As can be seen in the hastily made picture of a Russian journalist, the road to the village blocked by enemy armor. 14 may-1 500 local residents live under close supervision, because one of them dared to complain about the corruption of the authorities. First time in the history of this small Caucasian Republic, where he directs Ramzan Kadyrov. “The blockade does not need to counter terrorists and to prevent the contacts with the press, this is an unprecedented step,” — said the founder of the Committee for the prevention of torture Igor Kalyapin. Recently he had to stop working in Grozny after the two attacks.
The enemy all went awry after the Director of the local school of Ramazan Zalaldinov told about the desolation in this Avar village (the Avars are the majority population in the neighboring Dagestan Republic). In a nine-minute video he shows a house with something as covered roofs, and tottering walls, which bear the imprint of the war of 2000, and flood 2002, 2010 and 2012. Residents received only one third of the provisions of compensation, and Zalaldinov does not hide his indignation: “How can so-called patriots and leaders to behave as if nothing had happened, to appear on television and proudly display their verbiage and meetings. Securing safety, are the excesses in full view of everyone. They live in luxury on the tears of the poor and the blood of the oppressed”.
To attract the attention of Zalaldinov trying for the first time. According to him, he has “several dozen times” addressed to the Federal authorities in the hope to solve the problems of the village. But never received a response. This time he had to flee to Dagestan. A few days after the appearance of the video on one site in Dagestan to Kyunghee was raided by police, Ramzan Kadyrov promised to repair the roads, to spend gas and build mosques. However, on the night of 12 on may 13, masked men set fire to the house Zalaldinov, and his wife and three daughters had been kidnapped and after threats landed on the road near the border. This technique has already been used in the past: family of alleged “terrorists” suffered the same fate. And their houses demolished.
Fear and humiliation
The repression in Chechnya — have long been a usual thing, only now they are growing even more. Aishat Inaaway, which dared to compare WhatsApp the luxury of leadership with the lives of ordinary Chechens, had in the beginning of the year to experience a session of public humiliation on television in the presence of her husband. The woman apologized to the leader with head down, red with shame face. Adam Dikayev, who laughed in Instagram over the “king on a treadmill” (Kadyrov likes to put “sports” photos in the social network), was forced to run and sing on the track in front of the camera. In shorts.
But it’s flowers. In March began to disappear intellectuals, and intimidated the family was afraid to open his mouth. Husein Betilgireev, Professor of French and former chair of the Department of foreign languages at Grozny University, returned home after a ten-day “absence”. At the same time a group of Russian and foreign journalists who went to Chechnya from neighboring Ingushetia accompanied by the staff of the Committee for the prevention of torture, was attacked by unknown persons in masks. Passengers were beaten and car burned. March 17, Igor Kalyapin went to Ivan to deal with the incident, however he was kicked out of the hotel, beaten, pelted with eggs and flour, doused with green paint.
Every time the Kremlin has called such “unacceptable”, but in fact nothing changed. Moreover, appointed head of Chechnya in 2007, Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov is now the “acting” before the scheduled September elections, but no surprises they will bring. “The situation is deteriorating, — says Igor Kalyapin. — Kadyrov is not satisfied that it covers people’s access to justice. Recently he suits real information blockade”. Dissent silenced, and journalists declare personae non gratae.
