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Vakhit Usmaev. Photo: Zaurbaev - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Усмаев,_Вахит_Абубакарович
18:59, 13 May 2020
Since February, third Kadyrov's fellow villager gets a post in Chechen government
On May 12, Vakhid Usmaev, Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya, was appointed the deputy chairman of the Chechen government. This is the third fellow villager of Ramzan Kadyrov, who was appointed to a high post from early February.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike
18:47, 13 May 2020
Instagram blocks Ramzan Kadyrov's account because of sanctions
The Instagram account used by Ramzan Kadyrov was deleted in connection with the fact that the leader of Chechnya was included in the US sanctions list, reports the spokesperson for the Instagram owner. In addition to the Ramzan Kadyrov's unofficial account, Instagram pages of his associates are also unavailable.
Residents of Chernolessky village at the psycho-neurological boarding house. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=JwZqX0TqmGk&feature=emb_logo
18:33, 13 May 2020
In Stavropol Territory, boarding house staff claims critical situation because of quarantine (+video)
In the Stavropol Territory, staff of the psycho-neurological boarding house has been staying under the quarantine for three weeks along with infected patients, and the authorities do not respond to appeals. This can be concluded from a video appeal posted on the Internet on May 12.
Tractor. Photo: Pixabay.com
14:04, 13 May 2020
Georgian authorities allocate over USD 93 million to support farmers
On May 20, Georgia is launching state support programmes for agrarian producers, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Prime Minister, stated on May 12. The programme provides payments to the farmers whose businesses have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, subsidies to buy fuel, as well as exemptions from irrigation fees.
Alburikent Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org
13:51, 13 May 2020
Dagestanis criticize officials for broadcasting war songs from minarets
Playing music from minarets was a result of neglect and negligence of bodies of power, the political analysts and residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Relatives of Vadim Cheldiev. Screenshot from video posted by Soslan Zaseev at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqAsSuIr1SU&has_verified=1
13:28, 13 May 2020
Cheldiev's relatives demand from policemen to tell truth about incident at fuelling station
Relatives of Vadim Cheldiev, a North-Ossetian opera singer, suspected of beating a policeman, have recorded a video appeal addressed to the law enforcers, who became eyewitnesses of the incident at the fuelling station. Members of the Cheldiev family clan asked law enforcers to meet them and tell who really hit the policeman.
11:19, 13 May 2020
Opposition demands from "Georgian Dream" to fulfil agreement to free political prisoners
The "Georgian Dream" Party never committed itself to the release of political prisoners as part of an agreement on the system for holding parliamentary elections, Archil Talakvadze, the Speaker of the Parliament, has stated. In their turn, oppositionists claim that authorities are trying to evade their obligation.
A GSM tower. Photo: NPO 'Techvodpolimer', https://tvpolimer.ru/products/podemnye-ustrojstva-i-metallokonstrukcii/vyshki-sotovoj-svyazi-v-tom-chisle/attachment/vyshki-sotovoj-svjazi-proizvodstvo-6/
11:03, 13 May 2020
Authorities assure residents of North Ossetia of cell towers' safety
New generation communications technologies pose no threat to the health of North-Ossetian residents, the republic's information technology and communications department has assured.
Gunnery drills of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7809
08:34, 13 May 2020
Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers issue film about Karabakh conflict
A group of Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers have made a film about the conflict dated to the 26th anniversary of signing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. It shows a possibility of cooperating in difficult political conditions, the NGO named "Reconciliation Resources" that has supported the project believes.
Hideout with weapons and explosives found in Sukhum. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=81&v=CBeFNBSQFWY&feature=emb_logo
08:21, 13 May 2020
Hideout with weapons and explosives found in Sukhumi
In a multi-storey apartment block in Kartoziya Street in the New District of Sukhumi, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia and the state security service found a large hideout with weapons and ammunition.
Medical worker. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:31, 12 May 2020
Dagestani leader reports hundreds of pneumonia victims in republic
In Dagestan, since the beginning of the pandemic, 481 people died from viral pneumonia, the leader of the republic reports today. According to him, in April 2020, the incidence of pneumonia increased by 33.6% compared to 2019.
Residents of Karachay-Cherkessia detained in arms trafficking case. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHZ3T-zr7D4&feature=youtu.be
22:15, 12 May 2020
Seven residents of Karachay-Cherkessia detained in arms trafficking case
Seven residents of Karachay-Cherkessia were detained on suspicion of firearms trafficking. An underground workshop was organized in a house of one of the suspects, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today.
Office of the "Adjara" TV Channel in Batumi. Photo: Shota Khincha/OC Media.
21:58, 12 May 2020
Presenter of "Adjara TV" associates his dismissal with criticism of his director
Malkhaz Rekhviashvili, a presenter of the "Adjara" TV Channel, the chairman of the Alternative Trade Union, was dismissed from his position after he supported his colleague who had been suspended from the air. Malkhaz Rekhviashvili announced the intention to challenge the TV Channel director's decision on his dismissal in court.
Screenshot from video appeal of Agil Gumbatov to the President of Azerbaijan dated March 13, 2-19, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0LMm-tKug&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3PY8cvlqNqF9R_PF0bdeuYgQ5EaJPdjYv1VhCkZYKpPgq70QQVOiQjo58
19:08, 12 May 2020
Agil Gumbatov complains about poor health state after treatment in psychiatric hospital
Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was placed for compulsory treatment to the Republican Psychiatric Hospital in the village of Mashtaga, complained of bad health state after treatment with unknown drugs. A spouse of Agil Gumbatov fears for her husband's health state and demands to release the activist.
A woman in a medical mask. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:49, 12 May 2020
Chechen residents criticize operational headquarters to combat coronavirus
Residents of Chechnya complain to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about the impossibility to get through phones of the "hotline" of the operational headquarters, engaged in solving all issues related to current restrictions imposed because of the spread of the coronavirus infection.
13:43, 12 May 2020
US Helsinki Commission calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop repressions
The restrictive measures introduced during the coronavirus pandemic are used by the Azerbaijani authorities to arrest oppositional activists, the US Helsinki Commission has stated.
Prayer. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:13, 12 May 2020
Dagestani Muftiate urges believers to mark Eid al-Fitr at home
Because of the difficult situation with coronavirus in Dagestan, the republic's Muftiate has invited Muslims to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram, or end of fasting) within their families. Believers are advised not to invite guests, not to visit cemeteries, and observe the self-isolation regime.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov. Photo: press service of the President of Russia, Muslim Betsiev, https://ru.wikipedia.org/ Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
11:19, 12 May 2020
Instagram users remind Daudov about Kadyrov's promise
Despite the fact that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced, since May 12, a relaxation of the restriction regime introduced due to coronavirus, Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has stated that so far there have been no changes in the self-isolation regime. Instagram users criticized the decision not to lift restrictions and reminded Daudov about Kadyrov's words.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Screenshot from video statement dated July 19, 2019: https://www.facebook.com/SaakashviliMikheil/videos/528972974597812/?v=528972974597812
11:07, 12 May 2020
Political analysts argue about Saakashvili's influence on Georgian opposition
Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, remains the most significant figure of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party and ensures its funding, Zaal Andjaparidze, a political analyst, has noted. His colleague, Ramaz Sakvarelidze, believes, in his turn, that Saakashvili has ceased to be perceived in Georgia as a Georgian politician.
Police detaining participants of Vladikavkaz rally. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
10:55, 12 May 2020
Rally participant in Vladikavkaz arrested despite COVID-19 positive test
Arthur Bugulov, a resident of North Ossetia, has been arrested until June 21 on charges of hooliganism, despite his positive test for coronavirus, his advocate, Sergey Denisenko, has informed.
News
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.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.