The Russian state must protect journalists from Ramzan Kadyrov: Meduza calls on federal law enforcement to respond to violent threats by Chechen officials

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen government, has called Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and Committee Against Torture director Igor Kalyapin "terrorists." Kadyrov has also accused entire newsrooms, not just at Novaya Gazeta but also at the independent television network Dozhd, of being "terrorists and their accomplices." These remarks aren't just insulting (though they are certainly that); they're also threats of violence. "We've always destroyed terrorists and their accomplices, between whom there's no distinction, and we will continue to deal with them like this," said Kadyrov. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/03/the-russian-state-must-protect-journalists-from-ramzan-kadyrov