Inside Chechnya, Russia's most infamous republic, we explore Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. This Muslim-majority autonomous region in the North Caucasus is known for the conflicts of the ...

The mother of two Chechen dissidents who fled abroad was abducted in 2022 by the security forces whilst at her home in ...

Putin may be facing his most dangerous crisis yet—and it’s coming from inside Russia. As rumors swirl around Ramzan Kadyrov’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New reporting has put the Chechen warlord's health in the headlines once more. But there are other, subtler, signs that the ...

One of the founders of the Committee Against Torture says his mother has been targeted in an intimidation campaign because of his recent public condemnation of the "abduction" of the mother of one of ...

With 2020 such a nightmare (and we're still in the first act), it’s sometimes a challenge to wrap our brains around the world’s many pre-existing crises. David France’s daring new documentary “Welcome ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made a surprise visit to ...

A Russian lawmaker from the North Caucasus region of Chechnya has vowed to "cut off the heads" of all members of the family of Abubakar Yangulbayev, a former lawyer for the Committee Against Torture ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechen Republic, on Saturday ...

Oscar nominee David France's startling depiction of the courageous effort to save Chechnya's queer community from state-sanctioned persecution was denounced by the government and went viral: "People ...

Social media users are sharing a video of a man and woman being shot, claiming it shows Ukrainian military violence against civilians in Chechnya. The clip, however, is from a 2014 French film by an ...

The Russian Republic of Chechnya doesn’t have gay people. At least that’s what its military dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov, says. “They are devils, they are subhuman,” he told Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ...