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May 02, 2020 17:34

• Kadyrov ignores appeals of two detainees' mothers

  Chechen women have complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about the arrest of their sons, Magomed and Akhmed Khaikharoev, who have been in custody for five months. Instagram users spoke in support of mothers.

May 02, 2020 17:14

• Georgian villagers prevent hospitalization of COVID-19 infected persons

  An attempt to hospitalize ten residents of the quarantined village of Musevani of the Bolnisi District resulted in a villagers' clash with policemen and medics. The Bolnisi District accounts for 18.9% of all Georgia's coronavirus infected patients.

May 02, 2020 11:49

• Rights defenders react to transgender's self-arson in Tbilisi

  A transgender woman has set herself on fire in front of the Tbilisi Mayoralty in protest against the growth of transphobia that she faced due to quarantine self-isolation. The organization "Movement for Equality" has called on the authorities to pay attention to the people deprived of social support and relatives' help.

May 02, 2020 11:32

• Public transport completely stopped in Chechnya

  The republic's authorities have announced a complete shutdown of the urban public transport in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection.

May 02, 2020 11:19

• Akhmetkhanov's homecoming reveals his social kinship with Kadyrov people

  Ramzan Kadyrov has allowed Aslambek Akhmetkhanov to return home, since the businessman is a socially close person to the Chechen leadership and has accepted the inflicted insult, while his financial resources may be useful for the authorities, the Caucasian researchers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 02, 2020 08:30

• Instagram users complain about selectivity of help from Chechen authorities

  Chechen authorities are regularly reporting about distribution of food packages to the poor, but many families in need have never received them. Those who have lost their income due to the quarantine are offered to apply for benefits after it has ended.

May 02, 2020 08:17

• Sources report Stavropol official detained in Spain

  Andrei Murga, a former deputy chairman of the government of the Stavropol Territory, who had been on the international wanted list, has been detained in Spain; the issue of his extradition to Russia is being decided, sources have informed.

May 01, 2020 22:28

• Dagestan registers largest increase in number of coronavirus cases in Northern Caucasus

  In the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the number of cases of the coronavirus infection increased by 481 over 24 hours. The largest number of new coronavirus-infected patients was registered in Dagestan.

May 01, 2020 22:14

• Courts report on punishment of 64 rally participants in Vladikavkaz

  Today, in North Ossetia, courts have fined two more participants of a protest action in Vladikavkaz, and the total number of court's decisions on fines and arrests of activists reached 64, the joint press service of the courts reports.

May 01, 2020 18:02

• Dagestani Ministry for Public Health responds to doctor's complaints about lack of masks and medicines

  In the city hospital of Dagestanskiye Ogni, an official inspection of the chief physician has been launched to verify complaints of a medical officer, the Ministry for Public Health of Dagestan reported. At the medical institution, personnel work in home-made masks, and doctors have to pay their own money to purchase medicines and protective items, the hospital anaesthesiologist complains.

May 01, 2020 17:44

• Former "Kingcoal" employees complain about their bad situation

  In Gukovo, miners appealed to the Governor of the Rostov Region and to the President of Russia. The miners demand to pay 96 million roubles of wage arrears.

May 01, 2020 14:47

• Law enforcers' raids in yards of high-rise blocks cause controversy in Chechnya

  After Ramzan Kadyrov's demand to tighten control over people's movement in city streets, law enforcers' raids have frequented in Grozny, townspeople inform. Some Instagram users found the measures justified due to the coronavirus threat; their opponents treat the quarantine restrictions as excessive.

May 01, 2020 14:34

• Quarantine toughened in Georgian municipality of Tetritskaro

  A total of 85 residents of the Tetritskaro municipality will be moved to a strict quarantine zone; the issue of supplying foodstuffs to them is being addressed, the district authorities have informed.

May 01, 2020 11:58

• Advocate states non-admission to detained Arsen Besolov

  Arsen Besolov, a Telegram chat administrator, convoyed from Moscow to Vladikavkaz, is restricted in his right to defence, said his advocate. A chat administrator is not responsible for the content of participants' comments, said Galina Arapova, Director of the Media Rights Protection Centre.

May 01, 2020 11:48

• "Amrakhbank" employees hold protest in Baku

  In Baku, protesters have demanded to cancel the decision to withdraw the license from the commercial bank "Amrakhbank" and reinstate them at work.

May 01, 2020 11:35

• Umarov urged not to disturb Kadyrov with video about "Ichkeria's servants"

  The video in which military servicemen force their colleagues to shout "We serve Ichkeria*!" may be a fake aimed at denigrating the Chechen people, Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen Minister for National Policy Foreign Relations, Press and Information, has stated.

May 01, 2020 08:36

• Court leaves three participants of Vladikavkaz rally in custody

  The Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia has rejected the complaints against the administrative arrest of Batraz Gagiev, Kazbek Kasaev and Khetag Vataev, who participated in a spontaneous rally in Vladikavkaz. Batraz Gagiev remains in hospital, where he was taken from the detention centre at activists' insistence.

May 01, 2020 08:22

• Fine imposed on Vadim Cheldiev for coronavirus fake challenged

  The court failed to establish whether Vadim Cheldiev, the initiator of protests in North Ossetia, had anything to do with publishing false information about coronavirus, his defence said in an appeal.

April 30, 2020 22:43

• Defence and relatives of blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov criticize his sentence

  An advocate of Dagestani blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, announced the intention to challenge the decision of the court.

April 30, 2020 22:24

• In Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov's threats to quarantine violators followed by detentions

  Residents of Chechnya who violate the quarantine regime will lose their cars and will be forced to clean the streets, states Ramzan Kadyrov. Policemen gathered quarantine violators at a football field and reprimanded them in public.