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extremism

Three killed in ‘attack on police official’ in Ingushetia

by OC Media

•2 min read

Three people have been killed after a car carrying at least one Interior Ministry employee was shot at in Nazran, Ingushetia’s largest city and former capital. On Friday evening, an unknown number of assailants in one vehicle opened fire on another vehicle near the federal highway in Nazran. According to the Ingush Investigative Committee, one of those killed was a police officer. The Committee stated that they had opened a criminal case and were searching for the attackers. According

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screengrab from the official 9 October meeting footage.

Chechnya

Kadyrov threatens blood feud against three Russian lawmakers

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly accused three Russian lawmakers — Daghestani Federation Council Senator Suleiman Kerimov, as well as State Duma MPs Bekkhan Barakhoev and Rizvan Kurbanov — of plotting to assassinate him and threatened to declare a blood feud against them. At a meeting with Chechnya’s commanders and security forces leaders on 9 October, Kadyrov, speaking in Chechen, reportedly claimed to have information about a contract on his life. He warned that if the thre

Ingushetia

Ingushetia challenges North Ossetian proposal to seize land

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•3 min read

The authorities in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia have challenged a proposal by the neighbouring republic of North Ossetia — Alania to take control of several areas of the republic. The North Ossetian Ministry of Construction presented the proposal on 30 August, leading to public outcry in Ingushetia. According to Ingush news site Fortanga, the proposal would incorporate part of Ingushetia’s Dzheyrakhsky District — the village of Gorbani, the Stolovaya mountain, and land surrounding t

Ramzan Kadyrov with his family at the polling station. Screengrab from Telegram.

Chechnya

Little change after regional elections across North Caucasus

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

The United Russia party of President Vladimir Putin has won parliamentary majorities in two North Caucasus republics following elections which saw all current regional MPs keep their seats. Voting began on 6 September for local elections throughout Russia, including in several parts of the North Caucasus. These included the election of MPs to the parliaments of Kabarda-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Separately, the heads of Kabarda-Balkaria and Ingushetia were elected by the local

Crime

Ingushetia disability care home accused of chaining naked patients to benches

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•1 min read

Images have appeared online purportedly showing patients being abused at an Ingush care home for people with intellectual disabilities. Images shared by Russian Telegram channel Baza [WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGERY] showed naked patients shackled to benches and to the wall in an empty tiled room. Also shown in the images were metal bowls from which the patients eat from using their hands. The facility in Psedakh, a village in northwestern Ingushetia, caters to people who are unable to care

Beslan School Siege

‘No-one was held accountable’: Beslan, 20 years later

by Elizaveta Chukharova

•9 min read

Twenty years after the Beslan School Siege, many of its victims continue to seek accountability from Russia’s leaders, who appear determined to ignore their calls. Until 2004, few outside of North Ossetia knew of the existence of Beslan, a town of just 35,000 people a stone’s throw from the regional capital, Vladikavkaz. That changed on 1 September 2004, when more than 30 armed men stormed a local school during a ceremony to mark the beginning of the school year. During a three-day siege, t

A room damaged by fire following the shootout between police and alleged ‘militants’. Photo: Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee.

Ingushetia

Six killed in ‘counter-terrorist operation’ in Ingushetia

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

Six people were killed in a shootout in Ingushetia on Saturday, which local authorities described as a ‘counter-terrorist operation’. While Head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov claimed that only ‘militants’ were killed in the shootout, local news Telegram channel Baza wrote on Sunday that one of the six was a civilian passerby. They added that, according to their information, three law enforcement officers were also injured. Local Telegram channels reported on Saturday evening that gun