Beaten female Russian journalist moved to Moscow hospital
According to a prominent journalist, a Russian investigative journalist and a lawyer who were assaulted in the southern republic of Chechnya have been transferred to a hospital in Moscow. The move was made to provide them with necessary medical care.
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- Published Date: 10:52 | 05 July 2023
- Modified Date: 10:52 | 05 July 2023
A Russian investigative journalist and a lawyer who were beaten in the southern republic of Chechnya have been moved to a hospital in Moscow, one of the country's most prominent journalists said on Wednesday.
Yelena Milashina, a well-known journalist for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, was travelling to the Chechen capital Grozny from the local airport with Alexander Nemov, a lawyer, when they were attacked a day earlier.
The two were beaten, and threatened with guns while Milashina had her head shaved and green dye thrown over her.
Alexei Venediktov, the former head of the closed Ekho Moskvy radio station, said in a message on Telegram that the two were now in a Moscow hospital.