Jaco WaesJul 4, 2023
Kevin Rothrock

Armed men reportedly attacked Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina & attorney Alexander Nemov after they arrived in Grozny for the sentencing of Zarema Musaeva. Milashina suffered several broken fingers & lost consciousness multiple times.

https://t.me/no_torture/2696

Milashina & Nemov were reportedly blocked on the road, leaving the airport, and stopped and beaten. The assailants threatened their lives and held a gun to their heads. Milashina was attacked in Grozny before in Feb. 2020, but this time seems much worse.

https://t.me/no_torture/2697

Zarema Musaeva was abducted from her home in Jan. 2022. Her sons are exiled human rights activists and oppositionists (dangerous work in Chechnya).

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⚡️Сегодня рано утром на адвоката Александра Немова и журналиста «Новой газеты» Елену Милашину напали в Чечне. Как сообщили пострадавшие, их автомобиль блокировали вооруженные люди по дороге из аэропорта. Милашину и Немова сильно избили, отобрали и разгромили технику. По предварительной информации, их доставили в больницу. Они прилетели в Грозный на приговор Зареме Мусаевой, который должны огласить сегодня.

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Show threadKevin RothrockJul 4, 2023
Journalist Elena Milashina after her attack today in Grozny. Horrifying. (Her attackers shaved her head too.)
Show threadKevin RothrockJul 4, 2023
Putin's spox has comments on the "very serious attack" against Milashina & says it demands an investigation. It happened in Grozny, however, probably on orders from Kadyrov, so you can expect bupkis, folks. https://t.me/rian_ru/207835
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❗️Путину доложили о нападении на журналистку Милашину и адвоката Немова в Чечне, вопросом занимается омбудсмен Москалькова, требуется проверка, заявил Песков

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Show threadKevin RothrockJul 4, 2023
Elena Milashina was literally collapsing in the hospital today.
Show threadKevin RothrockJul 4, 2023
For more details about the attack on Elena Milashina: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/07/04/novaya-gazeta-journalist-elena-milashina-and-lawyer-alexander-nemov-attacked-in-chechnya
Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov attacked in Chechnya Milashina has a closed brain injury and broken fingers, Nemov stabbed — Meduza

On the morning of July 4, journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov were attacked in Grozny. Their car was intercepted by masked assailants on the way from the airport to the city. Milashina and Nemov were beaten with batons and kicked, including in the face. Novaya Gazeta reports the assailants took their phones and demanded they be unlocked; their equipment and documents were destroyed. Sergei Babinеts, head of the Team Against Torture, said that the attackers “recalled for Milashina and Nemov all the trials and cases” they had handled. “This is clearly not a gang attack, but an attack for their activities,” he stressed.

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Show threadkeplernikoJul 5, 2023
@kevinrothrock it’s very likely not just green dye (as in harmless food colouring) but rather brilliant green, aka zelyonka. Many political targets have been hit with that, including Navalny, and it can cause eye damage including blindness.
Show threadSteveJul 4, 2023
Some humans are a disgrace
Show threadKevin RothrockJul 4, 2023

Musaeva was sentenced to 5.5 yrs in prison, btw, on ridiculous charges that included a supposed attack on a cop. She nevertheless managed a thank you note to Milashina and Nemov for coming to Grozny.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/07/04/grozny-court-sentences-mother-of-human-rights-activist-and-alleged-opposition-founder-to-5-5-years-in-prison-colony

Grozny court sentences mother of human rights activist and alleged opposition founder to 5.5 years in prison colony — Meduza

The Akhmatovsky district court in Grozny has sentenced Zarema Musaeva, mother of human rights activist Abubakar Yangulbayev and the alleged co-founder of the Chechen opposition movement Adat, Ibrahim Yangulbayev, to 5.5 years in a prison colony, the Team against Torture reported.

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