Memorial's Closure Leaves Chechens With Nowhere To Turn
A portrait of slain rights activist Natalya Estemirova on a memorial in Grozny to journalists who have died in the fight for free speech
July 20, 2009
By Claire Bigg
In January 2002, Zelimkhan Yezhiyev's son left his village in Chechnya on a trip to the neighboring republic of Ingushetia.
He was never seen again.
So Yezhiyev did what many Chechens do in that situation -- he traveled to the republican capital, Grozny, and knocked on the door of Memorial, Russia's leading human rights group.
That's where he first met Natalya Estemirova, one of the region's boldest rights campaigners, who became Yezhiyev's main ally in the search for his son.
She helped him file inquiries with the police and take his case to court, and she offered much-needed advice and moral support. His son, 22 at the time of his disappearance, is still missing.
Yezhiyev again sought Estemirova's help when armed men ... >>full
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