The Russian Justice Ministry on May 3 added the Turkey-based Committee for Ingush Independence to its registry of "undesirable organizations." The committee -- established in January 2023 -- has stated as its goal the independence from Russia of the North Caucasus region of Ingushetia. In January 2024, the ministry labeled the group a "foreign agent." The committee’s activists participated in sessions of the Forum of the Post-Russia's Free Peoples, a group established by activists from Russia's ethnic republics. In March 2023, the forum was also recognized as an "undesirable organization" in Russia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
