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The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:27, 22 April 2020
Defence demands to investigate torture of convict from Chechnya
Advocates of Khumaid Khaidaev, a native of Chechnya, have demanded from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to check the information that Khumaid was brutally tortured after the inmates' riots in the Irkutsk Region. Khaidaev, convicted in 2008, was preparing for release from colony and could not be the organizer of the riots, his brother has suggested.
Elena Milashina. Screenshot of the video published at the HRC "Memorial" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-BkcWQP5L0
22:32, 21 April 2020
Human rights defenders appeal to PACE about Ramzan Kadyrov's threats to journalist
Nine Russian and international human rights organizations asked the Rapporteur on human rights in Northern Caucasus to register threats voiced by the leader of Chechnya against Elena Milashina, a journalist of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
Soldiers entered the Nadterechny District of Chechnya and set up camps near several villages. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q0C8KLk2mo&feature=emb_logo
22:25, 21 April 2020
In Chechnya, local residents concerned over soldiers' actions
Soldiers entered the Nadterechny District of Chechnya, set up camps near several villages, and arranged checkpoints, local residents reported. The Southern Federal District (SFD) claims that no additional forces were introduced into the republic.
An ambulance. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
22:06, 21 April 2020
Dagestan shows highest COVID-19 death toll in Southern Russia
By April 21, the regions of Southern Russia registered 49 deceased patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Of them, at least seven died within last 24 hours. Dagestan, where 11 people have died since the beginning of the epidemic, continues to show the highest death toll among the regions of Southern Russia.
21:58, 21 April 2020
In Azerbaijan, religious activist complains about torture at police station
Law enforcers tortured Khikmet Agaev, an arrested activist of the movement "Muslim Unity", claimed Arzu Abdullah, a member of the Public Committee for the Protection of Rights of Arrested Islamists. Human rights defenders treat the activist's arrest as politically motivated.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo: Meydan TV, https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/тофиг-ягублу-был-вызван-в-генпрокуратуру/?ref=list-news
19:53, 21 April 2020
Defence points to political context of Yagublu's arrest
A court in Baku refused to satisfy the defence's complaint against the arrest of the oppositional politician, Tofig Yagublu. The activist himself said that his arrest was preceded by his publications criticizing the authorities.
Rustam Kuchmenov. Photo from the website of the "Committee against Torture" https://www.pytkam.net/ru/news/rassledovaniem-dela-o-pytkah-v-nalchike-zaymutsya-na-respublikanskom-urovne
12:39, 21 April 2020
Rights defender challenge termination of Kuchmenov's torture case
There are many contradictions in the case of torturing Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the lawyers of the Committee against Torture (CaT) have noted and sent a complaint against the dismissal of the case to the court. Kuchmenov's father told about signs of beatings on his son's body and noted that this is not the first incident involving law enforcers.
Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/GL0PmG9ZdGY
12:38, 21 April 2020
Rights defenders demand state protection for journalist threatened by Kadyrov
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has demanded to ensure state protection of the journalist, Elena Milashina, and initiate a criminal case against the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. The rights defenders' appeal was signed by over a hundred people.
12:02, 21 April 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist sentenced for video clip about policeman
Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been sentenced to a real prison term on charges of defamation and insult after posting a video clip in social networks criticizing a policeman. The PFPA treats the verdict as politically motivated.
A special operation. Photo by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/
12:00, 21 April 2020
On April 13-19, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of April 13-19, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, one person was killed; no information about the wounded ones was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
11:40, 21 April 2020
Residents of Chechnya and Orientalists treat Mufti's appeal not to let women to funerals as justified
Residents of Chechnya, except for close relatives of the deceased, should not attend funerals and commemorations during the pandemic, said the Mufti, Salakh Mezhiev. The Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have explained the Mufti's words by a desire to reduce the number of funeral participants.
11:38, 21 April 2020
Report about apologies for fundraising indicates charity monopolization in Chechnya
The official's participation in the report criticizing a resident of Chechnya for raising money for treating her child indicates the intention of regional authorities to monopolize charity activities, human rights defenders assert. Requests to help a sick child always find sympathy among Chechens.
The Richard Lugar Public Health Research Centre. Photo by the press service of PCE/PC
22:51, 20 April 2020
Georgia denies development of dangerous pathogens in Lugar laboratory
Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), announced that in Georgia, the Lugar laboratory could be engaged in development of dangerous pathogens. The laboratory does not conduct any research for military purposes, but fights against the coronavirus infection, states Paata Imnadze, the deputy director of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
Baku, April. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:44, 20 April 2020
In Azerbaijan, over half of coronavirus-infected patients recover
In Azerbaijan, the number of people infected with the coronavirus infection increased by 38 people and reached 1436. More than half of them – 791 people –have already recovered.
A training ground. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
22:42, 20 April 2020
Azerbaijan announces shelling attack on its village in Karabakh conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 30 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Law enforcers called for reinforcements in Vladikavkaz. April 20, 2020. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:32, 20 April 2020
In North Ossetia, protesters throw stones and bottles at law enforcers
In Vladikavkaz, a spontaneous protest action against the regime of self-isolation is underway. Law enforcers called for reinforcements. Protesters began throwing stones and bottles at the law enforcers.
15:12, 20 April 2020
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 13-19, 2020
Increase in the number of coronavirus-infected people in Southern Russia and in the countries of Southern Caucasus; celebration of Easter by Orthodox believers amid the spread of the coronavirus infection; second round of the presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh; attack on law enforcers in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 13-19, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Screenshot of the article "Doctors in Camouflage", published on the website of the "Novaya Gazeta" on April 18
14:30, 20 April 2020
"Novaya Gazeta": in Chechnya, law enforcers struggle with coronavirus instead of doctors
Residents of Chechnya are so scared by authorities and law enforcers that they are afraid to inform doctors about COVID-19 symptoms, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes. The information from the letter from Kadyrov's press secretary to the editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta" should lead to a check for coronavirus in the Chechen hospital, the journalist, Elena Milashina, has emphasized.
14:28, 20 April 2020
Coronavirus statistics in Chechnya shows different perception of epidemic by residents and authorities
The increase in the number of coronavirus cases has to do not only with the infection spread, but also with the growing number of tests, experts have explained. The doubts of residents of Chechnya about the quarantine efficiency are caused primarily by the position of the authorities, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, believes.
The woman who had raised through a social network 190,000 roubles for her child's surgery. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://newsvideo.su/video/12594852
14:24, 20 April 2020
Social network users stand up for woman who raised money to treat her child in Chechnya
The woman from the Gudermes District, who was publicly criticized by officials for raising money for treating her child, had asked for help because of hopelessness, Instagram users have suggested.
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Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

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.