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Human rights activist murdered in Caucasus region (1st Lead)

Aug 11, 2009, 5:55 GMT

Grozny, Chechnya/Moscow - Human rights activist Zarema Sadulayeva was murdered in the northern Caucasus region, her family and fellow activists said Tuesday. The head of the human rights organization Memorial was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Djibralov were both found dead. Relatives confirmed the deaths to the German Press Agency dpa from the Chechen capital Grozny. Gunmen abducted the couple on Monday from their office. Sadulayeva and her husband were forced into a car and had not been heard of since, Memorial said. There was no confirmation of the deaths from Russian authorities. Police in Chechnya said there was no indication of a kidnapping. Witnesses claimed the couple had entered the car of their own accord. Sadulayeva, who headed the human rights group Let's Save the Generation, which works with young people in the troubled Russian republic, is the second activist to be murdered within one month. In mid-June Chechen activist Natalya Estemirova was kidnapped and murdered, sparking an international outcry. dpa sv im se

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