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Human rights activists and journalists beaten in Ingushetia were taken under state protection

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Ingushetia took under state protection human rights activists and journalists who were attacked on the evening of March 9 on the border of Ingushetia and Chechnya. This was reported by the RBC publication, which managed to familiarize itself with the resolution.

Mediazona journalist Yegor Skovoroda, who was injured in the attack, confirmed this information to RBC. According to him, the department did not specify what state protection would consist of.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Ingushetia, Dzhambulat Ozdoev , told the Caucasian Knot that the victims who are in the Sunzhenskaya hospital were provided with round-the-clock security. This was done at the request of one of the victims, Swedish journalist Maria Persson Löfgren.

Legislation on state protection involves both personal protection of victims and witnesses, as well as providing them with new housing and documents and changing their appearance.
RBC

The attack on journalists and human rights activists took place on the evening of March 9, when they were traveling from Ingushetia to Grozny. They were beaten and the minibus with their belongings was burned. Among the victims were Russian and foreign journalists, employees of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the driver. A few hours later, unknown persons entered the Committee's headquarters in Ingushetia.
In connection with the attack, a criminal case was opened under articles of hooliganism and intentional destruction of property. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find out all the circumstances of the incident and give them a legal assessment.
After the attack, employees of the Mediazona publication announced the creation of a trade union whose task would be to protect the professional and labor rights of journalists. In their opinion, there is no organization in Russia capable of effectively representing the interests of journalists.