Kadyrov has ruled Chechnya, a region in Russia’s North Caucasus that was devastated by two bloody wars between Moscow and separatist forces in the 1990s and early 2000s, with an iron fist since ...

Kadyrovsaid. Kadyrov, who rules the Muslim-majority North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, previouslyspoke out against Russia’s tightening migration laws in October. His criticism followed ...

THE bizarre fiefdom of Chechnya has long been controlled by warlord and top Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov and his trigger-happy cosplay soldiers. Disturbed chief Kadyrov, 48, has ruled over ...

The mountains have been reclaimed from militants, but Chechnya is now ruled by fear. Now Memorial itself is being forced to consider its future in the republic. "With no human rights groups left ...

At least that was the story reported in the national and local media, including the Echo of Moscow radio station and Chechnya Today – the most popular news site in the predominantly Muslim ...

Russia has similar obligations under United Nations rules adopted in 1969. Human Rights Watch/ Helsinki takes no position on Chechnya's claim to independence. Our concern is that all parties obey ...

But in not giving Aliyev satisfaction, Putin risks alienating a key ally. A freeze in Azerbaijani-Russian relations could ...

Authoritarian Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is accused by human rights groups of torturing critics A video of a teenager appearing to be tortured and "apologising" for criticising the Chechen ...

A source from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s administration told reporters on Friday that the families of those killed in the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane on December 25 do not need any ...

Russia has similar obligations under United Nations rules adopted in 1969. Human Rights Watch/ Helsinki takes no position on Chechnya's claim to independence. Our concern is that all parties obey ...