Thousands of Daghestanis Branded `Suspected Religious Extremists` Without Their Knowledge
(World News Russia)

Among the numerous routine violations of human rights in the Republic of Daghestan, one of the most widespread and pernicious is the inclusion of thousands of people, including some underage children, in the so-called "prophylactic register" of individuals suspected of "an inclination to commit a criminal offense." While that category includes former offenders, registered drug addicts and alcoholics, and people with a record of domestic violence, many others are peaceable, law-abiding members of society. Their sole offense is that the republic`s Interior Ministry regards them as "religious extremists," even though there may not be the slightest evidence to...