Is the FSB persecuting the editor of an Islamic newspaper in Bashkiria?

Islam.Ru reports that in the city of Salavat (Bashkortostan), the FSB is putting pressure on Usman Ismagilov, the editor of the local Islamic newspaper Hidayat, the second issue of which has recently gone out of print: giving no reason to do so." According to human rights activist Ismail Saifullin, after the publication of the first issue of the newspaper, Salavat Muslims were summoned to the FSB and threatened with arrest. In this regard, the believers filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office.

"According to Saifullin," Islam.Ru reports, "some FSB officers" "absolutely do not understand the political course taken by the state for rapprochement with the Islamic world" and "oppose its implementation." they absolutely lose the ability to think rationally and by their actions not only violate the laws that are designed to protect, but also harm the image of Russia in the international arena," the human rights activist believes.

Sources

• Bashkir FSB persecutes the editor of an Islamic publication // Islam.Ru. 2006. April 14.