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Djambulat Gasanov. Screenshot from video posted by the Caucasian Knot
22:32, 17 April 2020
Dagestani human rights defender Djambulat Gasanov claims being beaten by law enforcer
Law enforcers detained Djambulat Gasanov and four other persons who were accompanying Larisa Bachieva, an activist of the Makhachkala movement "Our City". Djambulat Gasanov claimed being beaten by a top-ranking law enforcer.
Village of Vremenny after special operation, Dagestan. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org/ru/tags/specoperaciya-v-poselke-vremennyy
22:17, 17 April 2020
Court supports Vremenny villagers in their claims to authorities
Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that the court of cassation confirmed the right of two families from the Dagestani village of Vremenny to compensations for their properties destroyed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO).
Buyers in a grocery in Shali. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUW-Z273EyU&feature=emb_title
18:41, 17 April 2020
Chechen residents do not believe TV report about food prices
In Chechnya, according to a report prepared by the republican TV Channel and released today, the food prices in shops and markets remained the same after the quarantine had been imposed. The prices for many food products have significantly grown in the republic, Instagram users and local residents note.
Baku under quarantine. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:21, 17 April 2020
HRW calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release arrested oppositionists
In Baku, the court has found Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, guilty of violating the quarantine regime and arrested him for 30 days. The international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) called on the Azerbaijani government to stop abusing restrictions to retaliate against the opposition.
A woman wearing mask in Tbilisi streets. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
13:30, 17 April 2020
Economists argue on whether Georgia needs external help
Georgian economists diverge in their opinions about the Georgia's need for financial help from the international community, and whether the country could overcome the economic crisis on its own.
Road checks. Screenshot of Instagram post by groznytv: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5Ja3NF43w/
13:16, 17 April 2020
Analysts note change in Kadyrov's position in his dispute with Mishustin
The broadcast on air of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) of reports about the free transit of motor vehicles across Chechnya demonstrates a change in Ramzan Kadyrov's position in his public dispute with the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi3sehVgyls
11:03, 17 April 2020
New case against Gadjiev worsens his position
A new criminal case initiated against Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly and portal, will allow investigators to extend his arrest, his advocates are afraid.
Ramzan Kadyrov meets Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin press service, http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57797
08:48, 17 April 2020
Punishment for "Novaya Gazeta" shows Kremlin's attitude to Kadyrov
Moscow is ready to forgive any actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, as long as the Kremlin sees in him a guarantor of stability and a symbol of Putin's victory in Chechnya, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Seller of tangerines at a market in Abkhazia. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:36, 17 April 2020
Abkhazian entrepreneurs complain of poor state support
The delay in customs duties and taxes provided by the authorities is not enough to save businesses from bankruptcy, entrepreneurs of Abkhazia assert.
Screenshot from video with apologies for a fake news on coronavirus: https://07.мвд.рф/news/item/19995229
08:25, 17 April 2020
KBR resident repents for coronavirus fake
A resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) faces a large fine for posting a fake video about coronavirus, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. Some Instagram users are against punishment for reposts in social networks, and criticized law enforcers for posting a video with an apology of the resident of the city of Tyrnyauz.
Village of Ilovlya. Photo courtesy of mytar78: https://smorodina.com
00:00, 17 April 2020
Coronavirus-infected family faces bullying in Volgograd Region
The Gorbachov family from the Ilovlinsky District, in which coronavirus was confirmed in three members, has faced bullying.
At the place of a shootout in Dagestan. Screenshot: https://05.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/news/item/19995126
22:24, 16 April 2020
Instagram users do not believe video from place of shootout in Dagestan
Till present, the law enforcement bodies have not yet identified a man killed today in the Tabasaran District. Users of social network demanded to make public a video of the very shootout, and not just its consequences.
Parliament of Armenia. Photo: REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure
22:03, 16 April 2020
In Armenia, law on hate rhetoric provokes skepticism among human rights defenders
Given the poor functioning of the judiciary, the law on criminal penalties for hate speech adopted by parliament is unlikely to be effective, suggest members of the organization "Journalists for Human Rights". Implementation of the law threatens freedom of speech, believes Naira Zograbyan, an MP from the "Prosperous Armenia" faction.
Baku, March 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:22, 16 April 2020
PFPA announces detention of its activist
Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained when he left home after receiving SMS permit. His whereabouts is unknown, reports Ilham Gusein, a member of the PFPA's Presidium.
The Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Photo: Wister038- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tabasaransky_District#/media/File:С._Чере.jpg
18:09, 16 April 2020
In Dagestan, attack on law enforcers in Tabasaran District becomes first armed incident within 10 months
In the Tabasaran District, during a shootout, a car driver was killed by law enforcers. The shootout was preceded by a similar incident in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan in June 2019.
Police checking IDs during quarantine in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
17:56, 16 April 2020
Human rights defenders call on Azerbaijani authorities to stop "psychological terror"
In Azerbaijan, according to the Public Committee against Repression and Torture (PCRT), 17 people were arrested in criminal and administrative cases during the quarantine regime.
Soldier of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7681
13:31, 16 April 2020
Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling in conflict zone
During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled for 24 times, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Zara Tepsurkaeva. Screenshot from ChGTRK 'Grozny' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh1kwHNWa-o
13:18, 16 April 2020
Instagram users condemn public reproach of Tepsurkaev family
Subscribers to the Chechen Instagram publics have criticized Chechen authorities for publicly humiliating Zara Tepsurkaeva and her sons, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov for food.
Road sign Tbilisi-Akhalgori. Photo: Nikolai Bangsgaard, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Akhalgori
11:22, 16 April 2020
Georgia demands from South Ossetia to let Akhalgori residents for treatment
South-Ossetian authorities should let the Akhalgori residents who need medical care to the territory controlled by the Georgian authorities for treatment, said Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
Kadyrov holds meeting on coronavirus issues. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-78fX-oanG/
11:09, 16 April 2020
Kremlin reacts to Kadyrov's call to punish "Novaya Gazeta"
The "Roskomnadzor" has obliged the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper to restrict access to the publication on coronavirus spread in Chechnya that angered Ramzan Kadyrov.
News
Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

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.