Europe, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - Amid Ukraine war fallout, fearful Chechen women seek escape route

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Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety. Only Asil is alive today. The Muslim-majority region in the North Caucasus mountains is one of the most conservative and closed in Russia. Women have few rights and strict family codes and clan ties overrule the written law. Strongman leader Ramzan K......

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