A Russian journalist and a human rights lawyer were brutally beaten as they headed to a court in Russia’s Chechnya republic to attend the trial of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists who challenged the Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.
RIGA, Latvia — A prominent Russian investigative journalist and a human rights lawyer were brutally beaten as they headed to a court in Russia’s Chechnya republic to attend the high-profile trial of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists who challenged the Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.
Tass, the state news agency, reported that the pair were likely to be evacuated to Moscow on Tuesday evening because of the severity of their injuries. “A place either in prison or below the ground awaits this family,” Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram blog at the time. “And it doesn’t depend on me anymore. I know the mood in society. As long as at least one Chechen is alive, the members of this family will no longer be able to freely enjoy life; the honor of every representative of our people is so deeply hurt.” He added, “Always remember this, Yangulbaevs.
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