Statement on the Murder of Aishat Baymuradova
We, Russian human rights defenders and organizations, express our deep outrage and sorrow over the brutal murder of 23-year-old Aishat Baymuradova, a…
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Long reads about the North Caucasus and our work.
“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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