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Chechen-Ingush Land Deal

Thousands demand release of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautiyeva

by OC Media

•4 min read

An online protest is demanding the release of Zarifa Sautiyeva, an activist against Ingushetia’s controversial land deal with Chechnya. Thousands of people from all over Russia have uploaded videos calling for her release. Sautiyeva is the former deputy director of the Memorial of Memory and Glory, a large memorial and museum complex in Ingushetia’s largest city, Nazran, dedicated to the victims of political repression. She was arrested on 13 July on charges of organising the use of violen

Daghestan

Yabloko protests increased kindergarten fees in Daghestan

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Daghestan branch of the opposition Yabloko (‘apple’) Party has appealed to the local government to cancel increased payments in kindergartens. The appeal, signed by local party chairman Alberta Esedov, is addressed to Prime Minister of Daghestan Abdusamad Gamidov. On 22 November 2016, the Daghestani government signed a decree modifying payment rules for kindergartens. Previously, the government had covered part of these expenses for parents, but parents must now submit a quarterly sta