Akhmed Barakhoev was released from prison.

Elder Akhmed Barakhoyev, who was convicted in the "Ingush case," was released from prison. Also today, the sentence of Ingush activist Musa Malsagov expired, his lawyer reported.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Zarifa Sautieva was released from prison in December 2024, and Bagaudin Khautiev and Barakh Chemurziev were released in February 2025. On April 1, 2025, Ismail Nalgiev was released, and three of the seven convicted remained in prison: Musa Malsagov and elders Akhmed Barakhoev and Malsag Uzhakhov. After their release, Sautieva and Nalgiev celebrated a wedding.

04:58 03.07.2025

Barakh Chemurziev Sentenced to Eight Years of Administrative Supervision

The court has sentenced Ingush activist Barakh Chemurziev, who completed his sentence in February for his involvement in an extremist organization case, to eight years of administrative supervision.

Akhmed Barakhoev was released today, lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov reported on his Telegram channel, recalling that his law firm defended Barakhoev.

"Musa Malsagov, another man convicted in the same case, is also being released today. It's a good day," he wrote. As of 3:58 PM Moscow time, the lawyer did not specify whether Malsagov had left the prison colony.

Thus, two people convicted in the "Ingush case" remain in prison: Malsag Uzhakhov, who is scheduled for release at the end of February, and former Ingush Interior Minister Akhmed Pogorov, RusNews reports.

Akhmed Pogorov was on the federal wanted list in connection with clashes at a rally in Magas. He was detained in February 2021 and accused of organizing violence against security forces and participating in an extremist group. Lawyers ruled out combining Pogorov's case with those of other Ingush protest leaders, as this would require starting the entire investigation from scratch. In November 2025, Akhmed Pogorov was sentenced to nine years in prison. He became the eighth person convicted in the "Ingush case."

20:54 18.09.2024

The ECHR awarded compensation to Zarifa Sautieva

The European Court of Human Rights found that the Russian authorities violated the article prohibiting torture and inhuman treatment in relation to Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva and awarded her 1,000 euros in compensation, although Russia does not consider itself obligated to comply with the European Court's rulings.

The persecution of Pogorov, like that of other Ingush activists, is carried out for political reasons and is aimed at stopping public criticism of the government, human rights activists stated.

On March 26, 2019, a large rally, coordinated with the authorities, took place in Magas. It was permitted to continue until the evening, but protesters stayed overnight. The following morning, March 27, security forces used force against protesters. Mass arrests of activists began in the republic in early April 2019.

Seven protest leaders were given lengthy prison sentences for a peaceful protest calling for the prevention of unrest, Russian journalists and political scientists commented on the court's decision. Materials on this trial have been compiled by the "Caucasian Knot" on the thematic page "Ingushetia: The Case of the Protest Leaders".