Third coronavirus patient dies in Azerbaijan March 26, 2020 23:56 In Azerbaijan, the number of coronavirus-infected people reached 112. Of them, three died and other five recovered.
Human rights defenders criticize Georgian company for reducing miners' wages March 26, 2020 19:04 A decision of the "Georgian Manganese" Company to cut by 40% the wages of workers earlier employed at the mines which are now closed contradicts the Labour Code, the "Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre" (EMC) and the "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) declare.
In Georgia, residents of quarantine areas face social problems March 26, 2020 18:57 In Georgia, residents of villages in the Marneuli and Bolnisi Districts are not informed how to behave under the strict quarantine regime, local residents report. They are concerned about the lack of money and food. People who need medical treatment in Tbilisi are not allowed to leave the closed quarantine area.
NKR opposition calls on instruction of the state of emergency March 26, 2020 18:50 The participants of the action held by the "Revolutionary Party" in Stepanakert have demanded to announce the state of emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) because of coronavirus and postpone the elections scheduled for March 31.
Georgian activists point to flaws in information campaign on coronavirus March 26, 2020 18:37 In Georgia, 16 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have urged the authorities to disseminate information on coronavirus also in the Azerbaijani and Armenian languages. Most of the residents of the regions of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Djavakheti fail to speak Georgian and can't receive data on coronavirus, activists have reported.
Rights defenders condemn Kadyrov's threats to coronavirus infected persons March 26, 2020 12:21 The introduction of strict restrictive measures caused by the coronavirus pandemic is understandable, but the threats to kill declared by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to those who can infect others won't frighten the infection away, human rights defenders assert.
Casualty's defence rejects law enforcers' version about Baksan operation March 26, 2020 11:56 Relatives of one of the killed alleged militants treat law enforcers' version of the armed clash in the Baksan District as dubious. Timur Baksanov was convicted of possessing cartridges and narcotic drugs after the confession, knocked out of him by threats, his advocate has stated.
Rights defenders demand to release Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu March 26, 2020 11:54 The human rights organizations Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) have condemned the arrest of the oppositional politician, Tofig Yagublu, detained in Azerbaijan.
Researchers of Caucasus dispute on relationships of scandals around Delimkhanov March 26, 2020 11:52 After the scandalous video about his daughter, Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to Ramzan Kadyrov, is not interested in new public conflicts in social networks, Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, believes.
Azerbaijani authorities declare a non-working week March 25, 2020 23:24 In Azerbaijan, in connection with the spread of the coronavirus infection, the Cabinet of Ministers has declared a non-working period from March 29 to April 4. It was decided not to open the border with Iran until April 20.
In Armenia, number of people infected with coronavirus reaches 265 March 25, 2020 23:17 16 new cases of the coronavirus infection were confirmed in Armenia. The total number of coronavirus-infected people in the country reached 265.
Azerbaijan registers 24 shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone March 25, 2020 17:52 The positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 24 times within 24 hours, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Sochi woman complains about forced hospitalization March 25, 2020 17:51 A resident of Sochi has been staying in a hospital box for the sixth day, and doctors took tests from her for coronavirus. The woman who returned from Italy treats her compulsory hospitalization as unreasonable and insists on home quarantine.
Coronavirus threat forces Chechen authorities to change rhetoric March 25, 2020 17:42 After coronavirus was diagnosed in three locals, Chechen authorities have switched over from calls not to fear the infection to harsh criticism of quarantine regime violators. It was decided to close most of local restaurants, cinemas and concert halls.
Mufti of Chechnya urges to refrain from crowded weddings and wakes March 25, 2020 17:31 Because of the threat of spread of coronavirus in Chechnya, it is undesirable to organize crowded weddings and commemoration (wake) ceremonies, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has stated. Locals are trying to avoid crowded events.
Quarantine results in decrease of people and transport flows in Baku streets March 25, 2020 10:04 In Azerbaijan, the number of coronavirus infected patients has reached 87. The introduction of quarantine has led to a noticeable decrease of people and vehicles flows in Baku streets.
Residents of Chechnya criticize law enforcers for video blaming participants of wedding cortege March 25, 2020 10:00 In Chechnya, law enforcers have rebuked two participants of the wedding cortege, who violated the traffic rules. Instagram users and residents of Chechnya did not approve drivers' actions, but found the public blaming unnecessary.
ECtHR sides with father of Ingush resident killed by law enforcers March 25, 2020 09:55 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 80,000 euros to the father of Beslan Tsoroev, who was shot dead during a special operation in the Sunzha District.
Source announces details on those killed in special operation in Baksan District March 25, 2020 09:44 Two out of three alleged militants killed in the Baksan District were residents of the village of Dygulybgey, who had served their prison terms for illicit dealing in explosives, the sources from law enforcement bodies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have informed.
Azerbaijan reports enemy losses in Karabakh conflict zone March 24, 2020 23:58 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan claimed an attempted act of sabotage on the front line and one killed enemy soldier. The Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh called the Azerbaijani MoD's report the misinformation.