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Chechen-Ingush Land Deal

Ingush journalist Rashid Maysigov sentenced to 3 years in prison

by Tata Shoshiashvili

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Ingush activist and journalist Rashid Maysigov has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for ‘drug possession’. On Wednesday, the Magas District Court in Ingushetia sentenced him for the ‘possession of a large quantity of drugs’. The prosecutor’s office had demanded five years in prison for Maysigov. A former journalist for local opposition news outlet Fortanga, Maysigov covered the Chechen–Ingush land swap dispute. The authorities in Russia, and especially in the North Caucasus

Chechen-Ingush Land Deal

Ingush journalist accused of drug possession released under house arrest

by OC Media

•4 min read

A journalist from Ingush news site Fortanga who was arrested in July on drug possession charges has been released under house arrest. Rashid Maysigov was detained by the FSB at his home on 12 July and a bag of white powder was allegedly found on him. He has been in detention since. [Read on OC Media: Activist and journalist arrested and ‘tortured’ in Ingushetia] Magomed Aushev, Maysigov’s lawyer, told OC Media that the investigators failed to prove in court that there was a risk Maysigo

Freedom of the Press

Activist and journalist arrested and ‘tortured’ in Ingushetia

by OC Media

•4 min read

An activist against Ingushetia’s controversial land deal with Chechnya and a local journalist have been detained. According to his lawyer, journalist Rashid Maysigov, who is accused of drug possession and treason, is being tortured by the authorities. According to Ingush news site Fortanga, activist Zarifa Sautiyeva’s lawyer announced her detention at 1:00 on 13 July. Sautiyeva was transported to a detention centre in Kabardino-Balkaria’s capital, Nalchik. Sautiyeva was charged with le