‘I did not want to disappear in silence’: Chechen woman livestreamed attempted abduction by her family
Liya Zaurbekova is just one of a cohort of Chechen women who have tried to escape a deeply sexist and oppressive life
April 2024
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov shows off workout amid health rumours
Chechnya bans dance music that is either too fast or too slow
February 2024
‘A gift to Moscow’: dismay as NYPD takes part in UAE Swat games with Chechnya and Belarus
Event has already been widely used as PR opportunity for notorious Chechen unit accused of war crimes in Ukraine
December 2023
Chechen warlord applauds teenage son’s violence as he grooms dynasty for power
‘We’re tired of being good girls’: Russia’s military wives and mothers protest against Putin
September 2023
Kremlin refuses to comment on footage of Chechen leader’s son beating prisoner
Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson declines to speak about video showing Ramzan Kadyrov’s son Adam, 15, attacking prisoner
July 2023
Book of the day
High Caucasus by Tom Parfitt review – one man and a mountain range
This record of an extraordinary 1,000-mile trek across the mountainous southern Russian republics of the Caucasus uncovers a brutal history that resonates today
Prominent Russian journalist brutally attacked in Chechnya – video
Elena Milashina had both hands bandaged and her head and face covered in a green dye after an attack in Chechnya
Attackers break Russian journalist’s fingers and stab human rights lawyer in Chechnya
Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov were on their way to the sentencing of a human rights activist in Grozny when they were assaulted
May 2023
This is Europe
The EU should start planning now for Russia after Putin
Alexander Clarkson and Kirill Shamiev
Political destabilisation could lead to armed conflict within Russia itself, say Alexander Clarkson and Kirill Shamiev
February 2023
The mysterious death of Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s favorite fighter
Abdul-Kerim Edilov was an MMA veteran as well as one of the most influential men in his homeland. And then he disappeared from public life
January 2023
‘We’re fighting for a free future’: the Chechen battalions siding with Kyiv
Fighters of Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion oppose Putin and his strongman Ramzan Kadyrov as they battle with Ukrainian prejudice
November 2022
‘Racist’ interview with Pope Francis causes fury in Russia
Francis says Chechen and Buryat minorities in Russia’s army more cruel in Ukraine than other soldiers
October 2022
‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters
Key figures including Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin are using military defeats to undermine defence chief Sergei Shoigu
June 2022
Artur Beterbiev: Kadyrov looms over Chechen-born star’s unification bout
Artur Beterbiev’s march toward title unification continues on Saturday night, but his ties to a Chechen dictator facing US sanctions should not be ignored
April 2022
Putin’s terror playbook: if you want a picture of Ukraine’s future, look to my home, Chechnya
Lana Estemirova
Bombings, looting, atrocities – Chechens know what it’s like to suffer Russia’s aggression, says Lana Estemirova
March 2022
Putin promotes Chechen leader with ties to murder of Kremlin critic
Ramzan Kadyrov promoted to lieutenant-general for his role in invasion of Ukraine
Today in Focus
Ramzan Kadyrov: Putin’s ‘attack dog’ and Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov, the feared Chechen leader and staunch Putin ally, is reportedly in Ukraine commanding a unit alongside Russian forces. Julius Strauss explains what his arrival into the war means for Russia, Ukraine and Chechnya
Chechnya’s losses in Ukraine may be leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s undoing
Analysis: Putin’s ally needs to show enemies at home and abroad his strength, but needs his forces intact to prop up his brutal rule
