Latest:
Free Eurasia
Free Eurasia
Ingushetia

A young local man detained in sweep of Sunzhensky district village

Editor

INGUSHETIA, October 16, Caucasus Times – The other day, Ibrahim Shamayev, 22, was seized in a private house of Troitskaya village in Ingushetia and abducted by unidentified servicemen.

At down, a group of uniformed masked gunmen swept into a house rented by the Shamayevs. There where seven persons in the house at that moment of detention, including Ibrahim’s brother with his family.

“The gunmen pointed guns at the people, while two servicemen were searching in the house. They didn’t find anything but grabbed Ibrahim, pushed him into a car and left the village,” the relatives of the detainee told the Caucasus Times correspondent.

The abducted person’s relatives affirm, the young man stayed in Ingushetia since the war in Chechnya had begun and had nothing to do with the rebels.

This very day, the enforcement agencies, presumably federal task forces, Chechen refugees said, had conducted “targeted sweeps” in several other private houses, rented by the displaced persons from Chechnya. According to locals, about 4 or 9 persons have been detained in the sweep and their whereabouts not know as yet.

The Interior Ministry of the republic declined to comment the militaries action.

Malika Suleymenova, Caucasus Times, Ingushetia

Editor

The “Free Eurasia” project is an independent media platform based in Prague, with an ambitious mission to provide the regions of Central Asia and the Caucasus with high-quality, objective and timely information in their national languages. We unite the expertise of editors and journalists working in Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Circassian, Avar and Russian to break the monopoly of state-run Russian-language media and amplify the voices of local communities. Direction Our work focuses on comprehensive coverage of social, political, economic and cultural developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as the issues facing diasporas in Russia, Turkey, China and other countries. We produce news, analytical articles, video reports, podcasts, interviews and journalistic investigations. Special attention is paid to topics rarely addressed by state media: human rights violations, corruption, ethnic and cultural identity, migration and international relations. We strive to engage audiences of all ages, with a particular emphasis on young people and residents of remote regions, offering them digital content in their native languages. Goal Our main goal is to promote the development and sustainability of independent media in Central Asia and the Caucasus. We aim to strengthen the region’s informational sovereignty by expanding access to truthful sources and raising media literacy. At the same time, we support the development of national languages as key elements of identity and cultural heritage, encouraging public discussion and engagement. The project seeks to become a catalyst for building a strong civil society and defending democratic values, helping to train new professional journalists and fostering international cooperation.

You May Also Like

Russian forces shelling of Galashki vicinity resulted in several civilian victims

Editor

Ingushetia awarded as the “region of the year”

Editor

Death toll stood at 5 killed and 30 wounded in Magas bombing

Editor

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *