Law Enforcement Officers Abduct, Detain About Twenty Civilians In Russia's Chechnya

By RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities

Police in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Chechnya have abducted and arrested about 20 civilians in the village of Alkhan-Kala, sources close to law enforcement told RFE/RL on January 9, adding that the arrested men might face extremism charges. Opposition Telegram channels 1ADAT and NIYSO published a list of those arrested. The region's authoritarian leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, is frequently accused by human rights groups of overseeing grave rights abuses, including abductions, torture, extrajudicial killings, and targeting the LGBT community. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.