Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in Quarter 4 of 2019 under the data of Caucasian Knot

March 30, 2020 18:05

• Chechen law enforcers publicly reproach quarantine violators

  For the refusal of self-isolation, the Chechen law enforcement bodies threaten dozens of quarantine violators with detention or car seizure. Local residents note that by placing dozens of violators together, law enforcers themselves violated the quarantine regime.

March 30, 2020 17:45

• Journalist Elchin Mamed detained in Azerbaijan

  Elchin Mamed, the head of the NGO "Legal Enlightenment of Sumgait Youth" and the editor-in-chief of the "Yukselish Namine" (For Revival) website, is accused of theft. He claims that he was detained under a false complaint filed by a woman from Sumgait.

March 30, 2020 13:44

• TV story with repentance of fortuneteller's son triggers indignation in Chechnya

  On air of the republic's TV channel, an elderly woman from Gudermes, has repented of providing occult services, and her adult son – of not keep track of her mother. Residents of Chechnya found the son's public repentance excessive.

March 30, 2020 13:23

• Health condition of Stepanakert hunger-strikers gets worse

  Vardan Arzumanyan and Mais Bakhdadyan, Karabakh War veterans and supporters of the opposition, continue their hunger strike. Their health condition has aggravated, and they had to call an ambulance, but refuse to stop their protest action.

March 30, 2020 13:10

• Chechen authorities ignore restrictions imposed because of coronavirus

  Breaking their own imposed bans is a usual practice for Chechen authorities, Ruslan Kutaev and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya have noted in their comment on the solemn opening of the Palace of Arts in Grozny amid the restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus.