Nadira Isayeva

Nadira Rashidovna Isayeva (; born 29 July 1979), sometimes spelled Isaeva, is a Russian journalist who has been internationally recognized for her reporting on security issues in North Caucasus.

Isayeva is editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Chernovik (English: Rough Draft) in Dagestan, described by Reporters Without Borders as "Dagestan’s leading independent newspaper". In this role, she ran a series of articles criticizing the Federal Security Service's tactics in fighting the region's insurgency.

In 2008, she published an interview with a former guerrilla leader in which the subject accused local authorities of corruption and connections to the Kremlin. If convicted, she would have faced up to five years' imprisonment.

The trial began in January 2010, with the prosecution claiming that Isayeva's articles "publicly justified terrorism".

Isayeva's reporting and prosecution drew the attention of numerous press and press freedom organizations. The editorial board of the US newspaper The Washington Post has praised Isayeva's work, calling her a "first-rate journalist" and "hero". CPJ described his death as "a lethal blow to press freedom" and "a massive loss for independent journalism in the North Caucasus, Russia's most dangerous place for reporters".