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Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, well-known for her provocative videos in hijabs, was arrested in Chechnya in a case on drug possession, sources reported. Some social network users wrote they were glad to learn such news and thereby caused reproaches from their opponents for unethical behaviour.

The leader of Chechnya condemned participants of a mass memorial event held in a village of the Shali District. Ramzan Kadyrov demanded from his subordinates to tighten the punishment for violation of the quarantine regime. Residents of the Chechen Republic expressed their concern over the above fact.

The funeral in the village of Malye Atagi of the Shali District, which was attended by many people, threatened them with coronavirus infection, since it was found in family members of the deceased. The Speaker of the Chechen Parliament called on the rite participants to observe self-isolation. However, earlier, officials themselves ignored the self-isolation measures.

The dispersal of protesters in Tbilisi in April 1989 sharply opposed the society against the country's leadership, the participants in the discussion organized by the Russian Federal Georgian National-Cultural Autonomy (RFGNCA) have noted.

Believers should not attend mosques due to the aggravated situation with the coronavirus spread; it's better to administer namaz (prayer) at home. This was stated by Shamil Alikhanov, the chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) of Dagestan. Instagram users have supported the recommendation.

Advocates of the second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan have lodged lawsuits demanding to release their client from SIZO (pre-trial prison) before the end of the pandemic. Kocharyan is in the coronavirus risk group; therefore, his stay in the SIZO is comparable to torture, the advocates claim.

The head of Chechnya has expressed his dissatisfaction with the comments in social networks about quarantine measures in Chechnya, and of the border agreement with Ingushetia. He advised the authors of such comments to leave the country.

Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, who became known for her provocative videos, was detained with narcotic drugs in Chechnya, her relatives have informed.

Vafadar Aliev, a member of the Movement for Democracy and Welfare (MDW), and Ruslan Amirov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), were arrested for 30 days. The opposition has condemned the arrests in the face of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Faig Amirli (Amirov), the assistant to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), whose kidnapping had been claimed by his spouse, was arrested for 30 days.

A wife of Aslambek Akhmetkhanov violated the Chechen traditions when the woman asked Ramzan Kadyrov to forgive her husband. The woman's appeal was caused by hopelessness and well-founded fears for the safety of her husband, noted Caucasus experts and human rights defenders.

Four more natives of Chechnya publicly apologized for their posts on a Telegram channel. Their repentance did not reassure Instagram users who found offensive posts unacceptable.

Starting from April 9, residents of Azerbaijan who have no signed labour contracts with employers and workers over 65 years old may not leave their homes for the period of quarantine. Managers of companies should reduce the number of employees at working places to the required minimum.

A week after the introduction of self-isolation regime, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have complained to Kazbek Kokov by means of social networks that they were left without a livelihood.

The call to pardon prisoners due to coronavirus threat will be heard by Russian authorities; and North-Caucasian activists will fall under amnesty, the rights defenders who have supported the petition for inmates' release believe.

More than 250 protocols for violating the quarantine regime have already been drawn up in Sochi. Townspeople tell about severe restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus and complained about financial problems caused by inability to work.

Murad Nalgiev, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi in the Nazran District, fell victim to the blood feud, his relative and an Ingush official has reported.

About 170 people live in the village of Mirik, which was closed for quarantine, because a villager is sick with coronavirus. The villagers said that they observe the self-isolation regime. All the vehicles entering the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) from Armenia are disinfected.

The quarantine regime gave the Chechen authorities the opportunity to regularly report about charity events of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. In two days, four stories were reported by the Chechen TV Channel with statements of gratitude for food aid packages voiced by residents of Chechnya and other regions. However, some Instagram users considered the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation's activities to be demonstrative.

Faig Amirli (Amirov), an assistant to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been kidnapped in Baku, and his whereabouts is unknown, his spouse reports. Colleagues of Faig Amirli from the PFPA associated the incident with the oppositionist's political activities.