×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   All news
23:53, 28 March 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 150 shelling attacks
Since March 22, Azerbaijani soldiers have fired over 1200 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.
The "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:27, 28 March 2020
Law enforcers collected believers' data during raid at "Tangim" Mosque in Dagestan
At the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala, law enforcers stopped parishioners and copied their personal data. Believers pointed to a reduction in the number of participants in the Friday prayer, linking it with the threat of coronavirus spread.
Ammunition. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:19, 28 March 2020
Armenian Army serviceman wounded in conflict zone with Azerbaijan
On March 27, a military serviceman was wounded as a result of a shot from the Azerbaijani side, a source from the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). Photo: Bilal Randeree https://www.flickr.com
12:13, 28 March 2020
North-Caucasian pilgrims face threat of Hajj cancellation
The demand for Hajj pilgrimage among North-Caucasian Muslims has dropped because of the spread of coronavirus and rouble depreciation, tour operators report. Saudi Arabia may cancel the Hajj; and operators will have to return the money to unfortunate pilgrims, said the office of Ilyas Umakhanov, the Hajj Commissioner under the Russian government.
12:06, 28 March 2020
Analysts explain difference of coronavirus spread in Georgia and Armenia
The number of coronavirus cases has reached 329 in Armenia and 83 in Georgia. The significant difference in the number of infected people is explained by the fact that Tbilisi took preventive measures against the epidemic earlier than Yerevan. However, such a gap in figures can be explained also by the fact that the data on the number of coronavirus infected people depends on the number of performed tests, analysts have noted.
Believers in a mosque in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
11:45, 28 March 2020
Attendance of Friday namaz in Chechen mosques drops
After the Mufti's call to people at risk not to visit mosques for coronavirus threat, the collective namaz (prayer) in Grozny on Friday was less crowded.
Kadyrov at the meeting on the coronavirus outbreak https://youtu.be/E7QdTlJjmB4
11:23, 28 March 2020
Kadyrov equates coronavirus carriers with terrorists
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has demanded that quarantine violators be imprisoned, deprived of food and buried in pits. The threats may well come true, residents of the republic believe.
Visitors of the concert at the new Palace of Arts in Grozny. Screenshot of the video published at Ramzan Kadyrov's page on the VKontakte https://vk.com/wall279938622_476660
23:59, 27 March 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov organizes solemn ceremony in Grozny despite quarantine
On March 26, the Chechen TV Channel showed a story about the opening ceremony at the Palace of Arts in Grozny. The authorities of Chechnya organized a solemn ceremony despite their own calls to cancel all mass events. Users of social networks and residents of Chechnya criticized the inconsistent actions of the republic's authorities.
A cleaning services specialist disinfects streets in the village of Marabda. March 23, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
22:34, 27 March 2020
Under quarantine: how Azerbaijanis survive in Georgia
Two districts of the Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli became a hotbed of risk for the spread of the coronavirus infection, and a strict quarantine is introduced in those districts. The region is compactly populated by Azerbaijani natives, many of whom do not know the Georgian language. What the authorities are doing, what local residents are afraid of, why students are not able to attend distance lectures, and how the language barrier prevents people from maintaining social distancing, – read about these and other problems described for the "Caucasian Knot" by Alexander Kvakhadze, a researcher of the "Rondeli Foundation".
Joint action of supporters of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and Murtazali Gasanguseinov in Makhachkala, March 16, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:17, 27 March 2020
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev left under arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan dismissed an appeal filed by the defence of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), about his arrest in a case on financing of terrorism.
A session of the Dagestani Parliament. Photo by the press service of the People's Assembly of the Republic http://nsrd.ru/pub/novosti/45_sessiya_dagestanskogo_parlamenta_vnesla_iz_26_03_2020
19:13, 27 March 2020
Dispute over killed Gasanguseinov brothers' case results in conflict among Dagestani MPs
At a session of the Dagestani parliament, MP Omargadji Aliev has reproached the republic's Minister of Internal Affairs and noted that till present, the case on the killing of the Gasanguseinov shepherd brothers has not been resolved. A dispute about the investigators' inaction resulted in a quarrel among Dagestani MPs.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:48, 27 March 2020
Rights defenders demand to inquire into torture case of four residents of Southern Russia
The torture case of four Anapa residents has been reopened after repeated examinations, the Committee against Torture (CaT) has reported. The investigation of the case will move from a deadlock only after the transfer thereof to the central machinery of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), human rights defenders believe.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/evrosud-priznal-narushenie-prav-tofiga-yagublu/?ref=article-related-artciles
18:37, 27 March 2020
CE condemns Aliev's words on isolation of opposition
Azerbaijani authorities must release the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, arrested on charges of hooliganism, the Council of Europe (CE) has stated. International human rights organizations have treated the use of coronavirus pretext to isolate the opposition as undemocratic.
Ramzan Kadyrov's statement at the meeting of the government of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIDNyDFHR6A
13:03, 27 March 2020
After his joke about coronavirus, social network users urge Kadyrov to become serious
The joking statement of the head of Chechnya that he had survived the coronavirus caused criticism of social network users. Residents of the republic have criticized authorities' actions amid the pandemic and deficit of medical masks and a rise in foodstuff prices.
A girl in a medical mask. Photo: pixabay.com
11:24, 27 March 2020
Activists in Georgia fined after distributing medical masks
The distribution of free medical masks, disinfectants and gloves held by the organization "New Leaders" brought together over a hundred residents of Zugdidi, which entailed a fine imposed on the organizers thereof. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia has reached 79.
Health workers in protective clothing. Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera
11:17, 27 March 2020
First coronavirus patient dies in Armenia
An elderly patient infected with coronavirus, who also suffered from other diseases, has died, the Ministry of Public Health of Armenia has reported.
Passers-by in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 27 March 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan complain about quarantine conditions
About 3000 suspected coronavirus patients are quarantined in hospitals of Azerbaijan. They have to achieve proper living conditions there.
23:58, 26 March 2020
Native of Chechnya accused of involvement in IS
In Chechnya, the law enforcement bodies accuse a native of the Naursky District of involvement in a unit of the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") fighting in Syria.
Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 26 March 2020
Third coronavirus patient dies in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, the number of coronavirus-infected people reached 112. Of them, three died and other five recovered.
A cabin for lifting miners in the Chiatura District of Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
19:04, 26 March 2020
Human rights defenders criticize Georgian company for reducing miners' wages
A decision of the "Georgian Manganese" Company to cut by 40% the wages of workers earlier employed at the mines which are now closed contradicts the Labour Code, the "Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre" (EMC) and the "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) declare.
News
Fuel availability issues have been reported in several regions of southern Russia.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Human rights activists call for the release of mothers who are political prisoners

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.