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May 13, 2020 18:59

• Since February, third Kadyrov's fellow villager gets a post in Chechen government

  On May 12, Vakhid Usmaev, Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya, was appointed the deputy chairman of the Chechen government. This is the third fellow villager of Ramzan Kadyrov, who was appointed to a high post from early February.

May 13, 2020 18:47

• Instagram blocks Ramzan Kadyrov's account because of sanctions

  The Instagram account used by Ramzan Kadyrov was deleted in connection with the fact that the leader of Chechnya was included in the US sanctions list, reports the spokesperson for the Instagram owner. In addition to the Ramzan Kadyrov's unofficial account, Instagram pages of his associates are also unavailable.

May 13, 2020 18:33

• In Stavropol Territory, boarding house staff claims critical situation because of quarantine (+video)

  In the Stavropol Territory, staff of the psycho-neurological boarding house has been staying under the quarantine for three weeks along with infected patients, and the authorities do not respond to appeals. This can be concluded from a video appeal posted on the Internet on May 12.

May 13, 2020 14:04

• Georgian authorities allocate over USD 93 million to support farmers

  On May 20, Georgia is launching state support programmes for agrarian producers, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Prime Minister, stated on May 12. The programme provides payments to the farmers whose businesses have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, subsidies to buy fuel, as well as exemptions from irrigation fees.

May 13, 2020 13:51

• Dagestanis criticize officials for broadcasting war songs from minarets

  Playing music from minarets was a result of neglect and negligence of bodies of power, the political analysts and residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

May 13, 2020 13:28

• Cheldiev's relatives demand from policemen to tell truth about incident at fuelling station

  Relatives of Vadim Cheldiev, a North-Ossetian opera singer, suspected of beating a policeman, have recorded a video appeal addressed to the law enforcers, who became eyewitnesses of the incident at the fuelling station. Members of the Cheldiev family clan asked law enforcers to meet them and tell who really hit the policeman.

May 13, 2020 11:19

• Opposition demands from "Georgian Dream" to fulfil agreement to free political prisoners

  The "Georgian Dream" Party never committed itself to the release of political prisoners as part of an agreement on the system for holding parliamentary elections, Archil Talakvadze, the Speaker of the Parliament, has stated. In their turn, oppositionists claim that authorities are trying to evade their obligation.

May 13, 2020 11:03

• Authorities assure residents of North Ossetia of cell towers' safety

  New generation communications technologies pose no threat to the health of North-Ossetian residents, the republic's information technology and communications department has assured.

May 13, 2020 08:34

• Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers issue film about Karabakh conflict

  A group of Armenian and Azerbaijani filmmakers have made a film about the conflict dated to the 26th anniversary of signing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. It shows a possibility of cooperating in difficult political conditions, the NGO named "Reconciliation Resources" that has supported the project believes.

May 13, 2020 08:21

• Hideout with weapons and explosives found in Sukhumi

  In a multi-storey apartment block in Kartoziya Street in the New District of Sukhumi, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia and the state security service found a large hideout with weapons and ammunition.

May 12, 2020 22:31

• Dagestani leader reports hundreds of pneumonia victims in republic

  In Dagestan, since the beginning of the pandemic, 481 people died from viral pneumonia, the leader of the republic reports today. According to him, in April 2020, the incidence of pneumonia increased by 33.6% compared to 2019.

May 12, 2020 22:15

• Seven residents of Karachay-Cherkessia detained in arms trafficking case

  Seven residents of Karachay-Cherkessia were detained on suspicion of firearms trafficking. An underground workshop was organized in a house of one of the suspects, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today.

May 12, 2020 21:58

• Presenter of "Adjara TV" associates his dismissal with criticism of his director

  Malkhaz Rekhviashvili, a presenter of the "Adjara" TV Channel, the chairman of the Alternative Trade Union, was dismissed from his position after he supported his colleague who had been suspended from the air. Malkhaz Rekhviashvili announced the intention to challenge the TV Channel director's decision on his dismissal in court.

May 12, 2020 19:08

• Agil Gumbatov complains about poor health state after treatment in psychiatric hospital

  Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was placed for compulsory treatment to the Republican Psychiatric Hospital in the village of Mashtaga, complained of bad health state after treatment with unknown drugs. A spouse of Agil Gumbatov fears for her husband's health state and demands to release the activist.

May 12, 2020 18:49

• Chechen residents criticize operational headquarters to combat coronavirus

  Residents of Chechnya complain to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about the impossibility to get through phones of the "hotline" of the operational headquarters, engaged in solving all issues related to current restrictions imposed because of the spread of the coronavirus infection.

May 12, 2020 13:43

• US Helsinki Commission calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop repressions

  The restrictive measures introduced during the coronavirus pandemic are used by the Azerbaijani authorities to arrest oppositional activists, the US Helsinki Commission has stated.

May 12, 2020 13:13

• Dagestani Muftiate urges believers to mark Eid al-Fitr at home

  Because of the difficult situation with coronavirus in Dagestan, the republic's Muftiate has invited Muslims to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram, or end of fasting) within their families. Believers are advised not to invite guests, not to visit cemeteries, and observe the self-isolation regime.

May 12, 2020 11:19

• Instagram users remind Daudov about Kadyrov's promise

  Despite the fact that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced, since May 12, a relaxation of the restriction regime introduced due to coronavirus, Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has stated that so far there have been no changes in the self-isolation regime. Instagram users criticized the decision not to lift restrictions and reminded Daudov about Kadyrov's words.

May 12, 2020 11:07

• Political analysts argue about Saakashvili's influence on Georgian opposition

  Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, remains the most significant figure of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party and ensures its funding, Zaal Andjaparidze, a political analyst, has noted. His colleague, Ramaz Sakvarelidze, believes, in his turn, that Saakashvili has ceased to be perceived in Georgia as a Georgian politician.

May 12, 2020 10:55

• Rally participant in Vladikavkaz arrested despite COVID-19 positive test

  Arthur Bugulov, a resident of North Ossetia, has been arrested until June 21 on charges of hooliganism, despite his positive test for coronavirus, his advocate, Sergey Denisenko, has informed.