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Russia-Azerbaijan border. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL39g7tPr2s
17:02, 18 September 2021
144 Azerbaijanis return to homeland from Dagestan camp
A total of 144 Azerbaijanis have left the "Ogonyok" camp located in the Kaitag District of Dagestan, the regional branch of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported. Apart from the camp tenants, about 500 other citizens are waiting for crossing the Russian-Azerbaijani border in Dagestan, a human rights defender asserts.
A polling station. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
11:36, 18 September 2021
Observers report on coercion of state servants to vote in Sochi
On the first day of voting, voters mostly came to polling stations in Sochi with invitations from enterprises; they put their marks in ballot papers, made photos of them and sent somewhere; members of precinct election commissions (PECs) and observers have noted, believing that in this way, authorities are making use of their administrative resources to promote the "right" candidates.
Residents of Donbass at a polling station in in Krasny Sulin. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
11:20, 18 September 2021
Donbass residents awarded Russian passports to vote at elections in Rostov Region
On September 17, about 400 residents of Donbass have received Russian passports; immediately after that, they were taken by buses to polling stations in the Rostov Region.
08:38, 18 September 2021
Proxy of candidate for State Duma MP beaten up in Anapa
Rostislav Scherbakov, a proxy of a candidate for an MP from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has filed two complaints about violations during the voting in the city of Anapa and was attacked at the exit from the polling station.
Unidentified persons punctured tires of Ivan Chucheev's car near a polling station, Elista, September 17, 2021. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 18 September 2021
Elista: cars of candidates' proxies damaged after complaints about violations
Three proxies of a candidate for a State Duma MP have claimed that some unidentified persons had punctured tires of their cars left near polling stations. One of them was attacked at the polling station when he tried to record a violation.
Voting room at a polling station in Makhachkala, September 17, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
00:04, 18 September 2021
Dagestani observers complain about counteraction to their activities
Members of election commissions interfere with the checking of voters’ documents and preventing voting at places of residence, a coordinator of the “Observers of Dagestan” movement reports.
Members of local electoral commission walk past the electoral board on the first day of three-day parliamentary elections in Russia, September 17, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:44, 17 September 2021
Observers report election violations in Krasnodar Territory
Mass transportation of voters to polling stations and violations in filling out documents were registered at polling stations in Kuban, observers reported.
19:33, 17 September 2021
Soldier wounded in a shelling attack in Nagorno-Karabakh
Soldier Vruir Shakhramanyan was wounded in a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
Vehicle of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:09, 17 September 2021
ICRF to investigate ill-treatment of children in family of a Chechen resident
Two girls who lived with their father after the divorce of their parents were taken to a hospital with signs of beatings, and a criminal case was instituted on torture of minors, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported.
International Court of Justice in Hague. Photo: International Court of Justice, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Международный_суд_ООН#/media/Файл:International_Court_of_Justice.jpg
14:11, 17 September 2021
Armenia files complaint against Azerbaijan at UN Court
Armenia has asked the UN International Court of Justice to oblige Azerbaijan to stop torture and killings of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and compensate for human rights violations.
Galina Tikhenko at a court building. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
13:18, 17 September 2021
Volgograd Regional Court upholds RUB 150,000 fine on Galina Tikhenko
The Volgograd Regional Court has upheld the ruling to fine Galina Tikhenko, a participant in actions in defence of the Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain by 150,000 roubles. The defence intends now to turn to the cassation court.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a post made by LORD Channel, http://www.instagram.com/p/CTh6Ak4nfNd/
12:32, 17 September 2021
Campaigning for Kadyrov violated federal law
The clergy's participation in campaigning for Ramzan Kadyrov is a direct violation of the Russian federal law, but it is a long-standing and widespread practice in Chechnya, Roman Udot, a co-chairman of the All-Russian Public Movement for the Protection of Voters' Rights "Golos" (Vote)*, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, have stated.
12:16, 17 September 2021
Two activists of "Girchi" Party detained at protest in Tbilisi
On September 16, at a rally in protest against mass surveillance and wiretapping held near the building of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) in Tbilisi, activists of the "Girchi-More Freedom" Party crashed a Škoda Octavia car, treating it as a symbol of this special service. The police detained two protesters.
08:38, 17 September 2021
Residents of Chechnya claim administrative pressure before elections
Under the threat of dismissal, teachers in Chechnya were forced to participate in pre-election rallies and were obliged to come to the polls, local residents have complained.
Azerbaijan's border post on the Goris-Kapan highway. Photo: ombudsman.am
08:24, 17 September 2021
Customs problem is a result of fuzzy Yerevan-Baku agreements
Azerbaijan is unilaterally regulating the traffic on the Goris-Kapan highway, since no specific mechanisms of post-war interaction with Armenia have been stipulated, political analysts assert.
Ballot box. Photo: REUTERS/Shamil
22:37, 16 September 2021
In Stavropol Territory, opposition complains about unequal conditions of election race
According to members of the Stavropol branch of the “Yabloko” Party, the TV airtime is mainly devoted to the PR of the party in power, and almost no time was allocated for debates. Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) complained about the intentional destruction of leaflets and the unwillingness of advertising companies to cooperate with the opposition.
Goris-Kapan highway. Photo: Facebook / Human Rights Defender of Armenia
22:01, 16 September 2021
Azerbaijani police checks on Goris-Kapan road do not affect Armenian drivers
On the road from Goris to Kapan, Azerbaijani policemen do not inspect cars with Armenian state registration numbers, but residents of border regions prefer to use an alternative road. There are complaints against Azerbaijani policemen for their rough treatment, the Vice Mayor of Goris reports.
Idrak Mirzalizade. Screenshot: Stand-Up Club #1/Youtube
18:25, 16 September 2021
Court allows comic Mirzalizade’s return to Russia
The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow has suspended an order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on a life-long ban on the return to Russia of ethnic Talysh Idrak Mirzalizade.
Igor Khoroshilov. Photo from Igor Khoroshilov's Facebook page
18:09, 16 September 2021
Defence associates Khoroshilov’s arrest with his journalistic activities
Rostov journalist Igor Khoroshilov is under investigation, since top-ranking officials consider him involved in critical posts on Telegram channels, journalist’s advocate Yevgeny Berkovich believes.
Flags of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the border. Photo: Hayk Manukyan / Human Rights Defender of Armenia
13:42, 16 September 2021
Villagers block road from Sotk to Vardenis
Today, residents of the villages in the Gegarkunik Region have blocked the road from the village of Sotk to the town of Vardenis. They demand to cancel the decision to unite the Gegamasar community with Vardenis. The protestors fear that the enlargement of the community will lead to an outflow of the population from the border zone.
News
Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Ruben Vardanyan and Anait Manasyan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the "Copilot" program. Armenia's Human Rights Defender refused Vardanyan's request to visit Azerbaijan.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.