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May 05, 2020 15:43

• PFPA activist arrested for 30 days

  Elvin Mamedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 30 days. The party believes that he is being persecuted for political reasons.

May 05, 2020 11:29

• COVID-19 death toll in Southern Caucasus increased due to Armenia and Azerbaijan

  The number of coronavirus deaths in Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, has reached 75. Over the past 24 hours, five people have died in Azerbaijan and Armenia.

May 05, 2020 11:26

• Karabakh soldier killed by mine explosion

  Taron Pogosyan, a contract soldier, was mortally wounded by a mine explosion, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

May 04, 2020 23:59

• Armenian authorities lift some of coronavirus restrictions

  On May 4, the Armenian authorities allowed businesses to resume almost all types of economic activities. Meanwhile, in order to avoid the spread of the coronavirus infection, employers are to secure appropriate working conditions.

May 04, 2020 23:56

• On April 27-May 3, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 04, 2020 19:16

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attack on border village

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in a village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

May 04, 2020 19:12

• Disregard of quarantine highlights double standards of Chechen authorities

  In Chechnya, officials follow the example of Ramzan Kadyrov and ignore the restrictive measures imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection, while ordinary residents of the republic are obliged to follow the quarantine measures. Such a conclusion may be drawn from a video report on collective prayer posted by the leader of Chechnya.

May 04, 2020 15:51

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 27-May 3, 2020

  Attack of the coronavirus infection on Caucasus; trials against participants of a protest rally in Vladikavkaz; condemnation by human rights defenders of the Azerbaijani authorities for abuse of the situation with the coronavirus infection; Revival Day of Karachay People amid the pandemic; death of Stavropol administration chief Andrei Djatdoev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 04, 2020 15:33

• "Agora" treats arrests of Vladikavkaz protesters as unjustified

  The "Agora" human rights organization has received 17 applications for legal aid in connection with the arrests of North-Ossetian residents who took part in the protest rally against self-isolation held on April 20.

May 04, 2020 15:29

• Quarantine conditions softened in Azerbaijan

  Since May 4, Azerbaijan cancelled the permissive system for leaving home, except for the cities of Baku, Sumgait, Ganja, Lenkoran and the Apsheron District. Also, the country has reopened private stores, hairdressers and beauty salons.

May 04, 2020 11:07

• Chechen MP criticizes man with many children for request for help

  Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has told about a father of eight children, who has ended up, due to restrictions caused by coronavirus, without money and asked for help. The Speaker has condemned the man and offered him to sell his car in order to "drag time."

May 04, 2020 11:04

• Two residents of Chechnya publicly repent of violating self-isolation

  Residents of the Gudermes District have apologized for violating the self-isolation regime; it follows from the video posted on the Instagram. Social network users have criticized law enforcers who gathered some 15 detainees in one room.

May 04, 2020 10:59

• Azerbaijani activist Gumbatov left in mental hospital for another month

  Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was placed into a psychiatric hospital, has been left there for another month, his wife said.

May 04, 2020 10:50

• Karachays commemorate deportation victims with social network posts

  On the Revival Day of the Karachay Nation, residents of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) pay tribute to victims of deportation online; rallies are banned due to quarantine introduced because of coronavirus. Rashid Temrezov, the head of the republic, has visited the Memorial to Repression Victims of in Karachaevsk.

May 03, 2020 12:14

• After search at PFPA activist in Baku, law enforcers took away phone and PC

  Saadat Djakhangir, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has told about an eight-hour-long interrogation after a search of her apartment. Her fellow party members fear a new provocation against their leader Ali Kerimli.

May 03, 2020 11:24

• Because of nostalgia for the past, Tskhinvali residents approve the name "Stalinir"

  Elderly residents of Tskhinvali said that the word "Stalinir" is associated with their own youth.

May 03, 2020 11:03

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 170 shelling attacks during week

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported 170 cases of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces committed during the last week.

May 02, 2020 18:46

• Residents of Dagestan district centre claim threat of mass deaths

  In the Gergebil District of Dagestan, hospitals are overcrowded; in a few days, 12 people died, local residents report, complaining about the absence of drugs and ALV (artificial lung ventilation) devices in hospitals.

May 02, 2020 18:22

• Azerbaijan claims 25 shelling attacks on the frontline

  During the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani positions deployed on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 25 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 02, 2020 18:01

• Sochi townspeople meet mask regime with complaints about high prices in pharmacies

  Since April 30, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory introduced the mandatory wearing of medical masks in public places. Sochi residents have complained about high prices on masks in pharmacies, and said that they have to sew them themselves.