Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus In The News 3 May 2017 According to the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, more than 100 gay men were rounded up by the police and brutalized in secret prisons, and at least three of ... The New York Times Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus 21 Apr 2017 This society [in Chechnya and the mostly Muslim areas of the Caucasus region] is highly homophobic. Homosexuality is condemned. It is believed Islam considers it a great ... The New York Times Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus 1 Apr 2017 [There were] numerous, numerous signals [about detentions and violence toward gay men in Chechnya]. It came from too many sources not to be true. The New York Times Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus 9 Feb 2017 [Local barons in Russia's republics often] consolidate their positions in ministries, place their friends and relations in important posts and use various corrupt practic... Open Democracy Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus 6 Feb 2017 Fighting on the side of Assad is something that Chechens are reluctant to do as a whole. The Independent Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus 1 Feb 2017 The Russian government understands very well the condition of the Syrian army and their capacity to really govern in [the Sunni areas]. They need to maintain what they ha... The Wall Street Journal Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus Latest Updates Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 03 May 2017 Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Pogrom Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 22 March 2017 Vladimir Putin Has One Reliable Set of Allies: Russia’s Iron Ladies Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 04 July 2016 The Struggle with Islamic State that Turkey Hoped to Avoid Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 02 July 2016 Теракт в Стамбуле: россияне под подозрением Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 09 June 2016 Women in the North Caucasus Conflicts: An Under-reported Plight Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 19 May 2016 Роковая невеста джихада Load more