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| [Sean's Russia Blog] Abductions Decline in Chechnya Quote:
Abductions in Chechnya appear to be declining reports RFE/RL. The total number of recorded abductions of civilians declined “from 544 in 2002 to 323 in 2005, 187 in 2006, and 16 for the first three months of this year.” These numbers were corroborated by the Russian human rights group Memorial which monitors Chechnya. Previous data suggests that from 1999 to 2005 some 3,000 to 5,000 persons were abducted.
However, along with this decline is a shift in who is doing the adducting...
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