A Muslim blogger detained for criticizing the "Russian Community" has not contacted his family
Published: 28 September 2025
Mansur Gneev, a Muslim blogger from the Krasnodar Krai, remains unavailable for contact with his family after his arrest on September 23. He was reportedly beaten during a search, and suffered health problems in pretrial detention, possibly with an eye injury. Gneev's wife doubts the veracity of the report about his phone call to his family.