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Kabardino-Balkaria’s commission on former militants — handcuffed by police ambitions?

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

The Commission on adaptation of militants coming back from Syria to peaceful life has functioned in Kabardino-Balkaria for over 6 years. Despite its mandate to reintegrate former militants into society, a number of high-profile prosecutions has raised doubts over the authorities’ true commitment to peacefully returning them to civilian life. Islam Gugov left for Syria in September 2014. He joined Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, a militant group at the time connected to the jihadist underg

Daghestan

Daghestani authorities investigate man for 5-year-old social media post

by OC Media

•4 min read

A resident of Daghestan has accused the authorities of pressuring him to confess to being an ‘extremist’ over a video he shared on social network VKontakte five years ago. The man, who asked not to be named, told OC Media he is being accused of inciting ethnic hatred over the post. Zakir (not his real name) told OC Media that he shared a video titled ‘Russian converts to Islam for jihad in Afghanistan’ in 2013. On Wednesday, Zakir was charged under Article 282 of the criminal code, rel

aslan maskhadov

A third Chechen war is inevitable. The only question is when [Opinion]

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•5 min read

After enduring two bloody wars and under the extreme authoritarian rule of Ramzan Kadyrov, many in the Kremlin and beyond believe that Chechnya has been pacified. However, after 300 years of resistance, few in Chechnya doubt that the struggle against Russia will continue. The eighth of March marked the 12th anniversary of the death of Aslan Maskhadov. Maskhadov was the president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria — the Chechen secessionist government which emerged following the breakup