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Rights Group Says Illegal Prison Operated In Chechnya

A leading Russian human rights group says it has documented the existence of an illegal prison in the Chechen capital Grozny, where prisoners allegedly were held in custody unlawfully, bullied, and tortured. Activists from the Memorial group said on June 7 they discovered the detention center in Grozny’s southern Oktyabrsky district last week. They took photographs and video footage of the prison cell walls on which inmates had left various notes, including names and detention dates. Full Story