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A man praying. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:21, 14 May 2020
Instagram users support Dagestani Muftiate's call to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at home
An appeal of the Dagestani Muftiate to celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr at home because of the difficult situation with the spread of the coronavirus infection in the region is aimed for the good, users of Instagram note. In their comments, some users write that they will celebrate the holiday despite the epidemic.
Hospital hall. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
14:16, 14 May 2020
Dagestan journalists point to authorities' blunders in COVID-19 situation
Dagestan officials were not properly prepared for the spread of coronavirus and failed to convince people of its danger in time, the heads of local editions have commented on local authorities' statistics on COVID-19 and viral pneumonia incidence, voiced out by the authorities.
Journalist Afghan Sadygov. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
13:52, 14 May 2020
Head of "Azel.TV" detained in Azerbaijan
Employees of the Chief Department for Combating Corruption under the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan have searched the apartment of Afghan Sadygov, the head of the online edition "Azel.TV"; he was detained, his wife and advocate have informed.
Special operation. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-sunzhenskom-rayone-chechni-neytralizovan.html
13:37, 14 May 2020
Law enforcers' special operation is this year's second in Sunzha District
The operative-search operations in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia were preceded by a special operation conducted in March, during which an alleged militant was killed.
Distribution of charity help among needy families. Photo courtesy of Emil Ragimov
11:41, 14 May 2020
Meskhetian families receive help in Ramadan from American Diaspora
The Diaspora of Meskhetian Turks in the United States, named "Ahiska Turkish American Council", has organized a Ramadan action of spreading grocery packages among needy families in eight countries around the world, the organizers have informed.
Ramzan Kadyrov talks to journalists without medical mask. Photo: Kadyrov's VKonkakte page: https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_457294758%2Fwall279938622_490136
11:11, 14 May 2020
Mourning events by Chechen officials question legality of penalties for violating quarantine
The Chechen officials who gathered at the grave of Akhmat Kadyrov on May 10 violated the restrictions imposed because of coronavirus; however, they will not be punished, among other things, because of the controversial legality of these measures, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Pre-trial detention facility. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
10:59, 14 May 2020
Inmates' relatives doubt MoJ's data on count of those infected in Azerbaijani jails
The COVID-19 has been diagnosed in 33 prisoners kept in Azerbaijani jails, the country's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has informed. Their relatives believe that there are many more infected inmates and worry about their health.
A Muslim girl. Photo: REUTERS/Brittany Greeson
08:28, 14 May 2020
Rights defenders demand reaction to data on female circumcision in Ingushetia
On May 12, lawyers of the "Legal Initiative" Project sent a request to the Investigating Department for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) asking to check the treatment and diagnostic centre in Magas, whose doctors performed, in June 2019, a crippling surgery on a 9-year-old girl, says the statement posted on the website of the "Legal Initiative".
08:16, 14 May 2020
Two colleagues of killed NKR soldier detained
Two military servicemen have been detained within the case of the death of Sasun Margaryan, a conscript. The investigation is under the articles on violation of statutory relations and bringing to suicide.
Video showing a Chechen resident hiding from policemen. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFXjUrltHB/
21:36, 13 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya reprove publication of a video with a quarantine violator
A video showing a Chechen resident hiding from the police gathered compassionate comments on Instagram. Users who left their comments under the video called filming and publishing of such videos to be unacceptable.
Medical workers in protective suits. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:59, 13 May 2020
Instagram users argue who is responsible for difficult situation with coronavirus in Dagestan
It was too late when the authorities of Dagestan took measures against the coronavirus infection, some Instagram users claimed. Local residents themselves are to blame for the outbreak of the infection, because they violated the imposed restrictions, other users of the social network argue.
Vakhit Usmaev. Photo: Zaurbaev - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Усмаев,_Вахит_Абубакарович
18:59, 13 May 2020
Since February, third Kadyrov's fellow villager gets a post in Chechen government
On May 12, Vakhid Usmaev, Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya, was appointed the deputy chairman of the Chechen government. This is the third fellow villager of Ramzan Kadyrov, who was appointed to a high post from early February.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike
18:47, 13 May 2020
Instagram blocks Ramzan Kadyrov's account because of sanctions
The Instagram account used by Ramzan Kadyrov was deleted in connection with the fact that the leader of Chechnya was included in the US sanctions list, reports the spokesperson for the Instagram owner. In addition to the Ramzan Kadyrov's unofficial account, Instagram pages of his associates are also unavailable.
Residents of Chernolessky village at the psycho-neurological boarding house. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=JwZqX0TqmGk&feature=emb_logo
18:33, 13 May 2020
In Stavropol Territory, boarding house staff claims critical situation because of quarantine (+video)
In the Stavropol Territory, staff of the psycho-neurological boarding house has been staying under the quarantine for three weeks along with infected patients, and the authorities do not respond to appeals. This can be concluded from a video appeal posted on the Internet on May 12.
Tractor. Photo: Pixabay.com
14:04, 13 May 2020
Georgian authorities allocate over USD 93 million to support farmers
On May 20, Georgia is launching state support programmes for agrarian producers, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Prime Minister, stated on May 12. The programme provides payments to the farmers whose businesses have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, subsidies to buy fuel, as well as exemptions from irrigation fees.
Alburikent Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org
13:51, 13 May 2020
Dagestanis criticize officials for broadcasting war songs from minarets
Playing music from minarets was a result of neglect and negligence of bodies of power, the political analysts and residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Relatives of Vadim Cheldiev. Screenshot from video posted by Soslan Zaseev at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqAsSuIr1SU&has_verified=1
13:28, 13 May 2020
Cheldiev's relatives demand from policemen to tell truth about incident at fuelling station
Relatives of Vadim Cheldiev, a North-Ossetian opera singer, suspected of beating a policeman, have recorded a video appeal addressed to the law enforcers, who became eyewitnesses of the incident at the fuelling station. Members of the Cheldiev family clan asked law enforcers to meet them and tell who really hit the policeman.
11:19, 13 May 2020
Opposition demands from "Georgian Dream" to fulfil agreement to free political prisoners
The "Georgian Dream" Party never committed itself to the release of political prisoners as part of an agreement on the system for holding parliamentary elections, Archil Talakvadze, the Speaker of the Parliament, has stated. In their turn, oppositionists claim that authorities are trying to evade their obligation.
A GSM tower. Photo: NPO 'Techvodpolimer', https://tvpolimer.ru/products/podemnye-ustrojstva-i-metallokonstrukcii/vyshki-sotovoj-svyazi-v-tom-chisle/attachment/vyshki-sotovoj-svjazi-proizvodstvo-6/
11:03, 13 May 2020
Authorities assure residents of North Ossetia of cell towers' safety
New generation communications technologies pose no threat to the health of North-Ossetian residents, the republic's information technology and communications department has assured.
Gunnery drills of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7809
08:34, 13 May 2020
Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers issue film about Karabakh conflict
A group of Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers have made a film about the conflict dated to the 26th anniversary of signing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. It shows a possibility of cooperating in difficult political conditions, the NGO named "Reconciliation Resources" that has supported the project believes.
News
Argam Abramyan refused to admit guilt in organizing the murder.

Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople expressed support for Karekin II.

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.