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On May 25, several official Chechen mass media outlets published an open letter by relatives of former militants, who demanded to remove the article on adaptation problems of families of former militants by Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya from the website of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper.

Five days after reports about his illness, the leader of Chechnya appeared at a meeting of the operational headquarters to combat the coronavirus infection. The last time Ramzan Kadyrov appeared in public 11 days ago, on May 15, also at a meeting of the operational headquarters.

The people's reaction to an incident in the Samashki village proves that residents of Chechnya express dissatisfaction with the violation of their rights, despite the threat of coercion to public apologies, experts believe.

The ban on marriages according to Islamic standards, introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, has been lifted provided that no crowded weddings are held, the Mufti of Chechnya announced on May 25.

The women, who had spread messages about beatings of residents of the village of Samashki for ignoring the self-isolation regime, have apologized. The respective video has appeared in the public on the Instagram, which is supported by the Chechen government. Locals have criticized the authors of the video clip.

The absence of clear information about Kadyrov's disease is causing concern among residents of Chechnya, regardless of their attitude to him, since the whole republic's ruling system is based on him; and his absence is associated in people with a loss of stability, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In Chechnya, in the village of Samashki in the Achkhoi-Martan District, law enforcers beat a man, who left home on the holiday of Eid al-Fitr despite the restrictions of the quarantine regime, and his female relative, a local resident told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

On May 24, in Grozny, about 400 religious figures gathered for the only holiday namaz (prayer) in Chechnya on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen TV and Radio Company) reported. Amid the restrictions imposed because of the pandemic, ordinary believers had to celebrate the holiday at home, Instagram users complained.

In his congratulation on Eid al-Fitr, Ramzan Kadyrov did not appear in the video clip, but recorded only his voice, residents of Chechnya have noted. It is possible that he is really sick, they have suggested.

After the premiere in the USA of the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya", telling about persecutions for sexual orientation, it will be screened in Russia, says Askold Kurov, a cameraman.

The alleged militants killed in Dagestan had recently returned to their native village from Moscow, where they left for earnings, a source of the "Kommersant" newspaper asserts. Law enforcers should provide proofs of their links with militants, commentators to the posts about the counterterrorist operation (CTO) insist, recalling the murder of the Gasanguseinov shepherds.

Ramzan Kadyrov is healthy, Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, said after reports of hospitalization of the head of the region with suspicion of COVID-19. However, Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to the head of Chechnya, said that he was praying for Kadyrov's recovery.

Residents of Grozny can get permits for shopping and moving around the city only for pre-determined hours; and every day they can go out for only two hours. Some Grozny residents have such permitted hours not coinciding with the working hours of trading enterprises; and on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr, there are long lines in stores, and people fail to buy groceries within the prescribed hours.