Media reports that Ingushetian authorities are jamming mobile communications and the Internet in the region

For more than a week, the authorities of Ingushetia have been forcing local entrepreneurs and mobile operators to jam cellular communications and the Internet. MBKh Media about this . told Isabella Evloeva, a journalist from Alif TV,

“The internet really doesn’t exist yet. The authorities bypassed catering points, hotels and forced them to turn off the Internet. Even the first days we connected wi-fi at bus stops and then turned it off there too. The authorities do not want the information to spread, ”the publication quotes Evloeva as saying.

The journalist noted that some people let them into their homes to use the home Internet. So she was able to send materials about the rallies against the transfer of part of the lands of Ingushetia to Chechnya.

“What is even worse is that the authorities have bypassed catering points, hotels and are forcing them to turn off the Internet. The authorities do not want information to spread. It takes incredible effort to send something, and you rush between the rally and Internet access points - it’s exhausting, ”Yevloeva told MBKh Media.

Earlier, the BBC Russian Service found out that there are indeed problems with mobile communications and the Internet throughout Ingushetia. Despite the fact that the press services of mobile operators stated that there were no accidents, the publication received evidence that mobile companies are aware of the problems that have arisen. Thus, an anonymous employee of MegaFon sent reporters a screenshot from correspondence in corporate mail, where you can see a lot of messages about communication problems throughout Ingushetia.

The BBC Russian Service noted that, as follows from the Megafon monitoring system, almost all base stations in Ingushetia are marked in red as problematic. A MegaFon employee said that at the same time, base stations in neighboring North Ossetia are operating as planned.

In early October, civil servants of one of the departments in Ingushetia, who participated in a rally against the transfer of part of the land to Chechnya, were threatened with dismissal if they again came to protests.
Protests in Ingushetia - mostly in Magas and Sunzha - began on September 25 after Issa Khashagulov's resignation as head of the Sunzhensky district became known. Activists regarded Khashaulov's departure as a protest against the transfer of part of the lands of Ingushetia to Chechnya. On September 26, it became known that the heads of Chechnya and Ingushetia signed an agreement on the mutual transfer of land between the republics.
At the end of August, activists reported that workers from Chechnya were carrying out construction work on the territory of Ingushetia. In early September, it became known that Ramzan Kadyrov established a commission to determine and clarify the borders of the republic. Later, the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, said that the situation around the border of the republics "does not get out of control."

Media reports that Ingushetian authorities are jamming mobile communications and the Internet in the region

In early October, civil servants of one of the departments in Ingushetia, who participated in a rally against the transfer of part of the land to Chechnya, were threatened with dismissal if they again came to protests.
Protests in Ingushetia - mostly in Magas and Sunzha - began on September 25 after Issa Khashagulov's resignation as head of the Sunzhensky district became known. Activists regarded Khashaulov's departure as a protest against the transfer of part of the lands of Ingushetia to Chechnya. On September 26, it became known that the heads of Chechnya and Ingushetia signed an agreement on the mutual transfer of land between the republics.
At the end of August, activists reported that workers from Chechnya were carrying out construction work on the territory of Ingushetia. In early September, it became known that Ramzan Kadyrov established a commission to determine and clarify the borders of the republic. Later, the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, said that the situation around the border of the republics "does not get out of control."