Luiza Mchedlishvili
Despite being the team’s youngest member, Luiza has years of experience writing about the North Caucasus, and has been an integral part of OC Media since 2021. She closely follows developments in Chechnya, and is interested in the perspective of the republic’s people as well as its infamous leaders. In her everyday life, Luiza looks like a character from ‘Men in Black’.
Ingushetia challenges North Ossetian proposal to seize land
The proposal has led to public outcry in Ingushetia.
Quran burner beaten by Adam Kadyrov charged with treason
Nikita Zhurval was previously sentenced to three and a half years in prison for allegedly burning a Quran.
Mufti of Chechnya elected leader of North Caucasian Muslims
Salakh Mezhiev is a close advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Chechen native disappears after being deported to Russia
Yusup Musayev is reported to have previously been kidnapped by Chechen security forces.
Chechen authorities threaten to send Azerbaijani citizens to fight in Ukraine
Azerbaijan has demanded that Russia look into the situation, and take all the necessary measures to protect Azerbaijani citizens in Russia.
Chechen commander orders captured Chechens in Ukraine to ‘kill themselves’
The Commander of the Chechen Akhmat special forces unit said that being a prisoner is the ‘greatest disgrace’.
Chechen Deputy Minister of Information ‘kidnapped’ after intimate video shared online
The deputy minister is one of three men who have recently disappeared after videos were published in which they allegedly showed their genitalia to other men.
Little change after regional elections across North Caucasus
The United Russia party won a majority of seats across the North Caucasus, while not a single current MP lost their seat.
Queer men in Chechnya ‘forced to fight in Ukraine’
North Caucasus SOS Crisis Group said men suspected of being queer were being detained and threatened with being outed if they did not ‘volunteer’.
Ingushetia disability care home accused of chaining naked patients to benches
A Telegram channel has published photos showing people with disabilities being abused in a mental health boarding home in Ingushetia.