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Luiza Goilabieva, 17, prepares to marry police captain Nazhud Guchigov, 47, possibly as his second wife. Photo: Sergey Ponomarev/Meduza.

North Caucasus

A ‘peculiar PR stunt’: how a fatwa on polygamy caused controversy and confusion in Russia

by Elizaveta Chukharova

•10 min read

Multiple marriages have existed in the North Caucasus for centuries, raising the question, why was a fatwa needed in the first place?

Daghestan

Relatives of woman who escaped from Daghestan accuse human rights activists of kidnapping her

by Elizaveta Chukharova

•5 min read

The father of the girl, who claims to have fled family violence, believes she is being sold into slavery.

Chechnya

Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?

by Ayman Eckford

•8 min read

The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.

Chechnya

Chechnya’s Delimkhanov refuses to investigate Suleymanova disappearance

by Elizaveta Chukharova

•2 min read

Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has refused to intervene in an investigation into the disappearance of Seda Suleymanova, who is presumed to have been a victim of an ‘honour killing’. On Monday, NC SOS Crisis Group, a queer rights group operating in the North Caucasus, told OC Media that Delimkhanov refused to interfere in the investigation, saying that it ‘does not fall within the competence of a State Duma deputy who carries out his activities in strict compliance with the current legislation’.

Ali Malikov (left) and Parvin Alakbar (right). Photos via social media.

Azerbaijan

OC Media contributor and Azerbaijani queer activist faces extradition from Turkey

by OC Media

•2 min read

Ali Malikov, an Azerbaijani queer rights activist and OC Media contributor, along with their transgender Azerbaijani friend, have been detained in Turkey after joining a feminist demonstration. They could face deportation from the country. Ali Malikov and their friend Parvin Alakbar were detained in Istanbul after taking part in a march commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Alex Shah, an Azerbaijani transgender activist and journ

Chechnya

Migrant worker beaten in Chechnya for ‘approaching’ Chechen woman

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•1 min read

A migrant worker in Grozny has purportedly been beaten up on camera for ‘approaching’ a Chechen woman. On Monday, ChP Chechnya, a local Telegram channel, published footage purportedly shot in Chechnya showing a man beating another man in the distance. In another video, a crowd is seen surrounding the two men, one of whom appears to be visibly injured, and another warning onlookers against ‘approaching’ Chechen women. ‘There is no Nazism here: we treat everyone with respect, we treat ever

Zalina Marshenkulova. Photo via Yeltsin Centre

Kabarda–Balkaria

Feminist blogger from Kabarda–Balkaria charged with justification of terrorism

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•1 min read

Russia has charged a feminist activist from Kabarda–Balkaria with ‘justifying terrorism’ over comments she made on social media. Russia’s Investigative Committee pressed charges against journalist and feminist activist Zalina Marshenkulova on 10 April. Baza, a Telegram news channel, reported that Marshenkulova was charged after commenting on the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky, a Russian pro-war blogger who was assassinated in Saint Petersburg earlier this month in an explosion that injured more