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Checkpoint of Abkhazian customs. Photo: DILIN https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Государственная_граница_Республики_Абхазия
14:12, 14 April 2020
Closure of Russian border affects residents of Gagra District
The suspension of communication with Russia has left residents of Abkhazia and those employed in the tourist sector without earnings. The pharmacies and hospitals, where pre-border villages had used to turn, are now on the other side of the border.
Safety products at a polling station in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
14:00, 14 April 2020
Opposition outraged by decision to hold election in isolated NKR communities
Residents of communities isolated due to coronavirus are voting at presidential election in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The leaders of the "National Revival" and "New Artsakh" Parties said that holding elections in coronavirus pestholes is unacceptable.
Screenshot from Adjara TV broadcasting: https://www.ajaratv.ge
11:36, 14 April 2020
"Adjara TV" journalists complain of violation of their labour rights
On April 13, employees of the "Adjara Public TV" have lodged a collective lawsuit against Giorgi Kokhreidze, the director of the channel, in which they demand from him to stop interfering in journalists' work and abolish the imposed disciplinary punishments, Teona Kharabadze, a journalist, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Brides, Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
11:25, 14 April 2020
Chechnya bans weddings according to Sharia due to coronavirus
A ban on Sharia marriages has been introduced in Chechnya due to the threat of coronavirus spread. Clergymen are forbidden to register marriages in accordance with Islamic traditions until a special order. The residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated that the ban had placed those who had already planned weddings in an uncomfortable position.
Ramzan Kadyrov is talking about the threat of coronavirus spread in Chechnya. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ODK2CCLso
11:13, 14 April 2020
Instagram users criticize Kadyrov for threats to burn down quarantine violators' cars
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has threatened to burn down cars of quarantine violators dissatisfied with policemen's actions. The Instagram users and residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted the emotionality and rudeness of Kadyrov's statement.
Funeral in a Dagestani village. Photo: REUTERS/Ruslan Alibekov/NewsTeam/Handout
08:26, 14 April 2020
Orientalists admit change in Muslim's funeral rite because of epidemic
There is no direct prohibition of cremation in the Koran; and the need to preserve people's health and life can change the prevailing Islamic traditions, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have commented on the contradiction in the positions of the SAMs (Spiritual Administrations of Muslims) of Russia and Dagestan concerning the burial of coronavirus victims.
Law enforcer checking documents of a car driver, Chechnya, April 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
08:14, 14 April 2020
Chechen village is under tough quarantine after mass commemoration
The self-isolated residents of the village of Novye Atagi in the Shali District are forbidden to go out; police posts are deployed at the entrances to and exits from the village, said the villagers.
Azerbaijani-Russian border. Photo: http://moscow-baku.ru/news/society/tamozhnya_azerbaydzhana_na_granitse_s_rossiey_perekhodit_na_usilennyy_rezhim_raboty
22:52, 13 April 2020
In Dagestan, authorities provide support for 257 Azerbaijanis after border closure
In Dagestan, the authorities of the Magaramkent District accommodated 257 Azerbaijanis in two hotels and a mosque. The residents of Azerbaijan cannot return to their homeland, because the Azerbaijani authorities closed the state border.
Magomed Katsiev (right) and Khasan Katsiev. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org
22:22, 13 April 2020
Court releases Ingush activist Khasan Katsiev
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Stavropol Territory has upheld the verdict to Khasan Katsiev, a participant of clashes between protestors and law enforcers in Magas. Meanwhile, the court pronounced a decision to release Khasan Katsiev from the SIZO (pre-trial prison), because his sentence had expired.
Irakli Okruashvili. Screenshot: https://www.currenttime.tv/a/30077459.html
18:55, 13 April 2020
Irakli Okruashvili sentenced to five years of imprisonment
Today, the court has found Irakli Okruashvili, the former Georgian Minister of Defence, guilty of participating in riots during protests which took place in Tbilisi on June 20-21, 2019. Irakli Okruashvili is sentenced to five years of imprisonment.
Worker in a protective suit is conducting disinfection, Abkhazia. Photo: press service of the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia
18:40, 13 April 2020
Gagra residents complain about prolonged quarantine in a multi-apartment building
In Gagra, residents of a nine-storey building are isolated in their apartments after their neighbours had been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection. For the seventh day, the people are deprived of any opportunity to go to work, visit their summer cottages, and leave the building at all. No date for the quarantine end is announced, the tenants of the building note.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=vz5uSD2Z_2Y&feature=emb_logo.
13:23, 13 April 2020
Facebook users are sceptical about Kadyrov's apologies
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic, has apologized for his words about opponents of the Chechen-Ingush agreement on the administrative border only to the elders who were present at that moment, and not to those Ingushes whom he had insulted, social network users have emphasized.
Residence of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:09, 13 April 2020
NKR introduces state of emergency because of coronavirus
Bako Saakyan, President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has decreed the introduction of the state of emergency in his republic because of the threat of coronavirus spread. However, the second round of the presidential election, scheduled for April 14, has not been postponed.
Spreading bread to poor families. Screenshot from video posted by groznytv: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-31k0kFn62/
11:41, 13 April 2020
Social network users criticize Kadyrov Fund for unsanitary at spreading food
A report on a charity action organized by the Kadyrov Fund caught the attention of Instagram users. Volunteers unloaded the bread intended for the poor onto the cloth spread directly on the ground; those who helped in unloading and forming food packages were without basic protection means, social network users have noted.
11:30, 13 April 2020
Kadyrov's dispute with Mishustin affects infection statistics in Chechnya
The Ramzan Kadyrov's public polemic with Russian Premier Mikhail Mishustin has affected the official coronavirus statistics in Chechnya, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper has noted.
Screenshot from a video with an apology of Artyom Logunov posted in the chat on the Telegram channel "Atypical Adygea", https://t.me/nontypical/4293
11:18, 13 April 2020
Maykop student tells story of apology for meme repost
An apology for the repost of the meme made amid the pandemic about the panic was preceded by a "prophylactic conversation" with employees of the "E Centre", Artyom Logunov, a Maykop student, has informed.
11:06, 13 April 2020
ECtHR finds authorities' actions regarding refugee from Chechnya illegal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the eviction of Isiyat Dzaurova, a refugee from Chechnya, from the "Promzhilbaza" temporary accommodation centre (TAC) in Ingushetia, a violation of the right to respect one's housing, as set out in the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
Temperature screening of a hospital visitor. Screenshot of the video at the «Мир 24» YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw6hNz5Jt74
10:38, 12 April 2020
Armenian authorities to extend state of emergency due to coronavirus
The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia has increased by 11 and amounted to 977. The Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated that the government will extend the state of emergency in the country by another month after April 14.
Malika Djikaeva. Screenshot of the post on Djikaeva's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-z1bpZjqrp/
10:22, 12 April 2020
Conviction of Djikaeva for contempt of Islam triggers disputes on Instagram
The gloating over the criminal prosecution in Chechnya of the Ossetian blogger Malika Djikaeva is unworthy of Muslims, Instagram users have pointed out. They wished Djikaeva to repent that she had acted in provocative videos wearing hijab.
Ambulance. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:12, 12 April 2020
Chechen authorities link increase in coronavirus patients with crowded funerals
During the past 24 hours, two coronavirus patients died in Chechnya; and the number of infected persons has increased to 48, said Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Parliament, linking the increase in incidence with the crowded funerals in the Shali District.
News
Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

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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.