Former First lady Michelle Obama, and former Secretary of State John Kerry with journalist Elena Milashina., March 2013

Video. Award-winning Russian investigative journalist attacked in Chechnya

Milashina has long exposed human rights violations in Chechnya and has faced threats, intimidation and attacks. In 2020, Milashina and a lawyer accompanying her were beaten by a dozen people in the lobby of their hotel.

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