Ingushetia

April 28, 2025 12:51

• Detention of Yakhya Magomedov outrages social media users

  Social media users have expressed their outrage over the detention of Yakhya Magomedov, the Imam of the Khasavyurt Central Mosque. They recalled his confrontation with the Muftiate and drew parallels with the criminal prosecution of Imams in Ingushetia.

April 25, 2025 23:58

• Shahada case against Chechen native sets dangerous precedent for Muslims

  The arrest of a Chechen native for placing the text of the shahada on the windshield of his car threatens all Muslims in Russia, who may also be subject to persecution. An Islamic scholar should act as an expert in the case, experts suggest.

April 25, 2025 23:17

• Girl’s death in Kaspiysk highlights problem of violence against children

  Cases of violence against children in Northern Caucasus have become more public and attract people’s attention, but their number is not decreasing, since cruelty and beating children “for educational purposes” have been considered in society as a norm.

April 23, 2025 21:58

• Ingush imam Tamaskhanov highlights reasons for his persecution

  A criminal case against Ingush imams is related to their religious activities, including the construction of mosques and support for the “Antilirika” movement, Mukhammad Tamaskhanov states.

April 22, 2025 23:58

• On April 14-20, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from April 14 to 20, 2025, one person perished in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 19, 2025 22:43

• Analysts assess popularity of detained Ingush Imams

  The Ingush Imams, Mukhammad Tamaskhanov and Magomed Sultygov, were released after detention under recognizance not to leave the place. Both of them are popular among the followers of Salafi Islam.

April 18, 2025 23:56

• Imams report about pressure on Tamaskhanov

  Law enforcers used brute force to detain Imam Magomed Tamaskhanov and used pressure to get a confession from him concerning his alleged ties to a terrorist grouping, religious leaders claimed. They demanded from the Ingush authorities to intervene in the situation.

April 16, 2025 22:37

• After kidnapping in Chechnya, NIYSO activist’s relative remains with law enforcers

  Chechen law enforcers have not released the nephew of Zelimkhan Mustafinov, one of the authors of the oppositional Telegram channel NIYSO; the nephew’s whereabouts after kidnapping are unknown. All the relatives of Said-Ali Abubakirov have been expelled from Chechnya; they have left Northern Caucasus.

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