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Wedding in Chechnya. Screenshot from video posted at 'Chechen Weddings' YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=203&v=gt-OQMRN2Mo&feature=emb_logo
11:23, 27 May 2020
Residents of Chechnya surprised at lifting ban on weddings amid preservation of remaining bans
In Chechnya, people are waiting for lifting the ban on leaving home to be able to earn money; many have no money for holding weddings, local residents and Instagram users said in their comments to the statement of the Chechen Mufti about the permit to hold weddings according to the Sharia.
Ramil Safarov, 2012. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=I39QdjD1KSc&feature=emb_logo
11:11, 27 May 2020
ECtHR treats Ramil Safarov's release in Azerbaijan as illegal
By pardoning Ramil Safarov, found guilty of killing Gurgen Margaryan, an officer of the Armed Forces of Armenia, Azerbaijani authorities have violated the articles on the right to life and the prohibition of discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled.
Grozny (Chechnya). Photo: REUTERS/Rasul Yarichev
08:25, 27 May 2020
Chechen mass media disseminate call to remove article on militants' widows from "Novaya Gazeta"
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.
Yerevan residents wearing protective masks. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:55, 26 May 2020
Armenian healthcare system reaches verge of crisis because of COVID-19
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan blamed the population for the aggravating situation with the spread of the coronavirus infection. The country's health system will fail in the nearest future, virologist Ovakim Zakaryan warns.
Screenshot of a post made by Ramzan Kadyrov saying that he took part in the meeting of the operational, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/927
22:33, 26 May 2020
After his long absence, Ramzan Kadyrov holds a meeting in Grozny
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.
Samashki residents apologizing for spreading fake information. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnIJmvnbFv/
22:20, 26 May 2020
Psychological quarantine fatigue enhances protest moods in Chechnya
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.
Hospital cubicle. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Health of Russia, https://www.rosminzdrav.ru/
18:32, 26 May 2020
In Adygea, coronavirus outbreak triggers a criminal case
In Adygea, the head of the rural settlement in the Krasnogvardeisky District allowed a funeral ceremony with participation of crowds of people, and that fact provoked the outbreak of COVID-19. This follows from a version of investigators announced on May 25. A criminal case is being investigated under the article on negligence.
Military unit in a near-front zone in the Azerbaijani territory. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=28598
18:07, 26 May 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attack on border village
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and in a village on the border with Armenia were shelled 26 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
A bride. Screenshot from video posted by 'Kavkazskaya politika' user at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xpRgf28g90
13:04, 26 May 2020
Muftiate of Chechnya lifts ban on Sharia weddings
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.
Kirovaul (Dagestan). Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org
12:44, 26 May 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov's fellow villagers report about mass pneumonia
Over 500 villagers have suffered from viral pneumonia; 11 of them died, said the head of the village of Kirovaul in the Kizilyurt District, where the family of a Dagestan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov lives.
Faig Amirli. Photo: RFE/RL
11:35, 26 May 2020
Faig Amirli re-arrested for 15 days
Faig Amirli, an assistant to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 15 days. This is his second administrative arrest within the past six weeks.
Woman apologizes for speading messages about beatings of residents of the village of Samashki. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnIJmvnbFv/
11:23, 26 May 2020
Refutation video about beatings in Samashki causes doubts among villagers
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.
Elena Baibekova. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 26 May 2020
Astrakhan residents support solo picket against constitutional amendments
Elena Baibekova from Astrakhan has held a solo picket against amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Passers-by have supported the activist.
08:40, 26 May 2020
Suleimanov's video sows doubts about his words about work in Grozny
The hospital corridor, where a video was filmed with Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Chechnya, looks like the interior of a hospital in Moscow, which does not exclude that the minister is in Russian capital, some media have suggested.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
08:28, 26 May 2020
Sense of uncertainty makes residents of Chechnya worry about Kadyrov's health
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.
Medical worker near a patient who was put on a ventilator. Photo:: Kirill Zykov/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
21:44, 25 May 2020
In Turkey, Circassians get from authorities help for Dagestan to fight against COVID-19
After an appeal from Circassian activists, Turkey sent to Dagestan items of personal protective equipment, medicines, and five mechanical ventilation devices.
Samashki residents tell how law enforcers beat quarantine violators. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: https://t.me/IADAT/706
21:26, 25 May 2020
In Samashki village, law enforcers beat quarantine violators, local residents report
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.
Collective id-namaz (holiday prayer) at the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque in Grozny. Screenshot from video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBygJXq68ig&feature=emb_title
16:57, 25 May 2020
Collective prayer of Chechen theologians provokes indignation of social network users
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.
Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
16:43, 25 May 2020
Azerbaijan registers 23 shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
Over 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled both in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Giorgi Rurua in the courtroom. Screenshot from video posted by TV Channel 1tv: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/sud-ostavil-georgija-rurua-v-zakljuchenii/
13:27, 25 May 2020
Pardoning of Georgian oppositionists increases chances for release of Rurua
The clemency of the oppositional leaders, Irakli Okruashvili and Giorgi Ugulava, which was agreed with the leadership of the ruling party, will be followed by the release of the oppositionist Giorgi Rurua, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
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Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

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.