Oppositionen: Putin har skapat tjetjenskt envälde

Ilya Valeryevich Yashin (Russian: Илья́ Вале́рьевич Я́шин, born 29 June 1983 in Moscow) is a Russian activist and liberal politician, one of key leaders of political party «RPR-PARNAS», co-founder and one of leaders of political movement Solidarnost. He is also the leader of the Moscow branch of the RPR-PARNAS, in which the Solidarnost participates. In 2005 he was one of founders of civic youth movement Oborona. Active participant of Dissenters' Marches and rallies «For Fair Elections». In 2012 he was elected in Russian Opposition Coordination Council. Until 2008 he was the leader of Yabloko party's youth wing, organizing mass protests and speaking to the media about its causes. However, when he became an active member of the Solidarnost, Yabloko expelled him for "causing political damage". Yashin is known for making passionate speeches at opposition rallies. He is an active participant of the Strategy-31 campaign for freedom of assembly. In 2005, he spoke against the Nashi movement, which supported President Vladimir Putin. On 31 December 2010 Yashin was arrested for demonstrating in Moscow at another rally of Strategy-31. He was taken to a police station and detained for fifteen days. He claims evidence was then fabricated against him by the police. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience, along with Boris Nemtsov and Konstantin Kosiakin. Following the alleged kidnapping and torture of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev from Kiev, Ukraine, Yashin was arrested on 27 October, 2012 along with Sergei Udaltsov and Alexei Navalny while attempting to join a Moscow protest on Razvozzhayev's behalf. The three were charged with violating public order, for which they could be fined up to 30,000 rubles (US$1,000) or given 50 hours of community service. ^ Илья Яшин исключен из партии «ЯБЛОКО» 19 December 2011 ^ Leonid Ragozin (2 March 2005). "Russian youth on political barricades". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012. ^ Happy New Year Russian Style?, Open Democracy ^ http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-activists-jailed-over-freedom-assembly-protest-2011-01-04 ^ Maria Tsvetkova and Gleb Bryanski (27 October 2012). "Russia activists detained after opposition council meets". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

Ramzan Achmatovitj Kadyrov (ryska: Рамза́н Ахма́тович Кады́ров; tjetjenska: Къадар Ахьмат-кIант Рамзан, Q̇adar Aẋmat-khant Ramzan), född 5 oktober 1976 i Tsenteroj, Tjetjen-Ingushiska Autonoma Sovjetiska rådsrepubliken, är Tjetjeniens president som tillträdde den 5 april 2007 efter sin företrädare Alu Alchanov. Han var tidigare tjetjensk milisman och premiärminister. Han är son till republikens förre president Achmat Kadyrov som mördades den 9 maj 2004. Kadyrov är medlem i Rysslands styrande parti Enade Ryssland. Ramzan Kadyrov beskrivs som republikens starke man och har vid flera tillfällen anklagats för brutalitet och antidemokratiska metoder. Flera fall av tortyr och mord har knutits till Kadyrov och människorättsorganisationer har rapporterat att så mycket som 70%[källa behövs] av alla mord, våldtäkter, tortyr och kidnappningar i Tjetjenien begåtts av Kadyrovs 3 000 man starka armé, kallad kadyrovtserna (Kadyrovtsy). Kadyrov regerar i Tjetjenien med stöd från Rysslands president Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov vill införa muslimska lagar som reglerar kvinnors klädsel i Tjetjenien och har officiellt uttalat sitt stöd för de grupper av män som trakasserar kvinnor som inte klär sig muslimskt. Trakasserierna består bland annat i att kvinnorna beskjuts med paintball på öppen gata.