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April 04, 2020 14:08

• Opposition refuses to recognize outcomes of NKR elections

  Oppositional parties of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have stated they did not recognize the legitimacy of the newly elected parliament.

April 04, 2020 13:47

• Oppositionist Gumbatov placed again in mental clinic

  After being discharged from the mental clinic, where the Azerbaijani oppositionist, Adil Gumbatov, was forcibly placed on the eve, he was again placed there. A few days before the re-hospitalization, doctors found him healthy. His party colleagues assert that Adil's forced hospitalization is the persecution for his criticizing the authorities.

April 04, 2020 13:36

• Pandemic actualizes tradition of mutual help in Northern Caucasus

  The epidemic threat has brought to life the tradition of self-organization of the Caucasian society: people are actively helping each other to deal with the common problem, the residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

April 04, 2020 08:45

• Arrests of Ingush protest leaders extended

  A court in the Stavropol Territory has extended, until June 25, the custody of the five activists, who took part in protests in the city of Magas, including Musa Malsagov, Akhmed Barakhoev and Malsag Uzhakhov, accused of creating an extremist community.

April 04, 2020 08:34

• On Friday, Muslims of Southern Russia pray at home

  On April 3, residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Ingushetia and Chechnya held their Friday namaz (prayer) at home in connection with the ban on visiting mosques. In Dagestan, believers did the same, as the local Muftiate recommended to refrain from collective prayers.

April 03, 2020 23:26

• Neftekumsk special operation becomes first in Stavropol Territory within more than 12 months

  Today, a suspected militant from the "Islamic State"* has been killed in a special operation conducted in the city of Neftekumsk. In March 2019, far prior to the today's special operation in Neftekumsk, a shootout occurred between law enforcers and IS* supporters in Shpakovsky District.

April 03, 2020 22:03

• Natives of Chechnya suspected of involvement in ranks of Syrian militants

  Two residents of Chechnya left for Syria and joined militants of a terrorist organization, investigators suggest.

April 03, 2020 19:10

• Instagram users do not believe appeal of man detained by law enforcers in Chechnya

  On April 2, a resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District denied the information that he had been detained and beaten by law enforcers for violating the regime of self-isolation. The man recorded his video appeal under pressure, Instagram users and residents of the republic suggest.

April 03, 2020 18:48

• Law enforcers report prevention of terror act in Stavropol Territory

  The FSB has reported that one of the supporters of the "Islamic State"* was killed, and his companion was detained. According to the FSB, the suspects were plotting a terror act. The special operation took place in an apartment building located in the city of Neftekumsk, the leader of the region announced.

April 03, 2020 18:31

• Conscript soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Garegin Babakekhyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, died from a fatal gunshot wound, and an investigation into the circumstances of the incident is underway, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.

April 03, 2020 14:13

• NKR authorities warn about restrictions on Armenian border

  In connection with the ban on travels along streets introduced in Armenia, the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have called on their citizens to return to the homeland. There are no coronavirus cases in the NKR, the republic's Ministry of Public Health has reported.

April 03, 2020 14:02

• Kalmykia: entrepreneurs complain about losses due to quarantine

  Forced days-off and self-isolation measures have affected entrepreneurs in Kalmykia. Banks provide no exemptions; authorities make no steps halfway; and the quarantine has inflicted hundreds of thousands of losses, the entrepreneurs interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" has complained.

April 03, 2020 11:10

• Kadyrov announces curfew in Chechnya

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced a strengthening of the quarantine regime and the introduction of curfew since April 3 for pedestrians and vehicles because of the coronavirus epidemic.

April 03, 2020 10:57

• Nogai activists treat Elmira Kenzhibulatova as "victim of situation"

  The father of Elmira Kenzhibulatova, a resident of the Tarumovka District of Dagestan, and the Nogai activists familiar with her family deny her links with militants.

April 03, 2020 10:46

• Oppositionist Gumbatov detained after discharge from mental clinic

  Agil Gumbatov, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, was detained the day after his discharge from the mental clinic.

April 03, 2020 08:32

• Within fight against coronavirus, Georgia bans online sales

  Since April 2, Georgian authorities banned online sales under the motive of concern for the health of employees of trading companies. Natiya Turnava, the head of the Ministry of Economy, has explained that companies will be allowed to continue working after they equip their employees with special protective uniforms.

April 03, 2020 08:19

• Kadyrov publicly rebukes resident of Chechnya for drinking wine

  The head of Chechnya, the Mufti and republic's senior officials came to Aslambek Akhmetkhanov, a resident of the village of Gekhi, and chastised him for drinking alcohol with women after the latter posted a video, where he mockingly speaks about quarantine measures with a glass of wine in hand. Then, Akhmetkhanov apologized on air of the state TV Company.

April 02, 2020 21:33

• Two participants of Magas rally left in detention

  In Nalchik, the court has extended the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention until June 15 to Ingush activists Amirkhan Bekov and Isropil Nalgiev. No investigative actions involving the defendants are being carried out because of the quarantine regime, an advocate reports.

April 02, 2020 21:13

• Makhachkala drivers complain about mass detentions

  In Makhachkala, drivers reported about mass detentions for violation of self-isolation regime. Law enforcers arranged checkpoints at the entries to villages and towns in Dagestan.

April 02, 2020 17:50

• HRHF condemns Azerbaijani authorities for human rights violations during pandemic

  While hiding behind the pretext of fighting against the spread of the coronavirus infection, the Azerbaijani authorities suppress freedom of speech and persecute oppositionists on trumped-up charges, the international human rights organization "Human Rights House Foundation" (HRHF) states.