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A village in the Kvemo Kartli Region. Photo: G.N, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57920982
11:19, 27 April 2020
Eastern Georgia is under strict quarantine due to coronavirus
On April 26, the Tetritskaro municipality in the Kvemo Kartli Region was closed for quarantine. Block posts have been deployed at entrances thereto, Shota Rekhviashvili, the state representative of Kvemo Kartli, told the "Rustavi-2" TV Company.
Believer praying. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:05, 27 April 2020
Muslims of Southern Russia deny collective prayers in Ramadan
Given the ban on collective namazes (prayers), believers of Southern Russia are praying at home and hold evening de-fasting during the holy month of Ramadan within their families. They have treated the restrictive measures with understanding.
A street in the centre of Grozny. Photo: press service of the City Administration, http://grozmer.ru/objavlenija/uvazhaemye-uchastniki-dorozhnogo-dvizhen-2296.html
10:47, 27 April 2020
Grozny residents report difficulties due to blocked streets
Because of repairs of underground utilities, several streets in central Grozny are blocked. It has become more difficult for people in quarantine to make purchases within the time allotted by the authorities, residents of Grozny complained.
11:57, 26 April 2020
Yerevan: political analysts argue over reasons for head of Russian MFA's statement on Karabakh settlement
The statement by Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, on a possibility of a step-by-step settlement of the Karabakh conflict by liberating a number of areas around Nagorno-Karabakh has become part of political bargaining, but not a concrete proposal, analysts in Yerevan believe.
Participants of a mourning rally on the 151st anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, holding a Circassian flag. Moscow, May 21, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadjieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:55, 26 April 2020
Residents of Southern Russia mark Circassian Flag Day at home
Coronavirus made corrections to the celebration of the Circassian Flag Day. Activists have posted flags on balconies and exchange posts with congratulations in social networks. Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea has recollected traditional mass events on this day and noted that they were celebrating the holiday in self-isolation for the first time.
11:47, 26 April 2020
Oppositionist Shamsi Kesemenli arrested in Baku for 15 days
Shamsi Kesemenli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is the tenth party member arrested during the quarantine period, the PFPA has informed.
16:54, 25 April 2020
Residents of Georgia complain of officials' refusal of humanitarian aid
The residents of the Marneuli District of Georgia, closed for strict quarantine, have reported that officials are distributing humanitarian aid among their friends and relatives; and there are not enough foodstuffs at stores. Those who are jobless receive no material assistance, the Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring asserts.
Screenshot of the video "How to perform the namaz (prayer)", https://youtu.be/R3A0Ct-D_yA
16:51, 25 April 2020
Chechen Muftiate recommends praying within families
The onset of the Muslims' holy month of Ramadan has not led to any lifting of restrictions on visiting mosques in Chechnya. The namaz (prayer) should be performed in the family circle, as stated in the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) of Chechnya.
Elena Milashina. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/PeGJasDuSwI
16:48, 25 April 2020
Journalist responds to Kadyrov's threats with application to ICRF
Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, has demanded to initiate a criminal case about the threat of murder and an attempt to interfere with the journalistic professional activities. She has stated that, if awarded some compensation, she will hire advocates to protect victims of torture and unlawful detentions in Chechnya.
16:29, 25 April 2020
Threat of crisis spurs Azerbaijani authorities to tighten persecution of opposition
Azerbaijani authorities make a maximum use of quarantine restrictions to neutralize the opposition, since they fear mass protests amid the crisis caused by coronavirus and drop of oil prices, human rights defenders assert.
16:23, 25 April 2020
Chechnya: state servants tell about forced head shaving after Kadyrov
After the flash mob initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov, law enforcers have appeared in the streets of Grozny with their heads shaved bald. This trend has voluntarily-forcibly touched on some state (budget-funded) organizations, local residents inform.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
11:48, 25 April 2020
Kuban woman accused of links with Syrian militants
Victoria Simonenko, a 25-year-old resident of Novokubansk, has been put on the wanted list within the case of training in a militant camp in Syria.
Eugeny Bunin. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 25 April 2020
Inquiry into torture of Kuban resident resumed for the fifth time
For the fifth time, the prosecutor's office has convinced investigators to resume the case of torture of Evgeny Bunin, a resident of the Tuapse District, human rights defenders have informed. The victim himself intends to achieve the punishment of the law enforcer who had tortured him.
A street vendor selling flowers in Tbilisi. April 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:34, 25 April 2020
Rights defenders call on Georgian authorities to help street vendors
The authorities are obliged to find ways to organize street trading under the state of emergency and help small vendors, who have lost their incomes due to the imposed restrictions, the Centre Human Rights for Training and Monitoring has stated.
Names sent by the participants of an online action via sms were shown on a screen in the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. Photo by the press service of the Yerevan City Hall www.facebook.com/YerevanCityHall
11:26, 25 April 2020
Participants of memory flash mob in Armenia uphold cancellation of mourning march
This year, the traditional mass march to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, held on the Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, was cancelled because of the coronavirus. Residents of Armenia understand the need of restrictive measures and have paid tribute to the victims by means of a virtual rally.
Military exercises. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia https://structure.mil.ru/
23:59, 24 April 2020
Military experts argue about reasons for army manoeuvres in Chechnya
In Chechnya, military manoeuvres in the vicinity of villages in the Nadterechny District are a stage of ordinary military exercises, not related to the socio-political situation in Northern Caucasus, military observers Alexander Golts and Pavel Felgenhauer believe. Political analyst Alexander Perendjiev does not rule out that the Russian federal troops have demonstrated their presence amid a mass protest in North Ossetia.
Desinfection of a market in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 24 April 2020
Azerbaijani authorities announce quarantine softening
Starting from April 27, in Azerbaijan, shops and a number of service sector enterprises will resume operation. Restrictions will be still in force for shopping centres and malls, reports the operational headquarters.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
20:48, 24 April 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov denies allegations about secret prisons in his house
The leader of Chechnya said that an allegation about secret prisons in his house was rumours spread by mentally unhealthy people. In confirmation of his statement, Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about the inspection of the house by prosecutors.
The Central Election Comission of Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:17, 24 April 2020
Review of Mamedov's and Jafarov's cases confirms political prisoners in Azerbaijan
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan to acquit Ilgar Mamedov and Rasul Jafarov, former "prisoners of conscience," confirmed the practice of prosecution of activists in the country for political reasons. The cases against other six activists from the so-called "Ilgar Mamedov group" have not yet been reconsidered, in contradiction to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and repressions in the country continue, human rights defenders state.
Screenshot of the video of the rally at the Freedom Square in Vladikavkaz
20:07, 24 April 2020
In Chechnya, conflict participants continue apology trend because of their posted videos
In Chechnya, participants of a domestic conflict apologized for their behaviour on a video posted on the Internet by another person. A woman from Vladikavkaz also had to apologize after her video was made public.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of prisoners of conscience.

Eight more people have been convicted in connection with the attempted seizure of the presidential palace in Georgia.

Protesters outside the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot of a photo by Mo Se from June 21, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4347579758890096&set=pcb.4347579905556748 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Supporters of European integration have been demanding change in Georgia for the 571st day in a row.

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.