In Russia, it takes 'beatings or a dead body' for authorities to act on domestic violence, say advocates

In December 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband took her to a wooded area near their home and chopped off both her hands in a jealous rage. She has since emerged as one of the most high-profile victims of Russia's epidemic of domestic violence, Chris Brown writes.

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