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    People wearing face masks in the streets of Yerevan. April 2020. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    23:59, 4 May 2020
    Armenian authorities lift some of coronavirus restrictions
    On May 4, the Armenian authorities allowed businesses to resume almost all types of economic activities. Meanwhile, in order to avoid the spread of the coronavirus infection, employers are to secure appropriate working conditions.
    Special forces. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/v-karabashe-proshli-ucheniya-arsenal-2018.html
    23:56, 4 May 2020
    On April 27-May 3, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
    During the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
    The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/az/news/mayin-2-dek-silahli-quvvelerin-yardim-fonduna-daxil-olan-vesait-30835.html
    19:16, 4 May 2020
    Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attack on border village
    The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in a village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
    Ramzan Kadyrov performs a prayer with chiefs of hospitals in Chechnya. Screenshot of the video posted at the VKontakte page of the leader of Chechnya https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_487966
    19:12, 4 May 2020
    Disregard of quarantine highlights double standards of Chechen authorities
    In Chechnya, officials follow the example of Ramzan Kadyrov and ignore the restrictive measures imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection, while ordinary residents of the republic are obliged to follow the quarantine measures. Such a conclusion may be drawn from a video report on collective prayer posted by the leader of Chechnya.
    15:51, 4 May 2020
    Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 27-May 3, 2020
    Attack of the coronavirus infection on Caucasus; trials against participants of a protest rally in Vladikavkaz; condemnation by human rights defenders of the Azerbaijani authorities for abuse of the situation with the coronavirus infection; Revival Day of Karachay People amid the pandemic; death of Stavropol administration chief Andrei Djatdoev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
    The detention of the participant of the rally in Vladikavkaz. April 20, 2020. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
    15:33, 4 May 2020
    "Agora" treats arrests of Vladikavkaz protesters as unjustified
    The "Agora" human rights organization has received 17 applications for legal aid in connection with the arrests of North-Ossetian residents who took part in the protest rally against self-isolation held on April 20.
    Empty streets in Baku. April 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    15:29, 4 May 2020
    Quarantine conditions softened in Azerbaijan
    Since May 4, Azerbaijan cancelled the permissive system for leaving home, except for the cities of Baku, Sumgait, Ganja, Lenkoran and the Apsheron District. Also, the country has reopened private stores, hairdressers and beauty salons.
    Screenshot of the video on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qtgTglOvS/
    11:07, 4 May 2020
    Chechen MP criticizes man with many children for request for help
    Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has told about a father of eight children, who has ended up, due to restrictions caused by coronavirus, without money and asked for help. The Speaker has condemned the man and offered him to sell his car in order to "drag time."
    A police officer reprimands the detainees. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram ЧП Чечня https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sVcQ7lvA9/
    11:04, 4 May 2020
    Two residents of Chechnya publicly repent of violating self-isolation
    Residents of the Gudermes District have apologized for violating the self-isolation regime; it follows from the video posted on the Instagram. Social network users have criticized law enforcers who gathered some 15 detainees in one room.
    Agil Gumbatov. Screenshot of Gumbatov's video appeal to the President of Azerbaijan on March 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0LMm-tKug
    10:59, 4 May 2020
    Azerbaijani activist Gumbatov left in mental hospital for another month
    Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was placed into a psychiatric hospital, has been left there for another month, his wife said.
    The Memorial to Repression Victims of in Karachaevsk. Screenshot of the post on rashidtemrezov's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_uJc1OguF9/
    10:50, 4 May 2020
    Karachays commemorate deportation victims with social network posts
    On the Revival Day of the Karachay Nation, residents of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) pay tribute to victims of deportation online; rallies are banned due to quarantine introduced because of coronavirus. Rashid Temrezov, the head of the republic, has visited the Memorial to Repression Victims of in Karachaevsk.
    12:14, 3 May 2020
    After search at PFPA activist in Baku, law enforcers took away phone and PC
    Saadat Djakhangir, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has told about an eight-hour-long interrogation after a search of her apartment. Her fellow party members fear a new provocation against their leader Ali Kerimli.
    Stalin bust in the village of Zar of the Tskhinval Region. Photo by Anna Djioyeva for the Caucasian Knot
    11:24, 3 May 2020
    Because of nostalgia for the past, Tskhinvali residents approve the name "Stalinir"
    Elderly residents of Tskhinvali said that the word "Stalinir" is associated with their own youth.
    11:03, 3 May 2020
    NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 170 shelling attacks during week
    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported 170 cases of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces committed during the last week.
    Village of Gergebil. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/XBdKrdy3Gd4
    18:46, 2 May 2020
    Residents of Dagestan district centre claim threat of mass deaths
    In the Gergebil District of Dagestan, hospitals are overcrowded; in a few days, 12 people died, local residents report, complaining about the absence of drugs and ALV (artificial lung ventilation) devices in hospitals.
    Armenian soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
    18:22, 2 May 2020
    Azerbaijan claims 25 shelling attacks on the frontline
    During the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani positions deployed on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 25 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
    Residents of Sochi, May 1, 2020. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot
    18:01, 2 May 2020
    Sochi townspeople meet mask regime with complaints about high prices in pharmacies
    Since April 30, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory introduced the mandatory wearing of medical masks in public places. Sochi residents have complained about high prices on masks in pharmacies, and said that they have to sew them themselves.
    Screenshot of Instagram post with appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov asking to help to free the Khaikharoev brothers, https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pVXSDg4lW/
    17:34, 2 May 2020
    Kadyrov ignores appeals of two detainees' mothers
    Chechen women have complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about the arrest of their sons, Magomed and Akhmed Khaikharoev, who have been in custody for five months. Instagram users spoke in support of mothers.
    Policemen during quarantine in the Marneuli and Bolnisi Districts. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/RPA1gv1lYO4
    17:14, 2 May 2020
    Georgian villagers prevent hospitalization of COVID-19 infected persons
    An attempt to hospitalize ten residents of the quarantined village of Musevani of the Bolnisi District resulted in a villagers' clash with policemen and medics. The Bolnisi District accounts for 18.9% of all Georgia's coronavirus infected patients.
    11:49, 2 May 2020
    Rights defenders react to transgender's self-arson in Tbilisi
    A transgender woman has set herself on fire in front of the Tbilisi Mayoralty in protest against the growth of transphobia that she faced due to quarantine self-isolation. The organization "Movement for Equality" has called on the authorities to pay attention to the people deprived of social support and relatives' help.
    News
    Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

    A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

    A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

    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.