‘Blue Whale’ Death Game

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Ingush child saved from ‘suicide game’

by OC Media

•2 min read

Police in Ingushetia searched throughout the night to locate a child who had reached the final level of online ‘suicide game’ Blue Whale. Human rights defenders and police managed to find the girl before she could complete the game’s final assignment — to commit suicide. [Read also: ‘Death games’ cause panic in Daghestan] The girl, who comes from the city of Karabulak, is studying in her fifth year in school. Police and the Children’s Ombudswoman managed to find her at 04:00 on 30 Apri

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‘Death games’ cause panic in Daghestan

by Aida Mirmaksumova

•5 min read

For two weeks, Daghestan has been in uproar over teenage ‘death games’. As Daghestan’s law enforcement agencies are denying information about children’s involvement in the games, local schools and psychologists have been taking action. OC Media tried to find out how popular ‘death games’ are in Daghestan. ‘Blue Whale’ and other death games, which usually attract teenager players, have been extremely controversial in Daghestan. According to the rules, participants perform various tasks inclu

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Daghestani schools ban mobile phones due to ‘death games’

by OC Media

•2 min read

Several schools in Daghestan’s capital of Makhachkala banned the use of mobile phones with internet access or cameras on 20 February. These measures come in response to several incidents among teenagers from other regions of Russia involved in ‘suicide games’ such as Blue Whale. Blue Whale, is a game spread over social media game which has fatal outcomes. Its players are mostly children and teenagers. According to the rules of the game, participants perform various real-life tasks, such

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‘Death games’ lead to child suicide in the North Caucasus

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russia has been shocked by the trend of online ‘death games’, which have reportedly led to a wave of suicides among young people. Despite attempts by Russian online social network VKontakte to crack down on the games, they remain popular among young users. An eleven-year-old child killed himself in Khasavyurt, Daghestan on 14 February. Kavkaz.Realii reported that the reason was a quarrel with his parents, who forbade him from using the computer. According to them, the boy was a player of th