landing at "Domodedovo".
17:00, 4 December 2010
Canteen gives food for free to needy people in Ingushetia
In Nazran, a canteen for poor people is in operation. It has no room for taking meals; they just give out some vital foodstuffs, including milk and bread.
17:00, 4 December 2010
Aircraft of "Dagestan Airlines" made emergency landing in "Domodedovo"; there are casualties
The craft of the "Dagestan Airlines", which took off today from Moscow's "Vnukovo" Airport to Makhachkala, made an emergency landing in "Domodedovo" after failure of all three engines. Two persons perished and 56 more were wounded.
14:00, 4 December 2010
In Adzharia, four persons injured at collapse of customs checkpoint
The building of a customs checkpoint, located in Adzharia in the border of Georgia with Turkey, collapsed and injured four persons.
13:00, 4 December 2010
Russian soldier being sought in South Ossetia
Junior Sergeant Alexei Chepurnoy, a deputy platoon commander of one of motorized companies, disappeared this morning from the disposition of the motorized infantry unit of the 4th military base of Tskhinvali.
News
Future conscripts from the North Caucasus Federal District have not noticed any changes in the conscription rules.

A promise of tough measures for rising prices during Ramadan in Chechnya has sparked controversy on social media.

A Chechen resident was fined for searching for extremist materials.

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.