Ruslan Magomedragimov

Ruslan Magomedragimov (Russian: Руслан Магомедкасумович Магомедрагимов) was a Russian activist from Dagestan. He was involved with the movement "Sadval" (Unity), advocating for the autonomy or independence of the Lezgin people.[1]

He was found dead on 24 March 2015 in Kaspiysk[2] under suspicious circumstances, although the official investigation concluded he died from natural causes.

Sadval movement issued a statement in which its leader, Nazim Hajiyev, publicly stated that he was convinced that Magomedragimov had been killed due to his activism. (Hajiyev himself would be murdered a year later.)[3][4]

In 2021, an investigation by Spiegel, Bellingcat and The Insider, suggested that Magomedragimov might have been the victim of the same FSB team that was involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.[5][4][6][7]

References
  1. "Руслан Магомедрагимов боролся за права жителей Самура и Дербента" [Ruslan Magomedragimov fought for the rights of residents of Samur and Derbent]. kavkaz-uzel.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. "'Sadval' activist Ruslan Magomedragimov found dead in Dagestan". kavkaz-uzel.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "Leader Of Ethnic Lezgins Killed In Daghestan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. "Bellingcat связал сотрудников ФСБ, следивших за Навальным, со смертями еще трех политических активистов" [Bellingcat linked FSB officers monitoring Navalny with deaths of three more political activists]. BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "Navalny Poison Squad Implicated in Murders of Three Russian Activists". bellingcat. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Navalny's Alleged FSB Poisoners Linked to Deaths of Journalists, Activists – Investigation". The Moscow Times. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. "Poisonings of Activists in the North Caucasus: A Low Threshold for Chemical Weapons Use Inside Russia?". Jamestown. Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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