Akhmed Barakhoyev
Ingush protest leaders charged with ‘Extremism’
Four leading activists in the protest movement in Ingushetia against the Ingush-Chechen land deal have been hit with extremism charges. Russian authorities charged Akhmed Barakhoyev with ‘organising an extremist organisation’ on Wednesday; he faces 6–10 years in prison if convicted. Barakh Chemurziyev, Zarifa Sautiyeva, and Ismail Nalgiyev were charged the following day with ‘participating in an extremist organisation’; they face 2–6 years in prison. The four have been among the leading
