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“Let’s Just Settle This Quietly.” The Story of Zaur, Who Was Forced to Inform on Gay Men in North Ossetia — But Refused

Zaur is almost 30, openly gay, and has lived his whole life in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia–Alania (a republic in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia). In…
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“She Knew They Would Start Looking for Her.” A Friend of a Missing Chechen Seda Suleimanova on Friendship, ‘Honor Killings’, and Runaway Women from the North Caucasus

In August, a year had passed since Seda Suleimanova’s disappearance—a Chechen young woman who fled from her family only to be forcibly returned home. Throughout this time, Seda's friend Lena…
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Father from ISIS, jinn exorcism, and escape from Russia. The story of Sara Bibulatova

Sara Bibulatova was born in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, but her passport indicates Grozny as her birthplace. The date of birth has also been altered — Sara discovered it accidentally…
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A 26-year-old Chechen woman might have become a victim of an ‘honour killing’

Seda Suleymanova, a 26-year-old native of Chechnya, may have been killed by her family, as reported to the NC SOS Crisis team by two independent sources from Chechnya. Information about…
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A Chechen gay man escapes Russia after being detained and missing for three months

Rizvan Dadaev from Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, was detained by the police in July of 2022 due to his sexual orientation. He managed to leave Russia with the help…
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From Taxi Drivers to Mercenaries: How Chechen Authorities Conscript Citizens for Ukraine’s War

The war in Ukraine has a unique impact on the closest region in Russia. Chechnya, a republic in the North Caucasus ruled by the notorious Ramzan Kadyrov, has created its…
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Inhuman operations still being carried out in Russia: what do we know about so-called «female circumcision»?

In Russia, the problem of violence against women is much more serious than in many European countries: every fifth woman has been physically abused by a partner. The life of…
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