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Kadyrov Slams ‘Unacceptable’ Iranian Strikes on UAE

At the same time, he condemned the U.S.-Israeli offensive on Iran as a “treacherous attack during the holy month of Ramadan.”

Chechen Judge Re-Sentences Zarema Musaeva to Nearly 4 Years in Prison After Retrial

Musaeva, the jailed mother of exiled critics of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was found guilty of assaulting a prison guard.

Chechen Businessman and Ex-Senator Umar Dzhabrailov Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Dzhabrailov was a former business partner of American investor Paul Tatum, who was gunned down in Moscow in 1996.

Kadyrov Calls Reports of Son’s Carcrash ‘Fake’

Exiled media and Chechen opposition groups reported that Adam Kadyrov was involved in a “massive fatal car crash” in Grozny last month.

Armenian Police Say 2 Russian Nationals Suspected in Murder of Chechen Woman Last Year

Ayshat Baimuradova was found dead in October in a rented apartment in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Kazakhstan Moves to Extradite Kadyrov Critic to Russia

Mansur Movlayev fled to Central Asia in 2023 after being released from a Russian prison on drug charges he claimed were politically motivated.

Chechnya’s Kadyrov Is Reportedly Gravely Ill (Again). Here’s What We Know.

Russian and Ukrainian media recently reported that Kadyrov may be suffering from kidney failure and has been exploring potential successors.

U.S. Should Topple Chechen Leader After Maduro, Zelensky Says

Ramzan Kadyrov is one of Putin's most vocal supporters and has sent thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine.

Kadyrov Appoints 20-Year-Old Son as Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya

Akhmat Kadyrov’s latest promotion comes amid renewed speculation about his father’s health.

These Women Fled Abuse in Russia's North Caucasus. Then They Were Found Dead.

The recent deaths of two women who fled abusive homes in Chechnya highlight the danger that victims still face outside Russia.

Reported Ukrainian Drone Attack Damages High-Rise Near Kadyrov’s House

Videos posted on social media showed shattered windows and charred sections across several floors of the 28-story Business Center Grozny-City tower.

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Damage Energy Sites in Oryol Region, FSB Building in Chehnya

The overnight attacks come after Ukraine launched a record number of drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure last month.

Body of Missing Chechen Woman Found in Armenia

23-year-old Ayshat Baimuradova reportedly fled domestic violence in her native republic of Chechnya to Yerevan.

Russians Were Asked to Vote on the New 500-Ruble Bill Design. It Became a Political Lightning Rod.

The vote ended in a spat between Chechen officials and pro-war bloggers, accusations of rupturing national unity and even claims of foreign meddling.

A Teenage Boy’s Jailing Unites Chechens and Tests Kadyrov’s Influence

To people from the Caucasus, Muslim Murdiev’s arrest offered validation to their experiences of facing systemic discrimination in their own country.

Defying Kadyrov, Moscow Court Jails Chechen Teenager Over Street Fights

Kadyrov had earlier lashed out at the Investigative Committee chief and the interior minister over the case, warning that “the Almighty will punish them...

Kadyrov Appoints Teenage Son to Oversee Local Tax Collection in Chechnya

Adam Kadyrov has now assumed at least seven official positions in the past two years.

Regions Calling: The Unhealed Wounds of the Caucasus

Is the recent confrontation at the border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania an omen of instability to come?

How Would Russia Treat a Ukraine Peace Deal? Chechnya and Georgia Offer Clues.

From Chechnya to Georgia, Russia has a pattern of circumventing or outright violating the terms of its agreements.

Mother of Chechen Dissidents Jailed Additional 4 Years Over Alleged Prison Assault

Zarmea Musaeva had been approaching the end of a nearly five-year prison sentence for alleged fraud and assaulting a police officer.

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