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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.

Since May 4, Azerbaijan cancelled the permissive system for leaving home, except for the cities of Baku, Sumgait, Ganja, Lenkoran and the Apsheron District. Also, the country has reopened private stores, hairdressers and beauty salons.

Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has told about a father of eight children, who has ended up, due to restrictions caused by coronavirus, without money and asked for help. The Speaker has condemned the man and offered him to sell his car in order to "drag time."

Residents of the Gudermes District have apologized for violating the self-isolation regime; it follows from the video posted on the Instagram. Social network users have criticized law enforcers who gathered some 15 detainees in one room.

Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was placed into a psychiatric hospital, has been left there for another month, his wife said.

On the Revival Day of the Karachay Nation, residents of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) pay tribute to victims of deportation online; rallies are banned due to quarantine introduced because of coronavirus. Rashid Temrezov, the head of the republic, has visited the Memorial to Repression Victims of in Karachaevsk.

Saadat Djakhangir, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has told about an eight-hour-long interrogation after a search of her apartment. Her fellow party members fear a new provocation against their leader Ali Kerimli.

Elderly residents of Tskhinvali said that the word "Stalinir" is associated with their own youth.