26 August 2020, 10:08

Analysts associate "Moral Guards" in Europe with Chechen authorities' policy

The Chechen Diaspora has many members who support Ramzan Kadyrov and share his attitude to women, Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst, and Svetlana Gannushkina, a rights defender, believe. The appearance of the "Moral Guards" is due to the conservative lifestyle of Chechens, said Ruslan Kutaev, an activist.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 14, it became known that Austrian law enforcers detained five men and a woman suspected of beating up people.

According to the police, there are at least 10 cases of intimidation and beatings of members of the Chechen Diaspora in Vienna and Linz by the "Moral Guard" group, mostly of women who were accused of "immoral" or "too Western" behaviour.

Alexei Malashenko has noted that the conflict arises, among other things, because of the faster adaptation of Chechen women. "They learn the language easier, find work easier, are more active, and men begin to forbid them doing different things ... While no transfer of Chechen traditions to Europe is possible ... Women are ready for a more up to day's culture, while men are not," the expert has explained.

Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, explains the appearance of such groups as "Moral Guards" within the Chechen Diaspora in Europe by two factors.

"There are many Kadyrov supporters and people who sympathize with the Chechen leadership. The second factor is the Chechens' desire to preserve their traditions," she explained.

Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has added that activists of such groups themselves want to spread strict moral norms.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 25, 2020 at 10:25 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Gor Alexanyan Source: CK correspondent

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