Kuashev was a Russian journalist and human rights activist. He was aligned with the Moscow-based rights organization Memorial. He was employed by a magazine by the name of Dosh (or Dosch). He had written for other publications, including Kavkazsky Uzel and Kavkazskaya Politika. Outside of his career at Dosh, he was also a blogger on the popular site LiveJournal, in which he criticized local law enforcement and regional policies.
