1988 – August 1, 2014), was a Kabardino-Balkarian human rights activist with connections to Moscow-based rights organization Memorial and a freelance journalist for the magazine Dosh (or Dosch) in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic within the North Caucasus in Russia, he was found dead 15 kilometers from his home.
His death was viewed as suspicious and as of 2017 the investigation is still not closed.