France Chaos in Dijon after armed gangs burn cars and face off with police The violence on Monday was believed to be a local reaction to three days of violence by Chechen gangs in Dijon. 16/06/2020
world news Chechen leader gives boy Mercedes for completing 4,105 push-ups Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has given a five-year-old boy a Mercedes after he completed 4,105 push-ups. 16/11/2018
Russia Chechen football fans give Salah 100kg birthday cake Egypt forward Mohamed Salah's 26th birthday didn't get off to a good start as his team lost to Uruguay in their first group match of the World Cup. 16/06/2018
Russia Team Egypt's Salah poses with Chechen leader ahead of World Cup Egyptian football star Salah poses for controversial photo-op with Chechen’s Kadyrov before World Cup starts in Russia. 12/06/2018
world news Daughter of Chechen leader showcases collection based on traditional Muslim clothing Aishat Kadyrova's show was attended by members of the Russian elite 25/10/2017
Russia 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… 01/05/2017
World "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… 11/04/2017
world news 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. 06/04/2017
Poland 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. 03/04/2017
world news 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. 24/03/2017
Russia Russian police shoot dead militants in Chechnya Russian special forces have shot dead at least seven suspected militants during an operation in Chechnya. 18/12/2016
Russia 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 10/03/2016
world news 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 10/03/2016
world news 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 22/01/2016
World 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 04/12/2015
world news 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 11/08/2015
world news 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 17/05/2015
Russia 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 21/03/2015
