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A resident of Nozhai-Yurt publicly repented on air of the TV channel for violating quarantine measures. Screenshot of the video https://newsvideo.su/video/12529392
11:20, 8 April 2020
The Chechen police are conducting a check on the case of Musa Khasanov, a resident of Nozhai-Yurt, who returned home while bypassing the checkpoint. Khasanov has publicly repented on air of the TV channel; relatives and fellow villagers have condemned his violation. The aim of the video is to intimidate other violators of the self-isolation regime, residents of the republic believe.
Mokhmad-Selim Alimkhanov, a resident of the Khambi-Irze village, posted on WhatsApp a video with his apologies for his video criticizing the authorities for the food aid package he had got. Screenshot of the video sent via WhatsApp
23:57, 7 April 2020
Part of the food aid from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation does not reach people in need because of corruption among low-ranking employees, suggest Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, and political analyst Alexei Malashenko after a video criticizing the food aid package.
Residents of Azerbaijan, who had been earlier placed under quarantine, have demanded to let them go home. Photo courtesy of the journalist Vyusalya Alibeili
23:51, 7 April 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan, who had been earlier placed under quarantine, have demanded to let them go home, because the 14-day isolation period had expired. A protest action accelerated the checkout process.
Aslambek Akhmetkhanov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHeFy2cpfk
18:36, 7 April 2020
No one should criticize the leader of Chechnya for public humiliation of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, because the latter allowed himself to voice blasphemy. This opinion was shared by some users who left their comments on the YouTube channel of blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.
A law enforcer carrying out identity checks. Grozny, April 4, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
18:32, 7 April 2020
Chechen law enforcers set free Shamkhan Baidulaev, a kidnapped resident of Germany, but seized his documents, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
A soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7681
18:29, 7 April 2020
During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed near the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled fro 23 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
A police officer and a federal army soldier in a street in Baku during the quarantine. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:22, 7 April 2020
The Azerbaijani Movement for Democracy and Welfare (MDW) has stated that authorities are using the quarantine to put pressure on activists: members of the movement were summoned to the police; one activist was arrested under the pretext of fighting the pandemic. Oppositionists see the suppression of the freedom of self-expression as the true reason for persecutions.
A police officer stops a woman in a street in Baku during the quarantine regime. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:59, 7 April 2020
The owner of a catering facility that was working contrary to the announced quarantine has been arrested, as well as five residents of Azerbaijan detained in the streets, the country's police have informed. Over 3700 people were fined for violating the restrictions due to coronavirus.
Refugees in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
10:56, 7 April 2020
The women, whose husbands perished in armed conflicts or were arrested on charges of terrorism, suffered severe psychological traumas, the participants in the roundtable have stated after the report of the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre (CAPC).
Ramzan Kadyrov (in the center) reprimands Aslambek Akhmetkhanov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHeFy2cpfk
10:52, 7 April 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov has defiantly humiliated Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, who could not respond to the insult and was afraid to openly conflict with Badrudin Yamadaev, said the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Social network users criticized the story of the journalist, who tried to justify Kadyrov's behaviour in the situation with Yamadaev.
A police car in the streets of Baku. April 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:47, 7 April 2020
Among those pardoned by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, there are only two political prisoners, but there are generals from the Ministry of National Security (MNS), convicted of dozens committed crimes, human rights defenders report.
Folded hands. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:38, 7 April 2020
Because of the coronavirus, the holy Muslim month of Ramadan may pass without collective prayers and solitude in mosques, but fasting cannot be cancelled, Imams of Northern Caucasus believe. They also made a recommendation not to visit relatives during the celebration of Uraza Bairam.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted at the ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yRZT4_WwU
23:48, 6 April 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov decided to reward the law enforcers who humiliated a resident of Argun, because punishing "own people" contradicts the principles of the power system in Chechnya, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claims. The law enforcers did not have the right to humiliate the man, and by such actions they embitter local residents against themselves, YouTube users note.
The police watch tower in Baku. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
23:46, 6 April 2020
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev signed a decree on the early relief of 176 prisoners over 65 years old in connection with the spread of COVID-19.
A soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo: http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7677
20:41, 6 April 2020
Araik Shakhpazyan, a soldier of the Defence Army, was wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
A resident of Baku wearing a medical mask. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:37, 6 April 2020
The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan has condemned the authorities for repressive measures against oppositionists. Members of the NCDF claim that the government uses the pandemic situation "for reprisal against its political opponents."
A resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya posted a video with his apologizes. Screenshot of the video sent via WhatsApp
20:24, 6 April 2020
A resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya demonstrated ingratitude when posting on the Internet a video in which he showed bread and green tomatoes he had got from the authorities as assistance. The above opinion was expressed by social network users.
Street disinfection in Tbilisi. Photo by the press service of the Tbilisi mayoralty
14:48, 6 April 2020
Georgian authorities have extended the ban on air travels until April 30. Marketplaces are closed in districts because of non-compliance with sanitary standards; and in Tbilisi, street disinfection is carried out.
Ramzan Kadyrov and his comrades-in-arms at a collective prayer. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel
14:44, 6 April 2020
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his comrades-in-arms have made a collective prayer, despite the prohibitions related to the threat of coronavirus spread. Residents of the republic have expressed their bewilderment at the violation by the authorities of their own prohibitions.
Ramzan Kadyrov praises law enforcers for beating quarantine violator in Argun. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram tut.chechenya
14:24, 6 April 2020
The head of Chechnya has promised to reward policemen for beating a quarantined violator in the city of Argun and announced his readiness to "beat up people with truncheons and put them in jail" in order to protect the population from coronavirus.
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.