Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin's protégé and head of Chechnya, was urgently hospitalised in Moscow on the night of 24-25 ...

As a result, a meeting of Russia’s State Council was held without a representative from Chechnya. “Regarding Kadyrov’s ...

New reporting has put the Chechen warlord's health in the headlines once more. But there are other, subtler, signs that the republic might be preparing for a regime change. Chechen warlord Ramzan ...

The history of Chechnya reflects nearly three centuries of brutal conflict with Russia over territory and independence. In the post-Soviet period, two wars - from 1994 to 1996 and from 1999 to the ...

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 ...

It begins as the most ordinary of stories and ends with three women who are trapped in a small apartment in a country I can’t name. If they are found here, they will be in danger, but they have ...

Islamic fundamentalism in Chechnya is a much misunderstood problem. It exists — but only as a consequence of the war between Chechens and Moscow. Both Russians and hard-line fighters have an interest ...

News reports say the country's Jewish community condemned Israel for installing metal detectors at the Temple Mount. But are there any Jews left in the mostly Muslim republic? (JTA) — While Russia’s ...

It is hard to avoid the gaze of Russian President Vladimir Putin when traveling around the region of Chechnya. His portraits adorn public buildings, apartment blocks, highways and airport terminals, ...

Director David France’s 2012 “How to Survive a Plague” was to my mind one of the decade’s finest documentaries. A gripping account of ACT UP and TAG’s extraordinary lifesaving efforts during the early ...