#Chechnya
Chechen man ‘abducted and held in basement’ for past six months
Local residents say 35-year-old Usman Mitayev was abducted by police in October.
Chechen man ‘abducted and held in basement’ for past six months
Local residents say 35-year-old Usman Mitayev was abducted by police in October.
Novaya Gazeta: Russian police forced abductees to swear allegiance to ISIS before killing them
Novaya Gazeta has found proof of the illegal detention of at least 27 Chechen men who were killed by Russian security forces in January 2017.
Novaya Gazeta: Russian police forced abductees to swear allegiance to ISIS before killing them
Novaya Gazeta has found proof of the illegal detention of at least 27 Chechen men who were killed by Russian security forces in January 2017.
‘The officer swore he would rape his sister’ — EHCR awards $1 million over North Caucasus tortures
The court heard harrowing testimony of torture by Russian security forces, including strangulation, electrocution, sexual violence, and rape threats.
‘The officer swore he would rape his sister’ — EHCR awards $1 million over North Caucasus tortures
The court heard harrowing testimony of torture by Russian security forces, including strangulation, electrocution, sexual violence, and rape threats.
Russian police ‘abduct gay Chechen brothers’ from safehouse in central Russia
Activists suspect the brothers, aged 17 and 20, have already been handed over to Chechen special forces.
Russian police ‘abduct gay Chechen brothers’ from safehouse in central Russia
Activists suspect the brothers, aged 17 and 20, have already been handed over to Chechen special forces.
Chechen man hailed as unlikely hero of Russia’s Navalny protests
Footage of a 20-year-old Chechen student fighting off Moscow riot police has been widely shared on social media.
Chechen man hailed as unlikely hero of Russia’s Navalny protests
Footage of a 20-year-old Chechen student fighting off Moscow riot police has been widely shared on social media.
‘Last emir’ of Caucasus Emirate in Chechnya killed
Experts say it’s too early to talk of an end to the armed conflict in the North Caucasus.
‘Last emir’ of Caucasus Emirate in Chechnya killed
Experts say it’s too early to talk of an end to the armed conflict in the North Caucasus.
Krasnodar Krai opens investigation into abduction of Chechen government critic
A video circulated online in September showing a Chechen government critic sodomising himself with a bottle and apologising to the authorities.
Krasnodar Krai opens investigation into abduction of Chechen government critic
A video circulated online in September showing a Chechen government critic sodomising himself with a bottle and apologising to the authorities.
Chechen women scolded and forced to remove niqabs on state TV
The women were reprimanded on Grozny TV by the Mufti of Chechnya and the head of Grozny’s Department of Interior.
Chechen women scolded and forced to remove niqabs on state TV
The women were reprimanded on Grozny TV by the Mufti of Chechnya and the head of Grozny’s Department of Interior.
Khangoshvili murder trial kicks off in Berlin
Silvia Stöber reports from the opening of the trial of ‘Vadim Krasikov’ for the contract killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
Khangoshvili murder trial kicks off in Berlin
Silvia Stöber reports from the opening of the trial of ‘Vadim Krasikov’ for the contract killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
Chechnya: No criminal charges in homophobic exorcism case
According to Aminat Lorsanova, her father forcibly injected her with tranquilisers, while his friend tried to ‘drive the djinn out of her’ by beating her.
Chechnya: No criminal charges in homophobic exorcism case
According to Aminat Lorsanova, her father forcibly injected her with tranquilisers, while his friend tried to ‘drive the djinn out of her’ by beating her.