GROZNY, Russia – The cars pull up in broad daylight. Security forces point guns at terrified women and shoot. It turns out they’re paintball pellets, but still harsh punishment in Chechnya for leaving home without a headscarf.
2011-03-10
Human Rights Watch condemns Chechen authorities for forcing women to wear headscarves
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