Yesterday, the Telegram administration shut down the channel of the Ingushetia Independence Committee (IIC), which caused outrage among activists and observers.\nThis closure was the culmination of a campaign to discredit the KIIC, which was actively promoted by Kremlin propagandists.\nSuch actions on the part of Telegram are a reminder of the platform’s close ties to Russian special services and its involvement in the suppression of national movements. <\/p>\n\n
The closure of the KIN channel coincided with the escalation of events in Dagestan, where the situation is spiraling out of control.\nArmed clashes between the local underground and the Russian occupiers in Ingushetia are becoming more frequent, and the latest events in Dagestan only emphasize the scale of the problem.\nThe Kremlin is already forced to refuse to take prisoners and bodies of dead Dagestanis from Ukraine in order not to provoke the local population’s indignation. <\/p>\n\n
This is not the first time Telegram has cooperated with Russian special services.\nIn the fall of 2023, during the protests in Dagestan, the Morning of Dagestan channel was closed, and in the winter, during mass protests in Bashkortostan, a number of channels of the Bashkir national liberation movement were closed.\nThese actions demonstrate the systematic support of the Kremlin’s platform of interests and the suppression of independent voices. <\/p>\n\n
The Ingush Independence Committee promptly created a new channel, addressing its subscribers with the following message:<\/p>\n\n
\nIn the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful!\nAssalamu alaykum waroohmatullahi wabarakatuhu!\nOur previous channel was deleted by Telegram for reasons unknown to us (possibly at the request of the Russian special services).\nPlease subscribe to the new one: https:\/\/t.me\/ingcommitte\/4.<\/a>\nWe will continue our work as usual.\nThe removal of the channel will not affect our activities in any way, but rather indicates the correctness and effectiveness of our work.\nAllahu gho dolda wa ta’ala! <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
This situation has only strengthened their resolve to continue the struggle for independence and the rights of their people, despite the repression and pressure from the Russian special services.<\/p>\n\n