Chechnya

Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov.
News in Brief

What's Behind Chechnya's Increasing Interventionism in Syria?

Chechen military involvement in the fight against ISIS is unprecedented.

An activist displays a rainbow flag in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on April 30th, 2017, during a demonstration calling for an end to the persecution of gay men in Chechnya.
Social Justice

Chechnya's Growing Hostility Toward Its LGBTQ Community

Recent reports from Chechnya indicate that officials are rounding up, torturing, and killing Chechen men suspected of engaging in homosexual activity.