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Mosque at Agasiyev street in Makhachkala. Screenshot: Google Maps
08:36, 12 May 2020
Islam scholars treat song broadcast from minarets in Makhachkala as inappropriate
The message that Dagestanis are unhappy with the broadcast of military songs from the loudspeakers installed on mosque minarets in Dagestan arrived on May 11 at the SMS service of the "Caucasian Knot".
A tent camp for Azerbaijani citizens at the border with Dagestan. Screenshot from video posted by Mayor of Derbent Khizri Abakarov: https://www.instagram.com/p/CABWqefnnXB
08:25, 12 May 2020
MfE sets up tent camp for Azerbaijani citizens in Dagestan
In the city of Derbent and in the Derbent District of Dagestan, about 700 Azerbaijani citizens are waiting for the opening of the Russian-Azerbaijani border. For them, it was decided to set up a tent camp, for 210 places so far.
00:07, 12 May 2020
PFPA activist arrested in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani activist Jeikhun Rzaev, who was detained in Mingachevir, was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for disobeying the police. Members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) treat the activist's arrest as politically motivated.
A school that was burned down in the village of Surkh-Digora. Screenshot: video by the Ministry of Interior for North Ossetia, https://15.мвд.рф/news/window/20144735/
21:57, 11 May 2020
Instagram users criticize MIA's version about arson attacks in North Ossetia
A resident of Irafsky District set fire to a school, a kindergarten, and a private building out of personal hostility, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. The police version of hooliganism is unconvincing, note Instagram users. They suggest that someone's economic interests stay behind the arson attacks.
Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, Ruslan Alkhanov, Minister of Interior for Chechnya, Adam Delimkhanov, the advisor to the leader of Chechnya, and Salakh Mezhiev, Mufti of Chechnya the grave of Akhmat Kadyrov in Akhmat-Yurt. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTNrwO_-jl4&feature=emb_title
19:02, 11 May 2020
Chechen officials ignore quarantine rules on Mourning and Sorrow Day
In Chechnya, on the Day of Mourning and Sorrow of the Peoples of the Republic, subordinates of the leader of Chechnya visited his father's grave without wearing protective masks and without respecting social distancing. This can be concluded from the report broadcasted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen TV and Radio Company). In Chechnya, top-ranking officials do not comply with their own regulations, for violation of which ordinary people are punished, local residents note.
Medical test-tubes. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
18:43, 11 May 2020
In NCFD, Dagestan registers largest number of new coronavirus-infected patients
By 10:45 a.m. Moscow time, in Northern Caucasus, 391 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered within 24 hours, including 119 in Dagestan, the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) reports. Dagestan still leads in the total number of coronavirus-infected people in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian serviceman in a protective mask. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
13:22, 11 May 2020
Restrictions on entry to Tbilisi lifted
Today, the capital of Georgia, which was closed because of the coronavirus epidemic, has been opened for entry and exit, the Georgian government announces.
Chechen law enforcers' vehicle. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3TXR9l-je/
13:08, 11 May 2020
Videos on social networks with Chechen law enforcers prove overcoming fear in society
The number of videos confirming human rights violations in Chechnya is growing, and that fact irritates the authorities, suggests Alexei Malashenko, a member of the Expert Council of the Carnegie Moscow Centre. Such videos are a form of public protest, Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov believes.
Weapons and military outfit, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:33, 11 May 2020
Soldier of NKR's Defence Army dies
Sasun Margaryan, a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has died from a gunshot wound.
Protest action in Tbilisi, November 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
11:20, 11 May 2020
Rights defenders note decline in democracy level in Georgia
The human rights organization "Freedom House" has stressed that politicization of the judiciary is a serious problem in Georgia: the authorities pass legislative acts by disregarding citizens' opinions.
Woman in a medical mask in a store. Photo: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
11:08, 11 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya note chaotic nature of help distribution by Kadyrov Foundation
The Chechen authorities have reported on the distribution of monetary help to poor families organized by the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. However, the residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have claimed that the recipients of the targeted help are often not those who really need it.
10:55, 11 May 2020
Two PFPA activists arrested for 30 days each
Ali Imankhanly and Elkhan Aliev, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), received 30 days of administrative arrest each for "violating the quarantine regime" and "disobedience to the police," the party has reported.
Screenshot of the post on the lifedagestan account on Instagram where people discuss broadcasting of the war time songs through the loudspeakers installed on mosques https://www.instagram.com/p/B_9p67Go62l/
10:32, 10 May 2020
Dagestani MfE apologizes for war songs from loudspeakers on mosques
The broadcasting of war time songs through the loudspeakers installed by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) on mosques in Makhachkala has triggered a mixed reaction in social networks. The action was not agreed with the clergy, the Muftiate has reported. The MfE explained that they wanted to support those who were on self-isolation because of the coronavirus and apologized to believers.
10:26, 10 May 2020
Residents of Grozny complain of fines for violating "mask regime"
After the introduction of mandatory wearing of medical masks in public places, law enforcers in Grozny began imposing fines on violators, they would not be lenient, local residents complain.
Screenshot of the post with a video appeal of law enforcers from the Gudermes District, Chechnya, to local residents, https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7a-VtlyAz/
10:20, 10 May 2020
Call of Chechen law enforcers to stay at home outrages Instagram users
A video appeal of law enforcers from the Gudermes District about the need of self-isolation is unconvincing, because they had not lost their salaries and the ability to feed their families, commentators on the Instagram and residents of Chechnya have pointed out.
22:52, 9 May 2020
Circassian activists help Syrian returnees
Activists from the group "Help to Syrian compatriots" and the NGO "Paryt" have spread 103 food packages among Circassian repatriates.
Screenshot of the post about the opening of minor enterprises in Chechnya since May 11, 2020, https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8jUnYpBrB/
22:41, 9 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya are sceptical about Kadyrov's promise to weaken quarantine
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced the opening, on May 11, of minor enterprises engaged in the sphere of services. However, local businessmen have suggested that under self-isolation, their work will be unprofitable. Once the motor traffic is very limited, receiving permits to reopen servicing stations is senseless, Instagram users have pointed out.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tbilisi. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Памятники_неизвестному_солдату
22:36, 9 May 2020
Residents of Georgia mark May 9 under restrictions and bans
Residents of Georgia celebrate Victory Day amid restrictions associated both with coronavirus and political motives. The country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reminded about the ban to use of communist and fascist symbols; and the authorities, due to the epidemic, have limited visits to crowded places. The residents of Tbilisi interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted that May 9 is a sacred holiday.
A mass brawl at a sitting of the Armenian parliament. Screenshot of the video at the Parliament of Armenia YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSLd2aH2DY&feature=youtu.be
17:16, 9 May 2020
Rights defenders criticize Armenian MPs for brawl in parliament
At a sitting of the Armenian parliament, after a verbal skirmish of MPs from the ruling party with those of the opposition, a mass brawl broke out. The Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called the opposition's actions a provocation, while human rights defenders have criticized the ruling party, accusing it of intolerance of opponents.
Magomed Daudov. Photo by Muslim Betsiev, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Даудов,_Магомед_Хожахмедович#/media/
17:14, 9 May 2020
Statements of Chechen Speaker show difference of Adats and laws
The demand of Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament, to prosecute men for violating the quarantine by their relatives is against the laws, but is fully consistent with Adats (customary law of certain Muslim nations), analysts believe.
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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.