Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus Please submit all media inquiries to ksokirianskaia@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 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 them were killed. 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 sin. 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 practices to siphon off resources. 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 have already gained. The Wall Street Journal Ekaterina Sokirianskaia Former Project Director, Russia & North Caucasus Latest Updates Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 19 May 2016 Роковая невеста джихада Originally published in Новая Газета Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 11 May 2016 Абу Мясо. Так в ИГИЛ прозвали чеченского командира, отправляющего своих бойцов на смерть Originally published in Новая Газета Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 12 April 2016 Russia’s North Caucasus Insurgency Widens as ISIS’ Foothold Grows Originally published in World Politics Review Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 5 April 2016 «Пятизвездный джихад» Originally published in Novaya Gazeta Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 1 December 2015 To the Islamic State and Back Load more