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April 20, 2020 22:42

• Azerbaijan announces shelling attack on its village in Karabakh conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 30 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

April 20, 2020 22:32

• In North Ossetia, protesters throw stones and bottles at law enforcers

  In Vladikavkaz, a spontaneous protest action against the regime of self-isolation is underway. Law enforcers called for reinforcements. Protesters began throwing stones and bottles at the law enforcers.

April 20, 2020 15:12

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 13-19, 2020

  Increase in the number of coronavirus-infected people in Southern Russia and in the countries of Southern Caucasus; celebration of Easter by Orthodox believers amid the spread of the coronavirus infection; second round of the presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh; attack on law enforcers in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 13-19, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 20, 2020 14:30

• "Novaya Gazeta": in Chechnya, law enforcers struggle with coronavirus instead of doctors

  Residents of Chechnya are so scared by authorities and law enforcers that they are afraid to inform doctors about COVID-19 symptoms, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes. The information from the letter from Kadyrov's press secretary to the editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta" should lead to a check for coronavirus in the Chechen hospital, the journalist, Elena Milashina, has emphasized.

April 20, 2020 14:28

• Coronavirus statistics in Chechnya shows different perception of epidemic by residents and authorities

  The increase in the number of coronavirus cases has to do not only with the infection spread, but also with the growing number of tests, experts have explained. The doubts of residents of Chechnya about the quarantine efficiency are caused primarily by the position of the authorities, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, believes.

April 20, 2020 14:24

• Social network users stand up for woman who raised money to treat her child in Chechnya

  The woman from the Gudermes District, who was publicly criticized by officials for raising money for treating her child, had asked for help because of hopelessness, Instagram users have suggested.

April 20, 2020 11:17

• Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for raising money for his niece treatment

  The head of the Gudermes District has criticized, on the TV air, the woman who has raised money through social networks for the treatment of a child in parallel with receiving help from the Kadyrov Foundation. A woman's relative apologized to the camera for her.

April 20, 2020 11:15

• Azerbaijani temples hold Easter services without parishioners

  At night on April 20, temples of Azerbaijan held their Easter services without believers because of anti-coronavirus measures.

April 19, 2020 12:36

• Seven PFPA activists arrested during quarantine

  Over the past ten days, the number of arrested members of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has reached seven. Ali Kerimli, the party leader, is deprived of the Internet and mobile communication, the party has informed.

April 19, 2020 12:18

• Call of Garegin II to release Kocharyan faces criticism in Armenia

  Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, is the only one arrested person, whom Catholicos Garegin II has called to release because of the coronavirus threat, residents of Armenia have noted, suggesting that the clergyman's initiative is a political one.

April 18, 2020 19:25

• Georgia: emergency regime extended due to rising number of coronavirus infections (+video)

  During the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 infection cases in Georgia went up by 15 and reached 385. The country's president announced the extension of the state of emergency until May 10.

April 18, 2020 18:46

• Kadyrov threatens to dismiss officials for quarantine violations

  Amid the growth of the number of coronavirus cases in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has prohibited residents from leaving their homes on April 18 and 19. The state servants, who break the ban will be dismissed, he has warned.

April 18, 2020 17:45

• Armenian authorities allocate USD 306 million for anti-crisis measures

  The Armenian government has started implementing 13 programmes to support small and medium-sized businesses, as well as helping the population to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus epidemic, the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stated on April 17.

April 18, 2020 17:25

• Astrakhan activist fined for insulting Putin in social network

  The Leninsky District Court of Astrakhan has fined the activist, Alexei Tyurin, by 30,000 roubles for an insulting statement in a social network addressed to President of Russia. Tyurin associates his persecution with his picket against the constitutional reform.

April 18, 2020 12:57

• Rights defenders claim torture of prisoner from Chechnya

  Khumaid Khaidaev, a native of Chechnya, was brutally tortured after the prisoners' riot at the Angara colony; he was not provided with medical care, the "Civil Assistance" Committee has stated.

April 18, 2020 12:41

• Residents of Gali District lose medical care in Georgia after border closure

  Patients with chronic diseases from the Gali District of Abkhazia cannot get their scheduled treatment in Georgia after the border was closed due to the coronavirus threat. Locals also have difficulties with foodstuffs.

April 18, 2020 12:29

• Federation Council approves transfer of Military Glory Day for Beslan Mourning Day

  The law on the transfer of the World War II Ending Day from September 2 to September 3 has been approved by the Russian Federation Council. The decision was made contrary to the opinion of Arsen Fadzaev, the Senator (Council member) from North Ossetia.

April 18, 2020 12:14

• AI demands from Kremlin to react to threats addressed to Milashina

  Russian authorities should investigate the new threats of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, and stop the persecution of journalists and human rights defenders in the republic, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated.

April 18, 2020 08:36

• Authorities link deceased in Ingushetia with infection during religious rites

  All those who died from coronavirus infection in Ingushetia were village elders and took part in collective religious ceremonies. Crowded meetings in villages continue contrary to recommendations of authorities and theologians.

April 18, 2020 08:21

• Dagestani "Rospotrebnadzor" bans visiting temples and cemeteries

  Until the end of April, residents of Dagestan will be able to visit cemeteries only for funerals; while access to worshiping is prohibited, says the resolution of the chief sanitary doctor of Dagestan.