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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.
Seda Safaryan. Photo: https://hetq.am/ru/article/69722
14:31, 27 April 2020
General Prosecutor's Office to investigate beating of advocate's relatives in Armenia
On April 26, the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia reported a launch of an investigation into a criminal case on a hooligan attack on relatives of advocate Seda Safaryan. The advocate herself associated the incident with her professional activities.
A village in the Kvemo Kartli Region. Photo: G.N, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57920982
11:19, 27 April 2020
Eastern Georgia is under strict quarantine due to coronavirus
On April 26, the Tetritskaro municipality in the Kvemo Kartli Region was closed for quarantine. Block posts have been deployed at entrances thereto, Shota Rekhviashvili, the state representative of Kvemo Kartli, told the "Rustavi-2" TV Company.
Believer praying. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:05, 27 April 2020
Muslims of Southern Russia deny collective prayers in Ramadan
Given the ban on collective namazes (prayers), believers of Southern Russia are praying at home and hold evening de-fasting during the holy month of Ramadan within their families. They have treated the restrictive measures with understanding.
A street in the centre of Grozny. Photo: press service of the City Administration, http://grozmer.ru/objavlenija/uvazhaemye-uchastniki-dorozhnogo-dvizhen-2296.html
10:47, 27 April 2020
Grozny residents report difficulties due to blocked streets
Because of repairs of underground utilities, several streets in central Grozny are blocked. It has become more difficult for people in quarantine to make purchases within the time allotted by the authorities, residents of Grozny complained.
11:57, 26 April 2020
Yerevan: political analysts argue over reasons for head of Russian MFA's statement on Karabakh settlement
The statement by Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, on a possibility of a step-by-step settlement of the Karabakh conflict by liberating a number of areas around Nagorno-Karabakh has become part of political bargaining, but not a concrete proposal, analysts in Yerevan believe.
Participants of a mourning rally on the 151st anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, holding a Circassian flag. Moscow, May 21, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadjieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:55, 26 April 2020
Residents of Southern Russia mark Circassian Flag Day at home
Coronavirus made corrections to the celebration of the Circassian Flag Day. Activists have posted flags on balconies and exchange posts with congratulations in social networks. Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea has recollected traditional mass events on this day and noted that they were celebrating the holiday in self-isolation for the first time.
11:47, 26 April 2020
Oppositionist Shamsi Kesemenli arrested in Baku for 15 days
Shamsi Kesemenli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is the tenth party member arrested during the quarantine period, the PFPA has informed.
16:54, 25 April 2020
Residents of Georgia complain of officials' refusal of humanitarian aid
The residents of the Marneuli District of Georgia, closed for strict quarantine, have reported that officials are distributing humanitarian aid among their friends and relatives; and there are not enough foodstuffs at stores. Those who are jobless receive no material assistance, the Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring asserts.
Screenshot of the video "How to perform the namaz (prayer)", https://youtu.be/R3A0Ct-D_yA
16:51, 25 April 2020
Chechen Muftiate recommends praying within families
The onset of the Muslims' holy month of Ramadan has not led to any lifting of restrictions on visiting mosques in Chechnya. The namaz (prayer) should be performed in the family circle, as stated in the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) of Chechnya.
Elena Milashina. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/PeGJasDuSwI
16:48, 25 April 2020
Journalist responds to Kadyrov's threats with application to ICRF
Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, has demanded to initiate a criminal case about the threat of murder and an attempt to interfere with the journalistic professional activities. She has stated that, if awarded some compensation, she will hire advocates to protect victims of torture and unlawful detentions in Chechnya.
16:29, 25 April 2020
Threat of crisis spurs Azerbaijani authorities to tighten persecution of opposition
Azerbaijani authorities make a maximum use of quarantine restrictions to neutralize the opposition, since they fear mass protests amid the crisis caused by coronavirus and drop of oil prices, human rights defenders assert.
16:23, 25 April 2020
Chechnya: state servants tell about forced head shaving after Kadyrov
After the flash mob initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov, law enforcers have appeared in the streets of Grozny with their heads shaved bald. This trend has voluntarily-forcibly touched on some state (budget-funded) organizations, local residents inform.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
11:48, 25 April 2020
Kuban woman accused of links with Syrian militants
Victoria Simonenko, a 25-year-old resident of Novokubansk, has been put on the wanted list within the case of training in a militant camp in Syria.
Eugeny Bunin. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 25 April 2020
Inquiry into torture of Kuban resident resumed for the fifth time
For the fifth time, the prosecutor's office has convinced investigators to resume the case of torture of Evgeny Bunin, a resident of the Tuapse District, human rights defenders have informed. The victim himself intends to achieve the punishment of the law enforcer who had tortured him.
A street vendor selling flowers in Tbilisi. April 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:34, 25 April 2020
Rights defenders call on Georgian authorities to help street vendors
The authorities are obliged to find ways to organize street trading under the state of emergency and help small vendors, who have lost their incomes due to the imposed restrictions, the Centre Human Rights for Training and Monitoring has stated.
Names sent by the participants of an online action via sms were shown on a screen in the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. Photo by the press service of the Yerevan City Hall www.facebook.com/YerevanCityHall
11:26, 25 April 2020
Participants of memory flash mob in Armenia uphold cancellation of mourning march
This year, the traditional mass march to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, held on the Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, was cancelled because of the coronavirus. Residents of Armenia understand the need of restrictive measures and have paid tribute to the victims by means of a virtual rally.
Military exercises. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia https://structure.mil.ru/
23:59, 24 April 2020
Military experts argue about reasons for army manoeuvres in Chechnya
In Chechnya, military manoeuvres in the vicinity of villages in the Nadterechny District are a stage of ordinary military exercises, not related to the socio-political situation in Northern Caucasus, military observers Alexander Golts and Pavel Felgenhauer believe. Political analyst Alexander Perendjiev does not rule out that the Russian federal troops have demonstrated their presence amid a mass protest in North Ossetia.
News
Badra Gunba. Photo: http://abkhazinform.com/ Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 24-March 2, 2025

A rally in the village of Novokuli to mark 81 years since the beginning of a deportation of the Vainakhs. Photo from the Telegram channel of the administration of the Novolaksky District of Dagestan https://t.me/novolak_vesti/19308 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 17-23, 2025

The wreckage of a drone. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot" Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 10-16, 2025

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.