INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian lawmakers passed the law allowing clearcut logging around Lake Baikal and I think we will already start to witness the harmful
Authorities already opened new cases against human rights lawyer Nadezhda Nizovkina and activist Alexey Popov
Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev [for fueling anti-immigrant sentiment]
criticism of the new bill on local self-governance, which would practically dismantle that political institution
these examples are just the beginning [of regional resistance]
co-founder of Indigenous rights group Free Yakutia FoundationI expect the overall standard of living in the republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to
draft system could be launched
Ignoring a summons received electronically is punishable by law and people are very worried about this change
Many are already preparing to leave the republic
I believe the outflow of young, educated Yakutians will continue in 2025.Harold Chambers, an analyst focusing on nationalism, conflict and
widespread raids [in search of new conscripts] in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia
Ukrainian drone attacks beyond the western republics is another trend that will continue, bringing the war home in a new way for Chechnya
and Dagestan.The other major front for instability is militant activity
The threat of further Islamic State attacks remains
should be expected, continuing the trend from 2024.Isabella Evloeva, Ingush journalist and founder of independent news outlet FortangaThe
issue of militant activity remains critical for Ingushetia
questioning their national identity and territorial rights; these comments became less frequent amid the war
Ingushetia for Kadyrov is analogous to Ukraine for Putin
2018 remains a painful issue
budget has a deficit of nearly 400 million rubles ($3.8 million)
