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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
Kadyrov praises law enforcers for beating quarantine violator in Argun
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.
Ramzan Kadyrov reprimands Aslambek Akhmetkhanov (in a red suit). Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHeFy2cpfk
14:13, 6 April 2020
Kadyrov faces criticism after family of quarantine violator addressed him
After the video appeal of the wife of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov to forgive her husband, Facebook users have rebuked the head of Chechnya of trying to use women and children with the aim to put pressure on the entrepreneur.
People in police uniform kicked a man. Screenshot of the video posted on Instagram "Голос Дагестана" https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kj2lQouDl/
11:23, 6 April 2020
Video of humiliation of man without mask triggers criticism of Chechen law enforcers
Chechen law enforcers have publicly subjected a man to humiliating beatings for the absence of a medical mask, a lawyer of the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed. Instagram users have also criticized law enforcers' actions.
A food package received by a resident of Chechnya from the authorities. Screenshot of the video sent via Whatsapp by a resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District
11:20, 6 April 2020
Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for mocking the help to the poor
A resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District has issued a video message with his apology for the video, in which he mockingly commented on the food package received from the authorities. The man has apologized involuntarily, his fellow countrymen have suggested.
A guideline on getting permission to leave home via SMS. Screerenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LncKT2qkjLA&feature=emb_logo
11:15, 6 April 2020
Authorities oblige residents of Azerbaijan to take leave from home via SMS
Since April 5, Azerbaijan introduced a permissive system of travels: one category of people may travel freely, the second – through the online registration, and the third one – after receiving a permit by means of an SMS message. Activists saw a violation of fundamental freedoms in these measures.
12:14, 5 April 2020
After being summoned to police, Azerbaijani journalist removes his critical post
Tezekhan Miralamli, an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, was summoned to the police in connection with his critical post placed in social networks about law enforcers' work during the quarantine regime. The police released the journalist after taking his explanatory note and a promise to remove the post.
A young woman wearing medical mask. Photo: pixabay.com
11:40, 5 April 2020
Makhachkala woman complains of absence of help to those who lost jobs due to quarantine
An employee of a private medical centre closed for quarantine has found herself without a salary or state assistance, while living in a rented apartment with her two children.
11:25, 5 April 2020
NKR counts 170 shelling attacks committed by Azerbaijan
During the past week, Azerbaijani militaries fired over 1300 rounds at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.
Screenshot from video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov of the Aslambek Akhmetkhanov's wife
19:13, 4 April 2020
Akhmetkhanov's family asks Kadyrov to forgive him
The wife of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, who was severely criticized by the head of Chechnya, has admitted that a quarantine violation is a shame, and asked Ramzan Kadyrov to forgive her husband. Akhmetkhanov disappeared from Gekhi, his fellow villager has informed.
Screenshot from documentary 'Orthodox Church in Georgia': https://youtu.be/uYKEMPPntUU
18:58, 4 April 2020
Opposition urges Georgian authorities to restrict worships
The restrictions introduced due to coronavirus should also cover the Georgian Orthodox Church, the "Free Democrats" Party has stated.
Elchin Mamed. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/PmH31Q8uTdQ
18:32, 4 April 2020
AI demands to release Elchin Mamed
Elchin Mamed was arrested after his critical report on the observance of human rights in Azerbaijan, the "Amnesty International (AI) has stated.
Vardges Gaspari. Photo from Vardges Gaspari's Facebook page: Facebook.com/vartgez.gaspari
18:04, 4 April 2020
ECtHR obliges Armenia to pay 5500 euros to activist Vardges Gaspari
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found that the right of the activist, Vardges Gaspari, to an impartial and fair trial had been violated.
Young Chechen natives who refused to pay for a trip in a Moscow taxi. Screenshot: ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2rEsTrWRUA
17:47, 4 April 2020
Chechen apology campaign is addressed to federal centre
The Chechen authorities are demonstratively putting things in order, forcing everyone, whose behaviour and words differ from their ideas about the norms, to publicly apologize. The aim of this campaign is to receive Moscow's approval, the journalists and activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
At a polling station in Stepanakert, March 31, 2020. Photo by David Simonyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:08, 4 April 2020
Opposition refuses to recognize outcomes of NKR elections
Oppositional parties of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have stated they did not recognize the legitimacy of the newly elected parliament.
13:47, 4 April 2020
Oppositionist Gumbatov placed again in mental clinic
After being discharged from the mental clinic, where the Azerbaijani oppositionist, Adil Gumbatov, was forcibly placed on the eve, he was again placed there. A few days before the re-hospitalization, doctors found him healthy. His party colleagues assert that Adil's forced hospitalization is the persecution for his criticizing the authorities.
Masks being sewed in Ingushetia. Screenshot of Magomed Bekmurziev's Facebook post.
13:36, 4 April 2020
Pandemic actualizes tradition of mutual help in Northern Caucasus
The epidemic threat has brought to life the tradition of self-organization of the Caucasian society: people are actively helping each other to deal with the common problem, the residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.
Participants of Magas rally. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:45, 4 April 2020
Arrests of Ingush protest leaders extended
A court in the Stavropol Territory has extended, until June 25, the custody of the five activists, who took part in protests in the city of Magas, including Musa Malsagov, Akhmed Barakhoev and Malsag Uzhakhov, accused of creating an extremist community.
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:34, 4 April 2020
On Friday, Muslims of Southern Russia pray at home
On April 3, residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Ingushetia and Chechnya held their Friday namaz (prayer) at home in connection with the ban on visiting mosques. In Dagestan, believers did the same, as the local Muftiate recommended to refrain from collective prayers.
Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
23:26, 3 April 2020
Neftekumsk special operation becomes first in Stavropol Territory within more than 12 months
Today, a suspected militant from the "Islamic State"* has been killed in a special operation conducted in the city of Neftekumsk. In March 2019, far prior to the today's special operation in Neftekumsk, a shootout occurred between law enforcers and IS* supporters in Shpakovsky District.
Military conflict in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
22:03, 3 April 2020
Natives of Chechnya suspected of involvement in ranks of Syrian militants
Two residents of Chechnya left for Syria and joined militants of a terrorist organization, investigators suggest.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

An arrested teenager. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from December 22 to 28, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia.

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.