Amid rumors of a serious illness, Ramzan Kadyrov has released a video with a message about death, fate, and "cowards from ...

Déni Oumar Pitsaev travels to the proxy homeland of Pankisi and confronts his family, weighs building a house, and evades ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke amid rumors of deteriorating health that will soon force him to step down.

Even simple public criticism of the regime can lead to repression. Russian security services apply particularly harsh methods ...

The first Chechen film to screen at the Cannes Festival has won Best Documentary while a film about WikiLeaks founder Julian ...

Rights groups have documented widespread abuses under Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian president of the Russian republic of ...

Austria is deporting Chechen asylum seekers to Russia despite warnings they could be forcibly recruited to fight in Ukraine, ...

The Kyiv Independent spoke with Chechen political scientist Marat Iliyasov about the lead-up to the Chechen wars, their consequences for Chechnya’s cultural identity, and what lessons the world ...

Filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev visits the picturesque Pankissi valley in search of his roots ...

Austria is deporting Chechen asylum seekers on security grounds back to Russia, where they risk being forcibly recruited to ...

Austria is deporting Chechens back to Russia despite fears they could be forcibly recruited to fight in Ukraine. Rights ...

Anna Politkovskaya gets an inspiring biodrama that transcends her assassination.