Chechnya

December 20, 2024 14:30

• Kadyrov’s proposals on Syria called part of Moscow’s PR campaign

  Options for cooperation with Syria were voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov as part of a PR campaign by the Russian authorities, who are trying to save face after the fall of the Assad regime, analysts note.

December 20, 2024 12:13

• Relatives of authorities critic detained in Chechnya

  In Chechnya, law enforcers have detained two relatives of the activist who has criticized the republic's authorities.

December 20, 2024 12:04

• Musaeva arrested under new criminal case

  A court in Chechnya has sent Zarema Musaeva into custody within a new criminal case of disrupting the activities of a penal colony. A human rights defender has linked the new case to a social media post placed by one of Musaeva's sons.

December 19, 2024 23:58

• Kadyrov reports on thousands sent to frontline

  Since the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, over 51,000 fighters have been sent from Chechnya, including 20,400 volunteers. About 10,000 fighters from Chechnya are in the combat zone, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported on the departure of a new group from the Grozny Airport.

December 19, 2024 23:08

• Musaeva’s new case becomes formal reason to leave her in penal colony

  Zarema Musaeva suffers from pain in her legs, but she does not receive medical treatment in a hospital. Human rights defenders believe that the new case on disorganization of the activities of the penal colony is not related to the motion for conditional early relief (CER) for Zarema Musaeva.

December 18, 2024 22:56

• Kadyrov proposes excluding new Syrian leaders from list of terrorists

  The leader of Chechnya voiced the idea of excluding the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”* grouping, which seized power in Syria, from the list of terrorist organizations. Ramzan Kadyrov also proposed sending Chechen law enforcers to Syria.

December 16, 2024 23:53

• Forced migrants from Chechnya remind authorities of their housing problems

  Forced migrants from Chechnya living in Ingushetia have asked authorities to solve their housing problems by the 30th anniversary of the First Chechen War – to index payments due to them or return the status of forced migrants.

December 16, 2024 21:06

• Zarema Musaeva accused of disrupting operation of penal colony

  Zarema Musaeva has been accused of disrupting the operation of the penal colony. She faces up to five years of imprisonment.

December 13, 2024 23:19

• Mother of Chechen teenager Murdiev requests ICRF to conduct unbiased investigation

  In her appeal to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), a mother of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev claimed that she had repeatedly filed complaints, but received refusals.

December 11, 2024 20:39

• Demanding apology from Kadyrov becomes populist move

  The appeal of the MPs unknown outside the Krasnodar Territory to the head of Chechnya has to do with an attempt to gain popularity, while hiding behind Alexander Bastrykin's protection. In their turn, political analysts and human rights defenders believe that the apology demand may turn against the MPs, if Kadyrov pays attention to it.

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