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Ramzan Kadyrov appoints daughter as Deputy Minister of Culture

Twenty-one-year-old Aishat Kadyrova previously headed the Firdaws fashion house.

Ramzan Kadyrov appoints daughter as Deputy Minister of Culture

Twenty-one-year-old Aishat Kadyrova previously headed the Firdaws fashion house.

Caucasus governments remain silent on Belarus crackdown

Several leaders from the Caucasus courted controversy by being among only a handful of world leaders to congratulate the Belarusian President.

Caucasus governments remain silent on Belarus crackdown

Several leaders from the Caucasus courted controversy by being among only a handful of world leaders to congratulate the Belarusian President.

Around 100 Chechens ‘forcibly returned’ from Moscow to Grozny

According to Chechen state TV, the men were engaging in ‘hooliganism, fraud, and drug use’.

Around 100 Chechens ‘forcibly returned’ from Moscow to Grozny

According to Chechen state TV, the men were engaging in ‘hooliganism, fraud, and drug use’.

Austrian authorities probe murder of man identified as Kadyrov critic Mamikhan Umarov

Austrian authorities have detained two men allegedly involved in the killing.

Austrian authorities probe murder of man identified as Kadyrov critic Mamikhan Umarov

Austrian authorities have detained two men allegedly involved in the killing.

Mother of Chechen woman ‘killed by husband’ publicly apologises

Her brother also apologised for supposedly not ‘keeping an eye’ on his sister.

Mother of Chechen woman ‘killed by husband’ publicly apologises

Her brother also apologised for supposedly not ‘keeping an eye’ on his sister.

Body of young woman exhumed after appeal to Kadyrov

Local residents have claimed the 23-year-old was beaten to death by her husband, a claim dismissed by local state TV.

Body of young woman exhumed after appeal to Kadyrov

Local residents have claimed the 23-year-old was beaten to death by her husband, a claim dismissed by local state TV.

Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov ‘ordered killing’ of Georgian TV host who insulted Putin

A man sent to kill Mtavari Arkhi’s Giorgi Gabunia was arrested during a special operation in Tbilisi last week, the channel’s director has claimed.

Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov ‘ordered killing’ of Georgian TV host who insulted Putin

A man sent to kill Mtavari Arkhi’s Giorgi Gabunia was arrested during a special operation in Tbilisi last week, the channel’s director has claimed.

Man disappears in Grozny after returning to be with family during pandemic

According to his mother, Eduard Khadzhiyev was taken away by men in military fatigues over a month ago.

Man disappears in Grozny after returning to be with family during pandemic

According to his mother, Eduard Khadzhiyev was taken away by men in military fatigues over a month ago.

Amnesty International questions Caucasus governments’ response to pandemic

They criticised surveillance in Armenia, alleged religious discrimination in Georgia, beatings in Chechnya, and a crackdown on dissent in Azerbaijan.

Amnesty International questions Caucasus governments’ response to pandemic

They criticised surveillance in Armenia, alleged religious discrimination in Georgia, beatings in Chechnya, and a crackdown on dissent in Azerbaijan.

No investigation over Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘death threats’ against journalist

The Chechnya head’s ire was raised by an article criticizing his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

No investigation over Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘death threats’ against journalist

The Chechnya head’s ire was raised by an article criticizing his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.