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June 01, 2020 22:10

• Chechen authorities announce further weakening of quarantine regime

  Starting from June 1, Chechnya allows walking not far from home and playing sports in the street. The authorities also announced a decision to open dental offices and beauty and hairdresser salons. Users of social network urged the authorities to abolish the system of permits as soon as possible.

June 01, 2020 22:05

• Law enforcers associate murder in Ingushetia with blood feud

  A resident of Ingushetia was killed on the "Caucasus" highway, and investigators consider a version of blood-feud-related murder, a source from the law enforcement bodies reported.

June 01, 2020 22:02

• Georgian political analysts explain motives of Russia's statements about Lugar laboratory

  By voicing statements about the possible development of hazardous pathogens in the Lugar laboratory, Russia is trying to give itself extra weight in the eyes of the international community, since the world pays great attention to biological safety, political analysts suggest.

June 01, 2020 15:35

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 25-31, 2020

  Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; CTO in Ingushetia; complaints from medical officers working with coronavirus-infected patients in Southern Russia; protest of Russia's Bar Association in defence of colleagues in Kabardino-Balkaria; return of Ramzan Kadyrov to public after the information about his illness, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 25-31, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 01, 2020 13:45

• Grozny residents criticize policemen for raids and fines

  Police raids to find violators of the self-isolation regime and high fines imposed are criticized by residents of Grozny.

June 01, 2020 13:42

• On May 25-31, at least two persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 25-31, 2020, at least two people perished during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there was no information about the wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its our own materials and information from open sources.

June 01, 2020 13:38

• Armenian Premier got infected with COVID-19

  The coronavirus test of Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, proved to be positive; he has switched over to remote work.

June 01, 2020 11:04

• Residents of Chechnya complain about police checks related to coronavirus

  They have received an audio message on the WhatsApp, whose author announced the tightening of police checks in connection with the measures to counter coronavirus. According to their story, law enforcers demand from people to wear medical masks even in the street.

June 01, 2020 10:56

• Dogfight organizers arrested in Azerbaijan

  After the appearance of video of dog fights on social networks in Azerbaijan, the police detained four organizers thereof. The country's legislation has gaps regarding responsibility for cruelty to animals, lawyers and animal rights advocates have noted.

June 01, 2020 10:54

• Georgian hotels get ready for tourist season amid uncertainty

  The Georgian authorities have set operation rules for hotels and restaurants, but the entry conditions for holidaymakers and tourist routes have not yet been defined. The new rules assume additional costs, but not all hotels can bear them.

May 31, 2020 11:24

• CTO in Sunzha was this year's third one conducted in Ingushetia

  On May 30, the Ingush operative headquarters announced the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in Sunzha, where a shootout broke out. According to law enforcers, the militants' shelter was taken by storm. Two militants were killed during the CTO, law enforcement sources said.

May 31, 2020 11:10

• Kadyrov's appeal to Ichkeria* supporters sparks analysts' scepticism

  The Ramzan Kadyrov's promise to forgive his opponents from the Chechen Diaspora was made for self-promotion; it won't get any real response, experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 31, 2020 10:46

• Cherkessk health workers complain of massive COVID-19 infection

  The ambulance staff of the city of Cherkessk, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has recorded a series of video appeals about the coronavirus infection because of the shortage of protective means. As a result, the number of ambulance teams in operation has reduced by three times; patients waiting for ambulances for four to six hours, medics have informed.

May 30, 2020 20:46

• Sources report shootout of Batalkhadjins in Surkhakhi

  The decision of some Batalkhadjins to leave the clan has led to a conflict in the Nazran District of Ingushetia; several people were hospitalized after the shootout, sources have reported.

May 30, 2020 19:38

• In Armenia, 60 refugee families receive housing certificates

  Certificates for the purchase of housing were received by 60 families of refugees from Azerbaijan, who live in non-privatized dormitory rooms, the Migration Service of Armenia has informed.

May 30, 2020 19:21

• Cell tower issues splits Novy Chirkei villagers

  The signalmen have installed a cell tower in the village of Novy Chirkei of the Kizilyurt District without coordination with local residents, the villagers who took part in the protest rally have explained. If people lose their cellular communication and Internet access, then, protesters will be the first to demand the restoration of communication, other villagers assert.

May 30, 2020 19:05

• Investigators leave questions about links of those killed in Dagestan with IS unanswered

  Seven days after the incident, investigators have failed to finally identify all those alleged militants killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Khasavyurt District, a source from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed. The issue of their involvement in terrorist organizations remains unclear.

May 30, 2020 12:42

• Uncertainty in opening Georgia for tourists scares Adjara entrepreneurs

  The promises by Georgian authorities to open the country on July 1 have pleased the entrepreneurs working in the tourism industry. However, so far, many issues of the tourist sector amid the threat of coronavirus spread have not been resolved, the owners of hotels and hostels in Adjara interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

May 30, 2020 12:27

• Ruslan Amirov arrested again in Azerbaijan

  Ruslan Amirov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 15 days. This is his second administrative arrest within the last two months. The PFPA believes that Amirov is being persecuted for his political views.

May 30, 2020 11:38

• Suleimanov's call for strict quarantine triggers new discontent among residents of Chechnya

  Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health (MPH), has urged residents of the republic to take quarantine measures even more rigorously amid the growth of coronavirus infection cases. There is the third month of self-isolation; people have no money even to buy foodstuffs, and local residents were indignant.