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It is unacceptable to combine the Day of the End of World War II with the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism, states the "Mothers of Beslan" Committee.

In the village of Gekhi, the Tepsurkaeva family should not ask for help from Ramzan Kadyrov, but should feed from their own garden, states the head of the Urus-Martan District on the air of the "Grozny" TV Company. Zara Tepsurkaeva admitted that she should not have addressed the leader of Chechnya for help.

In Tskhinvali, the first group of 10 people who arrived from Russia was placed to a hospital under the coronavirus quarantine.

The agreement of Georgian authorities with the opposition on the system of parliamentary elections, which also implies the release of political prisoners, is in jeopardy because of the sentence passed to Irakli Okruashvili, a former minister of defence, the statements of the Embassies of the USA and European Union (EU) assert.

Adam Ilyasov, Deputy Mufti of Chechnya, has warned that violators of the ban on marriages, introduced because of coronavirus spread will be fined. The local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are upset by the new ban.

In response to xenophobic attacks on the Internet, young people from the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Georgia have held their own campaign. In social networks, they wrote that they know the Georgian language and are law-abiding citizens.

Violations at the first round of the presidential election held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) define the illegitimacy of all subsequent election processes, political analysts assert.

Baba Suleimanov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 30 days for violating the quarantine regime. The party treats the arrest as politically motivated.

The cremation of a Muslim is unacceptable, even if he dies from coronavirus, the residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

Investigators instituted a case against the journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) about involvement in two banned organizations.

Tezekhan Miralamli, an employee of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom), a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is accused of disorderly conduct. He signed a recognizance not to leave the place. The journalist pleads not guilty.

During the pandemic, a person should pray and read the Koran and should not anger Allah with singing, claim users of social networks who oppose the campaign "A concert from a balcony".

The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan has released the second statement within the past week and accused the country's authorities of "launching a new wave of repression against the opposition."

In Chechnya, for the second day there has been a ban on leaving home without a special permit. Each family is allowed to spend six hours a week for purchases. The special permit system does not work well and fails to take into account the needs of people, residents of the republic complain.

The suspension of communication with Russia has left residents of Abkhazia and those employed in the tourist sector without earnings. The pharmacies and hospitals, where pre-border villages had used to turn, are now on the other side of the border.

Residents of communities isolated due to coronavirus are voting at presidential election in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The leaders of the "National Revival" and "New Artsakh" Parties said that holding elections in coronavirus pestholes is unacceptable.

On April 13, employees of the "Adjara Public TV" have lodged a collective lawsuit against Giorgi Kokhreidze, the director of the channel, in which they demand from him to stop interfering in journalists' work and abolish the imposed disciplinary punishments, Teona Kharabadze, a journalist, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

A ban on Sharia marriages has been introduced in Chechnya due to the threat of coronavirus spread. Clergymen are forbidden to register marriages in accordance with Islamic traditions until a special order. The residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated that the ban had placed those who had already planned weddings in an uncomfortable position.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has threatened to burn down cars of quarantine violators dissatisfied with policemen's actions. The Instagram users and residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted the emotionality and rudeness of Kadyrov's statement.

There is no direct prohibition of cremation in the Koran; and the need to preserve people's health and life can change the prevailing Islamic traditions, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have commented on the contradiction in the positions of the SAMs (Spiritual Administrations of Muslims) of Russia and Dagestan concerning the burial of coronavirus victims.