Russia 13/07/2017 Chechen man sentenced for killing Russian opposition leader A court in Moscow has sentenced a Chechen man to 20 years in jail for killing Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov two years ago.
Russia 01/05/2017 Russian LGBT activists arrested during march against 'killing and torture' of gay men in Chechnya Human rights activists have taken to the streets of the Russian city of St Petersburg to protest against the alleged detention, torture and killing of gay men in…
world news 11/04/2017 "Detention centres" for LGBT citizens reported in Chechnya According to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Chechen authorities have set up a series of camps or prisons where gay men have been killed or tortured before being made to leave the…
world news 06/04/2017 Chechen gay men 'go missing' in alleged anti-gay campaign Dozens of homosexual men are disappearing in Chechnya, that is according to a leading opposition newspaper in Russia.
Poland 03/04/2017 Refugees from Chechnya unsuccessfully seek refuge in Poland Almost every day at the Belarusian-Polish border, hundreds of Chechens try to apply for refugee status. Only a small number succeed, despite interventions from NGOs and lawyers.
world news 24/03/2017 Deadly attack on Russian military base in Chechnya More than 12 people are dead after an attack by Chechen militants against a Russian military base.
Russia 18/12/2016 Russian police shoot dead militants in Chechnya Russian special forces have shot dead at least seven suspected militants during an operation in Chechnya.
Russia 10/03/2016 Masked men attack journalists and rights activists in the Northern Caucasus A group of journalists and human rights activists in Russia's Northern Caucasus has been attacked by a group of masked men
world news 10/03/2016 Journalist group comes under attack en-route to Chechnya Journalists and human rights activists heading to Chechnya on a press trip have been attacked and their minibus set on fire. That is according to the
world news 22/01/2016 Thousands attend rally for pro-Kremlin Chechen leader Kadyrov A genuine show of support or a sham? Thousands of people have rallied in Chechnya’s capital, Grozny, to back the region’s pro-Kremlin leader Ramzan
world news 04/12/2015 Head of Chechen republic vows to revenge national beheaded by ISIL Chechnya’s president has promised a one-way ticket to eternity for the killers of a Chechen murdered on video by the radical Islamic State movement
world news 11/08/2015 Chechnya opens first women-only beach Chechnya has opened its first ever women-only beach. The sandy strip outside the provincial capital, Grozny will be off limits to men in line with
world news 17/05/2015 Chechen leader backs forced marriage of police chief to teenage girl Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Chechnya has given his blessing to a police chief who took a 17 year-old-girl as his second wife in a forced marriage
Russia 21/03/2015 Russian Navy vessels test fire-power amid nationwide drills More than 30 Russian Navy vessels have been taking part in drills in the Barents Sea. The exercises are said to be testing readiness against any
no comment 20/01/2015 Chechnya: Hundreds of thousands march against Charlie Hebdo "immoral" cartoons Hundreds of thousands of people staged a rally in Chechnya on Monday (January 19) to protest the satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published
Russia 12/12/2014 [WATCH] Human rights activists pelted with eggs over Chechnya claims The leader of a Moscow-based human rights group has been pelted with eggs at close range during a press conference in the Russian capital. Head of
Ukraine 10/12/2014 Chechen 'death' unit fighting with rebels in eastern Ukraine Hundreds of fighters from the Russian republic of Chechnya have joined the insurgents in East Ukraine. The so-called “death unit” has made a former
world news 04/12/2014 Rebel raid on Chechen capital Grozny leaves 20 people dead At least 20 people were killed in Chechnya - 10 police and 10 suspected militants - after heavily-armed rebels stormed the turbulent Russian region's capital, Grozny.
world news 04/12/2014 Chechen rebels stage deadly attack on Grozny ahead of big Putin speech At least 19 people have been killed as security forces battled rebels who stormed the Chechen capital Grozny ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the union address.
world news 04/12/2014 School siege underway in Grozny after deadly gunfight in Chechen capital Just hours ahead of Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Russian parliament violence erupts in restive Chechnya
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