A Russian investigative journalist working for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has been hospitalized after being severely beaten in Chechnya, the newspaper and the Russian human rights NGO Morial reported.
And Elena Milashina, an expert on Chechnya, was attacked after she went to this Russian republic located in the Caucasus to cover the verdict hearing in one of the cases, according to “Memorial”.
The human rights organization added in a statement that “Elena Milashina’s fingers were fractured, and she loses consciousness from time to time,” noting that she “suffers with many bruises throughout her body.”
In pictures published by the Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Telegram, Milashina appeared on a hospital bed with bandages on her arms, while the assailants sprayed her face with a green substance, and it appeared to be swollen.
Memorial explained that the car in which the journalist was accompanied by lawyer Alexander Nemov was attacked by “armed men” on the road between the airport and the Chechen capital, Grozny.
The organization added that the journalist and the lawyer were “severely beaten and kicked, even in the face, and threatened with death, with a gun pointed at their heads.” (Arabic)
2023-07-04 14:09:45
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