CNN —Elena Milashina, a prominent Russian journalist who uncovered the horrific crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, was severely beaten alongside a lawyer in an attack in the southern Russian republic, according to her employer Novaya Gazeta.
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, “agreed to intervene in the situation on the request of the editorial office,” Novaya Gazeta said.
Moskalkova also said she asked the Commissioner for Human Rights in Chechnya to ensure the safety of the journalist.
Following her reporting on a crackdown on gay men in Chechnya in 2017, Muslim clerics in Chechnya called for “retribution” against her and other journalists.
The country has a checkered record on gay rights, breaking up gay pride marches and passing anti-gay propaganda laws.
Persons:
CNN — Elena Milashina, Alexander Nemov, Elena, Alexander, ” “ Elena Milashina, “, Nemov, Milashina, Musaeva, Ramzan Kadyrov, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Tatyana Moskalkova, Moskalkova, ‘, Sergey Babinets, ”, Marie Struthers, Kadyrov
Organizations:
CNN, Novaya Gazeta, Milashina, Human, Novosti, Human Rights, Amnesty
Locations:
Russian, Chechnya, Grozny, Novaya, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Russia