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Articles with tag "Chechnya"
Feature
All Roads Lead to Chechnya: How Chechen Authorities Return Escapees With Impunity
Chechens attempting to escape persecution in their home region face an increasingly perilous situation, activists say.
North Caucasus
Chechen Court Hands 3.5-Year Jail Term to Quran-Burner
Nikita Zhuravel was detained in May 2023 on suspicion of publicly burning the Muslim holy book in the southern region of Volgograd.
1 Min read
opinion
Harold Chambers
80 Years Later, Deportation of Chechen and Ingush Peoples Shapes the North Caucasus
Ramzan Kadyrov continues to leverage the painful memory of the genocidal deportation to exert his influence on his neighbors.
4 Min read
full divestment
Danone Seeks to Sell Russian Operations to Chechen-Linked Businessman – FT
The potential sale price of $191.5 million was said to represent a 56% discount on Danone’s market value.
2 Min read
'offending believers'
Chechen Prosecutors Seek 3.5-Year Prison Sentence for Quran Burner
Nikita Zhuravel was detained in May on suspicion of publicly burning a Quran in the southern region of Volgograd.
1 Min read
opinion
Lena Patayeva
My Friend Seda Suleimanova, Kidnapped by Her Chechen Family, Could Still Be Alive. Please Help Her
Seda is brave and ready to fight for her freedom. It takes a lot of courage to even consider running away from a traditional Chechen family.
7 Min read
Feature
Young Chechen Woman Likely Murdered in 'Honor Killing,' Rights Activists Say
Seda Suleimanova fled Chechnya after relatives threatened to kill her for refusing an arranged marriage. She was then forcibly returned home.
4 Min read
'lawful and justified'
Kadyrov’s Son Did Not Commit Crime in Teen's Beating, Russian Human Rights Body Says
Adam Kadyrov was filmed in September kicking and punching Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested last year for burning a Quran.
1 Min read
LGBTQ+ rights
Armenia Denies Extradition Request for Gay Chechen Man Wanted by Russia
Salman Mukaev was detained by security services in his native Chechnya in 2020, after which he was subject to interrogation and torture.
1 Min read
SK SOS
Gay Chechen Man Flees Russia After Months of Police Abuse – Rights Group
Rizvan Dadayev was detained in the summer of 2022 after a video circulated online where a group of extortionists forced him to admit he was gay.
2 Min read
Feature
‘If Ukraine Loses, War Will Come to Europe’: On the Frontlines With the Chechen Battalion Fighting for Kyiv
Members of the Sheikh Mansur Battalion, many of whom are veterans of the Chechen wars, are once again fighting Russian troops.
5 Min read
new year's meeting
Chechnya's Kadyrov Calls for ‘Blood Vengeance’ Against Relatives of Fugitives
“We’ll get rid of a person the way we know how,” Ramzan Kadyrov was quoted as saying by the Chechen opposition group 1Adat.
2 Min read
North Caucasus
Ex-Chechen Rebel Arrested in Russia After 24 Years
Law enforcement authorities accused the man of being involved in a September 1999 attack that killed 99 people and wounded 238 others.
1 Min read
Chechnya
Jailed Mother of Kadyrov Critic Denied Parole
Zarema Musaeva was handed a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence in July on charges of assaulting police officers and fraud.
1 Min read
opinion
Ben Noble
Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Chechen Succession
We need to be honest about the limits of our knowledge instead of speculating about whether Kadyrov is lining up his children to take over.
4 Min read
severe response
Chechnya's Kadyrov Orders Police to Shoot Protesters Amid Anti-Israeli Unrest
“Make three warning shots in the air, and if the person doesn’t obey the law afterward, make the fourth shot in the forehead,” Kadyrov said.
2 Min read
Grozny visit
Tatarstan Head Awards Kadyrov’s Son After Row Over Detainee Beating
The award was presented in recognition of the younger Kadyrov's “contribution to strengthening interethnic and interfaith peace and harmony.”
2 Min read
religious case
Chechen Court Postpones Quran-Burning Trial
According to RIA Novosti, Nikita Zhuravel’s trial was postponed because neither the victims nor the witnesses involved in the case showed up in court...
1 Min read
collateral damage
Hamas Strikes Mosque Named After Chechen Leader Near Jerusalem – Israel
The mosque dedicated to Akhmat Kadyrov, a Chechen separatist fighter in the 1990s who later switched sides and pledged allegiance to Russia, was opened...
1 Min read
scot-free
Kadyrov's Son Will Not Be Prosecuted for Beating Detained Teen – Reports
Adam Kadyrov, 15, was shown last month kicking and punching a Russian teenager who was arrested on accusations of publicly burning the Quran.
1 Min read
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