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11:06, 10 June 2020

The Baku residents detained after a protest against policemen's raids to detain quarantine violators have been exposed to administrative arrests. One of them claims that he was beaten up after detention.

Tskhinvali colony. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX1zFgZKUCA&feature=emb_title

08:05, 10 June 2020

Inmates' protests result in dismissal of Tskhinvali colony boss

Otar Margiev has been fired from the post of the head of the administration for the execution of sentences. The dismissal occurred amid inquiry into the incident in the Tskhinvali colony and the conflict in parliament.

Shaa Turlaev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9iH2wYTHa8

07:51, 10 June 2020

Turlaev reveals goal of his work for Kadyrov

Shaa Turlaev, the former security chief of Aslan Maskhadov, President of Ichkeria, who was wanted on suspicion of involvement in high-profile killings and attempts, claims to have contributed to the return of hundreds of participants in the Chechen War to their homeland.

Believers in a mosque. Photo: Kirill Zykov/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

21:32, 9 June 2020

Islamic experts associate safe mosque visits in Caucasus with self-discipline

The compliance with the sanitary standards in the opening mosques depends on the social responsibility of believers, note Islamic experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Imams will monitor the situation to ensure that believers wear masks and maintain social distancing, the Muftiate of Ingushetia reports.

A gathering of local residents in the village of Manas (Dagestan). Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBN0AzHgqqf/

21:12, 9 June 2020

Manas residents demand to release their detained fellow villagers

In the Dagestani village of Manas, local residents organized a gathering after the police had detained several villagers. In their comments left under a video of the detention disseminated on a social network, users criticized law enforcers who used force against an elderly man.

Zarifa Sautieva. Photo: https://doshdu.com/zarifu-sautievu-obvinili-v-uchastii-v-jekstremistskom-soobshhestve-dlja-destabilizacii-ingushetii/

18:48, 9 June 2020

Zarifa Sautieva's arrest extended despite guarantees of human rights defenders

In the Stavropol Territory, the court extended the detention of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva until June 25. Meanwhile, human rights defenders, including Nikolai Rybakov, the leader of the "Yabloko" Party, Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the Council of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and Svetlana Gannushkina and Oleg Orlov, members of the "Memorial", requested the court to release Zarifa Sautieva.

Tent camp in Dagestan. Photo by Asim Tagiev for the Caucasian Knot

18:32, 9 June 2020

Azerbaijani citizens suspend their hunger strike in camp on border of Dagestan

Today, 130 Azerbaijani citizens, who were staying in Dagestan and expecting a permission to return to their homeland, have crossed the border. Their fellow countrymen, who still stay in a tent camp near the village of Kullar, have stopped the mass hunger strike.

Shaa Turlaev. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9iH2wYTHa8

18:21, 9 June 2020

Chechen TV Channel releases an interview with wanted Shaa Turlaev

The "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) has made public an interview with Shaa Turlaev, who was put on the federal wanted list on suspicion of involvement in resonant murders and assassination attempts.

Brides in Grozny. Photo: ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://grozny.tv/news.php?id=38090

14:54, 9 June 2020

Residents of Chechnya question ethics of payments from Kadyrov Foundation for buying out brides

Receiving money from the Kadyrov Foundation to buy out brides is quite an appropriate financial support – some local residents have supported the authorities' idea. However, their opponents assert that such help will put the newlyweds in an awkward position.

14:35, 9 June 2020

Tough police reaction to spontaneous protest in Baku criticized by opposition

By their actions, the policemen, who have detained 11 Baku residents during raids against quarantine violators, only stir up hatred for the authorities, and the country risks becoming a police state, activists of the Azerbaijani opposition told the "Caucasian Knot".

11:08, 9 June 2020

Doctors claim medical crisis in KChR amid coronavirus

Medical institutions of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have not enough beds for coronavirus infected patients; due to the shortage of beds in specialized hospitals, patients are hospitalized "through the back door," and medications are in short supply, medics have complained.

Azerbaijanis staying in a tent camp in Dagestan. Photo by Azim Tagiev for the Caucasian Knot

10:55, 9 June 2020

Azerbaijanis on Dagestani border face Baku's indifference

The citizens of Azerbaijani, who stay in Dagestan, have been waiting for the opportunity to return home for more than a month.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from ChGTRK 'Grozny' video footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz5uSD2Z_2Y&feature=emb_logo

10:41, 9 June 2020

Conflict in Yugra outlines threats for Kadyrov

The acute conflict involving Chechens in Yugra will damage Kadyrov's positions and give arguments to his opponents, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

08:48, 9 June 2020

Three residents of Dagestan suspected of spreading fakes about coronavirus

The reason for initiating criminal cases against three residents of Dagestan was the spread by them in the WhatsApp of information about spraying coronavirus from the air in Dagestan, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed.

Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGleITJ-pH/

08:37, 9 June 2020

Resident of Dagestan explains law enforcers why he was cruel with rare bird

The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has spread footage with excuses of a man, who was detained after a resonant video about his ill-treatment of a Red Book eagle caught in a trap. Instagram users were outraged by the absence of detainee's apology.

Vadim Cheldiev. Screenshot: http://alaniatv.ru/vadim-cheldiev-zaplatit-shtraf-v-razmere-75-tysyach-rublej-za-zloupotreblenie-svobodoj-massovoj-informatsii/

21:20, 8 June 2020

Vadim Cheldiev left under arrest

Vadim Cheldiev, charged in a case on a rally in Vladikavkaz, left in custody until August 18 by the court's decision.

21:05, 8 June 2020

Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation promises to pay ransom for 207 brides

The Chechen authorities have promised to allocate more than 10 million roubles in total to bridegrooms who are short of money to pay a traditional ransom for a bride.

Relatives of coronavirus-infected patients hold solo pickets, Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBKoLuRHAQK/?utm_source=ig_embed

18:46, 8 June 2020

In Karachay-Cherkessia, relatives of coronavirus-infected patients hold solo pickets

At least six persons took part in solo pickets held in front of a hospital in the Malokarachaevsky District. The protestors demanded to provide coronavirus-infected patients with medicines and medical care.

Police detain a quarantine violator in Baku. Screenshot from MeydanTV video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWHUca_EN9I&feature=emb_logo

18:29, 8 June 2020

In Baku, law enforcers detain 11 participants of a spontaneous protest

Eleven people were brought to a police station. According to the law enforcement bodies, the detainees were throwing garbage from balconies at the law enforcers who had detained a quarantine violator, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

Screenshot from a video appeal from Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev about the resumption of Friday prayers in Chechen mosques, https://youtu.be/5ZnrzShB0Sc

18:15, 8 June 2020

In Chechnya, opening of mosques highlights lack of unity among Muftiates in NCFD

Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev and Ramzan Kadyrov announced the holding of Friday prayers in all juma mosques (Friday mosques) of the republic on June 12, while Kabardino-Balkaria decided not to open mosques. In their comments on Instagram, residents of Chechnya expressed their joy at the resumption of collective prayers.

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