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Market in Georgia. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
11:26, 29 April 2020
Georgia: rights defenders criticize govt's anti-crisis plan
The anti-crisis plan, drafted with the aim to help businesses and residents during the pandemic, fails to support several vulnerable social groups, the Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring has stated.
11:14, 29 April 2020
Activists' attempt to contact Ali Kerimli ends with fines
Two activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained near the home of Ali Kerimli, the party leader and fined by USD 60 each for violating the quarantine regime. They were punished for trying to contact Kerimli, the PFPA has stated.
08:27, 29 April 2020
Yerevan residents protest against cutting off housing and communal services
Residents of Yerevan have gathered near the government building with a demand to solve the problem of disconnecting utilities for non-payment. Due to epidemic restrictions, local residents are without livelihood, Aik Barsegyan, an activist, has stated.
Screenshot of the official page of the "Chernovik" weekly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_hptDeHi2p/
08:19, 29 April 2020
Head of Dagestani village complains about absence of medicines and doctors
The death toll from pneumonia in the village of Tebekmakhi in the Akushinsky District of Dagestan has gone up sharply, almost a third of villagers are sick, but there is not enough medicines and qualified medical help, Medjid Medjidov, the head of the village of Tebekmakhi, said in his appeal to the authorities of Dagestan.
Rauf Arashukov. Photo: The Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation https://ru.wikipedia.org/
21:32, 28 April 2020
Arashukov son's and father's cases combined with three top-ranking law enforcers' cases
Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, his father Raul Arashukov, and former heads of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE, also known as Centre "E") and the Investigating Department for Karachay-Cherkessia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) became involved as defendants in a common criminal case, the defence reported.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695/
21:19, 28 April 2020
SIZO warders refuse advocate to visit sentenced Azerbaijani activist
An advocate was not allowed to visit Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), sentenced for posting a video criticizing a policeman. Defender Elchin Sadygov treats the above refusal in a visit to his client as an interference with his professional activities and a violation of the arrested activist's rights.
Worker conducts disinfection in Yerevan metro. Photo: Vahram Baghdasaryan/ REUTERS
18:59, 28 April 2020
Armenian authorities decide to mitigate state of emergency
Within ten days, Armenia will first minimize and then lift the restrictions on economic activities, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces. Meanwhile, residents are allowed to go for walks up to one kilometer from their place of residence.
Policeman checks IDs in Grozny, April, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
18:38, 28 April 2020
In Chechnya, entrepreneurs alerted by conditions for quarantine mitigation
Small shops, petrol stations, and car service stations will be opened providing for compliance with security measures, announces Ramzan Kadyrov. The leader of Chechnya has threatened to seize the property of violators. Local businessmen believe it is risky to resume activities in such conditions.
Policemen detain an activist during protest action in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:18, 28 April 2020
Activists call on international community to help stop repressions in Azerbaijan
The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Security (IRFS) and members of the EU's Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) called on the international community not to remain indifferent to human rights violations in Azerbaijan and help stop the persecution of government critics.
Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Photo courtesy of Nina Tumanova
13:14, 28 April 2020
"Syndicate-100" treats law on fakes as pressure on journalists
Authorities have begun actively using the coronavirus pandemic for putting pressure on independent mass media, says the statement made by the "Syndicate-100" Association of Russian Editions posted today.
Medics hospitalizing a patient. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
12:53, 28 April 2020
Chechnya: 42 administrative cases for violating self-isolation regime
42 residents of Chechnya face large fines for violating the self-isolation regime introduced in the republic because of the threat of coronavirus spread.
Law enforcers during detention. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee: http://nac.gov.ru
11:13, 28 April 2020
For thirteenth time, ICRF refuses to open case on torture in Anapa
For the thirteenth time, investigators have refused to initiate a criminal case on the torture complaints submitted by three residents of the city of Anapa. For about four years of conducting various checks, a lot of opportunities have been lost to obtain evidence in applicants' favour, said Anna Kotsareva, a lawyer of the Committee against Torture (CaT).
Tskhinval. Photo: Juliet Kozaeva @ Cominf.org, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10435042
10:58, 28 April 2020
Bibilov allows calling Tskhinval as Stalinir
The name of "Stalinir" will be used to designate the capital of South Ossetia along with the modern name of the city (Tskhinval or Tskhinvali) during the festivities dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, Anatoly Bibilov, the president of the republic, has decided.
Police vehicles, Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
08:21, 28 April 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist complains of beating by law enforcers
Law enforcers have beaten up Arif Babaev, an arrested activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and forced him to abandon his political activities, his brother said.
At the place of explosion in Volgograd, April 27, 2020. Photo: https://bloknot-volgograd.ru/news/fotootchet-s-mesta-vzryva-granaty-v-avtomobile-69--1217584
01:50, 28 April 2020
Sources report man's death from grenade explosion in Volgograd
A grenade has exploded in a car parked in a street in Volgograd, killing a man, a source from the city's emergency services has preliminarily reported.
Grozny residents in medical masks in public transport, April 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
21:22, 27 April 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov announces step-by-step lifting of coronavirus restrictions
Chechnya will most likely first open small shops, car service stations, and petrol stations with a small number of employees, the leader of the Chechen Republic has announced today.
Medical worker is taking COVID-19 test. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
21:03, 27 April 2020
Dagestan remains leader in number of coronavirus-infected people in NCFD
Over 24 hours, in Dagestan, the number of cases of coronavirus infection increased by 167 and reached 994. These are the highest numbers among the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
A hand of a law enforcer. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
18:03, 27 April 2020
Social network users support appeal to Kadyrov about detention of Chechen resident
A mother of Magomed Khaikharoev from the village of Assinovskaya, who was detained by law enforcers more than four months ago, has appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov. The woman has requested the leader of Chechnya to release her son. Instagram users supported the appeal of the woman.
Rally in Vladikavkaz, April 20, 2020. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
17:45, 27 April 2020
Russian watchdog associates outbreak of coronavirus with a rally in Vladikavkaz
In North Ossetia, the number of coronavirus cases increased by 148 over 24 hours and reached 549. According to the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision), the growth of the number of coronavirus-infected people increased significantly because of a mass protest in Vladikavkaz and violation of the regime of self-isolation by residents of the republic.
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7754
14:47, 27 April 2020
Azerbaijan announces shelling attack on its village on border with Armenia
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in a village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 25 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
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.