Correspondence from a Chechen Penitentiary - Zarema and Her Defiant Relatives
In the heart of Southeast Asia, the city of Bangkok (UTC +7) will be the first to tune in to a broadcast this Saturday, 4th of October, 2025, at 02:15 UTC. The programme will cover the ongoing struggle for human rights in Chechnya, a region that has seen its fair share of controversy.
Three vocal critics of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Abubakar, Ibragim, and Baisangur Yangulbayev, were forced to flee Russia due to their outspokenness. Meanwhile, Zarema Musayeva, a human rights activist, is serving her sentence in a penal colony.
Zarema, who was abducted from her home in Nizhny Novgorod in January 2022, has been suffering from diabetes and is forced to do hard labor in prison. Her health has significantly deteriorated since her abduction, and her family, as well as international organisations like Memorial and Amnesty International, are working tirelessly to ensure she is not forgotten.
Zarema was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony due to her sons rebelling against Kadyrov. Her sons, now in exile, continue their actions in the hope that international attention will save her life.
The distance between Zarema's home in Nizhny Novgorod and the Chechen capital Grozny is approximately 1,800 kilometers, yet it seems the reach of Kadyrov's influence extends far beyond. Ramzan Kadyrov is known to punish human rights activists by imprisoning someone close to them.
The broadcast will also air in cities such as London (UTC +1), New York (UTC -4), Berlin (UTC +2), Moscow (UTC +3), Hong Kong (UTC +8), Cape Town (UTC +2), Nairobi (UTC +3), Lagos (UTC +1), and Edmonton (UTC -6). Specifically, the English broadcasting hours for the following week are as follows:
- Wednesday, 1st of October, 2025 - 01:15 UTC
- Sunday, 5th of October, 2025 - 08:15 UTC
- Friday, 3rd of October, 2025 - 12:15 UTC
The programme will also broadcast in Delhi (UTC +5,5) on Thursday, 2nd of October, 2025, at 04:15 UTC, Thursday at 16:15 UTC, and Thursday at 21:15 UTC, and in San Francisco (UTC -7) on Thursday, 2nd of October, 2025, at 09:15 UTC.
Finally, the broadcast will air in Hong Kong (UTC +8) on Thursday, 2nd of October, 2025, at 02:15 UTC, 16:15 UTC, and 21:15 UTC. The struggle for human rights in Chechnya continues, and this broadcast aims to shed light on the ongoing situation and the courageous individuals who stand against injustice.
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