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Kazbek Chanturiya

Kazbek is a journalist based in Chechnya.

The death of Temirkhanov again raises the ‘mistreatment’ of Chechens in Russian prisons

Tens of thousands attended the funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov — a Chechen who died in prison serving time for the murder of a Russian ex-serviceman.

No justice for Chechen Memorial head — again

Oyub Titiyev, the local head of Russian rights group Memorial, is on trial on drug charges.

Public humiliation — the political trend sweeping through the North Caucasus

Chechnya’s courts: a tool for the authorities and a thorn in their side

Corruption is a state system in Russia and Chechnya is no exception

Chechen language: on life support

Urbanisation in Chechnya: why do people leave their ancestral villages

Caucasian gladiators

A third Chechen war is inevitable. The only question is when [Opinion]

Chechens and mobsters in Russian prison blood feud