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Hospital cubicle. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Health of Russia, https://www.rosminzdrav.ru/
18:32, 26 May 2020
In Adygea, coronavirus outbreak triggers a criminal case
In Adygea, the head of the rural settlement in the Krasnogvardeisky District allowed a funeral ceremony with participation of crowds of people, and that fact provoked the outbreak of COVID-19. This follows from a version of investigators announced on May 25. A criminal case is being investigated under the article on negligence.
Military unit in a near-front zone in the Azerbaijani territory. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=28598
18:07, 26 May 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attack on border village
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and in a village on the border with Armenia were shelled 26 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
A bride. Screenshot from video posted by 'Kavkazskaya politika' user at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xpRgf28g90
13:04, 26 May 2020
Muftiate of Chechnya lifts ban on Sharia weddings
The ban on marriages according to Islamic standards, introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, has been lifted provided that no crowded weddings are held, the Mufti of Chechnya announced on May 25.
Kirovaul (Dagestan). Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org
12:44, 26 May 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov's fellow villagers report about mass pneumonia
Over 500 villagers have suffered from viral pneumonia; 11 of them died, said the head of the village of Kirovaul in the Kizilyurt District, where the family of a Dagestan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov lives.
Faig Amirli. Photo: RFE/RL
11:35, 26 May 2020
Faig Amirli re-arrested for 15 days
Faig Amirli, an assistant to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 15 days. This is his second administrative arrest within the past six weeks.
Woman apologizes for speading messages about beatings of residents of the village of Samashki. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnIJmvnbFv/
11:23, 26 May 2020
Refutation video about beatings in Samashki causes doubts among villagers
The women, who had spread messages about beatings of residents of the village of Samashki for ignoring the self-isolation regime, have apologized. The respective video has appeared in the public on the Instagram, which is supported by the Chechen government. Locals have criticized the authors of the video clip.
Elena Baibekova. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 26 May 2020
Astrakhan residents support solo picket against constitutional amendments
Elena Baibekova from Astrakhan has held a solo picket against amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Passers-by have supported the activist.
08:40, 26 May 2020
Suleimanov's video sows doubts about his words about work in Grozny
The hospital corridor, where a video was filmed with Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Chechnya, looks like the interior of a hospital in Moscow, which does not exclude that the minister is in Russian capital, some media have suggested.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
08:28, 26 May 2020
Sense of uncertainty makes residents of Chechnya worry about Kadyrov's health
The absence of clear information about Kadyrov's disease is causing concern among residents of Chechnya, regardless of their attitude to him, since the whole republic's ruling system is based on him; and his absence is associated in people with a loss of stability, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Medical worker near a patient who was put on a ventilator. Photo:: Kirill Zykov/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
21:44, 25 May 2020
In Turkey, Circassians get from authorities help for Dagestan to fight against COVID-19
After an appeal from Circassian activists, Turkey sent to Dagestan items of personal protective equipment, medicines, and five mechanical ventilation devices.
Samashki residents tell how law enforcers beat quarantine violators. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: https://t.me/IADAT/706
21:26, 25 May 2020
In Samashki village, law enforcers beat quarantine violators, local residents report
In Chechnya, in the village of Samashki in the Achkhoi-Martan District, law enforcers beat a man, who left home on the holiday of Eid al-Fitr despite the restrictions of the quarantine regime, and his female relative, a local resident told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Collective id-namaz (holiday prayer) at the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque in Grozny. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBygJXq68ig&feature=emb_title
16:57, 25 May 2020
Collective prayer of Chechen theologians provokes indignation of social network users
On May 24, in Grozny, about 400 religious figures gathered for the only holiday namaz (prayer) in Chechnya on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen TV and Radio Company) reported. Amid the restrictions imposed because of the pandemic, ordinary believers had to celebrate the holiday at home, Instagram users complained.
Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
16:43, 25 May 2020
Azerbaijan registers 23 shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
Over 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled both in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Giorgi Rurua in the courtroom. Screenshot from video posted by TV Channel 1tv: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/sud-ostavil-georgija-rurua-v-zakljuchenii/
13:27, 25 May 2020
Pardoning of Georgian oppositionists increases chances for release of Rurua
The clemency of the oppositional leaders, Irakli Okruashvili and Giorgi Ugulava, which was agreed with the leadership of the ruling party, will be followed by the release of the oppositionist Giorgi Rurua, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
Special service agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-altayskom-krae-provedeno-0.html
13:01, 25 May 2020
On May 18-24, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 18-24, 2020, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, seven people suffered: six were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Announcement on quarantine regime at a door of one of Ingushetia apartment houses. Photo courtesy of Ruslan Mutsolgov
11:38, 25 May 2020
North-Caucasian residents treat restrictions on Eid al-Fitr with understanding
The restrictions imposed in connection with coronavirus made changes in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in the republics of Northern Caucasus. Local residents have welcomed the holiday in their families; they almost did not visit cemeteries, and congratulated each other over the phone.
Conflict in the police station in Nartkala. Screenshot from video posted by the "Other Nalchik" group on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100036798039208/videos/253442592559007/
11:25, 25 May 2020
Use of force against advocates in Nartkala police outrages social network users
The law enforcers, who used force against three women advocates in the police station of the city of Nartkala, should be severely punished; and this fact should have a wide public outcry in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), social network users assert.
Collective namaz in Batumi, May 24, 2020. Believers were praying not only inside the mosque, but outside as well. Photo: Manana Kveliashvili, Batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
11:03, 25 May 2020
Collective prayers held in mosques of Tbilisi and Batumi
Festive namazes (prayers) and sermons on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr were held on May 24 in the mosques of Tbilisi and Batumi. Mosque workers made sure that believers observe the social distance.
Video with Kadyrov's voiceover congratulating believers on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr, posted by IA 'Chechnya Segodnya', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PliTzltWS3Q&feature=emb_title
10:49, 25 May 2020
Format of Kadyrov's video appeal adds to residents' suspicions of his illness
In his congratulation on Eid al-Fitr, Ramzan Kadyrov did not appear in the video clip, but recorded only his voice, residents of Chechnya have noted. It is possible that he is really sick, they have suggested.
Screenshot of the trailer of the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" https://youtu.be/_2KMm49B6pE
11:14, 24 May 2020
HBO announces premiere of film about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya
After the premiere in the USA of the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya", telling about persecutions for sexual orientation, it will be screened in Russia, says Askold Kurov, a cameraman.
News
An Ingushetia resident has been accused of organizing the financing of militants.

Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Yakub Belkhoroev. Video frame from the ingushetiya tv channel https://youtu.be/mr8TUmtIFVM The defense declined to appeal Belkhoroev's sentence.

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.