Magomed Yevloyev, the publisher and owner of opposition Ingushetya website, www.ingushetiya.ru  has been killed.  He died from a bullet injury to the head while in olice custody. He had been arrested upon arrival at Nagan (Mazras) Airport.  The Ingushetiya authorities say an ‘incident’ took place in the car taking him to hospital leading to his death.

Magomed was a prominent critic of Ingushetiya President, Murat Zyzikov who has criticized inushetiya.ru’s reporting and has brought a court case seeking to shut it down.  His lawyer is quoted saying that the police picked him up and shot him in the temple before dumping him near the hospital.

Zyzikov has been fighting an insurgency in Ingushetiya and has taken a hardline stance to any opposition.

The website is calling for supporters to rally and demonstrate to protest the killing, and we here fully support their cause.