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Two killed in ‘counterterror operation’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

The authorities claimed the men were members of the ‘radical Islamist underground’.

Two killed in ‘counterterror operation’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

The authorities claimed the men were members of the ‘radical Islamist underground’.

A Chechen refugee Poland wants to give up to Russia

Execution, murder, abduction, rape, torture, intimidation — this is the possible fate of a Chechen refugee who still faces deportation.

A Chechen refugee Poland wants to give up to Russia

By Małgorzata Łojkowska

Execution, murder, abduction, rape, torture, intimidation — this is the possible fate of a Chechen refugee who still faces deportation.

Teens from Daghestan accuse police of forcing them to swear oath to the Islamic State

Four detained teenagers accused security forces of forcing them to record the oath to the Islamic State at gunpoint.

Teens from Daghestan accuse police of forcing them to swear oath to the Islamic State

Four detained teenagers accused security forces of forcing them to record the oath to the Islamic State at gunpoint.

Georgian security service accuse Machalikashvili of ‘plotting terror attack’

Machalikashvili is the father of a nineteen-year-old ethnic Kist from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley who was fatally shot during a 2017 counterterror sweep.

Georgian security service accuse Machalikashvili of ‘plotting terror attack’

Machalikashvili is the father of a nineteen-year-old ethnic Kist from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley who was fatally shot during a 2017 counterterror sweep.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

Family demand parliamentary commission one year after teen killed in Georgia’s Pankisi

Rights group EMC said the investigation was a ‘formality’ and are considering taking the case to ECHR

Family demand parliamentary commission one year after teen killed in Georgia’s Pankisi

Rights group EMC said the investigation was a ‘formality’ and are considering taking the case to ECHR

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.

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Daghestani teens ‘found in forest and accused of preparing terrorist attack’

Teens’ parents believe that the security forces have set them up for the sake of increasing indicators of their antiterrorism work.

Daghestani teens ‘found in forest and accused of preparing terrorist attack’

Teens’ parents believe that the security forces have set them up for the sake of increasing indicators of their antiterrorism work.

Fourteen men convicted in ‘secret terror trial’ in Chechnya

Relatives said they were promised the men would receive lighter sentences if they did not contact rights groups or the media.

Fourteen men convicted in ‘secret terror trial’ in Chechnya

Relatives said they were promised the men would receive lighter sentences if they did not contact rights groups or the media.