Author: Armando Garcia | March 8th, 2026
Photo: The village of Tindi, in Dagestan, in the late 1890s, Moriz von Déchy (1851-1917). Source: Wikipedia.
The cost of speaking truth to power is rarely just a personal burden, it often ripples through entire families and communities. In a powerful and harrowing video circulating on YouTube, we witness a mother in Makhachkala taking a stand for her son, Gadzhi. While her public speech was an act of profound courage, the aftermath has been a relentless campaign of state-enforced intimidation, including constant surveillance, invasive home raids, and orchestrated public harassment designed to isolate and silence her family.
Since then, Gadzhi, his wife, and their three grandchildren—including two newborns—were deported from Iceland without "fit to fly" certificates. The deportation was carried out via a luxury private jet, after which the family was separated in Croatia. This mirrors tactics deployed in the U.S., particularly the excessive use of luxury private jets for deportations. These flights are often linked to shady deals with businessmen, similar to the controversies that partially contributed to Kristi Noem, former Secretary of Homeland Security, losing her job.
In Iceland, this operation was conducted under the Valkyries´ government (Samfylkingin, Viðreisn and Flokkur fólksins), which remains conspicuously silent. No investigation has been launched whatsoever.
In a speech recorded and circulated on YouTube, Gadzhi’s mother is seen making the public address in Makhachkala that triggered this increased pressure on the family, leading to further surveillance, home raids, and public harassment.