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Mufti of Chechnya elected leader of North Caucasian Muslims

Salakh Mezhiev is a close advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Mufti of Chechnya elected leader of North Caucasian Muslims

Salakh Mezhiev is a close advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Opinion | Fighting on two fronts: Chechen activists in the West

Fighting a brutal regime in the North Caucasus, and ignorance in the West, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may offer Chechen activists an unexpected opportunity. 

Opinion | Fighting on two fronts: Chechen activists in the West

By Ayman Eckford

Fighting a brutal regime in the North Caucasus, and ignorance in the West, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may offer Chechen activists an unexpected opportunity. 

Chechen native disappears after being deported to Russia

Yusup Musayev is reported to have previously been kidnapped by Chechen security forces.

Chechen native disappears after being deported to Russia

Yusup Musayev is reported to have previously been kidnapped by Chechen security forces.

Chechen authorities threaten to send Azerbaijani citizens to fight in Ukraine

Azerbaijan has demanded that Russia look into the situation, and take all the necessary measures to protect Azerbaijani citizens in Russia.

Chechen authorities threaten to send Azerbaijani citizens to fight in Ukraine

Azerbaijan has demanded that Russia look into the situation, and take all the necessary measures to protect Azerbaijani citizens in Russia.

Chechen commander orders captured Chechens in Ukraine to ‘kill themselves’

The Commander of the Chechen Akhmat special forces unit said that being a prisoner is the ‘greatest disgrace’.

Chechen commander orders captured Chechens in Ukraine to ‘kill themselves’

The Commander of the Chechen Akhmat special forces unit said that being a prisoner is the ‘greatest disgrace’.

Chechen Deputy Minister of Information ‘kidnapped’ after intimate video shared online

The deputy minister is one of three men who have recently disappeared after videos were published in which they allegedly showed their genitalia to other men.

Chechen Deputy Minister of Information ‘kidnapped’ after intimate video shared online

The deputy minister is one of three men who have recently disappeared after videos were published in which they allegedly showed their genitalia to other men.

Little change after regional elections across North Caucasus

The United Russia party won a majority of seats across the North Caucasus, while not a single current MP lost their seat.

Little change after regional elections across North Caucasus

The United Russia party won a majority of seats across the North Caucasus, while not a single current MP lost their seat.

Queer men in Chechnya ‘forced to fight in Ukraine’

North Caucasus SOS Crisis Group said men suspected of being queer were being detained and threatened with being outed if they did not ‘volunteer’.

Queer men in Chechnya ‘forced to fight in Ukraine’

North Caucasus SOS Crisis Group said men suspected of being queer were being detained and threatened with being outed if they did not ‘volunteer’.

Ingushetia disability care home accused of chaining naked patients to benches

A Telegram channel has published photos showing people with disabilities being abused in a mental health boarding home in Ingushetia.

Ingushetia disability care home accused of chaining naked patients to benches

A Telegram channel has published photos showing people with disabilities being abused in a mental health boarding home in Ingushetia.

‘No-one was held accountable’: Beslan, 20 years later

Twenty years after the Beslan School Siege, many of its victims continue to seek accountability from Russia’s leaders, who appear determined to ignore their calls. 

‘No-one was held accountable’: Beslan, 20 years later

By Elizaveta Chukharova

Twenty years after the Beslan School Siege, many of its victims continue to seek accountability from Russia’s leaders, who appear determined to ignore their calls.