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20:00, 20 September 2011
IAC: Tu-154 from Dagestan crashed down in 2010 in Domodedovo because of crew error
The reason of the crash of the Tu-154 aircraft belonging to the "Dagestani Airlines" at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport in December 2010 was in erroneous actions of the crew. This is the conclusion the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), which has published today the final report on the accident.
19:00, 20 September 2011
Prosecutor's Office: information about enslaved Tajiks not confirmed
Information about 150 citizens of Tajikistan exploited as slaves in the Semikarakorsk District of the Rostov Region has failed to find its confirmation. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it at the regional prosecutor's Office; however, no procedural decision on the complaint had been made yet.
18:00, 20 September 2011
Death toll of special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria is seven already
The special operation in the village of Bylym, Elbrus District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), resulted in liquidation of five suspected militants and loss of two policemen; one law enforcer was wounded, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed at the Investigatory Department for the KBR of the ICRF (Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation).
23:50, 19 September 2011
Relatives of detained Chechens claim pressure of power agents
Law enforcement agents in Chechnya threaten to parents and close friends of the young man and young woman who were earlier detained in the city of Grozny. This was reported by the human rights activists.
23:20, 19 September 2011
Day of Chechen Women celebrated in Chechnya
The Day of Chechen Women was celebrated in Chechnya. The cities and towns of the republic hosted festivals and concerts, and in the evening of September 18 and the holiday was marked by a ten-minute fireworks in the city of Grozny.
23:10, 19 September 2011
In Chechnya, local resident confesses of murdering his female relative
A resident of the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya came to the police station to confess to the murder of his close female relative for "immoral behaviour".
23:00, 19 September 2011
Two policemen from Chechnya arrested in North Ossetia
In the town of Mozdok, an investigation against two policemen from the police regiment of the private security department of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is under process. The police officers are suspected of arms trafficking in the territory of North Ossetia. This was reported by the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee (IC) of North Ossetia.
22:50, 19 September 2011
At trial on case of attack on Nalchik, prosecutor demands arrest of defendants earlier released from custody
Today, after a three-month break, the hearings were resumed at the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005. The representative of the public prosecution has demanded to keep the accused under the custody and arrest those defendants who were earlier released on recognizance not to leave.
22:40, 19 September 2011
At rally in Makhachkala, residents of Gubden village demand to solve social problems
Today in the centre of the city of Makhachkala more than 100 residents of the village of Gubden of Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan held a rally demanding to solve social problems and to stop the illegal sale of lands of the former Agricultural Production Company (APC).
22:30, 19 September 2011
In Ingushetia, Assistant Prosecutor of Sunzha District detained on suspicion of organizing IAF
An officer of the Prosecutor's Office was detained in Ingushetia on suspicion of organizing illegal armed formation (IAF). This was reported today by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
21:00, 19 September 2011
In the Krasnodar Territory, ecologists, heading for place of limestone mining near village of Aibga, detained
On September 18 in the village of Yermolovka of Adler District of Sochi, Suren Gazaryan and Maria Ukhova, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who headed for the area of the mountain village of Aibga where limestone was extracted to conduct a public inspection, were detained. According to the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", the limestone is mined there illegally.
20:00, 19 September 2011
Ex-leader of Dagestani Diaspora shot dead in Yaroslavl
At night on September 19 Abakarkidi Magomedov, ex-Chairman of the Dagestani Diaspora in Yaroslavl, was killed in the city.
19:00, 19 September 2011
In Krasnodar, authorities ban "Picket-19"
In the city of Krasnodar, law enforcement officers hampered holding the protest "Picket-19", notwithstanding the permission on the rally.
18:00, 19 September 2011
In Georgia, residents of village Duisi demand to release local woman-teacher from arrest
A rally was held in the village of Duisi of the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, at which participants demanded to stop criminal process against teacher Asmat Khangoshvili, the employee of the "Robin Scott" Foundation. She is suspected of drug storage.
23:00, 17 September 2011
At forum in Sochi, Rostov Region signs contracts worth over 21 billion roubles
Due to the contracts signed by representatives of the Rostov Region at the 10th International Investment Forum in Sochi, soon the region will have six new production facilities. The total value of contracts is nearly 21 billion roubles, while the number of new jobs to be created at new enterprises is around 1200.
22:00, 17 September 2011
Rights defenders wait for verification of information about Tajikistan residents enslaved in Rostov Region
It is suspected that one of the farms of the Semikarakorsk District of the Rostov Region may use slaves' labour. According to Anna Udyarova, a lawyer of the Anti-Discrimination Centre "Memorial", this information arrived to the "hotline" of the Centre in Moscow. Then, rights defenders addressed the Prosecutor's Office of the Rostov Region, where they were promised to report results of the check on September 19.
21:00, 17 September 2011
Beating of journalist in Dagestan is checked
The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) conducts a pre-investigation check of the fact of beating of Omar Magomedov, a journalist of the North-Caucasian Bureau of NTV in Dagestan. According to Maria Bezborodova, the press secretary of the channel, NTV will seek to punish those who had attacked the reporter.
20:00, 17 September 2011
In Tbilisi, 10 families are homeless after fire
A strong fire occurred in the two-story apartment building at No. 127 in Agmashenebeli Avenue in the centre of the capital of Georgia, leaving 10 families homeless.
19:00, 17 September 2011
Izberbash residents tell adaptation commission about their missing children
On September 16, the city of Izberbash (Dagestan) hosted a sitting of the local commission for adaptation of people who decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities to peaceful life. It was attended by relatives of the persons searched by law enforcement bodies as helpers to members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).
18:00, 17 September 2011
Armenia opens new passenger terminal at Zvartnots Airport
Within the large-scale events dated to celebrations of the 20th anniversary of independence of Armenia, on September 16, an official ceremony of commissioning the new terminal of the Zvartnots Airport took place.
News
A stenciled inscription and a new plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from RusNews photo from February 15, 2026, https://t.me/rusnews/80458 The 15th temporary plaque has been installed on Politkovskaya's house.

The wall of the house where Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. Photo from the RusNews Telegram channel https://t.me/rusnews/80446 The memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been destroyed for the 15th time.

The 14th temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from the photo "A Word to the Defense" from February 14, 2026, https://t.me/endoflaw/2211?single Activists restored the plaque on Politkovskaya's house.

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.