Zarifa Mukharbekovna Sautieva[a] (born 1 May 1978) is a museum director and political activist from Ingushetia.

[2] She was dismissed by the Russian government from her post as a response to her involvement in protests against changes to the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia.

[4] She has claimed that whilst in detention, she and other protesters, are victims of psychological torture and physical violence.

[10] When asked to give a sample of handwriting during detention, she wrote out a poem by Osip Mandelstam.

[15] The Council of Europe views her, and her fellow activists, as political prisoners held by the state.