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Aina Gamzatova, the wife and adviser of the Mufti of Dagestan, has accused Vladimir Vasiliev, the head of the republic, of reloading responsibility for the difficult situation with coronavirus in the region onto the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).

In Adygea, the funeral ceremony in the village of Bzhedugkhabl which had been attended by crowds of people sharply worsened the situation with the spread of the coronavirus infection in one of the regions. The leader of the republic instructed his subordinates to tighten the control over compliance with restrictions in the municipality.

In Chechnya, movement will be banned on days declared non-working on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announces. All residents of Chechnya should follow the Ramzan Kadyrov's appeal to celebrate the holiday at home, the Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs emphasizes.

Khadjimurat Gatsalov, one of the leaders of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) for North Ossetia, stays in severe condition because of complications provoked by the coronavirus infection, the Muftiate of North Ossetia reports.

Enrik Aramyan, a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, was killed by a shot to his head. Armenian investigators instituted a case on murder, the "Sputnik-Armenia" reports.

Female circumcision is not a common practice in clinics of Dagestan and Ingushetia, but doctors can make such surgeries secretly, medics have commented on the story of the nine-year-old girl, who was circumcised in Ingushetia. The child risks having a psychological trauma from the surgery itself and from the public resonance, a Dagestani psychotherapist has pointed out.

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya has called on Muslims to welcome the Eid al-Fitr within their families, although believers had hoped for the ease of restrictions before one of the main Muslim holidays. The collective namazes (prayers) in mosques cancelled by the Muftiate (SAM) are mandatory in Islam, Instagram users have pointed out.

Nalchik health workers, who help coronavirus infected patients, have reported a deficit of protective means. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asked the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for clarifications.

Said Mamedzade has been arrested on charges of hooliganism. The accusation is fabricated; Mamedzade is persecuted for political reasons, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has stated.

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the charitable foundations "Kavkaz-Nur" and "Circassian Renaissance" are raise funds for the needy and returnees. According to activists, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, there were more enthusiasts willing to help.

The mother of the nine-year-old girl who was circumcised in Ingushetia has turned for help to the republic's ombudsperson. In the opinion of social network users, the girl's rights were violated, while the father deserves the most severe punishment.

120 Azerbaijani citizens who could not leave Dagestan after the border was closed due to coronavirus managed to leave for their homeland.

Syrian militants suspect that the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz" (Caucasus Emirate), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, was killed by a person who might cooperate with the Russian secret services. The murdered "Imarat Kavkaz" leader had little influence on militants in Russia, Islamic experts believe.

Units of the armed forces of Armenia used large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles and violated the ceasefire regime 24 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

On May 17, Azerbaijani oppositionist Babek Gasanov went on hunger strike in protest against pressure on him and other prisoners, his brother Djavid Gasanli reported. The Public Relations Department of the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service denied the above information.

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and coach of the Dagestani mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia; he has undergone a heart surgery and remains in very grave health condition.

Chechen authorities have announced May 23-26 to be says-off. There will be no collective namaz (prayer) in mosques on Eid al-Fitr, the Muftiate has stated.

The medics' dismissal issues must be resolved according to the law, Leonid Ogul, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Care, has stated in his comment to the appeal of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to dismiss the doctors of the Gudermes Central District Hospital (CDH) after their complaints about the shortage of protective means. However, according to hospital medics, only one radiologist has been fired so far, while the rest of the staff has escaped sanctions.

The Muftiate of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has urged Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) with their families, and not to visit cemeteries and other people in the conditions of the restrictions imposed because of the epidemic.

There is no need to keep Afghan Sadygov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani website "Azel.tv" in custody for the period of investigation, his advocate believes. His wife treats the case against Afghan as a provocation.