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Articles with tag "Chechnya"
insulted beliefs
Thousands of Chechens Protest Quran Burning Incident
Citing a suspect's confession, Russian officials have claimed the burning of the Quran took place on orders from Kyiv.
returning home
Chechnya's Kadyrov Accuses Ukraine, Czech Police of Kidnapping Favorite Stallion For Ransom
Zazu, a 16-year-old Thoroughbred, has been held in the Czech Republic since 2014 as part of EU sanctions freezing Kadyrov's assets.
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fighting fit
Kadyrov Laughs Off Reports of Serious Illness
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Wednesday addressed the rumors about his health, insisting he was "healthy and full of energy."
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'blood feud'
Anti-Kadyrov Chechen YouTuber Reappears After ‘Assassination’ Claims
Tumso Abdurakhmanov disappeared in Sweden late last year as the Chechen opposition claimed he had been shot dead.
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'mortal danger'
Russia Detains Gay Chechen Refugee at Moscow Airport
Activists raised fears that Idris Arsamikov faces imprisonment and torture in his home region.
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title change
Chechnya Names Kadyrov ‘Father of the Nation’
Lawmakers in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya have enshrined its leader Ramzan Kadyrov as the “father of the nation” in a unanimous...
In depth
The Desperate Chechen Lawyer Offering Kadyrov a Human Swap
Human rights lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev is no novice when it comes to standing up to Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of Russia’s republic of...
furious response
Kadyrov Indignant at Polish PM's Support for Chechen Independence
The head of the Russian Republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov criticized Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Saturday for comments he made in support...
'basic military discipline'
Chechen Leader Calls Rumored Ban on Beards in Russian Army ‘Provocation’
The head of the Russian republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov reacted furiously to comments made by State Duma Deputy Viktor Sobolev regarding the need to...
Life update
Chechen Dissident Blogger Reportedly Alive Despite Murder Claims
A Chechen dissident blogger living in Sweden who it was claimed earlier this week had been murdered is reportedly still alive, according to Chechen government...
kadyrov critic
Chechen Dissident Blogger Reported Killed in Sweden
Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a vocal critic of Chechnya’s strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov based in Sweden, has been reported killed nearly...
opinion
Dina Toroyeva
How the Pope's Racist Comments Parrot Russian Propaganda
In an interview with America Magazine published on Monday, Pope Francis off-handedly disparaged Russia's Buryat and Chechen ethnic minorities, characterizing...
provocative remarks
Chechen Leader Says Pope ‘Fell Victim to Propaganda'
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Wednesday said Pope Francis "fell victim to propaganda" after the pontiff singled out the alleged role of Russian ethnic...
'every region'
Kadyrov Calls for Russian 'Jihad' Across All of Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov continued his anti-Ukrainian tirade late Tuesday with territorial claims beyond captured regions in what he characterized...
unanswered questions
Dubrovka Theatre Siege Victims Remain Haunted 20 Years On
Twenty years since Chechen separatists seized a crowded theatre in Moscow, spurring a hostage standoff that ended with more than one hundred dead, the...
'very dissatisfied'
Chechen Leader Advocates ‘Wiping Out’ Ukraine Cities Amid Attacks
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov called Tuesday for the destruction of Ukrainian cities in response to increasing counterattacks on border areas and Ukrainian...
Family affair
Kadyrov Says Teenage Sons Have Seen Action on Ukraine Frontlines
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Thursday that his three underage sons have been fighting with the Russian military on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine...
high rank
Putin Makes Chechnya's Kadyrov an Army General
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Wednesday he was granted a top rank in Russia's army, just as Moscow's forces...
'over-fulfilled' conscription
Chechnya Exempts Itself From Russia’s Draft
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he has exempted his region from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military call-up following protests in...
Echoes of History
The Chechens Fighting Russia on the Front Line
"Several hundred" Chechens have volunteered to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion.
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