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Weapons and military outfit, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:33, 11 May 2020
Soldier of NKR's Defence Army dies
Sasun Margaryan, a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has died from a gunshot wound.
Protest action in Tbilisi, November 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
11:20, 11 May 2020
Rights defenders note decline in democracy level in Georgia
The human rights organization "Freedom House" has stressed that politicization of the judiciary is a serious problem in Georgia: the authorities pass legislative acts by disregarding citizens' opinions.
Woman in a medical mask in a store. Photo: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
11:08, 11 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya note chaotic nature of help distribution by Kadyrov Foundation
The Chechen authorities have reported on the distribution of monetary help to poor families organized by the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. However, the residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have claimed that the recipients of the targeted help are often not those who really need it.
10:55, 11 May 2020
Two PFPA activists arrested for 30 days each
Ali Imankhanly and Elkhan Aliev, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), received 30 days of administrative arrest each for "violating the quarantine regime" and "disobedience to the police," the party has reported.
Screenshot of the post on the lifedagestan account on Instagram where people discuss broadcasting of the war time songs through the loudspeakers installed on mosques https://www.instagram.com/p/B_9p67Go62l/
10:32, 10 May 2020
Dagestani MfE apologizes for war songs from loudspeakers on mosques
The broadcasting of war time songs through the loudspeakers installed by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) on mosques in Makhachkala has triggered a mixed reaction in social networks. The action was not agreed with the clergy, the Muftiate has reported. The MfE explained that they wanted to support those who were on self-isolation because of the coronavirus and apologized to believers.
10:26, 10 May 2020
Residents of Grozny complain of fines for violating "mask regime"
After the introduction of mandatory wearing of medical masks in public places, law enforcers in Grozny began imposing fines on violators, they would not be lenient, local residents complain.
Screenshot of the post with a video appeal of law enforcers from the Gudermes District, Chechnya, to local residents, https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7a-VtlyAz/
10:20, 10 May 2020
Call of Chechen law enforcers to stay at home outrages Instagram users
A video appeal of law enforcers from the Gudermes District about the need of self-isolation is unconvincing, because they had not lost their salaries and the ability to feed their families, commentators on the Instagram and residents of Chechnya have pointed out.
22:52, 9 May 2020
Circassian activists help Syrian returnees
Activists from the group "Help to Syrian compatriots" and the NGO "Paryt" have spread 103 food packages among Circassian repatriates.
Screenshot of the post about the opening of minor enterprises in Chechnya since May 11, 2020, https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8jUnYpBrB/
22:41, 9 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya are sceptical about Kadyrov's promise to weaken quarantine
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced the opening, on May 11, of minor enterprises engaged in the sphere of services. However, local businessmen have suggested that under self-isolation, their work will be unprofitable. Once the motor traffic is very limited, receiving permits to reopen servicing stations is senseless, Instagram users have pointed out.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tbilisi. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Памятники_неизвестному_солдату
22:36, 9 May 2020
Residents of Georgia mark May 9 under restrictions and bans
Residents of Georgia celebrate Victory Day amid restrictions associated both with coronavirus and political motives. The country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reminded about the ban to use of communist and fascist symbols; and the authorities, due to the epidemic, have limited visits to crowded places. The residents of Tbilisi interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted that May 9 is a sacred holiday.
A mass brawl at a sitting of the Armenian parliament. Screenshot of the video at the Parliament of Armenia YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSLd2aH2DY&feature=youtu.be
17:16, 9 May 2020
Rights defenders criticize Armenian MPs for brawl in parliament
At a sitting of the Armenian parliament, after a verbal skirmish of MPs from the ruling party with those of the opposition, a mass brawl broke out. The Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called the opposition's actions a provocation, while human rights defenders have criticized the ruling party, accusing it of intolerance of opponents.
Magomed Daudov. Photo by Muslim Betsiev, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Даудов,_Магомед_Хожахмедович#/media/
17:14, 9 May 2020
Statements of Chechen Speaker show difference of Adats and laws
The demand of Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament, to prosecute men for violating the quarantine by their relatives is against the laws, but is fully consistent with Adats (customary law of certain Muslim nations), analysts believe.
11:22, 9 May 2020
Rights defenders claim religious discrimination in Georgia
Georgian authorities are supporting the Georgian Orthodox Church in financial, legal and social spheres, while the attitude of the state towards other religions is discriminatory, the Institute of Tolerance and Diversity has stated.
Clashes near the Adjara Government House in Batumi. Photo: screenshot of the video at the ajaratv.ge website https://ajaratv.ge/article/59045"
11:20, 9 May 2020
Four persons detained at protest action in Batumi
About 100 people came to the Adjara Government House in Batumi on Friday, May 8, demanding the release of two detained men. There were clashes of protesters with policemen; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported on the detention of four persons.
11:18, 9 May 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Southern Caucasus increases due to Armenia and Georgia
In Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, the number of coronavirus deaths has reached 82. Over the past 24 hours, one person died in Armenia and Georgia each.
A health worker in protective gear. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
23:59, 8 May 2020
Situation with COVID-19 in Dagestan remains most alarming in Russia, Ministry for Public Health reports
After an appeal of Dagestani doctors to the Russian President, the Russian Minister for Public Health has stated that the spread of the coronavirus infection in Dagestan and the provision of medical care for infected patients in the republic cause more fears than the situation in other regions.
Robert Kocharyan (in the center) in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 8 May 2020
Armenian and Karabakh politicians bail out former president Robert Kocharyan
Four former prime ministers of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh requested the release of Robert Kocharyan from a SIZO (pre-trial prison) because of the threat of the coronavirus infection.
Residents of Grozny at the pharmacy. April 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
18:28, 8 May 2020
Social network users criticize detentions of quarantine violators in Chechnya
In Chechnya, public officers reprimanded almost two dozen men detained without permits and masks, reports a video posted on Instagram. Social network users claim it is a problem in Chechnya to get a permit to leave home.
Chechen girls playing in a river. Photo: REUTERS/Ekaterina Anchevskaya
18:16, 8 May 2020
Parents with many children in Chechnya complain about deficit of information on benefits
Chechnya is collecting applications for benefits that are planned to be paid to parents of preschool children since June, the republic's Ministry of Labour has stated. However, recipients of payments to families with many children complain that they learned about the due benefits not from officials, but from acquaintances.
A police car. Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
18:06, 8 May 2020
Ramid Nagiev, PFPA activist, arrested
Ramid Nagiev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for 30 days. The party associates his arrest with Nagiev's political activities.
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.