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Chechnya

Ingush Mufti unexplainedly absent from North Caucasus Muftiate conference

by OC Media

•3 min read

Ingushetia’s Muftiate was absent on Saturday at a conference of Muslim religious authorities from throughout the Russian North Caucasus, OC Media has learnt. While the Muftiates of all other republics attended, Ingushetia was represented by the state religious authorities, who have been in public conflict with the Mufti since 2015. The conference in Cherkessk, the capital of Karachay–Cherkessia, was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Coordination Centre for Muslims of the North Cau

Daghestan

Ex–Salafi preacher shot dead in Daghestan

by OC Media

•1 min read

A 33-year-old ex–Salafi preacher was shot dead in Daghestan on 6 January. Saygidakhmed Magomedov was killed near his house in the village of Mutsalaul, in Daghestan’s Khasavyurt District. A source in Daghestani law enforcement told OC Media that Magomedov was at home with his family when at around 22:00, several unknown men called him into the street. ‘Later, Magomedov’s body was found with gunshots near the gate of the house. The family did not hear the shots. Presumably, the killers

Daghestan

Daghestani authorities refuse to reopen Salafi mosque

by OC Media

•2 min read

A salafi mosque near the Daghestani capital Makhachkala has remained closed for over half a year, despite attempts by local worshippers to reopen it. The mosque in the Village of Shamkhal in Makhachkala’s Kirovsky District was closed in May. According to residents, this happened after the appointment of a new police chief. The police had previously shut down the mosque for failing to register with authorities, detaining a number of parishioners and putting them on the ‘preventative regist

Daghestan

Mass arrests of Muslims continue in Daghestan

by OC Media

•2 min read

More than 30 men have been detained in Daghestan after Friday prayers. According to witnesses the men were questioned, photographed, and fingerprinted at a police station. The arrests happened on 3 November after Friday prayers outside two mosques in Makhachkala and another in the village of Pervomayskoye in Khasavyurt District. Daghestan’s Interior Ministry told OC Media that 25 people were detained in the Makhachkala raids: 15 at the Tanghim Mosque and 10 near the central mosque in th

arsen gasanov

The continuing harassment of Arsen Gasanov

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

For a year and a half, Makhachkala resident Arsen Gasanov and his family have been harassed by police. Despite going to court for an explanation of why, and the register on which he was labelled an ‘extremist’ officially being disbanded, the harassment still continues. How it all began Arsen Gasanov’s trouble with the law began a year and a half ago, when he unexpectedly discovered that he had been put on the police’s ‘preventative supervision register’ in March 2016. In the spring

Daghestan

Salafi mosque in Dagestan closed for ‘incorrect documentation’

by OC Media

•2 min read

A mosque in the village of Shamkhal, several kilometres north-west of the Daghestani capital of Makhachkala, was closed because according to official documents, the building should be a shop, authorities claim. Local worshippers have been prevented from entering the building for over a month. Daghestani police shut down the Salafi mosque in Shamkhal on 16 May. Local residents claim that it happened right after a new police chief was installed. ‘The building was converted into a mosque, bu

Georgia

Salafis and Sufis make peace in Pankisi

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•3 min read

The Salafi community and Sufi Council of Elders in Pankisi Valley, northeast Georgia, agreed to cooperate on 14 June and to work together on issues in the valley. OC Media has learned that for several weeks, the Council of Elders and Salafi community have been holding meetings to discuss a growing rift and alienation between the two communities. The Council of Elders had been dissatisfied with the Salafi community because in their opinion, for Salafis religion always comes first, even a