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’.
Daghestani journalist fined for protest supporting Palestine and imprisoned journalist
Yusupov has regularly held single-person protests in Makhachkala, even after being declared a ‘foreign agent’ in November 2023.
Putin visits the North Caucasus
The visit to Chechnya and North Ossetia was reportedly the Russian president’s first in over a decade.
Elon Musk denies donating Tesla Cybertruck to Ramzan Kadyrov
The head of Chechnya previously posted footage of himself driving the Cybertruck on Telegram, claiming he ‘received’ the vehicle from Musk.
Chechen diaspora communities protest extradition of Russian agent Vadim Krasikov
Chechen diaspora communities in Europe have protested the extradition of Vadim Krasikov, a Russian FSB agent convicted in Germany for the murder of Ichkerian commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
Russian police question parents of second Circassian activist in a month
Law enforcement agencies came to inspect the home of the parents of a Circassian activist.
Migrant worker beaten in Chechnya for ‘approaching’ Chechen woman
Video of the incident was shared on Chechen social media.
Russia bans North Caucasian national movements
The national associations were added to a state list of ‘extremist and terrorist’ groups.
Russian police raid home of parents of exiled Circassian activist
Security forces reportedly confiscated property and interrogated the parents of Kase Kik.
Ukraine’s parliament registers bill on supporting anti-colonial movements in Russia
Ukraine’s parliament has registered a bill ‘on interaction with national movements of colonial peoples of the Russian Federation’.
Eighteen-year-old detained in Adygea on suspicion of planning attack on church
The arrest comes weeks after terrorist attacks killed at least 20 in Daghestan.