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US condemns attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya
The United States is “appalled” by a brutal attack in Chechnya on a prominent female Russian journalist and a lawyer, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday, and it urged Russia to conduct a transparent probe and ensure justice.
Armed masked men on Tuesday attacked Yelena Milashina, a journalist for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper who was in Chechnya with lawyer Alexander Nemov when they were ambushed as they drove from the airport, according to Milashina’s employer and rights groups. Russia on Wednesday opened a criminal case into the attack.
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