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The Mufti of Chechnya called Jews
Society
The Mufti of Chechnya called Jews "enemies of Allah," and the Chief Rabbi accused him of anti-Semitism
31 October 2025

In an interview on a Chechen television channel, the Mufti of Chechnya, Salah Mezhiyev, called Jews "enemies of Allah" and "the founders of atheism." The comment was made on the program "Chechen History. War and Peace," where Mezhiyev, who is also the head of the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus, discussed apostasy.

Relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women detained again en route to Moscow
Human rights
Relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women detained again en route to Moscow
31 October 2025

A Crimean Tatar delegation traveling from Crimea to Moscow to meet with the human rights ombudsman was detained for the third time in 24 hours. The delegation consisted of 16 people, including the parents of the arrested women, Esma Nimetulayeva, Elviza Aliyeva, Nasiba Saidova, and Fevziye Osmanova, lawyer Nazim Sheikhmambetov, and Crimean Tatar elders.

Chechnya Declares Niyso Organization and Telegram Channel Extremist
Society
Chechnya Declares Niyso Organization and Telegram Channel Extremist
31 October 2025

The Supreme Court of Chechnya has declared the opposition movement Niyso an extremist organization and banned its activities in the Russian Federation. The ruling was based on a lawsuit filed by the regional prosecutor.

Police twice detained the relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women traveling to Moscow to meet with the ombudsman
Human rights
Police twice detained the relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women traveling to Moscow to meet with the ombudsman
31 October 2025

Russian authorities are preventing the parents of Crimean Tatar women from meeting with the ombudsman in Moscow. A delegation from Crimea traveling to meet with the human rights ombudsman was detained twice by police en route to the capital.