Akhmed Israfilov

Creator of ‘Imamat of Daghestan’ Instagram account detained by FSB

Police and FSB agents in the Russian Republic of Daghestan have detained the administrator of an Instagram page for organising protests against concerts and other cultural events. Akhmed Israfilov was detained in the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala, on 6 March on exremism charges. The ‘Imamat of Daghestan’ Instagram page he created and administered has repeatedly called for concerts by Russian artists to be cancelled in Daghestan, and also spoke out against November’s aborted ‘AniDag’ ani