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Akhmed Israfilov

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

by OC Media

•4 min read

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

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Not welcome in Daghestan — anime, K-pop, and rap

by Saida Vagabova

•7 min read

Film screenings of a K-pop concert, an anime festival, and a concert by Russian rapper Kreed — all cultural events cancelled in recent months after pressure from those claiming to be defenders of Daghestani culture and religion. But for those wishing to attend such events, the backlash has little to do with traditions and more a ‘desire to feel significant’. On 25 November, a mob of around 100–150 angry young men gathered outside a theatre in Makhachkala, the Daghestani capital. The men