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ECHR orders Russia to pay €1.9 million over Chechnya and Ingushetia disappearances 

The ruling concerned 21 people who were allegedly abducted by the security forces in the early 2000s.

ECHR orders Russia to pay €1.9 million over Chechnya and Ingushetia disappearances 

The ruling concerned 21 people who were allegedly abducted by the security forces in the early 2000s.

Chechnya: a dangerous silence

Many families in Chechnya tell of young male relatives who have either disappeared without trace or are being held in detention, suggesting such cases are not rare.

Chechnya: a dangerous silence

By Ivan Ignatyev

Many families in Chechnya tell of young male relatives who have either disappeared without trace or are being held in detention, suggesting such cases are not rare.

The disappeared men in Daghestan’s ‘fake war on terror’

Families of many slain Daghestani ‘militants’ say their loved ones were kidnapped by the authorities.

The disappeared men in Daghestan’s ‘fake war on terror’

By Saida Vagabova

Families of many slain Daghestani ‘militants’ say their loved ones were kidnapped by the authorities.

Kadyrov blames family for ‘murder of Chechen singer Bakayev’

The Chechen head suggested Zelimkhan ‘Zelim’ Bakayev’s own family killed him because he was queer.

Kadyrov blames family for ‘murder of Chechen singer Bakayev’

The Chechen head suggested Zelimkhan ‘Zelim’ Bakayev’s own family killed him because he was queer.

Campaign for disappeared Chechen singer Zelim Bakayev draws thousands of supporters

International queer rights group All Out and the Russian LGBT Network launched the #JusticeForZelim campaign five months after his disappearance.

Campaign for disappeared Chechen singer Zelim Bakayev draws thousands of supporters

International queer rights group All Out and the Russian LGBT Network launched the #JusticeForZelim campaign five months after his disappearance.