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The head of a Russian charity and her husband have been found dead in Chechnya a day after their abduction, activists and officials said. | The head of a Russian charity and her husband have been found dead in Chechnya a day after their abduction, activists and officials said. |
The bodies of Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband were found with gunshot wounds in a car boot near the Chechen capital Grozny, the interior ministry said. | The bodies of Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband were found with gunshot wounds in a car boot near the Chechen capital Grozny, the interior ministry said. |
Armed men seized the two on Monday from the offices of Ms Sadulayeva's charity, Let's Save the Generation. | Armed men seized the two on Monday from the offices of Ms Sadulayeva's charity, Let's Save the Generation. |
The case follows July's abduction and killing of activist Natalia Estemirova. | The case follows July's abduction and killing of activist Natalia Estemirova. |
Ms Sadulayeva and her husband Alek Djabrailov were in their mid-20s and had just got married, reports say. | Ms Sadulayeva and her husband Alek Djabrailov were in their mid-20s and had just got married, reports say. |
Their bodies were found in the boot of Mr Djabrailov's car in the Chernorechye suburb of Grozny early on Tuesday, an official at the Chechen prosecutor's office said. | Their bodies were found in the boot of Mr Djabrailov's car in the Chernorechye suburb of Grozny early on Tuesday, an official at the Chechen prosecutor's office said. |
The official, quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency, said the armed kidnappers had been wearing camouflage uniforms. | The official, quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency, said the armed kidnappers had been wearing camouflage uniforms. |
Let's Save the Generation helps children affected by violence in Chechnya and works closely with the United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef. | Let's Save the Generation helps children affected by violence in Chechnya and works closely with the United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef. |
Murder cases | Murder cases |
The southern Russian republic was ravaged by war between local separatists and Russian forces in the 1990s. | The southern Russian republic was ravaged by war between local separatists and Russian forces in the 1990s. |
Ms Estemirova was a prominent campaigner who had been investigating human rights abuses in Chechnya for Memorial. | Ms Estemirova was a prominent campaigner who had been investigating human rights abuses in Chechnya for Memorial. |
She was found dead shortly after being bundled into a car outside her home in Grozny. Her killing provoked an international outcry. | She was found dead shortly after being bundled into a car outside her home in Grozny. Her killing provoked an international outcry. |
Memorial's chairman has accused Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov of involvement in her death. | Memorial's chairman has accused Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov of involvement in her death. |
In a radio interview last week Mr Kadyrov denied the accusation, but denounced Ms Estemirova as a person "without honour, merit or conscience". | In a radio interview last week Mr Kadyrov denied the accusation, but denounced Ms Estemirova as a person "without honour, merit or conscience". |
In recent years many of Mr Kadyrov's most prominent critics have been shot dead, including Ms Estemirova and investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. | In recent years many of Mr Kadyrov's most prominent critics have been shot dead, including Ms Estemirova and investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. |
He denies any involvement in their murder. | He denies any involvement in their murder. |
There have been murders or attempted murders in Chechnya, Moscow, the Middle East and Austria. One victim, a former bodyguard, accused Mr Kadyrov of being personally involved in killings and torture. | There have been murders or attempted murders in Chechnya, Moscow, the Middle East and Austria. One victim, a former bodyguard, accused Mr Kadyrov of being personally involved in killings and torture. |