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16:58, 19 July 2021
Tightening of anti-COVID measures in Southern Russia; military incidents on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and in the Karabakh conflict zone; approval of the parliamentary election results in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 12-18, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
- Adygea
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Dagestan
- Georgia
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- Krasnodar Territory
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- North-Caucasian Federal District
- Rostov Region
- Russia
- South Caucasus
- South Federal District
- Volgograd Region
- Armenia protests
- Conflicts
- Coronavirus in Caucasus
- Crime
- Economics
- Incidents
- Karabakh: a Good War Or a Bad Peace
- Politics
- Society
- Tourism
11:01, 19 July 2021
Contrary to recommendation not to visit mosques because of the pandemic, some believers in Makhachkala are planning to perform collective namazes (prayers) during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, but decided to give up visiting relatives and making mass sacrifices.
10:48, 19 July 2021
The examining of motor drivers in Chechnya for the presence of vaccination certificates is quite in line with the behaviour of local authorities, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, this may have to do with an attempt to please the Kremlin.
11:51, 11 July 2021
All the collective and Friday namazes (prayers) have been suspended in the mosques of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) by the decision of the republic’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) due to the spread of coronavirus. Believers are advised to hold the Eid al-Adha prayers in mosque yards or in spacious places.
08:25, 10 July 2021
Policemen checked the presence of vaccination certificates on those wishing to attend the Friday prayers; believers were allowed to enter mosques only with certificates, local residents have informed.
13:29, 9 July 2021
At the Makhachkala Airport, an air passenger refused to put on a medical mask and hit one of the policemen called by the crew, law enforcers have reported. The Instagram users who have watched the video of the incident filmed by an eyewitness criticized the man for refusing to wear a mask which caused the flight delay.
11:20, 8 July 2021
In Chechnya, without certificates about vaccination against coronavirus, people are not served in stores; they can’t even buy bread, local residents have complained.
11:11, 6 July 2021
Neither local residents nor tourists wear medical masks; they fail to observe social distance and behave as if there is no pandemic, vacationers from Russia told the "Caucasian Knot".
16:50, 5 July 2021
Special operations in Nalchik and Astrakhan; compulsory vaccination against coronavirus in Southern Russia; start of the LGBT week in Tbilisi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 28-July 4, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
- Astrakhan Region
- Chechnya
- Georgia
- Ingushetia
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- Karachay-Cherkessia
- Krasnodar Territory
- North-Caucasian Federal District
- Rostov Region
- Russia
- South Caucasus
- South Federal District
- Stavropol Region
- Volgograd Region
- Conflicts
- Coronavirus in Caucasus
- Crime
- Human rights
- Politics
- Society
- Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus
10:59, 5 July 2021
In Chechnya, the coronavirus operative headquarters has decided to limit the occupancy rate of mosques and temples by 50%, provided that parishioners wear masks and present their vaccination certificates, the TASS informs with reference to Rita Termulaeva, the head of “Rospotrebnadzor” branch in Chechnya.
11:04, 4 July 2021
In Chechnya, some pharmacies refuse to serve the customers who have no vaccination certificates against coronavirus. Pharmacy workers explained that they had received such instructions from their bosses.
12:52, 3 July 2021
Residents of Chechnya are forced to get vaccinated against coronavirus by threats to evacuate one’s car, refusal to provide medical care or issue some documents, sources told the “Caucasian Knot”. People who have already been vaccinated are involved in promoting vaccination.
14:25, 30 June 2021
Threats of dismissal and enterprise closures are used in Chechnya to force workers to get vaccinated. Without vaccination certificates, it became difficult for republic residents to make shopping or visit a cafe, residents of Chechnya have complained.
14:58, 28 June 2021
Unexpected results of the parliamentary elections in Armenia; tightening of anti-COVID measures in Southern Russia; easing of restrictions on coronavirus in Georgia and Azerbaijan; decision of the ECtHR in a case on the deaths of residents of the Chechen village of Borozdinovskaya; Ramzan Kadyrov’s nomination to the post of the leader of Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 21-27, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
14:43, 26 June 2021
After the introduction of new requirements for checking in hotels, sanatoriums and boarding houses of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), tourists have cancelled about 30 percent of reservations for July and more than 70 percent for August, the Association of Russian Tour Operators has informed.