Leonid Krasnov

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Leonid is a journalist who covers the Caucasus.

Chechen security forces forcibly take Zarema Musayeva from her flat in Nizhny Novgorod.

Chechnya

The Yangulbaev saga and the price of opposition in Chechnya

by Leonid Krasnov

•5 min read

The Yangulbaevs — a family of outspoken critics of Kadyrov’s government— have been the target of a wave of persecution that began after they reported that up to 40 of their relatives were kidnapped in Chechnya. On 20 January 2022, Chechen security arrived in Nizhny Novgorod, a city some 400 kilometres east of Moscow, to arrest Saidi Yangulbaev, a former Federal Judge of the Chechen Republic. However, they were unable to detain him due to his judicial immunity, and instead settled for arre

Illustration: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Chechnya

Opinion | Khabib Nurmagomedov — the next head of Daghestan?

by Leonid Krasnov

•5 min read

The Kremlin appears to be sending signals that they are considering UFC megastar Khabib Nurmagomedov as a possible future head of Daghestan. But if this comes to pass, the star fighter may find himself at odds with Chechnya head Ramzan Kadyrov. In September, Daghestan-born former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov met with the First Deputy Chief of Staff to President Vladimir Putin. Nurmagomedov posted a photo taken at the meeting with Sergei Kirienko on his Instagram page, but made no comment o

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