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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.
11:22, 9 May 2020
Rights defenders claim religious discrimination in Georgia
Georgian authorities are supporting the Georgian Orthodox Church in financial, legal and social spheres, while the attitude of the state towards other religions is discriminatory, the Institute of Tolerance and Diversity has stated.
Clashes near the Adjara Government House in Batumi. Photo: screenshot of the video at the ajaratv.ge website https://ajaratv.ge/article/59045"
11:20, 9 May 2020
Four persons detained at protest action in Batumi
About 100 people came to the Adjara Government House in Batumi on Friday, May 8, demanding the release of two detained men. There were clashes of protesters with policemen; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported on the detention of four persons.
11:18, 9 May 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Southern Caucasus increases due to Armenia and Georgia
In Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, the number of coronavirus deaths has reached 82. Over the past 24 hours, one person died in Armenia and Georgia each.
A health worker in protective gear. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
23:59, 8 May 2020
Situation with COVID-19 in Dagestan remains most alarming in Russia, Ministry for Public Health reports
After an appeal of Dagestani doctors to the Russian President, the Russian Minister for Public Health has stated that the spread of the coronavirus infection in Dagestan and the provision of medical care for infected patients in the republic cause more fears than the situation in other regions.
Robert Kocharyan (in the center) in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 8 May 2020
Armenian and Karabakh politicians bail out former president Robert Kocharyan
Four former prime ministers of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh requested the release of Robert Kocharyan from a SIZO (pre-trial prison) because of the threat of the coronavirus infection.
Residents of Grozny at the pharmacy. April 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
18:28, 8 May 2020
Social network users criticize detentions of quarantine violators in Chechnya
In Chechnya, public officers reprimanded almost two dozen men detained without permits and masks, reports a video posted on Instagram. Social network users claim it is a problem in Chechnya to get a permit to leave home.
Chechen girls playing in a river. Photo: REUTERS/Ekaterina Anchevskaya
18:16, 8 May 2020
Parents with many children in Chechnya complain about deficit of information on benefits
Chechnya is collecting applications for benefits that are planned to be paid to parents of preschool children since June, the republic's Ministry of Labour has stated. However, recipients of payments to families with many children complain that they learned about the due benefits not from officials, but from acquaintances.
A police car. Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
18:06, 8 May 2020
Ramid Nagiev, PFPA activist, arrested
Ramid Nagiev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for 30 days. The party associates his arrest with Nagiev's political activities.
A volunteer loads foodstuff parcels for those in need in a car. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:59, 8 May 2020
KBR benefactors raise money to help those in need
The "Kavkaz-Nur" Foundation has arranged a fundraising campaign in social networks in order to buy food for the families in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who found themselves without money due to the epidemic. Volunteers have faced a large number of requests for help; out of 663 such requests, they managed to satisfy 200 so far. Other businessmen are also rendering large-scale help to local residents.
Veteran's medals. Photo: Murad Orujov, http://www.contact.az/indexc_ru.html
11:53, 8 May 2020
Azerbaijani authorities report payment of assistance to veterans
Participants in the Great Patriotic War and home front workers have received lump-sum cash benefits for the Victory Day, the Azerbaijani government has announced. Because of the quarantine regime, we'll have to celebrate the Victory Day at home, local residents have regretted.
11:47, 8 May 2020
Azerbaijani authorities threaten to toughening quarantine measures
During the past 24 hours, Azerbaijan revealed 77 cases of coronavirus infection; and the total number of infected persons has reached 2204. For the third day in a row, the increase in the number of infected exceeds that of recovered persons; authorities attribute it to non-observance of the quarantine and did not exclude the tightening of restrictive measures.
11:43, 8 May 2020
"Novaya Gazeta" allowed returning part of article on coronavirus in Chechnya back to website
The "Roskomnadzor" has specified to which sections of the article by Elena Milashina in the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper on the situation with the coronavirus in Chechnya access should be restricted, thus, giving the right to open most of the material for readers.
11:38, 8 May 2020
Journalists treat renaming of Tskhinvali into Stalinir as populism
Residents of South Ossetia are not using the name "Stalinir" to denote Tskhinvali; and the decree on the temporary renaming of the city is populist and designed for Stalin's supporters, journalists and a political analyst assert.
The detention of Giorgi Guev, a native of North Ossetia. May 2019. Screenshot of the video at the YouTube channel of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYQEb5nf0Iw&feature=youtu.be
23:57, 7 May 2020
Court extends arrest of North-Ossetian native accused of financing terrorism
A court has extended until June 12 the arrest of Giorgi Guev, a native of North Ossetia, who was accused of financing terrorism.
Magomed Daudov. Photo by Muslim Betsiev https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:55, 7 May 2020
Chechen speaker: men to be punished for quarantine violation by their female relatives
Chechen women take advantage of the fact that local law enforcers do not detain them for violation of the quarantine regime, and now men from their families will be responsible for their quarantine violations, states Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament.
Khadija Ismayilova at a protest action. Baku, March 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 7 May 2020
ECtHR finds violation of journalist Khadija Ismayilova's rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) granted a complaint filed by journalist Khadija Ismayilova against the Azerbaijani authorities. The ECtHR obliged Azerbaijan to pay the journalist 6000 euros of compensation.
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.

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.

Cherkessk City Court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/sudpress09/1776 The court agreed to transfer the defendants in the Kalimatov case from the Armavir pretrial detention center.

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.