A Chechen activist was detained in Kyrgyzstan. He faces extradition
On August 20, the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan detained 28-year-old Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev. This was reported by Radio Azattyk with reference to lawyer Ilgiz Nasyrov and human rights activist Tolekan Izmailova. Nasyrov notes that, according to some media reports, Movlaev was detained at Manas airport (Bishkek), but, according to his sources, the detention took place in the Issyk-Kul region.