CHECHNYA, Grozny. During the daytime on 1 March, a student at the Faculty of Medicine at Grozny State University, Aslambek Khambiyev, was abducted during studies. According to current information at the time of writing, masked members of some state force dressed in military fatigues who had arrived in several vehicles, removed Khambiyev without presentation of any charges and forced him into one of the waiting cars. He was then driven off in an unknown direction.

According to information from the Union of Chechen Non-governmental Organisations (UNO), the location of the youth is unknown. Khambiyev-s fellow students called on the republic-s administration to investigate the matter, and obtain the youth-s release. However, according to the UNO, there has been no reaction from the authorities.