Sevil Novruzova (; born c. 1977) is a lawyer and activist from

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...

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. In 2019 she was a member of Dagestan's

anti-terrorism Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to co ...

council and the Director of the 'Centre for Reconciliation and Harmony'.

Biography

Novruzova was born circa 1977 in

Derbent Derbent, also historically known as Darband, or Derbend, is the southernmost city in Russia. It is situated along the southeastern coast of the Dagestan, Republic of Dagestan, occupying the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucas ...

. She is a lawyer and an activist, helping to retrieve people from communities in Dagestan who have tried to join the

Islamic State The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS ...

. She has helped to return at least 120 people from the caliphate. She began her work in repatriation as a volunteer, after her brother, Emille, joined a local Islamic insurgent group. In 2008 he was killed by Russian security forces within months of joining the insurgents. In 2019 she was a member of Dagestan's

council and the Director of the 'Centre for Reconciliation and Harmony' in Derbent. This work involves negotiation between the families of insurgents and the Russian government. In 2011 she was head of the Derbent Municipal Commission for Adaptation, working to reintegrate former insurgents to society. She has also worked to bring the children of insurgents back to Russia.

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* Film
Meet the woman determined to reunite families torn apart by ISIS
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