Аида Мирмаксумова

Aida Mirmaksumova is a journalist and rights activist. She's written for Novoe delo, Current Time, and has worked for IWPR, Open Caucasus Media, Eto Kavkaz and Daptar. In 2016, she won the Georgian Journalism Charter prize for her investigation into FGM in Avar villages in Georgia.

A transgender life in Chechnya

As reports of purges of gay men surfaced, Chechnya recently made international headlines. A transgender woman, now in exile, reflects on her place in Chechen society.

By Аида Мирмаксумова

/ 28 Jun 2017

Dagestan's long-distance truckers are fighting for their rights

Hundreds of truck drivers in Dagestan have joined Russia’s countrywide strike against additional taxation. I spoke to them to find out their demands. RU

By Аида Мирмаксумова

/ 13 Apr 2017

Дагестан: дальнобойщики продолжат акцию

5 апреля в Москве был задержан организатор Объединения перевозчиков Дагестана Рустам Малламагомедов. Вторую неделю в России продолжается акция дальнобойщиков против бортового устройства "Платон". В Дагестане митингуют около трех тысяч водителей. English

By Аида Мирмаксумова

/ 6 Apr 2017