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The Minnesota State Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Minnesota is the tenth US state to recognize the NKR independence.

The Azerbaijanis who have arrived at the border in the Derbent District had to live in the street for several days, said one of the citizens of Azerbaijan who is waiting to return to his homeland. Dagestani officials and sponsors have incurred the cost of accommodating about 600 Azerbaijanis in hotels and resorts until the border is reopened.

The authorities of the Russian Federation have put forward claims against the article by Elena Milashina published in the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper on the situation with the coronavirus in Chechnya, stating that the information therein about the closure of hospitals was false. Elena has received an award in Berlin for reporting on the situation with coronavirus in Chechnya and intends to prove her rightness.

People staged the protest action because after the quarantine and closure of the Iranian border, they lost their jobs and now stay without money, local residents have informed.

In Azerbaijan, the spread of the coronavirus infection has accelerated, and that fact may lead to toughening of the quarantine regime, announces Yagut Garaeva, the spokesperson for the Azerbaijani operational headquarters. Azerbaijan has detected 2060 cases of the coronavirus infection, and 26 people died.

The police should not detain minors during raids, Instagram users note in their comments under videos about the enforcement of the quarantine measures in Chechnya. Local residents criticized tough control of those who went out and opposed posts containing videos with violators.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to pay 12,500 euros to Asia Gubasheva, a resident of Chechnya, whose husband did not return her daughter after their divorce. The girl stays in Ingushetia, and the local court's decision to reunite the child with her mother has not been executed for five years already.

Appealing for help in a difficult situation does not contradict the Chechen traditions, and the sharp reaction of Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya, to the appeal for help, voiced by a father with many children, is unacceptable, Caucasian experts note.

Over the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled 24 times, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

Residents of the Azerbaijani city of Bilasuvar gathered for a protest action, which grew into a clash with law enforcers. Media have reported on those detained and injured. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed only the detention of one of the protesters, who used force against a law enforcer.

Videos are posted in social networks, in which Chechen law enforcers are chasing residents or detaining alleged quarantine violators. Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded to identify authors of such video clips and send them to work as cleaners.

Elvin Mamedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 30 days. The party believes that he is being persecuted for political reasons.

The number of coronavirus deaths in Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, has reached 75. Over the past 24 hours, five people have died in Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Taron Pogosyan, a contract soldier, was mortally wounded by a mine explosion, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

On May 4, the Armenian authorities allowed businesses to resume almost all types of economic activities. Meanwhile, in order to avoid the spread of the coronavirus infection, employers are to secure appropriate working conditions.

During the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in a village on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

In Chechnya, officials follow the example of Ramzan Kadyrov and ignore the restrictive measures imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection, while ordinary residents of the republic are obliged to follow the quarantine measures. Such a conclusion may be drawn from a video report on collective prayer posted by the leader of Chechnya.

Attack of the coronavirus infection on Caucasus; trials against participants of a protest rally in Vladikavkaz; condemnation by human rights defenders of the Azerbaijani authorities for abuse of the situation with the coronavirus infection; Revival Day of Karachay People amid the pandemic; death of Stavropol administration chief Andrei Djatdoev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 27-May 3, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The "Agora" human rights organization has received 17 applications for legal aid in connection with the arrests of North-Ossetian residents who took part in the protest rally against self-isolation held on April 20.