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April 06, 2020 23:46

• In Azerbaijan, elderly prisoners pardoned because of coronavirus threat

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev signed a decree on the early relief of 176 prisoners over 65 years old in connection with the spread of COVID-19.

April 06, 2020 20:41

• Karabakh soldier wounded in conflict zone

  Araik Shakhpazyan, a soldier of the Defence Army, was wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

April 06, 2020 20:37

• Opposition accuses Azerbaijani authorities of repression during pandemic

  The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan has condemned the authorities for repressive measures against oppositionists. Members of the NCDF claim that the government uses the pandemic situation "for reprisal against its political opponents."

April 06, 2020 20:24

• Instagram users criticize Chechen resident for mocking authorities' aid

  A resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya demonstrated ingratitude when posting on the Internet a video in which he showed bread and green tomatoes he had got from the authorities as assistance. The above opinion was expressed by social network users.

April 06, 2020 14:48

• Georgia sets new restrictions because of coronavirus

  Georgian authorities have extended the ban on air travels until April 30. Marketplaces are closed in districts because of non-compliance with sanitary standards; and in Tbilisi, street disinfection is carried out.

April 06, 2020 14:44

• Residents of Chechnya criticize Kadyrov for ignoring bans due to coronavirus

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his comrades-in-arms have made a collective prayer, despite the prohibitions related to the threat of coronavirus spread. Residents of the republic have expressed their bewilderment at the violation by the authorities of their own prohibitions.

April 06, 2020 14:24

• Kadyrov praises law enforcers for beating quarantine violator in Argun

  The head of Chechnya has promised to reward policemen for beating a quarantined violator in the city of Argun and announced his readiness to "beat up people with truncheons and put them in jail" in order to protect the population from coronavirus.

April 06, 2020 14:13

• Kadyrov faces criticism after family of quarantine violator addressed him

  After the video appeal of the wife of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov to forgive her husband, Facebook users have rebuked the head of Chechnya of trying to use women and children with the aim to put pressure on the entrepreneur.

April 06, 2020 13:51

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 30-April 5, 2020

  Spread of the coronavirus infection and new methods to combat it in Southern Russia; special operation in the Stavropol Territory; presidential and parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh; updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 30-April 5, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 06, 2020 11:23

• Video of humiliation of man without mask triggers criticism of Chechen law enforcers

  Chechen law enforcers have publicly subjected a man to humiliating beatings for the absence of a medical mask, a lawyer of the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed. Instagram users have also criticized law enforcers' actions.

April 06, 2020 11:20

• Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for mocking the help to the poor

  A resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District has issued a video message with his apology for the video, in which he mockingly commented on the food package received from the authorities. The man has apologized involuntarily, his fellow countrymen have suggested.

April 06, 2020 11:15

• Authorities oblige residents of Azerbaijan to take leave from home via SMS

  Since April 5, Azerbaijan introduced a permissive system of travels: one category of people may travel freely, the second – through the online registration, and the third one – after receiving a permit by means of an SMS message. Activists saw a violation of fundamental freedoms in these measures.

April 05, 2020 12:14

• After being summoned to police, Azerbaijani journalist removes his critical post

  Tezekhan Miralamli, an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, was summoned to the police in connection with his critical post placed in social networks about law enforcers' work during the quarantine regime. The police released the journalist after taking his explanatory note and a promise to remove the post.

April 05, 2020 11:40

• Makhachkala woman complains of absence of help to those who lost jobs due to quarantine

  An employee of a private medical centre closed for quarantine has found herself without a salary or state assistance, while living in a rented apartment with her two children.

April 05, 2020 11:25

• NKR counts 170 shelling attacks committed by Azerbaijan

  During the past week, Azerbaijani militaries fired over 1300 rounds at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

April 04, 2020 19:13

• Akhmetkhanov's family asks Kadyrov to forgive him

  The wife of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, who was severely criticized by the head of Chechnya, has admitted that a quarantine violation is a shame, and asked Ramzan Kadyrov to forgive her husband. Akhmetkhanov disappeared from Gekhi, his fellow villager has informed.

April 04, 2020 18:58

• Opposition urges Georgian authorities to restrict worships

  The restrictions introduced due to coronavirus should also cover the Georgian Orthodox Church, the "Free Democrats" Party has stated.

April 04, 2020 18:32

• AI demands to release Elchin Mamed

  Elchin Mamed was arrested after his critical report on the observance of human rights in Azerbaijan, the "Amnesty International (AI) has stated.

April 04, 2020 18:04

• ECtHR obliges Armenia to pay 5500 euros to activist Vardges Gaspari

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found that the right of the activist, Vardges Gaspari, to an impartial and fair trial had been violated.

April 04, 2020 17:47

• Chechen apology campaign is addressed to federal centre

  The Chechen authorities are demonstratively putting things in order, forcing everyone, whose behaviour and words differ from their ideas about the norms, to publicly apologize. The aim of this campaign is to receive Moscow's approval, the journalists and activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.