Ingushetia media guide

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Image caption, Ingush protesters take part in a rally against a controversial 2018 land swap deal between Ingushetia and Chechnya

10 December 2012

Updated 2 August 2023

The authorities are accused of stifling media freedom and of silencing opposition. The meagre local media scene consists almost entirely of official outlets.

Ingushetia is "a lawless zone where enemies of the press can attack journalists with impunity", says the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

In 2022, the founder of the independent Ingush news site Fortanga, Izabella Evloeva, was placed on Russia's wanted list for "spreading misinformation". about the Russian army. It was the third charge against her since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In 2008, Magomed Yevloyev, the editor of an opposition website, died from gunshot wounds after being detained by police.

Television is the main source of news and information, with Russian national networks commanding the lion's share of the audience. The sole, local terrestrial TV service is an opt-out of the national state-owned TV channel Rossiya.

Russia's national state-run Radio Russia and Mayak networks and the private entertainment-based network Serebryanyy Dozhd (Silver Rain) operate transmitters in Nazran.