Coronavirus in Caucasus

May 20, 2023 14:47

• Rights defenders recognize Cheldiev, Besolov and Chirkinov as political prisoners

  The criminal case against Vadim Cheldiev, Arsen Besolov and Ramis Chirkinov, participants in the rally in Vladikavkaz against anti-covid restrictions, was fabricated in order to suppress attempts to create public associations and criticize authorities. This was stated by the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial".

April 15, 2022 08:21

• Makhachkala townspeople treat extension of mask regime as formality

  Many Makhachkala residents refuse to wear medical masks in public places and transport, despite the authorities' order on the extension of the mask regime in Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has reported based on his observations.

March 11, 2022 22:49

• Abolition of anti-COVID restrictions underscores radicalism of Chechen authorities

  The complete abolition of anti-COVID restrictions in Chechnya, announced by Ramzan Kadyrov against the backdrop of easing in other regions of Southern Russia, became a manifestation of the same zeal with which the mask regime was imposed in the republic at the beginning of the pandemic.

March 07, 2022 23:59

• Police disrupt PFPA meeting in Baku

  On March 6, about 20 activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained during a meeting in a cafe in Baku. The police drew up protocols on quarantine violation with fines against activists and released them.

January 21, 2022 14:02

• Idea to attract KBR students for combating "omicron" sparks disputes in social networks

  Authorities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have decided to involve students and teachers of medical educational establishments in the fight against the new coronavirus wave. However, some Instagram users have suggested that students had been on distance learning for a long time, and they lack medical knowledge for the mission.

January 20, 2022 23:20

• Ten Azerbaijani citizens wait in Dagestani camp for opening of state border

  Ten Azerbaijani citizens still stay in the Dagestani “Ogonyok” (Spark) children’s camp, and the date of their departure to their homeland is not yet known, the Department for Dagestan of the Ministry for Emergencies reports.

January 18, 2022 23:08

• “Georgian Airways” put up for sale because of losses amid pandemic

  The management of the “Georgian Airways” has announced a decision to sell the company for 150 million US dollars. The bankruptcy of the air carrier was caused by the losses associated with the closure of the Georgian borders during the pandemic, the court stated.

January 07, 2022 08:58

• Operative headquarters claims poorer COVID-19 situation in five regions of Southern Russia

  Over the last week, the epidemiological situation with coronavirus has worsened in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Kalmykia and the Rostov Region; it has improved in the Volgograd Region, the operative headquarters for COVID-19 prevention stated on January 6.

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