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May 26, 2020 13:04

• 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.

May 26, 2020 12:44

• 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.

May 26, 2020 11:35

• 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.

May 26, 2020 11:23

• 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.

May 26, 2020 11:07

• 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.

May 26, 2020 08:40

• 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.

May 26, 2020 08:28

• 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.

May 25, 2020 21:44

• 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.

May 25, 2020 21:26

• 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.

May 25, 2020 16:57

• 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.

May 25, 2020 16:43

• 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.

May 25, 2020 14:45

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 18-24, 2020

  Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; celebration of Eid al-Fitr amid the pandemic; unofficial information about the Ramzan Kadyrov's illness, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 18-24, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 25, 2020 13:27

• 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.

May 25, 2020 13:01

• 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.

May 25, 2020 11:38

• 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.

May 25, 2020 11:25

• 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.

May 25, 2020 11:03

• 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.

May 25, 2020 10:49

• 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.

May 24, 2020 11:14

• 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.

May 24, 2020 11:06

• 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.