In recent weeks, the authorities in Chechnya have carried out a wave of abductions of relatives of opposition bloggers and activists. Kremlin-installed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's opponents attribute the crackdown to the growing popularity and influence of the Telegram channel 1ADAT.
On January 20, security forces loyal to Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov abducted the mother of lawyer and anti-torture activist Abubakar Yan
On January 20, security forces loyal to Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov abducted the mother of lawyer and anti-torture activist Abubakar Yan
A lawyer at the North Caucasus branch of the Russian human rights organization Committee Against Torture says 21 of his relatives have been “abducted” in Chechnya.