It is hard to avoid the gaze of Russian President Vladimir Putin when traveling around the region of Chechnya. His portraits adorn public buildings, apartment blocks, highways and airport terminals, encouraging a cult of personality that is far more pervasive in Chechnya than anywhere else in Russia.
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Muslims pray as they take part in a rally against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by French weekly Charlie Hebdo, in the Chechen capital of Grozny on Jan. 19.
