Thursday, June 7, 2007

“disappeared”


These are people in Chechnya holding pictures of the last seen "disappeared" relatives. The Russian military, security, and law enforcement agencies deny the capture of this person. The family members have no proof because during the sweep operation, the men wore masks and showed no identification. Other times, the agencies will flat out lie to the relatives, saying their family member was released but then transferred to another facility. Any way, it is of no help to them, with no hope of locating them. Only once in a while are they actually able to find their family member.
Christina, Kate, Caliegh

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