Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.

The Moscow theater siege was a portent of more terrorism to come, warns Rajan Menon, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow specializing in Russia. He argues that the shocking attack shows that ...

ONCE a feared dictator known for his ruthless crackdowns and flamboyant spectacle, Ramzan Kadyrov is now a debilitated despot said to be “at death’s door”. Dubbed the ...

SOCHI, Russia -- Natasha Yaroslavtseva's son Sasha hanged himself almost a year ago. He was 21, and just back from the war in Chechnya. Back to Sochi, the famous and now run-down Soviet-era resort on ...

How did Russia lose the First Chechen War? This modern history documentary explores Chechnya’s struggle for independence, the military failure of Russian forces, and the rise of leaders like Dudayev ...

It could potentially ignite a civil war and maybe even force Russia to start a third Chechen war.

Russia's mostly Muslim republic of Chechnya is becoming a major player in rebuilding war-ravaged Syria. And ordinary Chechens are likely to foot the bill, with many of them being forced to make ...

The Chechen leader in 2009 publicly warned that any woman who behaves promiscuously could be "killed by her brother". Aishat said she was abused for years. A friend, speaking to AFP on condition of ...