Zarema Musayeva
Personal enemy of the head of the republic
Story
She is the wife of Judge Saidi Yangulbayev. Musayeva was abducted by forces loyal to the Head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov targeted the Yangulbayev family due to their opposition activities. He personally beat their sons, and Chechen officials publicly called for their heads to be cut off. Kadyrov’s men kidnapped Zarema Musayeva and falsely accused her of “fraud.” She is held hostage to silence her influential blogger sons. The Yangulbayev family is one of thousands of Chechen families facing kidnappings, torture, and intimidation by Russian authorities and their proxies in occupied Chechnya.
Write a letter
A letter is the simplest way to support a person in prison. It is read not only by the addressee: the administration sees that the person is remembered, and that protects.
- How to send By ordinary mail to the colony’s address or through the “FSIN-pismo” service (fsin-pismo.ru): it is paid but faster, and a reply can be prepaid. From abroad the easiest way is through projects supporting political prisoners, such as OVD-Info: they will tell you how to forward a letter.
- What to write about About yourself and what is happening around you: books, films, nature, life in your city. You can enclose a postcard or a photo. Write in Russian — letters in other languages are delayed or not delivered.
- What not to write about The case, the court and the investigation, politics and the war, other detainees. Letters are censored: such letters are simply not delivered and may do harm. Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
- How long to wait A letter takes from two weeks to two months. A reply does not always come — that does not mean the letter was not delivered.
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