Chechen denied asylum in Switzerland as authorities deem Chechnya ‘safe’ for his return
Ali Batayev was refused amnesty after the Swiss authorities deemed it ‘safe’ for him to return to Chechnya.
Two police officers arrested in Daghestan over death and ‘torture’ in custody
Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the death of Kurban Dalgatov.
Kadyrov’s daughter sole woman appointed to Chechen women’s rights council
Chechnya’s newly-established council of women’s rights includes only one woman: Ramzan Kadyrov’s eldest daughter.
Kadyrov posts video of son beating man accused of burning Quran
Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed that Adam Kadyrov beat Nikita Zhuravel, suspected of burning a Quran.
Daghestani soldiers appeal to republic head to halt landfill construction near Sarykum
The soldiers fighting in Ukraine recorded a video message to Sergei Melikov asking him to stop the construction for environmental reasons.
Allegations surface that doctor ‘disappeared’ after treating Kadyrov
A Russian Telegram channel claims that the Kadyrov family’s personal doctor ‘disappeared’ after the Head of Chechnya began to experience an ongoing illness.
Daghestani journalist sentenced to 17 years for ‘financing terrorism’
A number of human rights and media advocacy groups maintain that Gadzhiyev’s arrest and sentencing was politically motivated.
Chechen domestic abuse victim ‘abducted and sent to Grozny’
Human rights activists warn that Seda Suleymanova might be murdered in Chechnya.
Same-sex proposal stirs controversy in Daghestan
Russian reality TV star Laurita Karpova and her partner had filmed their marriage proposal in the republic.
‘Georgian cinema is in danger’: filmmakers take on the culture ministry
Georgian filmmakers are protesting a ‘reorganisation’ of the country’s film centre, which they claim threatens a new era of censorship.