“This Was a Pogrom”: Russia Sentences 135 in Brutal Dagestan Airport Riot Targeting Jews
Russian courts have imprisoned 135 people for their involvement in a 2023 antisemitic riot at Makhachkala airport, where a mob targeted Israeli passengers amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The sentences, ranging from 6.5 to 15 years, follow a surge in regional antisemitism, with three organizers still wanted.
Eliana Fleming
7/20/2025