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New York, September 11, 2000 --- Ruslan Musayev, a local reporter, cameraman, and photographer for The Associated Press (AP), was captured by Russian military forces in Chechnya on September 5, beaten, and held in detention overnight. He was released the following morning after paying US$600 to his guards, AP reported. This is the second recent…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260