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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.
Special service agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-altayskom-krae-provedeno-0.html
13:01, 25 May 2020
On May 18-24, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 18-24, 2020, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, seven people suffered: six were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Announcement on quarantine regime at a door of one of Ingushetia apartment houses. Photo courtesy of Ruslan Mutsolgov
11:38, 25 May 2020
North-Caucasian residents treat restrictions on Eid al-Fitr with understanding
The restrictions imposed in connection with coronavirus made changes in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in the republics of Northern Caucasus. Local residents have welcomed the holiday in their families; they almost did not visit cemeteries, and congratulated each other over the phone.
Conflict in the police station in Nartkala. Screenshot from video posted by the "Other Nalchik" group on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100036798039208/videos/253442592559007/
11:25, 25 May 2020
Use of force against advocates in Nartkala police outrages social network users
The law enforcers, who used force against three women advocates in the police station of the city of Nartkala, should be severely punished; and this fact should have a wide public outcry in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), social network users assert.
Collective namaz in Batumi, May 24, 2020. Believers were praying not only inside the mosque, but outside as well. Photo: Manana Kveliashvili, Batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
11:03, 25 May 2020
Collective prayers held in mosques of Tbilisi and Batumi
Festive namazes (prayers) and sermons on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr were held on May 24 in the mosques of Tbilisi and Batumi. Mosque workers made sure that believers observe the social distance.
Video with Kadyrov's voiceover congratulating believers on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr, posted by IA 'Chechnya Segodnya', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PliTzltWS3Q&feature=emb_title
10:49, 25 May 2020
Format of Kadyrov's video appeal adds to residents' suspicions of his illness
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.
Screenshot of the trailer of the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" https://youtu.be/_2KMm49B6pE
11:14, 24 May 2020
HBO announces premiere of film about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya
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.
Law enforcers at the site of the special operation in Dagestan on May 22, 2020. Photo from the website of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru
11:06, 24 May 2020
Instagram users demand proofs of guilt of Dagestanis killed in CTO
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.
Djalil Zabidov. Screenshot of the video posted at the Azad AzTv YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILZeHHC25R0
10:59, 24 May 2020
Activist Djalil Zabidov convicted in Azerbaijan
Djalil Zabidov, a school teacher from the village of Dyallyaklyar of the Yardimli District, a member of the D18 movement, has been sentenced to five months in prison on charges of hooliganism. Activists believe that he is being persecuted for his protests against falsifications at parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
Screenshot of the post with the video appeal of Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, https://www.instagram.com/p/CAgLmf3gLAj/
21:42, 23 May 2020
Chechen officials differ in assessing Kadyrov's condition
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.
The man killed in the counterterrorist operation in the Khasavyurt District on May 22, 2020. Photo from the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC), http://nac.gov.ru
21:37, 23 May 2020
Five Endirey residents killed during CTO identified
Five of the six alleged militants killed in Dagestan have been identified. The wounded participant in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) is in grave condition, the TASS has informed.
21:28, 23 May 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of attempted diversion
Azerbaijan has suffered losses in a shootout while attempting a diversionary invasion, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
The police detains Fuad Ismailov. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/MikroskopMedia/videos/666513364131446/?v=666513364131446
17:09, 23 May 2020
Azerbaijani activist, Fuad Ismailov, re-arrested under narcotic article
Fuad Ismailov, an activist, has been arrested for 60 days in Azerbaijan. He is charged with drug use. This is his second arrest within the last three months on the same charge. NGOs believe that he is being persecuted for political reasons.
A young man wearing a face mask. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:06, 23 May 2020
Grozny residents complain about crudity of permissive regime
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.
11:45, 23 May 2020
Activists accuse NKR authorities of breaking self-isolation
The banquet participants on the occasion of the inauguration of President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have violated the self-isolation regime and should be fined, the "Union of Informed Citizens" has stated.
A hospital. Photo: KoalaParkLaundromat, pixabay.com
11:38, 23 May 2020
Count of coronavirus victims in Southern Caucasus grows due to Armenia and Azerbaijan
The count of coronavirus infection cases in Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, reached 10,598. The number of COVID-19 deaths in the region has increased to 133 due to recent four deaths in Armenia and two in Azerbaijan.
Nina Karapetyants, a human rights defender. Screenshot of the video https://galatv.am/ru/2754348/
11:29, 23 May 2020
Armenia: analysts criticize restriction on freedom of assembly
The authorities have acted inconsistently by reducing the permissible number of meeting participants amid the weakening of quarantine, the Yerevan Press Club and the Helsinki Assembly of Armenia have noted. The authorities have no reason to fear large-scale protests, political analysts believe.
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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.