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The "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:18, 14 March 2020
Makhachkala residents report summoning to police for visiting "Tangim" Mosque
After the Friday namaz (prayer), more than 40 law enforcers were stopping the cars of the visitors to the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala and copying out their personal data. One of the believers was put on the so-called "prophylactic registry" after visiting the "Tangim"; and another reported being summoned to the police.
23:54, 13 March 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations of shelling attacks
The Ministry of Defence of Armenia reported about a shelling attack on its positions near the city of Ijevan, while the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan reported about a shelling attack on residential buildings in the village of Abbasbeili.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the right). Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
23:49, 13 March 2020
Experts treat awarding of Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives as unprecedented facts
Ramzan Kadyrov is the only Russian governor who distributes orders and medals to his close relatives, note experts on the oriental studies interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Such actions stimulate subordinates of the Chechen leader to serve him with special zeal, explains Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
A police officer. Photo © Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:44, 13 March 2020
Two weeks of searching for brothers disappeared in Ingushetia bring no results
The Ingush police did not succeed in a search for Khamzat and Ilez Dzeitov brothers, who were put on the wanted list after their arrival to the republic on February 27. Nothing in the brothers' behaviour would confirm the version that they had been allegedly recruited by militants, notes a father of the Dzeitov brothers.
Screenshot of the video shot on behalf of a daughter of Adam Delimkhanov, the adviser to the leader of Chechnya, where the girl is called the "sultana of the sun and moon" https://www.facebook.com/huseyn.barhoy.3/videos/211220066913216/
23:39, 13 March 2020
Immodest video about daughter of Kadyrov's adviser conflicts with Chechen traditions
A video, shot on behalf of a daughter of Adam Delimkhanov, the adviser to the leader of Chechnya, where the girl is called the "sultana of the sun and moon," does not comply with the Chechen ideas about nobility, Caucasian experts note. The demonstration of luxury style life on the video looks ostentatious, residents of the Chechen republic agree.
A classroom. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
23:35, 13 March 2020
Armenia extends quarantine in educational institutions because of coronavirus
In Armenia, classes in educational institutions are suspended until March 23 after the detection of new cases of the coronavirus infection.
Participants of the rally in Magas, March 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
16:39, 13 March 2020
Sources report searches within the case of violence at rally in Ingushetia
Law enforcers are conducting searches in two houses of residents of Sunzha, sources have reported. According to their story, the searches have to do with the protests held in Magas in March 2019.
Aslan Ismailov. Screenshot of the video posted at the Лев Ismayilov YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyogOqRDxCA
16:32, 13 March 2020
ECtHR finds rights violation of Azerbaijani lawyer Ismailov
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaint of the Azerbaijani lawyer, Aslan Ismailov about expelling him from the Bar Association, finding a violation of his right to a fair trial. However, the ECtHR did not appoint any compensation, since Ismailov had failed to put forward such a claim on time.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted at the OstWest YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm7uzazCWjc
11:49, 13 March 2020
Russian Embassy gets interested in Tumso's attempt case
The Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has stated that after the assassination attempt on him, he expects no change in the position of Swedish authorities, who refused to provide him with political asylum. The Russian Embassy has asked Sweden to organize a telephone conversation with the Russians detained under the assassination attempt case on Tumso, committed in the city of Gävle.
People in the streets of Tbilisi, March 9, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:40, 13 March 2020
Georgian business suffers massive losses due to coronavirus
The tourist business suffers losses; employees are fired; and hotels are massively closed, a female employee of one of tourist companies has stated. Panic caused by coronavirus collapsed the Georgian national currency versus US dollar, the National Bank has informed.
Nillan Aliev. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xHEHBKpoT/
11:33, 13 March 2020
One month later, search for Dagestanis who disappeared in Chechnya is still fruitless
The whereabouts of the three residents of Derbent who disappeared in Grozny on February 10 is still unknown, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has informed. The mother of one of the missing persons has complained that law enforcement bodies fail to inform relatives about the course of the search.
Adam Delimkhanov, his daughter Kheda, and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the post on Kadyrov's account on the "VKontakte" https://vk.com/wall279938622_139266?z=photo279938622_456242611%2Falbum279938622_00%2Frev
11:29, 13 March 2020
Social network users look for excuse for scandalous video with daughter of Kadyrov's adviser
Kheda, a daughter of Adam Delimkhanov, an adviser to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, did not take part in the video, where she was called the "Sultana of Sun and Moon"; the video clip was a surprise gift, filmed by her relatives for her birthday, social network users assert. Some of them have suggested that the clip was a trolling.
23:57, 12 March 2020
Court extends arrest of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
In Makhachkala, the court granted the motion filed by investigators and extended the pre-trial restriction measure to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft), until May 13.
23:53, 12 March 2020
First patient with coronavirus dies in Azerbaijan
A woman from Azerbaijan who visited Iran has died from a coronavirus, the operational headquarters under the Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers reports.
The Enguri Bridge. The border between Georgia and Abkhazia. Photo: Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons
23:49, 12 March 2020
Residents of Abkhazia call themselves hostages of closed border with Georgia
Border guards refuse to let residents of near-border regions returning from Georgia to Abkhazia enter the country and explain their refusal by the absence of rapid tests for coronavirus infection. Residents of the Gali District who left for Georgia to earn money, get medical treatment, or attend funeral ceremonies, have to stay in hotels.
Djansukh Adleiba (in the center), Ivan Achba (in the maroon jacket) and other participants of the hunger strike. Photo by Djansukh Adleiba for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:47, 12 March 2020
Activists suspend hunger strike in Sukhumi
In Sukhumi, five hunger-strikers stopped their protest in a square in anticipation of the outcome of a meeting of the Abkhazian parliament. If anti-corruption laws are not updated, the hunger strike will be resumed, activists state.
The flags of Georgia and European Union. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
17:47, 12 March 2020
Because of coronavirus, Georgia imposes entry restrictions for European residents
The Georgian authorities have introduced a mandatory confirmation of the absence of a coronavirus infection for travellers from Germany, France, Austria and Spain. The respective ministries have switched over to the round-the-clock emergency regime, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Georgian Prime Minister, has announced.
Marat Tsumaev. Screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B9lrBwBqDXY/
17:38, 12 March 2020
Residents of Chechnya adopt practice of public apologies
Instagram users have refused to accept apology of Marat Tsumaev, a resident of Chechnya, for his abusive posts on the Telegram. The young man was "found and called to respond" by local residents themselves, the administrators of Chechen publics have emphasized.
Screenshot of the video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/huseyn.barhoy.3/videos/211220066913216/
12:55, 12 March 2020
Residents of Chechnya condemn daughter of Kadyrov's adviser for immodest video
The video filmed on behalf of Kheda, a daughter of Adam Delimkhanov, an adviser to the head of Chechnya and a State Duma MP, in which she is called the "Sultana of Sun and Moon," is challenging Kadyrov and his family, social network users assert. The girl's behaviour does not comply with Muslim traditions; and she must apologize, residents of Chechnya believe.
A health worker. Photo pixabay.com
12:49, 12 March 2020
Residents of Armenia criticize authorities for insufficient measures against coronavirus
Arsen Torosyan, the Minister of Public Health of Armenia, has stated that those infected with coronavirus are doing well, but pneumonia has developed in one of them. Facebook users have criticized the authorities for their failure to immediately isolate the citizens arriving from Italy, and called for closing the border.
News
A criminal case regarding the demolition of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don has been dismissed.

Former Rostov-on-Don Interior Minister Shpak was denied a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

A Ukrainian citizen was convicted by a Rostov court for an attempted terrorist attack.

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.