This article written by Henry Pope is published by OCCRP. Here is an excerpt:

A Russian investigative journalist has fled the country after being threatened and labeled a terrorist by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Hetq reported.

Elena Milashina, 43, fled Russia at the behest of her editors at the Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, following numerous threats made against her personal safety by the head of the Chechen Republic.

Kadyrov’s hostility towards Milashina and Novaya Gazeta reportedly stems from her coverage of his human rights abuses in Chechnya, according to a statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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