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A protest rally near the Culture Center in Shushi during the inauguration of Araik Arutyunyan, the new President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:17, 22 May 2020
Inauguration of NKR President passes amid protests
During the inauguration of Araik Arutyunyan, the new President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), 19 oppositionists held a rally in Shushi expressing disagreement with the election outcomes.
Participants of the flashmob on the Memorial Day of the victims of the Caucasian War. Photo from Shebzukho Astemir's accoint on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shebzukhoastemir
12:16, 22 May 2020
Russian authorities pull away from Circassians' repatriation problems
The appeal of Arsen Kanokov, the Senator from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), on the eve of the Remembrance and Sorrow Day for the victims of the Caucasian War is conceptual, but it is unlikely to help in solving the "Circassian issue", since it has been ignored by federal authorities in recent years, historians believe.
Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health (MPH). Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdBpBhH3U6/
10:50, 22 May 2020
Head of Chechen MPH explains break in broadcasting
Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health (MPH), has appeared on air after a two-day break and explained his absence in public by "the pandemic peak." The republic has already 1026 revealed coronavirus cases; 11 people have died, he has informed.
Announcement at the entrance of a mosque in Makhachkala. May 21, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 21 May 2020
Dagestani imams announce strict compliance with quarantine measures in mosques
Dagestan does not hold any mass religious events, and the holiday of Eid al-Fitr will not be an exception, the mosques of the republic assure. In villages, believers did not immediately refuse to visit mosques, the Imam from the Khasavyurt District reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike
23:02, 21 May 2020
Source: Ramzan Kadyrov may be infected with coronavirus
The leader of Chechnya is under medical supervision because of suspected coronavirus infection, a source reports.
Screenshot of the video with an appeal to take part in a flashmob on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Caucasian War https://www.facebook.com/fatima.kankulowa/videos/2925214024212032/
22:55, 21 May 2020
Social media users pay tribute to memory of victims of Caucasian War with a flash mob
On the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Caucasian War, users of Facebook and Instagram joined the initiative of Circassian activists from Kabardino-Balkaria and posted photos with their left hands raised as a sign of mourning.
Permit system to enter market in Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbETX2lnuB/
22:46, 21 May 2020
Instagram users criticize permit system to enter market in Chechnya
In the Gudermes District, law enforcers demand from residents to show a permit to enter the market in the village of Oiskhara and thus prevent people from purchasing food to celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Instagram users note. Restrictions are in force for the second day, local residents report.
The doctors of the Gudermes Central District Hospital (CDH) listen to Magomed Daudov who reproaches them. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFi3V0ywwr4&feature=youtu.be&t=1039
16:16, 21 May 2020
Absence of Chechen MPH head worries social network users
Already 92 health workers in Chechnya have become infected with coronavirus, the deputy head of the republic's Ministry of Public Health (MPH) stated on May 20. Earlier, the Minister Elkhan Suleimanov himself reported about the virus spread, Instagram users have noted.
16:10, 21 May 2020
RWB reacts to blocking of "Turan" websites
The "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB), an international organization for the protection of journalists, has condemned the cyber attacks on the "Turan" websites, noting that the blocking of the resource followed the posted critical materials about violations of oppositionists' rights.
The opening frame of the video dedicated to the Remembrance Day of Caucasian War victims. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/adygehase01/videos/2949001598501507/
11:54, 21 May 2020
Pandemic changes format of Remembrance Day of Caucasian War victims in KBR
By the Remembrance Day of Caucasian War victims, Circassian activists have posted thematic videos in social networks, urging residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) to pay tribute to victims at home. For the Circassians, the problems of repatriation, cultural integration and preservation of the mother tongue are relevant, scientists believe.
Children running to a house as a police car passes by. Photo: screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/p/CAauehWFB7k/
11:44, 21 May 2020
Chechnya: doctors treat restrictions on children's walks reasonable
Walks and outdoor games of children during the epidemic are more dangerous than staying at home, doctors in Chechnya believe.
11:37, 21 May 2020
Activist Elvin Irshadov arrested in Azerbaijan
Elvin Irshadov, who criticizes Azerbaijani authorities in social networks, has been arrested for 16 days on charges of disobeying the police. His relatives believe that he is persecuted for his posts on the Facebook.
Aina Gamzatova. Screenshot of the video posted at the Телеканал ННТ YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyvlr8Re4Y
10:57, 21 May 2020
Wife of Dagestani Mufti of criticizes work of republic's head during pandemic
Aina Gamzatova, the wife and adviser of the Mufti of Dagestan, has accused Vladimir Vasiliev, the head of the republic, of reloading responsibility for the difficult situation with coronavirus in the region onto the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).
A patient in a ward. Photo: Sofya Sandurskaya/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
22:29, 20 May 2020
Adygea faces coronavirus outbreak after crowded funeral ceremony
In Adygea, the funeral ceremony in the village of Bzhedugkhabl which had been attended by crowds of people sharply worsened the situation with the spread of the coronavirus infection in one of the regions. The leader of the republic instructed his subordinates to tighten the control over compliance with restrictions in the municipality.
A police officer near a mosque. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:25, 20 May 2020
Police announce ban on movement throughout Chechnya during Eid al-Fitr
In Chechnya, movement will be banned on days declared non-working on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announces. All residents of Chechnya should follow the Ramzan Kadyrov's appeal to celebrate the holiday at home, the Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs emphasizes.
Khadjimurat Gatsalov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s7qaTfTvAg
22:23, 20 May 2020
Mufti of North Ossetia hospitalized because of complications provoked by coronavirus
Khadjimurat Gatsalov, one of the leaders of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) for North Ossetia, stays in severe condition because of complications provoked by the coronavirus infection, the Muftiate of North Ossetia reports.
Badge of a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:45, 20 May 2020
Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh army killed in Karabakh conflict zone
Enrik Aramyan, a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, was killed by a shot to his head. Armenian investigators instituted a case on murder, the "Sputnik-Armenia" reports.
A sergeon holding a scalpel. Photo pixabay.com
19:34, 20 May 2020
Doctors treat girl's circumcision in Ingushetia as exceptional
Female circumcision is not a common practice in clinics of Dagestan and Ingushetia, but doctors can make such surgeries secretly, medics have commented on the story of the nine-year-old girl, who was circumcised in Ingushetia. The child risks having a psychological trauma from the surgery itself and from the public resonance, a Dagestani psychotherapist has pointed out.
A prayer. Photo REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
16:58, 20 May 2020
Cancellation of Eid al-Fitr mass celebration disappoints residents of Chechnya
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya has called on Muslims to welcome the Eid al-Fitr within their families, although believers had hoped for the ease of restrictions before one of the main Muslim holidays. The collective namazes (prayers) in mosques cancelled by the Muftiate (SAM) are mandatory in Islam, Instagram users have pointed out.
A doctors in protective gear. Photo by the press service of "Volnoye Delo" fund http://volnoe-delo.ru
16:56, 20 May 2020
Rights defenders demand to provide medics from Nalchik hospital with protective means
Nalchik health workers, who help coronavirus infected patients, have reported a deficit of protective means. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asked the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for clarifications.
News
South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives.

A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

The death of a South Ossetian soldier in the North Ossetian Military District sparked a debate on social media.

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.