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
Amid rumours of ill health, Chechnya’s strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov is said to be lining up his children as successors
November 2023
How Russia is recruiting Wagner fighters to continue war in Ukraine
After the mysterious death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin is urging mercenaries to sign contracts and swear allegiance to Russia
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
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
Russia not planning to declare martial law after Moscow drone attacks, says Kremlin
Putin appears to play down incident despite calls to declare state of war and ‘mobilise the whole of society’
March 2023
Ramzan Kadyrov racehorse stolen from Czech stable
Chechen leader claims Zazou, which became one of his frozen European assets in 2014, is worth at least $10m
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
October 2022
‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters
Humiliation for Vladimir Putin as Ukrainians liberate key city of Lyman
September 2022
Putin loyalist Kadyrov criticises Russian army’s performance over Ukraine retreat
Ramzan Kadyrov, Kremlin-appointed Chechnya leader, suggests Putin might not be fully aware of true state of affairs
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
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
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he is in Ukraine
Kremlin ally posts video said to be from Hostomel and warns Ukrainians to surrender ‘or you will be finished’
July 2021
Rights and freedom
How public ‘apologies’ are used against domestic abuse victims in Chechnya
Activists say Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime uses televised confessions ‘under duress’ to hold back women’s rights, despite changes in society
May 2021
Belarus regime uses video confessions as a tool to silence dissent
Analysis: Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega are just the latest to be forced into the widespread tactic
January 2021
Swedish court sentences pair for hammer attack on Chechen blogger
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, an outspoken critic of Ramzan Kadyrov, survived murder attempt in Sweden
