Chechen authorities have allegedly detained and are torturing an estimated 200 men perceived to be homosexual ... ensure the safety of all persons in Chechnya who may be at risk due to their ...

Chechnya, which is predominantly Muslim ... The new order is being carried out from April 1 to July 15 and applies to Russian men aged 18-30. It follows months after Putin declared Russia should ...

Days after the October 24 ambush near the village of Petropavlovskaya, Chechnya, Russian National Guard and local police ...

On Monday, January 27, the people of Chechnya will hold presidential and parliamentary elections, the first since the brutal war ended there last fall. These elections mark the beginning of a new ...

I hope my request will be supported,” Kadyrov told a pro-Kremlin publication, Chechnya Today, before his May 7 meeting with Putin. During the meeting in Putin’s office, Kadyrov boasted of ...

BISHKEK, April 14. /TASS/. Claims that the rights of gay men in Chechnya have been violated should be thoroughly investigated, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.

April 23 (Reuters) - The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been appointed secretary of the region's security ...

Ramzan Kadyrov has led Chechnya, a mountainous Muslim region in southern Russia that tried to break away from Moscow in wars that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, since 2007. He enjoys ...